I was divorced because I got pregnant during the lean years, so I went back to my parents’ home and

Before Mrs. Lin could finish her words, the little table had already driven away on the donkey cart.

The donkey cart headed straight to the south city.

Ji Xiaobei was afraid that the old lady would be bored, so he took out some popping candy for her to eat to cheer her up.

"Grandma Fu, is your family really a big weaving family? Can you tell me about it?"

Ji Xiaobei asked.

"My family was a big weaving family in Jiangnan. All the silks, satins and cloths used in the palace came from Jiangnan. I often wore men's clothes and followed my father to the workshop. The workshop was very big, so big that you couldn't visit it in a whole day by horse-drawn carriage. The looms kept clacking day and night, and cotton threads and yarns were transported to the workshop in carts.

My father favored me, so I lived with him in the workshop for a while.

I learned how to weave and sometimes helped the masters repair the looms. No one in the workshop knew who I was. After I stayed there for a long time and the loom broke down, people would ask me to let the handsome young man come and have a look... "

As the old lady spoke, she sometimes laughed foolishly and sometimes was shy, as if she was talking about what happened yesterday.

Ji Xiaobei believed it!

Ever since she traveled through time, she believed that there must be another world unknown to ordinary people.

She believed everything the old lady said was true.

The two men came to the south city and found the textile street with ease.

That street was full of cloth makers, and the sound of looms could be heard from every household.

When we got to a place, we saw a lot of people gathered there.

The donkey cart had no choice but to stop.

Ji Xiaobei got out of the car to see.

"Boss, you gave me too little. If I hadn't encountered problems at home, I wouldn't have dealt with these machines." said a man.

"These machines of yours are all used to make fine cloth. This year is not good. You know whether your cloth can be sold or not. If you don't want to sell it, forget it. I'm leaving first!"

A man in a straight robe walked away without looking back.

"Wang Wu, you're almost done. Several buyers have come, but none of them want it..." the man from the dental shop advised, "If you keep going like this, I won't be able to bring you a buyer!"

"I won't sell it anymore. I'll come back here after the mourning period for my parents is over." The man said with his neck stiff.

"Mr. Wang, what about our wages?" A woman jumped out and said, "My family has worked for you for three years, and you owe us three years' wages. Now that you are in mourning, what should we do?"

"I've already said that I'll pay you if you sell the machines. If you can't sell the machines, what can I do? It's a bad year and we can't sell the cloth at home. You've driven me to death, so you can forget about your wages..."

Wang Wu said fiercely.

The few women and men surrounding the boss were silent, as if they were afraid that their boss would die right now.

Ji Xiaobei was amused: It's obvious that Wang Wu owes debts and doesn't pay them back, and threatens the workers with death. What a talent!

"What kind of machine do you have at home? Can I go take a look?"

Ji Xiaobei asked.

Wang Wu looked Ji Xiaobei up and down and asked, "Do you want to buy a loom?"

"Look first!"

After hearing this, the women and men's eyes lit up again.

But when he saw a broken donkey and a broken donkey cart parked not far away, his expression became gloomy again.

Wang Wu asked doubtfully, "My family sells looms. What do you do?"

"To buy a loom!"

Ji Xiaobei answered neatly.

"Hey, hey, hey, all the looms in this family have been handed over to our brokerage firm to sell, so don't interfere!" said the clerk from the brokerage firm.

"I didn't interfere. I just wanted to see the loom. What does it have to do with you?"

Ji Xiaobei glanced at the people in the dental shop.

The shop assistant snorted and thought: You don't look like you're here to buy a loom.

Small workshops refused to buy Wang Wu’s machines. Not only were the machines too expensive, but the fabrics woven from them were also difficult to sell.

Yaxing followed behind silently.

Ji Xiaobei and Old Lady Fu entered the yard together.

The old lady who was listless and drowsy just now suddenly became energetic, touching this and moving that.

Finally, he actually sat on a loom and pushed the gear lever seriously.

An old woman hurriedly put the shuttle on for her.

She pushed with her left hand, and supported the hanging cotton thread with her right hand.

Ji Xiaobei: Old lady, you did not lie!

Wang Wu was also surprised and asked in a trembling voice: "Old lady, do you know how to use this machine?"

"No, your machine should be repaired. It's not lubricated at all. Look at the cloth it's woven. The density is uneven. Do you want this cloth?"

The old lady looked disgusted.

"I, this needs to be repaired. Don't we have a technician? This machine is delicate and ordinary people can't service it..."

Old Mrs. Fu seemed not to hear what he said and continued walking forward.

After a round, I looked at the cotton warehouse.

The old women were all very excited, thinking that the buyer had really come.

"Bei, let's go!" The old lady winked at Ji Xiaobei and said.

Wang Wu suddenly became anxious: "Old lady, don't you want it?"

"Your machine is too expensive. I can't afford it! How much did it cost if I shipped it from Jiangnan?"

Said the old lady.

"You didn't ask for the price, so how do you know I sold it at a high price?" Wang Wu was dissatisfied.

"If your price was reasonable, wouldn't you have sold it long ago?" Ji Xiaobei said.

Wang Wu: ...

The clerk took the opportunity to say, "Yes, he just wants too high a price. Sir, you'd better not buy it! You'll lose money if you sell it to him!"

Wang Wu was so angry that his teeth ached, so he had the people from the dental shop kicked out.

Ji Xiaobei asked about the price, and Wang Wu held on to 200 silver coins and refused to sell it for less.

Old Mrs. Fu shook her head.

Seeing that their business was about to fail, the workers who were gathered around blamed Wang Wu: "Boss, you should just make less money. We use these machines every day and we all know that you are reluctant to repair them. They are barely usable. Why is it that the cloth weave is not selling well? It's because of the poor quality."

"Yes, Mr. Wang, please have mercy on us, be a good person for once, and sell the machine at a reasonable price!"

Wang Wu: I am a good person. Without me, would you be able to eat?

Ji Xiaobei was very efficient and asked, "Will you sell the cotton thread in your warehouse? I'll give you 180 taels of silver. If you sell, we'll buy it. If not, we'll leave!"

The old lady has stood up.

Wang Wu finally made up his mind to sell the house, but since it was rented, he still owed one month's rent, so he asked Ji Xiaobei to pay for it.

Ji Xiaobei agreed without even thinking about it.

Ji Xiaobei directly called the clerk from the dental shop who was kicked out, and asked him to write the documents and sign and seal them.

The young man was so happy, it was like something good falling from the sky.

Ji Xiaobei also asked him to find the owner of the house and prepare to rent it out together with the house.

The machines are not moved back and are produced here on the spot.

The clacking sound of the loom all day long is enough to drive a person crazy.

"Sir, can we, can we stay here and continue working?" the old woman asked.

"Okay, but first, bring me the document you signed with Wang Wu..."