The eldest sister of the poor family is unreliable

Chapter 2
Chen's mother sighed, and suddenly saw the second girl picking up the needle and thread, preparing to embroider under the moon.

She shook her head again and again, making a gesture to put away the needle and thread.

"Second girl, you can't embroider at night, it hurts your eyes."

"Mother, let me embroider again."

"Take a good rest at night, and it won't be too late to embroider when the morning dawns."

Mother Chen rubbed the broken hair of the second girl with distress. The second girl was well-behaved since she was a child, gentle and introverted, unlike the older girl who was outgoing and active.

Tong Shi also said with a smile: "The second girl listens to your mother, so don't hurt your eyes, otherwise how can you embroider in the future?"

Chen Yuanyuan wondered as she listened: "What's so good about embroidery? Is it possible that I will embroider for the rest of my life?"

After hearing this, Tong covered her mouth and smiled.

The eldest girl didn't like to use needles since she was a child. Thinking of her granddaughter's poor needle skills, Tong couldn't help laughing: "Why can't I embroider for a lifetime, and Qingqing will be able to rely on this to earn a living in the future."

Mrs. Tong was very happy when she said it, and Mother Chen's eyes lit up, as if thinking of something, she said, "Mother, did you get a job in the embroidery workshop?"

Mrs. Tong nodded and said happily: "The owner of the Caiyifang has left us some loose jobs. Although there are not many, it will take us a month or so. When the jobs are done, we can save five taels of silver. .”

Mother Chen was pleasantly surprised.

"Five taels of silver? The combined monthly salary of my father and I is only two taels of silver. This is really a happy event! Thanks to my mother who brought Qingqing to learn some crafts, the second girl can save some dowry money in the future and marry a good family." .”

The little girl Chen Qingqing shook her head again and again: "Mother, Qingqing plans to learn more crafts. If she can enter the Tianyi Pavilion as an embroiderer in the future to help her family, the family will also be able to relax."

Hearing this, Mother Chen's nose was sour, and she couldn't help praising: "Good girl, good girl."

Only Chen Yuanyuan looked confused, what is Tianyi Pavilion?
She had no choice but to politely say: "Mother, is it difficult to become a embroiderer in Tianyi Pavilion?"

"Of course it's difficult!"

"Tianyi Pavilion is a one-to-one embroidery workshop. As a family of imperial merchants, Huangfu's family has a wide range of businesses. The clothes in the cabinet are all for the royal family. It's okay if the embroiderer has no skills. Even the most ordinary embroiderer in the outer pavilion, The monthly money is also ten taels of silver."

When she said that, Mother Chen was already very excited.

If the second girl can enter the Tianyi Pavilion as a embroiderer, she is a very lucky person!

Chen Yuanyuan is also happy for her younger sister. Her grandmother is an old man with her 11-year-old younger sister. It is good to be able to take on high-paying loose jobs.It's a pity that casual jobs are not common, but it's really not easy for one old and one young to earn five taels of silver in a month!
According to her understanding of this era, one penny is equivalent to one yuan, one tael of silver is equivalent to 1000 yuan, and one gold is equivalent to 1 yuan.

The combined wages of her parents in January are only two taels of silver, which is 2000 yuan.

According to the living expenses of the Chen family for nearly half a month, they can save fifteen or six taels a year, which is equivalent to more than 1 yuan.

Although Chen's father and Chen's mother had saved some money, the relatives in the family were seriously ill. It is said that they spent a lot of money to build a coffin for the deceased grandfather a few years ago.Men and women have different seats at the age of seven, and last year, they saved money and built a small cubicle for Chen Yunsheng in the kitchen.

The only remaining silver taels were going to be used as repair money for Chen Yunsheng, but he didn't want to spend a lot of money to see the doctor because he was injured and unconscious again.

Then, all the money saved over the past few years has been spent.

As for the embroidered lady of Tianyi Pavilion, the monthly payment of ten taels means more than ten thousand per month.

Chen Yuanyuan shrugged. In modern times, it's not as much as her daily allowance...

Chen's mother was still feeling emotional, with a look of relief on her face: "It's not easy to find a livelihood these days, and it's good to have some skills. Second girl, you should embroider well, but remember not to hurt your eyes at night."

The second girl has a craft to earn a living, which is a rare happy event in recent days.

While she was happy, she couldn't help worrying about the big girl.

If Master Liu finds him again, what should the Chen family do without power?
Chen's mother was full of sorrow, and Yuanyuan was not too young now, so she simply found a good husband and tutor for her, so that Mr. Liu would not think about it.

Chen Yuanyuan didn't know what Chen's mother was thinking, and was talking to her sister with great interest-the story of Qi Chier Lang who was stumped by embroidery needles.

Chen Yuanyuan's nonsense skill was not bad, and everyone laughed.

After a while, Father Chen and Chen Yunsheng also came back carrying water.

Everyone chatted for a while, and the Chen family's day was over, so they went to bed.

(End of this chapter)