The skilled widow is busy farming

Li Rui has decided to return to his hometown in the provincial capital to serve as a county magistrate. He is in charge of five county magistrates and has a population of [-] households. He is one level higher than the county magistrate. This is because the emperor loves him so much that he should not be given too much. He does not have a solid foundation. Political performance is a necessary condition for promotion.

Everyone loaded the gifts onto the boat and asked someone to find an official ship to escort Li Rui and Yulan back to their hometown.

This time Xu Jing specially gave it to a few generals who had retired from the battlefield and were preparing to retire. They also had real skills. They were just injured and could no longer go to the battlefield. After discussion, they simply escorted the official ship back to their hometown and stopped in the village. Protect the village and serve as a nursing home for Xiu Niang and others.

The military commander himself was very willing. The money given was generous, there was no need for intrigue, and the child could go to the Li family to study. It was such a great thing that there was no reason not to be happy about it.

Xu Jing, Qun Brother, and Chun Brother also brought a lot of things to Xiuniang and the village, including medicinal materials, supplements, and collected books.

After loading two boats, Li Rui officially resigned from his post as imperial minister and returned to his hometown with his wife.

Some people say that Li Rui is too stupid. His imperial post-style official position is not high, but it is a good job to get close to the emperor. Not many people can grab it. Why go back to his hometown? He is so careless.

But Zhou Yi and Li Rui's old father-in-law were full of praise for him, and they trusted and relied on him more and more. The children have really grown up, and are stable and reliable. They can take one step at a time and think five steps at a time. In the future, the Li family will have someone to carry the banner.

His old father-in-law did not remind him of the good job of leaving the palace as soon as possible, but Li Rui brought it up himself. This surprised his old father-in-law. Instead, he became more and more interested in him and determined to train him well. In the future, resources and efforts will be increased. some.

Li Rui's position was a position that many people were trying to get into, but Li Rui could not be deceived by the imperial power and wealth, stayed true to his heart, and exchanged the emperor's favor for him for the opportunity to return to his hometown to contribute, which made the emperor remember him. , be grateful and sensible, be pragmatic and do practical things.

He was also promoted to a higher official position, from county magistrate to county magistrate.

At that time, the road was being built, and the county magistrate accompanied the inspection to the top of the mountain, which was the county.

Li Rui's hometown is not a poor county now, it is a prosperous county. Many people are rushing to go there. After three years of work, they have achieved excellent results. Xiu Niang has done really well. She has also registered with many officials and received many awards. Appreciation, all focused on that piece.

When Li Rui went there to serve as a county magistrate, the position of county magistrate was vacant. This time, the son of Mrs. Zhou's eldest son was promoted. In the past few years, Mrs. Zhou had worked hard just to find marriages for the Li family. She also spared no effort to take care of the Li brothers. After all, it was her turn to take advantage of it.

Li Rui recommended Mrs. Zhou's eldest nephew without hesitation, which was considered a return of favor.

Mrs. Zhou was also very grateful. Her sister-in-law came to express her gratitude in person. If her son could marry a good county man, he would have a good foundation for his future career. It was about his own son. Her sister-in-law was also very grateful to Mrs. Zhou.

Her sister-in-law is Xiaoya's maiden girl. They have the same surname and are from different generations in the Sun family.

This is also the grandson of the Sun family, and he is one of his own. In this way, when Li Rui goes, he won't be afraid of others causing trouble for him and using Lijia Village to contain him.

The couple got everything ready and boarded the boat.

Xiuniang was very happy to know that they were coming back. She tidied up the yard for them. They might come back to stay for a few days. After handing over the official position, they would live in the official residence to facilitate the handling of government affairs. If they stayed in the village, it would be inconvenient for subordinates to come to visit them. , not very suitable either.

First, he went to the official residence to hand over the matter. The official residence and the county government office were in the provincial capital. Li Rui asked someone to come back and report the news. He said he would return in a few days, but he sent Yulan back.

Yulan is pregnant and needs someone to take care of her. She plans to find a nanny who can take care of people. Li Rui needs Yulan's help. Human relations are essential, and there is no way around it.

"Mom, you think who is suitable to go, why not let my sister-in-law go."

The mother-in-law thought for a while and looked at Li Mao's wife before asking, "Are you willing to go?"

"I won't go. I don't know how to speak official language. I'm afraid it will delay the child's important matters. I will take care of the grandson at home. Let Xiuniang go."

The eldest sister-in-law doesn't want to face the official's wife's communication anymore. It's very troublesome and she has to make three turns when talking.

"Whose child is it? Don't look at how old your siblings are. You have raised three adopted children and have been given an official position. Why do you still have to raise a grandson for you?"

My mother-in-law suddenly lost her temper. "Mom, I didn't mean that..."

The elder sister-in-law was so frightened that she quickly stood up and apologized.

"You are Yulan's mother-in-law. If you don't go, who will go? You are asked to take care of the pregnant woman, and I am not asking you to socialize in the front. If you don't know how, just block it and go back. You go, don't shirk the responsibility, look at your younger siblings than you How old you are, your hair has turned white. If you don't know how to care for others, I will ask Xiuniang to find her son. She has a son, so you don't need to count on your son."

The mother-in-law glared at the sister-in-law.

"I was wrong, mother, I just thought Xiu Niang was smarter... Then I'll go, I'll go."

My sister-in-law was scolded for no reason, but she didn't dare to get angry with her mother-in-law, so she immediately responded with a smile.

My mother-in-law is also getting old, but she is in good spirits and her legs and feet are nimble. It is true that she can’t stop herself. She no longer weaves tapestry. She can’t see clearly due to her presbyopia, so she plays with her grandson at home.

"I'm used to being lazy and hiding, so I don't need to be beaten!"

The mother-in-law cursed angrily.

My mother-in-law is an elder, so when she scolds others, she has long been avoided and dare not say anything.

Finally, it was decided that the sister-in-law and Yulan would go back to the official residence in the provincial capital together to take care of the daughter-in-law's food and daily life.

In fact, Yu Lan wanted Xiu Niang to go. Her aunt had a gentle temper and was very tolerant of her children. As a daughter-in-law, Yu Lan was naturally afraid of her mother-in-law.

But grandma even scolded her mother-in-law. She didn't dare to be picky. Looking at aunt, she was indeed a bit older and she really didn't dare to work her too hard.

Li Rui also came back a few days later.

"Grandpa, great-grandma, grandparents, parents, aunts, brothers and sisters-in-law, I'm back."

"It's good to be back. How was your journey?"

"It's going well. I just asked someone to take the things they brought back to the ancestral hall and store them first, and then divide them up tomorrow."

"Okay. You have worked hard all the way. I have sent a doctor to check on Yulan. She is in good health and the fetus is stable. There is no problem. You don't need to take anti-fetal medicine. Don't worry."

Xiu Niang quickly finished all the things he cared about most.

"Thank you, aunt, you still love me."

Li Rui smiled happily.

"Why are you sitting in the county, but what's the reason?"

"There is no special reason. I told the emperor in advance according to the time agreed with you. It happened to be that this topic came up that day. I said that I wanted to go back to my hometown to help and support for a few years. I hope that there will be more people around my hometown. I hope that my hometown will become a prosperous county instead of a poor one. I also talked about going to the provincial capital to eat delicious food when I was a child. I did farm work. The emperor especially liked to hear these words. What I said was similar to those What the officials said was different. I knew how to farm but they couldn't. That was not true. When the emperor was happy, he promoted me and asked me to take charge of the county magistrate. I took the opportunity to give the county magistrate position to my aunt's child. I already have a right and left hand."

"Well done, you are smart, and you are getting smarter."

Xiu Niang was also smiling with admiration in her eyes, and Brother Rui grinned happily.