"Okay." Mrs. Xu hugged her granddaughter and responded happily.
But Tian Xin knows that even if he gives another big ingot, he still owes his grandma.
Because the fifty taels I gave you in the past were the cost of eating, and the next time I gave you a yuanbao, it was to advance the raw materials for making soap to grandma.
Grandma had never told her or anyone else that the Xu family was in fact suffering from famine again.
He also borrowed fifty taels of silver from Grandpa Li Zheng for turnover.
This was the last time that Grandpa Li Zheng left for more than a month. He brought back several large carts of goods, sold all the goods, and paid off other people's debts, leaving all the remaining profits.
Only a few members of Grandpa Lizheng's family, her grandmother, her aunt, and three uncles knew about this debt, and they did not tell her specifically.
But she couldn't bear it. She was better at calculating accounts, just like the savings of the previous Zhenting family. After a little calculation of how many flowers, plants and oil she bought, as well as the daily wages paid to the workers, she knew that the family had no money. It should be that he owed external debt again.
Although grandma has paid for the fish floss in advance from Boss Liu, she is not just rushing to make the already ordered fish floss and fish noodle, which also requires costs.
Once, she overheard Grandpa Li Zheng saying to her grandma:
"Tian Xin makes soap for people. It's a big deal. These two thousand pieces have been laid out on the ground. The next two thousand pieces of soap are oil. Don't worry about it yet. Pepper said he left two kilograms of cotton and went to my eldest daughter's house to borrow some. At worst, I'll go to my brother's place and string together a few dozen taels of silver. Besides, in a month or so, I'll have a warehouse to deliver the goods and I'll bring back the silver, which will last for a while..."
Xu Tianxin didn't listen to the next words.
Another time, she also heard Grandpa Guan nagging her mother:
"Don't cut off the wages of the villagers. It's easy for people to be picky if you are rude.
You have to know that hindsight can bring a lot of wisdom. It should be said that your stall is too big. We can't listen to those things that are blocking your mind.
Isn’t that what I bought from the condom after selling it for sixteen and a half? My family has already spent eleven and a half on making cotton clothes for the baby, and bought some grain for winter. I haven’t felt so confident in decades, and I also bought some medicinal materials and food. I bought a medicine cabinet, and you can use the remaining five taels.
Next time we sell condoms, we can go to a brothel and continue to make money.
When your family Tian Xin earns back a lot of money from Xiangjizi, your Xu family will be completely prosperous. Good times are ahead. "
Grandpa Guan also said with a smile: "You can borrow it from me now, and I can open my mouth even if I borrow it from now on."
In the end, grandma didn't seem to have used the remaining five taels of savings from grandpa's family. She probably thought it would be easier to keep accounts with grandpa Li Zheng's family. It turns out that this time when the general and his entourage came, Grandpa Li Zheng no longer had the confidence to entertain them with generous words.
In short, Xu Tianxin knows these details.
Indeed, as Grandpa Guan said, as long as the eight thousand pieces of soap are exchanged for money, the capital grandma borrowed from abroad will be nothing at all.
However, the current capital gap is too big, and she cannot let her grandma bear this pressure alone. Then, while grandma couldn't see what the live broadcast was saying, she and her family studied water-drop clocks in an attempt to make money.
Find ways to sell water drop clocks to relieve the cost pressure on soap.
So what Xu Tianxin said: "Next time I will give grandma a big ingot" was not the premise that Mrs. Xu thought her granddaughter would give her the cost of making soap, but: Grandma, believe me, I will give you the cost of food and soap. Next, your granddaughter will definitely give you a big gold ingot, so you can hug it under the quilt and cherish it, okay?
But at this time, Xu Tianxin did not explain in detail.
There is a saying: What you really want to do, it is best not to even talk to the gods, just do it quietly, and then talk about it after you succeed.
If you don't succeed, you can just save face, but in a few days you will forget the vow you made.
Maybe the old lady is still happy enough.
Mrs. Xu has nothing to lose at all.
She also heard that a gossipy woman in the village said that the reason why Tian Xin, her family, dared to take on the big job of making soap locusts and was able to pay the girls enough money, including having the courage to entertain the general and his entourage for dinner, was because she relied on her family at home. Milk, you rely on milk to bring money when you go out.
Just being jealous and saying mean things, I mean
If the child is capable, he must also have a good grandma. If there is no backing and grandma's sincere invitation, no matter how capable he is, he will not be able to cope.
The words reached her ears, but they didn't please her at all, she just felt angry.
Mrs. Xu thought to herself: How about relying on grandma? Her willingness to give money shows that our children are not overworked. She can't wait to have her granddaughter ask her for money with a smile on her face all her life.
Alas, if time were not tight, at her age, even if she lived a long life, she would only be able to spend more than thirty Spring Festivals with her granddaughter. She wished she could pave the way for her granddaughter and pave the way for her child until she lives a long life.
Isn't that right? Mrs. Xu didn't explain it in detail, but planned in her mind that if the child gave her money soon, the family would be able to support it, and she would start buying land in Tian Xin's name. Gradually, little by little, her granddaughter’s name was like those of her uncles: fields, grain, warehouses, and silver.
In this way, not to mention paving the road until you live a long life.
Because Mrs. Xu believes in: Elders should not always want to give young people a message. Everyone’s temperament, choices and life experiences are different. What young people need most is not life experience, but leaving a sum of money. This is The most intuitive thing that can help children.
Here, the grandfather and grandson each had their own ideas, so they held their arms, still in a sticky state.
The old lady looked with envy in her eyes, and then glanced at Xu Youyin who was carrying a big burden next to her. She sighed deeply and thought to herself:
They are both grandparents and grandchildren, and Youyin felt embarrassed when he sent her to live at home.
The old lady deliberately ran out of words to talk to and asked her grandson, "Do the people in the village know that I am going to stay at your house?"
Xu Youyin rolled his eyes: "You are wearing cotton-padded clothes and carrying such a big luggage. Who would have guessed that you are going to spend the winter at my house, and you are notifying anyone by beating gongs and drums."
The old lady choked and was no longer in the mood to talk to her grandson. She walked a few steps further away, turning her back to Xu Youyin as if she was angry. Actually wiping tears secretly.
The old lady didn't understand. She had been reluctant to eat and drink all her life, not just for the sake of her children and grandchildren. Why didn't she give up even the last one?
I am approaching sixty-seven, my hair is all white, I have to carry a small bag, stay at this house for two days, stay at that house for two days, and I am not welcome anywhere. Coupled with the words her younger daughter-in-law scolded her before, the more she thought about it, the sadder she became.
Not far away, Xu Tianxin and Mrs. Xu saw this scene.
Xu Tianxin asked: "Nai, you let my grandma live here. Did my uncles ask you privately?"
"No begging." Mrs. Xu glared at her fourth son with disgust: "Don't look at your brother-in-law's face now, but Zhizhiwuwu is always asking around the bush, whether to send your wife back or to stay, that's what I mean. Look, this is just a shame when life gets a little better. I get caught in the rain, and I always want to hold an umbrella for others. I just think of it as helping them."
Mrs. Xu also considered this sentence, which is called: When a person does not understand what it means to die, his face will be full of childishness, which can also be said to be the state of anger. Anyway, no matter how angry you are, whatever you think is reasonable.
But when I realize that I will never see you again, I am afraid that all that is left is regret and the tears of never seeing my loved one again.
After all, she is my biological grandmother. Let’s take this body. Don’t let the three of us have any regrets because of our thoughts. Let’s raise my grandmother if we want to.
"Anyway, I won't take care of you on the day she lays down the kang. Aren't your three uncles filial? Then let them go. Then I will also let your uncles go to the big house to beg for land. If we really provide for them in old age, Yes, why don’t you ask for it? Don’t want to eat and drink from me for free.”
Xu Tianxin smiled and did not answer her grandma's hard-hearted words.
In Xu Tianxin's opinion, her three uncles talking awkwardly to Tai Nai did not mean they had forgiven many things. Tai Nai has always been partial to the eldest son's book. It's not that the uncles have never been jealous, including calling her grandma. It's not that the uncles have forgotten that Tai Nai has called her mother, but once life gets better, she will be inexplicably open-minded. To put it more broadly, I would think about those things in the past and compare them with the current situation where I am too naughty to be around... forget it.
Speaking of uncles, Xu Tianxin did not dare to delay Mrs. Xu any longer, and quickly discussed the business with grandma: "I want to hire three uncles to work for ***, and I will pay them for the clock work. Grandma, you need to take them three from frying
The meat floss was taken out and replaced by other trustworthy hands. "
Mrs. Xu's instinctive reaction was, first of all: Use them as long as you use them, and pay whatever wages you want for the three of them.
Xu Tianxin disagreed, and recalled the unintentional complaints made by the three uncles, and explained with a smile:
"Nai, you'd better not take back the wages I'll pay them, just give them as pocket money.
You don’t know, once, I asked my second uncle to help me make an object. My second uncle asked me if this object would cost money. If I want to spend money, I'll talk to you first. Because he can't solve anything that can be solved with money.
And my third uncle, I asked him to wash his face frequently with soap, so that he can look more handsome and find a partner in the future. But my third uncle immediately said that compared to the empty pockets, his ugliness was not worth mentioning.
My brother-in-law also said that although you can’t have your cake and eat it too, he can have nothing in his pocket and be single. Once he’s used to it, he can find whatever partner he wants.
Listen, how sad it is. "
Mrs. Xu still refused to let go and said: "You can keep your second uncle's share and give it to his wife. In the future, you will give him a baby to give to his mother-in-law's family. You can spend it as much as you like. But your third uncle and brother-in-law's wages must be paid." Here, don’t give it to me secretly, you are just a slave. If they don’t have a family, they don’t need any money, and if they don’t have money, they can’t use it to start a family.”
Xu Tianxin was speechless: "..."
Mrs. Xu asked, "How do you and that Bai Xiucai divide the water-drop clock thing?"
"Initially, I have decided to sell a water-drop clock for fifty taels. I am in charge of the production and the production cost. I guess it is about twelve taels. Then I will earn about thirteen taels. He is in charge of sales. He earns more, twenty-five taels. .”
Mrs. Xu's face lit up with joy: "Can it be sold at such an expensive price?"
Then he explained to his granddaughter: "If it can be sold, it is normal to give a big share to Bai Xiucai. This is the same as our fish floss. No matter how good the thing is, it is useless if no one knows about it, even if the wine is fragrant. Don’t worry if the alley is deep, you will have to take a lot of detours if you sell on your own. With other people’s existing connections, you can directly ship the goods. What makes less money is that you don’t have to worry about money.”
Xu Tianxin nodded and smiled. In modern manufacturing and sales, there are two separate lines. Like selling clothes, after we produce the clothes and sell them wholesale, we can't still worry about the profit difference made by the salesmen in the store. She can think openly in this regard.
As for whether it could be sold, Xu Tianxin told her grandma her preliminary design ideas.
She said that she wanted the third uncle who escorted the escort and the eloquent fourth uncle to go to the blacksmith to order gears, bearings and other parts. Then I went to the porcelain factory and bought some painting varnish and varnish for my second uncle to use for dyeing.
Mrs. Xu understood immediately: "The jar that collects water in our drip clock has become a porcelain vase?"
"Yes, we also need to order some porcelain bottle droppers. It is best if the droppers can be made into various styles, such as a red flower vine wrapped around it. In short, I think every watch has a different shape, so for porcelain bottles There are special requirements, so in addition to the gears, which cost five taels, the other bottles and accessories will also cost around seven taels. For example, the modern flower blooming wealth cross-stitch clock, the one with the shape of a landscape, the moonlight on the lotus pond, The welcoming pine combined with the plainness of the bamboo tubes allowed my second uncle to paint the wood."
But more elapsed time clock styles hold a Kuixing dou pen in hand. For example, when the hour is ominous, the pen will strike out to tell the time. Toad Palace folded "gui" into "cake rice dumplings" and customized a porcelain vase in the shape of osmanthus. The rice dumplings were knocked out with "high school" at all hours.
Similarly, "Qingyun" goes straight up to occupy the "top spot", and a "Heron" and "Lotus" family, with the shape of lotus basin and lotus, are homophonic to "Lian Zhong", which means that the candidates will receive three yuan of success.
In addition, Xu Tianxin planned to only use blue, white, red, black and yellow as the main colors in the color matching of the porcelain bottle and hammered objects, including the dial, because these five colors correspond to water, metal, fire, and earth.
After hearing this, Mrs. Xu said: "...Granddaughter, if this kind of imperial examination high school bell is sold out, I feel that it is a bit undersold. You have to remind that boy from the Bai family, don't be stubborn and just know that the price is fifty taels." , there are some complicated ones, such as an appropriate rise of six or six, and so on. Don’t think about the thoughts of a rich man with the thoughts of a farm boy. "
Xu Tianxin took out the banknotes and the schematic diagram of the device drawn by Bai Muyan, and at the same time helped Bai Muyan clear his name in front of his grandma:
"Milk,
You see, this is what he painted. After listening to my explanation, he decided on two of them and said he wanted to give them away. Whether it's because he's afraid that I won't have the capital, or because he really wants to give gifts during the New Year, it shows that this person is thoughtful and thoughtful.
He also asked me, do you know how much money you will make if this is done? Do you know how many classmates I have?
It can be seen that he comes from a poor family, but he has a good relationship with his rich classmates.
It's hard to get along well with others. He should be good at judging looks and colors, and be good at dancing. I'm not worried about the price he's asking for.
He dared, grandma, because Bai Xiucai was not like many young people who were very concerned about face. He even laughed at himself and me that he didn't have much money in his pocket.
People who dare to laugh at themselves either have a strong heart, or in order to prevent others from gossiping about them, they have long been mellow in their dealings over the years of studying abroad. "
Mrs. Xu had seen Bai Muyan's redrawn painting of gears and bearings, and she praised the painter in her heart. Besides, everyone knew the principle and still cooperated with his granddaughter, so she had a good heart.
No, Mrs. Xu had followed the entire process of making a water-drop clock at home. She was so knowledgeable that she missed a step and asked her granddaughter with her eyes.
"Yeah." Xu Tianxin smiled.
Mrs. Xu said that's right, and you must be on guard against others.
He touched the banknote again and muttered, wondering if there was any handling fee for this thing, and continued:
"No wonder your grandpa Lizheng winked at me the moment we met him, saying that you were going to try your best again. I was still puzzled. I thought he was talking about the female general.
Cheng, don’t worry and let your three uncles listen to you. I’ll find someone else to do the fish floss and carpentry work. "
When Mrs. Xu said this, she already had a list in her mind.
The fish floss involves her family's secret recipe, and she plans to fry it with Meizhuang, which is used by Qin Niang's younger brother. The kind that knows every step.
Speaking of Dali, Mrs. Xu discovered through observation that Qin Niang, the eldest brother, was more tactful than the other three members of her family. If this kid has a platform to develop well and learn how to read and calculate accounts, he will be able to do great things as time goes by. This is by no means belittling your own children and exalting others.
Of course, no matter how good someone is, it must be a biological child of her family. This will never change, but if necessary, Mrs. Xu plans to keep Dali to work in her family for a long time.
Another candidate is Mingzi from the Liu Yongtian family.
Liu Yongtian was involved in private fishing by his son Mingzi, and his legs were broken by someone from Wangjiagou. He later died. This hatred, Liu Yongtian's family always felt that she took the lead in taking back the river to avenge it.
Like Mingzi, her second son's carpentry job was not on the list, so he helped Bai with the work. The fourth child also mentioned that when they went to Fucheng, the roof of the house was lifted. One was Wang Yusheng who helped the Xu family practically, and the other was the strong men of Liu Yongtian's family who didn't want to help at all.
Mrs. Xu plans to use these three people to free up the three people at home for her granddaughter.
Mrs. Xu left with the old lady and Xu Youyin who helped with the backpack, and Xu Tianxin squatted in front of Xu Youliang.
"Second uncle."
Xu Youliang trembled in his heart. The more beautiful his niece smiled, the more panicked he became. There won't be any carpentry work again.
Xu Tianxin started to draw the big cake: "Don't be afraid, second uncle, don't you want to have some money in your pocket, so you can buy some gifts for my grandma and my aunt for the Chinese New Year? If you do it this time, Bai Xiucai will pay you wages. , it’s true!”
