Chapter 1690 - 1089: Heroine of the Republic 63 (4000+)_2

Chapter 1690: Chapter 1089: Heroine of the Republic 63 (4000+)_2

A pair of these boots sells for 150-200 Rubles, except for the two little girls’, each person gets one pair.

An Yi had tried them long ago, and when it was the family’s turn to try, each person had a smile on their face, both expectant and nervous, with that same thrill of not wanting to let go as when receiving a New Year’s gift as a child, the same kind of happiness.

"The shoe sizes for the three of us are set, I ordered one size bigger for Hu Zi, after all, you’ll continue to grow this year to next year, such good shoes shouldn’t go to waste, how is it, are they warm?"

Watching Hu Zi strut around the room in the shoes, the excitement on his rosy cheeks was evident.

"Thank you, Mommy An. I really like them. The size is just right, my feet have grown several sizes in the past two years, buying a size bigger was correct."

An Yi nodded, then pulled out three scarves, particularly large, they could act as capes.

"These are for the three of us, one each, they can block the wind and keep you warm, how is it, aren’t they especially pretty?"

The rare colors and patterns are still regarded as novel here, but there are many in Manzhouli, that’s the advantage of being near, many traders go to Manzhouli to restock, then sell them inland, isn’t border trade always like this?

Besides these, she also took out twenty jin of cotton, a piece of floral blue cloth, plus the ten jin Qin Zheng had sent earlier, and what she had stored in her space, enough to make everyone a set of thin cotton clothes for spring and autumn, the material is also sufficient.

Solid colored fabric at 4 Rubles per meter, printed fabric at 6 Rubles per meter, yarn at 115 Rubles per kilogram, she took out twenty kilos of yarn, enough for everyone at home to knit a nice sweater, at least one set for each of the two daughters.

After using them up, it’s bread, milk powder, sugar, beef, mutton, these foods, when all the packages were unpacked, they were amazed.

"Sis, isn’t this way too much? How much did you spend?"

An Yi didn’t hide it: "This is about ten thousand Rubles, roughly eight hundred to nine hundred yuan, equivalent to... spent all the wages earned from working these years."

Everyone took a deep breath, yet An Yi waved it off: "It’s okay, I still have some left, when you go out, you can’t come back empty-handed, right? Moreover, look at these things, is there anything we don’t need? Out with the old, in with the new. As long as you study well, sooner or later my sacrifices will pay off, right?"

"Sis, we’ve calculated, we’ll take the college entrance exam next year."

An Yi acknowledged: "That’s fine, taking the exam in July next year, there is still plenty of time, study well, strive to pass in one go, once you’re in college, I’ll be relieved." In this era, attending college is free, the schools offered free meals, although not rich, but definitely filled you up.

Anna and Angel are no longer young, An Yi is 37 this year, Anna is 30, Angel is 27, with their ages, they could already be moms, perhaps even grandmas, yet they are still swimming in the sea of knowledge, it’s quite poignant to say.

Initially, the sisters might have felt ashamed, but as their knowledge grew, so did their vision, gradually they stopped paying heed to those criticisms.

At thirty, her life is only halfway through, for the remaining half, she certainly wants to go to a relatively good university, find a decent job, this is the real way to contribute to the country, to justify all these years of hard work. Although in this era, women retire at 50, by the time they start working, it seems they can only work for a dozen years, somewhat unworthy, but isn’t there a re-employment system after retirement?

"What do you want to study, have you decided?"

Angel looked at An Yi, a bit embarrassed: "Sis, I want to be a doctor, but I heard the internship period is quite long, and the study years are long too, at my age,"

"If you want to study, just take the exam, there’s no such thing as too late, for doctors, experience is an asset, it’s just a bit tiring. If you like it, then take the exam. How about Anna?"

"Finance, old accountants are valued for their experience too, I’ll study finance, or maybe be a teacher like Sis?"

An Yi nodded in approval: "All good choices, great, since you have goals, study hard, how about Hu Zi, how’s your study during this holiday?"

Anna and Angel were full of admiration, "There’s no problem with starting the third year of junior high, this kid has solid basics, is also willing to delve deeper, diligent and hardworking, definitely soldier material! Also has our family’s eager-to-learn demeanor."