Zhan Zhumen

Chapter 61 Steady
Huo Xi also looked hopefully at Zhao Sui when she heard Yang's question.

Zhao Sui was silent first, then shook his head.

The new emperor's iron-blooded means, the decree has been issued, and it is absolutely impossible to change it.

Seeing Zhao Sui shaking his head, Yang felt disappointed and anxious.After receiving this news, I just wanted to go back and discuss with Huo Erhuai what to do.I couldn't sit still.

Seeing this, Huo Xi quickly stabilized her.

It's all here, but they haven't finished their work yet.

He asked Yang Fu to take some bolts of silk out of the basket, and said to Mrs. Zhao Qian, "Auntie, this is the silk we collected in the city. The cloth is good, but it has some mildew spots due to the rain." We thought that my aunt's embroidery skills are good, and I might find a way to cut off the mildew spots or cover them with embroidery patterns, which might come in handy."

When Zhao Qian heard it, he was very interested, and hurriedly got up to take it and take a look.Even Grandma Zhao stuffed Huo Nian back into Yang's arms, and came over to watch together.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law slowly spread out the silk. The silk cloth in front of them is gorgeous and dazzling, and it is soft and silky in the hands.But there is no woman who does not love silk.The surprise in the eyes of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law couldn't stop.

Huo Zhong's firm is engaged in the business of nobles and nobles, not only the quality of silk and satin is good, but also the dyed colors are full of luxury.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law couldn't put it down, and even Zhao Sui touched it with his hands.

"The mildew is not obvious." Mrs. Zhao Qian looked for places with mildew on the cloth.

Huo Xi was secretly proud of herself.

The citric acid she made is very effective. Although these pieces of silk cloth have a bit of mildew, after rubbing with citric acid, the mildew is no longer obvious.

But it is impossible to pretend to be invisible and sell the silk and satin as intact.

Then he said to them: "Although it is not obvious, it is also stained. It cannot be sold as silk. You can only cut off the moldy place or cover it with embroidery. My mother and I both We don’t know how to embroider, and we can’t wear silk now, so it’s useless in our hands. Grandma Zhao and Aunt Zhao will see if they want it.”

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other, then looked at Zhao Sui who was aside, nodded, yes.

Such good silk can be bought for embroidery, or cut off to make clothes for Zhao Sui. They can also make a silk cloth for themselves, and make a few silk veils for later use.

Mrs. Zhao Qian said happily: "Auntie is not polite to you, I have kept all these bolts of silk at home. I just don't know the price?"

Huo Xi breathed a sigh of relief.Her family can stay, and it saves her from having to go around trying to sell it.

Thinking about these silk cloths again, she bought them at a cost of nearly two or three yuan a head, and spent a lot of money on so many fragrant pansies, rice, salt, oranges, pots, charcoal, etc. It's also a cost.

But selling it to the Zhao family is not easy to sell too high.

The family broke the news to them today, so that they have time to prepare, and usually help them a lot.

Then he said, "Auntie, you can give me three taels of silver for each horse. If you still have cloth at home, you can give us some linen instead."

"Three taels? Raw silk is sold in the village, and one stone costs nearly two hundred taels." Three taels for a piece of silk?Zhao's mother-in-law and Zhao Sui couldn't believe it.

"The price of raw silk is not low, and the price of satin is even higher. But these are defective fabrics, and we only need to recover the cost."

Huo Xi added: "Usually you have taken care of me a lot, helping us collect cloth, and selling our vegetables, chicken, duck eggs, and now you have revealed such news to us. Our family is very grateful. These silk cloths are still in our hands. Use it. If Auntie and Grandma Zhao can use it, please help us use it. It can also reduce the load on our boat."

When Zhao's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law heard it, they felt ironed in their hearts.

"Oh, how can this little mouth be so good at talking?" Grandma Zhao pulled Huo Xi to her body, rubbing and rubbing her.

Seven or eight taels, a dozen or so taels of silk cloth, usually only dare to take a peek, but now you can buy it in three taels?Although there are flaws, it is not a big problem. It is good to cover them with embroidery samples, and if they cannot be covered, they can be cut off.

Zhao Qian's eyes couldn't leave those pieces of silk and satin.My head was full of thoughts about how to embroider, and I could make two decent silk clothes for my eldest son to wear.

At that time, she will also be able to cut a few square silk handkerchiefs for her own use.

I can't help feeling beautiful in my heart.

"Three taels, have you lost money?"

"No. That's the price."

Both sides declined.

Huo Xi then said: "We still want Grandma Zhao and Aunt Zhao to help us more in the future. This time we entered the village, in addition to buying cloth, we also wanted to collect some clean meat from chickens and ducks. We wanted Grandma Zhao and Aunt Zhao to help us in the village. Take some. The ones that are ready to be slaughtered."

Grandma Zhao slapped her thigh and said, "What is this? Two or three is enough, we accept your favor. If you have anything to do in the future, just come to Qianjin Village to find me and your Aunt Zhao."

Then he said to his daughter-in-law: "Hurry up and take the cloth in and put it away, and take your sister from the Huo family to collect the cloth, and I will take their two little ones to collect the chickens and ducks."

Zhao Qian nodded, and carried five bolts of silk into the weaving room together with Zhao Sui.

Huo Xi followed in, counted the cloth in her weaving room, there were twelve bolts of Gema, worth one tael and eight taels of silver.

He spent more than eight renminbi to buy Zhao's new rice that had been shelled for a stone, and also bought various grains, vegetables, chicken, duck eggs, and chicken and duck meat. He received eleven liang of silver from Zhao Qian's family.

During this time, Zhao Liang and Zhao Ji's father and son came back and helped Zhao Sui kill chickens and ducks at home.Zhao Qian took Yang and Huo Nian to the village to collect cloth, while Huo Xi and Yang Fu followed Grandma Zhao to the village to collect chicken and duck meat.

Originally, I wanted to buy more chicken and duck meat, and cook more at a time to make dry-dried chicken with salted duck sauce and duck, which will be sold well when the weather is cold.

But once the ship is requisitioned to transport grain, I'm afraid we can't do more.

Thinking about not waiting for the grain to come back before harvesting the meat?But Huo Xi thought that since they were all here, and the food transportation was hard, there might not be much supplies along the way, maybe he could sell some along the way, so he could save some money by then.

Grandma Zhao enthusiastically led Huo Xi and Yang Fu around the houses of the people who raised a lot of chickens and ducks in the village.Thirteen cents a catty for a chicken with feathers, and fifteen cents a catty for a duck with feathers. Many people are willing to slaughter and sell them.

Only half an hour later, Yang Fu returned to Zhao's yard with a basket full of chicken and duck.

The Yang family also collected the cloth in the village, loaded it on Zhao's cart and brought it back.

Back at Zhao's house, he loaded up the Zhao's cloth again, borrowed another cart from a neighbor, loaded it with grain and vegetables, and Zhao Liang and his son helped push the two carts to the river.

After thanking Zhao Liang and his son and sending them away, the family rowed the boat away from Qianjin Village.

The whole family put their things back together, and Yang Shi also told Huo Erhuai that his family's boat would be requisitioned.

Huo Erhuai was stunned when he heard this, and his subordinates froze.

"Is this news true? Our boat is going to be requisitioned? Go north to Huai'an? Can't you pay the requisition with silver?"

Yang was anxious, and gave him a blank look: "This kind of news can be false! And it's the eldest son of the Zhao family who lives in the Hebo Institute. Can it be false?"

(End of this chapter)