It’s a Stepmother, Not a Sister [70s]

Chapter 26: Sewing Machine

According to the direction pointed by Sister Song, Jiang Shuangling brought a basket of toffee, rags, needles, thread and pen and paper to knock on Instructor Xu’s house, which happened to be in the house.

The wife of Instructor Xu of the Third Regiment is called Zhang Meihong. She is the most skilled sewing machine in the military academy. She has an old sewing machine at home.

This sewing machine is a second-hand sewing machine that Zhang Meihong asked someone to buy. She didn’t ask for a ticket. Although it was an old thing used by others, she cherished her sewing machine very much.

Entering Xu’s yard, the vegetable field is also lush and green, and there are a few peppers growing in the doorway, and now the small fruit has been hung up, Jiang Shuangling took a look in his yard, this restaurant Only a few chickens, no rabbits.

Zhang Meihong is a woman in her thirties, her hair is tucked on her head, revealing her entire yellowish face, her cheekbones are very high, she looks old when she has a straight face, and she looks extraordinarily Not easy to get along with.

Sitting in front of the sewing machine, she is more like a serious old worker in a textile factory. Her hands look rough, but her movements are very quick.

After hearing Jiang Shuangling’s intention, Zhang Meihong nodded and let her stand aside to watch her demonstrate how to use the sewing machine.

She is a real kung fu. Although she doesn’t talk much, she carefully demonstrated all the steps in front of Jiang Shuangling.

While watching, Jiang Shuangling wrote down the steps and techniques. As the saying goes, a good memory is not as good as a bad writing.

Write down all the steps and go back and study slowly.

Zhang Meihong looked at her like this and felt very novel. Although she could use a sewing machine, she was a woman who could not read a few words.

Jiang Shuangling read to her what she wrote down, Zhang Meihong smiled and nodded: “Yes, yes, that’s it.”

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“Okay, Mrs. Zhang, let me write a copy for you.”

, just read it to Zhang Meihong.

Zhang Meihong was delighted to hear it, she demonstrated it several times, and repeated all kinds of things to pay attention to again and again.

Jiang Shuangling watched the itchy hands and wanted to try it on the machine, so she asked, “Sister Zhang, can I try it?”

Zhang Meihong frowned, her face sullen and silent, she didn’t like others touching her sewing machine.

Jiang Shuangling is a wink, so she didn’t mention it again.

“Sister Zhang, then I will go home and practice by myself. If I have any difficulties, I will come to you.”

“Hey, good.” Seeing her so reasonable, Zhang Meihong was a little embarrassed.

Before Jiang Shuangling left, Zhang Meihong stopped her and stuffed her with a can of pickled peppers she made.

Jiang Shuangling holds pickled peppers in her hands: “…”

“Thank you sister-in-law, I’m leaving.”

Jiang Shuangling walked out of Xu’s yard and stood on the side of the road. She stared at the pickled pepper in her hand and choked speechlessly.

Is it possible that it is popular to send spicy flavors in this military hospital?

Should she follow the local customs and learn to make some hot sauce?

Jiang Shuangling: “…”

It feels like someone who doesn’t eat spicy food has entered the enemy camp.

Jiang Shuangling was about to walk home with the pepper in her arms, when a woman in front suddenly stopped her. She seemed to have been waiting there for a long time. Take the initiative to walk in the direction of Jiang Shuangling.

Is a military wife surnamed Lin, her husband is a battalion commander of the Third Regiment, and I know Zhang Meihong.

The Xu family went to Zhang Meihong to learn sewing machines?”

Jiang Shuangling nodded, “I won’t use that.”

“Sister, it’s not my sister-in-law who said you, you are so stupid.”

“That thing is very simple, we women are born to use it, why do we need to learn it from others.”

Jiang Shuangling: “…”

“You also brought candy? You are really a newly married daughter-in-law. You have never seen anything in the world. If you do such a stupid thing, it is better to keep the children to eat these candies. , if you don’t inquire early, the surnamed Zhang is very stingy, and she must be reluctant to touch you even her broken sewing machine, what can she teach you.”

“Well, sister-in-law, I’ll be a good person today. I’m also good at making a sewing machine. I’ll go to your house now and teach you how to make it myself.”

But Jiang Shuangling is not a natural person who likes to bring people home, and the other party’s tone is too loud, which makes her feel uncomfortable for a while.

Those who say such big things are never really capable.

So Jiang Shuangling smiled and said, “Sister-in-law, thank you for your kindness, no need, I have something to go to Sister-in-law Song’s house now.”

“I have to go now.”

Jiang Shuangling hugged the hot pepper in her arms and trotted away in a hurry, regardless of the expression of Lin Dafeng behind her.

She ran to Sister-in-law Song’s house. Sister-in-law Song saw her and asked, “Why are you here again? You brought something with you? Pickled peppers, I don’t want this stuff, there are plenty in the house.”

Jiang Shuangling didn’t know whether to laugh or cry with the pepper in her arms. She really wanted to leave the pepper at Sister-in-law Song’s house for a moment just now.

However, it’s not good to send something given by others.

“Sister Song, I just met a military sister-in-law surnamed Lin at the door of Xu’s house. Do you know her?” Jiang Shuangling told Sister-in-law Song what she just met and what the other party said.

Sister Song understood everything when she heard it, “That Lin Dafeng just wanted to borrow your sewing machine.”

“She didn’t buy it at home, she always borrowed from the Xu family before, she is just using other people’s things and doesn’t know how to feel distressed, the method is very rough, and she almost broke the Xu family’s , Zhang Meihong felt distressed, and Lin Dafeng laughed at her, saying that it was an old object that others had used, and it could stand up to manufacture, so there was nothing to feel distressed about… After a fight, Zhang Meihong stopped borrowing his sewing machine.”

“Don’t take her home, she probably knows you’re new, and she’s thin-skinned, so it’s hard to say refusal, you use it once and it will happen a second time, You must pull down your face to reject her, or you will be the one who will be distressed.”

“Is your sewing machine new?”

Jiang Shuangling nodded, “The brand new one has not been used.”

“Then be careful.”

How to prevent?

What if the other party takes the initiative to come to the door?

Jiang Shuangling thought for a while, and said to Sister Song: “Sister, do me a favor, I’m in front of her, I’ll just say…”

Jiang Shuangling went back from Sister-in-law Song’s house, and before she sat warm at home, someone came to the door.

Lin Dafeng found her home with the fabric in her arms, smiled at Jiang Shuangling, looked like a kind and good elder sister, and said loudly: “Qi’s family, I’m in? You don’t want to learn How do I use a sewing machine? I’ll make clothes for you to see once, and you’ll see it.”

Jiang Shuangling came out of the room, looked Lin Dafeng up and down, and smiled at her, “Sister Lin, no need, I don’t even know how to drive.”

“Then you should take a look. I’m good at it. I’m sure you will learn it as soon as you learn it.”

Really sisters.”

“Originally, I was thinking of making clothes at the end of the year, but now for you, I will take it out in advance.”

Lin Taifeng looked at her with a smile on her face like a flower, and the end of her eyes were wrinkled. Anyone who saw it was a good and enthusiastic eldest sister.

Jiang Shuangling also smiled at her, her tone became extra warm, “Really? Sister Lin, I also feel very kind when I see you, then I will not be polite to you.”

“Be kind, of course kind, don’t be polite to my sister-in-law.”

Jiang Shuangling leaned over and whispered to Lin Dafeng: “Sister-in-law, I came back from Sister-in-law Song’s house, and she told me that my sewing machine was bought by Qi Heng for marriage. Because of our joy, the first year of marriage is not good for outsiders.”

Lin Taifeng was taken aback, “Is there such a saying?”

“Yes, of course there is joy in newly married things, but I am not a stingy person, of course I am willing to let everyone share my joy, and I also take the initiative to let Sister Song use my family’s A sewing machine, but Mrs. Song said she couldn’t take advantage of me in vain and gave me a piece of cloth.”

“Sister-in-law, as you know, I just moved into the family home, and I lack everything at home. I want to learn how to use a sewing machine, and I lack cloth to practice my hands. Sister-in-law Song is deliberately distressing me. ”

“Sister-in-law, you said just now that you are like my own sister. I… How can I be polite to you.”

Speaking of this, Jiang Shuangling picked up a braid in her hand, lowered her head and fiddled with the end of her hair with her fingers, winked at Lin Dafeng, and hinted: “Sister-in-law, I feel that you have this in your hand. The cloth is nice.”

Lin Taifeng’s face turned green.

“Really?”

Jiang Shuangling nodded very embarrassedly, her eyes floated a little, falling on the fabric in the other’s arms from time to time.

“Forget it, sister-in-law, I remembered that there is still a little thing at home today, so I will not do the clothes.”

Lin Taifeng turned his head and left with the cloth in his hand.

Jiang Shuangling watched her leave, then raised her hand and patted her simple little white face. After taking the expression on her face to be normal, she went back to the room to play with the sewing machine.

She really doesn’t even know how to drive.

This kind of foot-stepping sewing machine requires hands and feet to be used in conjunction with each other.

It is said that people who like to shake their legs live in a sewing machine.

She, who does not shake her legs, is forced to shake her legs in order to learn a sewing machine.

Jiang Shuangling picked up the steps and points she wrote down again, and after reading it carefully, she tried stepping on the sewing machine back and forth, but her legs became sore after stepping on it for a while.

She beat her legs, and admired Zhang Meihong in her heart that she would not get tired after stepping on the sewing machine for so long.

It’s harder than getting a driver’s license and hitting the clutch.

“Sister?”

Qi Yue and Jiang Che curiously surrounded her and watched her fiddling with the sewing machine.

Jiang Shuangling sat upright, she was a little embarrassed by the two children.

—Bad checks were written too early.

Seeing her uncoordinated appearance, the two children would suspect that she could not make a schoolbag at all.

Jiang Shuangling: “…”

She began to doubt herself.