No wonder Mrs. Han and others made a fuss, it's really too difficult to weave this kind of cloth with textures.

Ordinary plain cloth only needs to use two heald threads, crisscrossing and weaving the most ordinary cotton cloth. Such looms are relatively simple, and almost all ordinary people have them.

But a loom capable of weaving complex patterns requires at least five healds, each with a pedal under it. The heald line should not only be divided into two layers according to the odd and even numbers, but also the heald rod, the warp rod and the weft beater. This loom is not only complex but also huge, and the more complex and beautiful the pattern, the more several looms need to work at the same time.

The craft, which had long been monopolized by the weaving factory, appeared in this small farm yard in an ordinary way. Mrs. Han's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law burst into tears with excitement, and they didn't have the heart to think about the quarrel just now.

At dinner in the evening, Mrs. Han told everyone about it. The whole family was very excited, and the eldest of the Han family said to Mrs. Han with a red face: "Mother, the green smoke from the ancestral tomb has opened the mind, and our family will live more and more prosperous in the future."

Mrs. Han nodded happily, but she sighed when she looked at Xiucai's son, and said with regret on her face: "When I was on the mountain, people heard that our ancestral tomb was smoking, and they all said that it was a sign that you could be admitted to the top prize." Now it seems that this is a good omen that you are not going to win. Don't be discouraged. ”

Han Xiucai didn't think so, but looked satisfied: "Mother, as long as the children in the family are safe, I will be content." It is also a good thing for our ancestors to bless the health of their children and grandchildren. ”

Han Xiucai shook his head and looked innocent: "As the so-called catastrophe does not die, there will be blessings in the future, if you want to come to the next imperial examination, you will definitely be able to be named on the gold list." ”

Han Beiqing looked at the talented father who didn't know the world, and then looked at the helpless grandmother and secretly rejoiced in his heart: this talented father is simple-minded and useless, but fortunately, the family is an experienced and scheming person. This family is thanks to her at the helm, otherwise with these stupid sons, this family would have ended a long time ago.

Mrs. Han led the ladies to work together, and it took a whole day to finally weave a blue dark cotton cloth.

Han Beiqing put this piece of cloth on the poplar table in the main house, and the family stared at this piece of cotton cloth with a rare face as if they were looking at a peerless treasure.

Zhang's rubbed the fabric, with joy in his eyes, and his mouth was full of pickiness: "In the past, my sister-in-law and I could weave one and a half pieces of plain cotton cloth a day, but now several people together only toss out one." For such a piece of cloth, the family didn't do any work. ”

Saying that, Zhang's picked up her hanging eyes, and looked at Han Beiqing with a smile: "Qiya'er, although your method is good, it is too delayed." ”

Mrs. Han looked displeased, raised her eyebrows and asked her youngest son: "Third child, your daughter-in-law said that this cloth is not cost-effective." What do you think? ”

Han Laosan glanced at his daughter-in-law and saw that Zhang was squeezing his eyebrows at him. After many years of husband and wife, he naturally understood what his wife meant.

He looked at Mrs. Han with a smile, as if he didn't see the hint his wife gave him: "Ordinary cotton cloth farms collect cloth at the price of one penny and one foot. Forty feet a horse, a horse forty wen. But such a cyan dark cotton cloth can be sold for a hundred yuan even if it is the inferior material. ”

After listening to Han Laosan's words, the boss of the Han family gasped. He lowered his head and counted his fingers for a long time: "Mother, a piece of cloth can be sold for an extra sixty yuan." This, how much money does it cost this month! ”

The two brothers of the Han family crossed their fingers on the side and didn't understand it for a long time, and Han Beiqing, who was watching, couldn't help but roll his eyes.

He reminded: "It turns out that three horses are woven in two days, and forty-five horses are produced in a month." Each horse is calculated at 40 yuan, and you can earn 128 yuan a month, so the family's income in a year is 2126 yuan. ”

For a modern person, this bit of oral arithmetic ability is nothing. But for the illiterate Han family's daughters, Han Beiqing's smart brains are really powerful.

Especially the Zhang family in the third room, looked at her mother-in-law, Mrs. Han, in shock. asked incredulously: "Mother, can my sister-in-law and I fill the family with twenty-one taels of silver a year?" ”

Mrs. Han glanced at her little daughter-in-law, didn't pay attention to her, but raised her chin and said to Han Beiqing: "You are not bad at arithmetic, I didn't expect you to learn arithmetic well." ”

Han Beiqing raised his head, very proud: "That's it, when my father taught arithmetic, I learned faster than my brothers." ”

Zhang's heart was eager to know how much money the new cloth could make in a year, and he couldn't wait for Han Beiqing to boast. He opened his mouth and urged: "Oh, I know you are clever." Hurry up and say how much can the new material sell? ”

Han Beiqing smiled lightly: "If you have a new cloth, even if you have a piece of cloth a day, you can sell it for three taels of silver a month." It's thirty-six taels a year, which is fifteen taels more than the original. ”

Everyone let out an exclamation after hearing this, especially the Zhang family in the third room, whose eyes lit up, and said excitedly: "Get rich, get rich." I heard that the county lord earns forty taels a year, and if I earn thirty-six taels of silver, isn't it more comfortable than that official's wife? ”

Zhang's eyes rolled around, and he looked at Han Xiucai, the second uncle who lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking, and unconsciously despised it: "The second brother said that he wanted to go out to find a living, so I might as well learn to weave at home." You can make a lot of money, and you don't have to be exposed to the wind and sun. ”

Han Beiqing glanced at Zhang's and smiled secretly in his heart: Who said that ancient women were illiterate and didn't go out, so they were honestly bullied?

Look at this third aunt, how many times she has woken up and made a fuss in the open. It's just that she kicked the iron plate this time, and the Han family tightened their belts for Han Xiucai to study, for the sake of Han Xiucai's future alone.

Sure enough, as soon as Zhang's stupid words came out, her husband Han Laosan blew up first. He stared at a pair of bull's eyes with a hideous face, and roared angrily: "Cui'e, what are you doing in Huqin? ”

Mrs. Han sat on the poplar chair and knocked on the table, and said with a sneer: "The third family, do you think that I am partial to the second room and have wronged you?" ”

Zhang's mind was pierced, and his face tightened and his head bowed: "My daughter-in-law doesn't dare to say that, since she has entered the door of the Han family, she is a member of the Han family." Whether it's giving birth to a son or serving a family, that's what it should be. ”

"Hah!" Mrs. Han pointed at Zhang's and laughed angrily: "You heard that the family sells cloth and earns twenty taels a year, and you think that I have filled all the silver for the second child." This is for the sake of this uproar in the open and in the dark! ”

Zhang gritted his teeth, raised his head and said, "Mother, it's a serious matter for the whole family to tighten their belts for the second brother to study, and I won't say anything about this." But obviously there are so many items in the family, but you only give the second brother a good food and clothing? Aren't the other two your sons, aren't the Hongwen brothers your grandsons? ”