A small peasant girl's home is bare, but I have a spiritual space
Chapter 3: Brother Lin returns to discuss soap production
"Xiao Ran, look what did Third Brother bring you?"
A young man with good looks but a greasy look on his face rushed in.
When he saw the three people in the room clearly, Brother Lin shuddered.
Why are both his parents in Ran'er's room? Looking at this weird atmosphere, Third Brother Lin jumped out like a rabbit.
Then, Father Lin's curse sounded, "You little bastard, you still know how to come back, but you are not doing your job all day long, and you only know how to cheat and play tricks.
He doesn't work hard in the fields and is too lazy to do his housework.
You want to go to heaven!"
Lin Yiran was speechless after hearing this. It seemed that Father Lin really disliked his third son.
The preference for boys over girls is not evident in this family, but the preference for girls over boys is evident.
In the original owner's memory, the third brother was indeed a bit out of touch. He disliked the work in the fields because it was hard but he didn't earn much money.
He runs around all day long and never goes home, always dreaming of getting rich overnight.
It may be that I used the wrong method, or it may be that I was unlucky and lacked opportunities, and the money I earned outside was just enough to support myself.
I didn't have much extra money to take home, but I would occasionally buy some rare food for my sister.
Although it seems that this third brother is a bit unreliable, he is smart and loves his younger sister very much.
With proper guidance, you may be able to achieve some results.
It just so happens that I need a helper in my business, and this is like giving me a pillow when I’m sleepy.
"Mom, please help me find my third brother. I need to discuss something with him. He's afraid that dad will scold him, so he's probably hiding in our secret base when we were kids."
Father Lin glared at Mother Lin and said, "It's all because of you that he has become lawless and doesn't even take me seriously.
He is so dishonest all the time. He will probably be single for the rest of his life. Didn't you see that the girls in the village avoid him when they see him?
Like avoiding the plague.
What sin have I committed to raise such a…” Seeing that Father Lin was ready to continue.
Lin Yiran interrupted him quickly, "Dad, please stop for a moment. If our family wants to do business, we still need the help of our third brother.
Although he is a little eccentric, he often walks around the city and knows many people.
There are all kinds of products. If you want to sell the products, you really need him.”
"Okay, I know I was negligent in disciplining San'er and failed to take good care of him. It's my fault.
But he was also the most pitiful child when he was young. I became pregnant with Ran'er again when he was only one year old.
The child was weaned early and lived in poor conditions. He was only three years old when he could walk steadily. He had a big head and a small body and was severely malnourished.
It's not that he doesn't like to work, he just doesn't have the strength. I remember one time when we were pulling rice,
When the car was going uphill, you asked him to hold on to the back, and he tried his best until his face turned red. The car was moving backwards and he almost flipped over down the slope with the car and him.
If Li Jun hadn't happened to pass by and helped you, you and your son would have probably overturned and fallen down the steep slope.
At that time you scolded him for being lazy and slacking off. After he came back, I saw Lao Er applying medicine on his shoulder, which was very swollen.
I asked him what happened? He said he couldn't lift it so he carried it on his shoulders. I asked him why he didn't tell me.
He said he didn't want his father to feel guilty and blame himself, as life had already given his father too many hardships.
Look at what a sensible child he is! I hope you can understand him, he just can't do farm work and wants to find other ways out.
Besides, farming at home won’t save much all year round.”
Father Lin fell silent and no one spoke anymore.
Time passed minute by minute, and Father Lin finally spoke with sobs.
"I neglected San'er and didn't care enough about him. From now on, he can do whatever he wants."
Father Lin walked out of the room, and there was a sense of desolation in his back.
Seeing that her mother had convinced her father, Lin Yiran gave her a thumbs up.
Lin's mother didn't understand what he meant, but Lin said that he learned it from the dream and it was meant to praise someone.
Next, Lin Yiran listed a few recipes, and the mother and daughter discussed the raw materials and the cost required.
My daughter told me several recipes, and currently the one with the lowest cost is soap.
Lin's mother was also an impatient person and acted immediately. She went to find her third son first.
Asking him to buy 5 catties of pork fat, Lin Lao San was shocked and said, "Mom, we can't live like this anymore.
I remember one time I bought two pounds of lard, and you scolded me and said I didn't know how to live.
I still remember it vividly!"
"Don't talk nonsense, our family depends on it to get rich, go quickly." At the urging of Lin's mother, he reluctantly went to his childhood friend Zhang Kai to buy five kilograms of lard.
Seeing the bones placed aside, he begged for three of them, which made Zhang Kai so angry that he gritted his teeth and said that this friend was beyond measure and never took advantage of him enough.
In fact, Lin Laosan also knows his limits and will not let his friends make nothing. It’s just that the profit is relatively low, which is why Zhang Kai is still willing to associate with him.
Lin Laosan returned home contentedly with the lard and pork bones.
I put the things in the kitchen first, and then put out the three packets of medicine and a bag of osmanthus cakes that I had bought for my second brother.
He picked up the bag of osmanthus cakes and walked to the small room where Lin Yiran was, and knocked on the door gently. "Xiaoran, are you there?" Lin Laosan asked cautiously, fearing that his father would suddenly rush out.
"Third brother, please come in," listening to the third brother's careful questions, Lin Yiran knew that the third brother was afraid of meeting his father.
"Our father is out," Lin Yiran added.
"Okay, I'm coming in and brought you some osmanthus cake, your favorite food."
Listening to the third brother's voice that suddenly became cheerful, how much he must be afraid of seeing his father!
Seeing the look in Third Brother Lin's eyes when he came into the room and looked around, Lin Yiran couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Don't worry, Third Brother, Dad is really out. I have another good news for you. Dad won't scold you anymore.
You can do whatever you want in the future. But you have to thank your mother."
"Yes, I will," Lin Sange nodded blankly. Then he realized that his sister had been lying on the bed talking to him.
"Xiao Ran'er, what's wrong with you? Usually when you see Third Brother, you can't wait to stick to me. Why are you so obedient today?"
Third Brother Lin looked at his younger sister worriedly.
"It's okay. I fell down when I was collecting herbs in the mountains yesterday. The doctor has checked me out and it's no big deal. I'll be fine after a few days of rest."
Lin Laosan knew that his sister always reported good news but not bad news, and she had been sensible since she was young.
What have I done? I clearly bought medicine for my second brother yesterday, but I waited until today to earn an extra 20 copper coins.
I really deserved to die. My sister must have fallen because she went to collect herbs for my second brother. She rarely goes up the mountain.
Dad was right to scold me. I am a bastard. I only found out about such a big thing happening in my family now.
Looking at Lin Laosan's red eyes, he hit his head in self-blame.
Lin Yiran couldn't bear it any longer. "Third brother, I'm really fine. But second brother is still sick. Have you visited him? I heard he was coughing badly."
Lin Laosan's attention was successfully diverted by Lin Yiran.
"Then I'll go see my second brother. I bought him some medicine. Ran'er, just take care of yourself.
I'm with my second brother, don't worry, I won't go out again, and I'll stay at home and farm peacefully in the future." Third brother Lin seemed to have made some kind of resolution.
How could that be possible? I wanted to cooperate with my third brother in business and build my own business empire!
Third brother, you are really not cut out for farming, so you can’t make it in business for now. It may be because you don’t have an impressive source of goods. Others now have stable production areas and distribution channels for daily necessities such as rice, oil, salt and firewood.
It's normal that you can't help.
I believe you can do it, you just lack the opportunity."
I didn't expect these words to come from my sister who seldom travels far away. Everyone around her said that doing business was not a proper job.
After all this trouble, I even doubted whether my original choice was the right one. When I was ready to give up, my sister said that my choice was right.
Seeing Third Brother Lin's eager gaze falling on him, he looked at him with shining eyes.
Lin Yiran felt embarrassed being stared at.
Brother San, don't look at me like that. It's creepy. I have an immature idea.
I want to do business with you.
"Ah... Ran'er, you don't have a fever, right? Why are you talking nonsense? My own business is in a mess, why are you meddling in it?
I was wondering why I remembered to support Third Brother’s business, turns out he was waiting here!"
As Third Brother Lin spoke, he touched Lin Yiran's forehead seriously.
“It’s not me who said that. I wanted to make a soap for washing clothes that can wash clothes very cleanly.
You know a lot of people, so help me sell the soap. With the money we make, we can build a big tiled house.
You can find a girl you like, marry her, have kids, and live a happy life."
Third Brother Lin was immersed in the blueprint drawn by Lin Yiran, and it took him a while to react. Oh my god, he was almost led astray by his sister.
"Girl, don't let your imagination run wild. What you're talking about... oh yeah, if soap can make money, why don't others make it and sell it? How can it be our turn?
Besides, I've been walking around the streets for several years, but I've never heard of such a thing as soap.
The clothes of wealthy families would at most be soaked in soapy water, then beaten with a mallet, and finally rinsed with clean water.
But the smell of the soapberry is quite unpleasant. I just can’t get used to it.”
Third brother, I am the only one who knows how to make this soap. Third brother Lin stared at his sister from head to toe for a long time.
"Xiao Raner must have dreamed about this. Dreams can contain all kinds of things. Okay, stop imagining.
Hurry up and eat the sweet-scented osmanthus cake and have a good rest. I'll go see my second brother."
Lin Yiran had long anticipated that Third Brother Lin would not easily believe her, so she would wait until she made the soap and verified the effect to see what he would say.
Hey, here I come, my little soap cuties. By the way, Third Brother Lin just mentioned that clothes left with soap nuts have a bad smell after being washed.
I almost overlooked it.
I can make a few more with different scents to satisfy different groups of people.
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