Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

After that, the relatives were thinking about what else to say so they could stay a little longer when they heard Yu Qiaoyun speak.

"It's all just luck. I was thinking about when to invite all my aunts, sisters-in-law, and sisters over, but thanks to Yinyin, I got to meet you all today."

"Although we are not all here now, I can at least speak about the matter."

As soon as Yu Qiaoyun turned her head, a maidservant, sensing the situation, brought her a piece of lace fabric.

"Where did this fabric come from?" Fifth Sister-in-law, who was best at needlework, examined it from head to toe. "It can even be made into a whole bolt of patterned fabric."

Third Sister-in-law also said, "This looks somewhat similar to the pattern of our nets, but there are only so many nets, while this one is all woven together."

“This is lace from the Western Regions. It’s said that everyone there, from nobles to ordinary people, uses this kind of fabric for decoration,” Yu Qiaoyun pointed to the fabric. “Just this one piece of cloth cost several dozen taels of silver. If there were better quality lace, it would cost at least a hundred taels of silver.”

"So expensive!" Fifth Sister-in-law quickly put the lace on the table, afraid that it would snag and ruin the fabric.

Li Yinyin interjected, "Fifth Sister-in-law, don't worry, this thing was brought out so that we could see it."

Seeing that Fifth Sister-in-law was still worried, Li Yinyin advised her, "If we don't study it carefully and thoroughly, how can we make something exactly the same?"

As soon as Li Yinyin said this, all the relatives looked over: "We, are we going to build this?"

Li Yinyin nodded: "Yes, a piece of cloth like this can sell for at least several dozen taels of silver locally. If we can find a way to make it and organize people to sell it there, then all that silver will be ours."

"If we can develop even newer and better-quality products, wouldn't people be eager to buy them even if we sold them for hundreds of taels of silver?"

The relatives were all tempted.

The third sister-in-law was a little worried: "We've never done this before, can we really make it?"

“It’s definitely possible,” Yu Qiaoyun reassured them this time.

She instructed her maid to give each person a piece of lace trim that had been made according to Li Yinyin's instructions.

"This is what Yinyin figured out, and for now, she only has this kind of strip of cloth. However, Chengming also said that this kind of strip of cloth is called lace in the Western Regions. The women there mostly use it to decorate hats, collars, cuffs, and skirt hems, and the amount used is not small."

"Although the price is cheaper, the sales volume is the fastest. With small profits but quick turnover, in the end, there is still a considerable profit."

"Oh my, our Yinyin is so clever! She can even make such lace just by observing!" The sisters-in-law were surprised and wanted to learn how to make it.

The older and more composed aunt understood what Yu Qiaoyun meant: "Chengming's wife, do you mean to do this with the clan?"

Yu Qiaoyun nodded: "To be honest, Aunt, the material used for this fabric is different from ours. Chengming and the others are still trying to figure it out. But I think we can practice with hemp thread first. When we are ready to make it, everyone can start directly, and each family will have an extra source of income."

"If it's just lace, it's not troublesome to make, and you don't need to go far away. You can make it when you're chatting together. Over time, you'll surely accumulate quite a few."

"But it will probably take some effort to get this piece of fabric. If Fifth Sister-in-law is willing, she can come and study it with Yinyin often."

"I will definitely come," Fifth Sister-in-law agreed without even going back to ask her family.

The other aunts and sisters-in-law also said they wanted to learn.

Yu Qiaoyun said, "Then there's no better time than today. Let Yinyin teach you all today. I'm afraid it will be too much trouble for you aunts and sisters-in-law to teach others in the future."

"We're all family, why are we talking like strangers? Helping each other is only right," the old auntie grinned, feeling that offending the Mu family earlier was worthwhile. The Mu family could help them legally avoid some taxes, that's true, but they couldn't help them make money. "Yinyin, you're the little teacher today. If I can't teach you, I'm not leaving!"

Li Yinyin wasn't afraid. She asked someone to fetch the twisted hemp thread and a crochet hook made of wood from her home, and then began teaching.

She explained things in detail and was very patient with her relatives who were kind to her. So by the time Li Yinyin was hoarse from talking, everyone had already learned it and was only lacking in fluency.

Before everyone left, Li Yinyin quickly said, "Aunties and sisters-in-law, please remember not to throw away the lace you crocheted with hemp thread. Put it away according to its quality, and we'll try to find a way to sell it later. It won't be a waste of everyone's efforts, will it?"

This was a good thing, and everyone nodded in agreement before leaving.

Yu Qiaoyun asked curiously, "Yinyin, are you thinking about the use of hemp thread lace?"

Li Yinyin rolled her eyes, but didn't answer directly. Instead, she took a white porcelain bottle from the display cabinet. First, she wrapped hemp thread around the bottle several times, then she used the lace she had made to surround the edges. Since she didn't have anything to hold it in place, she held the joints down with her hands.

"Sister-in-law, look, doesn't this resemble the scene setting in those paintings of the Western Regions that my elder brother brought back?"

“It’s so similar, it’s really so similar,” Yu Qiaoyun said, both surprised and proud. “Yinyin, you’re really amazing, you even thought of this.”

Li Yinyin said somewhat shyly, "I'm just good at observing."

"Moreover, although hemp is coarser and stiffer, it is more durable. I was thinking that it might be useful for the outside of picture frames as well."

"And as my brother mentioned, people from the Western Regions love to decorate their homes with brightly colored fabrics. So, can these fabric edges also be made with hemp thread?"

"What do you mean by using hemp thread?" Li Chengming came in from outside and overheard this. "I heard we have guests at home?"

“Yinyin has just come up with a new use for hemp thread lace,” Yu Qiaoyun said, recounting the events of the day from beginning to end. “Our Yinyin is so clever; she always thinks of things we wouldn’t.”

Li Chengming's eyes also lit up: "If Yinyin were a little older, I guarantee I'd take you out with me. If you just stay in our village, you'll miss out on so many great ideas!"

"What are you saying?" Yu Qiaoyun said irritably. "Even if Yinyin goes out, she's going out to have fun. Is she going out so that she can give you more ideas?"

"I think it's a good idea!" Li Yinyin's eyes lit up.

Staying only in the village, where could she explain what she knew? Growing up in the village...

Although she is loved by her family, if she stays here all the time, she can only be a well-behaved, sensible child with whimsical ideas.

Even when trying to offer advice to his elder brother on current court affairs, he has to find roundabout ways to subtly hint at them, let alone anything else.

But if she goes out, sees a wider world, and comes into contact with more knowledge and reality, she will be able to express her conjectures without being doubted.

Being knowledgeable and well-informed is not just an empty phrase.

The more experiences she has, the more insightful she becomes.

Only when she has enough influence can her ideas be respected and valued by everyone to the greatest extent.