Chapter 11: Getting Started (1)

"Grandpa, everything is ready now. We can start making flower baskets. I'm not familiar with where there are willow trees in the village, and it's up to you to cut the willows. Zhihua lit up the oil lamp: "Tomorrow, I will clean the plain silk I bought today with my mother." The day after tomorrow, we can officially start. Will you be able to chop enough wicker tomorrow? ”

"Wicker is not a problem. Tomorrow, I'll take you and Brother Daddy to chop it together. Grandpa Fang took a puff of dry tobacco.

Zhihua listened to Grandpa's words, and was relieved, it seems that there is no need to worry about raw materials.

"Grandpa, tell me what kind of baskets you can weave?"

"Uh, this. I'm going to make up the ones we usually use. "Grandpa Fang is a little embarrassed, he is a dart master, if he is good at dancing with knives and sticks. The weaving of flower baskets is such a meticulous work, but spare him.

Yes, the emotional grandpa doesn't know how to make flower baskets at all. Hey, it seems that she has to be a DIY expert.

"Grandpa, I know how to weave several flower baskets, and I'll draw them tomorrow." Zhihua saves the scene in time.

"That's good, that's good." Grandpa Fang nodded again and again.

"Okay, then I'll divide the labor below. Auntie, Sister makes peaches, Grandma sews lace on the edge of the flower basket, and I will color the peaches. Grandpa, Daddy, Grandpa and Brother weave flower baskets with all their might. The younger brother is responsible for arranging the flower baskets neatly. Zhihua paused and then said, "Also, I hope you don't talk about our family's business for the time being." ”

"Yes, it's really not appropriate to talk about this for the time being." Father Fang agreed.

"That's right, the girl is right. Although most people in our village are honest and kind, there are still some people who steal chickens and touch dogs, and they have to attract people's attention when they say it. Besides, we don't know what the situation is. If you say it now, it is tantamount to harming others. Grandpa Fang took a sip of water and said what he thought.

"We all listen to Grandpa (Daddy)." Everyone said in unison.

Seeing that their ancestors and grandchildren had almost said it, Fang A-Niang spoke up.

"Auntie, you gave me a total of ten taels of silver this morning. It cost nine and a half to buy something. It cost 39 wen to buy pork. There's still 461 dollars left here, you order. Fang A-Niang took out a small purse from the placket of her clothes and handed it to Grandma Fang.

When the brothers in the village were not separated, the old lady of the family was in charge of the accounts. The same is true for the Fang family.

Grandma Fang glanced at it and confiscated it. "Alright, you can take it. The woman's family doesn't have a little bit of money. ”

"Where's that?" Fang A-Niang was anxious.

"Take it. The two Zhiqin sisters are slowly getting older, and the girl's house is not decorated. You can keep this money to buy flowers for my two granddaughters. ”

It's all said and done, and it's not good to excuse it again.

"Thank you, Auntie." Fang A-Niang thanked her and sat down again. Her heart was warm, and she once again affirmed her original decision.

At the beginning, Grandpa Fang was sick, and the Fang family fell overnight. At that time, Fang A-Niang and Fang's father had already made a marriage. Relatives and friends persuaded Fang A-Niang to repent of her marriage, but she insisted on marrying Fang's father. At that time, life was really hard. The family doesn't see the slightest bit of meat all year round, and even the black noodles are often afraid of breaking. Fang A-Niang's food in the first month of sitting was still provided by her mother's family. But she never regretted it. From the day she passed the door, her elders were generous, her husband loved her, and now her children were also very filial, and she felt that she was content.

"One more thing. Someone asked about buying things today, and I agreed with us that I bought them for Zhiqi to get married. A talented daughter-in-law also knows about this. At this time, what can I do if there are no such things in the dowry? It's easy to say the rest, but there is really no way to do it with these few plain silks. Fang A-Niang was very worried.

The two of them have been friends for decades, and now they will soon become the family of their children again. If the two families have a pimple in their hearts because of such a little thing, they can't draw it in the end.

"What's this? Let's buy a few plain silk horses for my sister-in-law as a dowry. "Zhihua proposes a solution.

"You! A little girl. Today we hit a big luck, the blind cat met the dead mouse. It's such a good thing to come back. Fang A-Niang saw that the painting was relaxed and knocked on her head.

Zhihua pouted disapprovingly. Hmph, tell me what's there, and I'll buy it for you directly when the time comes. I'm also going to buy silk directly.