OK, I'll keep it a secret for you." Ye Li agreed.
"My uncles live in the village. When I went back to visit them last time, they told me that they wanted to build a dyeing workshop in the village. But they don't have a good grasp of the dyeing technology, so they hope I can give them some guidance when I go back. You know, I'm from the Propaganda Department, not the workshop..."
Before Lin Shanshan finished her words, Ye Li understood what she meant.
"Do you want to take this opportunity to learn in the workshop and then hand it over to your uncles?"
"right."
"But will this work? Our weaving factory is a state-owned enterprise. The country does not allow private enterprises now. Can your uncle build this factory?" Ye Li was doubtful.
"Of course we can't run a business privately now. But my uncle is the village branch secretary, and my uncle is the production team leader. You know that you need cloth coupons to buy cloth in the city, and it's the same in the village. Farmers work in the fields all day, and their clothes are badly worn. They are often patched up, and they can't afford to buy cloth alone. Moreover, the cloth is in limited supply, so even if you want to buy it, you may not be able to buy it. So, the village built its own weaving workshop." Lin Shanshan said.
Ye Li heard this and was moved: "The village, allow it?"
"Why not? This is also collective property! After the workshop is established, villagers can weave and dye their own cloth, and then distribute the cloth together. Every household can get some cloth to make new clothes."
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"This... is great." Ye Li murmured.
A bold idea formed in her mind. Perhaps, this was an opportunity to bring changes to her current life.
"In that case, you must study hard. Different trades are like different mountains. Although we are both in the weaving factory, the work we do is still very different."
"Yeah, I know."
"Shanshan, you reminded me and gave me an idea. I will also study hard this time. Let's work hard together."
"What's your idea?" Lin Shanshan asked.
"Let's keep this secret for now. It's just an idea now. If I can succeed, I will tell you everything without hiding anything." Now is not the right time. She thinks it would be better to tell Lin Shanshan when the time is right.
"Okay, if you don't say so much, I won't ask. Ye Li, let's work hard together and learn what we can now, just in case we need it in the future, right?"
"You are absolutely right."
"Then let's do our best!"
"come on!"
Ye Li and Lin Shanshan plunged into the workshop, studying and researching with the technicians, accumulating materials, and preparing for a comprehensive report on the matter in the future.
In the evening, the weaving factory closed for the day.
Ye Li took the bus to the post office first. Her biological father had been sending money to Zhuang Shihong for many years without interruption. She didn't know about this before, but now that she knew, she had to write a letter to her father to explain it.
She asked for an address and decided to write a letter and send it after she returned home tonight.
The alley was not far from the post office, so Ye Li walked back.
When I entered the compound, I felt that the yard seemed a little deserted. It was clearly time to get off work, and people from all households should have returned from work. At this time, they should be chatting in the yard, so why was it so quiet?
Ye Li was just about to go back to his room. Just as he reached the door, he heard some noise coming from the backyard.
Could it be related to Huang Xiuxiu?
She really wanted to go to the backyard to take a look, but she went back home first. She hadn't seen Jiang Xun for a day, so she wanted to go and see how Jiang Xun was doing.
He is a hundred times more important than Huang Xiuxiu.
When Ye Li pushed open the door, he saw Jiang Xun practicing walking inside the house. Layers of fine beads of sweat on his forehead had wet his hair.
"Don't be in a hurry." Ye Li took out a handkerchief from his pocket and gently wiped the sweat off his face. "You are already very good. It won't take long for you to return to normal."
"Urgent, I'm very anxious." Jiang Xun was in a very urgent mood.
After being taken care of for so many years, he really wants to stand up and live on his own, while also taking care of the people around him.
"Then promise me not to tire yourself out."
Jiang Xun smiled: "Okay."
"Are you hungry? I'll make you something delicious tonight."
"The food in the kitchen is ready, just waiting for you to come back." Jiang Xun said.
"What?" Ye Li was surprised. "The meal is ready. Don't tell me that it was you who cooked it!"
"I did it."
When he said this, there was a little pride on his face, and he looked a little funny, but also a little serious.
"Then I'll have to eat more! I've never tasted your cooking before!"
"Okay." Jiang Xun said with a smile, "You must be tired after working all day. Go wash your hands first, then we'll have dinner!"
"Yeah." Ye Li was about to go out when he suddenly remembered the noise in the backyard. "What's going on in the backyard? Why is it so lively?"
"Huang Xiuxiu was beaten up."
Sure enough, he came back, and everyone knew that he was beaten.
"Did you see it?"
Jiang Xun: "Yeah. Today, when I was walking in the yard, Huang Xiuxiu came back with a bruised face. I saw a lot of fun."
After hearing Jiang Xun say that he had watched a lively event, Ye Li found it very entertaining.
Jiang Xun usually spends most of his time staying indoors, but after being discharged from the hospital after surgery, he actually learned to watch the fun in the yard.
"Want to go check it out?"
"Um."
"Then go ahead. I don't know who could be so cruel to beat a healthy person like that. His face is swollen like a pig's head. It's really ridiculous and pitiful." Jiang Xun shook his head.
Seeing this, Ye Li asked him: "Do you sympathize with her?"
"Not really. I knew something was going to happen to her sooner or later."
"Why do you say that?"
"The factory has heard about Huang Xiuxiu. We didn't believe it at first, but gradually we began to believe it. With so many things happening in the factory recently, I am more certain that the rumors about her are not false. She is actually quite pitiful, but there must be something hateful about a pitiful person. Her choice led to today's result."
Ye Li was quite surprised. Jiang Xun usually said nothing and stayed in the room alone. Ye Li thought he knew nothing, but she didn't expect that he kept everything in his heart and knew it very clearly.
Ye Li got thoughtful and suddenly asked Jiang Xun: "Then... do you know who Huang Xiuxiu offended? Why was she beaten?"
Jiang Xun was about to shake his head when he glanced at her eyes inadvertently. Suddenly, he seemed to realize something: "Could it be you who did this?"
Ye Li smiled slowly: "It has something to do with me... Then will you hate me?"
"I believe you must have your reasons for doing this. But I want to understand the reason," Jiang Xun said.
"Okay, let me tell you..."
Just as Ye Li was about to tell the story, there were bursts of crying from the backyard, followed by Huang Xiuxiu's scolding: "You old woman, I tell you, even if Li Guo is dead, you can't even think of taking advantage of me."
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