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"What used to be the most was khaki cloth, the buttons were made of raw cloth, and then there was a burst of broken cotton blouse, which was cool, polyester, polyester and so on."

A few days ago, reporters visited several ordinary people who had experienced 30 years of vicissitudes, and recalled the past life and dressing up.

Miss Li, who is sixty years old, came to Zhuhai with her daughter after her retirement.

She told reporters that in the seven and 80s, which was not very rich in material life, in order to save money, a lot of things had to be done by themselves.

Not at the beginning. After studying slowly with neighbors and colleagues, the better it is.

Such as sewing clothes, shoe soles and so on, were learned at that time.

At that time, they lived in the courtyard of their families, and their neighbours got along well.

Every night, the housewives gathered in the yard to knit sweaters, put their shoes on the floor, and they were very happy.

Unfortunately, this has become a fading memory.

Miss Li can be counted as a skilled housewife.

What I can do now is to help my granddaughter sew a belly bag or something.

She said that the housewives used to sew clothes in order to save money.

When wages are low, housewives must learn to plan carefully.

Mr. Li said, several children in the family, a new dress is always new three years, old three years, sewing and patch up for three years.

Remembering the old days, the old man felt very sad.

At that time the family's clothes were sewn by herself.

The age without sewing machine has to be completed overnight.

Later, the conditions improved, bought a butterfly sewing machine, sewing faster.

At that time, a family lived very tight and only had the opportunity to add new clothes in the new year.

Children grow fast, especially when they are cut.

The choice of cloth is also exquisite, thick and wearable as the first choice.

Because a garment is often worn by several children.

The flowers of the eldest daughter were dyed with dark dyes themselves, and the boys could wear them.

"In those days, people usually had several children. A suit of clothes was worn by the eldest child. After sewing, it was worn to the younger brothers and sisters until they were rotten."

The people who have experienced the planned economy remember clearly that the supply of tickets, the food tickets, the oil tickets and the tickets are all kinds of tickets in the time of the shortage of materials.

At that time, everyone's wages were not high, and they could not manage to eat and manage, plus the quantity of cloth tickets.

"At that time, people wore clothes that were proud of their hard work and plain living. In fact, the supply was tight and not plain enough."

Aunt Fan said.

Most of the new clothes are in the lunar new year, so children are very much looking forward to the lunar new year.

Fan aunt said that every year there is a month away from the new year, and bought small cloth, khaki cloth, ready for tailoring.

At the beginning, it was not very good. The old clothes were removed, the gourds were painted, the four circles were enlarged, and the new clothes for the new year were sewn.

Work in the daytime and follow the sewing machine at night till late at night.

Most of the simple clothes of a family are sewn out like this.

Sometimes, adults will also buy one or two good "material" clothes in one year.

The materials are expensive, and they dare not cut them. They will be sent to the tailor shop for processing.

A dress cost more than 2 yuan.

Fan said, about 1983, once the unit issued "labor insurance", each person sent a piece of woollen material, enough to sew clothes and trousers.

At that time, all the wool materials were very valuable.

I find it hard to avoid going to the state-run stores.

More than 80 yuan, more than ten yuan, bought a single cylinder washing machine.

At that time, it also counted the purchase of a large family.

In the early 80s of last century, ticket restrictions were gradually abolished.

In 1983, the cloth ticket which lasted for several decades was cancelled.

From then on, the voice of dress reform is high.