Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 113 Close Friend

"Yueyue, why are you drying all these weeds?"

An Yue put the wooden basin on the ground, turned to Wang Ke'er and said with a smile: "Of course, it's for silver."

An Yue took out the freshly washed clothes one by one from the wooden basin and spread them out on the bamboo poles to dry. Wang Ke'er also came over to help.

After hanging up the clothes, An Yue turned around and rummaged through the herbs in the winnowing basket.

Wang Ke'er followed An Yue with an incredulous look on her face, and asked, "Yueyue, you were not deceived by someone, were you? How can this wild grass be exchanged for silver?"

An Yue turned to Wang Ke'er and said, "This weed can really be exchanged for money."

"It can be exchanged for silver. Then tell me, how much silver can this pound of wild grass be exchanged for?"

An Yue thought that the time was not right now, so it would be better not to go into too much detail for the time being.

After all, the brother and sister rely on this business to earn some money to live.

"I haven't sold it yet. I won't know until I sell it."

Wang Ke'er said jokingly, "I thought you had already earned a lot of money, but it turns out you haven't even started yet!"

"Yueyue, how are you and your brother going to live without any money?" Wang Ke'er looked around the room and was also worried about An Yue.

Wang Ke'er felt helpless about An Yue's situation. Seeing that there were no adults at home, she had no one to rely on, and no one to help her.

Then he took out a purse of silver from his pocket and gave it to An Yue, saying, "Yueyue, this is the private money I saved secretly. Although it's not much, you can use it first!"

An Yue declined, "No, no, Ke'er, you saved up this money with great difficulty."

"Oh... just think of it as me lending it to you. You can pay me back when you have money."

"It's spring now, and I won't starve no matter what I do."

"Yueyue, if you don't accept it, I will be angry!" Wang Keer pouted and pretended to be angry.

An Yue thought that although she was not short of money at the moment, and the other party really wanted to help her, if she refused again and again, it would be considered as ungrateful.

She took the purse with a smile and said very touchedly: "Ke'er, thank you."

This feeling made her feel very warm in her heart. It was rare for someone to be willing to help her. This kind of thoughtfulness and friendship was precious.

Wang Ke'er held An Yue's hand and said affectionately, "How about...how about I ask my mother to bring back some more handkerchiefs from the shop, and then give some to you to embroider, and we can embroider handkerchiefs together to exchange for money, is that okay?"

An Yue thought that although she could sew clothes in the 21st century, she was afraid that her needlework skills were not good enough to be shown off.

"Ke'er, how long does it take you to embroider a handkerchief?"

"It depends on what style the shopkeeper wants. If the style is simple, I can embroider two pieces a day. If the style is more complicated, I can embroider one piece a day."

"How much does it cost to embroider a handkerchief?"

"The price ranges from three to five cents."

After hearing this, An Yue sighed and said, "Alas! This is not enough to support us, my sister and I."

"My sister-in-law embroiders quickly and well, and earns twenty cents a day!"

An Yue pointed at the oil lamp and said, "Ke'er, you see, this pound of lamp oil costs twenty coins. If you add in the cost of food and clothing, it can only barely support myself."

"If I rely on embroidering handkerchiefs, I will definitely not be able to support my sister and brother."

Wang Ke'er lowered her eyes, revealing a trace of sadness, and said: "Yueyue, seeing you like this... I can't help you at all..."

After she finished speaking, tears began to well up in her eyes.

An Yue looked at Wang Ke'er with moist eyes and said, "Why are you crying while talking?"

An Yue wiped the tears from her face and said lovingly, "I haven't seen you for so long, and you're still so crybaby."

An Yue hugged her and comforted her, "Okay, okay, it's okay, I will definitely find a way to make money."

An Yue looked at Wang Ke'er like this, and felt a little guilty for hiding the matter of the herbs from her.

However, there is a saying in the 21st century: There are two things in the world that cannot be looked at directly, one is the sun, and the other is the human heart.

An Yue thought that it was not convenient to tell her now. It was not because she was afraid of what she might do, but the time was not right.

If I can find a way to make a lot of money in the future, I will definitely take her with me.

The two of them kept talking to each other until it was past noon.

Wang Keer wiped her tears and said, "Yueyue, I should go home. I have been washing clothes for a long time. I think my mother has gone to the river to look for me!"

An Yue smiled and nodded, "Although the embroidered handkerchief can be exchanged for silver, it is also very tiring for the eyes. You have to be more careful, because the eyes are the windows to the soul!"

Wang Keer nodded to An Yue and said with a smile: "Then I will come to play with you another day."

After saying this, she walked to the eaves, bent down, picked up her wooden basin, and walked towards her home.

An Yue started to prepare the hoe and backpack, and she was also ready to dig the ground.

An Yue thought that she had to sow the vegetable seeds in the fields as soon as possible, and when the weather got warmer, she would go to the fields to weed and cultivate the seedlings.

I guess my grandfather and uncle have been very busy these days. They have to deliver fish to the town and weed the fields. They must have no free time.

When An Yue thought about it this way, she didn't dare to rely entirely on them for help with farming, she had to rely on herself for everything.

But unfortunately I only have a pair of hands.

An Yue came to the field and did the same thing as yesterday. She first dug a large area of ​​the ground and then squatted down to pick medicinal herbs.

Soon an hour passed and it was already noon.

An Yue put the plantain and dandelions in two backpacks respectively, used the hoe as a shoulder pole, and carried the two backpacks back home.

After arriving home, the herbs that had been dried in the morning were already half dry. An Yue turned them over and poured the half-dried herbs into a winnowing basket.

She entered the house and first poured herself a bowl of water to drink. After drinking the water, she walked towards the kitchen to prepare lunch.

When you eat alone at home, you just have to keep it simple.

She thought about lying down on the bed to rest after dinner, and then starting to dig the ground after waking up.

I planted the tomato seeds yesterday, and today I will try to dig more ground and plant the eggplant and spinach seeds.

The spring sun is warm and bright.

After lunch, my grandmother Zhou carried a chair to the yard and prepared to bask in the sun.

Just as she was about to lie down on the chair, her eyes inadvertently glanced at the east corner of the yard and saw An Yue using four dustpans to dry things, so she stood up and decided to take a closer look.

Walking to the east corner, she curiously reached out to pick it up and saw that it turned out to be weeds.

She immediately burst into laughter and said, "Oh my God! How poor are they that they can't even afford to eat and have to eat grass!"

An Yue was sitting at the octagonal table in the hall eating lunch, staring at her to see what she was up to.

An Yue walked out of the house with a bowl of rice in her hand, and came to the yard and said to Zhou: "Grandma, it's sunny today. If you really have time, go out and bask in the sun! Please don't touch my things casually."

Zhou squinted at An Yue with disdain and said: