Hearing Xiao Yunying say this, Chen Yuancheng understood her thoughts.
"You don't need to feel sorry. Having compassion and kindness is human nature."
Xiao Yunying smiled at him: "Thank you for your kind gesture."
Chen Yuanyao, standing to the side, frowned and lowered her head in thought. Were the furs of some animals skinned alive?
Oh my god, that must hurt so much.
She always thought that killing a pig and then skinning it was the same as slaughtering a pig for meat.
These two things sound similar, but they are actually quite different.
She vaguely remembered hearing a saying when she watched hunters slaughter livestock in the village: "Killing without abusing life is a rule passed down from our ancestors."
I think I have a few cloaks and warm sleeves made of animal fur at home. What should I do?
Xiao Yunying is not a meddlesome person. If she can't accept something, she only disciplines herself and won't interfere with others.
Just like a person who likes to eat vegetarian food, they are happy to eat vegetarian food themselves and will not interfere with others eating meat.
After the matter was explained, Xiao Yunying got into the carriage and called out to Chen Yuanyao, "Yuanyao, I'm leaving."
Chen Yuanyao then came to her senses and said goodbye to Xiao Yunying.
Inside the carriage, Xiao Yunying twirled a strand of her hair with her fingers, pondering how to make a small fortune.
To avoid trouble, she and Chen Yuancheng agreed to reconcile accounts and settle dividends every six months, and she would need to earn money for expenses before that.
Because we've invested in Huiweilou, we can't focus on food anymore; we need to think about other options.
She pondered all the way home, then carried the sleeping Luo Xin back into the house.
Since the lunch was quite substantial, I prepared a few lighter dishes for dinner to prevent the children from having indigestion at night.
I slept well all night.
On the seventh day of the lunar new year, which was the day she had arranged with Duan Yingying, Xiao Yunying told her that she wanted to hire her to embroider some embroidery.
Small items like handkerchiefs and purses cost ten coins each.
It's worth noting that Xiao Yunying provided both the fabric and the silk thread, so the price was quite high.
In the past, they embroidered sachets themselves and sold them. After deducting the cost of fabric and other expenses, they could only earn two or three coins per sachet.
Because the amount of money offered was not small, Duan Yingying was tempted but remained rational. She knew that Xiao Yunying wanted to help her family, so she did not refuse, only saying that she didn't need so many copper coins.
Xiao Yunying wouldn't do a losing business; if she dared to offer this price, she could guarantee to earn even more.
It took a lot of persuasion to convince Duan Yingying to believe him. He then took the drawings he had made during this period and explained in detail how to match the colors by comparing them with the colors of the silk threads.
She possesses the original owner's memories of embroidery skills; though she's not good at hands-on work, she's perfectly capable of explaining the theory.
Most of her drawings feature cute cartoon animals that look playful, adorable, and vivid, and should appeal to women and children.
After carefully instructing Duan Yingying not to reveal the blueprints, Xiao Yunying told her to take the blueprints, needles, thread, and fabric home to work, while she relaxed at home.
Every day, besides picking fresh vegetables in the greenhouse in the morning, she takes care of the children's three meals a day and feeds the little lamb. There's nothing else for her to worry about, so she just stays at home like a lazy bum.
On the eleventh, it was time to slaughter livestock. After sending the vegetables away in the morning, Xiao Yunying began urging her father and brother to sharpen their knives, while she prepared the ingredients for roasting a whole lamb.
The prepared lamb is secured to a wooden frame with wire. The seasonings were prepared by her and then evenly applied to the lamb.
The task of grilling meat was not difficult, so Xiao Yunying handed it over to her two older brothers, while she chatted with her mother and two sisters-in-law in the kitchen, making pancakes and cooking mutton offal soup.
After the mutton was roasted, Xiao Yunying first cut off a leg of lamb and sent it to the Yang family.
It was mealtime, and the Yang family was all there. Xiao Yunying could only wait until no one was looking at her before quickly and quietly whispering to Yang Tianyun, who was staring at her hesitantly, "I want to say something, but I can't."
“I’ve already asked my third sister. Don’t worry, I’ll handle this.”
Yang Tianyun then calmed down.
On the way home, she thought about finding an excuse to have her mother accompany her to the Ge family to ask about her third sister's situation, and then considering what to do next.
This matter cannot be rushed. For the sake of Third Sister's reputation and for the future, we must proceed slowly and patiently.
We can only let our third sister suffer in the Ge family for a while longer.
When she got home, the food was already on the table. Xiao Yunying took a bite of the mutton her older brother had cut for her and let out a satisfied sigh.
She finally got to eat the whole roasted lamb she had been longing for.
The family sat around the table eating mutton, chatting and talking until they reached the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth of the lunar calendar.
The Lantern Festival, also known as the Shangyuan Festival, is a time for eating glutinous rice balls and lighting lanterns. As it is the first festival after the New Year, it is quite lively and considered a grand festival in the world.
Xiao Yunying didn't quite understand the customs of the Lantern Festival here. She swallowed the mutton in her mouth and said, "When do we start hanging lanterns? I haven't bought any yet."
Mu Lianrong cut a piece of lamb leg and put it in Xiao Yunying's bowl: "We can hang the lanterns tomorrow. Your father is going to the city to buy them. Do you want to go with him?"
It was cold, and Xiao Yunying didn't like going out. She cut the mutton on Luo Xin's plate into small pieces: "I'm not going, I'm too lazy to move. Dad, can you buy me some?"
Xiao Shan Hai put down his wine glass and said, "Okay, Dad will buy it for you."
Mu Lianrong then mentioned that there would be a lantern festival on the night of the fifteenth, and asked Xiao Yunying if she wanted to go see it.
She reminded her daughter, "The lantern festival can go on very late. If you want to stay in the city to enjoy the lanterns and sightseeing, you'll have to stay overnight at an inn."
"Mother, are you going?"
“We’re not going. It’s too crowded and noisy. Your father and I don’t want to watch. Besides, we haven’t found a kidnapper in the city yet. I’ve already told your nephews that we’re not going to join the fun this year.”
The lantern festival mainly consisted of activities like guessing lantern riddles, which Xiao Yunying wasn't very interested in. Besides, there was the kidnapping incident, and she was worried that she wouldn't be able to keep an eye on her four children.
"Then I won't go either, safety first."
The children were all old enough to understand, and even the youngest, Luo Xin, obediently nodded and said she wouldn't go after Xiao Yunying's explanation.
After lunch, Xiao Yunying gave most of the remaining mutton to her family to take away, and kept a small piece for dinner.
He returned to his room, took out his brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, and began to plan what vegetables to plant on the fifty acres of land behind the house, and when to plant them.
Xiao Yunying chewed on her pen and muttered to herself, "It'll be time to start cultivating seedlings in a while."
The fifty acres of land have not yet been cleared. After spring arrives, we need to find someone to plow the land, remove the stones and weeds, and then plant different vegetables according to the season and the ripening speed.
How much should I pay someone to clear the land?
It's not a technical job; women and children in the village can do it, so I imagine the wages won't be too high.
Hmm... let's discuss it with her parents first. We'll need her mother's help to hire someone.
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