Well, I have a solution. If I solve the cotton thread problem, can your production resume?" Ye Li asked.
Without waiting for Lin Yuetao to speak, Guan Gensheng patted his chest and promised: "Yes! This must be possible! Sister, there are still some people in our village who have not been allocated cloth. Everyone is looking forward to wearing new clothes before the Spring Festival this year! Everyone's enthusiasm for weaving is unprecedentedly high, and they can't wait to work during the day and work overtime at night!"
"Is it exaggerated?" Ye Li asked with a smile.
"Exaggeration? This is not an exaggeration at all. If you don't believe me, ask Yue Tao."
Lin Yuetao nodded: "It's true, Gensheng didn't lie."
"If it's true, that's great. Since you think there's no problem, I'm going to go to the village office to find the village party secretary. I need to discuss some things with him."
"Ah? Sister, you're not staying for dinner? Today is our engagement day..." Guan Gensheng said.
"Yes, yes! Why are you in such a hurry? Li Li, stay and have dinner first!"
"Don't leave in such a hurry. Your aunt hasn't seen you for such a long time and has been missing you all the time. If you leave now, your aunt will be so sad..."
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The Guan family tried to persuade Ye Li to stay for dinner, but Ye Li really didn't have time.
Ye Li took out five yuan from his pocket and stuffed it into Lin Yuetao's hand: "Your engagement is a happy event, I am happy for you. I also want to stay, but I really can't today. This is a little gift from me, please accept it. I wish you and Gensheng love each other and grow old together!"
Lin Yuetao kept refusing and refused to accept it no matter what.
In the end, Guan Gensheng accepted the money: "Thank you for your kindness, Yuetao and I will be happy."
After coming out of Guan's house, Ye Li went straight to find the village party secretary.
Lin Yuetao and Guan Gensheng watched Ye Li disappear before they turned around and walked home.
Lin Yuetao complained to Guan Gensheng: "Sister Li Li gave me five dollars. How can you accept such a large sum of money? She has been busy all these days for the villagers in our village and has not gained any benefits. Instead, she has to pay you five dollars!"
Guan Gensheng laughed twice, raised his hand and patted Lin Yuetao on the shoulder: "Little comrade, I'm glad that you care about our sister. But today is our good day, our sister will definitely not come empty-handed. If she gives you money and you don't accept it, she will feel bad."
"But we accepted it, and I felt bad."
"When the New Year comes, let's send some things to our sister. Even though she lives in the city, life there isn't easy either. You need tickets to buy anything."
Lin Yuetao nodded in agreement: "Okay, I'll send more to our sister when the time comes."
"Listen to my wife."
"Who is your wife?" Lin Yuetao blushed.
Guan Gensheng chuckled and said, "You. You will be it sooner or later!"
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"The demand this time is quite large. You know the situation in the city. You need tickets to do anything. We only issue a few feet of cloth coupons a month, and you can't make enough clothes for the whole family even if you save them for a year. Therefore, it is relatively easy to sell our cloth! As long as we can work hard to produce, I will definitely sell them all." Ye Li made a promise to the village party secretary.
The two talked face to face for an hour. The village party secretary was overwhelmed and immediately expressed his full support.
"Don't worry, once the money comes back, I will come back and reconcile with you immediately."
"Look at what you said. How can I not trust you? Don't worry about that. When you go back, solve the cotton thread problem as soon as possible. I will mobilize everyone to work hard on production!"
"Okay." Ye Li agreed happily.
Before leaving, the village party secretary drove a tractor to take her to the town to catch a bus. On the way, Ye Li reminded the village party secretary:
"After the money comes back, every household should get a share. The New Year is coming soon, and everyone will have to go shopping. You must not give out all the money, lest they spend too much and arouse the envy of people in other villages. If that happens, our business will not be able to continue!"
The country does not allow individual business yet, so she is taking a risk by doing this.
Of course, in another one or two years, this matter will be completely legal, and the country will also encourage them to operate independently.
"Don't worry, I will definitely remind you. I am doing this with you to improve the lives of the villagers. The higher-ups are turning a blind eye now. If I go too far, I will definitely be the first one to be punished! To be selfish, even if it's not for others, it's for myself."
"I feel relieved with your words."
Ye Li returned to the city, and when she went to work the next day, she told Liu Hua about this matter.
"Chief Liu, how do we solve the wiring problem now?"
"Don't worry, I've already arranged for the thread! The cloth is not enough, but the thread is plenty. I will make a batch of thread and pay for it out of my own pocket. You can take the thread, and you can give it to me when the cloth is woven and I get the money."
"good."
These days, Ye Li was very busy. He quietly found Lao Zhou from the machinery factory and asked him to drive a truck to help deliver some bobbins.
Of course, Ye Li did not treat him unfairly. He gave him five dollars directly for this trip to Qingshan Village.
Five dollars is not a small amount of money, and Lao Zhou was extremely happy.
The whole family depends on him to make money. It is enough if he can take the money back and improve his family's life.
Old Zhou is also a righteous man. He never asks what Ye Li is transporting with his car. Even if he knows, he keeps it to himself and never tells anyone else.
The days passed by so busy, and finally, the eve of New Year's Day arrived.
The three factories held a large youth gathering in the auditorium of the machinery factory.
The auditorium is very large and can accommodate two thousand people without any crowding problems.
There will be a performance in the auditorium tonight, and after the performance there will be a ballroom dance, which will be a good opportunity for young men and women to bond with each other.
The social gathering started at 7pm, and Ye Li led the female workers to the auditorium at 6:30pm. The auditorium was very well decorated, with various patterns hanging from the beams, and tables forming a circle around the auditorium, with melon seeds and candies, as well as some apples and oranges on the tables.
The male workers in the machinery factory have all sat down and waited obediently.
As soon as Ye Li appeared with the female workers from the weaving factory, applause broke out immediately.
As a single employee in the technical department, Meng Guanglei did not want to attend this social gathering. However, it would be a waste if he did not come. After coming, he could eat, drink, and watch performances. Why not?
As he was sitting and drinking tea, he saw Ye Li leading the team in, and his heart started pounding.
Look?
She even said she was married and had a man! She even came to the social gathering, so she said she had a man?
Ye Li directed the female workers to sit down quickly, and she was about to find a suitable place to sit down. At this time, Meng Guanglei stood up from his seat and walked directly towards Ye Li.
Meanwhile, another unfamiliar female worker also walked up to Ye Li, lowered her head and said something to Ye Li.
She just frowned, turned around and left the auditorium.
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