Under Chen Wan's modification, the old-fashioned shirt, which was originally not slim, fit his waistline perfectly, and the first button was buttoned neatly, which made Xu Kongshan feel the urge to untie it for him.

Chen Wan has been praised by many people in his life as the most suitable for wearing shirts. The top-level abstinence and lust seem to be contradictory but complementary, and even a frigidity will respond to him.

So it is really a miracle that Chen Wan can persist in being single for 24 years in his life.

"It looks good." Chen Wan just asked him if the clothes looked good, but he...

Xu Kongshan felt guilty for a second for his bad idea, and then Chen Wan unbuttoned the first button of his shirt in front of him.

Then there was the second one. Chen Wan stopped, as if she just felt that the shirt was buttoned too much and it was boring.

Under the slightly open collar is half of the clavicle exposed and a palm-sized jade white chest.

Xu Kongshan was not sexually frigid, the white shirt became messy in his movements, the man was like a hungry wolf, grabbing the fragile neck of the little white rabbit that offered to deliver to the door.

"Don't go up there..."

Chen Wan was worried that he would leave marks on his neck, so he struggled to speak, but he forgot that the more deadly existence was below the neck.

Xu Kongshan finally got his wish and helped Chen Wan for a while. Chen Wan, who managed to recover, made a stinging sound of breathing. He was so bald!

Obviously he was the one who teased him first, but Chen Wan still glared at Xu Kongshan angrily, as if making trouble out of no reason.

Having learned the lesson, Chen Wan restrained her behavior aggrievedly, and reduced the intimacy that is easy to attract people.

The next day was the 24th of the twelfth lunar month. After feeding the pigs in the morning, Zhou Mei dug out the smock and bamboo hat, tied the broom to the bamboo pole, and started the annual cleaning activity.

23 Tanggua sticky, 24 house sweeping.

There is no custom of making candied melons in Ping'an Village, and cleaning the house is a sign of the coming year.

The cobwebs and soot that had accumulated over the years on the roof were handed over to Xu Kongshan, a tall and powerful man who held a broom and swept from the east room to the west room without panting.

The place where the dust accumulates most is the kitchen. Most of the ash after burning firewood stays in the stove, a small part flies out with the chimney, and the rest floats out of the stove to condense on the cobwebs.

The broom was wrapped in black. Although Xu Kongshan was wearing a bamboo hat, he still inevitably let the dust fall on his face when he looked up to check the cleaning situation. When Chen Wan saw him, he was completely dusty .

"Liu'er, it's gray here, don't come in." Xu Kongshan opened his mouth, showing extremely conspicuous big white teeth, those who didn't know thought he was digging.

There was dust visible to the naked eye floating in the air. Chen Wan rubbed the tip of her itchy nose, resolutely took back her foot that had stepped into the kitchen, and said goodbye.

No one in the Chen family was idle, Chen Jinjin was cleaning the doors and windows, Zhou Mei took off the covered quilt cover and pillowcase, took it out, put it in a basin, soaked it in hot water for the first time, and then picked it up to the stream to rinse it clean.Chen Yongyang was sweeping the floor, and Chen Xing and his sisters took out all the used and unused bowls, chopsticks and spoons from the cupboard and washed them again, preparing for the new year's guests.

Chen Wan also had something to do. He spread the red paper cut into two hand-widths on the table, picked up a brush and dipped it in ink, and finished it on the red paper in one go.Yuanzhen learned the brush calligraphy from his junior high school Chinese teacher. After he learned it by himself, the Chen family's Spring Festival couplets were handed over to him.

Every year at this time, Wang Cui, Liu Qiang's mother and other acquaintances would also bring things to ask Chen Wan to help write two Spring Festival couplets.

Chen Wan wrote ten Spring Festival couplets, large and small, and exchanged them for peanuts and melon seeds from the east family and pickles and radishes from the west family.

"Go a little to the left, and come down a little to be flush with the door frame, that's right." Standing under the eaves, Chen Wan directed Xu Kongshan to paste the Spring Festival couplets. Zhou Mei used flour paste as the adhesive.

Zhou Mei made a good paste, and the Spring Festival couplets will not be taken away from the end of this year to the end of next year.

Today is also a small year in the south. The pheasant that has been raised for two days is bled and plucked by Xu Kongshan.

Pheasant chai, soup is good.

"Sister Damei, the group is fishing today, do you want to go?" Wang Cui is a know-it-all, and she doesn't know all the big and small things in Ping'an Village.

"I'm going, when are you leaving? Let's go together." Zhou Mei replied behind the quilt cover that was hung up to dry in the yard. She and Xu Kongshan grabbed one end of the quilt cover and pushed hard in the opposite direction, and the water inside the quilt dripped out land.

"Are you done with your work? Go now when you're done. If you go there earlier, you can pick a few big ones." Wang Cui walked around the area where the quilt covers were dried, "I also washed the clothes and quilt covers all morning, and my waist was bent It hurts."

Fish represents surplus every year. Wang Cui would rather eat less than a catty of meat to buy a fish for a good omen.

"It will be ready soon." Zhou Mei poured out the accumulated water in the bucket, "I'm going to change clothes."

"Okay, I'll go back and get something to hold the fish, and I'll wait for you outside." After Wang Cui turned around and left, Chen Yongyang heard the word fishing, ran over and hugged Zhou Mei's arm and said that he was going too.

A group along the river, in order to expand the economy, built a weir pond less than 100 meters away from the river to raise fish.Before dawn, the Yantang opened the gate to release the water. When Zhou Mei and Wang Cui arrived, most of the bottom of the pond was exposed, and a group of men were catching fish underneath with their trousers rolled up.

"Stay far away, don't play in the water, do you hear me?" Zhou Mei told Chen Yongyang who followed, the pond was full of people, there was a group of villagers, and there were other groups who wanted to pick big fish as soon as possible. member.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, I will watch Yongyang." Chen Wan had never seen Laoyu before, so he came to join in the fun.

The bottom of the pond was as noisy as the shore. Someone caught a big fish and held it up high, which won a burst of applause.

"It's great to be a group. With such a fish pond, we can get tens of dollars more a year. Unlike us, we don't have any extra income." Thinking that people in a group have both free fish to eat and fish to sell For the money, Wang Cui looked greedily at the bottomed Yantang.

"Our second group is not bad. We don't have enough land to open up wasteland. Take a look at the first group. The places that can be planted are all full. It's good to be able to eat the annual grain." Zhou Mei knew that Wang Cui was just talking casually. Complaining, I don't really think that the second group is inferior to the first group.

The caught fish have to be weighed, and after the total weight is counted, they are divided into three parts, those for delivery, those for sale, and those for a group of people.

Wang Cui moved quickly and pulled Zhou Mei to the front of the line. She bought a big grass carp, which weighed five catties.Big fish have fewer bones, which is more cost-effective than buying small fish.

Chen has a lot of family members. Chen Qianjin wrote to Chen Yongfei and replied that he would come back for the New Year this year, and that there were second sister Chen and fifth sister Chen who were coming in the second year of junior high school. Zhou Mei reckoned that she bought five of them, with a total weight of nearly thirty catties. Seeing Wang Cui was extremely envious.

It was just noon when Chen Wan returned home after buying the fish. On the way, Chen Wan helped Zhou Mei carry some fish, and his palms were red from being strangled.

Fresh Gastrodia elata stew soup has a crunchy texture. Chen Wan thought that the stewed medicinal materials might be a bit bitter, but after eating it, he found that it was not. Not only is it not bitter, but it has a delicate fragrance.

The three of Zhang Yi and the others in the old house are also eating a hearty lunch. It's a small year, and it must be over.

But compared to the happy appearance of the Chen family, the atmosphere at the dinner table in the old house was a little heavy, because the topic they were talking about was the university admission letter.

As the Chinese New Year approached and it was the beginning of February, Zhang Yi had inquired. Someone had received an admission notice ten days ago, but neither the school nor the commune had any admission results for them.

The two female educated youths are okay, they are young, but 21 or 28 years old, if they fail the exam this time, there will be another time.Zhang Yi is different. He will turn [-] next April and will soon exceed the maximum age limit for college entrance examination registration.

Since he went to the countryside, he has been looking forward to returning to the city all the time. In order to avoid any accidents, he rejected the matchmaker from the villagers and remains single.After the college entrance examination, they checked the answers with each other, and based on Zhang Yi's estimated score, there was no problem in getting into his first choice.

"Brother Zhang Yi, why don't you go to the commune to ask again?" Seeing that Zhang Yi didn't know how to eat, the female educated youth with ponytails persuaded, "You are so good in the exam, you will definitely not fail the exam."

"That's right, brother Zhang Yi, maybe the notification letter hadn't arrived when you went before, you can ask again, maybe it will arrive in two days?"

The waiting time was too torturous, Zhang Yi had been insomnia almost all night for the past few days, the dark circles under his eyes were as heavy as if he had been punched twice, his chin was unshaven, and he exuded a decadent atmosphere.

The two female educated youths were also anxiously waiting, and the three of them together decided to go to the commune again tomorrow morning.

"Hey, I think it's a good thing for Chen Wan to know that he won't pass the exam after the exam. It's too boring." The twin tails bit their chopsticks and sighed, wondering if there was a way to return to the city without passing the college entrance examination.

That is to say, but who does not have a fluke mentality about this.

Please God, let me receive the acceptance letter.

Perhaps hearing their prayers, Liu Qiang shouted outside the door: "Brother Zhang Yi! Brother Zhang Yi! You have been admitted to university!"

Zhang Yi dropped his chopsticks with a snap, what?Is he hallucinating?

Liu Qiang ran into the main room in a few steps, proving that Zhang Yi did not have auditory hallucinations: "Your admission letter has been sent to the brigade, you should go there quickly!"

Zhang Yi stood up from the stool in a panic, and ran out like the wind. Liu Qiang never knew that he could run so fast.

"Liu Qiang, is it only Brother Zhang Yi's admission letter that has arrived?" The two ponytails asked eagerly, exchanging glances with their companions.

"I don't know too well, why don't you go and have a look?" Liu Qiang was going to work in a textile factory after the new year, and he just went to the brigade to go through formalities when he happened to meet a cadre from the commune to deliver the notice.Zhang Yi was the one who got the best test in Ping'an Village. When the cadre talked to the captain, he mentioned his name, and Liu Qiang hurried back to deliver the letter.

According to Liu Qiang's visual inspection, the cadre had more than one notice in his hand.

After listening to the two educated youths, they also hurried away. The dishes on the table were open. Liu Qiang helped them cover them with a lid, and closed the main room door when they came out.

"Zhang Yi has been admitted to university?" Liu Qiang's mother heard Liu Qiang's voice, she was surprised and warned Liu Qiang, "Don't go shouting in front of Chen Wan."

"I know, is your son that kind of person?" Liu Qiang held his stomach, "Is Mom's meal ready? I'm going to starve to death."

Liu Qiang was not that kind of person, but the news of Zhang Yi's admission to university could not be concealed at all, and soon spread throughout Ping'an Village, and it was hard for Chen Wan not to know.

"It's a pity for you, Chen Wan. If you hadn't been sick, you might have gotten the admission notice." The woman came to ask Chen Wan to make clothes, and Zhou Mei pulled her down because she didn't open any pot and carried which pot. face.

If Chen Wan hadn't already received her deposit and fabrics, Zhou Mei would definitely not have done her business.

"Liu'er, don't take her words to heart." Zhou Mei tried her best to comfort Chen Wan, lest he would feel sad about it.

"Sister-in-law, I'm fine." Chen Wan smiled at Zhou Mei, "You wait and I will definitely bring you back the admission letter next time."

His confident words made Zhou Mei put down her worries: "Okay, my sister-in-law is waiting for you!"

The difficulty of the college entrance examination in 570 was often brought up for discussion in later generations. 5.00 million people took the college entrance examination, and the admission rate was less than [-]%. Ping An Village's two entrance exams were considered good, and many places were directly wiped out.

Zhang Yi happily took back the notice, and behind him the two female educated youths who failed the exam were full of sadness.Even though he was mentally prepared, Twintails still couldn't help crying when he knew the result.

The notice stated the registration time, which was the beginning of March, one month away from now.

Zhang Yi wrote a letter to his family announcing the good news. The commune gave preferential treatment to educated youth who were admitted to university. If Zhang Yi wanted to go back, he could go to the brigade to open a letter of introduction at any time.

"Brother Zhang Yi, when are you going to leave?" The pair of ponytails wiped away tears and asked reluctantly.

Shuangmawei has no affection for Zhang Yi, but he has taken care of him a lot over the years.Once Zhang Yi left, her life with another female educated youth would definitely not be as easy as it is now.

"After the new year." Now it's Zhang Yi's turn to persuade them, "Don't worry, didn't the captain say that the admission time of each school is different, and your notice may not be at the end."

Zhang Yi was refreshed on happy occasions, and Zhang Yi's expression relaxed, even the dark circles under his eyes didn't look so deep.

Aware of his decadence in recent days, Zhang Yi went to the kitchen to boil hot water, took a shower, and shaved his chin clean.

Zhang Yi received the admission notice without causing too much disturbance in the village. Everyone was busy celebrating the New Year, and it was over after a few discussions.

In the evening, Zhou Mei placed oranges and candies as tributes on the stove, and lit joss sticks. Chen Qianjin set off firecrackers in the yard, meaning to send to the Kitchen God.

It was the first time for Chen Wan to experience such a new year, and she felt that such a day was actually pretty good.

At the end of the year, there was a big market every day, and the types of things sold were much more abundant than in the past. Chen Wan followed for two days.

But he learned his lesson this time, instead of following Zhou Mei and the others who were powerful in combat, he and Xu Kongshan walked slowly from the beginning to the end of the set, and then joined Zhou Mei when the time came.

"Is there anything Liu'er wants to buy?" Xu Kongshan got the first share of medicinal materials, which was a full ten yuan.

At that time Xu Kongshan thought it was too much and refused to accept it. Uncle De said that if you don't accept it, then don't learn medicine from me, and Xu Kongshan was punished to death.

Chen Wan's eyes swept across the set, he was fooled by the good things of the later generations, and shook his head disinterestedly: "Brother Shan, what about you?"

Xu Kongshan is like a brave man. He has never spent money on anything other than building a house. He has strong self-control. In his opinion, no matter how good things are, he will not buy them unless they are necessary.

Chen Wan had money in his pocket. Recently, he had made four pieces of clothes, including the deposit later, which was two yuan more than Xu Kongshan.

In any case, it was a zero breakthrough.

"Let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative to see. I don't have much thread at home. I don't know if the supply and marketing cooperative sells thread for sewing machines."

A group of people surrounded the street corner, and when Chen Wan passed by, there was a bang, which made him tremble.

Xu Kongshan supported him, and took advantage of his height to look into the crowd: "Does Liu Er eat popcorn?"

Chen Wan looked at the strangely shaped popcorn machine quite curiously, and the popped corn balls had a simple fragrance.Chen Wan hadn't eaten, and nodded upon hearing this.

Xu Kongshan bought Chen Wan a huge pack for ten cents.

In his eyes, what Chen Wan wanted was something he had to buy.

"It's quite delicious, Brother Shan, try it." Chen Wan lifted the popcorn up, but actually he wanted to feed it directly to Xu Kongshan's mouth, but he could only think about it if the occasion was wrong.

Xu Kongshan couldn't remember the last time he ate this kind of old-fashioned popcorn. The crispy texture has a slight sweetness, which is really delicious, but if you eat too much, your mouth will dry out.

With Xu Kongshan helping to open the way, Chen Wan easily squeezed into the supply and marketing cooperative.Good guy, half of the episode's people are here!

Chen Wan almost moved to the place where needlework was sold at a slow speed. They arrived a little late, and the shelves for fabrics and rags were empty.Fortunately, there are not many sewing machines at home, and the threads are still available for sale.

You don't need a cloth ticket to buy thread, Chen Wan insisted on paying for it by yourself, Xu Kongshan withdrew his hand in frustration, and kept his eyes on the wall where the ready-to-wear was hung.

"Comrade, how do you sell those gloves?"

Xu Kongshan's heart skipped a beat when he heard this sentence, thinking that he had spoken what was in his heart, he turned his head and found that the voice came from his right hand.

"Five yuan, plus a foot of cloth, do you want it?" The salesperson's answer caused a burst of exclamation, and a pair of gloves was sold so expensive.

The person who asked the question shook his head, muttering that it was too expensive.

"This is made of cashmere. Don't think it's thin, it's very warm. I guarantee that if you have such a pair of gloves in winter, you will never get frostbite."

Don't buy it if you don't have chilblains. For five yuan, he would rather have chilblains.

The price of the gloves dissuaded everyone, and the salesperson didn't care. Anyway, whether they could be sold or not didn't affect her salary.At first glance, this kind of goods is not something people in their commune can afford. It has nothing to do with the Chinese New Year. The salesperson is ready to sell the goods.

Chen Wan installed the thread: "Brother Shan is gone."

After finishing the set, Chen Wan continued to make clothes.

Chen Wan's progress in making clothes was not fast. On the one hand, he was studying most of the time. On the other hand, it was too cold in winter without air conditioning and heating!

"Phew." Chen Wan took a breath of warm air into his cold palms, and rubbed his hands together to keep warm. The heat from the ashes under his feet did not reach his upper body, so he had to stop and take a break after making clothes for a while.

After her hands warmed up, Chen Wan continued to step on the pedal of the sewing machine.

In the kitchen, Xu Kongshan quietly approached Zhou Mei: "Aunt Zhou, do you have a ticket for one foot of cloth?"

After Sun Dahua was arrested, Zhang Cheng gave Xu Kongshan all the money and tickets on her body. The money was used to build a house, and Xu Kongshan gave all the tickets to Zhou Mei.

"Yes, I'll get it for you." Zhou Mei didn't ask Xu Kongshan why he wanted the tickets. She didn't plan to use Xu Kongshan's tickets to keep them for him.

Xu Kongshan got the cloth ticket, and the fish was being fried in the pot. There was still a while before dinner, so he took the money ticket and walked out of the yard.

The fish I bought looked less alive than the previous two days, and the meat of the dead fish would turn pink. Zhou Mei asked Chen Qianjin to kill it in advance, put it in a basin to marinate for half an hour, and then coat it with a layer of flour and fry it until cooked.

Chen Wan sniffed the smell of fried fish in the main room, it was so cold, he was going to the kitchen to light a fire.

"Little uncle eats fish." Chen Wan entered the kitchen, four pairs of eyes swiped at him, Chen Yongyang grinned from the burnt fish, Zhou Mei put a plate on his own, and was about to serve it to Chen Wan.

Chen Wan and the three children sat down side by side in front of the stove, holding a bowl in one hand and chopsticks in the other. His ability to eat fish bones was not very good, so Zhou Mei picked the meat from the belly of the fish for him.

The fried fish Zhou Mei left a bowl for Xu Kongshan, and made two servings of the rest, one for the year before and the other for the year after.

Chen Yongfei wrote that he would come back on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, so Zhou Mei set the time for the reunion dinner to be on the [-]th of the twelfth lunar month.

"Comrade, please give me those gloves." Xu Kongshan walked quickly and arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative in less than half an hour.

The salesperson still had an impression of him, remembering that he was with the young man who bought the thread just now.

Xu Kongshan's height cannot be found in Linxi, which is enough to keep him in other people's memory for at least a day.

"Do you want to buy?" The salesperson confirmed doubtfully.

Xu Kongshan took out five yuan and a one-foot cloth ticket from his pocket, "Click on it."

The bills are all placed on the counter, and this business can't run away.

The salesperson collected the money at a speed that was afraid of Xu Kongshan's remorse, and took off the gloves and handed them to him.

Hey, someone actually bought it!

The salesperson looked at Xu Kongshan's back and thought to himself, so there are still rich people in Linxi Town, what is that word called, crouching... Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, yes, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon!

Xu Kongshan felt the warmth of the gloves, and it was indeed as the salesperson said.With this pair of gloves, Chen Wan should no longer get cold hands when reading and making clothes.

"Liu'er, try to see if it fits." After lunch, Xu Kongshan took the opportunity to give Chen Wan the gloves.

"Aren't you going to buy gloves just now?" Chen Wan recognized that they were the gloves that cost five yuan plus a foot of cloth ticket, and because he was so surprised, he even forgot to reach out to pick them up.

"Yeah." Xu Kongshan took Chen Wan's hand and helped him put on the gloves, "Is it warm?"

"Warm, very warm." Chen Wan looked at Xu Kongshan with a smile, "Thank you Brother Shan."

Chen Wan was overjoyed when she remembered Xu Kongshan's balance, and he didn't say anything disappointing that it was too expensive for Xu Kongshan to take it back.The reason is the same as when he gave Xu Kongshan clothes, they just want to do what they can for each other.

Xu Kongshan can make money, so can he. They won't be poor forever.

When Zhou Mei saw the gloves on Chen Wan's hand, she immediately remembered the cloth ticket that Xu Kongshan asked him for, and she didn't think it was strange.Chen Wan made so many clothes for Xu Kongshan, it was only normal for Xu Kongshan to buy a pair of gloves and give him a thank you gift.

The cashmere gloves are very densely woven, with a layer of short fluff inside, which not only keeps warm but also has flexibility. Chen Wan quickly adapted to wearing gloves as clothes.

Probably because his hands are warmer, his efficiency has improved a lot.

Chen Wan never skimped on the fabric when making clothes. He tried his best to use the fabric sent by others on the clothes. If there was any leftover, he would return it to the other party.Moreover, the clothes he made were really good-looking, and the styles were more foreign than those sold by the supply and marketing cooperatives. In just a few days, Chen Wan's reputation spread throughout the village, and his status beyond Tailor Zhao was just around the corner.

The author has something to say: Xu Kongshan: Let me tell you a joke, I am a rich man.

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