Strangely enough, Cheng Mei was so happy after reading Xiao Fuyuan's letter that she ate an extra bowl of dumplings on New Year's Eve.
When I woke up on the morning of New Year's Day, I felt very good.
In exchange for the green bamboo, the ship's doctor checked Cheng Mei's pulse.
Not only are the symptoms of wind and cold gone, but even the old illnesses that I suffered from in the past seem to be getting better.
Cheng Mei's good mood showed on her face.
Maybe it's good to be in a good mood, as the sea was calm almost throughout the first month.
The merchant ship sailed smoothly into the wind and arrived at a small island.
The surrounding indigenous tribes sent people to exchange gems for supplies.
While Bai Sanzhuang was making a lot of money following Cheng Mei's merchant ship, the business of Lao Bai's embroidery shop in Shenshu Village suddenly exploded.
This matter has to start from years ago.
When Bai Zhaomei went to the border, Zhen felt sorry for her son, so she thought of a way to wash and dry the wool through multiple processes, then spin it into soft wool thread, and knit it into knee socks and gloves for Bai Zhaomei.
It's light and warm.
Bai Zhaomei wore it at the border and gave the extra to General Meng.
General Meng felt that the wool socks Zhen made for Bai Zhaomei were light and warm, completely different from the heavy and rough wool socks used in the army in the past. If all soldiers in the army could wear such socks to protect their knees, it would be very beneficial for them to be warm and light, which would be conducive to marching. matter.
So the order for Jiangjunzhong’s wool socks, knee pads and gloves was sent to Lao Baijia Embroidery Workshop.
Qiuniang was happy and sad after receiving the order.
I was happy about the order of thousands of taels of silver, but I was worried about how to get so much wool in just two months, and how to make the wool into wool through various processes and then weave it into finished products.
The corners of Qiuniang's mouth were filled with blisters.
"What are you afraid of?" Mrs. Bai comforted her when she saw Qiuniang was worried.
"It doesn't matter if other orders are delayed. This is for the military. If it's a little bad, it will delay the military situation." Qiuniang felt that Mrs. Bai didn't quite understand the seriousness of the problem, so she couldn't help but look at Zhen.
"As long as Xiao Yuan Bao is here, this business can continue smoothly." Before Zhen could speak, Mrs. Bai stroked Xiao Fu Yuan's hair and said.
Xiao Fuyuan: "..."
She could only swallow the melon seeds in her mouth, raised her head and said to Qiuniang: "Sister Qiu, don't be afraid, everything will go smoothly."
There was nothing she could do, the corners of Sister Qiu's mouth were blistered, and she didn't want Sister Qiu to have a bad sleep at night.
Besides, she didn't say this to comfort Qiuniang, but this business was not a problem at all.
"Qiuniang, you don't have to worry about the wool. Every household here raises sheep. If the news is spread, there is no need to worry about not being able to harvest wool." Tian Maimiao said.
"But the wool here is too hard and requires a lot of time to starch and wash. Besides, there isn't that much wool for us," Qiuniang said.
"Our family is in the silk business, and we also know a few businessmen who go to the border specifically. They are all back home for the New Year, and we can buy wool from them." Tian Maimiao said, "I'll ask my eldest brother to go to Lijiazhuang tomorrow, please." Cousin Du Nian will come to do this and it will be done."
"Don't worry about washing wool, our villagers can do it," said Zhen.
"But it's the Chinese New Year..."
During the first month of the year, everyone is visiting relatives and having wine, so there is no time to wash wool.
"It's the first month of the year. Visiting relatives and having a drink is not as important as making money." Old Mrs. Bai said.
There was no need for her to mobilize. The villagers knew that Baozhun was scrambling for help.
If you say that you don't have time to do this work when you are usually busy with the crops, but in the first month of the New Year, if you don't have money to work without crops, you can go visit relatives and have wine, and the villagers are not that stupid.
Besides, since the Bai family opened an embroidery workshop, how many people in the village hope to earn money by working in the embroidery workshop.
Never had a chance.
There is an opportunity right now to starch wool and spin wool. If the news is released, I am afraid that the embroidery workshop of Lao Bai's family will be destroyed. This kind of work seems to take a long time, but it is much easier than farming.
Old Mrs. Bai was thinking about it, and the more she thought about it, the more confident she became.
Soon the Lao Bai family decided not to treat guests to drinks in the first month of this year, and making money was a serious matter.
So the collective began to take action.
Qiuniang summoned the embroiderer.
Bai Dazhuang went to Lijiazhuang.
Zhen wrote in detail the instructions for starching wool.
Bai Banban took Bai Erzhuang and Bai Panmei to Xiufang to set up a large earthen stove to heat hot water.
As for the mascot, Xiao Fuyuan, she had nothing to do, so she just stayed in the house with her third sister-in-law.
After all, the third sister-in-law is about to give birth.
A Zhen came after a while and sat cross-legged next to Xiao Fuyuan.
"Brother Azhen, have you finished your morning class?" Xiao Fuyuan asked.
"It's finished." A Zhen nodded.
"Your father is gone?"
"Leaved at night."
Although the emperor has left Shenshu Village, A Zhen's mood seems to be better than before. Although he is a bit disappointed, it is not a sad loss.
"I'm right, your father still loves you very much." Xiao Fuyuan said.
A Zhen nodded.
Suddenly he felt a little disappointed. After his father said he would take him back to be with his mother soon, he was about to leave Shenshu Village.
I don’t know if my sister will miss me in the future.
"Little aunt." When Xiao Fu Yuan was talking to A Zhen, Dalang came to the room with a smile and handed Xiao Fu Yuan a pack of pine nut candies, "I bought these for my aunt."
"Dalang, what's the matter with you?" Xiao Fuyuan asked directly, looking at his eldest nephew who was smiling and rubbing his hands so nervously.
Dalang scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "Auntie, didn't our embroidery shop take over the wool business this time? I see that Aunt Qiu is very busy. Can you let me help take care of it?"
"Did you tell your grandma about it?" Xiao Fuyuan asked.
Dalang lowered his head.
Okay, Xiao Fuyuan understood. Dalang must have come to her after hitting a wall with Mrs. Bai and Mrs. Zhen.
"Okay, leave this matter to me. Then you have to promise not to make the decision on your own, and ask Aunt Qiu if you have anything to do." Xiao Fuyuan said.
"Thank you, little aunt." Dalang said excitedly.
He knew that his little aunt would believe him.
It is said that when the news that Lao Bai's family gathered people to hand-wash wool and knit wool socks and kneepads spread in the village, the whole Shenshu Village was in a state of excitement.
Many people had already gone to their relatives' homes. After receiving the news, they left without drinking and returned to the village.
The embroidery girls in the embroidery workshop are gearing up to do something big.
"This is the time when Lao Bai's family gets rich and doesn't forget about the villagers. When we get to the embroidery workshop later, we must watch Qiuniang teach everyone how to wash wool. This is a big deal. It is for the border troops to keep warm. If anyone doesn't do it well, I will be the first to do it. No one will be spared." Village Chief Zhao conveyed this spirit from door to door.
The people in the village patted their chests and pledged their support.
Lao Bai's family has nothing to say. Bai Sanzhuang never forgot the villagers when he went to Nanyang, and now Lao Bai's embroidery workshop has not forgotten the villagers.
Who is out of their minds to cause trouble for the Lao Bai family?
Normally, apart from farming, there are no opportunities to make money in the village. Now people take all the opportunities to make money. If they don’t work hard, are they still human?
The villagers once again lamented that thanks to Xiao Fuyuan, the life of Lao Bai's family was getting better and better, and Lao Bai's family did not forget to support the villagers when they lived a good life.
All of this is thanks to Xiao Fuyuan.
The New Year greetings given to Xiao Fuyuan on the first day of the Lunar New Year were not in vain. It was not even the 15th day of the Lunar New Year, and the magic appeared.
Little Fuyuan sat on the edge of her bed and sneezed one after another. Who is talking about him all the time?
Soon, the villagers quickly gathered at the entrance of the embroidery workshop.
There were mountains of wool piled up inside and outside the embroidery workshop. Qiuniang stood in front of the wool, and Dalang stood with Qiuniang holding a pen and paper.
"I won't tell you why everyone came to our house today." Dalang said nervously.
Dalang has always been interested in business. At Xiao Fuyuan's suggestion, Mrs. Bai and Mrs. Zhen agreed to let him participate in this wool textile business.
Dalang was so excited that he stayed up all night. This was his first show. How could he not be excited?
(End of chapter)
