Wanwan is here to help Haitang take care of black spiders, silkworms, and hydroponic plants. She learns quickly and likes these things very much. The mute girl can have free time, dye more cloth, and create more unique products on handkerchiefs.
Painted.
Dumb sister and Lamei both like Wanwan, as do Ertong and Tianniu. Even though my mother-in-law occasionally dislikes the fact that the Haitang family always comes to eat with them, one mute girl is not enough, so here comes another little one.
Winter is coming soon, and the best harvests in the entire Qiaotou Village this year are Ertong's land and the wintersweet family's land. They plant the same things and take care of them with the same weeding and watering, but when the harvest season comes, the yields are not as high as those of others.
Twice as high.
This makes Ertong and Brother Lamei feel proud.
Everyone nodded and praised them as expert farmers and good farmers. Some even asked for advice on how to plant.
Some people are happy and some are worried. There are always some fields with low yields, and celebrating the New Year is another big problem.
It was really hard for me to borrow money and rice from the old rich man every year. The interest rate was too high. When I paid him back next year, I would have nothing left in my hand.
This year of hard work is like working as a long-term laborer for an old rich man. In the end, I just make wedding clothes for others.
Seeing this situation in the village, Haitang also wanted to improve the quality of life of the folks in Qiaotou Village. She didn't want them to be angry with the old rich man, especially since her husband-in-law was now the county magistrate, so he should benefit the people more.
Therefore, Haitang asked Ertong to inform those who needed to borrow rice or money from door to door. They could come to Haitang Dyeing House to borrow money without interest. If they can't pay it back next year, they can use weaving to pay off the debt.
When the folks in the countryside who had a poor harvest heard the news, they came to Haitang Dyeing House happily. Some borrowed copper coins, some borrowed rice, and occasionally brought a few eggs to express their gratitude.
After the crops were harvested and dried, Ertong had nothing to do now, so Haitang asked him to take charge of this matter. He would record the amount borrowed by each family in his own way.
The two of them greeted everyone with smiles. The man who everyone thought was dull and not very good at first suddenly became another focus of attention in the village.
Now everyone looks at Er Tong differently than before.
He is a great philanthropist who helps people in need.
Ertong helped the villagers and enjoyed it himself. There was a girl in the village who deliberately left a handkerchief for her...
Er Tong felt in a daze that his spring had come.
Before the real cold winter came, Haitang asked Ertong, Brother Wintermei, Father Wintermei, and three other laborers from the family to go to the iron shop according to the drawings she drew, and also dug a well for the family.
The well is located between Haitang's house and Lamei's house. It is convenient for both families to get water. There is a bucket next to it. All you need to do is pour the water in the bucket, divert the water, and press it a few times to bring up the underground water.
Finally, fill the bucket when you have finished taking the water.
The most important thing is that the pressed well is close to the dyeing house. The groundwater is as good as the mountain stream water, which is a high-quality water source for bleaching and dyeing.
With this pressure well, it is not so difficult for women to get water, and water can be obtained even by bending the pressure.
"Begonia, Haitang, come here." One day, when her mother-in-law saw no one around, she cautiously and mysteriously called Haitang into the house.
Haitang put down what she was doing and entered her mother-in-law's house.
"My eyes are a little blurred, please help me pull out the white hair from the back..." the mother-in-law said to Haitang.