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When Qingqing and Xiaotang came out of the room yawning, Xiaomeng had already returned from visiting Miss Duan's dye house.

Xiaomeng felt she had learned a lot from this trip. She had witnessed firsthand the entire process of Miss Duan tie-dyeing fabric.

The Bai people have their own unique dyeing techniques, and they are particularly skilled at dyeing larger pieces of fabric.

They would use thread to tie, sew, or bind the woven fabric into knots.

After the fabric is tied up using a complex technique, the dyer will put the tied fabric into a dye vat, immerse it multiple times in heated indigo dye, and then fix the color with natural chemical materials.

This method of production results in a wide variety of tie-dyed fabrics each time they are made, with each piece of fabric having some unique variations.

At the same time, in addition to using her own ethnic dyeing techniques, Miss Duan also learned dyeing techniques from other ethnic minority friends, such as batik.

By combining various techniques in her dyeing works, she makes her tie-dye products even more unique.

Xiaomeng greatly admired Duan's innovative spirit and encouraged her to try more dyeing techniques.

If you have a good idea, you could dye some large pieces of fabric and send them to her, so that Xiaomeng can use the naturally dyed fabric to make some interesting dresses and clothes for herself.

Because the fabric of handmade cloth bags is relatively stiff, batik techniques are more effective. Xiaomeng and Miss Duan unanimously decided that batik would be the primary method for making the handmade cloth bags.

Xiaomeng found another unique source of goods for her small shop and, satisfied, continued her trip around the lake.

Their cycling trip around the lake covered a total distance of over 150 kilometers.

No matter how leisurely they took it, cycling while having fun, they still managed to complete the entire route in two days.

On the third day, Xiao Meng and her group went hiking in Cangshan Mountain.

Since we're here at Erhai Lake, how can we not visit Cangshan Mountain?

So we went up Cangshan Mountain for another day.

And so, the three-day, two-night cycling trip came to a successful end.

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After the event, the cycling team disbanded on the spot, and everyone went their separate ways.

Xiaomeng didn't fly back to Beijing with most of her friends; instead, she bought a ticket to Nanjing.

"What? Aren't you planning to come back to Beijing with us?" Xiao Tang asked, noticing that Xiao Meng's plane ticket was different from everyone else's.

“Yes, I have some business in Jinling.” Xiao Meng sat on the sofa in the airport VIP lounge, took out a book called “Gorgeous Silk”, and began to study it seriously.

This is a popular science book introducing the history and evolution of traditional Chinese silk fabrics. Xiaomeng just bought it at a bookstore in the airport, and it's perfect for passing the time while waiting for her flight.

Xiao Tang also took up a sofa all to himself, and said with a hint of regret, "That's a real shame. My grandfather's birthday is in a couple of days, and we'll be having a big banquet. You won't be able to make it."

Xiaomeng found this very strange. "Why would I go to your grandfather's birthday party? Isn't this a family dinner? Why would you invite your grandson's friends?"

Xiao Tang answered matter-of-factly, "Yes, it's my grandfather's birthday banquet, and many relatives and friends will be attending."

Qingqing's family will be coming too, right?

Sitting not far away, Qingqing nodded matter-of-factly, "Yes, I've already heard from my grandma that our whole family, as long as we're in Beijing, will be attending your grandpa's birthday banquet. My mom said the gifts are already prepared. Xiaomeng, aren't you planning to go?"

It sounded like some kind of large social event, which Xiaomeng found very strange. In her mind, an elderly person's birthday should only be celebrated by their own family members.

She had never seen an elderly person celebrate their birthday in such a way that they would invite friends of family members to attend.

Perhaps this is the difference between ordinary people and large families.

However, Xiaomeng did have other things to do, so she could only regretfully apologize to Xiaotang.

Anyway, she's not an important person. At most, we can only be considered playmates, not even friends.

Last night, Manager Teng sent a message to Xiaomeng, saying that he was participating in an event in Jinling City, visiting some intangible cultural heritage textile craftsmen, and asked if Xiaomeng was interested in joining the event.

Xiaomeng was naturally interested.

She checked in her large luggage, such as "Thirteen Sister," and some trinkets she had bought in the ancient city, back to her courtyard house within the Second Ring Road of Beijing. She only carried a small, simple suitcase onto the plane.