The skilled widow is busy farming

"Have your wings become stiff and you have grown up, so you want to dominate your mother?"

Zhou Yun's eyes widened and he was embarrassed to the group of brothers.

"Aren't I afraid that my mother will have a hard time? I have no control over her. Please don't accuse me unjustly."

Qun Ge snorted, he was not afraid of his younger uncle, Zhou Yi, his older uncle, he was a bit like a father.

"Okay, let's make a fuss. Let's give the painting as a tribute to the Xiao family. The Queen Mother liked your mother's things last time, so sending it again this time is a sign of filial piety from our family. Keep your mouth shut to the outside world."

Zhou Yi scolded the two.

"Yes."

Just like that, Mrs. Xiao took the picture back to her parents' home.

The old couple of the Xiao family looked at the picture together, and their eyes lit up immediately. This was many times more beautiful than the embroidery picture they chose.

"This is a perfect birthday gift."

"It was knitted by my eldest aunt. It was originally given to my nephew. However, Li Rui was young and not qualified enough. He knew that it would be of no use to give him a big gift, so he went to ask my eldest uncle for help. When I saw it, he begged Come here, Grandpa, you have to support the Li family's children and grandchildren this time, I snatched them away."

"Don't worry, the children and grandchildren of the Li family are all outstanding and have good conduct. Their kindness is indispensable. It's not time yet. Li Heng will be released soon. The Zhang family's guardians are watching closely. Li Rui is not married and has to grind. Damn it, I like that kid. By the way, your eldest aunt also has two children, right?"

"Yes, Brother Qun lives at my eldest brother's house. Brother Chun studies at the clan school in his hometown. We also have a niece Li Qing at home, who was also raised by the aunt in the palace."

"Oh, Li Qun, I remember that he was among the top three in the Imperial Examination. He is a good boy. He is just waiting for the imperial examination."

"Yes. This kid is very sensible. He is not as cunning as Brother Rui, but he is very sincere."

"Not everyone has Li Rui's foxy personality, so we can't compare."

The old man was particularly satisfied when he looked at the painting.

"How did you tell Zhou Yi that you paid me?"

The old lady thought of this and asked.

"No, how can I be so incompetent in doing things? Then I'll poke my brother's lungs. I told him to talk to you. I won't ask those questions."

"Well, that's right. You can't bring up the issue of giving money to relatives. It makes people think that we are looking at people through the cracks in the door."

The old lady nodded with satisfaction.

"Old man, I haven't seen such a good Buddha statue in many years."

"Indeed, this woman has great talents, and it's not simple."

"Is that girl Qing'er going back with you?"

"I'm back."

"Well, almost old enough."

"Yes, now that I'm back in the capital, I'm going to set up a dowry business for the girl. I guess I should consider it."

"almost."

The old lady was thoughtful. She had seen that girl Li Qing. She had good looks and a remarkable family background. She could make a good marriage arrangement in the capital.

This painting asked the old man to give an extra [-]% of the profit to the Li family, and said that they also wanted the brocade from the Li family's weaving workshop, so they could just take it.

The road is now wider.

After the Li family returned to the village, they began to work individually. They wanted to start brewing wine, which increased the Xiao family's large orders. They had to work overtime throughout the year.

The weaving workshop is also in full swing. Several aunts and uncles are learning brocade weaving and have achieved some success. The brocades are woven beautifully in several colors and have already received orders.

Others have also made great progress.

In the spring of this year, Li Lianhua and Wang Qiao got married, and it is said that they are living well now.This gave other girls a great encouragement. They were willing to work hard to learn their skills. They were not lazy or slippery, and they learned their skills conscientiously. The results were also gratifying.

Many girls learn embroidery and brocade weaving, and gain a lot. If nothing else, they earn a lot of copper every month, and everything in their home is comfortable.

After Xiuniang came back, she went to teach at the clan school again. In the afternoon, she went to the weaving workshop to teach everyone how to weave brocade and tapestry silk.

Yingzi and Qing'er have both started knitting the pictures of the young couple, and their progress is pretty good. They have been drawing since elementary school. Qing'er is a bit more clever than Yingzi, and can run faster than Yingzi in painting, but Yingzi can endure it. Being able to endure loneliness and be calm are necessary conditions for weaving tapestry silk.

Several members of the Zhou family also learned to make sense, and several sons of the Li family also learned to weave Yun brocade, Shu brocade and Kesi silk. Each has its own strengths. The learning time was short and not as good as Yingzi's, but they all worked very hard. We can already see hope.

Xiu Niang came to Li Yan and invited him to drink tea, accompanied by the great grandfather and other clan elders.

"Grandpa, I have thought about something and will discuss it with you."

"You just say it, I'll let the kids do it."

"I want to engage in silk fabrics, make raw and cooked silk threads, control the source in my own hands, and prevent others from strangling us."

"It's not that it can't be done, but can you take care of it now?"

"Grandpa, don't waste your time. I have money and people. I haven't lived in the south all these years in vain. What my brothers and sisters said makes sense. Whoever has sex is strong-willed. We really need to consider this early."

"How about this, let's do it together?"

"What I mean is that in the villages in the south of the Yangtze River, we can hire a special silk workshop and let the women in the village raise silkworms and draw silk. In this way, we can control the dependence on people and silk in our own hands. We can also buy Zhuangzi and hire people to raise silkworms. Something happened."

"You decide who is suitable for this matter. You and Er Qing will take turns going to the capital."

"I'll pick a few people from the village. I think the three elders from the village chief's family are smart and it would be appropriate to train them."

"Li Kang, I remembered. He and you have made several trips to transport raw silk, and have you done price difference business?"

"Yes, after running away for two years, my second uncle was afraid that his heart would become distraught, so he dragged him back."

"Let me ask your second uncle."

"Look for someone who is steady and down-to-earth. It is best if the elders can control the children and grandchildren below to prevent them from going astray."

Xiu Niang reminded that the old ones work together with the young ones. They become more mature with age and have seen a lot of the world. She reminded them from the side not to be fooled by others. The young ones are enterprising and go out to make a career.

"Okay, why don't you let the Fourth Grandpa bring a son with you? My Fourth Grandpa is so smart. He has been doing business all his life. The road to Jiangnan was given to me by the Fourth Grandpa. He passed on his experience and connections to me step by step, and his own son didn't even give it to me. "

The people in Lijia Village are particularly united, and the clan has a strong cohesion. Good things will be given to whoever can do them. It doesn’t mean that I will give them to you because you are my son, no.

"I think it's okay. You go to your second uncle to discuss it. It's best if we buy a village to do it ourselves. It's best to hold it in our own hands and feel at ease. It's best to be prepared with both hands."

"Success, I understand."

"Brother Yan, please bring back some good brocade weavers. We don't have enough people in our village. The Xiao family has also given us orders, but we are not even experienced weavers. It's too slow."

"I'll set off to Jiangnan in a few days to find people. Last time you helped the steward, he got a reward. He introduced me to people. I'll dig up a few people for you to use."

Li Yan thought about how to do this.

"I'll leave it to you on the other end. I'm here, so you can't go wrong."

After everyone discussed it, they went about their business. Xiu Niang planned to take a rest and then think about the next painting, but she hasn't decided yet.

More than a busy month has passed. The number of orders in the weaving workshop has increased, and the palace flowers are becoming more and more beautiful. There are many varieties and styles, and there are many choices. This alone can earn back the daily cost of the weaving workshop. , the aunts and girls can also earn one or two strings of copper coins every month, excluding brocade weaving.

Everyone makes money, is very motivated, and obeys the rules. The Zhou family's children are also taught well. The Zhou family is very grateful. They have increased their orders for drinks this year. The sales at the other end are good. Both parties develop together and support each other. , mutual success.

In the summer, Xiuniang finally relied on her noble character to open up the minds of the clan elders and agreed that the children and grandchildren of the Li family should go to Zhoujiacun to learn filigree inlay craftsmanship. This was the root of the development of Zhoujiacun, and it was all thanks to Xiuniang to make Zhoujia village happy. Several children in the family are taught very well.

The Li family was also very happy. They chose the most disadvantaged children. The family really had no recruits. The widow and old lady were raising children, and she was not particularly talented in reading. The opportunity was given to the two children and grandchildren of the Li family, two children with the maiden name, a total of Four children, hard-working children know how to cherish opportunities.

Chapter 106 was dropped. I set the automatic scheduled upload. I was away from home and running errands the day before yesterday. I just saw a chapter dropped yesterday. The editor is not at work. I will adjust the order when I get to work. I'm sorry.