The skilled widow is busy farming

Li Rui's marriage was finally settled, so Xiu Niang didn't need to give any more instructions. Li Rui was smarter and more cunning than Li Heng, so she didn't need to say more.

Instead, he helped the clan buy properties. He couldn't find a good property. The one was too big and too expensive and he couldn't afford it at the moment. The one that was too small didn't want it. In the end, Li Qing transferred his own medium-sized property with a thousand acres to the clan. Grandpa also bought a second courtyard and two shops with a backyard for the clan. These two shops are for his own use.

There is a wine shop that sells its own drinks and some small groceries to take away, and a shop that specializes in selling fabrics, tapestry and other items from its own weaving workshop.

From now on, Li Qing and Li Yan will take turns to manage the property in the capital, and the family stall will gradually be handed over to Li Jing to manage.

This was Grandpa's arrangement. Originally, Grandpa asked Li Jing to stay in the capital for some experience, but Grandpa refuted it, saying that the brothers were all in the capital for fear that they would be blinded by wealth and forget the way to their hometown. Leaving their eldest grandson in their hometown would not cut off their roots. .

Li Jing himself was not happy to be in the capital and was willing to stay in his hometown. Sun Ya was also willing to stay and live in her hometown. She was more practical than Li Jing. She had experienced the divorce and had seen many things clearly.

Even if he wants to come to the capital to manage his property, that will happen in the future. Now his hometown needs him and his family needs him, so he can't leave Lijiacun.

The clan's shop was purchased, and Li Qing took Xiu Niang to buy the property she wanted.

Xiu Niang also saved a lot of money this time, and there were recycling dividends everywhere. After two years of accumulation, she had a lot of money in her hands. She simply came to the capital to buy property and make plans for the future.

She also has a shop and a village under her name in Lijia Village. The profit from the tavern is enough for her to support her in her old age. The rest is for her two sons to arrange their future financial problems.

Li Qing chose a four-entry courtyard for her. It was on a street near Zhang's house. It was sold by another merchant. The price was not low. He knew that the street was full of officials and refused to give up the price. The person originally bought it. Those who planned to make friends with officials only discovered after a few years that they were not the same type of people and could not get along with them. Living here was restricted in every way, so they simply sold it without losing money.

Xiu Niang really likes this location. She may not be able to buy it next time, so she just bought it. The yard is intact and [-]% new. Every place is decorated beautifully and luxuriously. Some places are too luxurious and need to be changed.

This yard is temporarily under my own name. Brother Chun is too young, so there is no point in naming it now. It’s too late to put it in my name when Brother Chun gets engaged in the future. I wonder if he won’t be short of money and can buy something better. .

This time she felt a little dissatisfied that Qun Ge's yard was too small. After Rui Ge gave birth to a child, he said that he would have to live there, so he could just use Qun Ge's yard. There was no rush to talk about it in the future.

There was a lot of money left after buying the yard. After repeated discussions with Li Qing and Zhou Yi, Xiuniang bought a farm with 600 acres of land in Tongzhou, fruit forest land, and a small farm of more than [-] acres in the suburbs. Li Qing I’ve seen it with Housekeeper Zhou Yi, and it’s worth buying.

He bought another shop and didn't think about what he was going to do. Li Qing took over and got busy. He said it was useful, so Xiu Niang gave it to him. He didn't ask about the rest. Anyway, with Li Qing's character, he would not be at a disadvantage to himself. .

"Brother Erqing, I need your help with something."

"If you have anything to do, just ask me and I'll take care of it."

"I want you to help train a few slaves, both men and women, old and young. One is that the yard needs someone to look after it. I don't want to rent it out and ruin the yard. You can live with Brother Yan. How about Brother Qun and Brother Rui and Heng? None of them have slaves that they can use. It will be inconvenient for them to go out to do errands in the future. Please think about this."

"Okay, this is a small matter, I can handle it."

Xiu Niang has also spent all her money, and the yard, shop and farm are all in her own name. She has her own ideas. Qing'er is now old enough and will need a dowry in the future.

This time, under her instigation, the sister-in-law and mother-in-law took out the money and bought a large farm and a shop under Qing'er's name, which will be counted as her dowry from now on.

The eldest sister-in-law doesn’t have as much money as she does, which is the dividends from the tavern, the wine shop, the mother-in-law working in the weaving workshop, and a little bit of money from various disposals. Xiu Niang didn’t spend any money to build the yard before, it was all paid by her parents-in-law and eldest brother and sister-in-law. Money, I don’t want her money for anything.

So part of the money I shared before was spent on building a house, and I bought a shop in my hometown, and there was not much left.

The money for the shop was paid by grandpa and grandma, saying they were saving a dowry for their little granddaughter.

This is because Xiuniang gave up both Li Jing and Li Rui, which relieved her sister-in-law's great burden. She was not willing to wrong her own daughter. All the money in her hand was spent this time, and her face was cleaner than her pocket.

After purchasing some properties on a large scale, the rest was Li Qing's business. He had to gather these things together and then separate his accounts.

According to the uncle's wishes, concentrate all your efforts on big things and make more money this way. You can't earn much from rent. In fact, it is more profitable to do business. Li Qing has slaves and managers in his hands. If he can do this, let him do it. Dry.

After finishing these things, Xiu Niang and the others should go home. Brother Qun wants to stay to study and still live at Zhou Yi's place. The main reason is that Brother Qun is not mature enough. Zhou Yi keeps a close eye on him, fearing that he will not be able to pass the exam, and is also worried. He learned bad things and kept him under strict supervision.After finishing everything, Grandpa and the others found a boat to return to the village. They had been here for three months and were about to go home.

"Grandpa, write to me when you get home."

"Remember to go home during the Chinese New Year. Don't be dazzled by the wealth in the capital. The shop at home needs to be spruced up."

"I know, don't worry. Qing'er is the only one left in the family who has to prepare a dowry. Brother Chun is still young. When he gets engaged, we can afford it as brothers. My sister's dowry will be on me. I know that my second aunt is going to marry my sister. When I come to the capital, I know what to expect."

Li Rui understood his second aunt's considerations. This was the sister he cherished in his heart. After two years of cooperation and the money was divided, he would have money on hand, so he would buy another property for his sister and save a dowry.

After boarding the ship, Xiu Niang told Li Rui, "I have finished knitting a Buddha statue and put it in your study. I will keep it for you this time. You can make your own arrangements."

"Give it to me, then I'll sell it."

Li Rui jumped three feet high.

The grandfather was so angry that he hit his grandson hard on the head, which made Li Rui burst into tears from the pain.

"Your aunt has been weaving for three years. If you sell it... I will sell you."

Grandpa chased him angrily and beat him.

"Oh! Grandpa Zeng, I'm just kidding, you can't be partial."

Li Rui teased the old man while running, making everyone laugh.

"Your aunt is here for your future. If you dare to take it and sell it for money, I will break your legs."

Li Mao also scolded his son with his eyes wide open.

"Look at how you guys can't take a joke. How can I sell such a valuable thing? I'm not short-sighted. I know what to do. Look at you, why don't you trust me?"

Li Rui flattened his mouth in grievance.

"Be honest and don't be a monster."

The sister-in-law tapped her son with her hand.

Li Rui winked and winked.

Everyone got on the boat and left. Li Hengcai poked Li Rui twice with his arm and said, "What are you going to do with that painting? I saw it. It's great. It's really a masterpiece."

"I don't know how to sell it. I took it seriously as a joke, so naturally I gave it as a gift. This is what my second aunt has prepared for us to pave our career. It takes three years to get a painting. How can I dare to sell it? Uncle Zhou You can beat me to death."

"Who are you going to give it to?"

"I didn't think about it. I was thinking about giving it to the Xiao family. Is it appropriate?"

"Okay, it's not your turn to send it to the emperor, but you won't get much benefit from sending it to the Xiao family."

"I've been thinking about this too, let me think about it."

"Row."