Chapter 76: Information from the tailor shop, cloth coupons and cotton coupons
Chapter 76: Information from the tailor shop, cloth coupons and cotton coupons
Even the eldest and second sisters ate three sesame cakes, and they also ate some pig heads and ears.
After finishing the meal, Li Jiayi said, "Big sister and second sister, please pack up! I'm going to go out for a while."
"Okay, go ahead!" the eldest sister nodded.
After coming out of the yard, Li Jiayi was not in a hurry to find someone to exchange things, because it was just after dinner and no one would come out.
He first came to a tailor shop, which was very famous in the area and belonged to the street office.
Several tailors in the tailor shop are also old tailors who have been working for many years.
After arriving at the tailor shop, he saw an old man with nothing to do, so he quickly went up to him and said, "Hello, sir?"
"Hello, young comrade, what can I do for you?" the old man asked.
"I want to ask, do you know anyone who can tan cowhide?"
"Tanning cowhide? Why, do you have cowhide to tan?"
"Yes, my grandfather lives in the countryside. I went to his house to play some time ago and happened to receive a cowhide. I wanted to find someone to tan it and make clothes."
"You are quite extravagant, making clothes with cowhide," the old man said jokingly.
Li Jiayi touched his nose and said, "It's useless to keep it. It's better to make clothes to keep warm in winter."
The old man nodded in agreement and said, "That's true."
After that, he looked at Li Jiayi and said, "Bring the cowhide here! We all know how to tan it."
"Ah! You all know how to do it?" Li Jiayi looked at the old man in surprise, then looked at the others who were busy.
"Yes, we all can. Not only that, we can also paint and varnish the leather. If you make clothes, we can do that too."
"That's great, sir. I have other things to do today, so I'll bring it to you tomorrow afternoon at the latest."
"Yeah!" the old man nodded.
"By the way, sir, is there anyone here who can make clothes with goose down? I mean pure goose down."
"Goose down?" The old man looked at Li Jiayi in surprise.
I feel that this little guy is so good. The front is made of cowhide and now it is goose down.
"Yes, Goose Down, is there no one here who can do it?"
Hearing what Li Jiayi said, the old man smiled.
What Li Jiayi didn't know was that in the early 1950s, down jackets had already begun to appear on the domestic market, although they were not common at the time.
Down jackets entered the domestic market in the early 1950s and were initially called "down jackets" because of their rough fabric, lack of texture, low down content, monotonous style and dull color.
However, as time went on, down jackets gradually improved and became a great choice for keeping warm in winter.
In the 1950s and 1960s, down jackets were not mainstream winter clothing.
At that time, people still wore thick cotton clothes to keep warm in winter, and the emergence of lightweight down jackets was seen as a novelty.
Nevertheless, down jackets have gradually gained acceptance among certain groups, especially in specific occasions and among people who need lightweight and warm clothing.
Of course, this specific group refers to a very small number of people.
Let me put it this way, without certain connections and background, don’t even think about it.
But no matter what, down jackets have been introduced into the domestic market for several years and have undergone certain improvements.
"Of course we can do it, and if the velvet is good, we can also prevent it from running away."
Now Li Jiayi was even more surprised. The old man actually knew about running wool. It seemed that he really could do it.
In fact, it is normal for down jackets to lose down in this era. The fabric is rough, and the down is not processed so finely.
There are quite a few stems left on it, so it's normal for the fluff to come out.
The goose down provided by Li Jiayi does not have these, no stalks at all, absolutely pure goose down. "Don't worry, my goose down is all pure down, without stalks."
"That's no problem."
After asking clearly, Li Jiayi left. Since the tailor shop could do it, he didn't have to run around.
In the park next to the compound, this is where he traded with the children living in the compound, and it was also here that he met his master.
Li Jiayi still arrived early, but it didn’t matter, he could still take a nap.
Entering the woods, he entered space.
When he came out of the space, it was already past three o'clock in the afternoon. He first called out Ah Sheng, Ah Cai and Ah Quan.
He left Ah Cai and Ah Quan in the woods, and then took Ah Sheng out of the woods.
As soon as he came out of the woods, Li Jiayi was stunned for a moment, not because of anything else, but because there were too many people.
Yes, there were crowded together, at least 20 to 30 kids, and the leaders were the ones named Jianguo.
Seeing him come out, the five young men hurriedly prepared their weapons, but when they saw Ah Sheng, several of them stopped.
There’s no way, A Sheng is too scary!
"Why are there so many people here?" Li Jiayi asked.
Hearing his question, several teenagers scratched their heads and said, "We were seen eating by them, so there are so many of them."
"Okay! Still the same old rules, come here quickly if you want to change."
There was no other way. There were too many people. If he changed slowly, he was worried that it would be dark by the time he finished.
"Okay, but I don't know if what you brought today is enough?" The boy named Jianguo scratched his head and asked.
"Don't worry, there's plenty of it. As long as you have the tickets I need, you can exchange as many as you want. By the way, I'm also exchanging cloth tickets today."
"Cloth coupons?"
"Yes." Li Jia nodded and asked, "Why, you don't have cloth coupons?"
"It's not that I don't have any. You didn't ask for cloth coupons before, so I don't know if anyone has any."
"It's okay. It doesn't matter if you don't bring it today. Today is the last time to change before school starts. It will be the same next time you change it. Bring the cloth coupons with you."
The next time will be the Sunday after school starts, otherwise he won’t have time to come.
"Ok!"
Li Jiayi was exhausted this afternoon. He didn't know how many times he had run through the woods.
There is no way, these teenagers brought too many tickets, so many that it is unimaginable, they are really rich people!
If he hadn't been making spicy noodles during this period of time, the money probably wouldn't be enough to buy him back.
What made him happier was that he actually exchanged it for 83 feet of cloth coupons. You have to know that this was without anyone asking for cloth coupons!
Yes, in this era, cloth is bought by the meter rather than the meter.
I guess by Sunday, more cloth coupons will be exchanged.
Cloth coupons are also time-limited and have an expiration date on them.
But it doesn’t matter. Just buy the cloth and put it in the space, and take it out when you need it.
Anyway, this stuff won’t be wasted, and cloth will be harder to buy in the future as the ration is too small.
Not only cloth coupons, he also exchanged them for 53 kilograms of premium cotton coupons, which are premium grade!
To be honest, he has never used premium cotton in the past ten years.
There is no way, this thing can't fall into the hands of ordinary people.
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