Transmigrated to a poverty-stricken primitive tribe, she immediately faced a situation where her family of five was on the verge of starving to death. Her biological father had his hand bitten off ...
"Yes, don't worry. Right now, even the people in my own tribe can't get fabric. Of course, I'll produce and sell it myself and provide it to the people in the tribe." In winter, it's cold, so fur can be worn. In spring, the weather is sometimes hot, so wearing fur would be unbearable.
Of course, cloth is a rare and precious thing, and not every family has it. Haitang's family is considered wealthy, because at least in the spring, everyone wears a cloth outfit.
"That's great! I'll give you some practice time and then help you choose people." Huo Qiu said, looking at Haitang. "Do you want the tribe to build a training ground for you?"
"Yes." Upon hearing this, Haitang immediately nodded and said, "Thank you very much."
“Sanqi, we’re going to give you three, we’re not going to let you suffer a loss. It’s settled, once the fabric comes out, we’ll ask for a portion first.” Huoqiu said, looking at Haitang. “The city guards and the orcs patrolling the tribe didn’t have anything good to offer, so giving us fabric now shows they really like it.”
Huo Qiu's words made Hai Tang glance at him, thinking to herself that Huo Qiu was truly a good beastman. After Huo Qiu left, Hai Tang started weaving again. She seemed to lack talent, so she should find some talented girls to help her; that would likely be more effective.
When Haitang needed to weave cloth, Huoqiu went to report, "We need children around twelve years old, not married children. There are too many married children; we can't handle it all..."
"That cloth weaving? Is it the kind of cloth we know?" Upon hearing this, many people asked Huo Qiu, who nodded.
"Of course, when the time comes, we'll send some dolls to Haitang's house to show them to her. If Haitang chooses one, she can keep it..." Upon hearing this, every household nodded in agreement.
Haitang only needs four people this time, and she also needs to provide meals. Of course, accommodation is not an option. Huoqiu has built a house for Haitang not far away, which is spacious and bright enough.
Haitang selected four girls, all around eleven or twelve years old. They looked thin, but their hands were very nimble, and they could almost remember everything after being taught only once. Under such circumstances, Haitang immediately took the four girls in.
With these four people involved, Haitang went to get her custom-made machine. Qiao Yu was cooperating with Haitang, so it was impossible for him to tell anyone else. At least Haitang didn't plan to tell anyone now; she would talk about it after she made the money.
Several children were learning; two were raising silkworms, and two were weaving cloth. Of course, they worked in pairs, taking turns. The food was provided by Haitang, but they had to cook it themselves.
The courtyard is alright, with a small thatched hut that has a bed and everything else. If you want to sleep there, that's fine. Of course, if it's not necessary, you'd choose to go back. But if you stay, Haitang will have Erha guard the gate.
The little white wolf at home has grown tall and strong these days. He loves to follow Haitang around all day long. His white fur looks incredibly beautiful, and many people envy him.
Shi Hu's dog, Xiao Ha, had puppies. Shi Ming took two of them and gave the remaining three to the tribe. The tribe offered a few pigs in exchange, as a friendly price.
Shi Hu still cared about the tribe, so he only asked for three pigs. Normally, he could have gotten a much better price elsewhere, but despite his selfish motives, his loyalty to the tribe was genuine. The three pigs were sent to Haitang's family.
Haitang didn't choose her subordinates, but simply asked for some and had Dongfang Long send it back. Haitang said that she had a lot of things now, especially the weaving part. These days, Haitang and Dongfang Long went to get more silkworms and had the children watch over them.
A bolt of cloth was produced; its quality and feel were quite good. It was placed directly at the entrance and sold at a set price. Anyone who wanted to buy it would simply call out, and someone would come out to exchange it for the goods. So, there was no shortage of crabapple fruit to eat.
Those few girls, with many children in their families, were almost never favored and always struggled to get enough to eat. Now that they're weaving, they're living a good life, and sometimes they can even bring home a bolt of cloth as wages each month, which makes their families very happy.
How so? The little girl doesn't need to eat at home, she eats outside, she's been well-fed and chubby, and she has cloth to carry around, which makes every parent very happy.
Although the cloth shop was not yet fully on track, it began to proceed in an orderly manner, raising silkworms and weaving cloth. When Haitang saw that the four of them were a bit too busy, she found more people.
The person was none other than Changhua. Changhua was a little surprised that Haitang had come to her. "You can go in and learn to raise silkworms or weave cloth, as long as you keep an eye on things and don't cause any trouble."
"Yes, I will, sister." Changhua was young, but she nodded quickly, indicating that she would manage it well. Xiaohe sometimes had to go to the kiln to count the kilns and had no time to manage the cloth shop, so Haitang naturally couldn't ask Xiaohe for help.
The cloth shop had five people. Changhua was in charge of raising silkworms. She tried to learn how to weave cloth, but found she wasn't very good at it, so she started raising insects. She discovered that this was something she was good at, and she could raise insects too.
The tribe has ceramics and cloth shops, so they sometimes go to the trade fair less often. But they still go when necessary, because the exchange is not only about goods but also about information.
The tribe is not strong enough yet. If it were strong enough, it would hold its own trade fair. Huo Qiu thinks that the tribe has a lot of good things now, and there is no need to let outsiders make money. It can hold its own trade fair. Of course, this is just a thought.
This year, the tribe has had many good things happen. At a glance, several female members of the snake tribe have started bleeding, have been married off by the people they are raising, and two of them are pregnant.
The humans were overjoyed about the situation. Of course, the orcs eventually rejected the female from the snake tribe because they found her repulsive, and since they were capable of finding wives from other tribes, they didn't want the snake tribe's female.
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