Chapter 298 Notice
"We were busy just now and didn't notice these messages for a moment," An Songxiang said with an embarrassed smile.
He also handed over the things he had brought to his aunts and uncles earlier.
Some people from the village were also brought along.
However, An Songxiang's visit was brief, and her departure was equally fleeting.
So apart from bringing back some new gold jewelry, I didn't bring anything else.
Furthermore, the gold jewelry brought back was not yet a complete finished product.
As Yuan Qionghua took the items, she shook her head and said:
"It's nothing major, it's just a matter of going over to confirm and sign."
"Sister-in-law, this isn't a big deal, is it?" Jiang Shanshan, who was bringing out the soup, strongly disapproved. She placed the clay pot on the small table next to her before saying:
"Look at the dishes on the table, none of them were cooked by me today."
"All?" An Songyu looked over as her aunt spoke.
On the table, there was everything from salt-baked chicken and stir-fried pumpkin stems to braised fish and Malay cake—local specialties and everyday dishes, nothing was missing.
“Yes! They all came from various places!” Geng Yulan laughed as well.
She spends quite a bit of time at Happiness Garden now.
So today, many people in the village specifically asked her whose house they were eating at.
I heard that everyone originally wanted to treat their whole family to a meal.
But later it was discovered that no one in their entire family was idle.
That's why I specially delivered the food to Jiang Shanshan's house.
However, some of the dishes they delivered were clearly specialty dishes bought from nearby shops.
Some of them, however, were made at home.
That's true, although many people in Jiangcun run agritainment businesses.
But when it comes to the craftsmanship... it really varies greatly.
Back when we were in Jiangcun, the agritainment businesses were quite large.
Some of them have relatives with good skills, while others are found directly from nearby villages.
In short, you don't necessarily have to rely on your own skills to make a living running a farm stay.
But today I want to properly thank the An family, so I won't embarrass myself by showing off their cooking skills.
"No wonder, I was wondering why the dishes were so plentiful when I came back. So that's why!" Yuan Qionghua exclaimed with some surprise.
However, her attention was already focused on the bag in her hand: "It's full of giant Pixiu?"
Inside the bag were pure gold Pixiu, each as thick as a man's thumb.
It was clearly not what the women in the village originally wanted.
However, because An Songxiang has been quite busy lately, although she promised to bring back some gold jewelry for the women in the village, she was unable to do so.
There was no specific agreement on the style or design.
“Yes, the two bags next to it contain large gold balls and gold ingots, respectively.” An Songxiang nodded affirmatively, then pointed to two similar small bags next to her:
"The Pixiu, the golden ball, and the gold ingots are all solid!"
Hearing this, Jiang Shanshan and the other person walked over, opened all three bags, and asked, "Are there any beads?"
An Songxiang looked at the group with a hint of helplessness: "We probably don't need to bring that thing back from Hong Kong Island, right?"
“Good matching beads aren’t cheap either!” Jiang Shanshan added with a smile.
But she still said, "However, there really was no need to bring it back from Hong Kong Island."
"Sister-in-law, let's see how many we have in total, how many skewers we can make, or if you want to make other kinds, that's fine too!"
“I think these beads are quite big, and the little gold ingots are quite cute. They would make a nice necklace instead of a bracelet.”
"The size and number of these beads are definitely different!"
"Don't you need to give it to someone else to wear?" An Songyu looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression.
She remembered that stringing these beads together must have been quite difficult, right?
Back then, when the strings on her and her colleagues' bracelets broke, they would usually go to a jewelry store to have them re-stringed.
They also have to charge a handling fee of twenty or thirty yuan.
Jiang Shanshan and the other woman chuckled at this: "Wearing this is so easy! Why would you need to find someone else to wear it?"
"Is it that easy?" An Songyu looked at her sister with doubt.
An Songxiang blinked as she looked at her older sister.
After exchanging glances, it became clear that neither of them had the skill.
“That’s true, you young people really don’t understand these things!” Yuan Qionghua stopped counting the Pixiu.
She looked at An Songyu and the other person with a touch of感慨:
"Most of the women in the village know a little bit about it."
"After all, there weren't so many machines making things back then, and everyone earned money through their skills!"
Upon hearing her sister-in-law mention this, Jiang Shanshan also became talkative:
“Many years ago, our Jiangcun village started planting mulberry trees and raising silkworms. In the past, we even wove our own cloth.”
"Clothes made of pure silk fabric are so comfortable to wear."
"It's just not easy to maintain, and we rural people are basically reluctant to wear it on a daily basis."
"But back then, when the girls in the village grew up, they would always make such an outfit."
"Pure silk?" An Songyu couldn't help but widen her eyes.
How could she not know that the people of Jiangcun have been living such a luxurious life for so long?
"Of course!" Not only Jiang Shanshan, but Yuan Qionghua also nodded in agreement.
“When we got married, it was still a long time ago. The clothes your uncle made for our family when he got engaged were all made of silk fabric.”
"Wow..." An Songyu and her sister, who had never seen anything like this before, exclaimed in amazement once again.
“There must be quite a few families in our village who still have silk fabrics stored away in their trunks!” Jiang Shanshan whispered to the An Songyu sisters.
The main thing is that the two sisters' identical envious expressions are just too cute.
"Are they still around?" An Songyu was somewhat incredulous. How many years has it been since Jiangcun stopped raising silkworms?
Otherwise, when she returned to Jiangcun in the first half of last year, she wouldn't have needed to start everything from scratch.
To be honest, before the demolition of Jiangcun, apart from the mulberry fields created from the unsuitable areas, there were still some other places.
It's really hard to see much connection with silk fabrics.
"If real mulberry silk fabric is stored properly, it can maintain its luster for a very long time!" Jiang Shanshan was particularly confident about this.
The history of silkworm farming in Jiangcun is actually quite long.
Therefore, many of the women and girls in Jiangcun are skilled in more than just weaving.
They also have their own set of methods for storing and maintaining silk fabrics.
I heard that the girls from Jiangcun were very popular in the surrounding area because they had skills.
Although not all villages in Shuncheng cultivate mulberry trees and raise silkworms.
However, the art of weaving cloth is not limited to silkworms.
The An sisters exchanged a glance, both seeing the same interest in each other's eyes.
However, now is clearly not a good time to discuss this matter.
After Jiang Shanshan and the other two had counted all the gold Pixiu, gold beads, and gold ingots that An Songxiang had brought back,
An Jianping and the others also returned.
At the dinner table, everyone was excited when the topic of signing documents in Shenzhen the next day came up.
After dinner, the An family home became even more lively.
Nowadays, almost everyone in Jiangcun lives in Happiness Garden.
And every family has someone who needs to sign the document tomorrow.
Moreover, this time, inspired by An Jianping's family, they had extra houses at the time.
Even those who live in old, dilapidated, or small homes have all bought some things for the younger generation or children in their families.
So the team that actually goes to Shenzhen to sign the papers this time is quite large.
In addition, An Songyu also spoke with Yun Yongfeng on the phone just now.
After signing the papers, their family will also return with the people from Jiangcun.
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