The next day, the police delivered a notice saying that the group of burglars had been apprehended elsewhere, and that everyone could rest assured.
The village has returned to its former tranquility.
Bai Xiaoyue went to visit her mother and Rui Rui.
Rui Rui has recovered greatly, but Bai's mother is still lying weakly on the kang (a heated brick bed).
When she saw her daughter arrive, she hurriedly tried to get up, but Bai Xiaoyue stopped her.
"Mom, you're sick, so just rest and take good care of yourself."
Mother Bai sighed, "I'm old and useless now. This shock almost cost me my life."
Bai Xiaoyue hurriedly said, "Mother, you can't say things like that. It's common to catch a cold and get a fever."
It's all those bad guys' fault for keeping you on the ground for so long and making you catch a cold.
Grandpa Cui said that you'll be fine as long as your fever goes down.
Bai's mother frowned: "Daughter, my fever has gone down, but I still feel weak all over."
Bai Xiaoyue said softly, "Mom, it's normal to feel weak after a fever. Rest for a couple of days, eat more, and you'll feel energetic again."
Bai's mother lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) for three days before she had the strength to get up and move around.
As soon as she felt a little better, she started clamoring to go back to work at the garment factory.
Bai Xiaoyue advised, "Mother, please rest at home for a few more days. I've already told my second brother that you should go after you've recovered."
Bai's mother stubbornly said, "I'm all better now. I bought so much fabric last time, the factory is so busy, I want to go and help."
Despite several family members taking turns trying to persuade her, Bai's mother went to work full of energy.
Bai Xiaoyue no longer needs to go to Wen An's house every day.
When she had a little free time, she discovered that Chang Le and Ru Yi had already cut up all the fabric they had bought during their free time.
Chang Le said, "Mom, it was all cut by Ruyi, all according to her new dress."
Bai Xiaoyue asked her daughter, "How are you going to sew it?"
Chang Le said with a smile, "Ruyi said that hand-sewn is better. I will sew the simple parts, and she will sew the difficult parts."
Bai Xiaoyue nodded. The little girl has quite a few ideas.
Chang Le said, "Mom, can you give me some advice?"
Bai Xiaoyue said, "Your idea is great. Ruyi has a talent for this, and she's very passionate about it. What about you? Do you like it too?"
Chang Le thought for a moment before saying, "It's alright, I don't particularly like it."
I like making money, and I want to make lots and lots of money.
"It's a pity it's not allowed. I have to ask my second uncle to help me sell these clothes!"
Bai Xiaoyue patted her daughter's shoulder:
"Changle, your wish will come true in the future."
Chang Le added, "The cotton-padded coats at the garment factory are almost finished. I need to finish them before then so we can go to the provincial capital to sell them together."
Bai Xiaoyue advised, "Changle, don't rush things. Do every stitch well."
"The fabric is so expensive, the clothes have to be made meticulously to fetch a good price."
Chang Le said, "Ruyi did a great job. She even went to ask Grandma Wen for advice."
Bai Xiaoyue saw that her daughter was organized and didn't need her to worry about her.
She wanted to go to the garment factory to find Bai Wenyi and see how the cotton-padded clothes he made were.
The next day, when she was about to go out, Yan Ci heard that she was going to find Bai Wenyi and wanted to accompany her.
Bai Wenyi was delighted to see the couple: "Yan Ci, Xiao Yue, you've come to see your brother?"
Bai Xiaoyue nodded: "That's right. Chang Le told me that your cotton-padded coat is almost finished. I came to take a look. If it looks good, I'll buy one to wear too!"
Bai Wenyi, eager to show off his treasure, took the couple to the workshop.
As Bai Xiaoyue walked, she asked, "Why haven't I seen Chang Le?"
Bai Wenyi: "She and Cui Yu have been keeping an eye on the progress these past few days."
Upon entering the warehouse, Bai Wenyi took out the clothes.
The blue cotton coat is somewhat similar in style to a military overcoat.
Bai Xiaoyue asked in surprise, "Did you make a men's version?"
Bai Wenyi said, "I originally wanted to make women's sizes, but the fabric only came in blue and black, so I made men's sizes instead. Women like bright colors."
Bai Xiaoyue asked, "Second Brother, will men's clothes sell well?"
Bai Wenyi scratched his head and said somewhat uncertainly, "It should sell well, right? The sample garments were even brought back from the provincial capital."
Bai Xiaoyue looked around before asking, "Second Brother, is there any fabric that hasn't been cut yet?"
Bai Wenyi nodded: "There are still some, not many left."
Bai Xiaoyue: "Second brother, I have a suggestion for you. Let's use the remaining fabric to make women's cotton-padded clothes. Women always like to wear new clothes and are willing to spend money."
If you find the color too plain, you can embroider some patterns on the cuffs and collar.
"Wouldn't it look great if we made matching men's cotton-padded coats for couples, so both of us could wear the same thing?"
Bai Wenyi asked uncertainly, "Xiaoyue, can girls like blue?"
Bai Xiaoyue: "Second brother, get me a small size, one that I can wear. I'll take it back and get it made, then you can see how it looks."
Bai Wenyi found the smallest size of clothing for Bai Xiaoyue.
Yan Ci asked, "Wife, do you think men's cotton-padded coats aren't selling well?"
Bai Xiaoyue asked, "Aci, if there's extra money at home, will you buy clothes for me, for yourself, or both?"
Yan Ci nodded and said, "I understand."
Bai Xiaoyue added, "Second brother is planning to take them to the provincial capital to sell. I'm afraid the men's styles won't sell well, so I'll make some women's styles to sell together."
Second brother put in so much effort and danger on the way to buy this batch of fabric. You all worked so hard!
I hope the clothes sell well, so your hard work won't be in vain.
After returning home, Bai Xiaoyue took the clothes to Aunt Yan and asked her to embroider flowers on the cotton-padded coat.
The dress she wore for her wedding was embroidered by Aunt Yan; it was exquisite.
She discussed it with Aunt Yan and they decided to embroider flowers on the cuffs, remove the flaps from the pockets on both sides, and embroider flowers on the pockets as well.
Aunt Yan was afraid that she would be too slow to do it alone, so she quietly went to the courtyard of the people who had been sent down to the countryside and asked Wen Xiya to do it with her.
When Wen Xiya heard that it was Bai Xiaoyue's clothes, she was struck by how carefully they were embroidered.
The two of them finished embroidering it in one afternoon. With this alteration, the garment became much more delicate.
Bai Xiaoyue dragged Yan Ci along to find Bai Wenyi, asking him to find a size that Yan Ci could wear so that she could change into the altered embroidered cotton coat.
The couple held hands and showed them to Bai Wenyi, who was completely stunned.
Bai Xiaoyue asked with a smile, "Second Brother, how is it?"
Bai Wenyi circled the two of them several times, marveling at their feat.
"Xiaoyue, you know what, you and Yanci actually look quite good dressed like this. This outfit is well altered. I've decided to use the remaining fabric to make women's cotton-padded coats."
Bai Xiaoyue pointed to the cuff and said, "I asked Aunt Yan and my mother-in-law Wen'an to embroider the flowers on this."
You can find some skilled women in the village and have them teach you.
The waist of the women's cotton coat could be slightly cinched; that would look better.
Bai Wenyi said with a shameless grin:
"Xiaoyue, why don't you and Yanci come with me to the provincial capital to sell clothes!"
"If you two stand there dressed up, the people buying clothes will see how well you look and immediately be tempted to buy."
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