Five - Star Production Brigade.
Yu Linyun was inspired by Hua Qingqing and began to study hard. As a result, her high - school entrance exam scores were quite good. She and her younger brother Yu Linyang both passed the admission requirements of No. 2 Middle School, so they wouldn't be left without a school to attend.
However, once their scores were out,
the family didn't feel happy at first but fell into a long silence.
That evening during dinner,
Old Man Yu knocked his tobacco pipe and said in a gruff voice,
"Xiaoyun, your younger brother is a boy, and his scores are better than yours. Let him go to school. You stay at home, do some housework, and learn some useful skills. In a couple of years, let your future mother - in - law find you a boyfriend in the city. By then, once your brother graduates from school, he can help you out."
Yu Linyun felt nauseous when she heard this. She stood up abruptly and said, "I won't! Why? Both he and I got into No. 2 Middle School. Why can't I go to school? Just because he has something extra between his legs? I have to give in? He can hardly say a word. Who knows who will end up helping whom in the future!"
Yu Linsen was sitting beside Granny Fang. There was a big pile of meat in his bowl. He sneered at Yu Linyun and said,
"Boys are smarter than girls. Do you think you're Hua Qingqing?"
Wan Yindi never expected her daughter to be so shameless, talking about men's private parts all the time. She was so angry that she reached out and slapped Yu Linyun.
"Your grandpa is right. Girls should get married when they grow up. What's the use of reading so many books? Once your brother graduates from school, he can back you up. Don't be so ungrateful."
Yu Linyun stared coldly at everyone at the table, thinking they all looked like ghosts.
She pursed her lips tightly and then directly reached out to overturn the table.
That day, she was beaten so badly that she couldn't get out of bed.
Hua Qingqing received a letter from Nan County.
What puzzled her was that the letter was written by Yu Linyun.
The content of the letter was a request to borrow money for school. Below was Yu Linyun's personal introduction and a statement of her value, indicating that she could do many things.
Actually, just by reading this letter, Hua Qingqing could guess what had happened in the Yu family. Undoubtedly, the two children in the family had been admitted to high school, but the stingy Yu family only wanted Yu Linyang to go because he was a boy.
Was it because Granny Fang and Old Man Yu didn't have the money?
No.
It was because they didn't want to spend the money on their granddaughter.
After all, their granddaughter would get married one day, and in their eyes, this investment wasn't worth it.
However, Hua Qingqing liked to make fair deals.
Yu Linyun had positioned herself correctly and shown her value.
This deal wasn't impossible.
Hua Qingqing twitched the corner of her mouth. Yu Linyun was really smart. She knew Hua Qingqing had money and was brave enough to come and apologize.
...
"Sister, Cousin Qingqing sent a letter. It's for you."
Yu Linyun was stunned for a moment and then quickly pounced on the envelope in her younger brother's hand.
After seeing what was written in the letter, Yu Linyun jumped up.
She held back her excitement and screams, suppressing her joy, and said to her younger brother, "Come with me to the county."
Yu Linyang scratched his head and nodded.
Actually, he didn't want to go, but he felt guilty because he was partly responsible for his sister not being able to go to school, and he couldn't bring himself to say that he would give up going to school.
Who didn't want to go to school?
He wasn't Dahu.
"Sister, what are we going to do in the county?"
"Just go when I tell you to. Why so many questions?"
"...... Okay."
By the time Hua Qingqing received the first backpack made by Zhou Cai, she had already spent half of her vacation in the capital.
Without any real - life examples, just relying on the drawings,
Zhou Cai still managed to make the backpack just like the one in her memory, almost exactly the same.
If she had been in Nan County, the progress might have been faster, but unfortunately, she had important things to do here.
The backpack was made of yellowed canvas, and it didn't look out of place. After all, beige was quite popular in the later generations.
The only flaw was that there was no zipper.
The protection of the backpack was just a tying rope and buttons.
There was also a letter sent along with the backpack.
The letter said that out of 200 meters of cloth, after deducting the wastage, 170 backpacks could be made. The rest of the cloth had been dyed into other colors according to her suggestion. However, 170 backpacks were too many. He, his son, and her cousin couldn't finish them all at once, so he had found some other people to help.
Hua Qingqing didn't really care about this. Zhou Cai was a reliable person. Their cooperation was about making money, not looking for trouble.
She trusted his judgment.
Hua Qingqing thought for a while and then called Zhou Cai. She set a time limit for them, asking them to finish making this batch of backpacks within a week. If the response was good, she would continue to buy cloth and make more.
After all, school would start in a few days.
This batch of backpacks would be just right for sale.
Zhou Cai thought it made sense after hearing this, so he found two more trustworthy people to join the work.
Hua Qingqing looked at the backpack again and again, thinking that Zhou Cai's craftsmanship was really good.
When she had solved the problem of Yu Linxiu before, she learned that Zhou Cai was a tailor, and she had the idea of making friends with him. Fortunately, Zhou Cai also wanted to make money to support his family. He was tight - lipped and considerate, making him a very good cooperation partner.
Hua Qingqing gave the backpack to Hua Miaomiao and stuffed all her comic toys into it. Then she tied the rope at the back.
Hua Miaomiao was very curious and hugged the backpack tightly, not wanting to let go.
Hua Qingqing watched from the side and thought that a zipper should be added. She would ask Guang Hei and Guang Bai later. These two had wide connections and should be able to find some zippers. She just didn't know if there would be enough.
If not, half the quantity would be okay too.
By then, the backpacks with zippers could be sold at a higher price, and those without zippers could be sold cheaper.
She could create a limited - edition style or something.
It wasn't boasting. Not many people could resist this.
"Qingqing, what's this? It's so novel. Is it a bag?"
Hua Qingqing rolled her eyes and started making up a story. "This is a popular schoolbag in our Nan County. This schoolbag has a large capacity and is convenient for balancing a child's posture. Nowadays, most of the bags are shoulder - bags. Carrying them on one side all the time makes the kids' shoulders so tired!"
"Moreover, this bag is made of two layers of linen with cardboard in the middle. It's extremely wear - resistant. Even the naughtiest kids probably can't break it."
Wu Yunhua became more and more interested as she listened, her eyes shining.
Hua Qingqing was secretly proud. She knew no parent could resist something beneficial to their children.
Hua Qingqing said, "A friend of mine managed to get one and sent it to me. I don't really like this color. It's too bright and suitable for kids to carry, so I gave it to Miaomiao. After all, she's my sister."
"Thank you, Qingqing. Miaomiao is so lucky to have you as her sister. Really, you always think of her when you have something good, like chocolate and this schoolbag. She has been smiling more these days. As her mother, I rarely see her smiling face." Wu Yunhua was very touched, her eyes red. She really felt lucky to have such a good step - daughter.
"Aunt Wu, don't cry."
"Actually, you've taught Miaomiao very well. I once read about her illness in a book. Miaomiao's symptoms are not very serious. As long as you accompany her patiently and teach her to do some things within her ability, she's no worse than others. At least she can look like an ordinary person."
Hua Qingqing gently told this poor woman that her world wasn't completely broken.