happy event

Chapter 101 Straw Weaving Craft
If you can weave some tea coasters, plate mats, and even snack plates and small baskets for petals with fine grass, it will definitely be loved by guests.At that time, it may become a major feature of the orchard, and the villagers will have multiple ways of daily money.

Guanshi Zhang's eyes became brighter the more he listened, and his admiration for his mistress almost reached the highest point in his heart.Sometimes he really couldn't figure out whether the hostess was the reincarnation of the God of Wealth, and how he could make money by just thinking of an idea.

Sister-in-law Liu and Mei Hua pretended to be working while wandering around, their hearts were itching to hear it, and they wished they could run home immediately and find refugees with good skills to learn from them.

Dong Rong had also considered the problem of entrapment for the refugees returning to their hometowns in the spring of next year. It would be too eye-catching if they really gave each person some money. Needless to say, everyone would guess that she made a windfall.Then her piece of fat will have to face many wild beasts that are staring at her.

Now with the help of straw weaving, this problem can be easily solved.

"Uncle Zhang, you can find a few old people with good craftsmanship to make up some samples and bring them to me. Cups, plates, baskets, plates, and even small things like grasshoppers can be used. They can be elegant, funny, or novel, as long as they are unique. Accept it. Then we will discuss, if there is value for sale, we will pay money to buy it from everyone in the future, and let everyone earn money to return home."

Manager Zhang quickly nodded, and replied with a smile, "Don't worry, my boss. I'll go back to the village to handle this matter in a while. I think everyone will be extremely happy when they hear about it."

Sixth Sister-in-Law wanted to speak, but the two handymen plopped down on their knees and kowtowed to Dong Rong and the others.He kowtowed more than a dozen times, and finally jumped up under the suspicious eyes of everyone, and shouted loudly, "Don't bother Zhang Guanshi, we will go back to the village to announce the good news to everyone!"

After all, the two of them didn't wear any straw boots, and they disappeared when they plunged into the wind and snow.

Sister-in-law Liu rushed to the door and yelled, "You two quick-tempered people, why did you run away before sending your master up the mountain?"

Dong Rong was also funny. After thinking about it, she pulled Old Madam Yu to laugh and said, "Ma'am, it looks like I'm going to borrow your room to sit for a while."

The old lady Yu waved her hands hastily, and said half annoyed and half annoyed, "What did the master say? This is the house of the master. Don't just sit here for a while, you can just live here."

Sister-in-law Liu also laughed, cleared the tables and boiled water, and soon brought hot tea.Dong Rong didn't want to raise her younger brother so that she didn't know the world, so she whispered to Dong Ping, "Listen more and talk less. If you get impatient, go back to the mountain and rest."

Dong Ping thought for a while and sent Xizi to go back to burn the kang and burn the stove first, and then sat next to his brother-in-law, refilling his tea from time to time, and talking about some interesting things about the academy affectionately.

Not to mention how relieved Dong Rong was to see her younger brother so much, but the two handymen who ran back to the village were almost covered in snow scum, and their eyebrows and temples were frost-coloured.Old man Shen was waiting for a few old men and women who were fed and clothed, and they were sitting in the broken yard talking while warming themselves by the fire. Everyone was extremely grateful to the host, thinking about taking care of everyone so that they would not cause trouble to the host, and stay well. Work harder when you can.

As soon as the two men ran in, the old people were so startled that they thought something serious happened, and asked, "What's the matter, but the orchard was robbed?"

The two handymen shook their heads desperately, and managed to catch their breath, before shouting, "My master wants...to get a few small things made of straw, and they say they will be bought with money, so that everyone can make money and spend money on Kaichun to go home."

What he said was really confusing, but the old men were so red-eyed, they grabbed the two men and asked one after another, "The boss really said that? Really give money?"

The two men nodded desperately, and said happily, "Yes, yes, the boss wants elegant and novel ones, and then set the wages!"

The old man Shen was shaking with both hands. After thinking for a while, he told everyone, "Give me a yard to look for things, and then send them to the owner. This is a big event for all the villagers, and we can't delay it."

"Yes, let's go!" Everyone responded and ran to the yard where they lived, and soon the whole village became lively again.When the refugees entered the village, almost all of them were empty-handed. Although the owners of each family were kind enough to help, there were still many and insufficient daily necessities.So almost everyone cuts flexible weeds or slender wicker outside the village, and weaves them into objects of various sizes.

Now I heard that the owner wants to find a few things to look at. Maybe this is the source of wealth for everyone. The women immediately contributed sewing baskets and laundry baskets, and the children contributed all kinds of bug toys. After taking the baskets and baskets, all of them were mobilized for a while.

The people in the village are a little smart, and they became more active when they heard about it.After all, it is impossible for the refugees to live in the village forever. Once they return to their hometowns, this source of wealth will fall into the hands of the villagers.Therefore, when all kinds of baskets and baskets were sent to the orchard, not only the old man Shen and a few went with them, but also three or four old people from the village.

Dong Rong had been mentally prepared, but she never expected that so many people would come all at once, but business is business, and even if she intended to make money for the refugees, she couldn't take the risk of losing money.There are many things in the main room of Yu's house, except for the main family and a few old people, the rest of the people are crowded in the east and west rooms, staring at Dong Rong eagerly, feeling uneasy.

Dong Rong looked at all the objects carefully, and finally sat back in her seat and took a sip of tea, then looked at the old men and said, "Old man, to be honest, these straw weaves are pretty good, strong and fine. But... The requirements are much worse."

After hearing this, Old Man Shen and the others immediately turned dark, and some refugees who had great hopes almost cried out.

After all, the old man has a lot of history. The old man managed to stabilize his mind, and asked respectfully, "Does the boss say that these things can't be sold? Then, if everyone compiles them more carefully, will it be better?"

Dong Rong frowned and explained, "Everyone may have heard a few words. After the spring, our orchard will open to welcome some literati and refined scholars to enjoy the flowers and drink. Naturally, these straw woven objects are also intended to be sold to them. .But these things that everyone has made up are strong enough for the daily use of the farm, but they cannot be loved or praised by the literati at the first sight."

Old man Shen seemed to understand a little bit, and after thinking for a while, he asked, "Then what does the boss mean to change something? As long as you can play with it, it's fine, not durable."

Dong Rong nodded and said with a smile, "That's not the case. It would be better if it is durable, elegant and interesting. For example, the straw woven mat for the tea set can be woven into a lotus shape, with a teapot in the middle and tea bowls with leaves. The bookcases carried by the house, the beautiful baskets that women carry when they go to the river to do laundry or buy vegetables, even the small wardrobes in the house, the seats, even the tables and chairs in the pavilion can be covered with a straw coat..."

Dong Rong described the straw weaves she had seen in her previous life while recalling, and everyone was dumbfounded.They have never thought that straw weaving can be changed in this way. If they really do it according to the owner's wishes, maybe this craft can be passed down from family to family.

"Anyway, let's go back and think about it more, and I'll draw some pictures for everyone to see. Let's get together to discuss after ten days. If the things are really edited to my liking, I will definitely not treat you badly in terms of money." Dong Rong Clapping his hands, he finished explaining the matter, and then ignored everyone and took his brother and husband to bid farewell to the old lady and went up the mountain.

Afterwards, Old Man Shen hurried back to the village with a group of refugees who were waiting for him to make up his mind. Many people tossed and turned and couldn't sleep that night.On the second day, Dong Rong asked Xizi to send the simple picture she had drawn to the village.Then, the men who were not on patrol went outside the village with borrowed sickles, and finally brought back large bundles of weeds and wicker. Old man Shen and a few people who were recognized as dexterous began to ponder.

So busy, seven or eight days passed in a flash.Dong Ping went back to the academy early to study, and Dong Rong continued to hand in silly calculations and bookkeeping while she had nothing to do, while drawing sketches for expanding the new yard. Occasionally, the young couple would also do some blushing and heartbeating exercises at night, and the days were good. Extraordinarily comfortable and peaceful.

After lunch that day, Yu Guisheng came up the mountain to report that Old Man Shen had brought the finished product.Dong Rong simply cleaned up, locked the door and went down the mountain with Shazhu.

The house of the Yu family was still full of people, and even the old man Cao was invited by several old men.Dong Rong and his wife hurriedly saluted, but the old man Cao was afraid that his daughter-in-law would hinder his face and delay the business, so he secretly asked, "Sister Rong, don't pay attention to me. I have nothing to do at home. Come and see the excitement on a whim."

Dong Rong naturally understood what her father-in-law meant, and refilled his hot tea with her own hands before sitting down and looking at old man Shen and the others.

Dong Rong picked up a tea set cushion and looked at it carefully, and couldn't help secretly admiring in her heart, the wisdom of the working people is indeed boundless.She just said a few words casually that day, and even the drawings were extremely simple, but the samples handed in by old father Shen were unexpectedly exquisite.The tea set mat is woven according to the pattern she drew, a lotus with six petals, but the stems of the grass have been dyed in advance, and the crimson color becomes lighter and lighter from the center of the flower to the tip of the petals, and it can almost look like a real one from a distance.

She couldn't help but praise, "This cushion is really well made, and the idea is also clever."

Old man Shen, who was still a little nervous at first, was immediately relieved when he heard this, and quickly picked up a book box made of thin wicker and said with a smile, "Look at this book box again, my master. There are three layers in it. It can hold books, Clothes and the like are light and not tiring to carry.”

Dong Rong took it and looked at it and said, "It's really good. I'll keep this one first, and I'll send it to Brother Ping in the academy tomorrow. It saves him from having to carry the wooden box every time he comes back. It's just... this box is not safe. Rainwater? It’s better to find someone to lay a layer of oil paper inside.”

Old man Shen thought for a while and said, "This is easy. Let's take it back and change it, and send it to the owner tomorrow, so that the second young master can keep it comfortably."

(End of this chapter)