Auntie, do you have anything good to give us? "After dinner, Ye Li followed Liu Yan'e into her room, with curiosity on his face.

Liu Yan'e did not answer her. She entered the house, took the key hanging from her waist, opened a large red-painted wooden box placed next to the bed, and took out a bundle from it.

Ye Li watched her slowly open the bundle, revealing two sets of cotton clothes inside, one with blue floral patterns and the other dark blue. The cotton clothes were newly made, the color of the cloth was very bright, and the stitching was neat and fine.

The cotton clothes were puffed up high. When pressed with the hand, a deep depression was left.

"Auntie, you made all this? You are really clever and skillful!" Ye Li stroked the clothes and couldn't help but praise, "The cotton in this dress should be new cotton, right? It looks very fluffy and feels very soft!"

"Do you like it?" Liu Yan'e asked her.

Ye Li smiled and nodded: "I like it! The clothes made by Auntie are so beautiful!"

"If you like them, take them all! There are two sets of clothes in here, one is for you, and the other is for Xiao Jiang! Winter is coming soon, and I made cotton clothes for my family. Thinking of you and Xiao Jiang, I made an extra set for you!"

"You can't do this, Auntie!" Ye Li waved her hands and refused. "Jiang Xun and I both have winter cotton clothes. You can keep these clothes! The village is short of cloth. Every family only has a few feet of cloth. You made clothes for Jiang Xun and me. I feel so guilty! I can't accept it!"

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Liu Yan'e frowned, tied up the package and stuffed it into Ye Li's arms: "Why can't you have it? Auntie gave it to you, so you have to take it! I said it was made for you! Just take it honestly! If you don't take it, I will be angry!"

"Auntie, I really can't accept it!"

"No? Why not? You don't think the cotton clothes I make are not as fashionable as the clothes you city people wear, do you?"

"I don't mind, I love such beautiful clothes so much!"

"Then take it! Be obedient!"

After the two of them declined several times, Ye Li couldn't resist Liu Yan'e's kindness and finally agreed to accept the cotton clothes.

"Thank you, Auntie!" Ye Li hugged the bag of clothes, feeling warm in his heart.

"We are all family, what are you thanking for?" Liu Yan'e held Ye Li's hand and said affectionately, "Your father is not at home, and you have a mother. It's cold this time and there is no one to make cotton clothes for you. If your aunt doesn't make them for you, who will? Although you are married and have a mother-in-law at home! But a mother-in-law is just a mother-in-law, and she can't be compared with your own mother! Your aunt is worried that you will be cold, so she is thinking about you!"

Ye Li naturally understood her intentions. She let go of Liu Yan'e's hand and opened her arms: "Auntie, hug me! Although you are my aunt, you are no worse than my biological mother!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yan'e showed a simple and honest smile on her face: "Then you should treat me as your real mother!"

Ye Li came out of the house, and Jiang Xun saw what she was holding in her arms. Without waiting for Jiang Xun to ask, she took the initiative to introduce it: "Look, this is the cotton clothes that Auntie made for you and me. The cloth is brand new, and the cotton is also brand new!"

Jiang Xun understood the feelings behind this gift: "Since it was given by Auntie, we should wear it well and not let her kindness down!"

"Uh-huh!"

…

Jiang Xun and Ye Li had to go back to the city in the evening, so they couldn't stay in Qingshan Village for too long.

After leaving Guan's house, the two went to the village branch.

Old Zhou was still drinking tea in the village branch, chatting animatedly with the branch secretary. When he saw Ye Li and Jiang Xun coming in, he drank the tea in his cup and stood up: "You guys chat, I'll wait for you in the car!"

Ye Li and Jiang Xun sat down. The village party secretary poured two jars of water in front of them and went straight to the point: "This time our Qingshan Village has a good thing. We won't have to worry about clothes in the future! We have a loom, so should we also make a spinning machine?"

"We need to do it, but there's no rush. We may have to wait until after the New Year. After the spring of next year, the machine will be available!" Jiang Xun said.

"Okay, okay! We are not in a hurry, you can take your time! Engineer Jiang, Ye Li, I have already told you to start producing cloth in the factory from today! If we produce too much cloth, what should we do? In addition to supplying several surrounding villages, what about the extra cloth? Where should we sell it?"

Ye Li smiled and said, "Don't worry about this. Didn't we talk about this before? Just focus on weaving the cloth. When you have too much cloth and can't consume it, tell me! I have the channels and market to help you sell it!"

"That's great! With your words, we feel relieved!"

"Don't worry, I won't cheat you!"

"Yes, yes, I know that. I know you won't cheat us! When we have income, we will share it with you. Don't worry, we won't treat you unfairly!"

"Don't worry, of course we are relieved. Besides this, do you have anything else to say?"

"Yes." The village party secretary hesitated and said, "I know that this may sound a bit unreasonable, but since we are going to do it, shouldn't we work towards a good direction? So, I hope you can come over and give us some technical guidance in a while. You work in a weaving factory, so you should be familiar with the popular fabrics. You can guide the women in the village so that they can weave more patterns, so that our products can be sold better when we sell them outside, right?"

Ye Li laughed: "Even if you didn't tell me, I would still do this. I will come here once or twice every month to teach you new techniques, not only new techniques for weaving, but also new techniques for bleaching and dyeing. We will strive to make a variety of fabrics, and make our products more competitive after they are put on the market!"

"Okay! That's great! Then let's make it a deal!"

"It's a deal!"

After discussing the serious matters, Ye Li and Jiang Xun prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute! These are some gifts from our fellow villagers. Take them back!" The village party secretary picked up the gift from the table.

Ye Li refused again and again, but finally accepted it: "Everyone's life is not rich, you don't have to be so polite in the future!"

"How can that be possible? You guys have spent so much effort to help us, we are just expressing our gratitude. Don't look at this bulging sack, there is actually nothing inside, just some vegetables or something!"

"Okay, thank you then! It's getting late, we have to go back! I left you my contact information last time, right? If you have any questions in the future, just give me a call or send me a telegram!"

"No problem. Let's keep in touch!"

“Keep in touch!”

After getting on the car back to the city, Lao Zhou drove steadily and quickly, and arrived in the city in more than two hours.

Ye Li fulfilled his promise and invited Lao Zhou to eat copper pot hot pot meat. The meal was a great pleasure for both the host and the guests and he also made a new friend.

After dinner, Lao Zhou sent Jiang Xun and Ye Li to the alley before he drove away.

Jiang Xun was carrying a large sack and Ye Li followed behind him. The two of them returned to the compound, one in front and one behind. Just as they reached the door of Aunt Mu's house, a thermos flew out of the window and hit Jiang Xun directly.