Then, Chang Le ran into the house, giving the two of them some space.
Ruyi's eyes were a little red: "Brother Ye, are you really alright?"
Ye Changxing grinned: "Ruyi, I'm really fine. Don't worry, I'll be more careful from now on."
Ruyi said, "I want to visit you, but my aunt won't let me."
Ye Changxing said, "The hospital environment is complicated, and I don't want you to come. You should stay at home and I will come to see you."
The two whispered for a while, and Ruyi, worried about Ye Changxing's injury, told him to go back and rest early.
Ye Changxing brought over two sewing machine tickets, and Bai Xiaoyue didn't stand on ceremony, having Yan Ci bring back two sewing machines.
She then had Bai Wenyi bring back two bolts of cloth. Wen Xiya cut out a pattern first, and Ruyi followed suit and cut the cloth accordingly.
She had Li Mingyue operate the sewing machine to sew several sets of clothes, men's and women's, old and young.
After completing the preparations, she first shared her ideas with Yan Ci, who then offered his support.
The couple went to the brigade headquarters to find Uncle Bai and Ye Jianguo.
Several village officials were in their office.
Bai Xiaoyue asked first, "Uncle, how's the meat processing plant doing this year?"
Uncle Bai smiled and said, "Xiaoyue, what's wrong? Are you out of money? The factory is doing quite well. We're planning to give everyone some New Year's money."
Bai Xiaoyue asked, "How much money will each person get?"
Ye Jianguo said, "We are discussing this matter. Each person will receive 8 yuan based on the number of people."
Accountant Wang nodded in agreement.
Bai Xiaoyue: "Could we take a smaller share of the money and distribute the benefits to everyone in a different way?"
Uncle Bai asked, "What method?"
Bai Xiaoyue said, "Now that everyone has food in their hands, there's no problem with eating. I'm thinking of distributing a lot of money and giving everyone a set of clothes."
This way, everyone, young and old, will have new clothes to wear during the Lunar New Year, and visiting relatives will be more festive.
Anyway, this is an extra benefit and it won't affect anyone's life.
I saw many elderly people in the village whose clothes were patched upon patched, and who hadn't been willing to buy a new piece of clothing for many years.
The people in our village dress better so that you can have face!
Let others see that under your leadership, the commune members not only have enough to eat, but also new clothes.
Ye Jianguo's eyes lit up: "It's good, but where did this outfit come from? You can't buy a ready-made outfit for 8 yuan."
Bai Xiaoyue said, "We can buy fabric and make it ourselves, which is more economical."
I have a sewing machine at home, and I can find someone to help me. Sister Xinghua is quick and hardworking, so she can come. Xiaomei's family is taken care of by Linhua, so she can also come and help.
We don't charge wages; we just calculate work points for the people who make the clothes.
Then, she asked Yan Ci to take out the clothes so that several people could see them.
Bai Xiaoyue said, "These are the clothes I had someone cut and sew. Take a look and see how well they are made."
Uncle Bai, Ye Jianguo, and Wang Fusheng all picked up the clothes and looked them over, finding them to be of good quality.
Uncle Bai asked, "Xiaoyue, you did a good job. Where can I get some fabric?"
Bai Xiaoyue: "The village can purchase some goods in the name of the company! Everyone, please think of a way."
Uncle Bai nodded and said, "Let's discuss it some more."
Bai Xiaoyue said, "I'm just making a suggestion; it's definitely up to you to make the decision."
While waiting for the village officials to have a meeting, Yan Ci accompanied his wife on a leisurely walk home.
Yan Ci asked Bai Xiaoyue, "Wife, there are more than 800 people in the village, and only three sewing machines. Is that enough? Besides, the fabric is hard to come by."
Bai Xiaoyue's eyes sparkled:
“Aci, we have so many people with free time in our village. As long as we have fabric, we can work on an assembly line.”
Taking measurements, cutting, sewing, cutting buttonholes, sewing buttons, trimming loose threads, and ironing can be done separately.
If the sewing machine isn't fast enough, you can ask an older woman or grandmother to help sew some by hand.
Yan Ci patted his wife's head, offering silent support.
Uncle Bai told the commune leaders about his idea, and they supported him and even wrote him a note saying that the fabric could be purchased in the name of the commune.
During his free time, Bai Wen'an told Du Heping about the Hongxing Brigade's plan to make new clothes for the villagers.
Secretary Du was very interested and even gave Bai Wen'an specific instructions:
"Wen'an, this is good, it's very positive. See if they have any difficulties, and help them if you can."
Bai Wen'an immediately said, "Secretary, it seems that there are not enough sewing machines, and we are still trying to find a solution."
Secretary Du opened the drawer, rummaged through it for a while, and handed a receipt to Bai Wenan:
“I have a sewing ticket here. You can take it to Secretary Bai. Consider it my personal sponsorship.”
Bai Wen'an quickly declined, saying, "Secretary, how can this be? No, no."
Secretary Du glared at him: "Just take it. It's not for you. Take it to Secretary Bai tonight."
Bai Wen'an could only say, "Then on behalf of our production brigade, I thank the secretary for his strong support."
Secretary Du said, "I am very happy that the Hongxing Production Brigade is doing well. I would be even happier if every production brigade were this proactive."
That evening, Bai Wen'an handed the sewing plane ticket to Uncle Bai: "Uncle, this is a private gift from Secretary Du to the village."
Uncle Bai was so excited that his face turned completely red.
"This is wonderful! Secretary Du is truly a good cadre of the people. With the support of these leaders, I will definitely get this done."
He also invited his nephew to stay for dinner at his home, and the two of them enjoyed drinks and conversation.
Even with the village and commune issuing receipts, the purchased fabric was still insufficient, falling short by two-thirds.
Bai Wenyi said he had a solution.
Bai Xiaoyue asked, "Second Brother, what connections do you have?"
Bai Wenyi: "We can use the meat to exchange for cloth with the textile factory. The Lunar New Year is coming soon, and meat is in short supply."
Bai Xiaoyue asked, "Do you have connections?"
Bai Wenyi scratched his head and said, "I know a friend who said he could take me there, but it's a bit far, and it would take a whole day to drive there and back."
Bai Xiaoyue asked, "Driving? What kind of vehicle? A tractor?"
Bai Wenyi: "No, he said he could borrow a truck."
Bai Xiaoyue asked, puzzled:
"Second brother, you can just talk to Uncle directly. Go to Accountant Wang to get the money and ask Uncle to give you a letter of introduction."
Bai Wenyi chuckled awkwardly, "Xiaoyue, I want Yan Ci to go with us."
Bai Xiaoyue stared at Bai Wenyi and asked, "Second Brother, why?"
Bai Wenyi said, "We're carrying things with us, so I'd like to bring a few people with me for safety."
Bai Xiaoyue looked at Yan Ci.
Yan Ci asked, "Who went?"
Bai Wenyi: "If Captain Ye is going, we can find another one. I haven't decided yet."
Yan Ci thought for a moment and said, "Then let Wang Weiguo go with us."
Bai Wenyi nodded and said, "Yes, yes."
After Bai Wenyi left, Bai Xiaoyue hugged Yan Ci and said:
"I was too naive. I didn't expect the fabric to be so hard to buy, and that we would have to go to other cities to buy it. It's so cold, and you still have to go out and run around like this."
Yan Ci patted his wife's head and said:
“Such a big thing can’t be done easily. Besides, this is a good thing for everyone, so I’m willing to make the trip.”
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