Lin Yan became curious when he heard this, "Mom, how much money did you save when I was not at home?"
She finally understood that A Niang was very keen on making money and didn't want to let go of anything that could be exchanged for money.
When she left, the family only had 5 cents, which was the bonus earned from building the smelting plant.
I have been away from home for the past two months and have not received any salary. Therefore, the money is all saved by the bonus.
Huahong smiled immediately and said happily: "That's a lot. Wait, I'll get it right now and count how many there are."
A few minutes later, Huahong came in holding a clay pot and gave it to Lin Yan, "You count."
Lin Yan looked at it and saw that the clay pot was not big, half filled with iron coins. They were all poured out and piled on the stone table.
I counted it carefully and found a total of 2 yuan, 1 dime and 4 cents. There is one dollar, five dimes, and the rest are cents, most of which are 1 cent, so the amount seems considerable.
"Auntie, how did you earn so much money?"
To be honest, Lin Yan was quite surprised how the bonus was achieved in just a few months. Judging from current prices, the purchasing power of one penny is very strong. This amount of money is already considered a huge amount of money.
Huahong brought the scrambled eggs to the table and said, "When you left, you had harvested two crops of roe hemp and saved nearly three hundred kilograms of hemp silk. In early August, a spinning workshop was built in the city to purchase hemp silk. I I sold 200 kilograms for 1 yuan. The rest was sold for chestnuts, green onions and green onion seeds. Green onions are a rare thing. If you plant a large area, you probably won’t be able to sell them next year.”
"Green onions are just a condiment and are not valuable. Just grow some for every family. Who built the spinning workshop?"
Lin Yan took a bite of the scrambled eggs. They tasted the same as before, with a little too much oil and a greasy taste.
"From the Hongying family, I heard that it was Hong Lingna who had a bright idea. Seeing that the threads spun by everyone were of different thicknesses and the clothes they made were not durable, they built a spinning workshop in the family and purchased hemp silk. There are some in the workshop. There are several new spinning machines, and the spinning speed is very fast. The twine is now available for sale. I went to see it, and the twine is very good, strong and durable."
"Not only that, Hongying is preparing to recruit a group of people to make clothes, using twine made in the spinning workshop. Everyone is waiting."
Lin Yan said in surprise: "This is a good thing. You can buy clothes directly from now on."
Many people's craftsmanship is not good, and the gaps in the linen clothes they make are so big that they can barely be hung on the body to cover their shame. After I went out for a walk, I came back even worse.
Huahong agreed: "That's right. The twine is good and Hong Ling's craftsmanship is better. The clothes she leads people to make must be good. When Mai Yi is made, we will buy it."
She also made Mai herself, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the result was not good. It's better to just spend money to buy it, which saves time and effort and gives you time to do other things.
Thinking of this, Huahong said: "Money is really a good thing. The price is clearly marked and you can buy everything. I think I will make money in the future and don't have to do anything myself."
Lin Yan strongly agrees with this point. Diversifying the division of labor and greatly improving efficiency can indeed promote development.
After talking about family matters, Huahong remembered to ask Lin Yan about his experience outside.
Lin Yan became excited when he mentioned this. This trip to the mines was a fruitful one.
She took something out of a small sack and wrapped it in a big leaf. "Mom, look, this will be our family's treasure from now on."
"What is it, so mysterious?"
Huahong watched with interest as Lin Yan carefully peeled off the wrapped leaves to reveal what was inside. Her eyes widened, "What is this? It looks like tree roots, so many roots."
"This is not a tree root, but a wild ginseng, which is called the king of herbs and is very valuable. It is a strong tonic, suitable for regulating blood pressure, restoring heart function, neurasthenia and physical weakness. It also has expectorant, stomachic, diuretic, Exciting and other effects.”
The wild ginseng Lin Yan took out was dug up later and was slightly smaller than the first one he found.
I had to admit that Lan Yue had strong luck. Later, she dug up three wild ginseng roots and gave one to Lin Yan.
Seeing Hua Hong's confused look, Lin Yan continued: "This is a great tonic. When a person is dying, he only needs a little beard like this to breathe a sigh of relief."
"so smart?"
"Of course, it can be used as a family heirloom. Take good care of it, I will definitely use it in the future."
Huahong put away the wild ginseng solemnly and then asked, "Isn't this thing valuable?"
"What do you think, grandma?" Lin Yan looked at her helplessly. He was obsessed with money and wanted to exchange money for anything.
Hua Hong said seriously: "It must be very valuable, King of Herbs. It sounds very expensive and valuable."
"This is a priceless treasure. It can be found but not sought. Mom, please don't exchange it for money."
In addition to wild ginseng, Lin Yan's contribution value increased by more than 2,000 during this trip, and he gained a lot. She opened room number 0109 and obtained a room full of woodcraft manufacturing skills.
With a knife, simple carpentry can be done. Before leaving, she gave Mu Shi the idea of making tables, chairs and benches, and Mu Shi made a wooden shelf to put things on. Now there is a wooden shelf placed against the wall in her kitchen, with jars, bowls, chopsticks, cups, plates, etc. placed on it.
Not only that, the original stove was also built separately, and the iron pot was placed on top, so that there was no smoke in the house when the fire was lit for cooking.
The kitchen looks a lot tidier. When I came back from a trip, my home had changed a lot.
After dinner, it was already dark. Lin Yan was really tired and fell asleep.
Huahong looked at her sleeping face for a long time before falling asleep.
When Lin Yan opened his eyes again, it was already noon the next day, and the sun was rising high. It was a sleepless night, and I was still a little dazed when I woke up.
Huahong was pockmarking the yard. When her daughter came back, she was also interested in working.
His stomach growled with hunger, and Lin Yan went straight to the kitchen to find something to eat.
The broth was warm in the pot. She scooped up a bowl and ate it in a hurry.
After eating and drinking, Lin Yan burped with satisfaction, stood by the door, and looked around the entire yard.
Firewood was piled neatly in a row along the brick wall under the eaves, one person high.
The yard was full of things, and the haystacks were piled on the edge of the rat and rabbit pen. They were tall and big, more than twice as big as before.
The rattan is piled under the courtyard wall near the gate, and it can be estimated that dozens of baskets and fences can be made.
In a large area in the middle of the yard, roe hemp stalks stood upright and were exposed to the sun. The green leaves had turned yellow and withered.
Huahong was sitting in a corner, grabbing a few hemp stalks with both hands and throwing them on the ground with a snap. Fallen pockmarks and dead leaves piled up on the sides.
The busy Hua Hong saw Lin Yan coming and said with a smile: "Ye Cong came to see you early in the morning. Seeing that you hadn't woken up, he went to the laboratory first because he couldn't wait. I asked you to get up and hurry over. They are all waiting. You said it was urgent."
"Didn't you say anything urgent?"
Huahong shook his head, "You can go after dinner. There are a lot of things happening in the city during this time, and I don't know which one they are talking about. You will know when you go and take a look."
"Okay. Mom, I'm leaving."
After talking to Huahong, Lin Yan walked out of the house and headed towards the laboratory.
(End of chapter)
