take a wife to support the family

Chapter 24 Lily's Family Property

Song Haonian was not at home when he went out to ask for a living, and he didn't come back for several months. Lily was the master of the house alone. To know how to live, he sat on the bedside and calculated his family fortune.

Now the biggest money she has on hand is the two pennies for the ten mu of land rented by Mr. Liu's family. These must be saved first, so they will be useful in the future.

What's more, the young husband and wife have saved two hundred dollars by selling prey or doing other things one after another. When Song Haonian goes out, Lily brings half of it for him, and only keeps one hundred dollars with him.

A lot of furniture has been added to the house these days. Although the tables and stools are old, they are also sturdy and easy to use.The chest of drawers was filled for the first time, and the food inside was reassuring.There is a brood of hens in the chicken coop behind the house, and they will be able to lay eggs in a few days.

Next to the chicken coop is the firewood that Song Haonian brought from the mountains many times, piled up into a hill, so that Lily would not be able to live and cook after the firewood is used up.

This is all of Lily's family property. Although it is small, it is much better than the bare walls of the house when she first came here. Even the bedroom and the west side room have copper locks, and the key is hung on Lily's neck with a rope.

Especially the change of people has made the three thatched cottages clean and bright. Even people who never know pass by will feel that the thatched cottages are gradually getting better and prosperous:

"It's hardworking and capable at first glance, and the hard life won't be too long."

The two pennies are a lot of money, and Lily is worried about keeping it with her. There is no bank to deposit her money these days, so she finds two clay pots, puts the money in two parts, and buries one in a corner of the kitchen. The other dug a hole under his bed with a pickaxe and buried it in it.

She made a rule for herself that she would never use this life-saving money unless it was absolutely necessary.

Because she was afraid that people would see that the soil had been moved in the house, she leveled the ground carefully so that outsiders could not see it at all.An additional anti-theft measure was made by digging a hole in the wall near the head of the bed, putting a few stones in it, and stuffing it with straw.

If a thief breaks into the house, they will definitely choose to dig out the hole in the wall first. It is not easy to find the things under the bed, and it is even more difficult to get out.As for the possession of a piece of furniture hidden in the kitchen, the thief would never have imagined that even in the worst situation, Lily would be able to leave a way out for herself.

The remaining one hundred coins are locked in the chest of drawers in the kitchen, and can be taken whenever needed.If it blooms, the hundred dollars will not last for a few days, so Lily plans carefully according to the time when Song Haonian left, and finds that the money she can use every day is very tight. If she does not increase her income, in case something happens suddenly , she can easily fall into the predicament of being ineffective every day.

Of course, she could also borrow money from Li Caifeng, Wang Xiaofu and others, but after getting along with her during this time, she has already seen that Song Haonian is a person with very strong self-esteem.

In the countryside, borrowing things is easy to talk about, but borrowing money is a very embarrassing thing. Lily has no intention of reconciling with Song Haonian. If there is no glory, the character will also be questioned.

Sitting and eating, Lily didn't allow such a situation to happen to her when she was a student, let alone in ancient times when the conditions were even worse?
Now that the days are getting longer and she doesn't have to farm, she just does some chores at home every day. She has to find a way to make money. She doesn't need to make a lot of money. She only needs to earn ten or so dollars a month, so she won't be lazy Become a useless person.

With her mind set, Lily took out the basket and thought about how to make a handkerchief for Xinger. Favors do not wait for anyone, she has already said her words, and it is unreasonable not to keep her promise.

First find some brightly colored cotton cloth, place it roughly in a square on the table, and then sew it up and lock the edges. The first handkerchief is ready within an hour.

Because the color, size, and shape of the rags are carefully matched, they look bright and lively after completion, and they are not as dazzling as many country ones. Lily is also very satisfied.

After washing the handkerchief in the water and drying it, Lily was still thinking about how to make the second handkerchief.

Of course, the second piece cannot be cut corners like the first one. She found a roll of white linen from another cabinet in the chest of drawers. This was bought by Song Haonian at a market one day. It was only three feet long and was used for making it. There are not enough clothes, and it is a waste to do other things, so I keep putting them on.

For this reason, Song Haonian also blamed her for being too frugal and not knowing how to dress herself up.Lily couldn't laugh or cry, but she didn't want to go against his will. After all, she still had to find a way to use this piece of cloth.

Better to make a pair of insoles.To put it simply, use paste to stick the rag head into the shape of the sole, and cover the top with a layer of white cloth.If you want to spend a little more thought, use a needle and thread to tie the white cloth on the head to make it stronger and more wear-resistant.

The most time-consuming, labor-intensive and hard work is naturally to tie flowers on the white cloth.Flowered insoles are not exclusive to women. A man can wear a pair of flowered insoles, which proves that the women in the family are skillful and willing to work hard for him, which is very face-saving.

Previously, Lily used Song Haonian's straw sandals to make imprints, but making insoles was a lot of work, and it would be too late to make handkerchiefs after the insoles were finished, so she cut out a square piece of cloth first, planning to make a handkerchief for Xing'er.

It is also easy to tie a handkerchief into a flower. Lily learned some of it when she was a child, so it is not difficult to pick it up again.But she promised Xing'er to make her a novelty thing, and her flower-making skills were not good enough, nor did she show the novelty.

Lily stretched the white cloth in a bamboo frame, picked up a long piece of fire from the stove, and carefully typed a manuscript on the white cloth.

As a primary school teacher, she more or less learned a few musical instruments and a few stick figures in the normal school. She used to use chalk to draw flowers, plants and small animals on the blackboard at the back of the classroom. The students liked it very much.

I haven't painted for a long time, it's a bit raw, but after two more revisions, the flower will come out. Lily picks the appropriate color and cuts it into a shape, and sews it on the handkerchief bit by bit.

She has been doing needlework for a long time today, her neck is sore, and her eyes are a little blurred, so she had to put away all the tools, walk around the yard and look into the distance.

The hills in the distance are low, like a black eyebrow in the smog of spring, the weeping willows in front of the door are gradually green, swallows shuttle among the treetops, and build their nests from the river mud, everywhere is full of vitality.

Lily closed her eyes, raised her face to feel the caress of the sun and the breeze, and felt happy for no reason.

She came to this world without modern civilization and without everything she was used to, but she felt that her life was better than her previous life.

Because she was very lucky and met very good people.

So, even though his family was empty and had nothing, she didn't think about touching those illusory lucks with Leaving.She is willing to manage her small life seriously with him, the better.

(End of this chapter)