The skilled widow is busy farming

Chapter 133 Re-entering Beijing

It's much more cost-effective to support your own clan members than to buy slaves. Everyone has to pay for this money, so if you can't save it, it's better to let the clan's children learn the skills, so that we can use them in the future, and we can use them with confidence.

Li Qing and Li Yan were also raised in this way at the beginning. It would be difficult at that time. It would be difficult to ask grandpa and grandma to give them a chance to learn their skills. Starting from a clerk, everything depends on the children's own vision. That would be difficult.

Nowadays, everyone is your own family, including relatives and elders. They will teach you step by step. It is much easier than it was back then.

Now Li Qing and Li Yan are now on their own, running around for the clan, and the clan raises his children for him. Both of their sons are famous, and those who are not famous are because they have no talent and are still in charge of the affairs. Li Qing and Li Yan are not treated badly. Give sincerely.

With such an example, it will be easier to do things in the future. In fact, this is the inheritance and heritage of the family. One generation supports the other, and this is how they cross the river and pave the way.

When the Chinese New Year fan was finished, Li Yan's son was full of praises and showed it in the shop. Within half a month, people bought it all. It was originally a whole series, and people bought it all. The price is good.

The first trial was successful. Xiu Niang and everyone were very happy. They started studying the patterns below and continued making fans.

The two different-colored and two-color tapestry she made were also sold at a high price. They were bought by the official's wife, who was interested in her craftsmanship.

This gave Xiu Niang a lot of encouragement, and she plans to try a small kang screen next year, using two colors and mixed embroidery.

Gonghua has also had a large order volume in recent years. The weaving workshop has been doing it for a long time, and its skills and vision have been well trained. The more it is made, the more exquisite and beautiful it is. The stewards and customers are very satisfied when they come to pick up the goods.

The weather is getting colder, but Lijia Village is still busy. After half a year of renovation, the atmosphere in the village has returned to peace and busyness. Everyone is no longer in a state of excitement, and has begun to live a down-to-earth life, work seriously, and get back on track.

In Kaichun, Xiuniang distributed some more money, and the money from various places was also withdrawn. A letter came back from the capital, saying that another farm was bought under her name.

Li Yan bought her two more shops and a farm in Jiangnan.

The money earned from Jiangnan shops and farms continued to buy properties.This year, Li Yan and Li Qing will exchange money. Li Qing will go to Jiangnan to check the situation of silk weaving, and Li Yan will go to the capital to manage the family's industry.

Xiuniang wrote a reply to the capital and asked Li Rui and his sister-in-law to find a suitable marriage for Qing'er there.

Qing'er wove a Kang screen for Yingzi, which was very exquisite. Mrs. Xie's wife praised her and took her out to meet her in social circles. Now some people are proposing marriage.

Qun Ge and Xu Jing are getting closer and closer, and the two children get along very well. The Xu family likes Qun Ge very much. As they get to know each other more and more, they can see his character. He is steady, down-to-earth and pragmatic. He is not someone who is vain and eager for quick success.

Li Heng did a good job in the field. He wrote a letter back and said that he needed two masters. He asked the clan to choose and send them over. The prerequisite was that they had to be famous, and they could be scholars or candidates.

This means that the sons and daughters of the clan are getting up, and there are more and more opportunities, not limited to the things at the doorstep.

The Ministry of Justice in Beijing needed several professional staff, and the Ministry of Industry also needed a few people. It was Li Rui and Li Qun who contacted Zhang Luo in Beijing.

The Department of Mathematics also admitted a boy of our own. He has a quick mind and a very high talent for mathematics. He has experienced these things in his hometown Yamen and the capital, and he can get started within a few days.

The opportunity was found by Brother Qun by begging his fiancée's brother.

This is also a serious official. Don't look down on it. This is a fill-in position. There are also assessments for entry, but it is not the kind of imperial examination.

Li Rui selected a few boys to work in the Ministry of Works. They were paid, but the money was small. But being able to work behind the Ministry of Works was a learning opportunity. If you work hard, you might find a position. If you don't know how to do it, we Children can pick it up right away.

At this point, the children are very grateful to Xiuniang and Zuxue. When they wrote home, they made it clear that if Xiuniang and their grandfathers hadn't made Kuxue so hard, there wouldn't be such a good thing today. Xiu Niang and the clan elders, there is no one in the family who is dissatisfied.

Kaichun Xiuniang also bought fifty acres of land in the provincial capital and gave it to the nanny in the weaving workshop. She helped teach embroidery with great efforts. This land was for her to provide for her retirement. When she took the land deed, she burst into tears. , which made several other weavers very envious, and they worked even harder.At the beginning of this spring, several children were going to Chunwei. The results they came back were pretty good. Some failed, but there were also some who were on the list. All the children passed, and there were four scholars. Brother Chun is a scholar. The master said that he should give it a try next time. , Don't be too pushy. Being famous at a young age is not a good thing. He can wait while he is young. Ji Niang also agrees with the master's opinion.

There are five of them, and they have gone to the capital to settle down. There are Li Rui and Li Yan there, and the houses are all ready.

There was a letter from Beijing saying that they would choose another family for Qing'er, and the sister-in-law asked her for her opinion.

The candidates were found by Mrs. Xie and my sister-in-law. Now there are three or four candidates. They are not too strict, they are just picking first. My sister-in-law felt uneasy and asked her when she would go to the capital.

Xiu Niang thought about it for a while and decided to go to the capital again in the summer, so she wouldn't be in a hurry.

There was still progress in the research on two-color tapestry, and she wove another fan and planned to take it to the capital.

Clan studies have achieved results this time. Some people tried their best to come in and study. The clan elders asked Xiu Niang for her opinion.

Xiu Niang refused and told the clan elders that we should just mind our own family affairs and not worry so much about other family matters.There is also a need to increase the repair fee.

I have invested a lot in my studies this year, so it’s time to raise my level.

The villagers didn't have any objections after hearing this. Even if they got good grades, they should improve. The girl still didn't need money to study, and the parents didn't complain. It didn't matter if the meat rotted in the pot and she didn't go outside.

In the past few years, the weaving workshops and silk weaving and spinning have made money. The money was distributed to the workers, and each individual earned some money based on the work they performed. Many families bought land from the village and built new yards.

Now Lijia Village is almost full of new houses, there are no old ones, and every household has land.

There is still a lot of wasteland in the village. The clan elders invited poor people from the neighboring village to come over to open up wasteland. The conditions provided were quite generous, and they could keep in touch with their neighbors and support each other.

We also recruited a few poor children from the neighboring village to come over and learn crafts and earn some hard money.

The weather is getting hotter and summer has arrived. Qing'er has something to look for. Xiu Niang takes her money and things to the capital to have a look.

I plan to go over and buy some property for Qing'er as a dowry, and leave some property for Brother Chun and Brother Qun.

When they arrived in the capital, Brother Qun and Brother Rui Qing'er came to pick her up, holding her hand and greeting her happily.

"Auntie, I miss you so much. Please stay a little longer before leaving."

Qing'er and Yingzi pulled her and acted like a baby.

"Okay, this time I will stay for three months and then go back."

"Auntie, my brother is too lazy. He gave me all the accounting work. Please help me train him."

Qing'er complained as soon as they met. Now she has to settle a lot of accounts by herself. She has to settle almost all the accounts of several of her brothers' properties.

"Haha! You have to learn to do it. This time I plan to buy you some more property as a dowry. After all, you still have to do it yourself."

Xiu Niang touched the little faces of the two children and smiled lovingly.

(End of this chapter)