Chapter 128 Self-praise
Goudan was yelled at by her mother and felt very aggrieved. "I heard that the silkworms are about to spin cocoons and need to find a corner. They can't be on the flat ground, so I found a home for them."
"I raise these silkworms to sell them for money. What should I do now that the house is full of silk cocoons?" Li Qionghua said, picking up the broom at hand, ready to teach this boy a lesson.
Goudan is already seven years old and is not as stupid as he was when he was a child. He just stood there and let Li Qionghua beat him.
Seeing Li Qionghua raising the broom, Goudan rushed into Old Lady Zhao's room, "Grandma, mother is going to beat someone up!"
Old Lady Zhao doted on her grandson very much. When she saw Li Qionghua holding a broom, she immediately shouted, "What are you doing? You don't do anything all day long. You just beat the kids."
Li Qionghua felt that she was wronged. Why did she stop doing her job? "Mom, Goudan has to be taught a lesson. Look at what he has done to the house. There are cocoons everywhere."
Old Mrs. Zhao took a quick look and saw silkworm cocoons everywhere. "What does this have to do with Goudan? You raised your own silkworms and didn't take care of them. Look what you've done to your house!"
Li Qionghua felt a lump in her chest, but she didn't want to disobey her elders.
"What's the point of raising so many silkworms? You've made the house a mess." Old Mrs. Zhao felt unhappy when she saw this.
"Mom, I am doing this to bring some income to the family."
Old Mrs. Zhao was very disdainful. "That sounds good. Now the silkworms have all made cocoons. Do you know what to do next? You can make money. Where is the money?"
"Money?" This question stumped Li Qionghua. She only knew that she could make money by raising silkworms with Lin Xi, but she really didn't know how to make the money.
Mrs. Zhao saw at a glance that Li Qionghua didn't know, "If you don't have that fate, just do what you should do honestly. The cotton at home is still waiting for someone to plant it."
After saying that, he left with Goudan in his arms.
Silkworm house.
Lin Xi has been keeping an eye on the silkworm house these days. It is his first time raising silkworms and he is afraid that something might go wrong.
Fortunately, the first batch of silkworms have all successfully spun cocoons, and the following silkworms will also start to spin silk one after another.
Cui Hongyue and Xue Lili were both very busy, but neither of them complained about the hard work.
In order to reduce the burden, Lin Xi agreed with Aunt Wu to deliver meals to the two of them every day to ensure that they would not go hungry.
"When we start making silk quilts later, it won't be enough just the two of you." Lin Xi was a little worried.
"Boss, how about this? We have maids at home, and we can ask them to come and help when the time comes." Cui Hongyue quickly added, "Boss, the children are idle anyway, and we don't have any land at home, so we don't need to pay them."
Lin Xi was stunned. Lin Xi knew something about the two people's situation. Cui Hongyue's family has a maid and a son, and Xue Lili's family has two maids. If they really need someone, they can fill in.
"Since you have let the child come, I can't treat him unfairly. It would be inappropriate not to pay him. How about this, I will pay him one hundred coins a day." Lin Xi said.
Cui Hongyue and Xue Lili repeatedly said they didn't want money, but Lin Xi still insisted on giving it to them.
In the end, they couldn't convince Lin Xi and had to agree.
The next day, Cui Hongyue and Xue Lili brought their daughters to the silkworm house. The two little girls were thin and dark, and it was obvious that they were not well-nourished.
Even though it wasn't her own child, Lin Xi felt a little distressed when she saw him. "Why don't you buy some clothes for the child? If you don't lay a good foundation for his health when he's young, he'll suffer when he grows up."
Xue Lili said, "I know. I'm not too busy to get away. Otherwise, I can take the two children to town to buy some clothes."
The two little girls were very shy. After saying hello to Lin Xi, they went to work obediently.
Now a large number of silkworms inside have formed cocoons. Lin Xi directed them to move a small number of the cocoons to the next room and wait until the moths break out of the cocoons. The baby silkworms born will be the next batch of silkworms.
"Sister Cui, you and Sister Xue should work harder these two days and set up the bed frame in the house. I will go to the town to buy a big pot. Also, cut three or five bamboos. There are some things we need to prepare." Lin Xi instructed.
"Okay, Boss Lin, don't worry. Lili and I are here." Cui Hongyue said.
After leaving the silkworm house, Lin Xi took a ox cart to the store.
Business has been average these days, so Cai Yong and Cai Xiaomei are not very busy. When they saw Lin Xi coming, Cai Yong quickly showed Lin Xi the accounts of the past few days.
Before, Lin Xi felt sorry for the Cai family and asked Cai Yong and Cai Xiaomei to come and work.
Now Cai Yong is able to keep accounts independently. Although he doesn’t have legs, he has learned to use his feet to keep accounts.
Cai Xiaomei has completely learned how to cook cold rabbit. In addition to doing these, she also helps with cleaning, which makes Dai Jiner's work a lot easier.
"I feel relieved to leave the store to you," Lin Xi said, "There is one thing you have to remember. My husband said he came to the store to help, but he has his own things to do. Cooking is just an excuse for outsiders. If anyone smells it, you can say that he comes here every day."
Several people said that there was no problem, and they didn't want to ask what Xiao Yongyan had done.
Xiao Yongyan had nothing to do these days. The test results had not come out yet, so he simply found a worker to connect the door between the backyard and the shop.
In this way, when others come to Lin Ji, they can also go to the school next door conveniently.
Lin Xi bought a big pot in the town. Xiao Yongyan looked at it in surprise, as he had no idea what his wife was busy with every day.
Sitting in the donkey cart, Lin Xi suddenly thought of something and pulled Xiao Yongyan over. "You write such good articles. Can you help me write another one this time?"
Xiao Yongyan was a little surprised, "What to write?"
"Silk quilt."
"How is silk made into a quilt?" Xiao Yongyan grew up in the capital after all, and had never heard of such a thing as a silk quilt.
Lin Xi thought for a moment, "It's something very soft, very white, and very beautiful. Anyway, you just need to praise it. It would be best if this article could become popular in the capital."
Xiao Yongyan laughed in silence, "Madam's requirements for me are getting higher and higher. She even wants to spread the news in the capital."
"Don't tell me you don't have it. Even if you can't do it, Feng Miao must have a way." Ever since Xiao Yongyan introduced Feng Miao to her last time, she discovered that Xiao Yongyan still had many secrets.
The Regent's plans for his son were so far-reaching that she could hardly imagine them.
"Madam has discovered this." Xiao Yongyan smiled, not showing any helplessness at being exposed. "The capital is the capital, no problem."
With Xiao Yongyan as a guarantor, Lin Xi was extremely excited. She seemed to have already seen the huge amounts of money coming towards her.
Yesterday, Feng Miao sent a message saying that the silver given was only enough to mine one mountain for the time being, as too many things were needed.
The most important thing is to hire an experienced master. Mining is an extremely professional job and the price offered by those who are good at it is not low.
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