Chapter four hundred and sixteen old friends
There are many workshops in Linhe and countless large workshops. Recently, due to the weaver and embroiderers missing one after another, it has become much deserted.
If it is usually done, the ships that transport goods are constantly shuttled through, which is extremely spectacular.
Most of the workshops are closed, and the workers are afraid of accidents, so no one dares to go to work, so they hide at home and stay away from home.
The workshop could not hire people, so naturally there was no business, so it had to close the business.
The workshop of Xue Niangzi's house is placed next to the canal, which is just an inconspicuous small workshop. There are dozens of looms, so there are not many workers hired. When they are busy, they also need the mother and daughter of the boss to help.
Under the general trend, this small workshop is inevitably closed.
Mrs. Xue was not in her forties, but she had white hair on her temples. She was obviously overworked. Her daughter, who was dependent on each other, was in her 20s and 28 years old, was persuading her.
"Mom, don't worry, no other family has no business, it's not just our family!"
"Make less money and take a break!"
Mrs. Xue was frowning, "Silly child, if your mother doesn't make money, what should you do with your dowry?"
My daughter had already betrothed to others last year. According to local customs, the dowry should not be careless, otherwise if the daughter gets married, her parents-in-law will be bad to her!
"But, our workers are not here anymore, how can we open it?"
Mrs. Xue sighed, looked at the sky, and remembered the mountains of silk materials piled up in the backyard. These materials could not be sold without woven into cloth, and occupied space and funds in vain.
But how can we take care of dozens of looms just by mother and daughter?
At this time, a person slowly walked from the intersection of the street, holding lotus leaves in his hand to wrap the sweet sugar lotus root, and carrying the package behind his back, he saw that he was from another place.
"Mom, look at that person!"
The daughter suddenly pointed at the visitor, her eyes showing the light of thoughts and memories.
"Does it look like..."
Mrs. Xue then looked at the man and her body shook.
Ten years ago, she took her daughter back home. On the way, she met a water bandit robbers of money and killed them. Fortunately, she met a hero who killed the water bandits and saved them.
After so many years, Mrs. Xue and her daughter have never forgotten their benefactor.
Today, I met a former visitor on the street, with a similar appearance to his benefactor.
"Stop this guest!"
Fang Dou stopped, opened his mouth and swallowed the sugar lotus root, chewed it a few times, "What's the matter?"
The girl in front of me was very strange, and Fang Dou must have never seen her before.
The girl stared at Fang Dou's face, confirmed it again and again, and turned to Madam Xue, "Mom, you look like a benefactor!"
Mrs. Xue stepped forward and saluted Fang Dou, "Guest, you are like a benefactor in my family, and I don't know if you can recognize this person!"
She quickly told her about the experience of riding on a boat.
Fang Dou suddenly realized after hearing this and said, "Can you be me...well, the mother and daughter that uncle saved back then!"
Yes, Fang Dou intends to pretend to be his own...nephew.
Sure enough, Mrs. Xue and her daughter looked at each other, showing joy, and actually believed it.
Yes, ten years have passed, Fang Dou's appearance is no different from that of the past. If he does not hide it, he will definitely be regarded as a monster.
"You are the nephew of your benefactor. Come in quickly and have a cup of tea!"
Mrs. Xue and her daughter invited Fang Dou to the entrance, poured him hot tea and served him with fruit snacks.
"Well, Xue Dong's family, I heard from my uncle that your family had only seven or eight looms back then?"
Fang Dou looked around and saw dozens of looms, which were also considered small and medium-sized.
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Mrs. Xue smiled, with a bit of pride on her face, "Over the years, my business has been getting better and better. I bought a loom to expand the workshop, and I have achieved the scale today!"
So that's it. This lady Xue is still a strong woman with good management.
"Please have tea!"
When Mrs. Xue's daughter saw that the tea was cold, she added another cup to Fang Dou.
Fang Dou picked up the tea bowl and asked subconsciously, "Xue Dongjia, I think your business is not very good. Could it be that you have any trouble?"
Mrs. Xue sighed, "You are from other places and should not know about local things!"
"Our Weiyang County is the center of weaving and craftsmanship in the world. The world-famous weaving and embroidery masters are all in our Weiyang County!"
"Although I can't hire a top master in my workshop, there is a master in charge!"
"Which Yanhe Workshop doesn't have a special skill?"
"It's a pity that in recent years, the masters have disappeared one after another, and they are all experts in weaving and embroidery."
"Every family is missing, no one can find whereabouts!"
"The government has no choice but to tell everyone to go home and pay attention to safety!"
Mrs. Xue pointed out at the door, "This workshop is without a master. If you put in the silk, you can't weave silk and satin. They are piled up at home and become moldy, and they are so worried!"
Speaking of this, she lamented, "The little girl is about to get married at the end of the year and plans to prepare a generous dowry for her, but now it's not done!"
Du, Fang Dou put the tea bowl on the table next to him.
"Xue Dong's family, is your family short of people?"
When he said this, Fang Dou's package was placed beside him, and he looked like he was working outside.
Hearing this sentence, Mrs. Xue was stunned and asked subconsciously, "Xiao Fang, what do you write?"
"Weaving, embroidery, cutting and sewing clothes, we will do some!"
"Then you stay first!"
Fang Dou was arranged to be in the room where the workers temporarily lived, his eyes closed and his ears trembled slightly. He heard Mrs. Xue and his daughter argue in a low voice.
The two deliberately avoided Fang Dou, far away, and their voices were low, but Fang Dou still heard it.
"Mom, the family is not open anymore, so how can I afford to raise idle people?"
Mrs. Xue insisted, "He is the nephew of his benefactor, we can't ignore it!"
"Look at him alone, wandering and helpless, and having no relatives in Weiyang County, who else can he rely on?"
The daughter hesitated for a moment, "Then we can't keep it up."
"When the business is ready, it will come in handy." said Mrs. Xue, "He didn't say that he knows some skills!"
"I'm afraid it's just a talk!"
Now, Madam Xue was embarrassed to speak for Fang Dou.
Most of the weaving and embroidery masters in Weiyang County are middle-aged women. First, they are skillful and meticulous in their work, but second, they are under age and do not accumulate enough, and they cannot master exquisite skills.
As for men, I can barely do some work, but I cannot master the truly advanced skills.
Fang Dou thought that he had spoken low-key enough just now, but in the ears of the two, he was like a toad swallowing the sky - he was quite angry.
The four words of weaving and embroidery tailor are four professions. Even if you are a master, you will never dare to boast about being proficient in it even if you spend your whole life.
Fang Dou dared to say that he knew everything, which immediately gave the impression that Mrs. Xue and his daughter were exaggerated.
As well as his daughter, Fang Dou also regarded him as a path of ignorance.
If it weren't for the sake of this, Fang Dou was the nephew of "benefactor", so he didn't want to pay attention to him at all.
"Being looked down upon!"
Fang Dou suddenly laughed, closed his eyes and fell into deep thought. Three skills of "seamless", "wedding clothes" and "cut clouds" appeared in front of him.
The former is the technique of Jin Fei making feather clothes back then, and the last two sword techniques were obtained from half-cut sleeves.
Chapter completed!