The skilled widow is busy farming

Chapter 14
"Well, raising animals and selling them is also a source of income."

"That's what Xiu'er is thinking."

"I'll talk to those old guys later, talk to the village chief, and get ready later. If you don't support your family, it would be cheaper to buy them together."

When the grandfather heard that this was a rare opportunity, clan studies were the foundation of Lijia Village. As long as clan studies were managed well, there would be no fear of failure of the children and grandchildren.

"Let's buy some beef cattle together. There are people selling beef in restaurants outside."

Grandpa nodded.

"Okay, buy some of all kinds."

"Grandpa, buy some alfalfa to feed the cattle and sheep, and also cultivate the land."

"to make."

After finishing their work in the afternoon, everyone went home to cook, and smoke rose from every house in the village.

After washing, grandpa sat down and waited for dinner.

"Why did you come up with the idea today to let the tribe learn how to use wasteland to raise animals?"

"Grandpa, ethnography is the foundation of Lijia Village. If we want to maintain our family's right to speak in the clan, we must contribute to clan scholarship and the clan, and only then will everyone be willing to obey you, otherwise..."

Xiu Niang has been in charge of the business for 20 years in her previous life and has her own set of insights and experiences.

"One more thing, our children are all Li family's seedlings, and the foundation will still be in the Li family's clan in the future. Anyway, the wasteland won't have much income in ten years. It's better to work together. Hiring people to do it will cost money, and the ready-made manpower will not be used in vain. No. I use them and I want them to be grateful to me. Baba comes to do the work for me, and I don’t have to pay for it myself.”

Xiu Niang shook her head proudly.

Grandpa couldn't help but laugh, and tapped her with his hand, "You are such a clever kid. Okay, I'll give you some credit, well done."

"Then I have to trouble my eldest brother and second uncle to deal with this matter."

"You give them money and ideas to make them look good. Of course they will do the work. You don't have to worry about it. You can't do manual labor either. Just weave your cloth. You have to worry about Yingzi."

"I know, Yingzi, I will teach you well."

Everyone was busy in the following days. Grandpa and the others were busy looking for people from the village to work. Naturally, long-term work required signing a contract, which usually provided food.

If the land is rented out, it will be at the market price, and priority will be given to men from the same village. This also means taking care of each other. If the people in the same village can't do it, they will find outsiders.

With such a large amount of land like his, the whole family would definitely not be able to work it all, so they would have to find tenant farmers. First, they would find poor people from the same village to work on it, and they would be given food directly from the autumn harvest. They would just sign a simple contract. If there was no suitable person in their own village, they would find relatives.

Almost all people in Lijia Village have the same surname, and they are all close to each other, and none of them have the same surname. There are also people with other surnames, not many, only a few households.

Villagers with the same surname are very close to each other, especially since the Li family has more than one county magistrate, as well as official positions. It is not a poor village. The county magistrate has to give some face when he comes, and ordinary people dare not mess with it.

I bought the land and needed someone to work on it. I watered it in the past few days, and my grandfather and his two sons discussed who to work on.

The village also hired two poor men to rent land, but they still lacked manpower.

"Who do you think you should look for this year? The family of Brother Mao's daughter-in-law you looked for last year, will you look for his family this year?"

"Grandpa, please change someone this year. Last year they were just lazy and playful and took a lot of things from the house. They never considered my face. Whether I was in trouble or not, they made me lose face in front of the men and children. They also bullied Xiaozhong. Brothers and sisters.”

"I can't tolerate this one thing."

The sister-in-law's face became serious, and she spoke with a sad but extremely firm expression.

"My brothers and sisters are right. I will be buried in the Li family grave in the future, relying on my husband and son. My parents have passed away. It doesn't matter whether I can go back to my parents' home. I have helped all the things I should have done. I can't let them go anymore." Bully."

The sister-in-law lowered her head and sighed sadly. After all, her mother's family had reached the point of no return.

Grandpa pondered for a while and glanced at his eldest grandson Li Mao.

"Let's change someone else. My brother-in-law is selfish and has tacitly approved of his wife's troubles. He bullied Yuniang more than once. I feel very resentful. If it weren't for the relationship between the in-laws, I would have kicked him away."

The eldest brother turned his head away unhappily and bullied my wife and younger siblings. He couldn't bear it this time.

"Then let's find an outsider."

"Okay, I'm going to ask other relatives if there are any poor people with good character who can work quickly and are not lazy."

Uncle Li nodded in agreement.The men are busy with the fields, but there is no one waiting for them in the fields. They are always the same every day.

Xiu Niang only weaves brocade, cooks meals for her family, and teaches her children to read.

The next day the grandfather came with his family.

Uncle Li also followed.

"Hello third great-grandfather, hello great-grandmother, hello Grandpa Li, hello Grandma Li, hello Aunt Mao, and hello Aunt Ping."

Li Ying, grandpa's great-granddaughter, came in and greeted me cheerfully and politely.

"Yingzi, you haven't been home to play for a while."

Xiu Niang pinched her face and showed a gentle smile.

"Hehe, Aunt Ping, I'm helping my mother cook at home."

"Has your grandpa told you that you will have to endure hardships to learn a craft from me? Are you willing?"

"I'm not afraid of hardship. It's great to learn a craft. I'm not lazy. If I don't learn well, you can beat me."

Yingzi raised her head and looked at Xiu Niang with trust.

"Xiu'er, I am just a daughter. I always hope that she will live well. If she can learn a craft, I won't worry about her getting married. You can teach her."

Eiko's mother took a step forward and spoke sincerely.

"Sister-in-law, did grandpa tell you that the apprentice will be paid? As agreed, the money will belong to me in the first few years."

"I've made it clear that the first five years will be yours. Write it down in black and white. We are not swindlers."

"Okay then, come on."

Everything was written down, and both families had to sign and fingerprint it. The second uncle was afraid that she would suffer a loss, so he specially drafted the deed himself.

After finishing these things, Xiu Niang looked at Yingzi and said, "I have an old loom here that can still be used. You can use that one from now on. Get up early and come over in the afternoon and I will teach you. If you go to school, come over after school and weave." You can take the cloth machine back and use it, but bring it when you are working so that I can point out your mistakes."

"it is good."

"I'll teach you embroidery together. Learn slowly. You won't become fat with just one bite."

"Yeah, I listen to my aunt."

"You have to study hard when you go to school. If you want to make a lot of money, you must study and learn to read. As long as you study hard with me, you can earn your own dowry."

"it is good."

Yingzi knew that Aunt Ping was one of the few women in the village who could read and write. She also had a high status in the village, allowing her to teach crafts, but it was a blessing she could not ask for.

"Yingzi, kowtow to your aunt, your aunt will be your master from now on."

Yingzi immediately knelt down and kowtowed, holding a tea bowl in his hand and saying, "Master, please come and bow to me again."

"Good boy, get up."

After receiving this gift, Xiu Niang naturally had to teach her seriously.

Yingzi and Qing'er went to school together, and then came home to learn brocade weaving.

After finishing these things, the uncle and the others left the apprenticeship ceremony and went back. They brought gifts specially. They know the rules.

Xiu Niang's painting is less than half finished and will be ready in two months.

The next day, a customer came to the door, and Xiu Niang didn't expect this visitor. Looking at the visitor, she couldn't help but be moved to the point where she couldn't help but shed tears.

"Sister-in-law, why are you here? Are you back from the capital?"

Xiu Niang looked at her eldest sister-in-law with tears streaming down her face.

(End of this chapter)