Chapter 395 Ancient Village Old Lady 20
Besides, when she and Wan Dashan were young, they did these things to make money every winter, so this statement is not surprising.
As Feng Erya's painting of magpies on plum trees gets closer to completion, more and more people are coming to see the bamboo painting these days.
Many people want to learn this craft, but after watching Feng Erya's operation, they also know that it requires a very familiarity with bamboo weaving and a very good memory to be able to do it.
Otherwise it would be hard to figure out the positions of the colors in the weaving.
With all the orders for the students completed, the village caravan was about to set off again.
This time, there were eighteen carts of goods, and the number of caravan members increased from a dozen to more than thirty.
The last time was because it was my first time going out and I wanted to see if I could sell these things.
This time I already know the process of trading, so I have officially started trading, so naturally I brought a lot of items with me.
In addition, everyone in the village has seen the money, and these days even the laziest people are busy doing some handicrafts at home.
Feng Erya's three pots of flowers and bamboo paintings were also placed in the caravan.
The team even specially got a mule cart with a canopy, put a small stove inside to keep it warm, and then put a few pots of flowers in it.
They can still keep the flowers so well in winter, so they naturally know that these flowers are worth a lot of money.
The money from selling flowers belongs to Feng Erya, but the caravan can also make connections through a few pots of flowers, which is the most important thing.
Before leaving this time, the patriarch brought everyone in the caravan to worship their ancestors, hoping that the ancestors would protect the caravan's safety.
After offering sacrifices to their ancestors, the caravan said goodbye to everyone in the ancestral hall and set off directly.
After the caravan left this time, there was still some anxiety and worry in the village, but it was not as serious as the first time.
At least I was busy doing what I should do every day and the work at hand never stopped.
Even if they were worried about those who were away from home, a few people whose families were in the caravan would gather together to talk to each other and cheer each other up.
The patriarch is very satisfied with the current atmosphere in the tribe. This is how a tribe can prosper.
Walking in the village with the village head, everyone had a satisfied look on their faces.
As long as the clan members can maintain this momentum, there is no need to worry about the family not growing stronger.
If there are a few more good students in the future, the clan will no longer be afraid of the rich and powerful.
When introducing myself, I always say that I am from the Wan family of Liuhe.
By that time, this place will be the clan’s territory, and the Wan family can be called a big clan.
When the patriarch thought of this, he couldn't help but feel proud.
In addition to delivering goods to the students who had placed orders before, the caravan also went to the provincial capital.
It was mainly Feng Erya’s pots of flowers that gave them confidence.
This kind of rare flower can only be sold at a high price in a place like the capital.
By the time the caravan returned, it was almost the end of the year.
This time they also took some good goods from the provincial capital and sold them in several nearby counties.
The caravan will hand over a portion of this money to the tribe for future development of the tribe.
The caravan's vehicles and livestock were purchased by the tribe, so they can be considered the tribe's property.
The remaining silver will be divided among the people in the caravan.
When the money was divided this time, Feng Erya became the center of attention. The three pots of flowers were sold for a high price of one thousand taels, and the bamboo painting was also bought by the son of a wealthy merchant for a high price of two hundred taels.
The purpose of buying bamboo paintings is just for their novelty. They cannot compare with the artistic conception of famous calligraphy and paintings, but paintings made of bamboo also have their own novelty and can be called elegant.
When the villagers saw Feng Erya get so much money, many of them were envious, but no one was jealous.
However, many people were waiting with shining eyes for Feng Erya to teach them how to grow flowers and plants, which could make money much faster than bamboo weaving.
Taking advantage of the fact that everyone was gathered together, Feng Erya also expressed her opinion.
"If you want to learn how to grow flowers, I can teach you. But I grow flowers based on my own ideas, so I can't say I have much experience.
These flowers were dug up from the mountains by me, Hu Si's family, and Li Mutou's family this spring.
The pots of flowers I sold were only realized to be rare treasures after they grew up, otherwise they would not have been sold at such a high price.
If I were to start a flower from seeds, I'd never done it before, so I'm not sure if I could grow it well. I can only try it out."
Hu Sijia also said: "I can really testify to this matter about flowers.
Li Mutou's family and I went up the mountain with Dashan's family to pick mushrooms. We both have flowers growing at Dashan's house.
I just don’t know if it’s worth the money. I’ll take it out and try it next time.”
At this time, Wang Dahu stood up.
"The master in the city said that the reason those pots of flowers are worth so much money is because the two orchids are exquisite flowers, and the camellia is also a rare top-ranking red.
At the beginning of the year, many candidates were going to Beijing to take the imperial examinations. Aunt Dashan's pot of Zhuangyuanhong tea came at the right time, as they were looking for a good omen.
Secondly, it’s winter now, and the flowers are still blooming so beautifully, so I paid a high price.”
Seeing that everyone had said almost everything, the patriarch stood up.
“Growing flowers and plants can be learned, but the Dashan family also learned it by accident, so her experience may not be accurate.
You can grow flowers and plants yourself, but don't complain if they die.
Other skills are the main livelihood of our village. Let’s try to grow flowers and plants first.
It’s better to cultivate it, but if you don’t cultivate it well, you won’t waste your other skills.”
Before, the villagers thought that Feng Erya was also proficient in growing flowers and plants. After these people explained the situation, they found out that it was just a coincidence.
Some pragmatic people immediately gave up the idea of growing flowers.
It’s better to do handicrafts steadily. At least you can see the money as long as you do it.
There are many people with speculative mentality. If Aunt Dashan can develop it, why can't we?
As long as you grow one pot, it can be used to make handicrafts for a whole year. It's a worthwhile deal.
As for bamboo weaving paintings, the villagers didn't even mention it.
Before the painting was finished, many people had seen it and knew clearly how difficult it was to create.
Even if Feng Erya taught them, they couldn't learn it now.
The Chinese New Year is almost here. After the money was distributed, every household in the village started to buy New Year's goods.
There are so many people going to the town, and many of them have met Wan Gui and Wan Xi, but no one has told them about the current situation in the village.
Most people looked down on their behavior and knew that Feng Erya was living a better life now, so they didn't want these ungrateful people to go back and harm the old lady again.
Some people simply believe that the Wan brothers left Feng Erya alone in the countryside, and that Feng Erya, an old lady, taught the villagers skills in order to find a way to make a living.
If the Wan brothers knew the current situation in the village and chose to return to the village to take care of their elderly mother, Feng Erya might pass on her skills to her sons and stop teaching the villagers.
Who knows how many skills Feng Erya has that have not been passed on.
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