"Xiao Han, Uncle Niang heard that you also peel the bark very well, then, can you teach Uncle Niang?"

She also saw the men in her family yesterday, but the men in her family mainly teach the old man, sons and grandchildren, and most of these women are working on the sidelines. To be honest, her eyes were very hot. It's a craft.

As soon as Zhao's voice fell, he helped the Li family sweep the floor, clean up the stove, and clean the wooden plates...... They all stopped.

The Zhao family is not bad, most of the women in this room have only heard of cutting the bark of a tree, and the others are completely unknown.

This is a craft, and if you learn more, you will be able to stand up more at home. In the future, he will pass it on to his daughter and marry it, and he will not be afraid of his mother-in-law's family.

"Okay, what's this?" Li Xiaohan replied happily, "Uncle Niang helped me bring the woodcutter." ”

"Hey." Zhao's voice was loud and loud, but he trembled slightly when he listened carefully, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes widened with laughter.

I really can't imagine that Li Xiaohan agreed so readily, how difficult it is to learn a craft, especially these women, who circle around the stove all day long, pondering the trivial things of three meals a day. Not necessarily proud, just no other choice.

Now, being able to learn a craft to make money, Zhao even feels that he is not too greedy, and then he can't hold back the joy in his heart.

After the joy, Zhao was very guilty.

In the past, she hadn't heard the gossip of the village people about Li Xiandong's family, but they were relatives in the next room, and more things were better than less. Now that I think about it, I am so cold.

It's just that in the future, if there is a little bit of gossip, he will definitely immediately step forward and tear off those people's mouths. Zhao swore secretly in his heart.

Hearing Li Xiaohan's reply, the women who were sweeping, washing, and cleaning up on the side all moved, "Hey, wait until I'm done with this work." We are really blessed today, thanks to Xiaohan. ”

"Why are you saying that kind words, my family doesn't have enough hands, this eucommia tree that was originally used to make furniture, and now this windfall is put here, and no one has peeled it." Li Xiaohan said with a hearty smile.

She is telling the truth, people at this time do not think that manpower is wealth, but they do not know that manpower can be exchanged for time and freedom, which is also one of the wealth.

In other words, peel the skin early and buy money early, and settle the bag for safety.

But everyone only took her to appease everyone, and this wood would not be less when it was placed here. A handful of strength can be exchanged for a craft, that is something that only happens in dreams.

"Come, come, bring out the wood together. Okay, just put it here. Li Xiaohan commanded everyone.

"Aunts, look at it, this bark cut, first cut a circle horizontally up and down, this force should be stable and accurate, to the wooden part of the body, and then cut a vertical along the lines of the bark."

Li Xiaohan demonstrated while exercising, "Then, gently pry up the bark along the longitudinal seam, push it to the side little by little with the knife, and the other hand can help pull it." ”

"Okay, the bark will be peeled off in its entirety." Li Xiaohan's movements were steady and fast, cutting out a piece of complete bark, "Such a square and good bark is the most popular when it is sold freshly, and it is easy to divide the size when it is made of dried eucommia bark." ”

"Dr. Zhang of Renhetang is a neat person, and he likes the same size and square bark the most. Different quality bark, but different prices, I wondered, can be a few pennies worse. ”

"Oh, this is really, you look at this bark, square, the rarest, there is not a little damage in it, it is incredibly smooth. This is the craft, and I like it too. Zhao said.

"No, no. Xiaohan, do it again, let us take another look. ”

"Okay."

Being able to learn another craft, this group of people burst out with 100% enthusiasm again.

……

When Li Xiandong and Wang returned home from the mountain with a group of people, everyone had already learned the craft and returned, and the Li family returned to silence again. If it weren't for the lack of materials, these big ladies and little aunts in the village would have been able to stay until Li Xiandong and them came back.

Hearing a knock at the door, Li Xiaohan went up and opened the door, "Dad, you're back." This is?? ”

Li Xiandong saw that Li Xiaohan was puzzled when he looked at the trunks and branches that everyone carried back, and explained with a smile, "This is not to concoct dried eucommia bark to ask for firewood, taking advantage of the large number of people, we will carry this eucommia tree trunk back as firewood." ”

Li Xiaohan looked at the section of eucommia branches and leaves that were dragging behind, thought of something, pursed his lips in the end, and did not speak.

"Come in." Li Xiandong opened the door and didn't care about Li Xiaohan's stunned expression, "This kid, what are you doing at the gate." ”

"Xiandong, we're all in the firewood room." A few men put the firewood into the firewood room, and when they saw the dried bark in the verandah, their eyes lit up with envy.

Li Xiandong put the bark cut today on the floor of the hall and said, "It's hard work today." ”

"Brother Xiandong, what are you talking about? We didn't even thank you for teaching us this way to make money. Let's go back to the mountains tomorrow morning. ”

"Hey." Li Xiandong waved his hand. He has received more respect today than in the first half of his life, although he can't speak yet, but his posture is a little more natural.

The people put their things down, and they scattered and went home.

Li Xiaohan came back to his senses and said with a smile, "Dad, mother, drink saliva, take a rest first, I have already cooked the rice, the dishes are ready, just heat it up." ”

"Hey," Li Xiandong and Wang took the water, drank it with a grunt, and saw the pile of partially peeled wood in the firewood room and asked, "You also peeled the eucommia trees at home today?" ”

Li Xiaohan said while cooking hot vegetables, "Yes, I cut it with my aunts." I thought to myself, since the bark was valuable, it couldn't be piled up like this. ”

If it weren't for the fact that some of the Du Zhong trees were left to teach the people who came over tomorrow to peel the skins, the little sisters-in-law and the eldest lady would still be reluctant to leave.

"No, it's all money." Wang took a sip of water and nodded frequently, since they can cut the bark together, Li Xiaohan must also get along well with the aunt in the village.

Wang saw it before going out, and the daughters-in-law who came were all praised by all the families in the village, Wang's own popularity in the village was not good, but his daughter was popular in the village, and she would definitely be able to say a good family affair in the future, "You did the right thing about this." ”

"Boss, I'll go to the kitchen." After Wang drank a bowl of water, he didn't stop, and immediately went to the kitchen to replace Li Xiaohan. This is a rare loose moment in a woman's life, if it weren't for the fact that she was really busy during this time, Wang couldn't bear to work so hard for her girl.

Li Xiaohan didn't know that the Wang family had already thought about her family affairs, and she was thinking about the leaves of the eucommia tree while lighting the fire for the Wang family.

The rice has to be eaten one bite at a time, the foundation of one's own family is not stable, and it is still too weak in this feudal society, so let's do some processing of traditional medicinal materials to make some money first.

The bright fire shone brightly, reflecting Li Xiaohan's dark eyes in the past, and there seemed to be two clusters of flames burning.

***

Early the next morning, more clansmen and villagers gathered in front of Li Xiandong's house than yesterday.

This is really, the way to make money is to spread it quickly.

Looking at so many people, as soon as Wang and Li Xiandong combined, they left Wang to accompany Li Xiaohan.

Those who came yesterday were close to the Zhao family and others, but they were not very familiar with today, and there were even relatives with surnames, leaving Li Xiaohan alone at home.

The other is that there are more people who go up the mountain with Li Xiandong, so the role that the Wang family can play is low, the bark is cut a little bit, one person takes a hand, and without the Wang family, it is not much worse.

Li Xiaohan has no objection to Li Xiandong and Wang's decision, if there are more people, it is indeed more appropriate for Wang to stay at home. After all, the family now has a bit of wealth.

In just two days, with the Li clan in Pingshan Village as the center, the news that this fake silkworm tree, also known as the eucommia tree, can make a lot of money from its bark spreads very quickly.

Li Xiaohan teaches the third day of frying eucommia peel.

That evening, Li Xiandong looked a little restless after he came back, although he tried his best to hide, but his acting skills were really not good.

The deep mountains at night are dangerous, so the people who go up the mountain to harvest the skin of Eucommia ulmoides will rush back before the sun sets, but the women who follow Li Xiaohan to learn art are different, they can't wait to stay for a while, and they are willing to wash and scrub their work.

"Aunts, that's all for today. Everyone learned very well today, so let's go back and try a pot first. No problem. ”

The women who heard Li Xiaohan's words were particularly reluctant, they were all carefully selected by the family, in case they couldn't learn, they would not only risk losing money when they went back, but they might also be complained and scolded by their families. Therefore, everyone who comes to study with Li Xiaohan is very attentive and cherishes every minute and every second.

However, since Li Xiaohan said so, everyone said goodbye: "Xiaohan." Then everyone is gone. Thank you for your hard work today. ”

This heart of the people is really worried and fiery.

After sending the aunts away, Li Xiaohan closed the door before asking, "Dad, what's wrong?" ”

It stands to reason that today is the third day, and there should be no problem with Eucommia.

Li Xiandong looked left and right, making sure that there were only his own people in the house, Fang lowered his voice and said, "Xiaohan, I found two more Panax notoginseng plants today. ”

Li Xiandong remembered that this afternoon, he had just led someone to harvest the bark of a Eucommia ulmoides tree, and he wanted to find a hidden place to squat down and solve the matter of the six reincarnations, but when he lowered his head, he found that there were two Sanqi trees growing on the ground.

At that time, I was so shocked that I even forgot about reincarnation, and then I suspected that I was dazzled and rubbed my eyes frantically, for fear that I would be dizzy and misunderstood.

"I've looked at it carefully, and it's very similar to the last time we sold Sanqi, and I'm ninety percent sure. And one plant has 4 compound leaves, and one plant has 3, and both plants have small red fruits. But there were so many people, I was afraid that I would be discovered, so I had to come back first. ”

Li Xiandong hurriedly finished speaking, then looked at Li Xiaohan and said expectantly: "Do we have to find an opportunity to dig it up quickly?" ”

It's all living money in the field.

They relied on selling Panax notoginseng to survive the predicament of the initial separation, and had money for building a house and seeing a doctor.

Seventy-six taels of silver!

Li Xiandong now remembers his feelings at that time, how difficult it was at that time, he almost wanted to die, and thought that he might as well take his life to fight in the deep mountains.

In the end, he didn't have it, he saved his life, he had hope, and the three sevens were like being sent down from the heavenly bodhisattva to save the suffering.

"Yes, yes, yes. Now there are many people in the mountains, we have to hurry. Wang, who was listening from the sidelines, rubbed his hands left and right anxiously.

"Dad, mother, wait for me to think about it."

What else to think about?

Li Xiandong and Wang looked at Li Xiaohan puzzled, puzzled in their hearts.

But Li Xiaohan's face was full of solemnity and thinking at the moment, and for a while, Li Xiandong and Wang forgot her identity and age, and waited for Li Xiaohan to make a decision.

After most of the tea, Li Xiaohan said with caution, "Dad, mother, those two Sanqi, I think there are two treatment plans, I want to hear your opinions." ”