Mr. Yu is right; there is nothing that cannot be learned if one is willing to learn.
The main thing is that this thing isn't too difficult. Everyone takes turns learning, and after mastering the operation method, they start sewing some simple locks. Of course, they practice using scraps of waste material.
Within seven or eight days, almost everyone had mastered it; it was just that some were faster and some were slower.
Once this difference is revealed, everyone has something to compare, and no one wants to be the worst. So, those who are slower at hand are willing to work a little later than others and study a little longer so that they can master the skills more proficiently.
After using the machine, everyone started to complain about how slow manual labor was, and they asked every day when the machine would arrive.
Thus, the pressure was successfully placed on the blacksmith.
Actually, after making the first batch, the rest were much easier to make. The key was that Lu Lao Er had to find different blacksmiths to make them according to He Jiu Niang's instructions. Everyone's progress was different, and the parts couldn't be collected, so the family couldn't assemble them.
The only solution was for Lu Lao Er to collect the newly made parts from each blacksmith every day, then send them home for the men in his family to assemble.
Zhang Song's injuries have improved considerably; at least he can still sit and assemble small parts without any problems. As for Lu Xiaoyang, he is still young and has long since gone off to do business with Lotus.
The men in the family are the busiest every day. They get up early in the morning to clean the poultry's feathers, and then immediately follow the dog's instructions to learn how to assemble the sewing machine.
That's right, it's about learning from dogs!
He Jiuniang had to go to the clinic and didn't have time to teach. Gou'er was the only one certified by He Jiuniang as being able to assemble it properly, so he took on this heavy responsibility.
He enjoys assembling small parts himself, but when he can't lift the larger ones, he teaches his uncles and elders to assemble them.
Sun paid him thirty coins a day, and he earned quite a bit over the past few days, accumulating more savings.
Fortunately, among the Lu family's children, it's not just Xiaogou who has a secret stash of money. Lianhua, Youya, and Shanya also have some. Lianhua earned the money by doing business, while Youya and Shanya learn embroidery from the embroiderers in the workshop.
Embroidery is a skilled craft. Some custom-made garments require embroidered patterns, which incurs extra charges.
Shan Yatou learned quickly because of her interest, and in just two or three months she was able to embroider some decent flowers. Although You Yatou was not very interested, she was older than Shan Yatou and learned things quickly as well. In particular, as long as the two of them studied and embroidered well, their grandmother would give them money, which further motivated them.
As for the three students, after they started receiving pocket money from their families, as long as they diligently taught their family members to read and write every night, each of them would receive three coins of pocket money. Although it wasn't much, it was still something to look forward to.
Tiger, in particular, even took on a job copying books at a bookstore during this period.
Making money by copying books is something many book lovers do. Copying a book can both reinforce the knowledge you've learned and earn you money, making it a very popular business.
You can earn anywhere from sixty to two hundred coins by copying a book. The price is higher for neat handwriting and lower for average handwriting. If your handwriting is really bad, you won't be able to earn that money.
The three students were all quite young and hadn't been studying for very long. Despite their diligent efforts, their handwriting was still somewhat unsatisfactory. Even the oldest, Leizi, had only reached the level of sixty characters so far.
But this was already quite good; the three of them had come up with a plan.
Lei Zi took on the job of copying books and would diligently copy them after returning home at night. Jie Zi and Lei Zi were responsible for teaching the family members to read and write. In the end, the money the three of them earned was put together and divided equally.
Everyone in the family is earning money, and they are very enthusiastic.
The Lu family's workshop made many families in the village rich, and most families were happy, thinking they would have a prosperous year. However, some families couldn't even afford to eat.
Take Qian Daniu's family, for example.
Qian Daniu's family has never been very wealthy, mainly because there are not many people in the family, and the family members are also quite lazy.
Especially after what happened with Lu Xiaoyang, Li was also very angry with Qian Tieshu, and from that time on, she stopped helping with the farm work.
Qian Tieshu was extremely frustrated. He found it meaningless to manage the farm alone and started to neglect it. As a result, many of the crops in the fields went to waste. They hadn't been able to harvest them in time during the busy farming season, and a large portion of them ended up rotting in the fields.
This made things even worse for the already impoverished family.
Qian Daniu's leg was injured, and he was in a bad mood. There were big arguments every three days and small arguments every two days at home. The family was about to fall apart.
"If we can't worry about all that, we should just sell all the farmland at home. I'm still so young. If my legs are ruined, how will I ever get married?"
Qian Daniu had been planning to sell the land for a long time. He wanted to sell it as soon as he returned, but Li Shi and Qian Tiezhu disagreed, so it has been delayed until now.
Nowadays, the family has no money left, not even enough grain. If we keep clinging to these few plots of land, the three of us might not even survive until the New Year.
"What nonsense are you talking about? The fields are the lifeblood of the family. I'll go borrow some grain from your eldest and second eldest sisters. Once we get through this winter, we'll take good care of them next spring, and we'll definitely be able to live a good life."
Li instinctively refused. The fact that most of the grain had rotted in the fields had broken her heart. If she hadn't had a fight with the old man, things wouldn't have turned out this way. She regretted it after it happened, but there was no going back.
“You keep saying you're looking for my eldest and second eldest sisters, but when have you ever seen them come back? I've told them about my injury so long ago, and they haven't even seen a trace of me, let alone asked me for money! Look at my leg, it's been like this for so long, how am I going to be able to find a wife? Don't you want your grandchildren?”
The two daughters of the Qian family who got married were considered to be filial. Even after many years of marriage, they would occasionally send money to their parents' home.
But in those days, if a married daughter continued to use her husband's family's things to support her own family, she would be criticized and gossiped about. So, the two daughters of the Qian family reduced their contact with their own family in the past two years.
So much so that Qian Daniu didn't come to visit even once during the long period that he was injured.
Speaking of this, Li was also feeling bad. It is said that once a daughter is married, she is like water spilled from a cup, and that is really true. Her two daughters clearly do not want to have anything to do with their maternal family. Their only brother is so badly injured, yet they have not sent any food or money to visit him.
Thinking about it this way, he realized his son was the most reliable option, so he hesitated for a moment, looked at Qian Tieshu, and said in a pleading tone, "Husband, for our son's sake, what do you think..."
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