Sister Han is good at farming

"Hairpin?!" Ruan Lanlan was shocked. "Sister, wait a moment. I'll go wash my hands first."

Ruan Qingqing saw her rush into the kitchen like a gust of wind, take off the backpack, fetch a basin of water, wash her hands carefully three times, and then wipe them again and again on the hand towel.

"Don't be so exaggerated!" Ruan Qingqing was speechless.

"This is the first hairpin I've received since I was a child! Even Sister Juan has never had one." Ruan Lanlan said, staring at the bamboo hairpin with sparkling eyes.

Ruan Qingqing also washed her hands, took another bamboo hairpin and walked over to Wang, "Mom, I'll put it in your hair."

"I have a gift too?" Wang was quite surprised.

She had been feeling a little down lately, and had been spending more time in bed. She had heard the voices of several children before and knew what the gift was about.

When she saw the bamboo hairpin, she couldn't help but be amazed. "Oh, Qingqing, did you make this yourself? It's so exquisite! It's much better than the ones sold in town!"

He does not mean that.

"Mom, let me help you sit up and put the hairpin on you." Ruan Qingqing raised the bamboo hairpin in her hand.

"How can you wear such a beautiful hairpin at home? Wait until mother gives birth and is out of confinement, then you can wear it when you go to your grandmother's house during the holidays." Wang was reluctant to look away.

"Mom, come and try it! I want to see if I can make it and sell it to earn some money for the family." Ruan Qingqing explained.

When Wang heard that it was to earn money for the family, she immediately cooperated.

After pinning Wang's hair, Ruan Shi'an and Ruan Lanlan, who came in from the yard, praised her several times.

"What are you doing? Why are you all crowded in the room?" Ruan Wantie, who came home late, approached the mother and daughter and asked.

"Dad, what do you think is different about Mom today?" Ruan Qingqing asked him with a smile.

Ruan Wantie looked at Wang suspiciously for a few times, "Except that her face is a little redder than usual, there is nothing different."

"His father, what are you talking about!" Wang pinched Ruan Wantie's waist hard.

“Ouch, please…”

With a desire to survive, he immediately noticed the bamboo hairpin on Wang's head and exclaimed without thinking: "Mother, why did you put a bamboo sieve in your hair?"

Ruan Qingqing was stunned.

My dad is such a straight man and has such great taste!

Hopeless!

Wang snorted heavily, turned her head away, and looked as if she didn't want to bother with him.

Ruan Lanlan lowered her head and bit her lips, trying hard not to laugh.

"Dad, that's a bamboo hairpin, not a bamboo strainer for scooping things out of the soup." Ruan Shian corrected seriously.

"Oh, mother of the child, this bamboo hairpin is very delicate. You look much younger when you wear it." Ruan Wantie added immediately.

The result was an even louder snort from Wang.

During dinner, Ruan Qingqing told everyone about her plan to make bamboo hairpins.

Ruan Lanlan's eyes were fixed on her bowl, and her chopsticks were poking the rice in the bowl from time to time.

"My eldest sister said that she would make bamboo hairpins and sell them. If they sell well, then the family will have some income. Can she buy some cloth to make us some clothes and shoes?"

"It's hard to say whether it will sell well or not. I'll prepare first. Our family's situation is like this. We have to give it a try and find a way to make money. But don't tell anyone else. Because even if we make money, it's only when we start selling. There will definitely be people who will imitate us later."

"Big sister, you can make more of those bamboo swords. They will definitely sell well! There will be many kids like me who will like them. Even people as old as big brother will like them, right? Big brother!"

Ruan Shian nodded at Ruan Shiping.

Ruan Shian raised his eyebrows but did not deny it.

"It's not difficult to make bamboo swords, but it's probably hard to sell them at a high price. The main feature is their novelty. But we can make a few and try to sell them." Ruan Qingqing didn't completely deny the suggestion, but was a little pessimistic.

"The firewood at home has almost been collected. Shiping and I will help to chop bamboo strips at home! The sooner it is finished, the sooner the family can have income." Ruan Wantie swallowed the food in his mouth and joined the discussion.

Ruan Lanlan raised her head and said, "I can help too."

"Okay! But I need to understand the market situation first to make sure no one is selling our products before I do it in large quantities." Ruan Qingqing still wanted to be more cautious.

Ruan Shian raised his eyebrows and said, "You don't need to find out. At least this kind of bamboo hairpin has never appeared in the nearby towns and counties."

"How do you know it so clearly?" Ruan Qingqing looked at Ruan Shiping in surprise.

"I used to hang out in town and county!" The guy raised his head proudly.

Ruan Qingqing held her forehead with her hand. This ten-year-old kid only knew how to mess around. It seemed that her transformation task was still very arduous.

"Okay, from now on, don't hang out with those questionable people, or you'll suffer at their hands."

As soon as Ruan Qingqing finished speaking, Ruan Shiping stabbed his chopsticks into the rice in dissatisfaction.

"You are prejudiced! As the saying goes, snakes have their own ways, and rats have their own ways. If my fellow acquaintance hadn't told me a few days ago that Mr. Liu's family was in urgent need of firewood, how could I have earned so many copper coins in time?"

"A friend from the underworld?" Ruan Qingqing frowned slightly, and the words on her tongue turned around a few times. "Since he has helped you so much, why not bring him home when you have time and treat him well."

Hearing Ruan Qingqing say this, Ruan Shiping looked at her suspiciously for several times, "Are you so kind?"

"I am usually kinder to those who have done us a favor." Ruan Qingqing glanced at him casually.

"Okay, I'll go ask him after a while." Seeing that Ruan Qingqing didn't seem to be sarcastic, Ruan Shi'an quickly agreed.

Ruan Qingqing also secretly took note of this matter and then thought about making a bamboo hairpin.

Because my family has recently earned some money from selling game and firewood, we can have enough food to eat and don’t have to worry about not having enough food every day.

Ruan Qingqing and her family worked together to make bamboo hairpins. Even Wang Shi, when she was in good spirits, helped to weave the hairpin buckles.

She had very deft hands and could tell how to weave after just one look. The hairpin buckle she wove was tight and neat, which really made Ruan Qingqing's eyes light up.

Ruan Lanlan is not bad either. After making a few mistakes, she can still make one that looks decent.

So Nguyen Van Tie and Nguyen Shiping were responsible for cutting bamboo and splitting bamboo strips, while Nguyen Thanh Thanh did whatever was needed.

It took them ten days to make a total of 100 bamboo hairpins and 10 bamboo swords. In addition, Ruan Qingqing also made 10 bamboo boxes, put the bamboo hairpins in them, and once the boxes were closed, the quality instantly improved a lot.

The bamboo hairpins are ready, but how do they sell them?

After all, bamboo hairpins are not like other things. Who would dare to buy something that is shabby and dirty? Who would want to look at it?

Ruan Qingqing looked at her bare feet and tattered clothes and was at a loss for a moment.