Comfortable life in Siheyuan

"We have limited cotton yarn production, which is exported as short-sleeved shirts, but the value is not high. I want to take a necessity that we don't use or is not as important as cotton yarn and turn it into a product.

The first thing that comes to my mind is duck and goose feathers. We don’t use them very much at present, but we can make them into duvets or clothes.”

"What is the output of feathers? How to process and deal with this thing?" Deputy Minister Kong asked immediately when he saw Liu Qingshan stopped talking.

"I still need to conduct experiments to come up with the specific processing methods, but it shouldn't be a big problem. The output will depend on you to figure it out. You can ask scrap collection stations to recycle it, or you can set up some large-scale farms, and the meat can still be eaten." Liu Qingshan said.

"We can definitely give it a try. Let's do a test first, and then consider the breeding farm after we've determined a good method," said Minister Kong.

“Then how about the warmth retention? If it doesn’t keep you warm, then it’s meaningless.” Minister Wang also raised his own questions.

"I can't say for sure. Let's try it together and see the results." Liu Qingshan said.

"Okay, we must also seek truth from facts and speak based on the results." Minister Wang made the final decision.

Everyone also discussed the time, location, and some equipment needed for the experiments.

Liu Qingshan had made related documentary videos in his previous life, so he still had some impression of them. But now he didn’t have those equipment, so he could only grope his way through everything.

Everyone talked about leather goods again, and the meeting lasted until four in the afternoon, a full four hours.

Director Lin and Liu Qingshan stood at the gate of the textile factory, warmly seeing off all the leaders as they left.

"Qingshan, should I ask someone to deliver your bicycle to you? I saw you rode here this morning." Aunt Lin said.

"Okay, then I'll trouble Aunt Lin." Liu Qingshan said with a smile.

"Don't be so polite all the time. Auntie also wants to thank you. You let me be in the spotlight this time. Our factory has gained some reputation this time." Director Lin had a smile on his face all day.

"Haha, I didn't expect this. It's a pure surprise." Liu Qingshan laughed.

"The department has already given you a reward, so I can't be rude to you. You can't wear short-sleeved shirts this time because the clothes have been shipped away. I'm giving you some more defective fabrics from the warehouse on behalf of the factory. Please don't despise me."

"You are such a joke. Who would dislike inferior cloth these days? Just go ask people on the street and you will see how many people envy the female workers in our factory for having such benefits."

"Haha, I'll just give you some defective cloth. You might say bad things about me behind my back. I will use my personal quota to give you another 5 kilograms of cotton, which is also my own way of thanking you." Aunt Lin said sincerely.

"Thank you so much, I really don't know what to say." The reward Liu Qingshan received today was really amazing.

"If you really want to thank me, just come to our textile factory. I'll be waiting for you anytime." Director Lin looked at him jokingly.

Liu Qingshan didn't respond and said directly: "Aunt Lin, I'd better go back today. It's getting late."

"Okay, I'll have someone deliver the things to your house in the evening, okay?" Aunt Lin said.

"That's great. I really don't know what to do with it. You've given me so much."

The two of them were polite again, and Liu Qingshan went back after a while.

I felt a little bit floating along the way, it felt a little bit unreal.

When he got home, Feng Yu had already returned from get off work. Seeing Liu Qingshan, he immediately asked, "Qingshan, what reward did you receive today?"

Liu Qingshan also wanted to show off, so he hurried to the room and took out the award certificate.

"Wow!!! You have won the third-class merit. You are so awesome, husband. Wow, you are really amazing. I have to keep this well and can't lose it." Feng Yu carefully wrapped the thing up again and put it solemnly in the cabinet.

"There are some prizes as well. There are too many of them and they're not easy to carry. Aunt Lin will have someone deliver them to you later." Liu Qingshan said with a smile.

"What did we send you? Tell me quickly." Feng Yu grabbed Liu Qingshan's arm and asked.

"The ministry rewarded me with a bicycle, and the textile factory rewarded me with some warehouses of cloth and cotton."

As Liu Qingshan spoke, he began to laugh happily.

"Didn't you bring back the cloth and cotton?" Feng Yu was a little impatient.

"No, I don't know exactly how many there are. Aunt Lin said she would send one over."

As they were talking, someone knocked on the door.

"Is this Mr. Liu's house?"

A man's voice came from the door.

"Yes, I'm here, I'm here, I'm coming out." Liu Qingshan responded loudly.

"It's probably from the textile factory. I'll go out first." Liu Qingshan hurried out.

"I'll go take a look too." Feng Yu followed a few steps.

The two were startled as soon as they went out.

Wow! One guy was carrying a bicycle, and another was carrying two large cloth bags. It looked quite impressive.

The yard was full of people, all looking at the two young men who were delivering things.

Liu Qingshan quickly moved aside the door and tried to reach out to take the bicycle.

"Don't bother, it's just a few steps away, we'll carry it to you." The young man carried it and walked inside.

The Liu family members entered the yard, and the people in the yard did not say hello and went straight into the Liu family's east yard.

"Mr. Liu, this is the certificate for your bicycle given to you by the factory. You need to go to the police station to get another certificate yourself." said the young man carrying the bicycle.

Liu Qingshan quickly thanked them for their hard work.

I went to pour two more glasses of water.

"Mr. Liu, we don't need the water anymore. We have to hurry back. We'll come back next time when we have time." The two said politely, then turned and left.

"Have a nice day." Liu Qingshan escorted them all the way to the gate and gave each of them a pack of cigarettes. The cigarettes were secretly given to them by Liu's father.

Accompanied by the roar of the car, the car left Nanluoguxiang.

Liu Qingshan returned to the yard and saw that no one was missing.

"Qingshan, what's going on? Why are so many things being delivered?" The second aunt asked first.

"It's a reward from the textile factory. I helped them some time ago." Liu Qingshan explained briefly.

"What kind of favor do you want? The reward is really big." The third uncle asked, his eyes fixed on the bicycle.

"Hey, let's not talk about this now, but it's a good thing anyway." Liu Qingshan didn't want to dwell on it.

"Qingshan, what are those two big bags? Open them and let us see!" The people in the compound were not polite at all and started to clamor for them to open them and take a look.

"They are just some defective cloths, the inventory in the textile factory warehouse." As he said that, Liu Qingshan put two large bags into the room.

"Everyone, it's getting late, let's go back and have dinner." Looking at the noisy yard, Father Liu hurried over to persuade them.

"Qingshan, you can't use up all of this cloth, can you exchange some for our family?" Jia Zhang shouted loudly.

"Let's talk about it later. My family hasn't made up their mind yet." At this time, Liu's mother stood up and replied with a smile.

Seeing that there was no chance, the crowd slowly dispersed.

After everyone left the yard, Liu Qingshan stepped forward and closed the gate.

The Liu family returned to the house and happily opened the two large packages.