The skilled widow is busy farming

The county magistrate's wife held a banquet and invited Xiuniang and the girl from the Li family. It was also regarded as a blind date banquet. This kind of banquet was attended by squires and landlords, and the wives and children of famous family members, so that they could further contact each other.

Now the Li family is also a guest.

Logically speaking, a widow cannot attend such an occasion, but it is different when the county magistrate's wife personally sends the message.

The new county magistrate was a good friend of Li Rui's classmate. They encouraged each other when they were young and admired each other's character. They arranged to come to the vicinity of Lijiacun to manage Lijiacun. This meant that others would not cause trouble. Lijiacun has become what it is today. It's not easy. If someone does bad things and has bad intentions, all the hard work of Xiu Niang and the clan elders will be in vain.

Today, Xiuniang came to the clan school and took a look at the list.

"The assessment results in the past three months are still good, and everyone has improved significantly. Tomorrow I will go to the county magistrate's wife's banquet and pick a few boys and girls to go, three men and three women. Let's follow the assessment and my selection. When I read your name, remember to prepare it when you go home, put on your clothes and jewelry for me to take a look at in the afternoon, and we will set off together tomorrow."

"Yes."

There are not many banquets like this. The county magistrate's wife is an official and has some status. On such occasions, it is natural to bring the best children of the clan out to show off. This is how good opportunities and good marriages come about.

Also going with her was Sun Ya. After all, she was a widow and there were still inconvenient times. It was different when Sun Ya was here.

The two of them make up for each other's shortcomings, and they work well together. Sun Ya is becoming more and more impressive now.

Even though she is not a member of the official family, Sun Ya comes from the Sun family. The Sun family itself is a more prosperous family than the Li family. She is taught by her natal family. After marrying into the Li family, the elder sister-in-law basically ignored Sun Ya, never made it difficult, and taught people how to deal with each other. It was all done by Xiu Niang.

Now Sun Ya is very experienced and very familiar with her dealings. She looks more and more like the eldest daughter-in-law of a big family. She is calm, wise and generous, and she can do things well when dealing with her relatives.

In fact, the sister-in-law was anxious to hold her grandson, but Xiu Niang persuaded her to stop her. She went to the capital and got busy and forgot about it. She was too far away to rush her.

Sun Ya is not in a hurry because she is young. The Li family is generous and no one is urging them. It is better to let nature take its course. The two children are in good health, but it is actually because fate has not come. Li Jing is very busy and is currently in charge of the family. In family affairs, my abilities are becoming more and more outstanding, there are many things to do, and I have a broad vision and knowledge. It is really hard work.

The responsibility really does not lie with Sun Ya. Xiu Niang protects the couple inside and outside. Sun Ya is very grateful and mentions it to her parents’ family. Her mother-in-law is generous and her second aunt loves us and our couple the most. She teaches her step by step and leaves all the family affairs to me. I didn't suffer any injustice.

The children who were selected to go to the county magistrate's wife's banquet in the afternoon were fully dressed and came over for Sun Ya and Xiuniang to inspect.

This is to take a look at the children's clothes in advance. There are other officials and wives on that occasion. The clothes must comply with the regulations. You cannot dress randomly or wear jewelry randomly. If you make a mistake, you will be in trouble and your reputation will be ruined.

This is the standard before going out. You have to dress neatly and check them one by one to make sure nothing is wrong before you can take them out.

The Li family doesn't have those weird seeds, so they insist on making eye-catching bags. If you make any mistakes and don't follow the rules, the clan elders and your parents will slap you in the mouth when you come back. If you don't want to live, others will still live, are you crazy? It affects the children of the entire clan.

A girl from Lijiacun would never dare to do such a thing, and would have to be beaten to death by her parents.

This is how the rules are learned bit by bit. Grandma Wang has been in Lijiacun for several years. The girls are becoming more and more clever as they learn.

Sun Ya looked around carefully one by one and pointed to a girl's jewelry, "The sapphires are a bit eye-catching. There are official wives who went there. I asked about other fifth- and sixth-grade official wives. I thought it was better to be prudent and not make mistakes. I'm afraid it's not a good thing if you are not married and are too conspicuous. The girls in our village are all beautiful, so there is no need to dress up too stunningly. Being too pushy is never a good thing."

"Yes, then I'll go back and change into silk flowers."

The girl was not unconvinced and immediately bowed.

"Well, the girl's jewelry only needs to be embellished with jade and gold. It should not be too extravagant and should match her own situation, otherwise she will be laughed at."

"Yes, then I understand and I will change it when I get back."

Xiu Niang looked around for a few times, and found that they were all well dressed, nothing conspicuous, and the jewelry was in compliance with the regulations. It was good, so they were not talking about anything.

There are rules for official communication in the officialdom. There are certain things that you cannot do, especially girls. If you are not married yet, you must abide by the rules. The consequence of not following the rules is to be criticized by others. You may be scolded behind your back for being frivolous and uncultured. If you don't make mistakes, Conspicuousness is the best.

You have to believe that the official wife's discernment will never let go of a good girl, let alone a brainless idiot. She will definitely laugh at you when you leave the house.

"If you go tomorrow, you can show off your talents, but you can't be embarrassed. You have to be careful." "Yes."

"Boys must keep a distance from girls. They are not allowed to enter the inner courtyard alone. They must be together to avoid falling into traps. Girls are also not allowed to be alone. No matter where they go, they must be accompanied."

"Yes."

After everyone agreed, they went back.

At noon of the next day, Xiuniang took several children and Sun Ya to the official residence of the county magistrate's wife to attend the spring flower viewing banquet. She taught the children a lot of experience, gradually improved their communication skills, and knew how to deal with such occasions.

When they arrived, the county magistrate's wife personally came out to greet Xiuniang and Sun Ya.

"Ouch! I've been waiting for you for a long time, and I'm still thinking about whether you won't come, which makes me anxious."

"It's my fault for keeping you waiting for so long."

"Why are you so polite? There is good tea today. You can taste it and we can have a nice talk."

"Okay, I brought you some new silk and satin produced by our weaving company. The color is quite bright. I will use it to make clothes for the children. Xiaoya chose the pattern and color."

"I just said Xiaoya has good taste. I made a skirt out of the material I was given last time. Take a look, does it look good?"

The county magistrate's wife held Xiu Niang's hand affectionately, talked to her, and showed her the skirt she made.

"It's my honor that you like it. Today we have two or three designs and colors suitable for girls to make dresses and skirts."

Sun Ya added at the right time.

"Well, it makes your skin translucent and white, and you look good. This dress matches well. The colors together are really elegant and translucent. It matches the spring scenery, fresh and bright."

Xiu Niang praised with joy.

"My daughter matched it for me. She had the final say in the design and color. It really suits your eyes."

The county magistrate's wife was particularly happy to hear this and looked very proud.

"I'm just telling you why you suddenly became enlightened. It turns out it's because of your daughter. I'm praising you for nothing. You're useless."

Xiu Niang shook her head helplessly.

It made the county magistrate's wife laugh, and praising her daughter made her happier and prouder than praising her.

As he spoke, he went in and met the wives of each family. The county magistrate's wife actively and enthusiastically introduced everyone.

They greeted each other, the children said hello, and they were busy for a while before sitting down to talk.

"Mrs. Li, I heard that your son is engaged to the Xu family, is this true?"

"Mrs. Hui Lin, it's because of this that I just came back from the capital to see the child, and I made an appointment with the eldest lady of Duke Xu's residence."

"Then why didn't you stay to help the child?"

Mrs. Lin asked with a smile.