The skilled widow is busy farming

Chapter 75
Everyone talked about their family affairs and plans, and talked about buying Zhuangzi for Li Heng.

"You don't have to be pretentious, just ten acres of land is enough for food and drink. You must know that many officials in the capital rent houses, many of them rent for life, and they are all houses in the suburbs outside the city. I can have a house in the city. Thanks to the great kindness of my second sister-in-law, how can I let the clan suffer along with it?"

"Silly words, not only for your sake, but also for the sake of the clan in the future. The clan has to pay back what the clan gives you. In the future, you have to take on the responsibility of teaching the clan's descendants, and even contribute to their career. Watching and helping each other is mutual, but There are good things that can be taken advantage of in vain. You must learn from Brother Zhou and take on the task of supporting the Li family clan."

Grandpa shook his head, his grandson was still too young.

"Yes, I remember."

"We also want to buy some property in the capital this time. Your sister-in-law has earned some hard-earned money and wants to buy it for Brother Qun in advance. We are thinking about buying a house and a shop. By then, you will take care of the money for your nephew, too. Let your hands loosen up more quickly."

"Grandpa, it doesn't have to be like this. Just leave the things of the group brothers to the eldest brother of the Zhou family. I can't take advantage of everything and let the Zhou family complain about our family. My sister-in-law has paid enough for me. I can't ask for this money. I don't want it." It’s a test of human nature. It’s better not to let me get involved. When I get married, the money will inevitably be frivolous and inappropriate.”

Li Heng has a good bottom line and can think of many things ahead, but he lacks experience.

"Well, that's fine too."

Grandpa thought about it for a while and it was the same. Xiu Niang has done enough for the family and she really can’t keep taking advantage. This time she went to the capital to buy some property for Brother Qun and make plans for the future of the child. Brother Chun is still young, so there is no need to rush. .

During these days when Li Heng was at home, he went to ethnic studies. In terms of entertainment, except for invitations from his close relatives and socializing with classmates and friends, he declined all other gatherings if possible. He was as calm as before.

In the family study, Li Heng and several Jinshi took turns to torture them about their knowledge, and also explained to them the difficulties in the capital, the hypocrisy of official circles, etc., so that they should not take chances. In any case, fame is the first step. Without this, you will be useless. Not qualified to enter officialdom.

This made the children aware of the cruelty and bloodshed outside, and they made them study harder.

When he had free time, Li Heng still went to work in the fields with his family. It was no different from before. The grandfather and others were very happy, but they were looking forward to Li Heng more and more. Maybe he could really make a difference.

The one-month holiday was coming soon, and they had to allow time to return to the capital by boat. The remaining few people also brought their things and prepared to go out to the field.

Except for Li Heng, in fact, except for one young man who failed to pass the exam, the rest are already married. This time they took their families with them to take office.

Regarding the family members, Xiu Niang also gave a lot of advice before leaving. She also wrote something to several ladies. She was very particular about receiving gifts and returning gifts. She also talked a lot about how to communicate in official circles.

Generally speaking, the problems encountered by the county magistrate's wife are not too big. The husband and wife can always solve them through mutual discussion and several years of experience. These daughters-in-law of Jinshi all come from landlords' families and are educated. They do not understand everything. .

Xiuniang took Yingzi, Qing'er, grandparents, father-in-law, mother-in-law, second uncle Qunge and others on board the ship and headed for the capital.

Li Mao and his family are not going to the capital. They have to stay and take care of the family's business and wine shop, and they cannot leave.

Sitting on the boat, Qing'er and Yingzi were very excited and chattered non-stop. This was their first time traveling far away and it was very fresh.

However, it became boring after a few days. The two children went back to the house to read and write. The scenery outside did not change for several days in a row. After the novelty passed, it became very boring.

They also had a lot of homework. Before leaving, Grandma Wang arranged a lot of homework for them to check when they came back. The two girls and the brothers started studying again.

Xiu Niang was still weaving tapestry, so she took it with her when she left. It was very boring on the boat, so she wanted to weave for a while to relieve her boredom.

When they arrived in the capital, Zhou Yi and Zhou Yun came to pick them up.

"Grandpa, grandma, you have worked hard all the way. Hello, uncle and aunt, come to my house. There is no one in Brother Heng's yard, and many things have not been purchased yet."

Zhou Yi greeted everyone enthusiastically. "Brother, sister-in-law, I have asked you to worry about this."

"Look what you said, we are very happy to have you here. Your eldest brother has been counting the days on his fingers every day and has been waiting at the dock for several days."

Mrs. Zhou enthusiastically and excitedly took Xiu Niang's hand and looked her up and down, "She's not thin, she's in good spirits, she feels much better."

"I'm fine, don't worry about me."

"Let's go home, your parents are still waiting for you at home."

Grandpa and grandma took a carriage to Zhou's house and wanted to stay at Zhou's house first.

Li Heng's yard was not cleaned at all. He bought it off-the-shelf, [-]% new, and everything was in good condition, but there were some damages. He simply repaired it. He didn't have that much money, so he only cleaned up the yard where he lived and the hall where he entertains guests. It has been tidied up, but other areas have not been touched, so no one can live there.

When they arrived at the Zhou family, the old parents of the Zhou family were also in tears when they saw their daughter. They held the hands of Xiuniang and Brother Qun distressedly and kept shedding tears.

Except for the female family members, everyone else was arranged in the front yard.

A banquet was prepared that day, and Xiuniang and her parents had a private talk.

After a good day's rest, the two elders sat together to talk and understand each other's situation.

"Father, mother, I made some clothes and shoes for you, including some for my eldest brother and sister-in-law. This one belongs to the younger brother. This gold-headed noodle is for my eldest sister-in-law and future younger siblings. You can hand it over to me when the time comes."

"Okay, there's no need to give anything else, our family doesn't lack this either."

Old Mrs. Zhou quickly refused and blocked the purse she took out, preventing her from opening her mouth.

"Yes, Xiu'er, the paintings you gave your eldest brother last time were great. Your eldest brother was promoted. That's enough."

"Okay, Dad, my grandpa asked me to bring a gift. I heard that my younger brother is also getting engaged. They asked me to buy a yard as a gift to my younger brother. It is also a thank you to my elder brother for helping people in our village. Brother Heng did not give up. Big brother has taken all the trouble and can’t give me anything else. The wine shop has returned its original investment. Grandpa is very happy and especially grateful to you and big brother for letting me buy a yard for Brother Yun so that we can get married.”

"No need, the courtyards in the capital are very expensive."

"Dad, I still need a separate yard. I want to buy a big one together so that there will be no trouble in the future. Living together is inconvenient after all. If there are too many children and grandchildren in the future, we won't be able to live there. The yard in the capital is worth a lot of money. Well, don’t be afraid of losing money if you buy it.”

"Xiu'er is right. Sooner or later, the family will be separated. It's better to prepare the children now. This will save the children from complaining about our partiality later. I also have some money in my hand. Let's buy a big one together. I will leave some for the boss. Old man, what do you think?"

"Okay, I will personally thank my parents later."

"Then you keep this money. The 100 taels were collected by my father-in-law and eldest brother. The 300 taels were a gift from me to my younger brother. Let's put them together to buy a big one. I will keep your share for my eldest brother. If you have the opportunity to use this yard in the future, Let’s see if we can expand it, so it’s big enough.”

"Then you have to wait for the opportunity. You may have to wait for how many years."

Old Mrs. Zhou smiled and shook her head. There were people living in the surrounding area. When she bought it, she used all her family's resources and the clan also gave her money, otherwise she wouldn't be able to afford it. So the yard is a little small for three feet, but it's still enough.

(End of this chapter)