Doing a small business

Shu Yu had something to say to the old lady, and Lu Sanzhuchu was really eye-catching here.

She handed him two steamed buns, but Lu Sanzhu turned around and ran away with the steamed buns in his hands, as if he was afraid that she would regret it.

When he was gone, the old lady said, "Everything comes down to you. It's rare for the third child to be so well-behaved."

Shu Yu poured her a glass of water and asked Dahu Sanya to eat it slowly, and then said, "Uncle San has no other good qualities, but his eyesight is really good."

The old lady smiled and finished all the buns in her hand.

It had been a long time since she had eaten meat buns, and she couldn't hold it back just now.

Shu Yu handed her another one, and the old lady waved her hand, "That's enough, I won't eat anymore. Erya, you just said you have something to discuss with me, what is it about?"

"I would like to ask, what is our family's main source of income?"

Source of income? To put it this way, the old lady didn’t react for a moment.

After being stunned for a moment, he said, "You mean how our family makes money, right?"

Shu Yu nodded, and the old lady did not hide anything from her, "Our family had seven or eight acres of land in the past, and we have sold several acres one after another over the years. Especially after your father broke his leg, it takes a lot of money to treat the leg.

Now there are only three acres of land left."

The three acres of land are managed by the old lady and Ruan.

Both of them are very diligent, but no matter how diligent they are, they only have so little food and there is not much left after paying the taxes.

"Apart from this land, your mother and I do some needlework to support the family. Your father has bad legs and feet and can't go to the ground, so he stays at home. He used to be an apprentice with the master for several years and can do some carpentry.

He just made some small wooden pieces and sold them, but he couldn't go up the mountain to cut the wood, so he had to buy it. He didn't make much if he kept going back and forth like this. In addition, he looked like that and couldn't sit for a long time, otherwise his legs and feet would become numb.

If it's more troublesome, the work will naturally be slower."

Shu Yu understood that although the Lu family now cultivates three acres of land, it should not be enough to feed themselves.

The rest was needlework and small wooden pieces. He didn't earn much, and he had to pay for the family's living expenses, Lu Erbai's medical expenses, and even the travel expenses to find his missing daughter.

After the old lady finished speaking, she also looked sad.

Although they were confident that as long as the second leg was cured, the days ahead would get better and better. But she also heard from Dr. Xu that even if the second leg was healed, it would not be as flexible as before.

With only a few workers in the family, life may still be difficult.

Shu Yu thought for a while and then said, "Nai, have you ever thought about renting out those acres of land and let's do some small business ourselves?"

"Small business?" The old lady was stunned for a moment, then shook her head, "No, your mother and I don't have any skills, we only know how to farm. This small business is not that easy to do. Besides, it requires capital.

Now it is difficult for our family to even come up with a hundred copper coins."

"Why don't you have any skills? Aren't you and mother good at sewing?"

"I only sew and mend clothes. Your mother's needlework is good, but she's not even the slightest bit worse than the embroiderers in the city. It's better to mend an ordinary handkerchief and fan, but the other things are of no use."

The old lady waved her hands repeatedly, feeling that Shu Yu's idea was a bit naive.

But Shu Yu said, "This is not important. It doesn't matter that my mother's embroidery work is not as good as her. But I have seen that her sewing skills are very skillful and beautiful. That's enough."
Chapter completed!