In the main room, Dou Hongxia took a pair of scissors and carefully cut out the shape of the shoes.

Just after cutting one, the radio rang and it was time to go to work.

After putting away the shoe samples, Dou Hongxia felt regretful that she could only make them again at noon tomorrow.

Before going out, Dou Hongxia picked up Ping An and prepared to take her to the fields. However, Ping An struggled and called her sister to join Yun Xiaotang.

Putting Ping An aside, Dou Hongxia said with an angry smile, "This child loves to cling to Chun'er."

As soon as Ping An was free, he staggered towards Yun Xiaotang, hugged her, raised his head and smiled stupidly.

"Auntie, let Ping An come with us. There are more children there and it's more fun."

Yun Xiaotang gently pinched the small braid on Ping An's head and said.

Dou Hongxia smiled helplessly, "This child has now reached the age of playfulness, and he will trouble Chun'er and Tian'er again."

"Auntie, it's not troublesome. Ping An is very good."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ping An, who was holding his sister, suddenly said, "Good, good, good, Ping An, good -"

It made everyone laugh.

Don’t worry about this anymore, seize the time to go out and go to work separately.

"Ah, little Ping'an is here again. Come and sister will braid your hair."

When Wang Dongmei saw Ping An, her eyes lit up.

Ping An was grinning even more, as if he was very happy.

Yun Xiaotang glanced at Ping An and suspected that she wanted to follow her because she wanted to have her hair braided.

Love of beauty is indeed the nature of women of any age.

Just like in previous lives, many children secretly wore their mother's high-heeled shoes, and even dug out their treasured lipstick and smeared it all over their faces.

...

The grass beside the river is getting more and more withered, and the cows grazing on the grass keep barking, as if they are protesting that they are not full.

The tree where Yun Xiaotang often stayed had all its leaves, leaving only bare branches.

Winter is coming soon.

*

The next day, Zhao Xueer and Dou Hongxia went into the mountains again and carried back two bamboo baskets of oranges.

All the oranges on the orange trees have been picked.

After that, they went to the town again, sold oranges to Mr. Wu, and bought cotton back.

This cotton was sold to them by Mr. Wu. No votes were required, and the price was slightly more expensive than that of the supply and marketing cooperative.

Zhao Xueer made a calculation in her mind. After comparing the two cars, it was better to buy it from Master Wu.

At that time, Master Wu saw Zhao Xueer's empty eyes and knew that she was planning something in her mind, so he laughed angrily.

"You girl, will Master Wu cheat you?"

Zhao Xueer smiled awkwardly, "No way, thanks to you, Mr. Wu, it's much easier for us to sell things."

Dele, the word "you" appears again.

Master Wu waved his hand and told them to take the cotton and leave quickly.

"Okay." Zhao Xueer replied happily, put away the cotton, and left with Dou Hongxia.

Now that cotton is available, we can finally make cotton shoes.

In the next few days, Dou Hongxia has been busy collecting shoe soles.

She doesn't simply wear thin soles, but wears thousand-layer soles.

This thousand-layer sole has a thick base, is sturdy, comfortable to walk on, and not easy to break. If the base is too thin, your feet may get stung when walking on the paths in the village.

Sitting in the house, Dou Hongxia held the soles of her shoes in one hand and her needle and thread in the other, carefully holding the soles. Occasionally she raised her eyes and glanced at the children playing in the yard.

Zhao Xueer sat beside her, twisting the thin hemp rope.

Originally, she wanted to try to tie the soles of shoes, but as soon as she picked up the needle and thread, she couldn't start.

This kind of fine work is really not suitable for her. She can only mend clothes on weekdays, but she can't do other embroidery work.

In the end, she could only twist the hemp rope.

*

Over the next few days, the weather got colder and colder, and when I got up in the morning, I could see ice cubes under the eaves.

The water poured in the yard at night was frozen. When I stretched out my hands, my knuckles were so cold that they hurt.

Several children also began to stay in bed, shivering as soon as they left the bed.

After the onset of winter, the dry grassland in Yushu Village was covered with frost, and the grazing group’s winter leisure vacation began early.

The cow couldn't stand the cold weather and huddled in the cowshed, unable to pull it out.

The cowshed manager of the production team started feeding them dry straw every day.

Since they were on holiday and no longer needed to herd cattle, Zhao Xueer just let them stay in bed.

It's cold out here. It's too early to get up, and the child's body can't stand it.

If you accidentally catch a cold, it will be difficult to deal with.

...

In the fields of the production team, everyone was shivering and their lips were purple from the cold. There was no work to be done in the fields, and weeding was done again not long ago.

The captains of the production team began to inspect the sweet potato field again and pulled out one. The sweet potato was big and red, and it looked very good just by looking at it.

Thus, the winter harvest in Yushu Village began.

The members, who were shivering from the cold, suddenly became energetic. The winter harvest is good. After the winter harvest, the production team will settle the dividends, and they can stay at home and enjoy the winter.

I pulled up sweet potatoes with my bare hands and moved for a while, and everyone felt less cold.

There was a lively scene in the fields again.

I don’t know if it’s the power of dividends, or if it’s just that the weather is cold and the cat is at home.

In two days, all the sweet potatoes in the field were harvested, and Captain Li couldn't help but laugh.

After the sweet potatoes were collected in the granary, the members went to the village entrance for a meeting to wait for dividends to be distributed.

Everyone's face was glowing because they finally had money.

No matter how hard you are, no matter how poor you are, with this dividend, winter will be better at least.

Zhao Xueer's family's work points are calculated together, including hers and Aunt Dou's, as well as the little guys' work points from herding cattle.

Finally, after subtracting the seeds borrowed from the production team and the work points deducted for asking for leave, we get 26 yuan.

For some members, the whole family works, so they earn more money by working extra hard.

Then it’s time to distribute the food.

In the end, Zhao Xueer and Dou Hongxia went home carrying one pound of wheat, three pounds of sweet potatoes, and twenty-six yuan in their pockets.

This dividend is actually better than Zhao Xueer expected.

She didn't expect that there would be a pound of wheat.

During this process, I don’t know what kind of efforts the captain of the production team put in for them.

They are lucky to have such a captain.

After returning home, Zhao Xueer was busy packing things for the winter, while Dou Hongxia took advantage of the fact that it was still dark and took the time to make cotton shoes.

She had already packed the soles, and now she just had to sew the cotton shoes.

Now that she is off work, she finally has a lot of time.

Dou Hongxia worked very quickly, and within a few days, all the cotton shoes were ready.

The uppers sewn with new fabrics look clean and beautiful.

Five pairs of large and small cotton shoes are neatly placed on the floor of the main room, which makes people feel warm just by looking at them.

"Come and try the new cotton shoes." Dou Hongxia greeted them with a smile.

Everyone held their own pair of cotton shoes in both hands and couldn't put it down.

Yun Xiaotang touched the upper of the shoe and said, "Auntie, your shoes are so beautiful, I can't even bear to wear them."

Dou Hongxia suddenly laughed, "Silly girl, these new cotton shoes are just for wearing."

Zhao Xueer also smiled and touched her sister's head, "We will have more shoes in the future."

Yun Xiaotang nodded, took off her old shoes and put on her new cotton shoes, which were soft and warm.
Chapter completed!