A few days later, Yan Qingqing's embroidery workshop officially started operations, and many villagers came to watch.
One major event after another happened in the Li family this year. First, the family divided up, then Yan Qingqing and her family started doing business, then Li Daniu had an accident, Yan Qingqing's family built a new house, had a baby, and now they are building an embroidery workshop.
The villagers' feelings towards Yan Qingqing and her friends have changed from initial sympathy to envy, and some are even jealous, which is all normal.
However, many villagers in Canghe Village are grateful to Yan Qingqing, especially the honest and hardworking ones. In recent months, they have been doing chores for Yan Qingqing's family almost non-stop, and of course, they have earned a lot of money.
In previous years, they had to beg and plead to find work, but now they don't even need to leave Canghe Village. They can find work every few days, and the wages are high.
With money, the family's life naturally improved a lot. They could buy snacks for the kids and occasionally treat themselves to some meat. Life couldn't be better.
This time, the construction of the embroidery workshop has recruited many more people, and the onlookers are all discussing it.
One of the women proudly said, "My husband has been selected for a job again this time. The pay is higher than before, thirty coins a day."
Tomorrow I'm going to town to buy two pounds of meat for a treat.
Another woman, dressed rather coldly, chimed in, "Take me with you when you go, let's go together."
My kids are really craving it, and I really wouldn't have let them go if their father hadn't also been chosen to build this house here.
The two women discussed it and decided to go to the village entrance early the next morning to ride in He Laosan's oxcart to the city to buy meat.
At this moment, Chen Damei said sarcastically, "They really don't know how to manage money. The man hasn't even started earning money yet and he's already thinking about how to squander it."
Chen Damei and Li Erdan, this couple, had been quiet in the village for a long time after the incident where they tried to sell pig offal like Yan Qingqing and the others. Now that everyone had almost forgotten about it, they've come back to cause trouble.
The woman who spoke first, upon seeing that it was Chen Damei, sarcastically remarked, "Yes, we are spendthrifts, but that's because our men can earn money."
Unlike some people who secretly try to do business with others, but then unscrupulously feed people spoiled food, ending up not only without making any money but also getting beaten dozens of times and now no one wants to hire them for work.
Upon hearing the woman's sarcasm, Chen Damei immediately flew into a rage and retorted, "What nonsense are you spouting? Be careful, or I'll tear your mouth off!"
The woman was quite formidable; she rolled up her sleeves and said, "Come on, do you think I'm afraid of you? Let me tell you, I've never lost a fight."
Upon seeing this, Chen Damei immediately cowered; she really couldn't beat the woman in front of her.
So he blushed and slunk away, which made everyone burst into laughter.
Today is a special day; it's the first day the family's embroidery workshop reopens, and Yan Qingqing is going to make an appearance.
After saying a few polite words, Yan Qingqing left the rest to Li Sanniu.
In order not to let Yan Qingqing down, Li Sanniu even went to consult with Grandpa Li and did his homework on building houses.
After Li Sanniu recited a long string of auspicious words and lit firecrackers, Yan Qingqing's embroidery workshop officially began operations.
Yan Qingqing estimated in her mind that it would cost four or five hundred taels of silver to build this embroidery workshop.
She also wants to build an organic orchard; the money she made from selling mooncakes back then is enough.
Of course, if these two sums of money were spent, the family's savings would be minimal.
She also wanted to invest in other businesses, and with the money she earned, she wanted to buy a shop and land to save up dowries for her children's weddings. But all this calculations gave Yan Qingqing a headache again. The money was never enough!
However, one must eat one bite at a time, and things must be done step by step.
After returning home, Yan Qingqing called Yuan Huiniang over and said, "I have something to ask you to do. I plan to turn the wasteland we bought into an ecological orchard. I need to buy a batch of chickens and ducks in the early stages."
You know Mom isn't very good at choosing chickens and ducks, so I'd like to leave that to you.
Yuan Huiniang didn't know what the ecological orchard Yan Qingqing was talking about was, but she thought that the fifty chickens she raised at home, except for a few hens, had been almost all eaten, so she should buy some more.
So he asked, "How many do you plan to buy, Mother?"
Yan Qingqing thought for a moment and said, "Let's start with ten thousand chickens and ten thousand ducks."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Huiniang's eyes widened in surprise, and she asked, "This, so much? We can't possibly finish it all."
Aside from eating them at home, Yuan Huiniang had never thought about the uses of these chickens and ducks, so her surprise was understandable.
Yan Qingqing laughed at her adorable look and said, "If we can't finish it, someone will help us eat it later."
"Alright, I'll leave this to you. Mom needs it urgently, so just go and buy it in batches when you have time."
Yuan Huiniang only came to her senses after leaving Yan Qingqing's room. Ten thousand chickens and ten thousand ducks were no small number; where was she supposed to buy them?
After Yuan Huiniang left, Yan Qingqing called Li Xiangjian over and handed him a map, saying, "This is the planning map for our family's twenty acres of mountain land. Your eldest brother is currently focused on reclaiming the land, so this matter is entrusted to you."
First, have someone fence off this mountain area, then go to the blacksmith's shop and order a batch of barbed wire like this.
Li Xiangjian took the blueprints from Yan Qingqing and asked, "Mom, are we hiring again?"
Yan Qingqing nodded and replied, "Yes, there's too much work to do, we have to hire more people."
Li Xiangjian touched his head and asked cautiously, "Can I ask my good friend Tietou to work? His mother is very sick, and he has several younger brothers and sisters to support."
A few days ago, when my third uncle was recruiting workers for our embroidery workshop, he went to sign up, but my third uncle said he was too young and couldn't do such heavy work.
"Building a fence for our house shouldn't be too heavy a task, I was thinking of having Tietou come and help with the work too."
Li Xiangjian's voice grew softer and softer. Although he had never participated in the family's recruitment process, he knew that his mother had always had requirements in this regard.
First, one must be down-to-earth, hardworking, and not have many ulterior motives; second, one must be suitable.
Yan Qingqing knew about Tie Tou. She had grown up with Li Xiangjian since childhood and knew that his mother was chronically ill and that there were four or five children in the family. The family relied entirely on Tie Tou's father to earn money and support them, making them one of the poorest families in the village.
Since he is Li Xiangjian's friend, it is understandable to help him out. However, a small favor can be appreciated, but too much can breed resentment. Yan Qingqing is worried that her silly son will not be able to handle things properly.
Finally, Yan Qingqing thought for a moment and said, "If it's really as you say, we can make an exception and help him out, but son, you must let him know that this opportunity didn't come easily."
His mother didn't expect him to be overly grateful, she just hoped he wouldn't harbor any inappropriate thoughts in the future.
Li Xiangjian naturally knew that Yan Qingqing was doing it all for his own good, and he said that he would definitely do as she said.
After Li Xiangjian left, Yan Qingqing sighed, "Half a year of hard work, and all the money is gone in one day."
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