The skilled widow is busy farming

The clan now has two pillar industries, which are the weaving workshop and the winery. Needless to mention the winery, the whole village has worked together to support the winery in the past few years. Now they are making money every day and can distribute some money every year. The clan has already This can be seen from the fact that he bought the ancestral field and shop for three consecutive years.

Although the weaving workshop is not as profitable as the wine shop, it is still quite profitable. Yunjin Kesi is expensive, and Yingzi and others can still survive in the workshop, so they have to take [-]% of the money from the workshop.

The boys and girls who are willing to come and learn from the clan work in it. They can weave some palace flower silk ribbons and sell them for a few bucks. The little money adds up to a lot. The weaving workshop made a little less last year, but because it has more capital. , it’s true that I haven’t returned to my roots yet.

Now there are five people who can weave tapestry, no matter how big or small the job is. Yingzi and Qing'er can still make money.Last year Qing'er bought a kang screen. The pattern and style we knitted together with Yingzi were different, and they sold for 450 taels.

Qing Ersheng is very good at painting. She has been studying Kesi for a longer time, and she is more capable of the word Qingya. This thing is too important for Kesi.

She gave these few hundred taels to her mother, but she didn't want to give them to Xiu Niang. The sister-in-law said that she would keep them to buy property for her as a dowry. The first two sons had been provided for, and this time it was time to provide for the daughter.

Nanny Xu also stayed in the weaving workshop to teach everyone embroidery, and her skills improved quickly. Many girls were the fastest in primary school, and now the worst ones can transfer three or four taels of silver a month. The embroidery is beautiful. .

There are also about a dozen villagers who can weave satin fabrics such as brocade, brocade, and flowers. They can weave more than ten patterns. The colors and patterns are all taught by Xiu Niang step by step. The things they make are more noble and gorgeous than other families. Everyone is getting better and better as they learn, but now the weaving workshop has not enough goods to sell, and the orders are too busy, mainly because of the lack of manpower.

Li Quan wrote a letter, saying that he bought a small courtyard with three entrances for Yingzi, but the location is not the best, it belongs to the area close to the civilian area. He also bought a shop in that area. The shop is now Li Quan's. Qing took over to clean up and shared the money he earned.

At the same time, Xiuniang's shop and farm are managed by Li Rui and Li Qun, and some of the money has been recovered. Basically, one farm is enough for the daily food of their house, and there is still some leftover.

Xiuniang's things are under the supervision of Mrs. Zhou, so there is no big problem. She came to write and said that she had a lot of balance on hand, and bought two shops by the way, one for each of them.

The money from the first cooperation with the Xiao family has been returned. Li Qing took part of it to build a wine cellar in the village, and also used the entire small winery to brew some spirits.

He spent money to buy a farm with a spring. The water quality was quite good. He planned to build a winery here. Even if he couldn't make good wine, he could still make money from low-grade spirits.

It just so happened that someone in the wine shop had become a master. Grandpa thought that Li Qing's method was quite good. All eggs could not be put in one basket. He planned to ask Li Mao and his wife to take people to the capital. Li Mao also knew how to make wine and had been working in the wine industry for many years. The place is busy inside and outside.

He is young and strong, suitable for going to the capital, and Li Jing and others are also married. At this age, he is the most stable, and he can handle troubles, just enough to suppress a few brats.

The weaving workshop sent another batch of Yun Jinzhuang flower forgings to the Xiao family. The designs and colors were all the latest styles. The previous batch of goods was also paid and sent back.

These matters are not under the control of Xiu Niang. There are sons and daughters of the Li family who are in charge of the accounts. They are appointed by Li Yan and other sons. The accounting rules are very good. The accounts are reviewed every six months. The elders and elders of the clan are each responsible for their share. Every day Walking around checking everywhere, the rules are very strict.

Li Rui had some extra money in his hand, but this money belonged to the clan. He reported it in a letter, saying that he had bought two more shops and a large farm near the capital. Tongzhou was a little further away, but the land was good. , take it back and tidy it up, and you will have enough money.

Wang Qiao's husband passed the Jinshi examination, and his ranking was pretty good. He said that he had been given an opportunity to go abroad, which was arranged by Li Rui. He went to the harsher and colder place in the northwest. He was very happy.

Li Heng took his wife to exile and served as county magistrate near a big city in the northwest. However, this county was very important. It was not rich but not poor. It was a stronghold where military strategists wanted to compete. It was between the Zhang family and Xiao Xiao. The old man arranged it himself.

Li Rui is still working in the ministry. He hasn't gotten married yet, and his qualifications are not enough. There are only so many opportunities, and good opportunities have to wait.

Li Qun has just gone to the Secretarial Department. After Li Heng left, the Zhang family packed Li Qun in and took care of him nearby. It was also because of his achievements that he was the No. [-] scholar. He went smoothly wherever he went. This means that you have to be strong to be strong.Zhou Yi's son, Tan Hua Lang, went to Hanlin Garden, and now his sister-in-law is busy arranging his marriage.

Someone also inquired about Brother Qun, but Li Qun said that the elders would make the decision, and the widowed mother was still in the village, and they had to wait for her to come before we could discuss the matter in detail.

Mrs. Zhou was blocked. The child is a bit young and can wait.

Li Qun did not live alone, but lived with Zhou Yi and his wife, and lived in the next courtyard with his cousin. Mrs. Zhou really took care of him as her own son.

The clan sent a few more sons to the capital. One of them was to help with the clan affairs. There were also industries in the capital, but there were not enough people to handle them. The clan grandfather wanted to use clan members as much as possible instead of buying a bunch of slaves. Our family didn't get there. For the sake of it, don’t show off like that, let’s live a down-to-earth life and do things while the rest of the clan is busy buying slaves.

These sons also went to the capital to rush for the exam. This time they went early. Li Rui introduced the academy and asked them to study. This was Li Rui's way of finding a way back. It was also considered as a favor to the Yue family. Was his fiancée a daughter of the Wang family?

The Wang family is also a respectable first-class noble family.

Needless to say, Li Rui's talent and government are limited, but he lacks some experience and experience. The relationship between the young couple is already very good, and they are waiting to get married. The Wang family likes this son-in-law very much, and they support and teach him attentively.

He begged his father-in-law to give him this academy. His son came to the capital to take the exam. Two years in advance, he could go to the academy to soak it up, and the success rate would be higher.

Mr. Wang looked at the papers given by Li Rui. These papers were written by Xiu Niang, and he nodded frequently with satisfaction.

"Brother Rui, this aunt of yours is very talented. It's too unfair to stay in a mountain village. It's a waste of talent."

Brother Rui chuckled, "My second aunt is the precious egg of my Li family. You can't grab it. My grandfather has to be anxious. My aunt is indispensable for our son to be where he is today. She gave all her efforts for our brothers." Effort and financial resources.”

"You brothers are really lucky. You have such good parents to support you, so why worry about having no future."

"Well, in my heart, my second aunt and my mother are the same."

"When you get married, you need to invite your aunt to come. Our family doesn't have so many taboos. The elders need to be present. You must not be a heartless person."

"Well, my aunt has agreed to come. My brother has also joined the government. She has to come and make arrangements. I don't know if she will be willing to stay."

Li Rui sighed, thinking that Xiu Niang would stay, but he also knew that it was unlikely. In fact, in his heart, there was no difference between Xiu Niang and his biological mother. They just had different titles, but they both played the role of mother.

"She will not stay in the capital. Such a proud and arrogant woman, full of talents, low-key and introverted, with a character that does not compete or compete, will not stay and enjoy it. She should prefer to stay in her hometown to teach."

Mr. Wang can tell a woman's ambition and magnanimity just by looking at the test questions.

"What you said is true, but I thought that if she could stay, we could fulfill our filial duty."