Chapter 206: Hunting skills must not be lost
There are many men in the Lei family, so Liu Cuihua followed them on the second trip to move all the items upstairs.
Almost all of the items belonged to the three families in common, so they were placed in the open space in front of the house, waiting to be redistributed.
Liu Cuihua's two sisters-in-law had been severely oppressed by their parents and brothers at home since they were young. They were the kind of people who only knew how to work and would tremble when speaking to outsiders. As soon as they reached the age of majority, they received a high betrothal gift from the Lei family and were sent to the mountains.
Fortunately, the Lei brothers are good people, and their eldest sister-in-law Liu Cuihua is capable and kind-hearted. She has become a little more cheerful over the past ten years, but both of them are extremely dependent on Liu Cuihua for major matters and external affairs.
Liu Cuihua felt that although she only had two daughters, in fact even her two sisters-in-law and niece were all the same as her daughters!
No wonder the fortune teller said that she was destined to be a busy woman. She never has a moment to rest.
At this time, the people in the two rooms who were distributing items were cutting astragalus while occasionally looking out to see if Liu Cuihua had arrived.
Seeing Liu Cuihua arrive, the two of them hurriedly rubbed the water stains on their hands on the hem of their clothes, and went to the open space to look at the pile of things with joy and nervousness.
Food, cloth...everything is good.
Boss Lei and Boss Lei II did not go to the city. They were washing astragalus by the pool. When they saw everyone was gathered, they stood up as well, suppressed the joy in their hearts, and came forward with their lips pursed.
There are many men in the family, so Liu Cuihua walked up empty-handed. She was used to walking on mountain roads, so she climbed up in one go without even taking a breath.
Seeing her family gathered around the supplies, she first looked at her two sisters-in-law and instructed them in a loud voice, "Second and third sister, come here. I bought two pieces of cotton cloth and three pieces of linen cloth for each of your heads of household. I've calculated that two pieces of cotton cloth per person in each household is no problem, and three pieces of linen cloth per person. Don't skimp on it this time. You must make it for yourselves!"
We've met the villagers of Huludu, and I can tell you that the women there dress just as well as the men in their families. And you've seen Shen Qing, and she's dressed the best for a woman. If you two were dressed in rags, people would think the Lei family men were dishonest."
In the past, they were really poor. The men had to go out to buy game, and they often hunted in the mountains. The waste cloth was needed to make decent clothes when they went out, so the newly bought cloth had to be made by the men first.
But today is different. Firstly, they bought a lot of fabrics, and secondly, they earned the money themselves. Cotton fabrics are especially comfortable and breathable. Not to mention saving money for themselves first, they must at least give two new sets of clothes to their two sisters-in-law!
When Fang Ting and Ma Pandi heard what was said above, they just waved their hands, thinking that they were just women who worked at home every day, so why would they need new clothes?
Especially if it’s made of cotton, I can’t even think about it!
What Shen Qing had sent them before was fine cotton cloth, and they were afraid that it would crack and scratch their hands when they touched it. Shen Qing was wearing the same material, but people are different, and they were not worthy of wearing it.
The girls were very grateful that their sister-in-law took the initiative to make underwear with this piece of fine cotton cloth. As for them, they could just pick up the men's clothes that were torn by branches and mend them. As long as they were not revealing or dirty, it was fine. It was much better than when they were children and had to share a skirt that was torn to pieces.
From what my sister-in-law said later, did she mean that if they dressed too poorly, it would bring shame to the family?
Is it really possible? How can a woman dress better than men? She will be criticized by others if she does.
Liu Cuihua ignored the expressions of her two sisters-in-law and picked out four pieces of cotton cloth, handed them to the two of them, and continued to shout in a loud voice: "Come, you two take the cotton cloth, and I will check it when it is ready;
Shen Qing said she taught us just to make our lives easier. If we don't live well, do you think she'll feel her help is meaningless? "
It was the first time that Fang Ting and Ma Pandi heard someone hope that they could live a good life.
Aren't they born to suffer? How can they deserve to live a good life?
The two men opened their mouths nervously, not knowing what to say, and the next moment two pieces of thick cotton cloth were stuffed into their arms.
The hands that had been wiped on the hem of the clothes were wiped again unconsciously several times before they timidly embraced the cotton cloth.
Although it was made of coarse cotton, it was extremely delicate for them, and felt comfortable and soft.
Fang Ting murmured, "It's so soft. How comfortable would it be to wear clothes like this?"
"It's not much different from fine cotton, but it's very different from linen. No wonder it's so expensive." Ma Pandi murmured softly.
Liu Cuihua wanted to say that the difference between coarse cotton and linen was only three or four qian, but the difference between coarse cotton and fine cotton was more than one or two liang! Rich people are not fools, fine cotton is definitely much finer and softer than coarse cotton.
He just looked at the surprised and satisfied expressions of his two sisters-in-law and swallowed back the words he wanted to say.
Well, for them, coarse cotton cloth is indeed very good. Anything above that will only make them feel sorry for the money and feel that they are not worthy of it.
"I have another piece of happy news for you!"
The Lei family members who were gathered in a circle looked up with joy and looked at Liu Cuihua together.
Liu Cuihua cleared her throat and announced, "We sold a total of eighteen taels of silver, six taels per family. Two rolls of cotton cloth and three rolls of linen cloth cost three taels and two cents, vegetable oil and sesame oil cost five cents, and hair ornaments, hairbands, needlework, etc. cost two cents in total, totaling three taels and nine cents.
That means we've bought so much stuff, and we still have two taels and one qian left today!"
The only sound left for the twenty-odd people was the sound of the mountain breeze.
Lei Dafu was the first to react. He concentrated and asked, "Mom, is this just two days' worth? Have you already earned eighteen taels?"
The other men reacted one after another. Yes, it would take at least five or six days for a dozen of them to go into the mountains. The best prey they could harvest would only be worth more than twenty taels. They would have to rest for several days before going into the mountains again. However, my mother and sisters could get eighteen taels in just two days in the mountains!
"So, shouldn't we go hunting in the mountains tomorrow? Instead, go dig for astragalus together?"
"Yeah, astragalus is more profitable than hunting anyway, so let's just dig it up."
Lei Lao Da and Lei Lao Er frowned and rejected it at the same time: "No!"
"Dad, why not? Look at how much money Astragalus root makes. Besides, if we go into the mountains, we won't be able to help Mom and the others clean the Astragalus root, which will affect our income."
Liu Cuihua was particularly conflicted.
Going into the mountains is much more dangerous than digging for astragalus, especially since you can't help out once you're there, which will affect your work speed, and affecting your speed means affecting your earnings.
But she had promised to sell the wool to Shen Qing in the future, no matter whether it was cheap or expensive. Moreover, hunting had been a major source of income for the family for generations. If she gave up this craft, it would be difficult to pick it up again in the future...
Except for Lei Dafu who was calm and unaffected, the others were in a similar mood to Liu Cuihua, and at this moment they all looked at Lei Lao Da and Lei Lao Er.
Boss Lei knew that he must not give up his hunting skills, but he didn't know how to say it most appropriately, so he could only look at his eldest son for help.
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