Chapter 125: The Wife Who Defends the Cold Kiln (20) (Monthly Ticket)
After the Shi family said they had made money, Mrs. Gao and Mrs. Zhang's ears perked up.
When Shi Jiang took out the money, both of their eyes nearly popped out.
The two people looked at each other secretly, and couldn't help but have a thought in their minds, when did it become so easy to make money?
Shi Jiang didn't know what his two sisters-in-law were thinking, but he shook his head and said to Shi's mother, "No, I live at home and eat at home, so the money I earn must be handed over to my family."
Hearing this, Shi's mother was moved in her heart. She looked at the two daughters-in-law and looked at their hurriedly averting eyes. She didn't know what was going on in her heart. She knew that her daughter was afraid that her brother and sister-in-law had other things in mind if they stayed in her parents' house for a long time.
What an idea!
If she refuses again, I'm afraid the two daughters-in-law will feel uncomfortable.
"Okay, I'm very happy that you have such a heart. However, you don't need to hand over all the money you earn to the public school. From now on, everyone in the family will do the same. You only need to hand over 30% to the public school, and you can keep the rest."
Shi's mother thought for a moment, stepped forward, took three pennies from Shi Jiang's hand, and said to the big guy.
Hearing Shi Mu's words, everyone's hearts suddenly became excited.
Especially Mrs. Shi's elder sister-in-law, Mrs. Gao, and Mrs. Shi's second sister-in-law, Mrs. Zhang. It was not easy for Mrs. Gao to earn a few dollars from her daughter's embroidery. Shi's mother basically turned a blind eye and would not say anything about how much or how little she paid.
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But after all, this has never been clear. If it is found out, it will be her eldest son who hid private money after all.
Little Zhang had the same thought. Although her husband was not dead, he was now lame in one leg and unable to do many jobs.
In addition, there are two children below. They look small, but they grow up in the blink of an eye.
But the man himself knows very well that he has never thought about hiding his private money. He is not like a sister-in-law, and he doesn't know how much private money he has hidden secretly.
However, seeing that she didn't have a man, Xiao Zhang couldn't say much, but she felt uncomfortable in her heart anyway.
It's not that pleasant to ask someone for money with your palms facing up.
Therefore, what Shi Mu said made her overjoyed.
When Shi Jiang heard what Shi's mother said, he thought about it and didn't object.
He took back the remaining copper coins and put them in his arms, then focused on the bamboo strips and rags.
At first, everyone didn't pay much attention to it. They thought that Mrs. Jiang would go back to her parents' home and draw patterns and sell them for money. Now that these scraps of cloth and bamboo strips don't cost money, they could just let her do whatever she pleased!
But following Shi Jiang's gesture, a peony flower with bright colors and overlapping petals bloomed vividly in her hands.
If Shi's family hadn't known about it, no one in their small town had grown peonies. Peonies were so delicate that they couldn't be grown here. Otherwise, they would have thought that the peonies Jiang Madam was holding were real.
After everyone was stunned, they were ecstatic.
Even Shi's father, a rough old man, was breathing heavily.
With Ms. Jiang’s skills like this, are she still worried about having a hard time in the future?
With everything in hand, Shi Jiang spent two days making seven peonies of different colors.
During this period, she also drew a nine-tailed fox pattern for Shi Baoju. When Shi Baoju saw the pattern, she held it like a treasure.
She specially dug out a piece of plain cloth that her mother had saved for her from the cabinet at the bottom of the box. She painted it for a long time before moving her hands carefully.
Not to mention these, shopkeeper Zhao thought he was dazzled when Shi Jiang delivered the imitation peonies to the cloth shop.
When it was confirmed that these peonies were made from her scraps of cloth, she immediately closed the door and didn't even bother to open the store.
"If I give you a large piece of good cloth, can you make it more delicate?"
After careful inspection, I found some splicing marks in some places, and Shopkeeper Zhao was very heartbroken.
The dignitaries in the capital love this flower of wealth the most.
It's a pity that peonies are so delicate, especially those rare varieties that are hard to find.
If you can make peonies out of cloth that look just like real ones, you won’t have to worry about no one buying them.
But, with such a good thing, she, a cloth shop owner in a remote town, and a country girl like Jiang Niang, how could she be a match for those powerful people.
Once someone discovers that this thing can make huge profits, I'm afraid it will be a disaster rather than a blessing for them!
But money and silk moved people's hearts. Shopkeeper Zhao looked at the peonies in front of him, turned around in circles several times, and finally made up his mind.
"Ms. Jiang, I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. In the hands of you and me, this thing is just a novelty at most, which can be sold for some money. But if it is in the hands of others, I'm afraid it will be of great use. If you can trust me, I will bring something with me.
Find someone. If we are lucky, the two of us will get a large bounty. If we are unlucky, maybe...!"
Shopkeeper Zhao hesitated for a moment and did not say the next words.
However, Shi Jiang understood what she was saying. If she were unlucky and met the person who robbed her, I'm afraid even they would have to pay for it, let alone this thing.
In this era, there are powerful people, rich people, and distinct classes.
Shi Jiang thought for a while and whispered a few words to Shopkeeper Zhao.
Shopkeeper Zhao's eyes suddenly lit up after hearing this.
Then Shi Jiang asked someone to take a message back to Shi's father and Shi's mother, asking Shi's father to come to town, and she planned to stay at shopkeeper Zhao's house and concentrate on making artificial flowers.
Shi's father arrived in the town soon, and when he heard that Jiang Niang wanted him and his second son to cut bamboo strips together, he immediately agreed.
In just one day, Shi's father brought a large bundle of bamboo strips to the cloth shop.
Shopkeeper Zhao originally wanted to help make it together, but as he watched from the side, he saw Mrs. Jiang making petals quickly with her hands and feet, and then sewing the petals together one by one, while he seemed to have a handicap.
Yes, even the petals can't be made well.
After wasting several pieces of fabric, Zhao Yue'e was devastated and gave up.
She should quietly be the boss. This requires flexible fingers and is not suitable for her.
She was obviously good at embroidery in her early years, but when it came to making artificial flowers, her fingers stopped moving on their own.
Shi Jiang looked at the frustrated Zhao Yue'e with a smile and said nothing.
After all, when making artificial flowers, there is no skill in making artificial flowers. There are just a few tips that need to be specified by someone, so that the petals can be stacked together without being cumbersome, saving space, and making them look nice and full.
However, Shi Jiang would not give tips so easily to Shopkeeper Zhao, whom he had only met a few times. After all, this is a skill that needs to be used to make money, although now it seems that Shopkeeper Zhao is still a good person.
Shi Jiang stayed in the town for a total of three days. The artificial flowers he made during these three days were not only suitable for display at home, but also for hanging in the hair.
What Shopkeeper Zhao has on his head at the moment is a two-color peony "Er Qiao". This peony flower is made of two kinds of fabrics put together.
The moment Shi Jiang made it, he immediately captured Shopkeeper Zhao's love for beauty.