Chapter 165 Communication Look at Me More
The entrance to Huaxi Village is a small gray-green stone bridge, but unlike ordinary villages, this place is not gray and gloomy. Instead, it is full of vitality.
Next to the small bridge stands an irregular stone surrounded by colorful chrysanthemum pots, with three large characters "Huaxi Village" engraved on it in bright red paint.
There is a honeysuckle planted on each side of the bridge. The yellow and white petals complement each other in the sunlight, emitting a faint fragrance that makes people feel relaxed and happy when they smell it.
"Wow, there are so many flowers, so beautiful."
“These flowers smell so good!”
It took a long time for everyone to regain their voices and they all exclaimed in amazement.
What surprised everyone even more was the scene on the other side of the bridge. The courtyard within their field of vision was neat and beautiful, and both sides of the path were planted with flowers and plants.
"Who are you? What are you doing in our village?" Someone noticed them.
Yu Zhile responded: "Looking for Captain Du, we are coming from Haiyu Village."
The man suddenly realized something, waved to his own child, and asked her to go to the brigade headquarters to pass on the message.
Before she could finish her words, the child ran away.
Soon, Du Nanzhi and Bai Qishan came with a little girl.
"Captain Du, Secretary Bai, long time no see." Yu Zhile greeted them with a smile.
Du Nanzhi subconsciously opened his arms to hug her, but stopped after taking only half a step.
Captain Lao Du took great pains today." Yu Zhile glanced at his friends and took the initiative to complete the hug. "Thank you for your invitation."
Du Nanzhi smiled and said, "It's no trouble. I'm glad you can come and play together."
Then, she introduced Bai Qishan and her sister Du Rending to everyone, and let her sister lead the way.
She and Bai Qishan mingled among the crowd and introduced the flowers and plants they encountered on the road, and occasionally picked some edible ones for everyone to try.
"The first batch of silkworms we raised have successfully spun cocoons, and we will process the last batch later." Du Nanzhi mentioned the recent situation of the sideline group in Huaxi Village, "If you are interested, you can go and have a look."
"I'm interested, I'm interested." Zhang Wenxin quickly raised his hand and responded repeatedly.
A thought flashed through Zhile's mind, but before she had the time to ask, Du Nanzhi and the others were pulled away to answer questions, so she had to put it aside for the time being.
As they walked, Honeysuckle, who was skipping and jumping in the front, stopped and turned back to remind them loudly: "We are about to enter the valley. The stone steps are slippery with water. Be careful when walking."
As we stepped into the valley, the cool and moist air hit us, sweeping away the fatigue left by days of work. After noticing the various colors of begonias between the stone walls and the rocks beside the stream, everyone excitedly separated to admire them.
"It's so beautiful, I want to take it home." Yu Chuyue squatted down and touched the pink petals, then looked up and asked Du Nanzhi.
Du Nanzhi replied: "I have some in pots in my yard. I'll bring you one later."
Yu Chuyue was very surprised and hurried to thank him.
On the other side, after Yu Zhile amused Yu Chi, he glanced at the live broadcast room. The new scene experience made both new and old audiences very satisfied.
The comments of the live broadcast were similar, so she quickly turned to check the total amount of cloud coins. Because she had rarely put products on the shelves recently, her income only came from gift rewards, so she was still a little far from the goal of opening a high-level mall.
"Sister, look! Beautiful stones!" Yu Chi's voice brought her attention back.
He ran flexibly in front, while Zhou Yuesheng protected him nervously from behind, fearing that he would fall.
Yu Zhile found this scene hilarious and couldn't help but burst out laughing.
At the same time, Zhang Wenxin found a bird with colorful tail feathers in the stream and called his friends to go and see it.
For a moment, the valley was filled with laughter.
They stayed in the valley for half an hour, and when they went down the mountain they were still discussing the various animals and plants they saw along the way, until they reached the silkworm farm in Huaxi Village.
The noise made by the group attracted the attention of the people in the courtyard. Du Nanzhi nodded to them, and they focused on the work at hand again.
"This is specially made for silkworms to make cocoons." She pointed to a mountain-shaped straw stack several dozen centimeters high on the ground and said, "The cocoons can be boiled in boiling water for a few minutes before spinning silk."
In the corner, two silk reeling machines were creaking and turning. As the pedals moved, a ball of snow-white silk gradually appeared on the reeling spindles.
Everyone stood aside curiously observing their small assembly line, and then were led to the backyard by Du Nanzhi.
Balls of silk threads were drying in the backyard, and only a few wooden poles were hung with snow-white, drapey silk.
"This is the first piece of silk produced in our Huaxi Village. The transparent one next to it is plain yarn," Du Nanzhi said proudly. "Everyone can come and feel it."
The smooth silk swayed slightly in the wind. Everyone walked forward carefully to touch it, and then they all marveled at its softness.
"Has anyone made a reservation?" Yu Zhile asked.
Du Nanzhi shook her head: "This is just the beginning. Secretary Liu is still contacting people who used to work in the dyeing workshop. Our plan is to make finished products such as silk quilts and scarves and build a brand like Haiyu Village."
"Dyeing cloth? Chunqi and Dongxi know how to dye with plants. Grandma Zhang taught them." Zhang Haimei heard the conversation between the two and said casually.
The twins who were suddenly named were a little confused, but they echoed in unison: "Yes, we can dye cloth."
After that, they each took out a square handkerchief and showed it. The elder sister held a lavender one, while the younger sister held a blue one.
Although the square handkerchief is not large, one can still see the exquisite craftsmanship of the two people.
This was a pleasant surprise for Du Nanzhi. She immediately introduced to them the talent introduction plan formulated by Liu Ying and extended an invitation.
When the two sisters heard that they would live in Huaxi Village permanently, they were a little hesitant. Before the family split up, they would have agreed without hesitation, but now they are living happily in Haiyu Village.
"You don't have to make a decision immediately. You can give me an answer later." Du Nanzhi said.
The two sisters nodded in unison.
After they finished talking, Yu Zhile estimated the size and asked about the price of the silk cloth before gathering his friends together.
"Why don't we buy some cloth here to make a patchwork quilt to give to Teacher Qiao?" she suggested and told them what she had learned.
The total price sounds intimidating, but the average price is within everyone's budget, so the proposal was supported by everyone.
"Then can this still be considered a hundred-family quilt?" Yu Baiwei muttered.
Yu Zhile said: "The meaning of the quilt is to gather blessings from all families. We don't have to stick to the old form. When making it, everyone can do what they can. Those who can dye cloth can dye cloth, and those who can embroider can embroider some auspicious patterns."
Yu Baiwei had a thoughtful expression.
"Good idea, this is the same as collecting fabrics." Zhang Wenxin clapped his hands.
The others also agreed with her and nodded.
"Give it to reporter Qiao? Count in the share for me, Qishan and Rendong." Du Nanzhi took over the conversation, "We will provide the cloth, and you will make the quilt."
Silk cloth is expensive, and Yu Zhile and others did not agree with her idea and insisted on splitting the cost equally.
Du Nanzhi and Bai Qishan tried their best to persuade everyone to agree to let them pay a quarter, and the discussion was finally over.
Afterwards, the two took everyone to visit the Sangji Fish Pond in the village. While walking, they explained the purpose of its structure and let everyone learn new knowledge.
The pond is not big and the mulberry trees beside it are small, but the fish that occasionally jump out of the water and the green mulberry trees make people full of hope for the future.
After a morning of strolling around, the group gained a new understanding of the current situation of Huaxi Village.
Near noon, they were getting ready to leave. Du Nanzhi packed up some begonia pots for Yu Chuyue and also gave them two jars of freshly brewed osmanthus wine.
On the way back, everyone was still full of energy and chattered about the layout of Du Nanzhi's house. They planned to decorate the house well after the money was divided at the end of the year.
"I heard from the people at the Liuzhen Supply and Marketing Cooperative that there are animal-shaped baskets made of willow branches for sale at the market there. They are so pretty." Ge Xiaoju went over the places she had been to in her mind. "I'll take some time to go and take a look. If they are pretty and cheap, I can help you buy them."
The others responded with yes, and the topic quickly changed, and they began to ask her about the characteristics of other places.
Yu Zhile leaned on Zhou Yuesheng's shoulder with his eyes closed, listening to them chatting, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
"Tomorrow is the last day of my vacation." Zhou Yuesheng tidied up her hair with a sour tone.
Yu Zhile hummed, opened his eyes and asked with a smile: "Do you want to go on a date with me? Go to the movies? Go to the photo studio to take pictures?"
As she spoke, she made a gesture for taking a photo, but then she remembered that he couldn't keep the photo and sighed regretfully.
Zhou Yuesheng was a little tempted at first, but when he thought of her work schedule, he stopped thinking and said, "Look at me more."
Yu Zhile burst out laughing and immediately turned his head to look at him.
The ox cart swayed forward, and the two men looked at each other in silence, with smiles in their eyes.
When they were almost back to the village, Zhang Ling muttered, "What are the kids doing? Why are they all squatting at the entrance of the village now?"
Everyone looked towards the entrance of the village. Zhang Xiaoyun also spotted them and led her friends to trot over and shouted, "Sister Le, there are a lot of people in the village. The Party Secretary asked you, Sister Xin, and Sister Yue to go to the brigade headquarters."
Yu Zhile and the other two felt it was strange, so they said hello to their family and friends and followed them.
During this time, Zhang Xiaoyun quietly walked a few steps behind Yu Zhile, handed her a letter, and whispered, "This is what the uncle who came to see Sister Yuanyuan last time asked me to give it to you."
"Thank you, Xiaoyun." Yu Zhile rubbed her hair.
At that time, the brigade headquarters was full of people, talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was very lively.
The three of them walked quickly into the brigade headquarters and attracted everyone's attention as soon as they entered.
"Let me introduce to you all. These are the three leaders of our Haiyu Village's sideline business group, Yu Zhile, Zhang Wenxin and Yu Chuyue. They are in charge of the village's autumn harvest party." The old branch secretary introduced them one by one.
Then, he looked at Yu Zhile and the other two and explained, "They are all here to exchange and learn."
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