The Daily Life of a Down-and-Out Pharmacist Supporting Her Family – Chapter 71

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第71章 接到了绣活

春暖为了看看胭脂水粉的情况,特意抽了时间来镇上转转看看。

走到绣坊门口的时候,春暖看到了春宁居然在和掌柜娘子聊着什么。

春暖信步走了进去,也不靠拢,就默默的在旁边听。

“小哥啊,你们家是不是搬了?搬哪儿去了?你是不知道,我前几天特意回了一趟娘家,特意去找你们家,结果没看到人。”

“确实是搬了,不知林掌柜找小生是为了啥事?”

“当然是有事儿才找你,你看看,这么警惕干嘛,我又不吃了你。”

春暖听到话差点呛住了。

这么小你怎么吃?
你能下得了手。

“上次你不是说你家人会做绣活吗?我给你说,我接到一个大单了,要的就是你家人那种绣法,这活,你接不接呀?”

“林掌柜,我不太懂,你不是说大单吗,我怕我家人做不出来。”春宁想了想:“不如这样,你把将要做的事告诉我,我回去给家人商量商量,明天答复你如何?”

“也行,就是我接到了县太爷千金绣嫁妆的活儿,是个大活儿,要绣功好的,要不然干了活可能拿不到钱不说,还有可能坐大牢。”

“那你还要帮她绣?”春宁有点不明白:“不是说嫁妆都是自己绣的吗?”

在京城的时候,娘亲就总爱念叨阿姐,说她都十五了,该绣嫁妆了,阿姐总是说不会绣,让绣娘帮忙就好。

结果自然是阿姐被一通的批斗。

批得最多的就是:不擅长女红也不学,只埋头在祖父的药房里折腾个啥,以后嫁人了也没人允许你折腾。

结果阿姐说:“不允许的人家我不嫁,最好先问问章家,我不会女红问她家介意不介意,若介意就趁早将婚退了。”

没想到,阿姐一语成戟。

真的和章家退了婚。

“大户人家的千金小姐,有几个能吃得了干绣活的苦啊,针扎在手指上会疼的,所以她们的嫁妆都是让绣坊绣,最后再象征性的绣上几针就行了。”

春宁懂了,原来不止阿姐一人不会女红。

“小哥,你快回去问,最后能接下来,要不然我还得另外的地方去找绣娘。”

真是愁得很,没接生意的时候愁,接到了生意又怕万一做不好有风险,也愁。

机遇和风险也是并存的。

“那绣活的工钱怎么算?”

春宁早已不是当初懵懂的少年,他第一个想到的事儿就是挣钱。

春暖在旁边听着心里想的是:生意人的潜质已经开始显现了。

“亏不了你们。”林娘子也是一个干脆人:“我实话实说吧,绣这件嫁衣的工钱是二两银子,只要你们家人接了,二一添作五,我们一家一两银子。”

春宁就在心里盘算开了。

难怪人人都说经商的钱好赚,林娘子说二两银子此话的真实性有待考察,但是可以肯定的是,她这一两银子得来全不费功夫。

从县太爷府上拿到活交给自家人做,自家人做好,她又交回县太爷府上,一来一去之间,一两银子到手。

而自家人则要费时费力干数天,最后也只能得一两银子。

春宁回去问了,肖家众人都说接。

现在的肖家,一两银子也是钱。

“接回来我也可以做的。”朱玲玲道:“正好我现在无事可做。”

“玲玲,你才出了月子,可不能做太多針线活,伤眼睛得很。”

许氏连忙道:“一件嫁衣而已,我和你二婶三婶完全能做好。”

当年她们的嫁衣可是一针一线亲自綉出来的。

想着嫁入肖家时的风光,再想着边在漠北音讯全无的丈夫,许氏心里难受了几分。

春宁接下了林娘子的这笔生意。

肖家众人拿起了针线,开始围着嫁衣转。

“我们也总算能有赚钱的机会了,这些日子以来,全靠了春暖,我们都不能替她分担一点。”许氏感慨道:“能挣一两银子也是钱啊。”

想当年,她掌管肖府中馈,下人做事做得好的时候打赏也会一二两银子。

再想想今天过的日子,许氏心里就难受,真的,还不如当年府中的奴才。

春暖目睹了春宁做这个生意的全部,也放心了他终于被逼长大。

随即又来到了另一条巷子口,和罗大叔打了着正面。

“春暖,你怎么在这儿?”

罗大叔说完就想给自己嘴巴两下,她举家迁到镇上来住了,怎么就不能在这儿呢?
“罗大叔,我随便走走看看,你呢,你这是?”

“说起,我还没来得及感谢你。”罗大叔道:“当天要不是你来劝阻我不上码头不下河拉纤,说不定我可能就没活在人世间了。”

真的,太险了,他受到了惊吓不是一点点,而是经常半夜会做梦,梦见自己被大水冲走,直接惊醒。

“码头纤夫的事儿也听说了。”春暖道:“我也没做什么,罗大叔这是吉人自有天相。命中带有福报。”

“春暖,你罗大婶说你会说话,果然会说话,说得我心里暖洋洋的。”

一下就觉得自己是当真有福报了。

“我说的是事实。”

“噢,对了,春暖,还忘记告诉你一件事了。”

“啥事儿?”

春暖不解的看向罗大叔。

“就是那个药酒的事儿……”

当下,罗大叔将自己把药酒给那些纤夫擦的事儿说了。

“我给他们说了,擦上三天,要是没有改变就算了,要是有所改变,就付十文钱。”

药酒还在他手上,然后他居然想出了这样一个办法,这挺好的呀。

“你是不知道,我在码头上都出名了,很多人都知道我有好药酒,都想来巴结我,我都忙不过来了。”罗大叔道:“春暖啊,你这药酒多泡点,回头肯定可以卖钱的。”

“好,罗大叔,我知道了,我这就去多泡两斤酒。”

“春暖,你是不知道,他们都叫我罗大夫了,我哪是什么罗大夫啊,就是你的药酒好使,我有一个老哥,姓陈,都走不动路了,我给他擦了三天,现在能下地了,他可高兴了。”

(本章完)

The Daily Life of a Down-and-Out Pharmacist Supporting Her Family

The Daily Life of a Down-and-Out Pharmacist Supporting Her Family

落魄药女养家日常
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The renowned imperial physician, Doctor Xiao, was embroiled in a case of false pregnancy involving a concubine and was executed. Men over the age of twelve were exiled, while the female relatives and young children were granted the benevolence of the Empress Dowager and returned to their ancestral home in Shu. Unexpectedly, the relatives who had been protected by Doctor Xiao turned away a group of women and children, occupying their ancestral property and expelling them from the family. A group of pampered women and children, having nothing to depend on, found Xiao Chunuan, who loved reading and grinding medicine, to be the pillar of the family. She taught her family to wash clothes and cook to survive; she taught her younger sisters to forage for wild vegetables and prepare medicinal herbs; she taught her younger brother to learn business and practice martial arts to strengthen his body, while ensuring that they studied literature and literacy despite three generations not being able to take the imperial exam; she worked hard to earn money and also wanted to help their exiled relatives; her grandmother arranged a marriage for Chunuan, only for the clan leader's daughter to come knocking and cause trouble. Good people are often bullied, and those who are kind are taken advantage of. Old grudges and new enmities are all accounted for. Xiao Chunuan was never one to go easy on others; she was ready to engage in both literary and martial contests!

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