The Enviable Young Couple
"Comrade Su, could you make a dress like the one you're wearing for me? I have a piece of white cloth, and I'll bring two pounds of pork belly in exchange," one of the aunties asked nervously.
Normally, she would offer money, but after hearing about Su Yijia's altercation with Auntie Chen yesterday, no one dared to mention money anymore.
Fang Xuewei quickly added, "I'd like to have a dress made for each of my two daughters. My friend's chickens are being slaughtered soon; I'll bring one over as payment."
Typically, making clothes for others would cost around two or three yuan per piece. A chicken weighs four to five pounds, which would be roughly equivalent to the cost of two dresses.
"Actually, I don't have a sewing machine. If any auntie could lend me one, that would be great," Su Yijia said. She didn't mind the food exchange; it meant their family's daily chicken and pork would not be coveted by others.