Since the old clan chief said it could be done, Lin Jianing naturally told the villagers about it.
Believe it or not, I never paid much attention to any crafts before, since they were all things that couldn't be brought to the table, and were only occasionally made to amuse the children. I never expected that one day they would actually make money from those little crafts, and from the young masters and ladies of the county town!
Those who have some skills in carving and weaving are excited.
Wood carving may not be something everyone can do. But weaving is something even the children in the village can do for their own amusement, let alone the adults.
However, the little animals that children can weave, such as grasshoppers and rabbits, are all made from foxtail grass. They really can't weave them well using willow twigs or bamboo strips.
As for adults, the things they usually weave are bamboo baskets, willow baskets, or various wicker baskets and winnowing baskets. For a big hand to weave a small thing the size of a palm is a hellish challenge.
So everyone went back to their own efforts, and no one came to Yue Jiuyue asking her for work.
In the afternoon, Lin Chaoyang drove a horse-drawn carriage carrying Village Chief Lin, while Lin Chaonan and Lin Chaobei each drove an oxcart, returning one after the other.
The wooden cart behind the oxcart was piled high with fruit trees. It looked like a lot, but there were only about three hundred trees. They had dug too many holes in the morning. However, the fruit trees were different varieties, so they had to dig holes on different parts of the hill. This time, they had to find more people to help. All seventy or eighty people in the village worked together and all the trees were planted before dark.
The villagers were paid their wages. Some wanted all copper coins, some wanted half money and half goods, and others exchanged everything they needed. In the end, everyone was happy and went their separate ways.
“Mom, we bought all the fruit tree saplings in that village. However, there are still many old fruit trees in the village with lots of fruit on them! I tried to persuade them, but they wouldn’t sell them. The village chief said they were kept for planting new fruit tree saplings later, so I didn’t ask any more questions.”
Lin Chaobei coveted the old fruit trees of others and pestered the village chief for a long time without getting him to give in.
"If you don't want to sell, then don't. We've already bought all the fruit tree seedlings from that village, right? Are there any other villages nearby that sell fruit tree seedlings?"
A village with only three hundred fruit tree saplings? Yue Jiuyue thought that if they made a living by selling fruit tree saplings, this number was really too few!
Although the skill of cutting may be someone else's own, no skill can be kept absolutely secret, especially from family members, such as a daughter-in-law or son-in-law.
So, there should be other people who do it too. It's just that I don't know if others also rely on selling fruit trees as a source of income for their families. After all, there aren't many people who buy fruit trees. Even Yue Jiuyue only buys a certain number and then stops.
"Nearby villages? The village chief didn't mention them, so there probably aren't any, right?"
Lin Chaobei said uncertainly.
"I'll go take a look tomorrow."
Lin Chaonan said.
He also joined in digging up fruit tree saplings today, and then planted fruit trees together this afternoon. Unlike Lin Chaobei, who spent the morning arguing with the village chief, although he didn't succeed in the end, he still managed to steal half a day of leisure, so he can still chat with Yue Jiuyue with plenty of energy right now.
Lin Chaonan just wanted to eat and sleep right now. If he weren't used to taking a shower before bed, he would have liked to just lie down on the kang (heated brick bed) after finishing his meal.
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