Chapter 82 Prescription

Yuan Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, watching her slightly exaggerated smile calmly, feeling a little frustrated.

Normally, the female worker who weaves cloth for her can get 60 yuan from her for weaving six pieces of cloth a month.

60 yuan, ordinary female workers in textile factories cannot get this salary.

"Auntie, 60 yuan, do you think it's too little?"

Aunt Yu rubbed her hands and smiled, "Not everyone can weave cloth. It took us several days to learn it. You see, if we were gone and no one helped you weave cloth, would you still be able to make money?"

There was a threat in her tone.

Yuan Xiao suddenly realized that he was too careless.

"If you want to leave, go ahead. The wages won't increase at the moment. It's 10 yuan per piece. The more you work, the more you earn."

She was still losing money on the satin job. She didn't earn a penny as a white-haired wage, and she still complained that the wages were too low?

Aunt Yu put away her smile and frowned, "In that case, I'm going to quit from now on. I have this skill, so I won't starve to death. You go and look for someone who can weave cloth!"

In fact, she had an idea when she wove the first piece of cloth. This skill could be used to weave such beautiful cloth. Why would she worry about not being able to sell it?

Wouldn't it be more exciting to work for herself?

The more Aunt Yu thought about it, the happier she felt. She turned around and went inside. "Qingya? Qingya!"

Zhang Qingya ran out from inside. "Aunt, what's wrong?"

"From today on, Auntie won't do this anymore. It's better to make money for myself than for others!"

Zhang Qingya's face darkened. "Aunt, what do you mean?"

This is the person she brought here. Isn't it a slap in the face to say such things in front of Yuan Xiao?

Aunt Yu glanced at Yuan Xiao and sneered, "Giving ten yuan for a piece of cloth, are you treating a beggar well? I will weave and sell my own cloth in the future, and I won't work here anymore!"

After that, she took out a bag from behind the door, picked it up and left.

Yuan Xiao sneered. This person came prepared.

Zhang Qingya was so annoyed that her face turned red. She said with shame, "Xiao'er, I'm sorry for you . I shouldn't have asked her to come here in the first place!"

Yuan Xiao smiled gently, "It's okay. I just want to trouble you to recruit a few more people. I think it's not very convenient for so many people to come in and out of your house. Tomorrow I will ask Grandma Yang for her yard. You can move there to weave cloth. It will be quieter."

Zhang Qingya repeatedly looked at her expression and confirmed that she was not angry. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

After Yuan Xiao left, the female workers inside looked at each other, obviously affected by Aunt Yu's words.

Zhang Qingya's face turned serious and she said in a stern voice: "You don't really think that you can make so much money by weaving cloth after leaving here? If the skill of weaving cloth is really rare, would the old lady give it to us cheaply? If it weren't for Yuanxiao providing this silk, could such good cloth be made? If any of you don't want to do it anymore, I won't keep you and you can just leave! You get at least 60 yuan a month and you still think it's not enough. You really think you are capable!"

Her words woke up several female workers, and they laughed and said, "It's not too little! Female workers in textile factories can't earn so much!"

Fortunately, they didn't mention leaving!

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Yuanxiao went to the department store and saw a group of people queuing up to buy food from a distance.

A few days ago, she asked Zhao Fubing to buy some grains in the black market and store them, and there was no rush to buy them.

But recently, more and more people are buying food, and the news of the locust plague has made people panic.

Yuan Xiao bought some vegetables and met He Changlin when she came out of the department store.

An old man wearing glasses followed him, with a haggard face, gray hair, and a serious expression.

"Yuan Xiao? Come here to buy vegetables."

Yuan Xiao was struggling to decide whether to say hello, when she heard He Changlin talking to her.

He Changlin had already spoken, and she couldn't just ignore it, so she stepped forward and said with a smile: "I just got out of class, so I came here to buy some groceries."

He Changlin had just opened his mouth when he heard a man running over from behind: "Secretary, Professor Wen, we have a new discovery!"

The man stood in front of He Changlin, panting and begging, "The medicine we provided is ineffective against insect eggs, but we found that in a place called Dayang Village, insect eggs have been almost eliminated."

The old man with glasses was so excited that his hands were shaking, "That's how they did it!"

"Professor Wen, don't worry, we'll talk while we walk. Xiaolin, help Professor Wen back."

Xiaolin wiped the sweat from his forehead, helped Professor Wen and said with a smile: "According to the captain of Dayang Village, in addition to using our medicine, they also used insect repellent powder. It is said that it was provided by a little girl named Yuan Xiao. She now lives in the county town. We have sent people to find her."

He Changlin was stunned, stopped in his tracks, and turned back to meet Yuan Xiao's brilliant smile.

He saw the brilliant smile, but Yuan Xiao was actually embarrassed. They were talking so loudly, she couldn't pretend not to hear her name at all.

"Xiao He, what's wrong?" Professor Wen was puzzled.

He Changlin smiled slightly, "Professor Wen, this girl is the Yuan Xiao that Xiaolin mentioned."

Professor Wen adjusted her glasses, her pupils shrank, and she didn't care that Xiaolin was still holding her, and walked towards Yuan Xiao excitedly, "Little comrade, I am Wen Xiancheng, an expert sent from the capital to help prevent locust plagues."

Xiaolin took two or three steps forward and stared at Yuan Xiao in surprise, "Strange, she is so young, did you find the wrong person?"

Yuan Xiao was not displeased by his questioning, and smiled, "If it is the insect repellent powder from Dayang Village, then I match it."

"Let's go!"

Without saying a word, Professor Wen grabbed Yuan Xiao's wrist and pulled her forward.

Yuan Xiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but the old man looked unwell, so she was embarrassed to struggle hard.

Professor Wen took her directly to the county government office, "Quick, show us the insect repellent powder!"

There was a middle-aged man sitting in the corner, Yuan Xiao didn't notice him, otherwise she would have found out if she turned around, he was an acquaintance!

Yuan Xiao spread her hands and said helplessly: "Professor, I don't have it, I have to go home to get it."

Professor Wen was disappointed for a while, then raised his hand and pointed at Xiao Lin, "Xiao Lin, accompany Comrade Xiao home to get the insect repellent powder!"

Yuan Xiao seemed to be infected by their anxiety, and hurried home with Xiao Lin to get the insect repellent powder.

When Professor Wen got the insect repellent powder, he studied it carefully and smelled the scent of several medicinal herbs.

There was no more advanced equipment for him to study here, so he put down the insect repellent powder and asked, "Comrade, are you studying Chinese medicine?"

Yuan Xiao shook his head, "No, I saw the formula of this insect repellent powder in an ancient book before, and it is said that it has been lost."

Professor Wen understood. Since it was lost and Yuan Xiao made it himself, there was no reason to ask him for the recipe directly.

The door suddenly opened, and Pei Wenzhan walked in from outside with a serious face. He said to Yuan Xiao, "Comrade, your recipe is very effective in eliminating insect eggs. Without the collective, how can there be an individual? You should take the initiative to hand over the formula of the insect repellent powder."