On Sunday morning, Huang Han, who was playing the piano seriously, suddenly heard someone clapping behind him. He was startled. When he looked back, it turned out to be Shen Xiaorong smiling at him.

"It's scary! It's scary! I was forgetting myself while playing, but you scared me out of my mind these days!"

"Hehe, are you timid? I heard that you alone beat three fourth-grade boys from Hongqi Elementary School who are half a head taller than you."

"That's just rumors. How could I be that powerful? I just launched a surprise attack and beat up a boy who bullied me, and then ran away."

"You'd better not fight with others in the future, you'll suffer a lot."

"How can I fight with others? I like to convince others with reason. I usually tolerate it. Only when I can't bear it anymore do I no longer have to endure it!"

"It's boring to talk about this one thing after another! Huang Han, your progress is so fast. You played very well just now. I practiced that piece for half a month when I learned it."

"Haha, that's because Teacher Qiu and you taught me well!"

"I heard that you come to practice piano every day?"

"Yes, will the stupid bird fly first?"

"Hehe! Are you still an idiot? Then there are thousands of idiots in the whole school!"

"Are you here to practice the piano today too?"

Shen Xiaorong blushed and said, "I can practice piano at home, I don't need to come to school."

"You should be here to see Teacher Qiu! What a coincidence! She just went back."

"I'm here to find you."

"Looking for me? Are you not angry anymore?"

"When did I get angry?"

"Oh! That's good. I was worried that I might offend you because of what I said last time."

"My dad said yesterday that although you are a child, you are very smart and what you say is almost like an adult."

"Your father must be busy during this period to implement the big contract as soon as possible!"

"Well! He often goes to the countryside and his face is tanned. Mom said he will soon catch up with Zhang Fei."

"If your father can implement large-scale contract work in Sanshui County as soon as possible, it will not only benefit the farmers in Sanshui County, but also his work."

"These things should not be our business."

"That's right! You're right, I just eat carrots and worry less."

"Hehe, let's not talk about this. Can you sing "Walking on the Country Road" to me a few times?"

"How many times? Why?"

"I want to write down the tune."

"Oh, I understand, you are going to play this song. No problem, you take a pen and paper, and I will sing it line by line.

It’s a pity that my current level is not good enough. I want to study hard and try to write down the simplified scores of the songs I hear in a year or two.”

"Well! You are so diligent and studious, I believe you can do it!"

The two children sang and played the piano and found it quite interesting. Two hours passed before they knew it...

When she returned home at noon, Zhang Fangfen happily let Huang Han try on the newly made clothes.

She had time these days, and based on Huang Han's instructions and sketches, she made Huang Han a set of clothes made of "labour cloth" material.

Of course the style was not designed by Huang Han, but the cropped trousers and denim short sleeves that were common in later generations.

Huang Han didn't like clothes that were too tight, so his pants were made much looser.

Zhang Fangfen was used to being thrifty. She had never heard of three-quarter pants or three-quarter pants. She believed that these long shorts should be worn for at least three years, so she specially made buckles at the waist.

If Huang Han grows stronger, the waistband of his pants can be relaxed by two inches.

Seeing her son happily put on her new suit, Zhang Fangfen was overjoyed and asked:

"Huang Han, there are a lot of small holes in the clothes, and the hair is exposed. Why don't you let me mend them? Don't worry! I'll use the same material to mend them. It won't look ugly!"

"Hehe, there's no need for it, it will be cooler with these holes for ventilation."

"Oh! What kind of vision do you have, kid! Aren't you afraid that if you look through it you will be laughed at?"

"A joke? Haha! It's too late to envy others, so how can it be a joke?"

"Okay! You can wear whatever you like!"

"Mom, are the cloth shoes I asked you to help make last time ready?"

"It's done and has been sent to the cobbler's shop on North Street for shoe uppers. I'll bring it back when I'm shopping for groceries tomorrow morning."

"Newly made clothes must be matched with new shoes to be fashionable. I wore this outfit to school on Monday noon. It will definitely make my classmates jealous. They must be angry that they don't have a good and clever mother!"

"Haha, you really know how to choose nice things to say."

Most women in this era could sew shoe soles, a kind of "thousand-layer sole", as well as shoe uppers.

But to sew the upper and the sole together, you need to hand it over to a shoemaker, who charges about a dime depending on the difficulty.

Of course, the cloth shoes Huang Han requested also had "labor cloth" uppers, and they certainly looked similar to the "sneakers" of later generations.

If you wear this outfit to go to school, it will be fashionable two thousand years from now, and you will certainly attract attention at this time.

Since she had earned money, which was much higher than her monthly salary, Fifth Aunt Fang Guilan would go home and sew "backpacks" every day after finishing her work in the factory. During this period, she was able to sew five bags in three days.

Zhang Huifen is really far inferior to Fang Guilan. After all, she has never suffered hardship in the countryside and she doesn't work very hard.

Although it takes about the same amount of time as Fang Guilan, they still maintain the speed of doing one a day.

Even so, having already received more than 20 yuan, she felt that she had too much money. During this period, Zhang Huifen had lunch at Huang Han's house.

The two people working at home are relatives, so how could we not pay attention? Every time Zhang Huifen was left to have lunch, Zhang Fangfen would be polite to Fang Guilan.

Uncle Wu's family lived in the same courtyard as Huang Han's family. Of course, Aunt Wu could not eat at Huang Han's house as well. She always ate at home.

Fortunately, Huang Han's grandmother helps with cooking and taking care of the children at home. Fang Guilan is busy making extra money and cannot affect the quality of life of the fifth uncle's family.

The poorest boy, the third child, seemed to have suddenly become rich. Grandpa was very surprised. He took a special look and found out that there were two or three women selling bags without saying anything.

The Huang family is a small business owner. My grandfather was actually in business before liberation and opened a small rice shop at home.

Therefore, he actually did not object to doing business. When he learned that Lao San went to the street to buy tea eggs, he did not ask any questions at all.

The four brothers Huang Daozhou, Huang Daowu, Huang Daoqian and Huang Daohan have separated. The third brother, Huang Daozhou, is having the most difficult time. Of course I hope that he will live well, and I am happy to see that he has a way to make money.

The eldest son, Huang Daoqian, gave birth to six children, three boys and three girls. The youngest was a boy who was three years older than Huang Han. The family's economic conditions were not good, lower than the average of Sanshui County.

But my wife and children all have fixed-term household registration, which is much better than that of Huang Han's family, and their living conditions are similar to those of my fifth uncle's family.

The fourth child, Huang Daohan, and his wife are both primary school teachers in the largest town in Sanshui County. They live in the town in a public house owned by their employer.

They gave birth to a son and a daughter, and adopted their daughter to their fourth aunt's brother to live in another city. This meant that they only had to raise one child, and their economic conditions were much higher than the average in Sanshui County.

The couple's biggest hobby is saving money. In the 1990s, they had enough savings to buy two three-bedroom apartments in the center of Sanshui City.

But they were reluctant to buy it and continued to save money and enjoy it. Then by the year 2000, they only had enough money to buy a three-bedroom apartment in the central area.

They didn't buy it yet, so they continued to save money, and then they didn't have enough money to buy a three-bedroom apartment. The end result was that they had been saving money for a lifetime and never sold a house in the central area of ​​Sanshui City until their death.

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Chapter completed!