Grandma Shen had finished the first batch of clothes, Lu Lin was very happy that Chen Xiao Mi recommended Grandma Shen because Grandma Shen’s work was perfect, and she was very smart in saving fabric. She made two outfits for Lu Lin, and one outfit for Chen Xiao Cai and Chen Xiao Mai, and she used very little fabric.
Chen Xiao Cai and Chen Xiao Mai were overjoyed to see the new clothes. Most of their clothes were made with Chen Xiao Mi’s old clothes. And the truth is that Chen Xiao Mi’s stitching was rather messy.
Chen Xiao Cai appreciated his new clothes so much that he became overly cautious when doing chores.
Lu Lin was very happy with the new clothes too, Chen Xiao Mi’s old clothes were too small for him. He finally had clothes that fit his size.
Grandma Shen had won Lu Lin’s trust completely.
Lu Lin sent more fabrics and blankets to Granny Shen, asking her to make some cotton-padded clothes and winter jackets using the wadding in the blankets.
Chen Xiao Mi had hunted many rabbits and foxes, he would sell the furs when they were in good condition and salvage the broken ones so she could sew them together for the winter. But now he could afford real clothes and blankets, so those damaged furs and animal skins were of no use anymore.
Lu Lin selected a few pieces of leather and asked Grandma Shen to sew them on the collar and sleeves.
Grandma Shen was surprised to see all the cloth and fur, the thought that Chen Xiao Mi could afford so much good cloth! Many villagers couldn’t afford to make a single garment all year round. But Lu Lin had sent the second fabric in just a few days and there was some fur, broken, but fur!
Winter jackets were more time-consuming, so Lu Lin raised Grandma Shen’s salary.
Everything went smoothly. Lu Lin got eight pieces of cotton-padded clothes from Grandma Shen in the next two weeks. Four for adults and four for children.
“These clothes are really good!” Chen Xiao Mi stroked the clothes and exclaimed.
“They are superior in quality.” Lu Lin echoed. Once again, Lu Lin was happy that Chen Xiao Mi recommended Grandma Shen.
“I can’t believe Grandma Shen has made so many things with the fabric we gave her.” Chen Xiao Mi was very complimentary.
“Grandma Shen is a great seamstress, she is very good at saving fabric.” Lu Lin was also very satisfied.
Lu Lin was very careful when he visited Grandma Shen, but news spread quickly in Big Stone Village, plus the new clothes really made them conspicuous, so people knew Lu Lin had asked Grandma Shen to make clothes for him and Brother Chen.
Lu Tong became envious when he saw Lu Lin and his new clothes.
Lu Tong had held a grudge against Lu Lin when he rejected her about helping out at the Autumn Harvest, she had cursed Lu Lin secretly and hoped Chen Xiao Mi would harass him. But surprisingly, Chen Xiao Mi was very kind to Lu Lin, and he even bought cloth for Lu Lin.
At Grandma Shen’s house.
Granny Shen counted the coins Lu Lin had paid her, the total was three hundred and fifty cents, Granny Shen was very grateful.
“Grandma, Lu Lin-ge is very generous.” Shen Chi said.
Grandma Shen nodded: “We can buy rice and flour with this money. The money came in time, otherwise, we would have starved in the winter.”
Shen Chi hesitated for a while before he opened his mouth again: “Grandma, I heard Chen Xiao Mi-ge had found some ginseng in the mountain and he managed to get a good price for it, that’s why he’s so generous.”
There were many villagers who were curious about why Chen Xiao Mi and Lu Lin lived so differently, however, they did not like Chen Xiao Cai’s personality, and Chen Xiao Mai was a bit special, so many villagers were pestering Lu Lin, prying for more information.
Of course, Lu Lin was unwilling to say a word about the glass marbles, so he came up with the story that Chen Xiao Mi had found ginseng to silence those villagers.
News spread quickly in Big Stone Village, and soon half of the villagers had heard the story.
“Don’t you guys find it strange, the Lu Family have been talking about how Lu Lin is a bad star and that he will only bring bad luck to his family, but that’s not true at all, look at Brother Chen, they are doing very well since Lu Lin married into their family. I think Lu Lin’s grandmother is full of stupid talk, I think Lu Lin brings good luck to his new family.”
The passing Shen Chi had heard that, and he felt it made sense.
Granny Shen put aside her money and checked the pickled vegetables in the bottle: “Chi, I want you to run an errand for me, send some pickled vegetables to Chen Xiao Mi’s house, we need to thank them.”
Grandma Shen felt sorry for Lu Lin and Brother Chen, she thought Chen Xiao Mi was a hunter, Lu Lin was a man, there was no way they could cook a decent meal, Chen Xiao Cai and Chen Xiao Mai were both children, they must have been starving all day.
Lu Lin was very happy when Shen Chi sent them pickled vegetables, he and Chen Xiao Mi were busy building kang, he had no time or energy to cook, so they had been eating rough food for days. Brother Chen wasn’t a picky person, but Lu Lin couldn’t take it anymore. He appreciated Grandma Shen’s kindness more at that moment.
The pickled vegetables were very appetizing, Lu Lin enjoyed them very much, and somehow he began to understand why people were obsessed with organic food, organic pickled vegetables tasted so good.
T/N: Their lives are getting better yay (*＾▽＾)／!! Comment below what you think of this chapter!!
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