Chapter 164 Attraction
"Mom? We're back from the ground, are the buns ready? Da (da) and they are all hungry!"

In Shichuangou Village outside Jincheng, a half-year-old boy ran home completely red from the sun. He thought that the farm work was heavy now, and the kitchen could have noisy steamed buns with three-in-one noodles. Cold pot and cold stove, obviously no cooking.

The boy didn't dare to say anything about his mother, he only asked his mother in the name of his father and grandfather.

Unexpectedly, the mother listened to the boy's words, and she still spun thread in the house unhurriedly. The sound of the spinning wheel creaked and creaked, unhurriedly, accompanied by the mother's voice, "Gua Wazi, you go first!" Make a fire, and when you come back, let him cook for you, he's really good at it!"

The young man couldn't believe it. The fields here in Yongzhou are full of coolies, so women have always regarded their husbands as their gods. When men come back from the fields when they are not home, they will serve them with tea and water. Eat well, and delay the work in the field.Who would have thought that today's mother would change her docile appearance in the past, and let her man cook like a grandpa?

Thinking that his father might be furious when he came back, the boy shivered, and hurried to the house to call his mother. "Mom, what are you doing? You made a mess in the house. The smell of sheep is killing people. Throw the wool to the woodshed, cook quickly, and come back later, very hungry But they will hit people."

The boy said he was about to bend down to hug the wool on the ground, but his mother stopped him, "Don't move, you melon boy, you come back from the field, it's muddy and sweaty, don't touch the wool on your forehead. , Er, this wool was washed by the river for a long time, and it was finally washed clean."

The young man was disgusted and stood there very helpless, when the voices of his father and grandfather came from outside the house, "Mother, let's eat steamed buns at noon, it's going to be hot these days, eat some mutton for our father Make up."

Hearing his father's loud and powerful voice, the young boy trembled, he didn't dare to go out to face his father's anger for a while, he only looked at his mother, and saw that her mother was still spinning the thread in a leisurely manner, her hands kept moving, and she said loudly, "But Isn’t it, it’s so hot today. Go and cook some more food for our father, ah!”

The voice changed the faces of the three people in the room. The young man had a bitter face, the old man frowned, and the man's face changed, and he walked into the room angrily, "The three of us have been carrying water in the field for a whole day, and you can't even eat at home. Didn't do it either? What's the use of you as a woman at home, do you want to go to the ground with us?"

Seeing that her husband was furious, the woman lost her usual panic, and said to her husband who opened the curtain, "I've been busy spinning here these days, so you cook your own food, and when the wool is spun, sell it." Money, buy us a few more lambs."

The man was stunned and didn't realize it for a moment. He was talking about cooking, so why did he get involved in money again?The man was puzzled, but subconsciously belittled, "How can you make money as a woman? Let's make some money. Did you see that the village chief sold the wasteland at Hekou? It's a subsidy from the government, and it's none of our business. We ordinary people, working hard, can't even earn ten cents a year, so hurry up and cook, and stop daydreaming!"

They are small people who farm and eat. If they work hard all year round, they will not be hungry, but the money is really invisible.Money is always found in the city, and only capable people can earn it. For example, the village head’s family opened up wasteland, and his wasteland was sold for money. Other people’s wasteland can’t get a stone of grain for a year of hard work. This is difference.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, the always docile woman remained motionless, but pinched her waist, "My wool is just for making money!" Then, seeing her husband getting more and more furious, she quickly explained, "The village chief's land seller How much did you pay, do you know? Just a few acres of land, sold for ten taels of silver!"

"Ten...Two~"

The man exclaimed.

Whoever is rich in the village has a few pennies. This is the first time that they are actually described as two.

"That's not true! I went to the village chief's house to inquire about it yesterday, and it's only ten taels. I heard that the village chief has silver, and the first thing he does is to send the family's baby to the city to study."

Speaking of this, she glanced at her melon baby, "Yesterday, a city man came to the village chief's yard and taught the women in our village to spin wool for free. They said that as long as they are spun, they will collect them. A catty is also wool thread, one hundred Wen!"

The woman was so excited that the man's head was already in a daze. He couldn't react to the huge amount of information about "ten taels", "wool" and "one hundred words". He stopped being reserved in the courtyard, and directly pushed away the son who was in the way at the door, and came over to ask his daughter-in-law, "Are you serious? A hundred cash per catty?"

The woman nodded affirmatively, "It's absolutely true, the one who gave the money was the rich man who gave the village chief ten taels of silver!"

The old man was very excited when he heard this. There are not many opportunities for people in the village to make money. Why don't you seize the opportunity now? "Where's your mother-in-law? Have all the wool at home been shaved?"

Although the woman respects her father-in-law, earning money is the most important thing, so she dare not stop the movement of her hands, "Mother-in-law went to the river to wash the wool, I will spin out these in the house first, and gather a catty, first go get the money and then talk about it." !"

It turned out that the woman had already discussed with her mother-in-law. This family has sheep. If the rich man from the city collects enough, there will be no chance to make money so easily. For a sheep, she spun the wool at home first, and her mother-in-law went to wash the latter.In this way, they can get a hundred coins first, feel at ease, and then look back.If the rich man wants to collect more, they will continue to spin. If the rich man collects enough and stops, then they will at least get a hundred coins.

The old man nodded after hearing what his daughter-in-law said, "You're right, try getting a pound first."

As he said that, he turned his head and looked at his son, "You go to cook. In the past few days, your daughter-in-law has worked hard. Spin a catty of wool first."

The man subconsciously obeyed his father's arrangement, "Hey, I'm going to cook now!"

Lu Weimang's wool spinning demonstration team went to the countryside and soon received results.

Yongzhou has a vast land and few people. In addition to growing food in the fields, every household in the vast yellow land raises sheep.Now those sheep can not only sell meat to eat, but also have an additional income item, which is to clean the wool, spin it and weave it for money.

Situations similar to this family have been repeated in families near Jincheng.

Wool is thin and brittle, and it takes a woman's full attention to weave it to produce a small ball.

In the old days, the young woman who washed and washed at home was a good spinner of wool, and her status suddenly turned from the bottom where she was beaten and scolded, and she was carefully cared for by a big family. People can spin wool and get money as soon as possible.

After three days, some people got copper coins one after another.

"Master, look quickly! There are so many, it's heavy to put in your arms!"

Still in Shichuangou Village, the woman spun the wool yarn and went to the exchange point at the village head’s house. As expected, the money came out. Holding the money in her arms, she carefully left the village head’s house and handed it to her husband who was waiting by the side. .

The man looked at the real money, and then let go of his heart, "Quick, go back and give the money to me."

The woman took back her hard-earned money, "I don't want to give a lot of money."

The man raised his hand when he heard this, "What are you talking about? You are not the master of the house!"

The woman was so frightened that she shrank her neck habitually, and boldly said, "I have money, I want to go to the city and ask the rich man to see if he still accepts the wool. If he does, I want to use the money Buy a few more sheep, shave more wool for money, and when the time comes, send Gua Wazi to the school in the city to learn some skills and stop him from going to the fields.”

The man was taken aback for a moment, and put his hand down.

(End of this chapter)

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