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Chapter 117: The Little Silkworm Captures People's Hearts

Chapter 117: Little Girl Captures People’s Hearts

The second branch finally got the news of the division of the family. The five members of the family were very excited. Shen Zigui was a little disappointed at first, but when he saw the smiles on his wife and daughters' faces, he became happy. He began to discuss with them how to live in the future and where to build a house next year. Not only did Li put forward ideas, but the three daughters also expressed their ideas. Listening to the chattering, Shen Zigui felt a little sad.

Li saw Shen Zigui's voice and the expression on his face. After being married for many years, how could she not know what he was thinking? She reached out and held Shen Zigui's hand.

"Boss, let's live a good life from now on. We can really be the boss now. Even if life is harder than before, I am happy with it."

Shen Zigui felt Li's hand, which was not much smaller than his own. His originally thin and sharp hand was now red and swollen from being in contact with water while working. He felt even more guilty.

"Okay, let's live a good life."

Chunyue said with a smile: "Mom, our future life will definitely be better and better. How can it be worse than now? Didn't Fourth Auntie tell us to learn knitting and make hair ornaments together? We made money from the gloves last time, so this hair ornament will not be bad either. Maybe we can really build a big house without borrowing money. I have confidence in Fourth Auntie. She is very clever and smart."

Chuncao also nodded and said, "Fourth Auntie's cooking is also delicious."

Chunyue laughed at her and said, "Why are you like Silang, opening your mouth and saying eat?"

Chunyun was still young, and he clapped his hands and said, "Shilang, eat, eat."

Chuncao rolled her eyes and said, "Who is like him? I am telling the truth. Fourth Auntie's cooking is delicious. Fourth Auntie said that she can make the red sour fruit delicious."

Shen Zigui said, "Speaking of sour fruits, my fourth sister-in-law bought some from Dazhu's family next door. A few days ago, I heard that my fourth brother bought all the sour fruits on the hillside and the tree in the field. Maybe my fourth sister-in-law can really make delicious sour fruits. This fourth sister-in-law is smart."

Mrs. Li also nodded, looking at her three daughters, thinking that Su Zhi also liked her three daughters. She could ask her to do things like making gloves and knitting, which was a good thing for her family. The future might be prosperous. When she thought about the future, she felt excited.

At this time, Wang called out from outside and then came in.

"Second brother's wife. I just went to the main hall. Mother said that you should eat separately from now on. Let's have a good meal tonight. Let's kill a chicken." Wang saw that Li asked her to sit down. She sat down too. She also wanted to say a few words to Li. They had just finished the commotion about the division of the family. She didn't let Shen Zigui and the kids run into this room, fearing that they would upset the people in the main room. She also came here because she saw that it was time to cook.

Li said, "Why kill the chickens? Keep the hens for laying eggs. Let's kill the roosters during the Chinese New Year. We are just eating here, we are not moving out right away."

Wang said, "My mother asked for it to be killed, and my father didn't object, so let's do it. It won't just end up in your family's stomachs, so why would you refuse?"

When Li heard this, she said nothing.

Wang also talked about their plans for the spring, saying that if the money was not enough, she also had some private money. She had been secretly saving private money over the years, and Li knew about it. Not to mention anything else, just the money from selling gloves, she and Li split it in half. Speaking of private money, Wang still envied what Li and the others had divided. Although the family property she divided was small, she would be more distant from Shen Ziju in the future, but she could not spend her own money as she wanted. Now she only hoped that she could quietly make some private money with them in the future, and not let other people in the Shen family know.

Shen Zigui and Li thanked her repeatedly, and Li told her what Shen Zian and Su Zhi had said.

Wang was also very happy when she heard this. This fourth brother's wife was very smart. She had figured out another way to make money and she didn't forget about her and Li. It seemed that she would have to spend more time with her in the future.

The two sisters-in-law spoke well of Su Zhi, and then went to cook together. The Shen family had a rich meal on the table that day, but Shen Youfu had a stern face, which made others dare not laugh loudly, and they all ate in silence. Shen Ziping and Sanlang were punished and were not allowed to eat. They could only smell the fragrance, and the two grandfathers stood at the door and cursed vaguely.

The next afternoon, both Mrs. Li and Mrs. Wang went to Sister Shugen's house.

There were several people sitting on the big kang in Sister Shugen's house. Su Zhi had arrived earlier. Sister Shugen, Sister Li, Wang Huazhi, Wang and Li, six women formed a circle. They all knew each other and were not the kind of people who were always bothered by others. They all had smiles on their faces.

"Xiaosuo, play nicely with Huzi and Tietou, and don't make any noise."

Shugen's sister-in-law told her son that Shen Shugen had gone to look for Li Qing, and they were the only women left in the room.

Su Zhi brought a small basket with her this time, which contained needles, thread, scissors and other women's handicraft necessities. There were five or six woven silk threads and some colored threads. In addition, she asked Shen Zian to carry the scraps of cloth from the large bundles on a pole.

"My sisters-in-law have been taking good care of me these days, and I have no way to repay them, so I taught them some of the little skills I know to make money, as a way of repaying them."

Su Zhi said politely that she was also holding the idea that everyone should make money together. She thought that if she made money, the people close to her would also help her. Otherwise, it would not only be boring but also make people jealous if she made money alone. She was not the kind of person who would give up the opportunity to make money for fear of others' jealousy, but she also hoped that the people around her could be close to her, especially in the countryside in ancient times. It was also indispensable for a woman to have good interpersonal relationships and make a few friends similar to besties. At least when others talked about her behind her back, there would be people to inform her or even help her to fight for justice.

Su Zhi was once described as a bad luck charm. There were many bad people in her parents' and husband's families. Moreover, she wanted to become richer and richer in the future. By then, she would attract even more attention. She needed to improve her interpersonal relationships.

Crafts like knitting and making hair ornaments are just ways for Su Zhi to earn some pocket money now. She doesn't expect to make a lot of money in the future with these things. With the spiritual spring in hand, does she still worry about not having money to earn? Just use these things to make good connections, which is much better than earning a little change by herself.

When the women heard this, they all politely told Su Zhi that they were all sisters-in-law from the same village and it was their duty to look after each other. They also expressed their gratitude to Su Zhi for teaching them these things.

Seeing that it was almost time, Su Zhi took out the silk thread from the basket and placed it on the kang table.

There are five knots in total, in different shapes and bright colors, all looking very festive.

The women liked it very much. They took one in their hands and looked at it carefully. They were all meticulous people, wanting to see if they could figure out how it was woven. But in the end, they looked at the woven threads in their hands one by one and found that they really couldn't figure it out. These threads were all very complicated. Even if they took them apart, they might not be able to learn how to weave them back.

"Girl, what are you thinking? It's so exquisite."

Sister Li started praising it first, and then the others followed suit. They were all very interested in the knitting and thought that if they could learn it, they would be able to sell it for more money than the usual knitting.

Su Zhi took out the colored threads and said, "I sell these kinds of silk to the embroidery shop in the town for ten cents each. This does not include the colored threads, just the labor cost."

The five of them stared with wide eyes. Ten cents for a braid is a high price, not to mention the colored thread. If someone with good hands can make ten braids a day, wouldn't that be a hundred cents?! A strong man can only earn 70 or 80 cents at most after working hard for others for a whole day without any food! If they learn to braid braids, wouldn't they be able to sit at home and earn more than men?

This thought flashed through the minds of the five people at the same time, and they were all extremely happy. However, after the happiness, they all felt a little embarrassed. Su Zhi had taught them such a lucrative business in vain, and they felt their hands were hot when they held it.

After Su Zhi heard what they said, she thought to herself that she was right about these people; they were not greedy people. The more such people they were, the more she was willing to make friends with them.

"Sisters, feel free to learn to make money. I have to tell you that I can knit in other ways. If you want to make money by knitting, you will naturally learn other ways. If the ways you knit are learned by others and they can't sell for a good price, you can learn other ways from me."

After hearing this, they all felt relieved, thanked Su Zhi, and happily started to learn from her.

All five of them knew how to knit, they had the basics, and they were all clever and dexterous, so it was not difficult for them to learn. After learning, they all knitted again by themselves, and they all remembered it. They all had smiles on their faces.

Su Zhi looked at them one by one, nodded, and said, "Sisters-in-law, you can go home and weave the braids by yourselves, or you can teach them to those you are close to. But if they are not very close, don't teach them. Once you teach others, the braids will increase in number, and the price of buying braids will naturally drop. As the saying goes, things are valuable because they are rare."

The five of them nodded repeatedly, thinking that they should edit and sell it quietly to avoid being seen by others and wanting to learn it. Then they would be in a dilemma whether to teach or not.

Seeing that everyone understood, Su Zhi continued, "Sisters-in-law, you can go home and weave these braids. I will now teach you how to make hair ornaments. This hair ornament is also very easy to make and of course easy to learn. I estimate that after making it a few times, others will be able to make it, so it won't make much money. In addition, the population is limited, and this hair ornament is not for eating, but one person can come to buy it every day. So this can only be used as a pocket money, but it will definitely make money in the first few times. I taught the sisters-in-law, and everyone made it together and sold it together. When you make it next time, you can make it and sell it yourself if you want." (