"Uncle Yang, how much is it?"
"Yue girl, aren't you insulting uncle? If you weren't willing to suffer from the locusts, there would be no money-making opportunities in our village. My son and daughter-in-law have also gone to the fields. They can make a lot of money in a day."
"And uncle, I also want to ask, if I can make an extra one for my family, since you asked me to make this kind of trap net."
"But don't worry, I won't sell it for money. I'll only give it to my family."
Li Mengyue originally made the capture net to make it easier for villagers to catch locusts.
Uncle Yang suggested making a few more for his family. She had no reason to disagree, so she said, "Uncle Yang, besides making them for your family, you can also make a few more and sell them to the villagers. They're not too expensive. Just charge a nominal fee for the processing."
In fact, Uncle Yang had this idea before Li Mengyue mentioned it, but the capture net was designed by Li Mengyue, and he couldn't just use other people's ideas.
Besides, Yue girl agreed to make it for her family, which was very kind of her. He couldn't be ignorant of the limits, so he didn't mention it.
"Girl Yue, are you willing to let your uncle make it and sell it for money?" Uncle Yang asked excitedly.
Li Mengyue didn't understand why Uncle Yang was so excited, but she still answered patiently: "Of course."
"Okay, I'll be shameless this time. You've got an idea, little girl. I'll make a trap net and sell it for two cents, and I'll give you one cent as a share, okay?"
Li Mengyue didn't expect that Uncle Yang was such a good person and could remain unmoved by the temptation of money.
In fact, if she hadn't seen the situation of Uncle Yang's house, she wouldn't have admired him so much. His house was really too dilapidated, with mottled rain marks on the walls, and it could be seen that the roof was leaking. However, there were a few unknown small flowers winding up along the broken door lintel and window frames, swaying in the wind.
"Uncle Yang, you don't give me any of it. Selling it for two cents a pound is very conscientious. Just make me one more."
"Okay, Yue girl, go and do what you need to do first. When it's done, I'll have my grandson send it to you."
Li Mengyue really had something to do and couldn't stay here waiting for Uncle Yang to finish the catching net.
So I made an agreement with Uncle Yang and left with the catching net.
After leaving Carpenter Yang's house, Li Mengyue did not take him home, but asked the villagers about Grandma Wang's house.
After walking for half an incense stick, they came to a thatched cottage. This was the house where Grandma Wang and her two grandchildren lived.
Grandma Wang was already in poor health, and she was pushed down while selling locusts in the morning. She felt unwell and did not go to the field to catch locusts.
So when Li Mengyue came, Grandma Wang was sifting something at home.
When Li Mengyue got closer, she saw Grandma Wang was sorting a pile of bark and looking at the fine bark powder that was sifted out from the basin next to her.
After seeing this, Li Mengyue realized that Grandma Wang and her two grandchildren had run out of food and had started eating tree bark mixed with wild vegetables.
So Li Mengyue exchanged one tael of silver and ten catties of grains for ten catties of grains and one tael of silver.
Grandma Wang was concentrating on sifting tree bark when suddenly someone stood in front of her. She looked up and saw it was Mengyue, a maid from the Li family.
Grandma Wang was so excited that she quickly stood up, but her legs were numb from squatting for so long and she almost fell down. Fortunately, Li Mengyue supported her in time.
"It's Miss Yue. Wait a moment. I'll get you a stool and pour you some water."
"No, Grandma Wang, I can't stay here for much longer. I still have things to do."
"Right, right, right. Grandma Wang seems a bit confused now. You are really busy right now. So when you come to Grandma Wang's house, you must at least have a glass of water."
As she said that, Grandma Wang went to pour water. Li Mengyue couldn't bear to refuse Grandma Wang's enthusiasm.
Prepare to put the food in the kitchen for Grandma Wang first.
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