The skilled widow is busy farming

Chapter 45

"Then it's settled. Let the whole village, big and small, old and young, get busy. If you are busy, you will have no time to do it. The east and west families are short. Keep the girls in order. When they get married, everyone will say that the girls from the Li family are poor. The first one is decent, our girls are willing to spend money to train them well, so that the children and grandchildren of the Li family can marry better girls."

Xiu Niang added, "People who love their daughters will not marry their girls into your family to work as cattle and horses. She will be spoiled, spit on and treated harshly by her husband's family. It depends on how your girls are raised. You can also see How is the social custom of this family and village, and whether it is possible to get married."

"That's right. When we look at a girl, we don't look at the poorest one. We first look at whether the girl is well raised, whether she is well-educated, and what her character is. If the girl is not raised well, it is even less likely that the son will be raised well. good."

The old lady also sat nearby and chimed in.

"Okay, take out what you have written. You must be ready. Just wait for us to nod. I know you are the master who will not let go of the rabbit before you see it."

Fourth Grandpa stretched out his hand towards Xiuniang and said that this is the right thing. Xiuniang must have thought through all the joints before telling them, otherwise she wouldn't be able to speak.

Xiu Niang pursed her lips and smiled. There is a reason why the Li family is prosperous. These old men are not old-fashioned but dare to work hard. They are not pedantic and very open-minded. They are wise, visionary and broad-minded. They also allow women to participate in important affairs of the clan and give gifts. opinions, and can quickly accept women's opinions and implement them resolutely.

Cong Xue allows girls to enter school for free, tightens their belts and pays for Grandma Wang to teach them. From this, it can be seen that these old men are very courageous, have a broad vision, and think far-reaching.

He presented what he had written with both hands and bowed, "It is the family's top priority and the most important thing for our children to be well-educated. Making money is easy, but raising good children and grandchildren is the most difficult thing." Yes. Whether the Li family can reach another level depends on whether their children and grandchildren are promising, and whether the girl can be praised by her husband's family."

"you're right."

The uncle took the paper and read it carefully. After reading one piece, he showed it to the other brothers. Everyone took turns to look at what Xiu Niang had written. They had their own ideas and plans, as well as what to do next. Ethnology should move towards Which direction to develop, what is the most important thing to do first, and what to do next, are all written in extremely detail.

It can be said that you teach like a fool, and if you don't stay still, you will be praised by others for your great potential and worthy of attention.

"Xiu Niang, I looked down on you before. You can do it. You can support Brother Ping's house."

After reading this, the eldest grandfather looked at her and spoke earnestly, with infinite pity and love in his eyes. It was a pity that if Brother Ping was alive and she assisted Brother Ping, the Li family might also be able to become an official in the capital.

But it doesn't matter now. He is very optimistic about Brother Qun's children and they are raising them well.

"Brother, let's study this thing again and discuss the details carefully. I think it can be done."

The fourth grandpa looked at the eldest grandpa and spoke seriously.

"Let's start with the wine shop first. Brother Xu, take Brother Mao and a few outstanding juniors in the village to start the wine shop. Let me do the chores and settle the accounts. According to what Xiu Niang said, there will be a clan banquet in the future. Let the children learn to do it, let Brother Mao take the inspection, and inspect it every three months. I will supervise each layer and keep them busy. Don't be idle, or cause trouble in your idle time."

"Chong, I understand what to do."

"This money doesn't fall from the sky. I keep accounts and report them layer by layer, and finally hand them over to us old guys to check the accounts. Who invested how much money, how many people were hired to learn the craft, and who produced the materials should be clearly stated. I don't care about others. , Xiu Niang wants to take [-]% of the profit from the winery. The land of the winery will be counted in the name of Brother Qun and Brother Chun. [-]% of the investment in the clan will benefit, and [-]% of the clan will benefit. The accounts will be calculated separately to avoid confusion in the future. .”

"Okay, write it all down."

The second uncle turned his face and told Li Mao and Brother Qun that they should record all the explanations made by the uncle clearly, and the clan meeting should communicate with everyone. "I saw that Xiu Niang's method was right. You were always busy with the children before, and others were eating ready-made food. This is obviously wrong. You are so tired that you can spank me when you are free. From now on, do it for me. The work starts from the wine shop. If you don’t want to do it, write it down. Whose family is it? When the money is divided, it is not his family’s share. The money is paid by Xiu Niang. Basically, it belongs to the third family. If you don’t contribute, you won’t get a single copper. .”

The great grandfather acted resolutely and made the final decision.

"middle."

"If you do well in the follow-up work, take note of it, assign more work, and take appropriate care of those who are well-educated, famous, and poor."

"Xiu Niang has assigned you a task. Write me a detailed regulation on the rewards and punishments of clan science. I know you know it well. Don't bother the two masters about anything. Just get it done. I will restrict the rules of clan science. Once, when the wine shop makes money, I will find someone to buy horses and let everyone learn riding and shooting."

Nowadays, there is no riding and shooting lessons. It is very expensive to raise horses and they cannot be afforded. Farmers use ox carts and donkey carts to drive their horses.

"Sure, I will handle it for you and make sure there are no loopholes to exploit."

"Mom, please be merciful, my son is also studying in the clan school."

"Don't worry, I will definitely be strict in restraining you, the little monkey. Next spring, your younger brother, the little monkey, will also go to school. For the sake of both of you, I have to conscientiously go through the rules again. This is my mother's heart. It will take a long time." They all have to worry about their children."

Xiu Niang sang, chanted, and beat for a while, and the group of brothers were so stifled that they could not speak, their faces turned red, and the whole room burst into laughter.

Next, the eldest grandpa and the fourth grandpa and several clan elders began to discuss how much money the clan and clan would pay respectively. The eldest grandpa and the fourth grandpa also contributed some money and counted as one share. They could ask for two places for their children and grandchildren to learn winemaking.

Everyone is very optimistic about the winery. Third Grandpa’s wine has been sold for many years and has been sold to several scholars. They all know that his wine is good and his craftsmanship is good. There is nothing to worry about. As long as he works hard, the winery will not lose money.

In the end, they discussed that the clan school would pay 50 taels, and the eldest grandfather, the fourth grandfather, and the sixth grandfather would all pay 60 taels. All the money of these families was here, and they each asked for two places to be apprentices. They would work together and learn the craft seriously.

The clan contributed 50 taels, and all the money of the entire Lijia Village family is here. In the past few years, the weather has been good, and through frugality, I have saved this little money. The original plan was to buy land to support the clan school, but Xiu Niang donated a One hundred acres, a big problem was alleviated at once, and money was saved. It cost a little to ask Aunt Wang to teach the girl etiquette, and that was all that was left.

Third Grandpa’s family gets a 200% share of the profit. He paid [-] taels of silver, so he should get half of it.

Xiu Niang occupies the lion's share. The land of the wine shop belongs to two brothers, Qun Ge and Chun Ge. They bought it. Xiu Niang holds [-]% of the dry shares of the wine shop, and the remaining [-]% is allocated by the grandfather to the father-in-law and the second uncle.

Grandpa and his three families took [-]% and paid for it, and the remaining [-]% was divided half and half between the clan and the clan school. These were separated from the beginning. The activities and things in them were different and they could not be involved. The clan school was established from the beginning. It is a separate accounting operation and is not related to anything.

Xiuniang's donation of the ancestral field also means to provide education to the clan and support the children of the clan to study.

When the money is earned, it will be distributed according to this proportion. The talents given to the clan will be distributed to the whole village. The clan learning will not be distributed and no money will be given. They will provide food for the children to study. They will reward pens and ink, but never give money. You can't start this.

(End of this chapter)