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    Back home, it was getting late.  Several younger brothers and sisters are in the yard.  Shao Ming and Shao Kuan were lowering their heads to remove seeds from cotton and remove impurities, while Xiangxiang was rolling out cotton slivers with a reed stick, looking very serious in their work.  Perhaps in her eyes, this is not work but play.  Yuhua cranks the spinning wheel with her right hand and twists the yarn while pulling the cotton sliver backward with her left hand. Her spinning movements are quite sophisticated.  Xiangxiang¡¯s sharp eyes suddenly saw Yang Shaowen standing at the entrance of the courtyard.  After cheering, he immediately dropped the reed stick in his hand and rushed towards Yang Shaowen.  "The eldest brother is back, the eldest brother is back!" Several younger brothers and sisters dropped what they were doing to welcome their eldest brother.  Seeing that it was getting late, Yang Yuhua also took advantage of the opportunity to close up the spinning stall and prepare to go to the kitchen to make dinner.  Yang Yuhua said happily: "We are just chatting, and we all guess that brother, you will come back in the next few days during the winter solstice." "That's natural. I haven't seen you for more than a month, and brother is missing you. Especially our lovely Xiangxiang.  , I always want to have sex every day before going to bed, haha!" Yang Shaowen picked up Yang Yuxiang who was hugging his legs, kissed her hard, and then put her on his neck.  Xiao Xiangxiang laughed happily and refused to get off Yang Shaowen's neck. Two brothers, Shao Ming and Shao Kuan, stepped forward to help their eldest brother unpack his luggage.  "I bought a thicker quilt for Shao Ming and Shao Kuan. The weather is getting colder and colder. The quilt at home is too thin and I can't sleep well at night!" Yang Yuhua was shocked when he heard this: "Brother, this quilt is not cheap. It costs two.  It's three silver dollars. You've only been working for more than a month, where did you get the money? " "This is a 80% new quilt. Of course your brother, an apprentice, can't afford it," Yang Shaowen said with some self-deprecation.  "After working for more than a month, I got one yuan of wages, which was all spent on this quilt. The bottle of soy sauce was given by Zaofang, so it didn't cost any money." Although Yang Yuhua felt that the family was in urgent need of a quilt, he heard that his eldest brother suddenly  I spent all my wages and still felt a little sore.  He felt that the eldest brother was a little too hasty in spending money and should have planned it carefully.  However, I felt a lot happier when I saw the large bottle of soy sauce brought back by my eldest brother: "Such a large bottle of soy sauce is enough for our family for several months. Your boss is quite good, and he is not a stingy person." Dinner is a bowl of tofu and  A plate of carrots, and each person got two bowls of very thin sweet potato rice porridge.  The food was much worse than Yang Shaowen's in Zaofang.  Although he could only get some leftover vegetable soup in Zaofang, he was doing strenuous work, so he could still eat enough rice.  It's just that the smell of Jiujiang Zaifang is not very good, which affects the appetite.  Yang Shaowen said apologetically: "The food is a bit short. My eldest brother doesn't earn much now, so we can only solve the problem of sleeping warmly now. The money we earn in the future can be used to improve the food for the family."  Yang Shaokuan asked curiously: "How could it be possible? Today's food is very good. I have been eating bran vegetables for the past few days. Oops!" But it was Yang Yuhua who stepped on him under the table because he felt that he was outspoken and could not speak clearly.  , which made the eldest brother worried.  Yang Shaokuan seemed to know that he had said the wrong thing, so he lowered his head to drink his porridge and said no more.  Yang Shaowen sighed secretly, his heart a little heavy, and his mind was racing with ways to get rid of poverty as soon as possible.  After dinner, Yang Yuhua helped several younger brothers and sisters wash up, sent them to bed, and then filled a basin of hot water for the eldest brother to soak his feet.  Yang Shaowen didn't want her to do these things of serving others, but he couldn't resist and had to let her do it.  "Ah! Brother, why are your feet like this?" The pair of feet in front of you were swollen into a pair of steamed buns, with holes torn in the middle, and traces of blood, water, and pus came out.  This look was a bit scary, but Yang Yuhua was so sad that her eyes instantly turned red.  Yang Shaowen said lightly: "Yuhua, I just have some frostbite, what's the fuss about it." Yang Yuhua didn't answer, just stared blankly at the unrecognizable soles of his feet, tears falling down.  .  She knew that there was salt water everywhere in Jiujiang Zaifang, and what it would be like if her eldest brother's frostbitten feet were soaked in salt water. She shuddered just thinking about it.  No wonder her eldest brother could earn one silver dollar as an apprentice. During the day, she thought the owner of the Zaofang was a good boss, but now she hated the boss of the Zaofang.  She raised her cheeks, with tears in her eyes, looking forward to her eldest brother and pleading: "Brother, can we stop doing the bad work?" Yang Shaowen wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes: "Yuhua, don't think too much about it.  , In fact, it doesn¡¯t hurt as much as you think. Brother is already used to it, it doesn¡¯t matter.¡± ¡°No, I won¡¯t let him go. We would rather live a simpler life than suffer that kind of pain, okay?¡± Yang Yuhua looked full.  Be firm.  "Okay, I promise you!" Yang Yuhua was stunned after hearing this.?Since waking up that time, she has become very assertive. She did not expect that her eldest brother would listen to her so easily this time.  Yang Shaowen agreed not because he wanted to forgive his sister, but because of his careful consideration.  The job of a bad shop is not a long-term solution.  He worked there for more than a month. He observed all the work in the workshop and did most of it himself.  Generally speaking, the work of Jiujiang Zaofang is not very technical. Even if he becomes an apprentice in the future, what he can learn will be very limited.  Since the technical content of the job is low, there is not much room for salary improvement in the future.  As for learning the art of Chaofang in order to prepare for opening one¡¯s own Chaofang in the future, Yang Shaowen felt that it was not necessary.  Liu Gong Sheng Zaofang's biggest connection is its relationship with the government, which allows him to obtain salt sold exclusively by the government.  There is no need to learn this, and it cannot be learned.  Based on these considerations, Yang Shaowen felt that he would not be able to do this business for a long time in the future, which was why he declined the contract with Mistress Liu.  Of course, he decided to give up his job in the shop now because a conversation with the woman during the day made him seize a business opportunity and he was a little eager to try it.  Otherwise, for the sake of family livelihood, he would still work as an apprentice in the workshop for a while.  As for the business opportunities he saw, it was simple to say.  He decided to do business by boat, and drove the flower gauze shop on the boat to the homes of farmers in remote villages.  Traditional flower gauze shops are all businessmen, and he wants to be a businessman.  He looked at Yang Yuhua, who was a little confused in front of him. Speaking of which, isn't his sister his potential customer?  He smiled and said: "Yuhua, would you like it if a merchant could come to your door often to collect cloth and sell flowers?" Yang Yuhua didn't understand why his elder brother said this, but he still replied: "Of course that would be good. It can save people from running errands."  Not to mention the trouble. If we can sell one piece of cloth if they come frequently, it will be much easier for the family to make a profit. " "Since you have agreed, then I will do this from now on!" "  Yang Yuhua and Yang Shaowen went back to their rooms to sleep.  The newly purchased quilts were given to Shao Ming and Shao Kuan, and Yang Shaowen covered them with the remaining two thin quilts.  With two thin quilts on his body, he felt much warmer.  I hope I can have a good sleep and have good dreams, and I also hope that I can succeed in my first business venture.
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