Having money in hand is the only way to feel secure; this was something Yun Xiaoxiao knew all too well.
"When Chaoyang’s sister comes to find you to knit a sweater, if she can’t learn, just give her the wool. Later, a piece of cloth will be enough for her."
Isn’t that a bit like exploiting the girl?
"Chaoyang’s sister, although she’s only sixteen years old, is very good at making clothes and knitting sweaters."
Let’s wait until she comes to the house and then decide!
After eating breakfast, Zhao Tianlei went to help at his second brother’s house. Each of the brothers would help out for one day.
The two youngsters also went out to play.
Now, only Yun Xiaoxiao was left at home. She planned to take out a test paper to work on when she heard someone knocking at the door.
Yun Xiaoxiao got up to open the courtyard gate and saw a girl standing outside with wheat-colored skin, slightly yellowish hair tied into two braids, and wearing patched clothing, looking to be in her teens.
She wasn’t sure if this girl was Fang Chaoyang’s sister.
Indeed, the visitor was Fang Chaoyang’s sister; she had seen the female supporting character before but had never interacted with her.
The name Fang Meiyun was one that Fang Chaoyang had chosen for his sister.
"I am Fang Chaoyang’s sister. My brother told me yesterday when he came back that you, sister-in-law, wanted to learn how to knit a sweater, so he sent me over to help."
Fang Meiyun looked at Yun Xiaoxiao; this Educated Youth Yun wasn’t working, but she was very beautiful, no wonder Third Brother didn’t let her go out to earn work points.
And her voice was so pleasant.
After inviting her into the main room, Yun Xiaoxiao made a cup of milk powder for her guest, placed it in front of her, and then said, "I’ll go get the wool."
Not malted milk, but milk powder?
Fang Meiyun was just shocked and hadn’t asked out loud when the Educated Youth left the room.
"I bought this grey wool for them, the father and sons, because it’s more dirt-resistant."
Fang Meiyun heard the voice and looked up to see the wool Yun Xiaoxiao brought out and was taken aback; the wool was cashmere.
It wasn’t cheap, and most importantly, sweaters made from it would be especially warm.
"Sister-in-law, I’ll knit it for you."
"There are three jin here; I wonder if that’s enough?"
Fang Meiyun felt the wool and said, "It’s enough. Da Bao and Xiao Bao are still small; their sweaters won’t use up much wool. Third Brother’s sweater will need a bit more, and this wool is particularly soft and warm."
"Then I’ll have to trouble you. This piece of cloth is for your labor." Beneath the wool was a piece of floral cloth, enough to make a complete set of clothes.
This floral cloth was indeed very pretty.
Fang Meiyun knew that this time, Third Brother had taken her own brother to make some money. Besides, over the years, with Third Brother’s help, how else could their family of three, with the old and the young, the weak, have survived?
"You don’t have to, sister-in-law. It’s only thanks to Third Brother’s care that we’ve been able to live well these years," she said.
But Yun Xiaoxiao insisted, "If you don’t accept it, I won’t let you knit the sweaters for me."
She told her grandmother about what her brother said yesterday, and her grandmother had said that if the sister-in-law didn’t want to learn, she should take the wool back and help knit them herself.
Her grandmother was quick; it wouldn’t take many days to finish knitting the sweaters.
"Then, sister-in-law, I will accept it."
Yun Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief, "Drink your water, drink your water."
Even her brother always bought malted milk.
Yun Xiaoxiao went inside and brought out a bar of soap to give to Fang Meiyun, "I bought this in town yesterday, no ration coupons needed, I have several bars, here’s one for you."