The little Yu'er also missed her parents. When she thought of her parents, she would cry at night and had to be coaxed by her grandmother before she went to sleep.
But he had no time to think about his parents during the day.
There are people playing with him every day in the house, and he doesn't stay at his own home every day. He is often taken over by his grandfather to live in the British government's house, and occasionally he stays at Grandpa Huo's house. His uncle sometimes takes him to see Zhuangzi.
Great Grandfather, let’s play at Zhuangzi over there for a few days.
Sometimes, his great-aunt would take him to live in the palace. The little fisher was very busy.
Only before going to bed at night, do I have time to ask my grandmother, "Where's daddy and mommy? When will they come back to see the little fisher?" As she asked, she started to shed tears.
It feels like his parents don't want him anymore.
When I remembered it during the day, I ran to the gate and sat on the threshold waiting for my parents.
As soon as the carriage rang, he ran over to take a look. When he saw that it was not his parents, his mouth dropped, and his eyes seemed to have been soaked by autumn water. It made people feel unbearable and they hurriedly tried to comfort them.
Listening to her grandmother reading the letters written by her parents, and asking Xiao Yu'er to write a reply to them, Xiao Yu'er hated herself for not being able to write and was so anxious that she cried.
"Little Yu'er wants to write a letter to his parents, right? How about Grandpa Taizu teaching our little Yu'er how to write?" Li Shimian really likes this little great-grandson. He is lively and cute, and he is also very sensible and well-behaved.
People feel sad.
"Okay!" Xiao Yu'er responded loudly.
He needs to learn to write and then correspond with his parents!
Huo Nian took a look and saw that Xiao Yuer had begun to learn to read and had such good skills. It would be a pity not to practice martial arts. After discussing with Zhang Fuyi, he also started to become Xiao Yuer's martial arts master.
So, the little Yu'er, who was just over three years old, was coaxed by adults, thinking that he was learning literature and martial arts just to meet his parents early. Who knew that he had been arranged by unscrupulous adults at such a young age to start summer training?
Doggy Day, the day of winter practice.
In Huo Xi, who is far away in the southwest border, various workshops are starting to get on the right track. More and more military relatives who are watching and have heard about it come to her to ask for work.
Since there were many people wanted everywhere, Huo Xi made a selection and accepted them all.
For women like Grandma Zhi, who had to take care of her family and could not leave home to work outside, but who still had some free time after planting the fields, Huo Xi also made full use of this part of her labor.
"Mrs. Prince, can you lend us a loom?" Grandma Zhi and others were a little surprised. A loom costs twenty or thirty taels.
"There are not only looms, but also spinning wheels. If someone can weave, you can rent a loom, and if you can't weave, you can rent a spinning wheel. When the time comes, cotton, linen, and silkworm cocoons will be spun according to your daily requirements.
The condition of the thread will be sent to you. After you finish spinning, just leave it at home, and the steward will come to collect it."
This is great!
If there is a loom or spinning wheel at home, they can do some work in their spare time and provide more support for the family. Not only can they not afford a loom, they can't even afford a spinning wheel.
"The rental price..."
"The rental price is based on two-tenths of your monthly finished product. For example, if we weave ten pieces of cloth, we will charge two pieces as rent. The same goes for spinning thread."
"How much can you earn in a month?"
"Our madam has done the math. You are different from the weavers outside who are dedicated to weaving. The weavers weave one and a half pieces a day. You should be able to make half a piece of cloth if you find time. If you make less than five or six pieces in a month, you should be able to weave.
Madam said that if you can't weave five pieces in a month, you will take back the loom from next month. If you count five pieces in a month, you will have at least four or five money in your hands."
Four or five cents? Can that much be six, seven, or eight hundred cents?
Grandma Zhi didn't wait for the others to react, and hurriedly stepped forward to grab the steward, saying loudly: "I, I, I want to rent a loom!"
The manager nodded and looked at Grandma Zhi again, "The loom is a bit big. We need to set aside a room to put it. Can your house accommodate it? Why not rent a spinning wheel first? That one is much smaller. It's informal.
You can put it anywhere.”
Grandma Zhi waved her hands hurriedly, "No, no, no, my men and sons are gone. Although our family is poor, we have an empty house. I can put it down if I can!"
"Okay, then I'll register it for you first, and I'll visit your home later. If you can accommodate it, I'll arrange for someone to deliver the loom to you."
"Okay!" Grandma Zhi rubbed her hands excitedly.
Although Xiduo has not been working for a full month, but based on the fact that she is getting more and more copper coins from home every day, at least one or two and a half of her wages are earned in a month. She is getting more and more familiar with it now, and she will get more in the future.
Then she would find time to do some work every month and provide some supplements, and then the family would be able to live a better life.
She turned around and wiped her tears secretly behind her back. This was all the kindness of the Crown Prince’s wife.
After gathering my emotions, I turned around and saw that the person in charge was surrounded by everyone. They also hurriedly squeezed past, fearing that they would lose her share in a while.
"My boss, the cotton, linen, and silkworm cocoons collected in the warehouse are all piled up."
The shopkeeper of the cloth shop had a sad look on his face. He had emptied out two large warehouses and removed all the cloth from the store. He didn't know what the owner was going to do with so much cotton and linen.
Huo, so much! Huo Xi was also shocked. How much cotton and linen leather had been accumulated in Kunming City, and were all sent to her?
"Don't worry, the custom-made loom spinning car will be available for rent soon, and your place will be empty soon."
"Then shall we continue to collect?"
"Take it. Keep the sign hanging."
“Good owner.”
Yunnan is located on the border and is accustomed to being self-sufficient. Almost all local women can weave and spin. There are also homespun and coarse cloths for sale on the streets.
In recent years, with the prosperity of the tea-horse trade, the demand for cloth from surrounding tribes and small countries has increased, and merchants from all over the Central Plains have also transported large quantities of cloth of various colors. More sophisticated spinning wheel looms have also been introduced to Yunnan.
The cost of transporting the cloth from all the way from the Central Plains increases the price of the cloth. If weaving workshops can be opened in Yunnan, the price of the cloth will be much lower and it will be easier to sell.
Within a few days, the loom spinning cart that Huo Xi had just asked the craftsmen to make was rented out. The collected cotton, cocoons and other items were also emptied out of the warehouse and delivered to the leasing military tenants.
Just when Huo Xi thought everything was going well, the shopkeeper of the cloth shop came to her in a hurry and said that the cloth shop had not received cotton cocoons for several days.
"What's going on? Why can't I receive it?"
"I don't know why, but suddenly a lot of people collecting cotton, linen, and silkworm cocoons appeared on the street. The price they paid for them was higher than what we paid!"
The shopkeeper was so anxious that he got angry.
For several days in a row, the store received very few goods. He hurriedly ran out to take a look. Unexpectedly, it seemed like overnight, people everywhere on the street were imitating them and putting up signs to put away goods.
The prices given are higher than them.
Huo Xi learned about it and sighed. He didn't expect that it was not easy to start a career. Seeing that it was profitable, everyone followed suit.
"Okay, let me learn more about it. Don't mention the price for now. I will learn more about it and then decide."
The shopkeeper responded and left.
Before Huo Xi went out to find out more, shopkeepers from several other shops also came over, "My boss, I haven't been able to collect dried fruits, mushrooms, and flowers for several days! Someone has received the goods and offered a much higher price than us!"
"What? You can't harvest dried fruits, mushrooms and flowers either?"