Chronicle of the 70s
Chapter 106 - 104 spread through with an additional 270 - s thanks to monthly tickets

Chapter 106: Chapter 104 spread through with an additional 270 Chapters thanks to monthly tickets

Five padded jackets, one for each man, a navy blue jacket for the gentlemen, Jianqing has one, Li Erfu can be skipped, Li Xianglu thought for a moment, the last jacket should be given to Li Dafu, after all, she and grandpa will still need to stay in the production team for a year or two, they will need to be taken care of anyhow. Although she is Dr. Li’s own niece, she never felt she had much of a relationship with their family, of course, the old lady has been good to her.

Everyone who finished sorting things came inside, Mr. Li climbed onto the kang bed with a smile, and Li Xianglu put all the Qin Family’s stuff in one pile, and then said, "Brother Qin, these are all yours and Qin Zhen’s, one padded jacket and one jacket each. You already have rain boots, and Qin Zhen bought his own, so I only bought mine and Ge San’s."

Qin Xi smiled and nodded: "Yeah, this is enough."

Qin Zhen didn’t know that among the things Li Xianglu bought, there was also something for his family, and he suddenly burst out in a loud wail on top of the clothes.

Everyone was stunned until they heard Qin Zhen’s incredibly sorrowful voice: "Oh heavens, had I known, I wouldn’t have bought the boots. The money saved could have been used to buy more food." His brother had given him twenty yuan, which he used to buy rain boots and a net for catching fish, and spent the rest on a radio for Er Fu. If the money for the boots had also been provided by Li Xianglu, wouldn’t he have saved three yuan!

Qin Xi, unaware of his brother’s thoughts, pulled him up from the clothes: "Weren’t you the one who wanted rain boots? What are you regretting now?"

Li Xianglu lifted the clothes, fitting each piece on everyone, all of which were quite suitable, except Li Jianqing’s expression was a bit off.

Qin Xi noticed it too, came over, and patted the somewhat stiff-faced Li Jianqing: "What are you thinking about?"

Li Jianqing was suddenly startled awake, frantically shaking his head and forcing a smile: "Nothing, it’s just, just...."

Li Xianglu suddenly interjected coldly: "You’re afraid of being laughed at!"

Li Jianqing quickly looked up and saw his sister’s angry face, and hurriedly explained: "No, it’s not that! It’s Mom..."

Li Xianglu furrowed her brow, puzzled, what does this have to do with Ge Sanmei?

Li Jianqing bitterly laughed: "As you know, Mom dotes on Er Fu terribly these days. If I were to wear new clothes, she might scold me to death, and who knows whose hands the clothes would end up in."

Li Xianglu was taken aback: "Then just wear them."

Li Jianqing shook his head: "You don’t understand, what if Mom wants to borrow them and doesn’t return them? How would that be alright? I can’t possibly just ask for them back, can I?"

Li Xianglu was instantly defeated, who are these people? Borrowing clothes and not returning them?

Qin Xi was aware of such occurrences and thus explained.

In the village, people have few clothes; one person typically has just two to three pieces of clothing for all seasons, wearing padded jackets till May, suffering through the heat until they can take it off and wear the outer jacket. When it gets even hotter, they roll up the sleeves of the jacket and wear it like a short sleeve. It is rare for a person to have several pieces of clothing like they do.

When villagers arrange marriage celebrations, the man buying clothes for the woman is a must. If the man’s family is not well-off, there are many who get married in old clothes. So, some people thought of borrowing clothes. Well-off families always have a decent outfit to go out in; they borrow it to wear for half a day, offer some food to the owner, and return it afterward – this is perfectly normal.

However, there are also cases where borrowed clothes are not returned, wearing them for days, and some directly leave for other places and never come back – resulting in borrowing without returning.

It would be normal for Ge Sanmei to do such a thing, given her kind of character.

Li Xianglu was instantly deflated, while the old man beside her chuckled, "You all, why worry about something that hasn’t even happened yet? After the new year, Jianqing is going to school, and after the exams in April, he will join the military. When the time comes, let the team leader speak to the family. A child going to the military should at least have a decent set of clothes."

Li Xianglu smiled embarrassingly, indeed, they were being overly anxious over nothing; it was just Ge Sanmei, after all. Why make everyone tense up because of her?

Qin Xi left with his brother first, while Li Jianqing took his clothes and went to his uncle’s house with Li Xianglu.

Li Dafu had heard from Qin Xi that Little Miss Xiang would be coming after dark, and he even mentioned it to the old lady. None of them went to bed early, just waiting around.

Liu Aidang, hearing the family dog barking, quickly told his second son to go out and welcome the guests. He saw Jianqing and Little Miss Xiang arrive, both carrying a bundle in their arms.

Liu Aidang’s smile crinkled his eyes, having heard about going to Shanghai with Li Huai Ren, they must have brought back many good items. That afternoon, he saw Li Sanhe’s wife showing off a pair of nylon stockings everywhere, claiming they were Shanghai goods. She ran from First Ridge to Third Ridge, making the whole team aware that her family got three pairs of nylon stockings, a pair of rain boots, and a blue jacket made of khaki fabric.

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