The skilled widow is busy farming

Chapter 41 Purpose
"Grandpa, this palace flower is not as valuable as tapestry. I guess it won't be sold for that much money. I can only do one thing, buy land to build a yard or start a wine shop?"

Xiuniang was also thinking back and forth in her mind.

"Buy the wine shop first."

It was Li Jing who interrupted. Now he can help manage the store. He is almost always in charge. He is the cook, and his sister-in-law follows behind and only cooks.

Xiuniang taught Li Jing a lot of things in private, and now he is learning as he goes. After a busy winter and the beginning of spring, he has gradually begun to take control of the store, and he is slowly becoming like a big shopkeeper.

"I'm thinking of building a yard first to give you a wife."

Xiu Niang was leaning toward this.

"Second aunt, build the winery first. Brother Song knows how to make wine, so let him work on it first. We brothers have also agreed that we should build the winery first, and direct it to produce wine to supply the shop. We can't just rely on it. You make money by weaving brocades, what have we become? Over time, we have become white-eyed wolves, people have to work."

Li Jing's words were more powerful, his voice was not loud, but he made the final decision. He was more determined and had an idea than a year ago.

Xiu Niang couldn't help but be impressed, the child grew up so fast.

"Grandpa, what do you think?"

Xiuniang smiled at her grandfather with a meaningful look in her eyes.

Grandpa also pursed his lips and smiled, obviously very satisfied with the eldest grandson's decision.

"The eldest grandson has already thought about it, so just listen to him."

Li Jing is the eldest son and eldest grandson. If his ideas don't go wrong, you have to listen to him.

"Okay, listen to your elder brother, buy a piece of land first and build a wine shop. I estimate that if you can get 100 taels, you can make high-quality incense. You go and try it. You don't need your second uncle this time. You brothers, go ahead and I will test your skills. .”

The second uncle also smiled and nodded, "Yes, you go."

"Row."

Li Rui looked at his elder brother and smiled.

The two of them went to the city to sell palace flowers together. Xiu Niang and others went out before she said to her father-in-law: "Dad, your eldest grandson is becoming more and more like a parent. He is growing up very quickly."

The father-in-law said with a smile in his eyes, "That's not because you taught me well, and the hard work is not in vain. He is the eldest brother, and even if he has no fame, he still has to hold down several brothers."

"That being said, eldest brother should be more cautious."

The second uncle also nodded, and then asked the old man, "Dad, this is almost enough money, and we can start the next step of the wine shop."

"Well, Grandma Wang, don't you want to buy a homestead? It can be cheaper if we buy it together so that you won't suffer a loss."

Grandpa took the initiative to talk to Grandma Wang.

"Okay, then I'll take advantage of you."

"You're welcome. You taught my child well. Thanks to your help, not only the girl Qing'er has changed a lot, but also the younger ones like Chun Ge and Qun Ge have their own appearance and understand the rules better. I told the second child After that, if there is good land for you later, I will definitely leave it to you. I thought it would be better to stay close to Lijia Village so that I can take care of it nearby and not easily be swallowed up by other landowners."

"Thank you very much. I listen to you." "Aunt Wang, here you go, the household registration has been completed for you and you have settled in Lijia Village."

Uncle Li took out something and handed it to Grandma Wang.

At the beginning of the new year, Grandma Wang made up her mind to settle down in Lijia Village. As soon as the spring clan school started, she gave her half a year's money to teach in the clan school. The girls had already started studying in the school during the day and cleaning the clan school in the afternoon. Pick vegetables and go home after work.

Girls study for free and are given one meal at noon, and are treated better than boys.

Not only to win reputation, but also to get the villagers to agree to send girls to school. Generally, families give priority to providing for their sons to study, and they are willing to spend any amount of money. But this is not necessarily the case for girls. Girls have to work to provide for their sons to study.

If they go to school, there will be less people to work with, and their families may not agree, so it is difficult for girls to do anything.

It's also because the family doesn't have enough money, so it can only be free of charge, and one meal has to be taken care of, which means that the family will have less to chew, so everyone is willing to send it. Most of them are just to let the girl take advantage of the meal, and then there is the Qing Dynasty. My son and Yingzi are indeed different, and I can see that they will marry well in the future.

This is also very attractive to them. It can support their sons and everything is for their sons.

It’s not that Xiuniang and the clan elders have no foresight, it’s just that you can’t wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep. How I want to raise my girl is none of your business. Why do you spend so much free time worrying about other people’s children and meddling in other people’s business?

If you want Lijiacun to raise the bar to a higher level, you must get rid of male-female prejudices and raise girls well so that other prominent families can take a fancy to your family. Just having good boys is not enough.

Some villagers can't think that far. They won't think about why a good boy can't marry a second show girl because it's too hard to raise a girl. Any girl who dares to marry into your family will have to be a cow or a horse. , the girl who was raised in a noble family, why should she go to your house to work as a cow and horse? She is not stupid.

The clan elders are well aware of the greed of human nature. They give free money to girls but not to boys. They complain for various reasons, saying that the income from the ancestral field is not much, so they can only work hard first. Only if a girl can read can she marry well and be able to marry well. Support the brothers, lie and coax the girl to send her to clan school.

Although the traditional ideas of her parents cannot be changed for a while, the girl finally has the opportunity to study, and her grandma is invited back. Gradually, she will change, and the ideas of the children's generation will change.

Black cat or white cat, the one that catches mice is a good cat. It doesn’t matter what the reason is for coming in, as long as we achieve our goal.

Life in Lijia Village is getting better and better, and it won’t be too difficult. Parents will relax and don’t embarrass their children. They have a good role model in front of them. As time goes by, the harmonious days of the family will become more and more prosperous, which will also make them reflect. Go and follow the trend.

It is not difficult to have living money in hand, and people will naturally not care too much. A lot of suffering is actually caused by money.

Grandma Wang teaches etiquette and palace rules in clan studies, and is involved in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and medicinal materials. The girls know that opportunities are hard to come by, especially after seeing the changes in Qing'er and Yingzi, which makes them feel inferior and study harder. Work harder than the boys.

This also stimulated a group of boys, and suddenly a group of girls came, and they were sisters. They were able to endure hardships better than them, and they studied hard, as if there was no tomorrow until today.

Xiu Niang will light the fire in the back. I heard some people murmuring that girls should not be given free money, but boys should be given free money. If boys are free, then it is a root cause. Girls are married off, and no matter how much they learn, it will be cheaper for other families, too. I don’t know how many days I can study, but I tried my best.

Qing'er ran to learn these words. The girls felt panic after hearing this. They were already late in learning and now they don't know how many days they can learn. Qing'er and Yingzi said that they should study hard. One day is a day and one year is a year. I can also study and settle accounts. My ability is my own. You see, my second aunt's words have weight in the village. Why? She has the ability. She can read, read and weave tapestry. She can live a good life no matter where she goes.

This puts more pressure on the girls. They are so ruthless and desperate to learn etiquette. They are not as good as Qing'er in etiquette, so they practice it to death over and over again. The parents at home are shocked. What is going on? They look like they are going to bite someone to death.

The clan elders snickered in the background. Anyway, the clan's academic atmosphere has become more upright and rigorous, and the children are working hard and working hard.

This year, the ethnic studies have made some money, and they have gained an extra [-] acres of ancestral land. I changed my husband. The previous master went to the capital to take the exam. This time, he came back with a real Jinshi. He came back because his body was broken by the exam. , the results are quite good.

Second Uncle Li invited him back after repeatedly testing his character and skills. He had also taught for several years in an aristocratic family in Beijing and was very experienced.

Now that the clan education matters were temporarily completed, the second uncle and clan elders breathed a sigh of relief and began to take care of the chickens, ducks and vegetable fields. They were going to do a lot of work this year.

(End of this chapter)