North and South groceries

In the days to come, if people from other places come to them to sell goose feathers, Luo Yong will ask them if they have goose down. Fermented bean curd with soy sauce, bean dregs and soybean meal are also fine. There are a lot of bean dregs and soybean meal piled up in his yard.

Nowadays, in their area, there are many people who raise pigs, but not every household has so much suitable pig feed, so the dried bean dregs and soybean meal stored in Luo's courtyard are quite marketable.

"How do you exchange goose down for bean dregs?" Hearing that goose down can be exchanged for bean dregs, quite a few people are interested.

"I only want fine down, not feathers. One tael of goose down is exchanged for three catties of soybean meal, and the bean dregs can be given five catties." At this time, one catty can cost 16 taels, and the price Luo used is quite kind, after all, at this time Goose down is not worth much.

Because the big feathers on the wings of geese are valuable during this period of time, there are quite a lot of people who have killed geese recently, and some people still have goose down and goose feathers that have not been thrown away. soybean meal.

Although soybean meal can only be exchanged for three catties, bean dregs can be exchanged for five catties, but everyone knows that soybean meal is better than bean dregs for raising pigs, and pigs that eat soybean meal are more likely to gain weight than pigs that eat bean dregs.

"Brother, the bean meal has been swapped out for the past two days, and no one wants the bean dregs." The goose feather business hadn't been done for a few days, and Siniang became anxious.

There are so many bean dregs in their yard, they are all exchanged with soy sauce fermented bean curd and the villagers from ten miles and eight towns. There is so much that the pigs in the family can't finish it, and it will go bad if they are put down. Soybean meal is good She also knew about raising pigs, but they were replaced by others.

"If no one wants it, then no one wants it. I'll let Liu Huo and the others choose to feed the sheep to the sheep house." Luo Yong was not in a hurry, because there were still so many goats. But he won't say this, lest Si Niang and the others think he wasted things again.

People like Luo Yong are relatively frugal in the 21st century, but compared with people of this era, there is still a big gap. Not to mention adults, even the little dolls in their Xipo Village, Most of them also know how to cherish things, especially things that can be imported.

"..." Si Niang pouted, those goats were agreed to be handed over to Liu Huo and his family to raise them, but his elder brother always let people carry the bean dregs over. According to her, those goats were eaten all day long. The bean dregs are almost full.

"Okay, don't worry about it, brother can make money, and you won't be hungry." Luo Yong said with a smile.So much bean dregs should be left to mold if they don't want to consume them. Liu Huo's family took care of the goats very carefully. Luo Yong is quite satisfied with their family.

Luo Yong also knew Si Niang's temperament, everything else was pretty good, but she didn't want to suffer in the slightest, and she always wanted to talk clearly with others.

After all, their family was still struggling with food and clothing two years ago. Although life is better now, the string in my heart is still tense. I am afraid that I will not relax for a while. Now you just tell her to be right. If people are more generous, she will not be generous.

Luo Yong doesn't really care about this point, if you are generous, you can be generous, and if you are stingy, you can be stingy. As long as there is no major problem with character, these are irrelevant.

Siniang felt that this was very important, but it was a pity that Luo Yong had the final say in this family, her arms couldn't twist her thighs, so she had to endure it.

More and more feathers were harvested in this house, so Luo Yong started to pack them up. After washing, soaking, drying and baking, the goose down became clean and fluffy, with a faint soapy smell.

Regarding the production and promotion of goose down products, Luo Yong first thought of goose down pillows.Pillows at this time were mostly made of wood, bamboo, thatch, cloth pillows were also common, and there were also many jade and ceramic pillows. These pillows each had their own characteristics, but they were not as soft as goose down pillows.

It is not to say that soft pillows are necessarily better than hard pillows, but as long as they have a distinctive personality, they at least have a selling point.

Luo Yong made the first batch of pillows for his brothers and sisters. In order to avoid hair leakage as much as possible, Luo Yong used a total of three layers of cloth inside and outside for this batch of pillows. The innermost layer is made of leftover materials. It is made up of pieces of silk cloth, and the middle layer is either a whole piece or pieced together, and the outermost layer must be made of a whole piece of cloth.

The outer and outer three layers are made of soft and skin-friendly silk cloth, and the pillow core is white goose down as fluffy as a cloud. Not to mention the little girls in the family, Luo is reluctant to take it after sticking his face on it. down.

A white goose down pillow wrapped in three layers of silk can be considered a luxury even in the 21st century. In this era, ordinary people are not even willing to buy silk, let alone three layers of silk. I have already made a pillow with cloth, so Luo can only take the high-end route with the goose down pillow developed this time.

"You come." This morning, Erniang walked out of the yard and waved to Zheng's second daughter, who was cooking pig food down the slope.

"Why?" The little girl liked Erniang quite a bit, seeing her smiling and waving at her, she guessed that there must be something to eat for her, so she happily went there.

"We've been making pillows for the past two days, and we have some fabric left over, so I'll make one with you." Erniang smiled and took out a medium-sized off-white goose down pillow from behind and handed it to her.

"This...how did this happen." Seeing that it was a fat and white pillow, the little girl immediately felt a little helpless. If it was just some ordinary food, she would take it too. This pillow is not unusual.

A Niang told her that Luo Sanlang could exchange three catties of soybean meal for a tael of goose down. That goose down is the softest down on the goose, and he doesn't want anything thicker.

There is also the silk cloth on the outside, which is covered with three layers in total. I heard that Luo Sanlang went to Xueji Cloth Shop to choose other fabrics, but in the end he still felt that other fabrics were not as soft as this silk cloth, so in the end The silk cloth is still used, and the three layers inside and outside are almost enough to make a suit of clothes.

"You take it, I heard from your aunt that you will go back to the county in a few days, and if your sister comes over, this pillow will be a gift for you." Erniang said and stuffed the pillow into it. In her arms: "This pillow is so soft when you sleep on it. Be careful, and you can take it with you when you get married in the future."

"Yeah." The little girl's eyes were red, and she tried her best not to shed tears. She used to only envy Er Niang and the others to live in a big courtyard, but now she thinks in her heart that if she can live a happy life like them in the future. Days, you must treat others so well.

Such a white, fat and soft goose down pillow, not to mention the daughter of the Zheng family, even the brothers and sisters of the Luo family cherish it very much. It was the same when Er Niang helped Si Niang sew her goose down pillow. Tell her, let her be careful, don't wear it out, and tell her to take it with you when you go out in the future.

Luo Yong said it was fine, and when the brother was worn out, he would buy silk cloth and come back to do it with them, but Erniang gave her a supercilious look.

In the evening of this day, Qiao Junlin finished his class at the workshop and was walking towards Xu's guest house, when he was hit by a soft white object on the way.

"What's the matter?" Qiao Junlin grabbed the pillow, but he didn't look unhappy. If it was someone else, he would have been ashamed.

"I've been making pillows at home for the past two days, and I just had some extra fabric, so I made one with you." Luo Yong stood on the small dirt hill next to his house, and said to Qiao Junlin below.

"How much fabric do you have left?" Qiao Junlin asked with a smile.

At noon, he heard people say that the brothers and sisters of the Luo family made pillows, and they also made one for the daughter of the Zheng family. They said that there was some fabric left at home, and now Luo Yong said that there was so much fabric left. , why don't they make body clothes?

"It's quite a lot." Luo Yong said with a smile.

"Thank you." Qiao Junlin also smiled rarely. Over the past two years, he smiled less and less. It was a rare smile, but his face was a little stiff, but Luo Yong still felt that this kid smiled good-looking.

Qiao Junlin returned to Xu's guest house with this goose down pillow in his arms. The gentlemen who lived in the guest house didn't think it was strange. Even the daughter of the woman who fed Luo's pigs could get a pillow. It's not surprising that Luo Yong's friend can get such a pillow.

only……

"The stitches are really not neat enough. Could it be that their fourth lady sewed it?" Everyone's impression of Luo Siniang is like this. It's okay to use a knife, but needle and thread...

"The stitching is quite strong." Qiao Junlin faintly felt that this pillow was probably sewn by Luo Yong himself.

"That's true, that girl must have some strength in her hands." Someone on the side said with a smile.

"I heard that she can also carve soap molds, and she can swing the knife flexibly. How can she be so bad at needlework?" Men are sometimes gossip, especially like this one who just had dinner and has nowhere to go In case of entertainment.

"Don't talk about a little lady like that." Someone finally couldn't listen anymore.

"Hey, let's not talk about her, let's talk about her..." Someone hurriedly begged for mercy, and it was really outrageous for a group of elders to talk about a little girl.

In the courtyard of the Luo family, Luo Siniang is humming a little tune taught to her by her elder brother, holding a needle and thread to an oil lamp, sewing a purse, and her purse has been worn out somehow. The hole, now she is going to make a patch on it.

This purse is old, and it looks even older after being patched. It is a small purse that is dusty. It does not look very aesthetic, but I have to say that the stitches on the purse are relatively fine and neat. Yes, as for Qiao Junlin's pillow, there are also rumors about the Luo family's fourth mother's poor sewing skills, which are all blamed on her brother's fault.

The problem is that the pot can't be shaken off.

Is it because her poor sewing skills make her lose face more, or does her elder brother dignify a coffin board in front of an oil lamp to sew a pillow with needles and thread, which makes her feel more shameless?

After thinking about it, Luo Siniang thinks she's not good at sewing.