After eating, the family of three went home.
On the way back, Li Mo silently calculated how much money the family needed now.
The clothes of the family of three are so torn that they can’t wear them, and each person must have two new sets of clothes; there are almost no pots and pans at home, so they need to buy a new set; and the house seems to be collapsing in the next second Yes, when it rains, people will definitely not be able to live in it, so it must be repaired; the most important thing is that Song Dashan's leg must be treated as soon as possible, and it cannot be delayed for a long time.
Thinking about it this way, Li Mo realizes that there are so many things that urgently need money at present, and it is impossible to realize these things without 50 taels of silver. She only needs 15 Wen for a make-up, how long will it take to alleviate the current embarrassment.
No, she still has to think of ways to earn money.
Li Mo was racking her brains to think of what could be handcrafted in this era. At this moment, she caught a glimpse and found clusters of rose flowers in full bloom under the roadside fence. Mo's eyes lit up, and an idea immediately popped up in her mind.
For a person who has devoted his life to researching beauty, how could he not make some homemade perfumes and balms? She only remembered now that she could still make some balm and sell it as perfume.
Women in this era also like to use incense. There are also many balms specially sold for women in cosmetic shops. If you apply a little on your body, it will emit a fragrance, which is very popular among women. However, this balm can be regarded as a luxury. A small box costs at least 15 Wen, and only those rich women are willing to buy it. Whereas the daughters-in-law in the village are willing to buy such expensive things, they can at most stuff some dried flowers in their purses.
Li Mo knows how to make simple balm, and the raw materials only need flowers that can be seen everywhere, and the cost is very low. Then, she can make it and sell it to the daughters-in-law in the village at a low price. It's not that everyone doesn't like beauty, but they just can't bear to buy it. If she sells it far cheaper than the makeup shop, everyone will definitely be willing to buy it.
Thinking of this, Li Mo's heart warmed up again, she was instantly motivated, and hurried to the clusters of rose flowers, lowered her head to smell them, and then touched them, thinking about the production steps.
Seeing Li Mo smelling and touching the flowers, Xiao Bao hurriedly ran over to smell them with short legs, but he was so short that he couldn't reach the flowers, so he jumped up and down anxiously. Mo looked amused, bent down and picked him up, and let him smell the flowers, the little Xixi sucked his nose hard, as if he wanted to suck the flowers into his nose.
Song Dashan also came over and asked Li Mo: "What's the matter? Do you like these flowers?"
Li Mo didn't answer, but asked Song Dashan: "Brother Dashan, are there many roses like this in the village?"
Song Dashan shook his head, "There are not many flowers in the village. Most of them are planted by some people in their own yards. Usually there are not many flowers, but there are many in the back mountain."
Li Mo was happy, and asked again: "Then there are golden flowers in the back mountain?"
Song Dashan frowned suspiciously, "What is Zhijinhua? I don't seem to have heard of it."
Li Mo thought to herself that this kind of plant is logically very common, so it shouldn't exist. Could it be that this era doesn't have this name? Now describe the characteristics of this plant to Song Dashan in detail.
After listening to Song Dashan, he knew what Li Mo was talking about. He thought it was a kind of flower at first, but it was actually a kind of grass-like white plant called Xuancao. It was everywhere in the back mountain and grew all year round. , It smells a faint fragrance, and many people in the village will pick a little and put it in a bottle at home.
After hearing what Song Dashan said, Li Mo was sure that this was the Jin flower. With this Jin flower, the materials for making the balm would be ready, so there would be no problem.
Li Mo didn't hide it now, and told Song Dashan about her plan to make balm, "Brother Dashan, this balm costs at least 15 yuan a box in the powder shop, and I only need rose flowers and day lilies to make this That's enough, the cost is about nothing, I can make a little more, and then sell it to the daughters-in-law in the village for 5 yuan a box, and they will definitely be willing to buy it."
Song Dashan was really surprised at this time. He didn't expect that the little lady he bought back by accident not only has good makeup skills, but also can make balm. Looking at her beautiful face like a flower, Song Dashan remembered Zhao Changbang said during lunch If he found a treasure, he couldn't help admitting in his heart that he had found a treasure, a priceless treasure.
Song Dashan's distracted Li Mo didn't notice, and asked himself what he didn't understand: "Brother Dashan, where can I make that kind of small box with a lid that can be used to hold balm?"
Song Dashan was brought back to his senses by Li Mo's question, and he replied: "I can make iron boxes, but it's too expensive, one costs about two or three pennies, let's make wooden boxes, one is about one penny. Uncle Zhang has been a carpenter all his life, so you can ask him to do it."
Li Mo listened and nodded in agreement. Since it is a low-price route and the buyers are the daughters-in-law of the village, wooden boxes are also fine. As long as the things inside are good, no one will buy them.
Li Mo thought about it, but she still needs a box before she can start making preparations, so the box must be finalized first.
Hearing this, Song Dashan took Li Mo around and walked straight to Uncle Zhang's house.
Uncle Zhang’s family is at the east end of the village. He has been a carpenter all his life, and his craftsmanship has been passed down from generation to generation. Whenever any family in the village wants to make any kind of furniture, he will come to Uncle Zhang.
As soon as I entered the yard of Uncle Zhang’s house, I saw that the yard was full of wood, and there was a place in the corner where there was a lot of tools. There were sawdust scattered around, and there were a few pieces of furniture placed aside. .
Song Dashan first yelled at the main room, and in the next second there was a solid reply: "Come on." Then a man of about forty or fifty years old came out of the room, not tall, with a slight build. Strong, dark-skinned, with a saw in his hand.
Seeing that it was Song Dashan, Uncle Zhang said hello: "It's Dashan, you are here to get the basin. I've already made it, so I'll bring it to you." Before Song Dashan could respond, he went into the house again After a while, he came out with a big basin and handed it to Song Dashan: "Come on, the bath basin you want is ready for you."
Li Mo looked at the basin in Uncle Zhang's hand. It was about one meter in diameter and half a meter deep. It was indeed used for bathing.
I remembered that I used a washbasin to take a bath the day I first came here, and this washbasin was probably for her.
Li Mo looked at Song Dashan in surprise, her eyes lit up.
Seeing Li Mo's bright eyes and the unstoppable joy in them, Song Dashan couldn't help raising the corners of his mouth, thanking Uncle Zhang with a smile, and then pulling Li Mo forward to introduce: "Uncle, this is my wife .”
Uncle Zhang had seen Li Mo who was following Song Dashan before, but it was difficult to ask anything. Now Song Dashan took the initiative to introduce and nodded with a smile, "Okay, the two of you will live a good life from now on."
Song Dashan nodded with a smile, and then said the purpose: "Uncle, I have something to ask for your help today. I want you to make some small wooden boxes for me."
Uncle Zhang asked: "What do you want to look like? Tell me carefully."
Song Dashan looked at Li Mo, Li Mo stepped forward with a smile, opened his hands to compare the size, and explained to Uncle Zhang: "Uncle Zhang, I want to make a round one that is about this size and height, and then Bring a lid, you can close it and open it, and put some rouge powder inside."
After hearing such a description, Uncle Zhang immediately understood, and immediately agreed, "Don't worry, it's simple, how many do you want? How many days?"
Li Mo thought for a while and replied: "I want 10 first, and I want to get them as soon as possible. I wonder how many days you can finish them, Uncle Zhang?"
Uncle Zhang estimated, "Ten is not too many, you can just pick it up the day after tomorrow."
The price is also the same as Song Dashan estimated, only 1 Wen for one piece, and 10 Wen for 10 pieces.
Li Mo hurriedly took out 10 Wen from the sleeve bag and gave it to Uncle Zhang.
After making an agreement, the three of Li Mo returned home.
Li Mo told Song Dashan that he wanted to go to the back mountain to pick roses and day lilies, Song Dashan thought about it, and arranged some work, "I will go to the field to plant peanuts when I get home, and I can finish planting in another day tomorrow. Then I will take you to pick flowers in the morning the day after tomorrow."
Li Mo had no objection to this arrangement and nodded in agreement.
What Song Dashan meant was that he was going to plant peanuts alone, but Li Mo also followed with a hoe on his shoulders. Of course, Song Xiaobao, the little tail, also followed, so the three members of the family went out together again.
Holes have already been dug in the previous field ridges. You only need to sprinkle peanut seeds into the pits, bury them with soil, and then water them.
Li Mo took the peanut seeds and put peanut seeds in one hole after another, and Song Dashan followed behind to fill the holes with a hoe.
This job is much easier than hoeing. Li Mo did it well, and the two of them worked until it was dark, and finally planted the peanuts, and then they just need to water some water tomorrow.
The three returned home, Xiaobao went to play in the yard, Li Mo and Song Dashan went into the kitchen to cook dinner.
The meat and bones bought earlier were still frozen in the tank, Li Mo took them out, planning to cook them all tonight, so that the family could have a good meal.
Cut out some pork belly, stir-fry it with the green peppers that Aunt Zhao sent before, then stew a soup with pork bones, and then braise the meat. This meal is definitely rich.
Since there are good dishes, rice is indispensable. Li Mo directly scooped out a bowl of brown rice, and then scooped out half a bowl of polished rice, and mixed them together to cook dry rice.
Just when the food was almost done, a voice came from the door of the kitchen: "Dashan."
When Li Mo turned her head, she saw Song Dashan's mother standing at the door of the kitchen, holding two children in her hand, the two children Wang Cuihua brought yesterday.