The skilled widow is busy farming

The weather was getting hot, and at the end of April, a letter came from the capital, saying that Qing'er's wedding banquet went very smoothly, and that her mother-in-law was also kind to her. Her mother-in-law was somewhat partial to Lu Jun, the younger son. Although she was not overly fond of her, she was indeed partial to him. Aiwujiwu, Xin The mother-in-law was not embarrassed when her daughter-in-law entered the house.

The Lu family has an upright upbringing and does not allow men to have concubines or anything like that. The Lu family is not a hereditary official family. Their children and grandchildren are all white men who need to take the imperial examinations to become officials on their own. They are particularly concerned about this and do not allow their children and grandchildren to lie on a woman's belly and fool around. .

When I chose the Lu family, I also valued his family's well-educated family tradition, standing upright and upright, cheerful and calm, and being a good son.

If the family tradition restrains the son, no matter how bad he is, Xiu Niang considers the longer term. She has good character, good upbringing, and strict family tradition. If she treats the man well, there will be no bad way. Even if the husband and wife are not loving, there is nothing wrong with it. too much.

The sister-in-law wrote and said that the relationship between Lu Jun and Qing'er is very good at the moment, and she still talked about you when she came home. The Lu family and Lu Jun personally selected the gifts and sent them to her.

The Zhang family and the Wang family knew that Xiuniang was not coming this year, and knew that she was afraid that Qing'er would be criticized, so they all praised her. She considered everything carefully and really cared about her child. They were afraid that because of her involvement in the child, others would criticize her, and she would not be perfect. .

They all gave her gifts and sent them to the ship to get them back.

Li Mao and his sister-in-law stayed in the capital to see their children. They were waiting to come back at the end of the year. They really cared about their eldest grandson, but they did not interfere in the affairs of Brother Jing and his wife. Xiaoya left the children in the care of his sister-in-law, while she was busy running the house and helping her husband. .

Before going, Xiu Niang told her sister-in-law repeatedly that she could go and see her grandson and not meddle in other people's business. Let Brother Jing take care of external affairs. There is no room for two tigers in a mountain. Brother Jing has already risen. If you intervene again and beat him back, all my hard work over the years will be in vain. .

The eldest sister-in-law is obedient to Xiu Niang, not to mention that Li Jing is her own son, so there is no reason why she shouldn't do it. She promised to only look after the child and not care about anything else.

The account books were all handed over to Xiaoya, and the sister-in-law was happy to take care of the children. In the capital, she really didn't care about anything and just took care of the children with her husband. Xiaoya felt more and more grateful to Xiuniang and her mother-in-law for being kind and treating her well.

My sister-in-law also doesn't like to deal with people from the capital. She takes too much time talking, beats around the bush and doesn't speak directly. She relies on guesswork and has to prepare favors and gifts for fear of making a mistake and burdening the children.

She had a daughter-in-law who didn't need her to do the work, so Xiaoya was relieved to leave the child to her. She was so happy that she ignored everything and only took care of the child. The letter said that she wanted to take the child to live in a farm for a few months. The village was a big place, so she could let her Children are having fun.

Xiuniang accepted the letter and knew that her sister-in-law and Xiaoya were getting along well. She was happy that her sister-in-law could finally enjoy the blessings of children and grandchildren.

My sister-in-law is an honest person, she has worked hard all her life, and now she is able to enjoy the blessings of children and grandchildren, which is what she deserves.

The two sisters-in-law have been relatives for so many years. Xiu Niang intervenes so much because she is afraid that the honest sister-in-law will be wronged in the future, so she leaves more benefits for her daughter-in-law. In the future, when they grow old, the sister-in-law and the eldest brother can enjoy the sincere filial piety of their children and grandchildren. .

This is also the escape route Xiu Niang left for her sister-in-law.

Li Rui also came back with a letter. The brat was very proud of the letter. He said that he had recently been praised by the emperor and that he was familiar with the emperor. He was not as nervous as when he first went there, but he still had to be cautious. Do things and talk less.

He also said that the whole family had been dragged back by his second uncle, so he wrote a letter and asked me to give those boys a beating and send them to the ship.

Brother Xinlirui laughed heartily, not to mention taking pleasure in his misfortune.

He also said that Brother Chun got No. 1 in the monthly exam in the academy. This is already normal. The master is also very satisfied with him. He said that he is calm, neither arrogant nor impetuous, has a good attitude, is not eager for quick success, and his deep study of books is love. People of books.

Brother Rui said that Brother Chun is a child who really loves reading and can read. Many of his insights are more thoughtful, profound and original than he thought.

The letter was quite exciting, and the words were like a child's.

Xiu Niang felt more relieved after seeing it. Knowing that their brothers were all well, she felt more relieved.

"Can Brother Chun adapt to it there?"

The Master asked Xiu Niang.

"Well, it's said that Brother Chun got No. 1 in the monthly exam and is firmly on the No. 1 throne."

Xiu Niang couldn't help but smile. "If you ask me, that child is a treasure. He has the potential to become a great scholar. He is more able to sit still. His brothers study to become officials, but he studies because he likes love. The essence is different. He studies deeper. .”

"Do you have too high expectations for him? Don't dare to live up to them."

Xiu Niang blinked.

"You don't understand. You still remember that he bought a bunch of rocks. Are you being mean to him?"

"I remember, I was scolded, but I didn't do it for the sake of being the first person to win."

"He studies to see if what is said in the book is correct, and then gives up after studying. He is very self-disciplined and does not indulge in painting. He will paint a picture if the scenery is good and he is in a good mood. If he is busy studying and is not in the mood, he will not paint. But his The painting has a more free and comfortable artistic conception than others, and his brother did not have this mentality at this time."

"Teach them well, and maybe everyone will be the same in the future. You will have good luck behind you."

"This stinky boy is uncertain. He is not as good as you said. Don't worry, his brother will keep a close eye on him. He will be handed over to my eldest brother. He will be under strict supervision and will not make any mistakes. He can do whatever he likes. I don't have high demands and I am not an official. It doesn’t matter, but you have to read the book.”

"Correct."

The Master understands what she means, and he is wise and knowledgeable in reading.

In May, those boys came back, looking a little disgraced. Even their parents and elders came back, and they immediately went to the village chief to apologize.

The second uncle only saw his father, mother and I, but not the children. The uncle saw no one and was not allowed in.

Xiu Niang came out after class and saw several people waiting at the door, their heads lowered with apologetic expressions on their faces.

"You guys should go back first. The school has enough teachers for now. Let's go to the village chief to see what you can see. I don't have anything important to do. I won't need you for the time being."

I rarely use people who the village chiefs and grandfathers don’t use. I have enough for my wife.

The four children's faces immediately turned pale, and they were stunned on the spot, watching helplessly as Xiu Niang left.

The students went out one by one. Today, they went horse racing with Xiu Niang, walked around the foot of the mountain, and had a picnic along the way.

"What should we do? We seem to have offended everyone."

"What can I do? Just apologize."

"I'm not convinced. Why? We can help Li Rui if we stay in the capital. Why not?"

"It seems we were wrong. Even Li Jing came back to take care of family affairs at that time. It was Uncle Mao who went to the capital when he got old."

The other older man also sighed. They were too eager for quick success. With this mentality, I guess the uncle was also worried and would definitely not give them a chance.

"Why don't you give us a chance? Maybe we won't be able to do well?"

One of the boys, Li Shan, was unwilling to give up. Even when he came back, he was full of grievances and dissatisfaction.

"Because the opportunity was entrusted to me by my aunt and fought for by Li Rui. They have the right to deny it to us. If we go to officialdom with our current mentality, we will probably offend people. Besides, why does my aunt give it to us for free?"