Stingy Husband Farming

Song Bai didn't want to say anything more to Master Mei, but he was actually very surprised that Master Mei and his wife would come to the banquet.I thought that the two families had already gotten into trouble to this point, and Master Mei would never come again.

But fortunately, there was a place reserved for the couple, so they came as they came, and these two pairs of chopsticks were not bad.Song Bai then greeted: "Please take your seat, both of you. The banquet will begin now."

Master Mei comforted Mrs. Mei—in fact, he himself was trying his best to endure it.Following Song Bai, he walked towards his seat: "Nephew, I'm here this time, and I have something else to discuss with you."

Sure enough...it is really nothing to go to the Three Treasures Hall.Song Bai slandered, and sighed: "If it's about Ling Ai, then there's no need to talk about it."

"...No." Master Mei took a deep breath, "In the past, even if the little girl is ignorant, she has learned her lesson. Our Mei family will not mention this matter again, and our two families will be settled. I have another Discuss business matters with my nephew."

Song Bai was also curious.What kind of business relationship can there be between their family and the Mei family?In previous years, at most, the grain produced by the Mei family's farm was sold to the Song family.But at the end of the conversation, Song Bai still agreed: "The banquet is over. It is inconvenient for me to entertain guests at the moment. After the banquet, please come to the study, Mr. Mei. Let's talk slowly if you have anything to do Come."

Turning around, he told Master Song this.

Master Song also couldn't think of anything to discuss: "Could it be that the Mei family is angry and unwilling to sell the grain to us? ——or want to raise the price?"

Song Bai was simply baffled: "How much food does their family's Zhuangzi have, is it worth discussing it seriously?"

"My son is really rich and powerful now, so he doesn't take it seriously anymore." Master Song said with a smile. "But this is also our guess. Maybe they have other business to discuss with you?"

"I just sent his daughter to prison, and he came to discuss business with me? I don't believe he is so generous. Most likely he set some kind of trap for me." Song Bai curled his lips: "I won't be fooled by him."

That being said, after the banquet was over, Song Bai still ordered someone to prepare tea, and met Master Mei in the small study: "What's the matter with Master Mei, Song would like to hear about it."

Unexpectedly, both he and Mr. Song guessed wrong. Mr. Mei came here not to talk about old affairs, nor to have business, but to warn Song Bai: "Young people should not stretch their hands too far. The business community in Xing'an County After so many years, whoever deserves it will own it, and what is not yours, don't act rashly, be careful and lose all your wealth!"

Song Bai couldn't understand what he heard: but these words seemed familiar.

It seems... It seems that before his previous trips to the south, Master Mei had intentionally or unintentionally said such irrelevant words in front of him, but in comparison, this time the words were obviously much more intense, and the meaning of warning was also strengthened.

But Song Bai still couldn't understand.It's almost like he can't understand Mei Zhu's words.

As expected of father and daughter... Song Bai sighed in his heart, and said: "If you have something to say, you might as well just say it, I don't quite understand what you mean."

"You!" Master Mei suddenly became angry. In his heart, Song Bai was just pretending to be stupid!

"Do you want me to speak out?" Master Mei took a breath of air: "Your Song family has been in the grain business all these years."

Song Bai nodded.

"Then do your food business honestly! The cloth business has gone through several generations, and our Mei family has already taken root in Xing'an County. It's not something you can easily shake!"

Song Bai laughed: "Master Mei said this, your Mei family has indeed been doing this cloth business for several generations."

Master Mei finally showed some satisfaction on his face: "It's good that you know."

"Then what does our Song family have to do with it?" Song Bai shook his head and said, "Is it possible that you still pay attention to first-come, first-served business?"

Master Mei was furious: "That's natural! You have to pay attention to the rules in everything you do!"

Song Bai looked helplessly at Master Mei.This person is really as annoying as his daughter. She can't understand people's words and likes to mess around: "If you say that, before our Song family started the grain business, no one in Xing'an County did grain business? Your Mei family did it. Once the cloth is finished, others can’t make it anymore?”

Master Mei really wanted to say "yes", but Song Bai immediately said: "Maybe your Mei family thinks so, but our Song family doesn't think so. As for business, as long as it can be done, it can be done. As long as there are customers Recognized, what is a colleague?"

"You, you... I've already left my words here, and you still want to do it. Do you want to make an enemy of our Mei family?!"

Song Bai smiled slightly: "Could it be that our two families are already enemies?"

…………

Master Mei left angrily, and the entire Song family was waiting for Song Bai, wondering what kind of face this person had to come to discuss business with the Song family, and curious about what kind of business they were talking about.

Song Bai put it simply: "To be honest, if he doesn't mention it, I almost forget about the cloth business." Although I will remember it sooner or later, I won't remember it so quickly.Not to mention... "When he mentions it like that, I want to start to deal with it right away."

Song Xiaomei joked: "Brother these days is all about his sister-in-law, and his thoughts on doing business have faded. It's like the sun is coming out from the west."

Song Bai smiled slightly.In the past, he was a pure workaholic, and his life was based on making money.But after meeting Shen Mu, he suddenly understood his father's feelings.

In the past, he always felt that Dad was not enterprising.He is obviously very good at doing business and has many novel ways, but he is easily satisfied after making enough money, and only cares about traveling with his mother every day, eating and drinking.But now that he has Shen Mu, he gradually loses interest in work and wants more time and space to get along with Shen Mu.

Song Bai's malicious eyes quietly fell on Song Xie.

Song Xie: "...???" Why does it feel like being targeted by prey?

But that's all for later, and now I have to cheer up to deal with Master Mei. "I thought about it before. I bought goods from Xiaomu's hometown. The journey is not too far away, and I know Fengshui County quite well. It's a pity that there was a flood there..."

Do you have to choose another source?

But Master Song said: "Don't be too anxious. Once you are provoked by that Mei, you will immediately take care of it. Are you doing business for yourself or for him? Just follow your own pace."

After thinking for a while, he asked again: "Today is different. There is a disaster in Fengshui County, what does Xiao Mu mean? Are they still thinking about going back to Fengshui County? You might as well ask him what he means."

Song Bai thought so too.But according to his understanding of Shen Mu, Shen Mu probably still wants to go back to Fengshui County.People in this era always have special feelings for their hometown, not to mention that Boss Shen's tomb and tablet are still in Shenjiatun.

Thinking of this, he turned to the small courtyard where Mrs. Liu and Shen Mu lived.

Shen Mu is carefully folding and putting away the fancy clothes that he only wore once today.Mrs. Liu also wore fancy clothes, but women love beauty, so Mrs. Liu was reluctant to change.Because in the filial piety period, the clothes were all plain and clean, but there were dark patterns on them!It is also very comfortable to touch!

Song Bai smiled and said, "Why are you putting them away? You can wear these clothes after they are made. Mother likes them, so I will make a few more sets for you."

Shen Mu waved his hands again and again: "It's fine to do it for my mother. I feel awkward wearing this dress, and my hands and feet don't belong to me anymore. It's better to wear ordinary cotton clothes."

Mrs. Liu also said: "Don't spend any money on me. It's not yet the time of filial piety. What does it look like on the left and right? I'm just fresh for a while." Liu couldn't help touching the material again: "I don't know what kind of skillful hands can weave this cloth with dark patterns? Even the most skillful daughter-in-law in our village can't do it."

Song Bai was taken aback when he heard the words: "You mean, people in our village know how to weave?"

This time it was Liu Shi's surprise: "Is it not easy to weave cloth?... The people here don't know how?"

This is indeed a geographical gap.Xing'an County is located in the north, where grain crops are harvested once a year, and the handicraft industries are mainly pottery and iron smelting; Fengshui County is located in the south, grain crops are harvested three times every two years, and handicraft industries are mainly cotton, cloth, and silk.

Because the situation is different from place to place, the tax rules are also different.Some families in the south have too little land to pay for food, so they can also deduct taxes for twisting hemp rope, spinning thread, and weaving cloth.Of course, it's not just tax credits, hemp rope, cotton thread, linen, and cotton cloth can all be exchanged for money.Therefore, the South has always been richer.

"So among our big girls and young daughters-in-law, who can knit by hand?" Liu said, "It's just that the village is poor and can't afford a loom... Besides, our village is not a village with little land. The land is still busy, so who has the time to weave? A loom is a lot of money! When I was serving at my master’s house, I had two looms at home, and I also learned from my wife.”

It's embarrassing to think about it. Back then, the Master's family was not as rich as the Song family, and in a blink of an eye, this little maid became an old lady.Liu sighed in his heart.

Song Bai was even more surprised: "Who knows how to weave by hand?" Why hasn't the handicraft, which is so common in the south, spread to the north? ?

"What's so difficult about weaving?" Liu said, "Shouldn't you just slam it horizontally and pull it vertically? A fool can do it after just a few glances. But the loom is rather difficult to handle, and wiring is a hassle. , not many people know how to do it. It is also because of this that few people in the village buy looms, and wiring looms is considered a craft, and it will not be passed on.”

This makes sense.Song Bai asked: "Will that mother wire the loom?"

"I learned this from my wife." Liu is still a little proud when he thinks about it now: "There were two looms at home, one for my wife, and one for me. Although it can't be said that five looms will be broken in three days, one loom will be lost every day. I can still weave it. Although the master is a good teacher, he is kind-hearted and likes to subsidize the students. Back then, your father received a lot from the master's favor. If it weren't for the women's family weaving at home to subsidize, life would not be so good Easy. Alas, it's been a long time, and I'm afraid that my hand will be born."

But in retrospect, this kind of weaving is indeed popular among people in the city, and it is indeed rare in the village.After all, weaving and embroidery are much easier than doing farm work, and the economic capacity of the villagers is not enough to support them to make a living by weaving.

After Liu's memories, she thought of asking Song Bai: "Why are you asking these questions? But what are your plans?"

Song Bai couldn't mention how happy he was: Isn't this because he was sleepy and someone gave him a pillow?I didn't expect to start the cloth business so soon, but the Mei family insisted on coming to tease me.Turning around, the mother-in-law can even weave!

"Xiao Mu, didn't you tell me before that you wanted to start your own business?" Song Bai pondered for a while: "What do you think about the cloth business?"