A blessed wife leads her husband to wealth and prosperity!

After Lin He'er returned to the shop, it wasn't long before the shop assistants brought people to her door with fabric.

Lin He'er had Meng Xingquan move everything to the backyard. She took her own tools and planned to make a set to try it out first.

Actually, the gloves sold in Lin's Handmade Shop are not made entirely of fabric; they are mainly made directly from cloth. This lacks originality and makes them easy for others to imitate.

Therefore, the linen gloves in the shop are crocheted, which not only looks good but also fits the hands better.

Although we don't make them ourselves, some shops outside have started to imitate us, directly cutting cloth gloves from linen.

These cloth gloves are easy to make; you just need to cut two pieces of fabric and sew them together.

The advantage is that it's simple to make, anyone can do it, and you don't even need good fabric, you can make it by piecing together scraps of fabric.

So when I first started making gloves, I immediately gave up on this method.

Instead, they chose to make them directly with hemp thread. No one else could make gloves like theirs this way.

This needlework technique is considered a trade secret of the shop.

Lin He'er took the oilcloth and started working on it, but her mind was filled with many thoughts.

The shop wasn't short of cotton, since they also sold dolls, and some of the dolls needed to be stuffed with cotton. So Lin He'er found some cotton and stuffed it into her gloves.

After finishing the glove for the left hand, Lin He'er quickly put it on and tried it on.

The gloves, which cover all five fingers, are not as comfortable as ordinary linen gloves.

After all, oilcloth isn't that soft. But it's not uncomfortable to wear on the hands, and it's flexible enough because it's stuffed with cotton, and the gloves keep the hands warm.

Having achieved this result, Lin He'er decided that the two thousand gloves for the Dingxi Army would be made of oilcloth.

Having found the fabric for making gloves, Lin He'er then had Meng Xing move all the oilcloth to the Lin family home. She also had him wear one of the gloves she had already made and show it to his mother.

I imagine my mother could tell at a glance how to make these gloves, so I wouldn't need to teach her myself.

After finishing all these tasks, it was already noon, and Lin He'er prepared to go home for lunch.

There was no business in the shop at the moment. Cao'er had already eaten lunch, which was prepared at home by Granny Li and delivered to the shop.

Besides Cao'er's, there's also Mengxing's.

Lin He'er told the two to eat separately in the backyard.

Sometimes Lin He'er would think that her shop was now a husband-and-wife business, with Cao'er and Meng Xing always busy in the shop!

As Lin He'er came out of the backyard, it was lunchtime and there were no customers in the shop. She saw Cao'er standing outside the shop, handing things to people.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that Cao'er was distributing the leftover cakes she hadn't finished to several little beggars.

A large flatbread was broken into several pieces, and each little beggar received a small piece, which they carefully held in their hands.

The group took the cakes and thanked Cao'er.

The little beggars loved coming to this shop, especially the older sister who never chased them away and sometimes even gave them leftovers.

However, they wouldn't come every day asking for food, because they couldn't keep coming to such a kind family. They were afraid that if they came too often, their sister would get annoyed with them and think they were greedy.

People only come to the shop to wait when they are desperate for food and can't get anything else.

Because they know that this place will never disappoint them.

The little beggars took the food, thanked Cao'er, and looked up to see another person coming out of the shop.

They knew this woman; she was the shop owner's wife, and a kind person. She was the one who had given them the work when the shop distributed flyers.

According to Sister Cao'er, the lady also instructed the shop not to drive them away.

So when the group saw Lin He'er, they all lined up and greeted her with "Greetings, Madam!"

Hello everyone!

Lin He'er looked at the few little beggars standing at the door and felt a little uncomfortable. They were all children aged a few years to twelve or thirteen.

They all stood shivering outside the door. It wasn't that they were afraid of Lin He'er, but the weather was too cold, and they were only wearing one layer of clothing, so they were shivering every day.

Every time Lin He'er saw them, she deliberately ignored those feelings, after all, she had been willing but powerless to help them before.

At most, we would give them some food occasionally.

The little beggars greeted Lin He'er, but instead of blocking the doorway, they all wisely moved aside, not wanting to obstruct the shop's entrance.

"Come with me," Lin He'er beckoned to the children and led them to the backyard.

The little beggars all followed into the backyard of the shop. Lin He'er sat in the courtyard and mentally counted the children standing beside her.

There are five children in total, all of whom are quite young.

How many little beggars like you are there in the city?

Lin He'er asked a child standing in front of her.

The child looked to be about seven or eight years old, a boy. When he heard the lady's question, he simply shook his head!

Madam, he doesn't know how many children he has, but I do!

Then another child, who looked even smaller, stepped forward to speak.

Oh? Tell me, how many are there in total?

"There are nine," the child said in a clear voice.

Do you know how many boys and how many girls there are?

I know there is...

Sure enough, the one who had been silent just now suddenly spoke up and interrupted the conversation!

Huh? What's wrong? Why can't I tell you?

Lin He'er asked the boy, puzzled.

Chuanzi, Madam is not a bad person!

Brother Luan said we shouldn't talk nonsense with people!

The lady isn't a bad person; she's articulate!

No!

Lin He'er then sat in the courtyard, watching the two boys arguing in front of her.

Why are they arguing? Lin He'er looked at the two children with a puzzled expression.

Madam, a child from the shop ahead is looking for them.

Just then, Cao'er came to the backyard and spoke to Lin He'er.

It's Brother Luan.

The two children, who were arguing noisily, said in unison.

"Let him in too!" Lin He'er instructed Cao'er.

Is Brother Luan your older brother?

Lin He'er asked the children.

"Yes, Brother Luan is our eldest brother," all the children responded to Lin He'er.

Good day, madam. I've come to take them back.

Then a child, a little older than these little rascals, came to the backyard and greeted Lin He'er.

Are you Brother Luan? Their older brother?

Lin He'er looked at the boy who came in; he wasn't very old, but she didn't expect him to have so much authority among the group of children.

Yes, madam.

Have you been living with them all this time?

Ah!

We've been together for years, and we're all begging in the same place. It's safer to be in a group!

I just heard him say that you have a total of nine children.

Yes, madam!

Where do you usually live?

We live in that local earth god temple on the west side of the city! That temple has been abandoned for many years, and apart from beggars, no one else goes there!

Luan Ge didn't know why this lady was asking these questions. After all, normally no one would pay attention to beggars like them, except for bad guys!

Brother Luan, do you guys want to change your lives?

A change of lifestyle?

Brother Luan doesn't know what Madam means.

I remember the last time someone asked me that question was a long time ago, but I was too young at the time and didn't understand what it meant, and I almost went astray!

Now someone is asking me again, could it be that this seemingly kind lady isn't a good person at all?

What, you don't want to?

Lin He'er looked at the child and saw that he was resisting her questions from the inside out.

What does Madam mean?

Luan Ge didn't want to think of the woman in front of him as one of the previous women, so he asked a question, still unwilling to give up.

Oh, it's my fault for not explaining clearly!