Chapter 417
Peck of Rice Immortal Fate Chapter 417
2021-01-03
Chapter 417 The DepartedThere are many workshops in Linhe, and there are countless large workshops. After disappearing one after another, it became much deserted.
In normal times, the constant flow of ships transporting goods is extremely spectacular.
Most of the workshops are closed. The workers are afraid of unexpected events, and no one dares to go to work, so they hide at home and close their doors.
The workshop was unable to invite anyone, so naturally there was no business, so it had to close down.
The workshop of Mrs. Xue's house, placed next to the canal, is an unremarkable small workshop, with dozens of looms, and there are not many workers. Hand help.
Under the general trend, this small workshop will inevitably close its doors.
Ms. Xue has not yet arrived in her late forties, but she has gray hair on her temples. She is obviously overworked. Her daughter, who is in her 28th year, is persuading her.
"Mom, don't worry, other families have no business, and it's not just our family!"
"Make less money, take a break!"
Ms. Xue frowned, "foolish child, mother doesn't make money, what about your dowry?"
The daughter was married last year. According to local customs, the dowry should not be careless, otherwise the daughter will marry In the past, my in-laws treated her badly!
"However, our family's workers are not here, how can we open?"
Xue Niangzi sighed, looking at the sky, thinking of the mountains of silk materials in the backyard, which are not woven. If it is made of cloth, it cannot be sold, and it takes up space and funds in vain.
However, with dozens of looms, how can they be taken care of by the mother and daughter alone?
At this time, a person walked slowly from the street, holding the sweet lotus root wrapped in lotus leaf in his hand, and carrying the package behind him, he looked like a foreigner.
"Mother, look at that person!"
The daughter suddenly pointed at the traveler, her eyes showing rays of light thinking hard.
"Doesn't look like..."
Madam Xue, followed by looking towards the man, shook her body.
Ten years ago, she took her daughter back to her hometown. On the way, she encountered a water bandit who robbed her property and killed her life. Fortunately, she met a hero who killed the water bandit and saved them both.
Over the years, Mrs. Xue and her daughter have never forgotten their benefactors.
On the street today, I met an ex-traveler who looked like his benefactor.
"Wait for this guest!"
Fang Dou stopped, opened his mouth to swallow the sugar lotus root, chewed a few times and swallowed, "What's the matter?"
The girl in front of me is very unfamiliar, and Fang Dou must have never seen it before.
The girl stared at Fang Dou's face, confirmed it again and again, and turned to Madam Xue, "Mother, it's like a benefactor!"
Madam Xue stepped forward and saluted Fang Dou, " Guest, you are like a benefactor of my family, I don't know how to recognize this person!"
She quickly told Fang Dou what happened when she was traveling by boat.
Fang Dou suddenly realized, and affirmed, "You guys, could it be me...well, the mother and daughter that Uncle saved back then!"
Yes, Fang Dou intends to Pretending to be your own...nephew.
As expected, Madam Xue and her daughter looked at each other with joy, and they believed it.
That's right, ten years later, Fang Dou's appearance is the same as in the past. If he doesn't hide it, he will definitely be regarded as a monster.
"You are the nephew of Engong, come in quickly and have a cup of tea!"
Mrs. Xue and her daughter invited Fang Dou to the entrance and poured him hot tea , and served with fruit snacks.
"Well, Xue Dong's family, according to Uncle, didn't your family only have seven or eight looms back then?"
Fang Dou looked all around and saw dozens of looms. Looms are also considered small and medium-sized.
Mrs. Xue smiled, with several points of pride on her face, "My business has been getting better and better over the years. I bought a loom to expand the workshop, and I have the scale it is today!"
so that's how it is, this lady Xue, is also a strong woman with good management.
"Please drink tea!"
Lady Xue's daughter, seeing that the tea was cold, refilled Fang Dou another cup.
Fang Dou picked up the tea bowl and subconsciously asked, "Xue Dong's family, I think your business is not doing well, is there something bothering you?"
Xue Niangzi sighed, " You are a foreigner, and you shouldn't know about local affairs!"
"We Weiyang County is the center of the world's weaving, and the world-famous weaving and embroidery masters are all in our Weiyang County!"
"Although I can't get a top-level master in my workshop, there is one master!"
"Which one of our workshops along the river does not have one or two unique skills."
"It's a pity that in the past few years, masters have disappeared one after another, and they are all experts in weaving and embroidery."
"Every family is missing, and no one can find their whereabouts!"
"There is nothing the government can do, just tell everyone to go home and pay attention to their own safety!"
Madam Xue pointed to the door, "This workshop has no Master Fu Sitting in town, the finest silk can’t be woven into satin, and it’s all piled up at home and moldy, so I’m so worried!”
Speaking of this, she lamented, “The little girl is going to get married at the end of the year, and she plans to buy a copy for her. A rich dowry is not available now!"
Tuk, Fang Dou put the tea bowl on the table beside him.
"Xue Dong's family, is there any shortage of people in your family?"
When he said this, Fang Dou's package was beside him, and it looked like he was going out to work.
Hearing this sentence, Mrs. Xue was stunned for a while, and asked subconsciously, "Xiao Fang, what can you write?"
"Weaving, embroidering, cutting and sewing, you will know some !"
"Then you stay first!"
Fang Dou was placed in the worker's temporary room with his eyes closed and his ears trembling slightly when he heard Mrs. Xue. and my daughter, arguing in a low voice.
The two deliberately avoided Fang Dou and kept their voices low, but they were still heard by Fang Dou.
"Mother, what's going on at home, it's closed, how can I support idlers?"
Madam Xue insisted, "He's the nephew of Engong, we can't ignore it. !"
"Look at him alone, wandering without support, and without relatives in Weiyang County, who else can he rely on?"
The daughter hesitated for a moment, "Then we can't keep going. Keep it up."
"When the business is good, it will come in handy." Madam Xue said, "He didn't say that, he knows some craftsmanship!"
"I'm afraid it is. nothing serious!"
At this time, Madam Xue also spoke for Fang Dou.
Weaving embroidery masters in Weiyang County are mostly middle-aged women. First, women are ingenious and meticulous in their work. Second, they are young and have insufficient accumulation to master exquisite skills.
As for men, they can barely do some kind of work, and the truly proven skills cannot be mastered.
Fang Dou thought that what he said just now was low-key enough, but in the ears of the two, it was like a toad swallowing the sky-not a small tone.
Weaving and embroidery tailors, four words are four professions, as a Master Fu, even if I spend my whole life, I dare not boast that I am proficient in one of them.
Fang Dou dared to say that he knew everything, which made Mrs. Xue and her daughter immediately give the impression that this was an exaggeration.
With her daughter, Fang Dou is also regarded as an ignorant and incompetent way.
If it weren't for him, Fang Dou was the nephew of 'Eunuch' and wouldn't want to pay attention to him at all.
"I've been underestimated!"
Fang Dou suddenly laughed, closed his eyes and fell into contemplation, three skills of 'perfect perfection', 'wedding dress' and 'cloud cutting' appeared in front of him.
The former is the technique used by Concubine Jin to make feather clothes, and the latter two Sword Art are obtained from half-cut sleeves.
"From now on, I, Fang Dou, will eat by craftsmanship!"
(end of this chapter)