At noon, Wang Chenghai returned home for lunch. Seeing that everyone was there, he was in no hurry to say anything. He chatted with everyone for a while and said that he wanted to lie down for a while before calling his wife into the house.
"Wife, come here. I have something to discuss with you."”
"What is it?" Did you cause any trouble by making this mysterious person do this?”
"What are you talking about?!" What trouble can I cause? It's a good thing."
"A good thing?" Tell me if it's a good thing.”
Wang Chenghai: " Today, Brother-in-law came to find me and said that I want Nancy, Dayan, and Xiaoyan to go to his house to help weave ropes. He even gave me a craftsmanship fee. I'll give you a penny for each rope! Brother-in-law also said that there is more
That's all. Do you think the child should go?”
When Liu-shi heard this, she thought that it would be good if it really worked. One stick was one coin. Even if she was stupid, ten sticks a day would still be ten coins! Besides, the child was only 6 years old and he was already earning 10 wen a day!
Mrs. Liu: " Our eldest sister thinks that this is a good thing for us, so we can't refute her wishes. Our Qianqian will go. Later, I will ask my brother and sister-in-law what they mean. Hehe, I didn't expect you to find a way to earn money for the family!"
If my brother and the others agree, I'll send the child over this afternoon! If you see Brother-in-law later, tell him and thank them properly.”
Wang Chenghai: " You don't have to say that. I'll go back to the yamen after lying down for a while. Go ask them."”
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The Prince's Mansion of Anbo Prefecture in the Capital
"Your Highness, this subordinate has received a messenger pigeon from below saying that the situation at General An Nan's side is urgent and that he needs reinforcements. There are also many refugees who have rushed to the prefecture.”The secret guard reported.
"Oh!" A lazy voice was heard.
The secret guard raised his head and saw his master lying on the Luohan bed eating grapes without any image! Seeing this scene, the secret guard felt a headache. What did this master mean? I only got one reply after asking around?!？
The secret guard thought for a moment and said," Our business has been very affected recently. We can't get in or out of the sea. There are also many things on the inner road that can't be traded.”
Hearing this, the lazy voice finally responded,""How many losses? Which of our businesses have the greatest impact? I even said that I would bring you guys to Siam in a few months. Why couldn't General Annan defeat the Japanese with so many people? It even affected my business!"
"Their boat can't do it!"
"Then give him a boat. Pass down the order to lend him all our boats that are close to that place.”The voice sounded anxious and excited.
The secret guard thought, Master, you're really a money-grubber.
The secret guard did not reply and disappeared in a flash.
At this moment, the butler came in." Reporting to the Commandery Prince, there is a report that a new embroidery technique has been discovered. It is said to be exquisite and has been sent to the capital.”
The Prince of An Bo was in high spirits when he heard that. He had earned money again!
The Prince of An Bo was called Qi Bai Yi. He was the nephew of the current Emperor. He had an older brother who was now King An Yu. Because both of their parents had passed away, they were raised by the current Empress Dowager.
King Anyu was already 22 years old this year. Compared to his younger brother who was only 15 years old this year, he had already begun to come into contact with the government. Because the current Emperor only had two princesses who had no sons to inherit the throne, and King Anyu and Prince Anbo were the children of the current Emperor's younger brother who had the same father and mother, King Anyu was already the candidate for the Crown Prince.
King Anyu was busy with court affairs every day and had no time to control his younger brother. It was also because his parents had passed away early that he doted on his younger brother. When Qi Bai Yi's parents passed away, he was only two years old and did not have much of an impression of his parents. When he grew up, he had the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, and his brother, King An Yu, who spoiled him and got whatever he wanted. Our Prince An Bo was most obsessed with making money, so he was nicknamed the Money Stranger.
As for Mrs. Liu, she went out for a walk after she finished talking with Wang Chenghai. She saw that other than the children from her eldest sister's family, they had gone back to their rooms. Because the room was limited, these children slept on the floor at night, so they had no place to lie down during the day. Mrs. Liu asked the children to wait for Wang Chenghai to leave and go to their room to lie down.
With that, she went to her brother and sister-in-law's room. She knocked on the door and asked if she was asleep. Her brother came to open the door.
When they entered the room, Mrs Liu said,"I have something to tell you. Close the door."”
Liu shi's younger brother obediently closed the door.
"Second Sister, what's the matter?"”
Mrs. Liu: " It's a good thing. My sister-in-law asked my husband to bring a message to find a job for our child to earn money." She told him about the matter of weaving hand ropes.
Mrs. Liu: " They said that they want to take my Qianqian, Dayan, and Xiaoyan with them. They won't work for nothing. They'll pay a penny for each piece. No matter how clumsy you are, you can weave 10 or 8 pieces in a day. If you agree, I'll send the children over in the afternoon."”
"Really?" How could their six-year-old children earn money? Even I haven't found a part-time job here for such a long time!”
Madam Liu: " Why don't you take a look at the situation now? You're still doing part-time jobs! Other than the government office, the car shop, and the rice shop, there are still a few that are open for business. My eldest sister-in-law is selling a big shop. Why don't you take a look at how many of them are doing well?
I think they are all sold to other places. My eldest sister-in-law said that if you get used to this thing and are quick, you can make more than 20 sticks a day. I think our children don't have to expect to earn much. 10 wen a day is not bad! Sister-in-law, what do you think?"
"How long can this work last?" Would it work if he went there for a long time? Your Nancy has nothing to say. That's her aunt's house. My child…
Besides, are we really going to pay?"
Madam Liu: " Don't worry about my Eldest Aunt. She's a very transparent person. If she says she'll give it to you, it won't be wrong."”
The Liu brothers looked at each other and called Dayan and Xiaoyan over, asking if they wanted to go!
Da Yan and Xiao Yan agreed happily when they heard that they could earn money for their family.
Seeing that she had agreed, Mrs. Liu instructed the child to pack a few clothes for the afternoon. Also, don't tell anyone about this!
Liu-shi went back to her room to wake Wang Qian up. She packed a few clothes for the child and said that she would send her and the sisters to her aunt's house.
"Mother, shall we go to Eldest Aunt's house?"”
"Your cousin said that she wants you to knit hand ropes for her to sell. She'll give you a penny for each one you knit!"”
Wang Qian: " But none of us know how to do it. I've almost forgotten what I was taught that day. Dayan and Xiaoyan might be the same!”
Mrs. Liu: " Then what are you afraid of? Don't you remember that your cousin knows how to do it? She will teach you again. Mother will bring you there in a while. Don't tell anyone what you are doing. Just say that your cousin is at home and doesn't have the mood to miss you, so she asked you to go and play. Understand?"”
"Oh, I know."
After packing up everything and sending Wang Chenghai to the yamen, Madam Liu saw that there was nothing at home, so she greeted everyone and took the children away.
Mrs. Liu just went out and the third daughter of Mrs. Liu said enviously that they could still go out to play. Why didn't anyone call us!
When Sister Liu heard this, she quickly lectured her daughter. How old are you? You're already 11 years old. How can you go and play with others?
No one cared about this little episode.
Besides, Mrs. Liu rented a donkey cart to go to her aunt's house with her children. It was not possible to walk with the three children. What if something happened to one of them?
When she arrived at her eldest sister-in-law's house, she thanked her again and told the children to be obedient. She did not mention the craftsmanship fee, but she did not mention how she could not say it. She also explained in detail what happened, how she planned, and how she would pay the craftsmanship fee. Liu Shi felt even lower after hearing this. Seeing that she had nothing else to do, she left.
Seeing that everyone was here, I took out all the colorful ropes at home and the ones that my aunt had bought. I looked at how many there were and what colors they were.
She took out all the colored ropes and put them together. She felt that the quantity was still a little small, so she discussed with Mrs. Wang to buy more. Mrs. Wang looked at the colored ropes and saw that there were not many. She said that you should close the door at home and not open it unless your parents came back. I will go buy it for you now. After saying that, she went into the house to take the money and was about to leave.
"Mother, use my money!"
My mother: " How much money do you have? I'll pay you for this colored rope first. When you sell it, you can return it to me. You can pay them for the craftsmanship fees!"”
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