Parents are busy farming

After having lunch with Mrs. Su, Ye Zifen went to Zhuangzi.

I've been away for many days, and I don't know how the girls I bought before I left are doing now.

Not to mention how many surprises Liu Menger would give her.

She jumped forward with anticipation.

I feel a bit light as a swallow.

She knew why she was in a good mood.

It's the feeling of death after asking for something but not being able to give up completely. When you look back, you find that what you asked for has already been obtained.

There is a kind of Qingming that clears the clouds and mist to see the sky, and keeps the clouds clear to see the moon.

Arriving at Zhuangzi, Li Daniu went to herd sheep, while Cui Hai and Lu Dahe were grinding cornmeal.

Ye Zifen looked at the horses and was relieved to find that they were well taken care of.

Arriving in the backyard again, Luo Keren was watching several girls coloring their silk threads.

And Liu Menger stood behind a girl, teaching her step by step how to weave floral cloth.

Zi Zifen stood for a long time before Liu Meng'er noticed her.

"Miss Fifth, are you back?" Her bright smile made Ye Zifen feel even better.

"Yes, I came back yesterday. How much money have you earned recently?" she asked Liu Menger.

Liu Meng'er's smile became even brighter, she stretched out a palm and said proudly: "Five taels!"

Ye Zifen was very surprised when she heard this, "So many, you girl is really amazing!"

Liu Meng'er was not shy, and said narcissistically: "Miss Wu, this policy is good. With my ability to make money now, I will soon be able to live a life without worrying about food and clothing without doing anything!"

Ye Zifen did not hit her, and encouraged her: "That's great, you have to work hard! Maybe you will be able to call a slave in the near future."

Then Liu Meng'er showed Ye Zifen the fabrics she had woven into ten new patterns.

Among them, one with a zigzag pattern caught Ye Zifen's eyes.

Inspiration struck and I had an idea.

She planned to buy some silk thread and ask Meng'er to weave two pieces of patterned satin for Mrs. Hong.

"Meng'er, Keren, I have something to tell you." Ye Zifen called the two of them to the front.

"What are your orders from Miss Fifth?" they asked politely after saluting solemnly.

Zi Zifen did not expect that the two people would become naughty again, and smiled and said to them: "Speak well!"

Although the two of them were not the same as each other before, they would not talk to her like this.

The two girls looked at each other and smiled.

"Miss Fifth, tell us quickly, do you have any good ideas?" Liu Meng'er said.

Although she is not in charge now, due to Ye Zifen's acquiescence and Luo Keren's reminder, everyone understands Liu Meng'er's status among them.

"In a few days, I will buy some silk threads, which can be dyed by Meng'er, and Meng'er will weave two pieces of satin with a zigzag pattern. I will send them to the Hong family before the end of the year. At the end of the year, each person will be rewarded with five taels of silver."

After Ye Zifen finished speaking, Liu Menger and Luo Keren knew what they should prepare.

"Okay! Send Miss Fifth's silk thread and we can start work." Luo Keren said.

Ye Zifen nodded, she looked at Luo Keren, and suddenly asked: "Keren, I agree that you and Daniu will get married as soon as possible. After you have children, you don't need to be a slave. How about letting you go when you are eighteen?" "

Luo Keren was startled, and then said with a smile: "No, Danniu and I have been mentally prepared for a long time, and the Li family is not in a hurry. We just use these few years to make some money and learn some skills, and so does Li Erniu. Miss. There’s no need to break the rules for me, people’s hearts can never stand the test.”

Luo Keren is a person who has seen darkness. She does not believe in human nature, so she directly refused.

Ye Zifen nodded, she admired Keren's principled behavior.

Seeing that it was almost time, I got up and went home.

At home, Ye Ziwei and Ye Zitong were looking at the firewood.

"What do you, fifth sister, do? You want to cook straw," Ye Zihong asked.

Ye Ziwei shook her head and said she didn't know.

Ye Zihong sighed, "You don't want to ask either?"

Ye Ziwei still shook her head.

Ye Zihong asked again: "Aren't you curious?"

Ye Ziwei also shook her head.

"Oh! You sisters just need to get together. Xiao Wu is too smart and capable, but you don't like to talk!" Ye Zihong commented.

"It's not that Ziwei doesn't like to talk, she's just not interested in the topic you're talking about." Ye Zifen came back just in time to hear Ye Zihong's words.

"Sister, you are finally back, what are you going to do next?" Ye Ziwei asked.

Ye Zifen shrugged at Ye Zitong.

Only then did Zi Zihong realize that Zi Ziwei didn't want to talk to him, so...

(The Joker turns out to be himself.)

"If you want to have a better relationship with Xiaoliu, you must take good care of this sister and prepare more delicious food for her." Ye Zifen suggested.

Ye Ziwei then looked at Ye Zihong and nodded.

Only then did Zi Zihong know that Zi Ziwei was a child who loved to eat.

"Okay, third brother will prepare you delicious food from now on." Ye Zihong promised.

Ye Ziwei smiled.

Zi Zifen said to Zi Ziwei: "Okay, we have nothing to do with you now. Call Uncle Li back, and you can go and rest!"

Ye Ziwei hurriedly ran to find Lao Li.

Soon Lao Li came over holding a bamboo curtain.

Ye Zifen said: "Let's take out the straw first, clean it, then cut it short with scissors, then mash the straw, and then we can do the next step."

Lao Li nodded and opened the lid of the pot.

The three of them used iron forks to lift the straw from the large pot into the large vat.

Lao Li was responsible for washing the straw, while Ye Zihong and Ye Zifen used scissors to cut the straw into small sections.

Two hours later, the straw had been reduced to small pieces.

Lao Li got out a big stone mortar, and the two of them started pounding the straw.

The crushed straw is put into a new large vat.

Finally, add water and use a long stick to stir the water evenly.

Then Ye Zifen and Lao Li started weaving with bamboo curtains.

But the bamboo curtain was too soft to be used.

Ye Zifen frowned and said, "This bamboo curtain needs a movable bracket."

Lao Li quickly found some pieces of wood, cut them into long sticks the size of bamboo curtains, and nailed them together.

It was done quickly.

The two of them tried it, and it was indeed much easier to use.

It was not difficult to fish out the paper, and I quickly fished out many pieces.

Finally, Ye Zihong placed a large wooden board on the paper and pressed it with stones to press out the water inside.

Before dark, the three of them untied the paper one by one, dried it and pounded it on the wall.

Unfortunately, Ye Zifen discovered that the paper was too brittle and easily broken.

It seems that she still needs to think about what to add to it to make the paper fibers stick together.

Ye Zifen frowned and returned to the house, feeling a little frustrated.

Lao Li and Ye Zihong were very happy.

Zi Zihong thought: 'I didn't expect that paper was made like this, but Xiao Wu didn't seem to be satisfied yet. ’

Ye Zifen couldn't think of a way, so he decided to ask Pang Chao to investigate what the paper manufacturer needed to buy.

It's not always possible for her to find a method from other people's raw materials.

After thinking about this, she started to regain her strength.

But before that, she needed to cook.

After eating, he said to Ye Yongwang: "Dad, I plan to start making wine in the next few days."