passionate youth

Chapter 224 Cotton Arrived

The sky is bright.

Under the warm blanket, Guo Yan pressed gently on Jiang Ping'an's body, leaned over and said:

"Ping An, you can get up and start the fire first! By the way, call Uncle Miao, it's inconvenient for me to go there now."

Miao Hexiang's father, who slept in the kitchen last night, was sent by Miao Hexiang.

"Okay, I'll get up right away." Jiang Ping'an agreed.

After getting up and getting dressed, Jiang Ping'an stepped out and went to the kitchen.

The old man was a light sleeper and woke up as soon as he opened the door and walked in.

"Uncle, did you sleep well last night?" Jiang Ping'an turned on the light and asked casually.

Father Miao laughed and said, "It's good to sleep, this kang is warm, and when I go back to my hometown, I'll ask someone to build one."

"Hehe, it's not a good time to build a kang this month, it's not easy to dry." Jiang Pingan said with a smile.

Father Miao got up slowly, put on his clothes, and asked curiously:

"Which month is better to build a kang?"

Jiang Ping'an took the thermos bottle and poured the wash water, and replied:

"No matter what, it will be April and May! After summer and autumn, after the water is dry, it can be used in winter."

"Of course, it doesn't matter if it's a hot day and you build it later, as long as the kang is dry, it can be used."

"Uncle, don't you want to sleep more?"

Father Miao shook his head and said, "No, I can't wake up for the first 30 years, and I can't sleep for the next 30 years."

"Our elderly people don't sleep much, and we are used to going to bed early and getting up early."

"Actually, I woke up early, just squinting on the kang!"

Jiang Pingan laughed and said, "Then I'll pour water to wash Uncle's face."

When the water was finished, he took a new towel from the cupboard, put it in the basin, and said:

"Uncle, I'm going to brush my teeth first, you can pour the water here yourself!"

"You're busy, don't worry about me." Father Miao put on his clothes, got off the kang, and said with a smile.

Jiang Pingan smiled, took his toothbrush and powder and went out to brush his teeth by the laundry counter.

It was foggy in the morning, and the cold wind hit my face, cutting my face like a knife.

When passing by the bedroom, he saw that Guo Yan had already got up and was sitting in front of the dresser combing her hair, so she said casually:

"Swallow, Uncle Miao is up!"

"Got it, I'll comb my hair and make breakfast." Guo Yan said with a sideways smile.

Jiang Ping'an nodded slightly, and went to the washing table to fetch water and brush his teeth.

The water was extremely cold, Guo Yan liked to brush his teeth with warm water, but Jiang Ping'an didn't like it.

Because brushing teeth with warm water, the teeth are easy to yellow.

Jiang Pingan smoked, and his teeth were never yellow, but after brushing his teeth with warm water a few times, they turned yellow within a few days.

Some people say that the yellowing of teeth has nothing to do with whether you use warm water or not, but Jiang Pingan has tried it countless times, and it turns yellow every time.

So he would rather freeze and brush his teeth with cold water.

After rinsing, Guo Yan just came out of the bedroom, and the two went to the kitchen together.

Father Miao had already washed his face and was sitting smoking a pipe. Seeing the two people entering the room, he got up and asked:

"Peace, where is the toilet here?"

"Uh, I'll take my uncle there, but it's not far away." Jiang Ping'an said hastily.

He took a stack of toilet paper from a rectangular bamboo basket on the cupboard and stuffed it into Father Miao's hand.

"It's such a good paper, I'm a bit reluctant to use it." Father Miao said with a smile.

Jiang Ping'an smiled and said, "The city is no better than the countryside, so we should pay more attention to it."

Most of the toilets in rural areas use bamboo chips, grass knots, wooden sticks, stones, corn husks, crop stalks, leaves, etc.

People in the city basically use paper.

It doesn't have to be toilet paper, whatever is convenient, newspapers, homework books, books, cigarette cases, etc. are all used.

Of course, there are still a few who are willing to spend money on toilet paper, and most of them use newspapers.

Guo Yan also took some paper and stuffed it in her pocket, and said, "I'll go too, and dump the pot by the way."

"You come later, let's go first." Jiang Pingan said with a smile.

Then he took Father Miao out and went to the public restroom.

There are only public toilets in this era, and there are long queues every morning.

The air in the morning is not fresh, there are too many fires, and the air is filled with the smell of coke, an indescribably strange smell.

After going to the bathroom and returning home, Guo Yan hadn't come back yet.

Jiang Ping'an quickly picked up the stove and lit a fire under the eaves, while Father Miao was talking to him beside him.

While busy with work, Miao Hexiang came over with her hands in her hands.

"Dad, are you still used to sleeping at night?" She asked with a smile.

Father Miao nodded and smiled, "Get used to it, why aren't you used to such good conditions?"

"That's good. In the morning, I'll take you and Mom to the department store for a walk, and I'll buy you a set of clothes by the way."

Father Miao shook his head and said, "Don't waste the money. We have to do farm work in the countryside. What can we wear?"

"Don't refuse, it's rare for me as a daughter to honor you once, and if you buy it, you will accept it generously."

Father Miao hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "It takes a lot of money and tickets!"

"Ping'an has a ticket." Miao Hexiang said with a smile, then turned to Jiang Ping'an and said:

"Give me some tickets, enough to buy two clothes."

Jiang Ping'an smiled and said, "Let me buy it for you and bring it back when I come back for lunch."

He has a lot of cotton coats in his space, and it's a pity to use up the cloth tickets.

Every time he sells supplies, some people ask him to buy various tickets, which are also resources.

"Okay, I'm very relieved when you buy it." Miao Hexiang nodded and smiled.

After saying a few words, she took her father to say goodbye and left. Today, she asked for leave, so she didn't have to go to work.

After the fire was ready, Guo Yan came back. After brushing her teeth and washing her face, she was busy making breakfast.

……

In the morning, I just went to work.

Jiang Ping'an got the news from Zhao Dabao that several workshops in the textile factory were going to resume work.

office.

"More than a dozen factories compete, and our factory takes half of the share." Zhao Dabao said with a smile.

"Thirty thousand mu of cotton yields more than 180 catties per mu, and a total of more than 540 million catties."

"Through the hard work of Qianchang, our factory has obtained more than 270 million catties, and the first batch of cotton arrived last night."

Jiang Pingan smiled and said, "This is a great thing! At least the workers don't have to worry about their wages."

"Haha, Qianchang called back last night and specifically praised you, saying that the information you provided was timely."

Jiang Pingan waved his hand and said, "I just sent a letter, and it didn't take much credit."

"You can't say that." Zhao Dabao shook his head.

"If Qianchang hadn't gone there a few days earlier, he could have managed to get half of the share? Don't even think about it!"

"One step faster, step faster, when others react, we have already put cotton in our pockets."

"So everyone who participated in it has credit, no matter how big or small, the information you provide is even more indispensable."

"Qianchang said on the phone last night that this year's advanced individual is one of you."

"Thank you for your appreciation and support." Jiang Ping'an said with a smile, paused, and asked again:
"Qianchang said that I should go there before, how is it arranged now?"

Zhao Dabao pondered: "Wait for the news! Letting you go there probably has something to do with the cooperation with the farm next year."

"We have such a large factory, in addition to the previous supply units, we must continue to expand the source of raw cotton."

"To tell you the truth, Qianchang doesn't just train you as a projectionist."

"The main reason is that you are still in the internship period. After you become a regular next month, many things will be arranged."

Jiang Pingan nodded and said with a smile, "It will be next month in a few days."

"Haha, you work hard, kid. Next year, when the money factory becomes a full-time worker, you will also benefit from it." Zhao Dabao laughed.

Needless to say, Jiang Ping'an is now a backup member of Deputy Factory Director Qian's direct line.

Being able to get money is very important to the deputy director of the factory, as long as he doesn't act like a monster himself, he will have a bright future in the future!
(End of this chapter)