Chapter 387 Ancient Village Old Lady 12
Regardless of whether Feng Erya needs it or not, the children are so filial that she, as their aunt, naturally cannot forget them when good things happen.
Somehow, the news that Feng Erya taught a few families how to make money by making lace spread, resulting in more and more old ladies visiting Feng Erya's house.
Feng Erya understood that they came here just to learn how to make lace.
They are all poor people. Apart from working on the land and selling their labor outside, they really rarely find ways to make money.
It’s not that they don’t work hard, but they don’t pass on things that require a little bit of technical skills.
But the job of making lace doesn't require so many people.
There are only a few embroidery shops in the county. Once you learn how to make something like a brocade, you can make many in a day.
The technical content is not very high. Anyone who is interested can buy it and know how to use it just by taking it apart.
The reason why the embroidery shop outsourced this job to outsiders is simply because it does not bring much profit.
In their small place, they could only make a few cents from a brocade, and the embroidery shop was unwilling to spend time for such a small profit.
But so many people in the village wanted to do it, and the county town simply couldn't consume so many vegetables. In the end, no one in the village could make any money.
Feng Erya didn't have to teach them, after all, these people had never been of any help to her before.
But considering that she is now an old lady living alone in the village, the three brothers of the Wan family might come back and cause trouble at any time.
It would be good in the end to gather more villagers to stand on your side.
That morning, Feng Erya came to see the head of the village after breakfast.
"Village head, I see that everyone wants to learn the craft of lace making.
I can teach you, but I think if the whole village does this, no one in the village will be able to make this much money."
Feng Erya sighed and continued, "There are only a few embroidery shops in the county, and there are only so many people in the entire county. It's impossible for the embroidery shops to accept so many threads, and they won't be able to sell more if they have more.
I've been thinking privately, why don't we set up a caravan in our village to sell our products outside."
The village head didn't say yes or no. He lit up a pipe and took a puff, then said, "Dashan family, tell me the details."
Feng Erya organized her words and continued, "The skills our village now possess include weaving needlework and weaving backpack mats. I can also make some velvet flower headdresses. I think other people in the village also have some skills.
These things can't be sold at a high price here, for one reason, most people know how to make them.
Second, the styles are not novel enough, and everyone is basically making the same thing.
I have some ideas about weaving mats and backpacks.
As long as you make it more beautiful, change the shape, and put a small piece of floral fabric inside, a small object can become much more beautiful than before."
As she spoke, Feng Erya took out a few finished products from her backpack.
A snack box with a lid, a small bamboo drawer cabinet for storing miscellaneous items such as jewelry, and a wicker pen holder.
These are very common things in modern times, but in ancient times weaving was mainly for practicality, and no one had thought of making these.
Feng Erya continued, "Look, Village Chief, this is what I made.
These are not difficult, just change the shape, add some cloth and decoration, and it will look completely different.
Almost everyone in the village can make this.”
The village head took the things and looked at them, then opened the snack box. Inside was a piece of white cloth with small green flowers, which looked very clean and refreshing.
I opened the drawer of the chest of drawers and took a look. The entire drawer was made of bamboo and looked very elegant.
After carefully looking at the weaving techniques, I found that they were indeed not difficult. They were similar to the methods of weaving mats and backpacks. However, there were still some tricks that Feng Erya needed to teach her.
The village head put down what he was holding and looked at Feng Erya with complicated eyes.
Of course he knew why Feng Erya did this. It was simply because the Wan brothers had abandoned the old lady, and the old lady was looking for a way to make a living for herself.
Knowing is one thing, but you still have to ask what you should ask.
"This is a pretty good craft from the Dashan family. Don't you think it's a pity to just give it to the villagers? It's not an exaggeration to say that your craft can be passed down from generation to generation."
Feng Erya's face showed an expression full of pain.
"Village head, other people may not know about my family affairs, but how could you not know about them? I can't help it.
First, I can make some money by handing over my skills. Otherwise, how will I live in the future?
Another thing is, I am an old woman living alone in the village, and I will need help from the villagers in the future. This skill is my way of repaying the villagers for their help."
The head of the village also sighed in his heart. The Wan brothers had forced me to this point. When they found out, they would regret it.
The village head continued, "You just mentioned setting up a caravan. I think you have some ideas. Tell me about it."
Feng Erya didn't intend to say more about this.
If she can weave a small thing, you can say that the old lady is dexterous.
But Feng Erya has only been to the county town twice in her life. If she knew too much, it would seem too fake.
“I actually don’t know what the caravan should do.
When I heard Dashan chatting with others in the early years, I heard that it was about transporting goods from one place to another place to sell.
I thought that if I went out alone, I might be bullied because I was alone and weak.
The able-bodied men in the village should gather together and not go too far. Instead, they should take the goods from our village and try it out in a few nearby counties and state capitals first.
We haven't heard of any bandits around here, so it's safer on the road.
During the slack season in the village, everyone goes out to work to earn money to supplement their family income.
Now the whole village is working together to make a living.
If you're going out for the first time, you don't need to bring too much. Bring a few samples of each item to see if they sell well.
If the business is good, our village will have a stable livelihood and the whole village can make some money together.
I just have this idea, but how to do it specifically still needs to be discussed with the village head and clan leader.
As a woman, I can only think of these things."
After hearing this, the head of the village nodded continuously.
Although he didn't show it on his face, he admired Feng Erya in his heart.
Just by hearing Wan Dashan talk about traveling for business in his early years, he could think of so many things. This is better than many men in the village.
The village head took a puff of his pipe and said slowly, "Daishan, your idea is good, but establishing a caravan is no small matter. I need to discuss this with the clan leader and other family members.
Don't worry about whether it works or not. I'll give you a definite answer after we've discussed it."
Feng Erya: "I was just daydreaming. I wanted our villagers to have more ways to make money so that their lives could get better and better."
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