It’s No Use Calling Me Mom

When Master Xu heard Wang Qingqing say that he can use food stamps to make up for cloth tickets, his eyes lit up instantly, cloth tickets were rare, and there was a window selling buns, and food stamps were really not a problem for him.

"That's great." Master Xu has been looking at the fabrics at the Long-distance Supply and Marketing Co., Ltd., and has a clear understanding of the prices of various fabrics: "This muslin supply and marketing agency sells three cents and thirty-one feet. Eleven feet is six yuan and ninety-three cents. The cloth ticket is more difficult than the food ticket. I will give you a 12-foot cloth ticket and give you nine catties. Forget it, I will give you another ten catties of food tickets. What do you think?"

"Okay, uncle, you are generous, and I will not take advantage of you. My cutting skills are not bad. Is the baby at home? I will measure the size for the baby, and then cut it for him Kai, just let my aunt sew it." Wang Qingqing handed the fabric to Master Xu: "I just don't know if you need me to cut it, uncle?"

"Oh! Then I'm very grateful." Master Xu took the fabric and kneaded it again, and took a closer look: "Why don't you use it? It's very useful, your aunt has a sewing machine , This sewing is no problem, just cutting, she is always working hard, most of my clothes are cut by people, walk around, come to my house, my boy is probably still at home right now, let him Look at this cloth, it makes him happy too."

Master Xu said hello, and a young boy ran out from the back kitchen to guard the shop. He led Miao Qingqing back to his house. Master Xu's house was not far away, and across the street was the South Second District There are a row of facade houses on this side of the street. Go around the facade and hit a small alley to enter, and it is not far from Master Xu's house.

Several and half-old children in the alley were squatting on the ground to take pictures of matchsticks, cut out the piece of the matchbox with the picture, and each took out a piece and put it on the ground, rock paper scissors decided to shoot Sequence, call down with one palm, and all the people who are turned over are theirs. The children are playing and making noises, and the atmosphere is extremely warm.

Master Xu walked over and mentioned one: "Er Egg, stop playing, I have something to do at home."

Here Wang Qingqing is measuring the size of Erdan, and Master Xu's wife and daughter-in-law took her own ruler to measure the fabric. After measuring the fabric, she found that it was 21 feet and one inch. A smile appeared on the face of Master Xu's daughter-in-law.

Wang Qingqing asked her in detail what requirements she had for her child's clothes. Combined with Erdan's opinion, she drew lines with chalk, and it took only half an hour to finish cutting.

After cutting, Wang Qingqing took a pencil to mark inconspicuous places in detail, which part is which part of the clothes, and then explained it to Master Xu's wife in detail, and Master Xu took the money ticket He came out and handed it to Wang Qingqing: "Xiao Miao, thank you very much. When your aunt makes Erdan's clothes, I will also publicize it for you. I see that you can earn a living with this craftsmanship."

Master Xu is very clear about Miao Qingqing's economic situation, a bangzimo is eight cents plus two|two|food stamps, this area is lived in by the families of employees of the railway bureau, These people have fixed wages and income every month. Few of them are as stingy as Miao Qingqing when they buy things.

"I saw you always work as a temporary worker. How much money can a temporary worker make? You should still rely on craftsmanship to keep your food steady. As long as you have a craftsmanship, you don't have to worry about not being able to eat at any time." Xu The master said "thorn" and struck a match and lit the cigarette pot: "The craftsmanship of cutting is good, the word of life is to eat and wear, as long as people in this world need to eat and wear, then the cook and the tailor will not be able to do it. Worry about no food."

"Uncle Xu is right." Wang Qingqing nodded in agreement: "If Erdan wears the clothes well, I will ask you to promote me more."

"I'll give you the publicity for the matter of the mouth." Master Xu led Wang Qingqing back: "Now if you don't allow individual businesses, you can't collect money in a big way, it's better to When you receive things, say thank you for helping each other out, it’s nice to not do anything wrong.”

Wang Qingqing humbly accepted the advice of the seniors, followed Master Xu to the bun shop to buy four bangzi buns, and then led Er Niu back home.

Er Niu's happy little appearance couldn't help but smile.

When I got home, it was already half-afternoon. The mother and daughter ate half a burrito and a bowl of gooey in the first half of the day. At this moment, they were so hungry that their chest was on their back. The steamed buns were warmed up on the drawer, and after listening to Er Niu’s words, she made a bowl of pickled vegetable soup with chopped pickles. After the mother and daughter ate them separately, Er Niu rubbed her stomach contentedly: “I I am full."

I'm full, such a common sentence, Erniu has never said it before, this child said the most is "I'm not hungry", full or not hungry, one is Satisfaction of satiety, one is the basic need for survival, the difference can be big!

Wang Qingqing rubbed her little head lovingly: "Don't worry, Mom will definitely work hard in the future, and strive to make you full at every meal."

"Job is different from work." Erniu looked at Wang Qingqing who was counting the money and said seriously: "Mom used to work hard, but she never earned so much. money."

This is good, Miao Qingqing used to work as a temporary worker, and it was very good to earn five or six dollars. In this case, the leader can have six or seven dollars and a lot of tickets. But it never happened.

"I want to learn." Er Niu pulled the corner of Wang Qingqing's clothes: "Learn to make clothes."

"Do you want to learn?" Wang Qingqing was surprised, such an old child began to want to learn to work? Er Niu is only five years old after Chinese New Year, what were you doing when she was five years old? Playing silly in kindergarten, and watching cartoons when I get home, as for work, isn't that a matter of adults?

"Grandpa Xu, who sells buns, said that if you have a craft, you won't starve to death." Er Niu bit her lip: "I want to learn the craft."

Wang Qingqing felt sympathy in her heart, this was the experience of starvation every month that left a deep shadow on the child's heart, she squatted down and kissed Er Niu's little face: "Okay, I teach you."

Miao Qingqing was exhausted every day to survive due to the hardships of life. Moreover, this was a turbulent era, and she did not pay much attention to cultural knowledge. In her previous life, there was a major lack of education for Erniu. Er Niu, who only started elementary school at the age of eleven, refused to go to school at the age of fifteen.

The lack of basic knowledge made Er Niu follow in the footsteps of Miao Qingqing, and she also worked as a part-time worker for a lifetime, as a cheap labor force for a lifetime. Now Er Niu is interested in tailoring. If she can cultivate it early, she will not be able to become a fashion designer in the future. It will be better than the poor life at the bottom of her life.

As soon as she said it, Wang Qingqing went to the newsstand on the street corner and spent five cents to bring back a large bundle of expired newspapers, and began to teach Er Niu to make samples of newspapers.

, she began to let her draw on the paper with a pencil, and then cut it out.

In the blink of an eye, the sun was already slanting westward, and Zhao Xiaoyan led a girl with big braids to the door: "Sister Miao, this is Xiao Li from our unit, and she is looking for you to do it. clothing."

Xiao Li has long eyebrows, big eyes, round face, tall stature and broad shoulders. From the aesthetic point of view of this era, this Xiao Li is a rare beauty.

Wang Qingqing exclaimed: "Little Miss Li is such a handsome talent!"

"Sister Miao, don't make fun of her." Zhao Xiaoyan laughed: "She's not married yet, so she has a thin skin."

The blushing girl Li took out the fabric in her pocket, which was a piece of blue khaki, she handed it to Miao Qingqing and said, "Sister Miao, I have one request. , just like my sister Zhao's fit."

"It's no problem, you wear it for the New Year, so you have to cover it? Should you cover this padded jacket on your body?" , After some careful communication, Miss Li left the fabric behind and followed Zhao Xiaoyan away, and Wang Qingqing turned on the light and started working overtime all night.

After two nights and a day of hard work, Wang Qingqing's eyes were red, and on the morning of the 16th, she rushed Zhao Xiaoyan to send the child to the nursery and handed over the work entrusted by Miss Li to Zhao Xiaoyan: " I've made this dress, it's not easy for me to go to your unit, you can bring it to Xiao Li for me."

Zhao Xiaoyan took the clothes and said to Wang Qingqing: "Sister Miao, don't worry, if Xiao Li wears this clothes properly, I promise not to let her lose the reward she should give you."

"Hey, I shouldn't have received this reward for your sake, but I won't hide it from you, Xiaoyan. I'm really tight. If Xiaoli can give you some reward, of course it would be nice." Wang Qingqing smiled bitterly.

"How can you not accept it?" Zhao Xiaoyan patted Wang Qingqing on the back: "It takes time and time to make clothes, so you don't have your own business to be busy with? Needlework and these things save her troubles, so why not get rewarded? Rewards are due."

Saying goodbye to Zhao Xiaoyan, who was going to work, Wang Qingqing hurriedly led Erniu to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy cloth. This job was introduced by Xiaoyan, and the remuneration had to bother her. Say thank you, thank you, and thank you in kind.

Wang Qingqing led Erniu to the street and spent five cents to take the second bus to go out of the city. At the terminal, there were many people who got off with her, so she got off The car took the child to cross a bridge, and there was a birch forest on the opposite side of the bridge, and people loomed in the woods. She led Er Niu straight in.

Residents, it is better to exchange some money to subsidize the household.

"Sister, do you want dried sweet potatoes? A dime or three catties." A man came up and asked quietly.

Wang Qingqing shook her head: "I want eggs."

"One egg is twenty cents, and I'll have twenty. If you take all the twenty eggs, I'll charge you two dollars and three." The man generously offered Wang Qingqing a discount. Selling things here is risky, he just wants to sell out and leave early.

One cent, two cents more expensive than the supply and marketing cooperative, but still acceptable. "Then I have to see if there is any bad." Wang Qingqing frowned: "I don't want the bad."

A small bamboo basket, the man lifted the small bamboo basket and handed it to Wang Qingqing: "There are only twenty, you can look at it."

Wang Qingqing took out the eggs from the ashes in the basket and shone them to the sun. After confirming that there were no bad guys, she paid the money very happily. The mother and daughter held hands and crossed the bridge and took the car back in town.

The piece of cloth that Xiaoyan gave last time was 6 yuan and 93 cents and 12 feet of cloth and 10 catties. The money ticket took the egg to the supply and marketing cooperative and pulled three feet of muslin cloth.

At noon, Wang Qingqing made the poached egg soup, Er Niu ate the four poached eggs in one go and drank the clear soup in the bowl, she put down the bowl and smashed it, smashed it, smashed it, and sat back. On the reclining chair next to the stove.

She turned away from the lively state of the past two days and turned into an old lady again. Wang Qingqing was puzzled: "Why are you sitting there again?"

Er ​​Niu answered her seriously: "The egg is so delicious, I want it to stay in my stomach for a while longer."

Wang Qingqing was speechless, pointed to the egg that she had hidden on the top of the cabinet and said, "Don't we still have it? Don't worry, Mom can earn money now, and I will buy it after I finish eating."

Crafts can earn money and eggs! Er Niu jumped up and ran to Wang Qingqing's side, staring at Wang Qingqing at work without blinking.

Wang Qingqing was quick in her hands and feet, when Zhao Xiaoyan, who was off work, brought Miss Li to her, the cotton pants had already been made, and Miss Li had a smile on her face and was in a very good mood: "Sister Miao's craftsmanship is really not done. , very good, Yang Huifang from the Locomotive Depot also made a blue set before taking it, I think her set doesn't fit me well."

"It's not as good as you." Zhao Xiaoyan also nodded: "Her dress is too tight, the buttonholes on the chest are deformed, and the padded jacket is so tight, I will wait for the spring and autumn. It must be too fat to wear it alone, she is better not to fall on both ends."

Little Miss Li shook her head with a smile, took out a large bundle of gray wool and handed it to Wang Qingqing: "Sister Miao, I want to wear this dress to my new relatives after I get married in the New Year, you helped me I'm very busy, these woolen yarns are added to the box by my aunt, I don't need them, you can knit yourself a sweater to wear."

Wang Qingqing felt that the wool had to be five or six pounds when she mentioned it, and she quickly shied away: "This is too much, where is it worth so much, I will just take half of it."

"Oh, sister Miao, please accept it." Xiao Li quickly held Wang Qingqing's hand: "Not much at all, five catties of thread, this wool supply and marketing agency sells it for one yuan, ninety-five and one catty. , it's not enough for ten yuan, so I'm taking advantage of you."

"That's right, why are you taking advantage of me? The money is less than ten yuan, and you need a wool ticket to buy wool. The ticket is not money?" Wang Qingqing said to Miss Li sincerely: "Seriously, I still took advantage of you."

"Okay, okay, you two don't take advantage of each other." Zhao Xiaoyan interrupted the two with a smile: "Sister Miao has such a good skill, we will have more troubles for her in the future. , and it's not half a time this time, and it's okay to find a replacement in the future."

Little girl left, Zhao Xiaoyan rushed to pick up the child, and also said goodbye, Wang Qingqing took out the cotton trousers she had made: "I made it for Baoer, you take it to He wears it."

"Why did you make trousers for Bao'er?" Zhao Xiaoyan was puzzled.

"I took advantage of you last time with that cloth, and this time you introduced me to such a good job, I thank you." Wang Qingqing handed the cotton pants to Zhao Xiaoyan: " When I send Baoer to school, I will use it to replace him, and I will save the baby from having to suffer from wet diapers. This material is new from me, and the cotton inside is old, so Baoer can make do with it."

The cotton trousers are already ready, if you don’t take them, no one else in Miao Qingqing’s family can wear them, Zhao Xiaoyan took it in a gracious manner: “What’s the matter, such a good cotton trousers can still be called a makeshift? Actually I have long wanted to make another one for Xiao Baoer, but I don't have the cotton ticket, so your thank you gift is right in my heart, Sister Miao, I have to thank you in return."

"Okay, I also received your thank you, hurry up and pick up the baby, don't let the baby wait." Wang Qingqing sent Zhao Xiaoyan out, and began to think about how many kilograms of wool use.

Mother Miao is an expert in knitting sweaters, Miao Qingqing naturally knows a little bit, and she also has a wool needle. Wang Qingqing quickly made a design draft in her mind, and she decided to knit all the wool into a cardigan.

The decorative function of cardigans is greater than the actual function of keeping warm. As long as the appearance is well knitted, it can be sold at a high price, but now is not a good season to sell cardigans. After the New Year's Day, it will be a little warmer. If you have nothing to do, let's go and block Peng Dayuan.

On the 17th of the next day, Wang Qingqing began to dress up early in the morning, put on ragged clothes, washed her face with grass and wood ash and water to make it gray and black, and the mother and daughter went to the electricity service hand in hand Duan finds Peng Dayuan.

In the small cafeteria of the Electricity Section, Peng Dayuan was leading a naan egg for breakfast, a white flour bun with corn mash, boiled eggs, fried shredded potatoes, and a plate of sauced radishes.

"Dayuan." Wang Qingqing pulled Er Niu to stand timidly at the door, Er Niu watched the idiot egg and the oily fried shredded potatoes kept stuffing into her mouth, her stomach swelled in time. Gululu started screaming. In order to pretend to be miserable, Wang Qingqing baked two pieces of steamed buns for her in the morning and followed them for four stops. The two pieces of steamed buns had already been digested. Started to feel very hungry again.

Er ​​Niu's eye-catching look makes the dwarf very proud. He has the problem of squatting when he eats, and this smugness makes his mouth even louder. This appearance is simply unsightly, and the workers in the cafeteria couldn't help frowning when they heard the sound.

"What are you doing?" Peng Dayuan's brows were also furrowed, and he had never been patient with his cheap wife.

"The family has been interrupted for three days." Wang Qingqing said with a sad face: "Give me some money tickets."

As soon as Wang Qingqing said these words, the eyes of the people around Peng Dayuan were wrong. How did Peng Dayuan's formal work come from? Colleagues all knew, Master Miao retired early and let his son-in-law After taking over the shift, it stands to reason that the son-in-law should be grateful to the Miao family, but Peng Dayuan has always been indifferent to Miao Qingqing.

A little further away, the colleagues who had finished eating nodded to Wang Qingqing and said hello, and left the cafeteria door to go to work.

Peng Dayuan urged the naughty egg to finish the rice in the bowl, counted nineteen yuan and eighty cents from his pocket and handed it to Wang Qingqing: "I will give you the money for next month's food purchase."

Wang Qingqing took the money and counted it carefully, and confirmed that it was correct. She turned to leave, but Peng Dayuan stopped her: "Take the idiot away."

"Naughty egg, let's go, let's go home." Wang Qingqing stretched out his hand to naughty egg, naughty egg glared at Wang Qingqing angrily, the food in the unit is good, there is meat and eggs, fried After eating the shredded potatoes, the oil left on the plate can still be eaten with steamed buns. When I get home, I can only drink sweet potatoes and eat cornmeal buns. There is not even a single oil flower in the dish. I blame this stinky woman. , I can stay in the unit with my father.

Now that Peng Dayuan has spoken, he dare not refuse, his father is impatient with his stepmother, and his patience with himself is not much, if he dares to cry, his father will guarantee His feet kicked him a few meters away.

Headed down and followed Wang Qingqing back to the South Second District of Tiexi, Wang Qingqing took a few sips of water and sighed: "Tomorrow will be the 18th, today your father gave the money , we can't buy food."

"What? Isn't today the No. 18?" The already angry **** got even more angry when he heard the words, he shouted at Wang Qingqing: "It's not No. 18, you called me back to do it. What? Damn you, the heart of a dead woman is too dark, are you trying to go against me on purpose?"

"I didn't ask you to come back when I went to the unit. I went to ask for money from your father." Wang Qingqing frowned and said to the nagdan: "If you don't want to stay at home, you can do it by yourself. Go back, you know the way anyway."

"Bastard! I'm your mother!" The **** cursed at Wang Qingqing: "Why did you go to the unit if it wasn't the 18th?

"You have the guts to scold again!" Wang Qingqing's face was ashen.

"What the **** am I going to scold you for?" The furious **** continued to speak rudely: "Damn your mother! Your mother! Did you hear Miao Qingqing? Black-hearted stinker, you **** hurt me on purpose! I'll scold you for daring to do me wrong!"

The bastard's attitude was extremely arrogant. He stood in the yard with his head half up and looked at Wang Qingqing with extreme contempt: "What can you do to me?"

Assuming that all the neighbors heard his shouting, Wang Qingqing took a few steps forward, twisted him twice, and gave him a few big mouths: "I can What to do with you? I can beat you! My mouth stinks, all because I get less beatings!"

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