Chapter 126 Wei San’s Mother’s Home
Mother Wei took Xingxing to the nameless Taoist temple twice, but unfortunately, they did not meet Wei Shiyan or the old Taoist priest both times.
Mrs. Wei had no other choice but to add more incense to this nameless Taoist temple.
The gifts sent by those families were very valuable. Mrs. Wei distributed the things that could not be stored, such as food and cloth, to the family members. As for the other things that were longer-lasting, such as some exquisite small jewelry, Mrs. Wei bought a small dressing table for Xingxing and put all the things in it. She explained in front of the whole family that these were Xingxing's own property.
Logically speaking, there is no such thing as private property unless the family is divided.
But neither Mrs. Wei, Old Man Yu, nor the Yu brothers and sisters-in-law had any objection to this.
Xingxing is young and doesn't understand any of this, let alone have any opinions.
She didn't realize that she already had some wealth at such a young age.
The business of the Yu family store was becoming more and more prosperous. Yu Sanbao was unable to handle it alone, so Mrs. Wei asked Yu Siyang to go to the store to help.
Yu Siyang is a sincere person. Ever since he risked his life to rush into the fire and rescue Wei Feng on the day of Wei Lao Si's wedding, many families present at the time have looked at him with admiration. Afterwards, quite a few families came to meet Yu Siyang.
It's just a pity, they were more or less lacking in fate. One reason was that the girl thought Yu Siyang was a little "silly" and not a good match for him; the other reason was that Mrs. Wei thought the girl was too shrewd and calculating, and she might not be able to control her after Yu Siyang married her.
After this happened a few times, even though Yu Siyang was as innocent as a child, he was somewhat afraid of the other party's look that looked him up and down as if he wanted to bargain and sell him.
That's why Mrs. Wei asked him to follow her third brother to run their own shop, and Yu Siyang was quite happy.
Yu Sanbao is smart and capable. He says different things to different people and has a bit of businessman sophistication. Although many people are willing to deal with such people, there are also a few people who prefer people like Yu Siyang, who are sincere and pure.
After Yu Siyang came, it was like filling a gap in the store, and the business of Yu's store became better and better.
At the end of the month, Yu Sanbao reconciled the accounts with Mrs. Wei. Looking at the huge piles of silver, Mrs. Wei couldn't stop smiling.
No one would have thought that what was originally intended to provide the family with an additional way to make a living could actually bring in nearly thirty taels of silver in a month.
In this way, not to mention supporting several brothers to go to school, even now that the youngest, Ju Ge'er and Xing Xing, are also going to school, the expenses are definitely not a burden.
But Ju Ge'er and Xing Xing are still too young, and it's too early for them to go to school. This is just a joke.
By the time winter came, the goods in the store had been almost consumed, so Yu Sanbao went to the provincial capital again to purchase more goods.
When Yu Sanbao came back, it was snowing and the weather was not very good, but Yu Sanbao's face looked even worse than the weather.
The Yu family heated up the kang, and the room was cozy. Mrs. Wei and her three daughters-in-law were sitting cross-legged on the kang, weaving silk flowers.
Bai Xiaofeng's belly was getting bigger and bigger, and her fingers were flying up and down as she was weaving silk very skillfully - the silk sold in the Yu family's shop last time she saw it was delicate and beautiful, and Yu Sanbao had brought some back from the provincial capital for them before. She liked it very much at that time and even studied how to weave it. She also innovated on the basis of the silk in the provincial capital and added many patterns.
Bai Xiaofeng had nothing to do at home now, so she made some silk flowers and put them for sale in Yu's shop. They became an instant hit and the demand is currently exceeding supply.
She then taught the method of silk weaving to Mrs. Wei and her two sisters-in-law. After all, there was nothing to do in winter, and earning some pocket money was better than doing embroidery.
Bai Xiaofeng had nimble fingers and could weave quickly. In a day, he could finish two hours of weaving and after deducting the cost, he could earn around twenty coins.
Like Wei Pozi, Li Chunhua, and Su Rouer, their fingers were not as nimble as Bai Xiaofeng's, but after two hours of editing, they could earn at least fifteen or sixteen cents.
It doesn't take much effort to weave silk flowers. Besides, Shuangyun does most of the housework. She works very hard, and Mrs. Wei and the others have nothing to do when they are free, so weaving silk flowers is easier than doing embroidery work before, and they can earn more.
Just as a few people were chatting and weaving silk flowers, they saw Yu Sanbao walking into the house with snow all over his shoulders.
Mrs. Wei was a little surprised at first, but when she saw Yu Sanbao's expression, her heart skipped a beat: "Is this frozen or something?"
She turned around and told Su Rouer, "Do you have any other warm clothes in your room? Go get one for the third child to change into."
Su Rouer was also a little worried, so she responded and got off the bed to put on her shoes.
"It's okay, no need." Yu Sanbao stopped Su Rouer, "It's warm enough in the room, I'll just stay in the room to warm up."
Shuangyun was very quick and poured a bowl of hot water for Yu Sanbao: "Master San, drink a bowl of hot water to warm yourself up."
Yu Sanbao took it, tested the water temperature, tilted his head back and drank it all in a few gulps.
Su Rouer was not very happy and glanced at Shuangyun.
Shuangyun quickly retreated.
Yu Sanbao didn't pay attention and said to Wei Pozi, "Mother, I went to the state capital this time and brought some gifts to Third Aunt as you asked."
Mrs. Wei sat up straight, obviously concerned: "How is your third aunt?"
The last time Wei Sanniang came to visit her relatives, she happened to encounter Wang Sufen who was deliberately seeking revenge and stabbed Wei Feng. Not only did the marriage cost a life, but Wei Feng almost lost his life.
But as the old lady of the Liu family, Wei Sanniang couldn't stay outside for too long. After seeing that Wei Feng's injuries had almost stabilized in the county town, she took her granddaughter and maid back home.
Because Wei Sanniang was gentle in nature, Mrs. Wei always thought about her sister. This time when Yu Sanbao went to the state capital to purchase goods, Mrs. Wei specifically asked Yu Sanbao to go and visit Wei Sanniang.
Yu Sanbao frowned deeply: "Third Aunt is not bad, it's just Yuanfeng's cousin..."
Mrs. Wei's heart skipped a beat: "What happened to your cousin Yuanfeng?"
Yuanfeng is Wei Sanniang's only son, and he is just around twenty years old this year.
Yu Sanbao exhaled a foul breath and said, "When I went there, my cousin Yuanfeng was discussing marriage with someone. I listened there for a while and felt that something was not right. But you know my third aunt's personality. When she heard someone talk about it in a beautiful way, she agreed to it and thought it was the best marriage.
But I always felt something was not right, so I checked it out privately. I never knew what I found out until I checked it out. Guess what I found out!"
"It's already a certain time, why are you still keeping us in suspense? Tell me your story now." Mrs. Wei glared at her son.
Yu Sanbao sighed and said quickly, "I checked the family background of the girl. The matchmaker said that she was from a scholarly family. She was well-educated and well-mannered. But I found out that the so-called scholarly family meant that the girl's father had studied in the county school, but he failed the examination for the title of Tongsheng several times. Now he is still taking the exam under the name of 'study', and he recites poems with a group of so-called talented people every day. I secretly watched him and he is just a sour scholar. How can he be considered a scholarly family!"