Apart from industrial labor, the villagers are also involved in activities like dairy, sheep husbandry, and shopkeeping.
en.wikipedia.org I've always had a bee in my bonnet that shopkeeping is a trade and a skill that should be taught and appreciated.
www.standard.co.uk Although settlers are supposed to focus on agricultural activities, it has been reported that a substantial number are also engaged in other activities, such as shopkeeping.
en.wikipedia.org They would teach her all she needed to know about shopkeeping and running a business for herself.
en.wikipedia.org Aside from shopkeeping, the "sangleys" earned their livelihood as carpenters, tailors, cobblers, locksmiths, masons, metalsmiths, weavers, bakers, carvers and other skilled craftsmen.
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