Since Jiang Hexi's work was average, she planned to find someone to help make clothes.
As for the labor cost, it is settled based on the labor fee of ten cents per piece of clothing.
Of course, the quality of the clothes must comply with Jiang Hexi's specifications, and payment will only be made if they pass the inspection.
Grandma Jiang knew that Jiang Hexi was looking for someone to make clothes, so she said, "Your eldest aunt and second aunt are both very good at handicrafts. Your eldest aunt's cousin and your second aunt's cousin are all good at handicrafts."
What Grandma Jiang meant was that she wanted Jiang Hexi to give her people a chance to make money.
In the previous life, these two aunts had always helped her, so Jiang Hexi asked Grandma Jiang to call her two aunts and cousin to work at home.
Grandma Jiang answered happily.
At noon that day, the eldest aunt and the second aunt also came.
The eldest aunt's daughter is named Hu Yunniang, and the second aunt's daughter is named Zhang Minniang. Both cousins are engaged and will get married after the new year.
After Jiang Hexi made his request, the two aunts and two cousins started to take action directly.
Several people are accustomed to needlework, and they are unambiguous when it comes to cutting.
Jiang Hexi guided them in making a down jacket. They immediately got the idea and started working at an extremely fast speed.
Jiang Hexi took out a small piece of fat and thin pork and asked Grandma Jiang to cook it for everyone to eat at noon. She then went to her second grandfather's house and Uncle Jiang to buy feathers and goose feathers from a village farther away.
Jiang Hexi's salary for Uncle Jiang was based on thirty cents per day, including food, and Uncle Jiang happily agreed.
In addition to Uncle Jiang, Uncle Jiang also ran away.
Uncle Jiang is only two years older than Jiang Dafang, and is also a half-year-old child. Because he is the youngest son, Grandpa Jiang Er is reluctant to let him go to the city to help work. In the village, Uncle Jiang and Uncle Jiang are the only ones left.
Now that they can go out of the village to buy feathers, these two people are naturally happy.
For no other reason, who can control a curious young man?
Jiang Hexi also gave him thirty copper coins.
The uncle and nephew drove the donkey cart and started walking through the streets.
Jiang Hexi wants to buy enough feathers before winter comes.
After Jiang Hexi ran away for a few days, Sangu Jiang sent a large number of feathers.
Gradually, Wang's previous room could no longer hold feathers, so Jiang Hexi cleared an extra corner of the main room to continue storing feathers.
If that doesn't work, her room will have to be dedicated to storing feathers.
There is no way, the house with mud walls at home is not big, and the storage of feathers is also very necessary.
As the days passed, Jiang Hexi not only collected more and more feathers, but also saved more and more down jackets made by her two aunts and cousin.
Jiang Hexi is also a generous person. In addition to her wages, she also gave each of her three aunts, uncles, and two cousins a down jacket.
Second Grandpa, everyone even gave away a piece of clothing.
Those who received the clothes were so moved that they didn’t know what to say.
At this time, people's minds don't have so many twists and turns, and they don't think about grabbing her business or anything like that.
Moreover, the older generation pays more attention to affection and family affection.
After accepting Jiang Hexi's clothes, they became even more helpful to Jiang Hexi.
My eldest uncle's house is at the foot of the mountain, and he has a large forest. He makes a living by burning charcoal and selling it, so he carries several baskets of charcoal to Jiang Hexi's family in advance.
The second uncle's house brought a lot of vegetables and eggs. The second aunt's house had a jujube tree that had grown for hundreds of years. The fruits were large and sweet. I heard that eating them was good for longevity, so I gave them to Jiang Hexi.
Here comes a big basket of dates.
In rural areas, eggs are sold for sale and they are reluctant to eat them. This jujube tree is also one of the sources of income for the second aunt's family every year.
When Jiang Hexi received these things, she really didn't know what to say, so she made up her mind that when she had the opportunity to make money in the future, she would support her two aunts' families more.
A few days later, Shitou's cousin from San Gu's family also came, and Shitou brought a basket of game.
Shitou has recently been learning boxing and kicking skills from his third uncle's master, Taoist Master Qiu Sheng, and he often goes hunting in the mountains. He is always rewarded, so he brings a fat pheasant and a hare.
Jiang Hexi marinated the hare and made bacon rabbit, while the pheasant made a pot of mushroom and chicken soup that day.
The soup was so delicious that it made people bite their tongues, and everyone drank a large pot of eggs at once.
Time passed leisurely, and when the first snow fell, the aunts hurriedly made a thousand sets of clothes for Jiang Hexi.
After Jiang Hexi paid ten taels of silver in wages, she was ready to sell the down jacket.
However, just when she was preparing her plan to make a fortune, the bandit came early.
Because we live on the border, although this place is heavily guarded by soldiers, the current emphasis is on civil affairs rather than military force, so the military strength is not that strong after all.
There are also heavy taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and horse thieves are often raging around here.
In the past few years, horse thieves entered nearby villages, but Jiang Hexi and his village were not greatly affected.
Unexpectedly, this year, the bandits would actually have their sights set on Jiangjia Village.
How did Jiang Hexi discover the horse thief?
Before the horse thieves come, they usually like to mark things, so they will first send a spy to the village to investigate.
Horse thieves often disguise themselves as monks, Taoists, orphaned children, old women, etc.
On this day, Jiang Hexi planned to buy feathers with Uncle Jiang and Uncle Jiang as usual, but before she could open the door, there was a knock on the door outside the house.
Jiang Hexi said warily, "Who is it?"
A hoarse voice came from outside the house, "Donor, I am a master alms teacher. I am passing by your village and I am really hungry and thirsty. Can you donate some food?"
He paused and waited for a while. When he saw that there was no sound in the room, he said, "Donor, I am actually bringing a child. This child was abandoned by his parents. He looks so pitiful. The child is so hungry. I hope the benefactor can help me."
Kindness.”
Before Jiang Hexi could say anything, Grandma Jiang opened her room in the room next door to Jiang Hexi's house.
"Master, are you asking for alms?"
Grandma Jiang blinked and looked at the two people not far away.
At the door of Jiang Hexi's house, a monk in rags and a child with a runny nose and scars all over his body appeared in front of her.
"Oh, why does this child look so pitiful? How come he has such cruel parents?"
The child's body seemed to have been beaten and was covered in bloodstains, and where the flesh was exposed in his pants, there was faint evidence of rotten flesh.
"Master, are you asking for alms? I have two steamed buns here, take them and eat them."
As he spoke, he went into the house to get the steamed buns. The monk and the child poked their heads in front of the old man.
The child timidly said, "Thank you, grandma!"
"What a troubled person!" Grandma Jiang couldn't bear it. After thinking about it, she got another steamed bun for the child.
This steamed bun is a fermented steamed bun made from white flour and corn flour. A little bit of honey is also added to the inside of the steamed bun.
This honey was sent by Aunt Jiang to Grandma Jiang. Originally, Grandma Jiang was reluctant to eat it, but when she saw Third Brother Jiang come home, she felt distressed because she was so skinny and covered in scars, so she reluctantly gave away the honey.
Added to steamed buns.
Now seeing that the monks and children in front of them looked really pitiful, and Grandma Jiang was also a believer in living beings, she took out the white-flour steamed buns that she was reluctant to eat.
When the child took the white-flour steamed bun, he stuffed it into his mouth at once. After three or five mouthfuls, he finished the whole white-flour bun.
The monk on the side saw this and was about to say something, when Jiang Hexi opened the door.
Jiang Hexi came out with her third brother Jiang.
It was rare for strangers to enter their village. She felt a little strange. She didn't intend to open the door, but she didn't expect that Grandma Jiang, who lived nearby, opened the door.
Jiang Hexi walked over and said, "Grandma, is there someone here to beg for alms?"
The monk stood aside honestly and said, "Thank you very much, old donor, for your charity. The old donor is really a kind man and a great kindness. I will never forget it."
As he spoke, the monk called to the child and said, "Young man, please kowtow to the donors!"
The child didn't say anything, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed to the old man! When he was lying on the ground, he actually stuck out his tongue like a dog, and his whole body language was very much like a dog.
Every time he knelt down, he did so with great force, and his forehead soon started to bleed.
Grandma Jiang couldn't bear it anymore and hurriedly pulled the child up.
When the old man's arm touched him, the child flinched again.
Jiang Hexi happened to see it and couldn't help but frown.
The old monk said, "Little donor, can you give us some water? We are really thirsty." caset
"of course."
The old monk walked towards inside.
"Hey, the water tank is in the yard over here!"
"well!"
The man scooped up a large gourd of water from the water tank and poured it into the gourd he was carrying. When he got to the back, it seemed that the water was too full, so the man poured the water from the gourd into the water tank.
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Jiang Hexi hurriedly stopped him, "Master, just pour the water on the ground."
"well!"
Jiang Hexi watched the old monk pouring water the whole time. When the old monk walked out of the house, she covered the door of Grandma Jiang's house.
I still don’t know if the old monk added any ingredients to the original water. What if he added Mongolian perspiration medicine or something like that?
When they came out, the old monk said, "Old man, are there no other men in your family? Why haven't you seen your son?"
When Grandma Jiang heard this, she immediately started to cry, "My son... has passed away!"
"Amitabha, donor, you are so kind, you will have good luck in your next life."
Seeing that the monk was not leaving, Jiang Hexi said, "Master, do you have anything else to do?"
"No, no more!"
The old monk paused for a moment and said, "I will remember the benefactor's kindness first and burn it to the Bodhisattva later, so that the Bodhisattva can protect the benefactor and help him join a wealthy family in the next life."
Grandma Jiang said hurriedly, "Master, can your temple donate?"