The skilled widow is busy farming

Chapter 96 Opportunity
After they left, Li Yan rubbed his hands in embarrassment, "Brothers and sisters, Manager Qi came to me on his own initiative and wanted to ask for your help. I negotiated terms with him. In the future, he will purchase goods directly from our weaving workshop, and the price will be the same." Low. His family has been in this business for a long time, and he is considered a local leader here, so I can’t offend him, I’m sorry!”

"It's okay, brother, don't be embarrassed. I have money to make, so it doesn't matter if I have to work hard. It just so happens that I'm short of money recently, so that's what I want. I also have to plan for these two brats and girls."

Xiu Niang didn't feel embarrassed. The money given was generous and it was more than [-]% higher than the usual price. It was really not a loss.

"Don't worry about Qing'er and Yingzi's dowry. They are outstanding girls in our village. I think they are decent. Erqing and I will definitely give a generous dowry when we get married in the future. We can't let it go to waste. My two nephews There is no difference between them and my biological ones, they are all in my heart, you don’t have to carry them all with you."

Li Yan gave a serious assurance.

"Okay, I'm not worried."

"He is in a hurry, can he catch up?"

"Yes, it's not a big thing. I can catch it in time."

Xiu Niang responded confidently.

Since you have taken over the work, you have to do it well for others. This also opens up new markets for the weaving workshop.

Draw a picture first. Her picture is even better than the original one. You can see the difference at a glance. Now that you have done it, you must do it as well as possible. If others do not lose money to you, you will be successful in life.

Draw the picture and install the machine.

"Qing'er, I'm a little anxious about this job. If the aunts don't understand something, please help me."

"Okay. We can just ask Qing'er and Yingzi, and you can do your business."

The aunts nodded in agreement.

Xiu Niang started weaving the Kesi Kang screen again, but she had to put down the Buddha statue first. This time she had to move quickly and not be lazy.

The silk threads are all of the highest quality, brought by Steward Qi.

Grandma knew that Xiu Niang had taken another job, so she frowned and said nothing. She just asked Aunt Zhao to make some tonic soup for her, and the food should be better. She should not be fooled, give her tonic, and not let her do any other work.

Except for going to folklore classes in the morning, the rest of the time was spent weaving tapestry.

Fortunately, it is a Kang screen, and the things are relatively small, otherwise I would really not dare to pick it up. Kesi cannot be made in a hurry. Slow work will produce careful work, which is why it is expensive.

Fortunately, Qing'er was able to help her by knitting for a while, and it was up to her to do the painting herself, so she could be more precise.

Manager Qi came again more than a month later and saw Xiu Niang knitting. He was very satisfied with her paintings and left happily.

Someone sent him high-quality silk thread, and Li Yan signed a cooperation contract with him. Manager Qi provided him with some high-quality raw silk and cooked silk. He also came to pick out good works from the weaving workshop. Both parties were satisfied with the price, and it was mutually beneficial. .

You can take and sell some palace flowers and cloud brocades, and pay half of the deposit when you get the items to help the weaving workshop turn around and tide over difficult times.

Now the weaving workshop has just been established, and there are really not many good things. Xiuniang, Qing'er, Yingzi and the other three can weave tapestry and Yun brocade, but they only have three pairs of hands, and there are too few good works.

A few aunts can weave cloud brocade, but the patterns are limited and it takes time to increase the pattern and proficiency. The other girls are all palace flowers and embroidered handkerchiefs.

It's basically a small item, not really valuable. This weaving workshop needs more time to establish itself than the wine shop.

Autumn has arrived, and the village has become busy. The autumn harvest has begun. This year, the village has harvested a lot of grain, and the uneaten food is sent to the winery. Every household is very busy.

Xiu Niang tried her best to weave tapestry paintings regardless of everything, and she had to finish them as soon as possible.

Her farm's harvest was very good, and after paying taxes, the remaining grain was sent to the winery.

This year, the winery’s orders have doubled compared to last year. In the past few years, the winery has finally gained a reputation. Everyone praises his wines as good and not fake, and the winery’s business has improved.

The business of the tavern is stable, and the meals sold to dock workers in the past are now cheaper. This is what grandpa meant. The hard-working workers don’t have much money, so they can earn less to gain popularity and protect their capital.Nowadays, workers are not expected to pay for food. Most of the money is earned by people at night markets and those who eat and drink seriously.

Nowadays, a portion of rice consists of two vegetarian dishes and one meat dish. The staple food paired with multigrain rice and steamed buns is sold for one copper coin. It basically makes no money, just to protect capital. If you want to eat more meat, such as pure meat like braised pork, just add an extra copper coin. If you think it is expensive, just Eat a portion of rice, which contains stir-fried meat and vegetables, which is meaty enough.

The portions are sufficient and can be taken away. If you take away the staple food, we can give you an extra spoonful. You will definitely not lose money. The food is clean and fresh.

The dock workers all know his food very well. Many people eat it. It is cheap and big enough to fill up the stomach. You can even bring some meat back to your wife and children to eat, which is very cost-effective.

If you want to eat noodles, they will be served with meat dumplings, a few vegetable leaves, and a large pot of noodles. If you don’t have enough noodles, you can add noodles for free.

If you sell in this way, you can only protect your capital and basically make no money, but Tu is very popular and has a good reputation, which is also the foundation of the tavern.

Li Jing's shop also has dishes of high-quality fish, and stir-fry is the most profitable. There is a dedicated person at the pier to do the fish business, and all the goods given to him are fresh and good. Sometimes the good goods are in short supply, and Li Jing can get them if other stores can't get them. .

Now there is no need for Xiu Niang to worry about the tavern. Li Jing can manage the food very efficiently by herself. The sister-in-law is cooking in the kitchen and her cooking skills are even better than before. There are a lot of customers who love to eat the dishes she cooks.

In the first half of this year, each family received another 100 taels of silver, and they were all very happy.

Several more boys were added to the kitchen to learn craftsmanship, and the eldest brother of the Lin family took three apprentices to learn how to make dim sum.

The weather was getting cold, so Xiu Niang was weaving tapestry day and night. She wanted to keep up with the weaving process of the previous year. During the Chinese New Year, Brother Qun would be back, and she was afraid that he would talk about her.

Manager Qi came to see it again. This time he saw more than half of it, and he felt much more relaxed.

"Madam, I found some good things from Jiangnan and sent them here specially for you. There is also a talented person who you will be delighted to see."

"Really? I knew you were thinking of me for something good. I also prepared a New Year's gift for you. Qing'er went to put it on the shopkeeper's."

"Hey!"

Xiu Niang is a good person, and she has good contact with Qi Guanshi. Qi Guanshi admires her character more and more.

"My people got a good loom. I thought you would need a good loom at the beginning, so I brought it to you. There happens to be someone else who you definitely need."

"You say."

"There is an old embroiderer from the south of the Yangtze River. She is very talented, but her eyesight is blurred and she can't do much work anymore. The workshop doesn't want her anymore, and she doesn't want to support her in her old age. I thought about my skills and waited for them, so I brought her back. If you don't mind, It’s good to give her a place to take care of her in old age and let her teach her skills.”

"Really? If you have good skills, we will be happy to support you in old age. If you can't find such a person, most people won't come."

"That's it. People who have embroidered dragon and phoenix robes are old, their eyes are old, and their bodies are sick. They want to get rid of them, and they are not very kind. Others ask me to take them in. I am thinking about you. There is one missing person, you are the only one, you are too busy, you see..."

"If he has what you say, our village wants this person. Why don't you just provide him with old age care and medical treatment? He'll take care of me."

"I'll deliver it to you tomorrow. You can take a look at it."

Manager Qi took a look and realized that Lijiacun deserved to be rich. He had a decisive personality and seized every opportunity. It was no wonder that Lijiacun ran so fast.

"Then thank you very much. I brought you some specialties, which are not valuable at all. You can take them back for a taste. It will be almost ready for the New Year. I will definitely deliver them as scheduled. You can rest assured."

"Thank you so much. I will remember your favor and if you need me in the future, just ask."

"It's easy to tell, are we friends?"

Xiuniang smiled and helped Qi Guanshi up.

(End of this chapter)