"That's what you should do for the Son of Man. My own mother is not filial yet, and I don't have time to do it for you." Duan Yulang stood up suddenly, interrupted Ouyang Xun's words, suppressed his anger and said coldly:
"I have no right to interfere with your choice. I just hope that we will not become enemies, otherwise..."
Although his voice was cold, Duan Yulang did not say any harsh words.
The years of friendship are something Duan Yulang cherishes, otherwise he would not come to visit late at night.
After the door was slammed, Ouyang Xun leaned against the wall with a tired look and slowly closed his eyes.
"I don't want to be like this, but this is my mission. As long as I still have breath, I must try my best to complete it." Ouyang Xun whispered to himself: "I also want to be brothers with you for life, and ignore those things.
There is chaos, but...this is life, and none of us can fight against it."
With a 'click' sound, the wine glass was crushed by Ouyang Xun, and the fragment pricked his finger. The fruit wine and blood flowed on the Kang mat, but Ouyang Xun was completely unaware of it.
I have been busy for a whole day and thoroughly explained the matters in the workshop.
After making sure that each manager had clarified their responsibilities, Bai Ling withdrew and left the remaining matters to Bai Sanshu to keep an eye on.
The workshop should be left to the family as a ancestral business. Even if Bai Xiaoshan pursues an official career in the future, it is very important to have a profitable career. Moreover, it can also provide protection for Bai Sanshu and his wife in old age.
As for the craftsmanship of bean curd and black bean sauce, Bai Ling gave them to Bai Wei and Bai Xing respectively, and they will use them as dowries in the future.
For a woman in this era, the amount of dowry is directly linked to her status in her husband's family. Bai Ling naturally wanted to give her sisters better things.
However, the new house was built larger, so the old house was enclosed and used as a workshop by Bai Wei and Bai Xing.
It's just that these three businesses of Sanfang have been monopolized by Duan Yulang, so it saves the money to go out and find buyers.
"Sister, I told you not to do embroidery work after dark. It will hurt your eyes." Bai Ling had just finished bathing and saw the lights on in Baicao's room, so he came over to take a look.
"Last time when Miss Xiao came home, she saw the backpack I embroidered and thought it looked very good, so she asked me to embroider one for her. I guessed that Miss Xiao would be here soon, so I thought I could hurry up and give it away.
Give it to her." Baicao smiled slightly, but did not stop the sewing on his hands.
Seeing the flowers embroidered by Bai Cao, which looked just like the real thing, Bai Ling couldn't help but sigh: "Sister's embroidery work is so good, it's the best I've ever seen."
"Actually, grandma's embroidery work is really good, and my mother also got the true inheritance from her. But after she married my father, she had endless work to do every day, and she hadn't done any embroidery for many years. If I hadn't lived in my grandmother's house for two years,
"Nian, I guess mother doesn't have time to teach me in such detail." Baicao said softly.
Bai Ling didn't know that Bai Liu was a good embroiderer. After all, she had never seen Bai Liu doing embroidery work, and the original owner had no memory of it.
Bai Ling had always thought about finding a way to make money for Baicao. When he met Baicao's embroidery workers, Bai Ling had an idea in his mind.
"Sister, if you open an embroidery workshop, your embroidery work will definitely sell well." Bai Ling took the satchel on the kang cabinet, his eyes lit up, he grabbed Baicao's hand and said, "Sister, how about you open an embroidery workshop?
Later, we will hire some embroiderers, and you can give them some pointers on their embroidery skills, so we won’t worry about bad business."
"What? Open an embroidery shop?" Baicao opened his mouth in surprise, shook his head vigorously and said: "No way, how can I, a divorced woman, show up in public! If others find out, I'm sure they won't spread lies.
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"Who said that doing business requires publicity?" Bai Ling covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Leave this matter to me. I will learn from others later, and then I will sell the store. I will wait to be the boss's wife.
I hired a shopkeeper at that time, and the eldest sister would watch the embroiderer at home while she counted the money."
"How much money will it cost? No, it's okay to let me embroider. I'm not a businessman. I used to want to be an embroiderer, and I went to the town to ask about it. The embroiderer's wages alone cost me a month.
One penny of silver needs to be provided for food and shelter. Plus the money for embroidery thread and fabrics, I'm afraid I'll have to pay for it if I don't do it well." Baicao still shook his head, "Don't mention this matter again, eldest sister is not as good as you.
He has a good brain, but he can't do big things."
"It's okay if I say it. Even if eldest sister doesn't believe in herself, can't she still believe in me? Our family has gone through so many things, when have we ever made up for it?" Bai Ling made up his mind to find a future for Baicao.
Even if Baicao really doesn't want to get married, if she has the ability to make a living, she still has something to rely on when she gets old, right?
What's more, Baicao is still young and will marry again if she meets the right person. This dowry must not be shabby compared to other sisters. This is the dignity given by her mother's family.
Without trying to persuade Bai Cao any more, Bai Ling stood up and left after saying a few more words, keeping this in mind and wanting to find his grandfather's home even more.
It wasn't because of my grandmother's embroidery skills, but because my grandfather's family had taken care of Sanfang. Such relatives were suitable for exchanges, and they also satisfied Bai Liu's thoughts.
The workshop started as scheduled. Except for Bai Xing and Bai Xiaoshan who stayed to look after the family, the third room went there to teach the villagers how to make preserved eggs.
Of course, Bai Ling often went to work in the space at night and carved two seals with dark patterns. Before Duan Yulang left, he went to the bank to open a private account to facilitate future transactions.
Since the workshop was to be left to Bai Xiaoshan, Bai Ling's account only held the dividends from the hot pot restaurant, and other transactions were still made with banknotes.
"Bai Ling, your business is on the right track, and the new house is so big. Have you ever thought about hiring a few servants to help with work or look after the home?" Duan Yulang reminded him kindly before leaving:
"Although there aren't many horse bandits nowadays, it's hard to guarantee that your family will be prosperous, and some people will have inappropriate thoughts. Your family lives far away from the village, and there are no strong men. After all, it's not safe."
"Buy someone?" Bai Ling frowned. She really had never had such an idea.
After all, he is not the soul of this era, and Bai Ling is opposed to buying and selling people in his heart.
But Duan Yulang's words made Bai Ling ponder whether she should really follow the local customs. After all, she would make bigger moves in the future.
"Yes. When you sisters go out, it will be safer if you have personal protection. Xiaoshan is also going to school, and it can be taken care of by a book boy. Besides, your family's current property is no less than that of a landlord. You can't have anything.
Everything is a toss-up between my family, right?" Duan Yulang only thought that Bai Ling was not used to a wealthy life. Before he thought of this, he kindly explained it to her.
"Are you staying in town for two days, or are you going somewhere else?" Bai Ling thought for a while and asked.
"I'll go to the county early tomorrow morning," Duan Yulang said.
"I'll go home and discuss this matter. If my family agrees, I'll go to the county seat with you tomorrow." Bai Ling took a deep breath and said solemnly.
Although Bai Ling still feels uncomfortable about buying someone else, in this era of imperfect legal system, letting servants do many things is more reassuring than hiring people. Bai Ling still understands this truth.
Even for the sake of his family, Bai Ling had to think carefully.
"Sure, I'll wait for you until the end of the day." Duan Yulang replied. (To be continued)