Chapter 418: The sleepy one meets the one handing over the pillow, what a coincidence
"You think too simply." Lin Mo shook his head.
"People who buy embroidery are well-off. They seek exquisiteness and uniqueness, so a higher price doesn't matter; they can afford it."
Having said that, Lin Mo paused:
"Have you ever considered how much time and money it would take to train an embroiderer?
And they have to embroider a large work independently. Do you know how much time it takes?
Also, are you sure the embroidery they produce can be sold?"
Xu Xianyu was speechless after being asked by Lin Mo, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer!
So, this business can’t be done?
This made Xu Xianyu feel a little frustrated. Why is it so difficult to make money?
Seeing her look devastated, Lin Mo shook his head, "What's devastating? Are you thinking of giving up?"
"No, I just suddenly realized that what I thought was a little simple." Xu Xianyu smiled bitterly.
She looked at Lin Mo seriously and said, "Sister-in-law, I saw that the girls in the village were too pitiful. They were sold like commodities by their families. They dared not resist or say no.
I was thinking, if they had a skill and could earn money on their own, wouldn’t they be more confident and their situation better?”
After coming to Mo City, she realized that women here had no status at home.
Not only can I not sit at the table to eat, but I also have endless housework to do every day.
When they reach a certain age, they will be sold by their families and the money earned will be used to help their brothers marry wives.
They can't say no, nor can they resist.
Once you say no or resist, you will be scolded at best, and at worst you will be treated to a meal of "stir-fried bamboo shoots with meat".
If you have any problem, just ask your daughter.
It’s okay, just pay for the goods.
Once you don't do what they want, all kinds of vicious words will come out of your mouth.
For example: You, a money-loser, you eat my food, drink my drinks, use my things. If it weren't for me, you could have grown up like this? Now that you've grown up and become independent, you don't want to do anything for me, right?
Obviously they do the most things at home, but in the eyes of their parents, they are just money-losing goods.
Life is so hard for women in this world. Too many women have to compromise and depend on men just to survive, and they dare not say no at all!
She might not be able to change anything, but she thinks in a simple way.
She felt that if the women in Mocheng could make money and support themselves, they would speak with more confidence and live a better life before getting married. After getting married, they would have their own money and would be able to speak with more confidence, unlike Chuncao who died before.
Xu Xianyu's eyes were dim.
Chuncao was the girl who married into Beijia Village when they first arrived there.
But she died a few days ago. I heard that she was tortured to death by her husband's family.
Her family came and made a fuss, took out a tael of silver, and let the matter go.
They didn't even ask how Chuncao died!
A human life is worth one or two taels of silver.
Xu Xianyu sighed!
So, she wanted to change these things, but she didn't know how.
But she remembered the saying 'Money in your pocket makes you stand tall', so she wanted to help them make money.
Lin Mo raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that his sister-in-law was such a sentimental person.
"That's a good idea, but have you ever thought about the word ingrained, or the idea that it's impossible to lift a stone?"
Lin Mo stood up, walked outside, and shook his head:
"People's thinking can't be changed with just a few words. It's great that you can help them through this method."
Xu Xianyu caught up with Lin Mo's pace. She couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Sister-in-law, stop comforting me.
You're right. It takes a long time to train a good embroiderer. I was just overthinking it."
It is difficult for a good embroiderer to perform well without one or two years of practice.
The people here are very realistic. If you can make money, they will let you do it, as long as you can take the money home.
But if they don’t have money to take home, and are asked to leave their housework at home and come here to practice embroidery, I’m afraid their families will not agree!
Lin Mo smiled and shook her head:
"I didn't say you can't do this embroidery business. If you want to do it, you have to prepare well. Do you understand?"
It is easy to open an embroidery shop, but it is not easy to run it and support a group of embroiderers.
Xu Xianyu scratched his head uncomfortably, "Sister-in-law..."
"Stop!" Lin Mo interrupted her directly:
"Don't act like a spoiled brat to me. I won't buy it. Just think about it. I have enough on my own."
But seeing her looking at him pitifully, Lin Mo felt depressed:
“Okay, it’ll cause me trouble.
You can go talk to Uncle Peng about this matter and discuss a set of rules with him. I'll take a look at it when the time comes."
"Sister-in-law, you are so kind!"
Xu Xianyu hugged her arms excitedly and cheered.
Lin Mo shook her head. She had just wanted to praise her for becoming more steady and thoughtful. Fortunately, she didn't praise her, otherwise she would have been slapped in the face.
After watching Xu Xianyu leave, Lin Mo shook his head and went about his own business.
She wanted to help the women here, and her intention was not wrong.
But whether it is useful or not, you will know only after trying it!
One thing she was sure of was that she really had to teach the men here a lesson and let them know what respect meant. There was a cold light in Lin Mo's eyes.
She saw how much the men here looked down on women.
But the funny thing is that the women here do just as much work as men, yet they don't get any respect at all.
These men don't do any work at all.
After coming back from playing, if he is not satisfied with something, he will curse at people, which is the least of his complaints. In serious cases, he will just punch and kick them. He does not treat women as human beings at all.
It's time to start changing!
Next, everyone in Yuancheng became very busy.
Even Nanny Qin and Nanny Yun expressed their willingness to help after knowing what Xu Xianyu wanted to do, saying that it was a good thing.
Lin Mo just let them do whatever they wanted and didn't interfere.
A person’s life is neither long nor short, but one must always do something that he thinks is meaningful, so that his life will not be in vain.
So Lin Mo let go and let them do it on their own. After all, their family conditions were such that they could afford it!
Half a month passed by the time Xu Xianyu and the others finalized all the plans.
During the past half month, they have moved to a large house across the river, finally enjoying privacy.
When they moved, they did not disturb anyone, nor did they hold a grand banquet like others did. They just moved in very low-key.
Also on this side of the street, the early houses have entered the completion stage.
There is no other way. Strength lies in numbers, so construction will naturally be faster.
Today, Yuancheng has begun to take shape.
Houses popped up all around like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, distributed around Yuancheng, making the area look like a city.
Lin Mo took Xu Xianyu to where they had pitched their tent. "This piece of land is enough for you to build your embroidery building. Is that enough?"
Xu Xianyu's eyes widened. "Sister-in-law, will this be too big?"
"Will it?" Lin Mo took a look and shook his head:
“This place is not very big.
You have a shop in the front, and the back is where the embroiderers will embroider and live and eat. I still think it is a little small.
You can go to Zhang Deping and ask him to draw up the blueprint for you.”
Lin Mo told her some trivial matters in a low voice.
"Sister-in-law!" Xu Xianyu's eyes turned red.
"Aren't you afraid that I won't be able to do it and waste money?"
"Our family can afford to waste this little money!" Lin Mo glanced at her:
"Also, with your mediocre skills, you can teach simple things, but it's hard to make money!
I've asked someone to find an embroidery master for you. Just let them teach you when the time comes. Don't mislead other students. I'm afraid you'll get beaten if you go out."
Xu Xianyu smiled and couldn't help but reach out to hold her hand, "Sister-in-law, how can you be so nice?"
She was still worrying about where to find a skilled embroidery master, but she didn't expect her sister-in-law to arrange one for her without saying a word.
How can she be so happy?
Lin Mo shook his head, his expression serious. "If you want to do it, do it well. Go ahead and do it. Don't worry about the consequences. You have the entire Xu family behind you."
Xu Xianyu nodded, her face serious:
"Sister-in-law, don't worry. If for no other reason, just to prove myself, I will manage this embroidery building well!"
Otherwise, she would really let everyone down.
Lin Mo nodded and prepared to let her leave as she had other things to do.
The White Tiger Hall must have heard that Old Xu was gone, and in the past two days, many people came to Yuancheng to inquire about the news.
And just at this moment, Lao Song's wife came.
"Young Madam." She looked a little nervous, clutching a handkerchief tightly in her hand, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
"What's wrong? Zhao!"
Old Song's wife's surname was Zhao and her given name was Lan, so Lin Mo called her Zhao.
Zhao nodded, then handed over the handkerchief in her hand:
"Young Madam, do you think my embroidery is okay?"
When Lin Mo took it and looked at it, Zhao said cautiously:
"I've worked in an embroidery shop before. I heard that the eldest lady is going to open one and is looking for embroiderers. I'd like to ask if I can work in the eldest lady's shop?"
Lin Mo didn't answer her question.
At this moment, she was attracted by the pattern of the handkerchief in her hand.
She called Xu Xianyu back, and then the two of them started studying it together.
At the end, Xu Xianyu looked at Zhao excitedly:
"Zhao, did you embroider this?"
That’s great, I was so sleepy that someone handed me a pillow, what a coincidence!
Seeing Zhao nod, Xu Xianyu turned to look at Lin Mo:
"Sister-in-law, it's her!"
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