The little girl of the general's house

Chapter 446 Half a sheet is enough
"I thought you were really not afraid of desertion, so there is another reason for this."

After hearing what Mei Niang said, Li Yujiao couldn't help sighing.

Mei Niang wiped away her tears, then patted Tuanzi's head, and said, "Fortunately, I still have Tuanzi, and with him to accompany me, I am not so lonely. The man will not come back, even though the days are so tight. Yes, but it can still cover the mouths of our mother and son."

Li Yujiao frowned: "The soldiers in this barracks can only come out for two days a month. I think they go to the town directly when they have time. You can't make much money by staying in the stall alone. The group is still small now. If he still wants to read and write in the future, what will you do?"

"I didn't think about it that much." Mei Niang sighed, "Why don't I want to make more money, but I can't leave, besides, I have no other place to go."

"Besides, I'm a woman with a child, and I can't do heavy work. I'll wait for the dumplings to grow up, and we'll set up a piece of land nearby to grow some food to make ends meet."

"Speaking of which," Li Yujiao said, "I have an idea, this job is not tiring, maybe I can give it a try."

"What job?" Meiniang hurriedly asked after hearing the words.

Li Yujiao asked, "Do you often go to the riverside?"

Mei Niang shook her head: "I have been there, but I don't go often."

"I've been there. Brother Xie took me there for a walk. I found a lot of mulberry trees by the river. Do you know what those are?"

Mei Niang recalled it carefully, and said, "I have heard of it, but I don't know what a mulberry tree looks like."

He said again: "I heard that silkworms are raised with mulberry leaves. Do you mean that I should raise silkworms?"

"Yes, since there are ready-made mulberry trees here, why not try it?"

"But..." Mei Niang felt that something was wrong, "I heard that silk is used to make silk, that should be very expensive, and no one here can afford it."

Li Yujiao smiled when she heard the words: "People here don't wear them, but people in the east can afford them. Do you know where the capital is?"

Mei Niang pointed to the east: "Over there."

"Yes!" Li Yujiao said, "This time I came from the east to the west, and when I passed by the neighboring city, I found someone harvesting silkworm cocoons, so if you have silkworm cocoons, you can sell them if you go east. .”

"Then...where can I get silkworms?"

"For you alone, half a sheet of silkworm should be enough."

"Half... Zhang?" Meiniang was fascinated by what she heard, "How can it be Zhang?"

"After the silkworm moth breaks out of the cocoon, it does not eat or drink, and then it will begin to mate and continue its offspring. Generally, silkworm farmers will let the female moths lay their eggs on sheets of cloth or paper laid out. Usually half a sheet of silkworm eggs is It’s enough for one or two people to be busy, and if there are too many, they can’t be busy.”

"Then... where are we going to get silkworms?"

"Well, if you really plan to raise silkworms..." Li Yujiao paused, then suddenly turned to look at Du Yanzhi.

Du Yanzhi looked down at her, pointed to his nose: "Me?"

Li Yujiao chuckled: "I have to ask you, brother, to think of a way. It's not easy for us two weak women to trek to the neighboring city to buy silkworm seeds."

"Okay then." Du Yanzhi nodded, "Then I'll find an excuse. Oh, my little junior sister, don't get me wrong, are you sure it's really a mulberry tree?"

"Didn't you go to the river to see it?"

Du Yanzhi smiled, "Why should I go there? I don't have a wife to accompany me to watch the sunset."

(End of this chapter)