After Liu Fangjie introduced the two, she couldn't wait to pull her aunt's hand and whispered, "Aunt, didn't you say there was some defective cloth that didn't require a ticket? Take us to see it quickly. I want to make clothes."

When Aunt Liu heard this, she reached out and tapped her forehead helplessly, "Come on, come on, I'll take you to see it now."

"That's great, let's go." Liu Fangjie held Xu Qianjiao in one hand and Aunt Liu in the other, and walked forward anxiously.

Aunt Liu had no choice but to be pulled away by her, so she hurriedly asked a colleague nearby to help her watch the counter, and she took the two of them to the warehouse.

Arriving at the warehouse, she led them to a corner where a large pile of fabrics lay. "Here, they're all here. Take a look at which ones you like and I'll help you cut them."

After saying that, he picked up a batch of defective cloth and said, "Don't be disgusted by the fact that they are defective cloth. In fact, they are just slightly damaged by the dyeing. You can't tell the difference at all. They are all made of good cloth."

Xu Qianjiao picked up a batch of cloth and looked at it carefully. It was indeed as Aunt Liu said, it was very good cloth, but it was dyed a little unevenly. As long as it was cut carefully, you couldn't even see it at all.

She selected several batches of cloth and prepared to make a set of clothes for each family member. Their clothes had been worn for a long time, especially those of Xu's father and mother, which had already become starched and would tear when washed.

I made them a set of clothes before, and this was the only new set they had. Now it's rare to get cloth that doesn't require a ticket, so I have to make them an extra set anyway, so they have to have something to change into.

"Aunt Liu, these are what I want. Could you please cut them for me?" Xu Qianjiao handed the selected fabrics to Aunt Liu and asked her to help cut them.

"Okay." Aunt Liu picked up the scraps of cloth and cut the cloth that Xu Qianjiao wanted in a few seconds.

"Here, it's five dollars and seventy cents."

"good."

Xu Qianjiao took the cloth and took out money from her pocket. For a moment, she felt a little embarrassed. She didn't expect to buy cloth today, so she didn't bring so much money with her. She only brought three dollars.

Aunt Liu noticed her embarrassment and smiled faintly at her. "Oh, it's okay. You didn't bring enough money, right? It's okay. I'll lend you whatever you need."

Xu Qianjiao looked at Aunt Liu gratefully, and said a little embarrassedly, "I'm still short of two dollars and seventy cents, Aunt Liu. This is really thanks to you. I'll lend it to you first. When my husband comes to pick me up tonight, I'll pay you back."

"Oh, it's okay."

Liu Fangjie also tried to smooth things over by saying, "It's okay, it's okay. It's my fault for not telling you earlier. We're all so familiar with each other now, so just borrow it for now and return it when you have time."

"good."

Xu Qianjiao nodded, handed the three yuan in her hand to Aunt Liu, and whispered, "Thank you, Aunt Liu."

"It's okay, it's okay."

After they bought the fabric, it was almost time, so the two of them went straight back to the ticket office to start a new round of work.

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The sun slowly sets in the west, and time slips away like sand in an hourglass. The atmosphere in the ticket office gradually becomes relaxed, and everyone's attention gradually shifts away from work.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the clock in the hall, watching it go around and around, little by little. Finally, the bell rang, and it was time to get off work.

Everyone rushed out. Liu Fangjie and Xu Qianjiao waved their hands and said, "Jiaojiao, I'm leaving first."

"good."

Xu Qianjiao was still packing her things at her seat. When she heard Liu Fangjie's voice, she raised her head and said goodbye to her with a smile.

After she had tidied up the things on her desk, she slowly walked out of the station with the cloth. As soon as she went out, she saw Cheng Jiawen standing at the door pushing a bicycle.

She ran over in surprise, "Why are you here so early today?"

Cheng Jiawen smiled faintly, still took out something from his arms and handed it to Xu Qianjiao, "Here."

Xu Qianjiao took it and opened it, discovering two eggs. She touched the still warm eggs, a happy smile on her face. She slowly peeled off the eggshells and handed them to Cheng Jiawen's mouth, "Open your mouth."

Cheng Jiawen looked at the egg in front of him, curled his lips, opened his mouth slightly, and took a light bite, "I've had enough, you eat it."

Xu Qianjiao stuffed the eggs into his hands and said, "Two, one for each of us, take it."

Listening to Xu Qianjiao's domineering words, Cheng Jiawen felt both happy and helpless. He opened his mouth and ate the egg that Xu Qianjiao put next to his mouth in one bite, then reached out to take the unpeeled egg and carefully peeled it.

Then he fed it to Xu Qianjiao's mouth, and the two of them fed each other, and finished the two eggs sweetly.

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After eating the eggs, the two rode their bicycles towards the village. Xu Qianjiao was carrying a large pile of cloth on her back, and she thought to herself that she would ask Xu's mother to teach her how to make gloves tonight.

The weather is too cold. Cheng Jiawen doesn't even need his hands because of the cold wind every day.

The two men walked to the village gate and when they passed the cowshed, they suddenly saw a familiar figure carrying a large bundle of things and quietly walking towards the cowshed.

They looked at each other and didn't want to do anything about it, but suddenly they saw Uncle Xu and the others walking towards the cowshed.

Xu Qianjiao struggled for a long time, but decided to remind her calmly. After all, if Uncle Xu and the others really caught her giving things to those people in the cowshed, she would be injured if not killed.

Xu Qianjiao patted Cheng Jiawen on the back and said, "Let's take the mountain path home."

The path in the mountains is the only way to the cowshed. They will definitely meet Chen Yi when they pass by there. This way they can remind her quietly without attracting attention.

In fact, they used to take the small path in the mountains to go home. This way is closer than the main road, and they can avoid the gaze of the aunties at the village entrance. It’s just that a few days ago, there were suddenly more people in the cowshed.

The two of them had just changed to the main road, fearing that they might accidentally get into trouble.

But now, they clearly saw that if Chen Yi went that way again, she would definitely be caught by Uncle Xu and the others. They were not so indifferent as to watch others suffer without any reaction.

But they had no intention of involving themselves, and a casual reminder was their greatest kindness.