The skilled widow is busy farming

Early the next morning, Brother Chun and the old lady packed up and went to the city in a carriage. They were accompanied by brothers and sisters from the clan who had to work. They needed to buy some necessary things to build a house for Uncle Jiu's family.

The group came back in the afternoon. Brother Chun prepared a spring banquet with everyone. He also bought a lot of delicious candies for the elderly, soft braised elbows, and candies and snacks for the children. He went door-to-door to give gifts to the elders, elders and children. Wave.

Not to mention that the children of the Li family are equally good at dealing with people, with Xiu Niang in front of them to compare and teach, to show pity to the elderly and to cherish the poor. The children have learned this since they were young, and they can please the elderly wherever they go.

Today is a family banquet, and Xiu Niang just gave me the test questions, a spring banquet.

The girls and boys went to collect a lot of wild vegetables and came back to cook, including fresh vegetables from the field and home-raised meat. The beef was braised and the men could have a drink.

The purpose of the family banquet is not only to talk about something, but more importantly to establish friendship. Instead of letting the men go out to drink and be deceived by others, it is better to stay in the village and drink with your own family. You are not afraid of getting drunk. It is worse than going outside. After drinking, Drink and play games together.

There is everything you want to play, and you don’t have to go outside. If you satisfy your entertainment hobby, you won’t go out and be misled.

The girls and boys took this opportunity to show off their talents and let the elders see what they have learned. You can tell it from the clan banquet. The clan's money for learning is not in vain. If the children learn well, can the elders rest assured? .

Today I baked spring pancakes, paper-thin pancakes, rolled them up with vegetables and some sauce, and ate them. What I ate were seasonal vegetables and meats, fresh and original, as well as wild vegetables in spring, which had a unique flavor. Full of praise.

"Today's Spring Banquet was well done, and the dishes were well-coordinated and delicious. They catered for the needs of both young and old. The children are really becoming more and more presentable."

Many old people looked at the banquet on the table and praised it with satisfaction. They didn't spend much money, but they made a wedding banquet card, and the work became more and more decent.

"The purpose of spending so much money on ethnic studies is to make them learn. Otherwise, the money would be wasted."

Xiu Niang said with a smile.

"You are still the most powerful. By the way, Xiu Niang, what you said about training children to practice martial arts seems to me very reliable. Although the children have been practicing martial arts for two years, they have not shown any results, but their body bones are much stronger."

"Yes, do you have enough money for clan education? It's not enough for my family to donate 50 taels this year."

"My man also said that he would donate 100 taels this year to buy medicinal materials for ethnic studies. He said that the medicinal soup for the children is quite expensive. Don't embarrass yourself. We will bear it together. Nowadays, it is different from when we were poor in the past. We have a lot of money, so we can give Why don’t your children want to eat it?”

The old people talked very enthusiastically about how much money each family had donated this year.

Today, there is no shortage of money for ethnic studies, but only relatively speaking. The Li family's tradition has still been maintained. Accounts are reported throughout the year, and each household has a donation.

Every year, villagers donate books, food and money to the clan school. Even if it is not much, it is still a kind gesture.

"Practice martial arts is a long-term process. The first thing I want to do is to make the children strong and strong, and the girls will follow suit. I don't ask the children to be good at training, but strong bones are the first choice for marriage."

"Yes, the money is well spent."

The villagers agree with this very much.

"The other thing is long-term consideration. Now that our village has its own ship, shipping has never been peaceful. Without the unity and cooperation of our own people, it may be difficult to achieve anything. The person who holds the ship must be a man. We are all brothers. It won't happen." Backstabbing, this is especially important." "Yes."

"Finally, it is a long-term extravagance. What if our family also has a military general who can succeed? Who knows if there will be in a few decades? There will be no next generation in this life. At least let the children know how to train and teach their children and grandchildren to succeed. We When parents try to give advice to their children, both the parents look blank and cannot give any good advice to their children."

"Yes, that's the truth. The elders above have experience, so those below can walk steadily."

"On weekdays, the food at home should be better. Don't be stingy about giving your children meat, eggs and the like. Change chicken, duck and fish. It doesn't matter if you can't make up for it with food."

"I understand, it's been such a good year, how can I take advantage of the child's mouth? I don't see the little monkeys running faster and faster every year, so I don't have less meat to eat."

"Actually, it's quite good not to be paid. Now that the chickens, ducks, fish and meat raised by the family are distributed to our hands, we can eat meat, grain, eggs and so on. We can grow some vegetables at home, and we still have land. We still go out to work, and everything we earn is left behind. Now, it’s more appropriate to give out money than in the past. Back then, I wanted to buy everything when I was given money, but now I don’t have to buy anything, I have everything I need to eat and drink.”

"Yes, even the people in our village can make snacks and candies. The girls are very good at making them. We also made snacks to send to relatives and friends. They are also beautiful gifts, not bad at all."

A year has passed, and the villagers are gradually coming back to their senses. They are now managing things better, more properly and thoughtfully than before.

People still have to work and make money on their own, so that they can live with peace of mind. They just wait for the village to distribute money. As time goes by, people become lazy.

On the contrary, now the chickens, ducks, fish and meat in the village are raised by themselves, and are distributed to the villagers for consumption. If they can't finish eating, the villagers sell them. The same is in exchange for money. Although there is an extra step, the meaning of what they have worked hard for is different. .

The villagers are busy working to make money and cultivate the land. They live a fulfilling and practical life and feel satisfied.

If the conditions are good at home, you can eat the chicken, duck, and fish. If you don’t finish eating, you can take a large piece of meat back to your parents’ home when visiting relatives and friends. It’s very economical, and your relatives in your parents’ home won’t complain and will be very happy.Relatives know that money is not shared in the village, so they no longer care about it, and their lives are stable.

"I was also wrong before, I didn't think things through."

Xiu Niang readily admitted her mistake.

"It can't be your fault. You think about it, big guy, you have never failed your family members. It's because we poor people suddenly got rich. We can't afford this wealth, so we are short-sighted. After all, the Li family's background is too shallow. We couldn't hear this before. The words are pricking my ears, but now I understand that a famous family has the capital to be proud of, and we are too far behind."

An aunt sighed and sighed.

"That's right, people of our generation have suffered so much, and I don't want my children to suffer the same. I hope they can study and practice martial arts, stand up and be upright and open-minded, and let others take a high look, not from top to bottom. Look at us and look down on us as mud-legged people.”

"Yeah, if you want to get ahead, you have to pay a price."

Xiuniang drank delicious green plum wine with everyone, chatting about things in the village, chatting here and there. The relationship between her aunt, sister-in-law and relatives became stronger and closer.

No matter what the aunts can't do, they always come to Xiuniang for advice, and they feel at ease.

Brother Chun went to paint early in the morning. Xiu Niang always got up early, took a small urn to collect the dew on the flowers, and made tea to drink. Wouldn't there be material to talk to the children about tea scriptures and elegance? That’s it, you can learn this skill without spending any money.