Once you become a boy, marry a good man, and become rich together

At the same time, Ye Wan, Lin Shan, and Lin Jing'an were in different households in the village, telling them the story they had discussed early in the morning.

Ye Wan stood in a yard and took out a toothbrush handle from a basket covered with cloth and handed it to the woman who was talking to her.

"Take advantage of the slack season in the farm to find a job and make this. Your two sons and your husband can do it. If you make it, we will pay you a penny each."

When she heard the price, she was excited, "Really."

"Really? It has to be made without burrs, and the openings have to be the right size. You guys have to go up the mountain and cut the wood yourself. We've agreed that you can't cut the wood when it's still wet..."

The clan has a rule that villagers are not allowed to cut down trees on the mountain unless they are building a house or putting up beams.

In this way, after more than ten years, the trees on the mountain have become very tall, and the village chief will organize the men in the village to cut them down and sell them to the town or county.

The money from the sales was used to repair the ancestral hall, select students for further studies, and subsidize the clan’s elderly and lonely children.

But if you want to make something small at home, you can go to the mountains to find tall trees and cut their branches to make it.

The branches of those tall trees can be easily used to make cabinets and beds.

Before he even entered the door, Lin Shan called out, "Is Brother Xueshan home?"

The middle-aged man who was weaving bamboo baskets in the yard answered, “Yes.”

Lin Shan looked at the sheep in the yard and asked, "When did you raise so many sheep?"

Lin Shan first told him about the wool and was about to hand him the toothbrush handle.

"Just make it like this, but engrave words on it: parents, father, brother..."

Lin Jing'an turned a corner and saw a child playing at the door.

The child was lying on the ground, playing with stones intently. He first put the stones in a row, then shuffled them, and then rearranged them again.

"Two Tigers."

The kid named Erhu quickly stood up from the ground and said, "Hey."

When I looked up and saw it was Lin Jingan, I breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's Brother Jing An!"

Lin Jingan walked closer and rubbed the child's head, "You are playing on the ground again. Let your brother see you and beat you."

"Brother Jingan, don't tell my brother!"

Lin Jingan waved his hands to the child and said, "Okay, I won't tell your brother."

Then he walked towards his yard, "Da Hu."

The young man who was chopping wood in the yard turned around and saw Lin Jingan. He put down the axe and sat on the bench next to him to talk to Lin Jingan.

"Brother will help you make money!"

Hearing Lin Jingan's words, Lin Hu's eyes lit up instantly, "What? Are you going to do something big in the mountains this time?"

Lin Jingan hit Lin Hu on the shoulder, "No, what? Can you just go in if you say so?"

Lin Jing'an took out the toothbrush handle from the bag and handed it to Lin Hu.

"It's a penny apiece."

When Lin Hu heard this, he jumped up excitedly, took the toothbrush handle from Lin Jing'an's hand and looked at it carefully.

"Indeed! Each is worth a penny."

"Of course. How can I lie to you? I have another job. I remember you said before that your uncle has dozens of sheep..."

After Lin Jingan finished speaking, the teenage boy was so excited that his face turned red.

There are nearly one hundred households in Linjia Village, more than 80% of whom have the same ancestral surname, Lin, and the rest are people who have migrated here over the years.

They searched more than 20 to 30 households in the village.

Some families only told him how to shear the sheep, while others told him both how to shear the sheep and how to make toothbrush handles.

Only a few families with whom I had the best relationship were told the final step of making the toothbrush.

Jiang Ci came to Lin Xi's home. There were only mother and son at home, and the small courtyard was very clean.

Jiang Ci: "Xige'er, isn't your aunt at home?"

Lin Xi: "My mother went to the river to wash clothes, Brother Ci, come over here quickly."

"I have something to talk to you and Auntie about."

Jiang Ci sat down and took out the toothbrush handle, needle, thread and wool from the basket.

"what is the matter?"

Lin Xi looked at the strange thing Jiang Ci took out with curiosity in his eyes.

Jiang Ci: "I just want you to help make this. When it's done, it's called a toothbrush. Use needle and thread to put the wool in the mouth."

Jiang Ci showed Lin Xi her acting skills, "Put all the holes in place and use scissors to trim the top evenly, and you'll make two coins.

Lin Xi was shocked by the price, "Two for one penny?"

"Correct."

Lin Xi's mind was working rapidly, and he was shocked by how much money he estimated he could make in a day.

"I'll bring the wool and twine for the handle of this toothbrush to you later. You just need to put them on."

This last step of threading the wool into the mouth is purely manual.

Unlike making toothbrush handles, people need to go up the mountain to cut branches, and then dry them to a certain degree before making them.

When they were making toothbrush handles at home a few days ago, they almost used up all the wood left over from making tables and benches at home.

Lin Xi patted his chest and assured, "Don't worry, I will do it seriously."

"Well, I believe it. I asked you and my aunt to do this because I trust you."

Jiang Ci looked at Lin Xi's fair and cute baby face, and her hands felt itchy and she wanted to pinch it.

Thinking this way, my hands took action.

Jiang Ci pinched it and then withdrew her hand.

"oops!"

Lin Xi looked at Jiang Ci with resentful eyes, like a bullied little rabbit, making people feel pity for her.

But Lin Xi is not the kind of rabbit that can be bullied.

"I'm sorry, I... couldn't help it."

Jiang Ci couldn't suppress the smile on her face.

"It's okay." Lin Xi complained, "Why does everyone like to pinch my face?"

Jiang Ci explained, "Your face is so cute, as white and rosy as a peach, pink and tender, and it looks so soft. I really want to pinch it."

Lin Xi also pinched it herself and said, "It's quite soft."

They both laughed out loud.

Jiang Ci returned home and found no one in the yard.

Then he called out, "Jingsheng."

"In the kitchen."

A sound came from the kitchen.

Jiang Ci, when you go in, you will see Lin Jingsheng boiling water in front of the stove.

Lin Jingsheng looked at Jiang Ci, "Ah Ci, what did you call me just now?"

"What did I call you just now? I called you..." His mind paused and he thought of the conversation between them last night.

"Asheng."

Lin Jingsheng was satisfied, "Well, that's right."

Jiang Ci turned her head away and changed the subject, "When did the water start to boil?"

Lin Jingsheng: "About a quarter of an hour ago, I thought that when the water boiled, some people would shear their sheep and send them over to see if they really paid."

"Brother Ci, you're back? It's a good time to try the raspberries I picked."

Lin Jingxuan poured the raspberries into a basin and scooped some water to wash them.

Jiang Ci looked over curiously. Some were red, some were black, and some were as big as dates. They looked delicious.

“Did you pick this in the mountains?”

"No, this raspberry is planted in the corner of the backyard. Dad dug it up from the mountain two years ago. This one is so sweet, even sweeter than the ones from the mountain."