Since Mother Li spoke, she was prepared.

Jasmine said that the women's school has begun to recruit, and she is going to study. Next to the women's school is the silk weaving workshop, while Miss Fu is there, I ask her for a favor and make a living. While looking at Jasmine, earn a little money. At home, you and your mother-in-law have worked hard for a year and a half. ”

Father Li unconsciously stopped smoking.

Mother Li knew that he was moved, and hurriedly said: "If you don't object, let's talk to my mother." ”

She has been married into the Li family for seventeen years, and except for the four months, she is doing all the chores. To put it mildly, my mother-in-law has basically lost the ability to do housework. She has always been a little dissatisfied, but she has always remembered that sentence, and her daughter-in-law for many years has become a mother-in-law, so she endures it stubbornly.

When the girl said the silk weaving workshop, she understood the Tao - women don't look at their children and don't do housework, and they can still earn money to make ends meet, such a good thing must not be thought up by men for women.

Miss Fu is really capable, no wonder she can be a mountain chief!

With such admiration in his heart, for Fu Zhenyu and Cang Zijian's stay, Li's mother decisively added fuel to the fire, and Li's father made a decision so happily.

There is another thing, in Li's mother's opinion, although Fu Zhenyu is a little younger, he is more like an adult than the older Cang Zijian.

"I still have a few taels of silver here, you can take them first, and if you go to the silk weaving workshop to do things, don't mention it."

Mrs. Li's words awakened Mother Li's cranky thoughts.

Things turned out as expected, and my mother-in-law was reluctant to take over the family affairs. Fortunately, I was prepared.

Mother Li hurriedly said: "The matter has not yet reached the mother's sake-that is, the mother wants to contribute to her grandson, and his travel expenses to eat and drink have not yet been settled." The mother privately gave Zong Yan two taels of silver, which is better than making up these thirty taels. ”

Of course this is good, then don't you have to do your own laundry, cook, feed the pigs and go to the field? I'm fifty years old, how can I do such a tiring job? Mrs. Li was unwilling, so she said: "The coffin in my hand was originally ten taels, and I will give you eight taels to make up money, and two taels will be given to Zong Yan." ”

This solved the problem of ten taels of silver, and Father Li was naturally willing.

Mother Li saw it in her eyes, didn't distinguish it, and said with a smile: "I thought, if I go to work in the silk weaving workshop, if I only get three or five taels a year, I don't go; But what if you can drop ten taels or twenty taels? What I mean, talk to my mother, wait for Fu Shanchang to come back, discuss with her, and then decide what the hell will be, okay? ”

"Ten two twenty two! How dare you think about it! Okay, then ask. Mrs. Li looked at her daughter-in-law with the eyes of an idiot.

Mother Li smiled but said nothing.

When Fu Zhenyu and his entourage pulled half a cart of firewood, Li's mother hurriedly asked Li's father to unload the firewood and beckoned a few people: "Come into the kang house, the meal that has just been prepared, the room is warm." ”

After everyone ate and drank enough, Mother Li pulled Fu Zhenyu to the West House to talk about things - only when she got to the West House, after thinking about it, she changed her words again: "Let's go to the East House and discuss it with you in front of my mother-in-law." ”

Fu Zhenyu, who didn't know what was going on, asked curiously, "What's the matter?" It's so grand! ”

Mother Li sold Guanzi: "I'll know right away." ”

After seeing the old lady and Mother Li said what she meant, Fu Zhenyu fell into deep thought.

Seeking work in the silk weaving workshop, that is, the Li family decided to do their best to let Li Zongyan give it a go. But why do you have to say such a thing in front of an old lady?

Fu Zhenyu's head moved quickly.

After careful consideration, Fu Zhenyu considered his words and said: "There are only a dozen people in the silk weaving workshop at present, and it was only open for half a year last year. In half a year, the person who received the least was paid five taels, and the person who had the most, if I remember correctly, should have been twelve taels. Among them, ten taels are wages, and two taels are because she did a good job, and the prefect's wife specially rewarded them. ”

Twelve taels in half a year!

Mrs. Li was so shocked that she couldn't speak, but the old lady reacted quickly and immediately asked Fu Zhenyu: "Then can I go?" When it comes to weaving, I don't lose Zongyan's mother. ”

That proud tone overflowed the sky.

Fu Zhenyu's face remained unchanged, and he only said the facts: "The silk weaving workshop is not an ordinary loom, but a jacquard machine from Sichuan." Anyone who wants to try it can do it, but they just need to be assessed. Just like the college assessment, we will only accept those who have passed. Not only the old lady, but also Aunt Li, may also be rejected. ”

The assessment of the academy, the Li family is very clear.

The eldest son Li Zongyan passed, and the second son Li Zongshou did not.

Since Fu Zhenyu guessed that they were making money for Li Zongyan's township test in the second half of the year, he gave his greatest sincerity: "I can't accept people directly." At this time, the silk weaving workshop is not open, I can take you to have a look, find someone to test it for you, so that you can know the results as soon as possible and make plans as soon as possible. ”

Mrs. Li retreated, Mother Li had already changed from the change, and quickly thanked her: "Our family conditions are here, so we won't push it blindly, thank you Shanchang." Whether it succeeds or not, our whole family will remember the kindness of Yamada. ”

The winter days are short, and it is too late to go out at this time, Fu Zhenyu said to Cang Zijian, and after breakfast on the fourth day of the junior high school, the group drove away in the carriage again.

On the way, I picked up Mrs. Chen, the director of the silk weaving workshop, opened the door of the silk weaving workshop, and entered the weaving room.

"Mrs. Chen, I'll leave it to you here." After Fu Zhenyu left the Li family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, he went back to Nanhu Academy.

Mrs. Chen received the order, and after Fu Zhenyu left, she led someone to operate first.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Li family saw that the four of them were performing their duties and preparing for the things at their own stations. In just half an hour, a cloth with a colorful pattern was directly woven. Not only is it faster than the loom at home, but it is also better than the one at home.

Without waiting for the Li family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to come back to their senses, Mrs. Chen got off the machine, explained the four stations one by one, and let the two of them try it separately.

Estimating the hour, Fu Zhenyu returned to the silk weaving workshop and asked Mrs. Chen: "How is it?" ”

"The old lady can't climb high, her hands and feet are not very neat, and she can't meet the minimum requirements." Mrs. Chen did not give generous favors because the person was brought by Fu Zhenyu, and said to Mrs. Li realistically, and said to Mother Li, "Sister Li seems to be okay at first, specifically, I have to do a bit of work to see if I can catch up with the progress of others." ”

Mother Li and Mrs. Li have both woven cloth, although they have never used a jacquard machine, but they also know the reason.

Four people and one machine, one slow is equal to all slow.

As expected, Fu Zhenyu bowed his head, called Tao Li in, and said to Mrs. Chen: "It's the New Year, it's troublesome for the lady and a few sisters-in-law, and someone has prepared some small things in a hurry, so don't be polite." ”

Each family is only a few catties of meat, a basket of eggs, and four-color dried fruits.

Old Mrs. Li glanced at it and knew that these things were no less than 200 words.

In just half a day's effort, he earned 200 Wen, which is really enviable.

Seeing off the four Chen Niangzi, Fu Zhenyu and Cangzi Jianfang took the Li family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law back to Li Lou. When the Li family gathered in the East House to discuss, Cang Zijian asked Fu Zhenyu: "It's just a matter of a few dozen taels of silver, we can help at will." As a result, for the sake of the so-called backbone of the Li family, you took great pains. Li Zongyan, is he worth it? ”