The skilled widow is busy farming

In the summer, someone came back to the capital to transport wine. This time, the ship was bought by the family. After Li Qing and Li Rui discussed it, they bought two new ships from the Xiao family. They were quite big. They could transport wine back and forth and other things. If you provide escort, you can make some money from the price difference between the north and south goods.

There are two boats, one going northwest from the capital, and one going from the south of the Yangtze River to his hometown in the capital, passing by Guangzhou, where Li Qing has a business, and he also sells wine and buys brocade and other items in the village.

"Thank you for your hard work. Is everything going well in the capital?"

"Aunt, it went well. Brother Rui hooked up with the Xiao family. Behind him were the Wang family and the Zhang family. That kid got along like a duck to water. The elders like him. They took him with them to teach him. Don't worry about him. Brother Zhou also beats him from time to time. Yes, you can’t go wrong.”

Li Rui is doing well in the capital. He is sweet-tongued and sensible, knows how to get things done, and plays around with favors. He does everything in his heart. He has a strong government but is upright and upright. He is scheming but still magnanimous and smooth. He is very good at it. Familiar elders like him and are willing to give him a few words.

The key is that he thinks quickly, reacts sensitively, and draws inferences from one instance to other cases. He is so transparent that it is difficult for the elders not to like such a smart and knowledgeable child.

The Wang family is not prosperous, with only one son and one daughter. Li Rui is the son-in-law. Naturally, he should train him well and use resources. From now on, he will also be his own family. The best of both worlds is not as simple as one plus one equals two. It is the strength of strength and the expansion of human resources.

Li Rui did not let the Zhang family and the Wang family pay in vain. Jiangnan and Guangdong introduced many opportunities and sent them there, which solved the problem of the Wang family's difficult conditions.

Some paths cannot be solved by fame, but also by opportunities and money.

Li Rui managed to fully integrate the resources and contacts in his hands, make clever use of them, and provide support to each other. Not only did he benefit from it, but he also got praise and gratitude from his relatives.

The two boats bring the Wang family and Zhang family to work together, and the boat will not be empty when traveling north and south. There are people from the Zhang family and Wang family who are officials, so they can make money along the way. If you don't want to run a boat, you can become an apprentice, and you will have food when you go out.

It's not that the Zhang family and the Wang family can't afford to support their people, but that many people are unwilling to farm and want other prospects. Some can succeed, while others still want to do it if they can't, and some don't dare to ask in front of the clan leader and others.

Li Rui would give him a little help if he saw the right person. Anyway, his family didn't have enough hands, so he would be able to work with him.

Sometimes, it’s hard for your own relatives to reprimand you too harshly, but outsiders’ relatives don’t care about you. They have to work when you come in. As you work, you become nervous. The scoldings from outsiders are more effective than those from your own family members. You can’t stand it because of your face. ah.

The Zhang family and the Wang family received feedback that the clan members are indeed more sensible and capable than before, and Li Rui is indeed a good guy. This makes it possible for the elders not to like him.

Li Qun was taken care of by brothers Zhou Yi and Li Rui, so the problem was not big. Xiu Niang was not worried at all, so she stopped asking. Instead, she asked most about family affairs and other development issues.

The tribesman explained it in detail, and Xiu Niang nodded happily. The tribesmen are becoming more and more sensible and progressive, and they hardly need to worry about it. The goals and future are becoming clearer. Everyone knows what to do, discusses with each other, and works together to concentrate on problems. solve.

This time I also brought back some news. Li Yan started silk weaving and spinning in Jiangnan. The fourth grandfather was responsible for it. The clan members worked together and bought two Zhongbulu Zhuangzi to make silk. They also found many villagers to work in it. Already started.

Li Rui made some money on his own and bought a farm and shop for his brother Li Qun and sister Li Qing. He also gave a farm of [-] acres to Yingzi, which meant thanking her for accompanying and taking care of his aunt all these years. Brother, I will not treat you badly. .

When the things were brought back, Xiuniang smiled happily and handed the red-headed deed to the grandfather.

"This kid's hands are pretty big. He's a Zhuangzi when he strikes. Let Brother Mao hurry over and keep an eye on Brother Dianrui. I'm afraid he will float up."

"That's what I said. I won't be back for the New Year this year. I'm getting married in the spring of the year after next. I'm going to come back during the wedding. I'll do some business in the capital first. After that, I'll come back to hold a family banquet and hold a genealogy ceremony to honor my ancestors."

"Okay. What are your plans for Brother Qun's marriage?" "I don't know, I asked my sister-in-law to ask. Anyway, there are uncles and brothers watching from the front, so I don't have to worry too much."

Xiu Niang laughed.

The Li Jing brothers have a very close relationship and are very protective of their children. In addition, Li Jingrui is the eldest brother and will take care of his younger brothers and sisters. Now that they are in the spotlight, Xiu Niang does not need to worry too much. The future and property are all in the hearts of the brothers. .

"My wife must choose a good one, otherwise it will be awkward for you to go to the capital in the future."

"Then I won't go. I still want to stay in the village, teach in the clan school, and watch the children study. I feel happy and fulfilled. I don't feel comfortable going to the capital. I always feel that it is not home."

She is not nostalgic for the capital, but prefers Lijia Village. Living here is practical and satisfying, with familiar relatives, eating fresh vegetables and meat, and listening to the children reading loudly. This is the happiest and most comfortable life.

"That's fine. If you don't like the capital, just stay home."

The uncle looked at Xiu Niang dotingly and smiled.

"By the way, my sister-in-law showed Yingzi a few good candidates. Brother Quan also looked over there several times and selected two or three candidates. She said that this time, Yingzi's parents would go over and take a look, and they would make a decision if they were suitable. , Yingzi and her second brother will also return to the capital next year, and Brother Rui found a suitable opportunity. There is a position in the county town over Baihe that is suitable for him, and the county magistrate is due to be promoted. "

"Oh, that's it. Then I told her parents that we have saved some money and plan to go there and buy some dowry for her."

"I don't have enough."

"You don't need it. Don't think I don't know. You've already paid so much for Yingzi. You can't pay any more. It will be troublesome to raise the children's hearts. Enough is enough. I know you love your children. Find someone. A good son-in-law is enough.”

Grandpa said quickly.

"Then if you don't have enough, come to me again."

In autumn, they sent wine and brocade to the capital. Li Mao and his wife went to the capital with Yingzi's parents and Yingzi Qing'er. This time they mainly went to the capital to announce the marriage to Yingzi. Qing'er came along by the way.

Yingzi's father and mother brought all the money they had earned over the years, including money given by Yingzi's uncle's family and his eldest brother and sister-in-law's family, saying they would go to the capital to buy property so that his sister could marry in glory.

When the family was in trouble, it was Yingzi who gave her the money she earned, stitch by stitch. Now that she wants to get married, we can't let our sister suffer. Ren Xiu Niang gave so much property as a dowry even though we are not related to each other. We are her brother and sister-in-law. You can't let someone poke your spine and drink your sister's blood.

Yingzi's parents went to the capital with a large amount of money. With the help of Li Qing, they bought Yingzi a farm and shop, and also bought a small yard.

She was a second-year student. Yingzi said she didn't want the yard anymore and left it to her brother. She had enough other things, and even compared with girls from the capital, she could afford a dowry.

In this way, the third-level courtyard was given to Yingzi's second brother and second sister-in-law. They would not have to rent the courtyard when they came back. The second-level courtyard could be kept if brothers came over in the future. If not, it would be given to the tribesmen, and the tribesmen would not waste it. live.

The family I told Eiko was a family of a second-rate military general in the capital. The family was very sparse, and all the men died in the battlefield. Without the men, they were destitute. Now there is only one single member of the family who is a direct descendant of this lineage.