The skilled widow is busy farming

Chapter 70 Cry

Everyone saw off the catcher. Uncle Li specially packed a few jars of wine and his own braised meat and fish and other dishes, which could also be considered as meat dishes. The catcher also got a reward of silver and left happily.

Lijia Village was in a state of excitement. You and I excitedly congratulated the grandfather and his family, but when they turned their faces, they found that Xiuniang and her mother-in-law were missing.

"Hey, where is my sister-in-law, Xiu Niang?"

Why is the real owner gone? Second Aunt Xu is turning her head back and forth looking for someone.

"Don't look for it. Mommy and I go to see Brother Ping and say congratulations to him."

The atmosphere fell silent for a moment, and I felt uncomfortable thinking about Li Ping, even if he was not his biological son.

"Everyone, let's talk about whether we should hold a banquet and have a lively meal. This is a great event. There are four Jinshis in our village. I heard that the results of the failure are only a little short. There is hope if we come again."

There was only one person who failed the list, and the remaining one was Mrs. Ru. After the third time on the list, she was jokingly called Mrs. Ru. It was a bit embarrassing to not be on the top or bottom.

The one who failed was not worried. He was a few years younger than Li Rui and had the same seniority as him. He would still have a chance in the future. He just wanted to try the water and get a feel for it. This time he was not disappointed. He opened his eyes and knew where his shortcomings were. I feel more confident.

"Wait until Xiu Niang comes and asks her. She never likes to be too high-profile for fear of ruining her child's future."

Grandpa happily talked to everyone and accepted everyone's blessings.

The villagers were not in a hurry and helped the old people go to the ancestral hall to talk and wait for the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to come back.

The mother-in-law cried in front of her son's grave and vented her long-pent-up emotions, which made her feel much more relaxed.

Xiu Niang burned paper money for them, and she folded the gold ingots herself, which was a token of her gratitude.By offering incense, you can also express your gratitude to your relatives in past lives.

"Go back."

The mother-in-law took Xiu Niang's hand and gently groped her to comfort her.

"it is good."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came to the ancestral hall, and everyone talked happily. When they saw them coming back, they waved enthusiastically.

"Auntie, come, let's discuss whether we should have a banquet. Your family wants to treat us."

"Okay, treat me, my family will pay for it. I have money, I paid for it as a palace flower."

The mother-in-law happily patted her chest to show off.

The youngest son won the first prize, and his mother's face was bright.

"Xiu'er, how many tables do you want?"

"It's enough for our village to eat for our own people. We don't invite people from outside the village to avoid trouble. We also learn the lessons from the last election to prevent the children from wandering again. Close the door and study in peace. Those who have parents can go back to their parents' homes and bring more gifts. The rest You are not allowed to make random promises, and you are not allowed to use the name of a Jinshi to act recklessly and ruin your future."

"middle."

This time, the villagers all had the experience of being beaten last time, and they were much more restrained and low-key, and could pretend to be serious.

"I had thought before that if Brother Heng could go to high school this time, I would spend money to buy no less than one hundred acres of land as a ancestral field and donate it to the clan school. This would exempt the clan school from taxes and give the clan school more income. We could buy horses. Learning to ride, shoot, and learn a craft can’t all be about being the top scorer in high school. Those who are not good at school must find other ways out. When we have money, we can think of more ways to provide for our children and grandchildren.”

"Lao San, do you mean this too?"

Buying a ancestral field is not a trivial matter. It costs a lot of money and must be approved by the whole family.

"I agree with what Xiu Niang said, boss and second child?"

"That's what I mean. This time Citian counts us and the third room together to pay for it."

Grandpa is the third eldest son, so he has the third bedroom, and then it is divided further down, just like the branches of a big tree.

"Well, everyone has heard it, the third family has never been sorry for the Li family name. From now on, you will know how to do things. If you don't know how to be a person, you still have to know how to work."

"Understood, Grandpa Clan, we must work seriously. This is for the whole village, not for any one person, we understand."

This time the villagers were all beaming with joy and felt more confident.

"Okay, let's have dinner tonight, Qing'er Yingzi, you two make arrangements, I'll see what you two are capable of, there are still a few hours until dark, you two go and do the work, the boys go and kill the pigs, and we celebrate. , my family name Li has changed."

Grandpa roared hard. "Turn over."

The young and old men in the village roared loudly, shouting out all their grievances and sadness.

Qing'er and Yingzi immediately started making arrangements with their clan brothers and sisters. Everyone had hosted banquets more than once. They were already familiar with the business and knew where to start. Each took charge of a stall, and the children became busy.

Xiu Niang went home and took the money from home.

"Grandpa, this belongs to me, my mother, and my sister-in-law."

This time it was really up to the whole family to chip in, which meant something different to the Li family. Xiu Niang couldn’t just be asked to contribute, as Grandpa wouldn’t allow it.

Aunt Xu also brought the money. It was money that the whole family had pooled together. This was not just working in the tavern, winery or field, but there was some profit here and there. Farmers lived a frugal life and were reluctant to spend money. Aunt Xu followed her mother-in-law This eldest sister-in-law also made a few taels of silver by working as a palace concubine.

"Dad, we collected 60 taels for the second house, the money from the tavern, the money from the land, and the money for the palace. I kept half of it to build a house."

"Okay, let's do it together."

Grandpa smiled and assured Aunt Xu.

"The boss has 90 taels, and I'll fill in an extra 50 taels. A total of 200 taels can buy a hundred acres of good land."

Grandpa mentally calculated the amount of money and the price of the land.

"That's enough. If it's not enough, I'll make up for it."

Xiu Niang said with a smile.

"This time the names of your brothers in the ancestral field are included in the ancestral field of our whole family, right?"

Grandpa is fair in dealing with things. This time everyone paid for it, and it was recorded in the names of father-in-law and second uncle Li. This is considered the entire three-bedroom house. After all, they both have grandchildren, so they can represent the whole family.

"Zhong, we have no objection."

Xiuniang and her sisters-in-law laughed happily.

Before eating, grandpa discussed with the elders how much land to buy and spent the 200 taels of silver first. It was best to buy good land so that there would be a harvest.

Fourth Grandpa said: "Buy some wasteland or forest land. This way you can save money and buy a few more acres of second-class farmland. Even so, good farmland is too expensive. Your family has only had this little money in the past few years, so you can't afford to farm all of it." Mother’s wool, you’ve been working so hard on the tapestry, you’re a blind thing, let’s put it together one more time and buy a few more acres of land.”

"I think buying a few more acres of land will be a lot of hard work."

"We farmers are afraid of hard work. We have raised good fields by ourselves, and people have spent money on the land and bought it. But when we come here and don't want to contribute, how can we make enough money just lying around?"

Grandpa Six spoke.

"Okay, as long as you all agree, then this is it, one hundred acres of good land, and for the rest, let's see if there are any suitable second-class fields or forest land. I'm inclined to buy a village, what do you think?"

"Yes, if there are few good fields and there are many second-class fields in Zhuangzi, we can consider it. We have a winery and we are not afraid of not being able to eat it."

"middle."

Several old guys gathered around to discuss carefully.

"Fourth brother, you are smart. You can bring a few men to take care of this matter."

"Okay, I'll go and see the land for myself, otherwise I'll be easily fooled."

"Fourth brother, please directly record the red deed in the ancestral field, and record it in the names of the eldest, second and second brothers."

"middle."

In the evening, the villagers gathered for a lively party and drank. Although Li Heng has not come back yet, his future is basically stable. The Li family has finally reached a new level. As long as their children and grandchildren are not stupid or bad, there is still hope for the next few decades. .

Grandpa was drunk and held his old brother's arm and cried. He had held it in for too long. As the head of the family, his most outstanding grandson died. All hopes were shattered overnight, but he couldn't be too sad. We also need to stabilize the family, comfort the heartbroken son and daughter-in-law, and the poor granddaughter-in-law Xiu Niang. The orphans and widows also need to make good arrangements.

Only he cannot fall.

(End of this chapter)