The skilled widow is busy farming

Lijia Village does not have enough manpower to work. It has bought many ancestral fields and villages over the years, and they all need people to take care of them. These villages borrowed grain from their own villages, and they had to use labor money to pay off the debt. The men of Lijia Village took them to the farm, Go to work in the wasteland, there is a lot of work.

Farmers don’t resent the fact that they don’t pay wages, but they give them food and enough food to eat. It’s more appropriate to have food to eat than to pay wages.

Money to buy food may not necessarily make you full. Food prices fluctuate. After this heavy rain, food prices will rise immediately. The price of cereals, chestnuts and rice has also increased. Farmers can have a few big bucks in their hands, and they can eat as much as they want. If you are not full, it is better to work for Lijia Village and distribute food every month. The people who come to work can still have a full stomach, which is particularly suitable.

It is not without benefits for Lijiacun to help other villages. It has ready-made strong labor force, gained connections to work at the minimum cost, and also regained a good reputation. If manpower is needed in the future, these villages can come to help.

Under the guidance of Xiu Niang, the second uncle and the reserve talents in the village became more capable, thinking, and capable. They were able to stand on their own, and they could see some calculations more clearly, and they were calm and able to resist trouble.

At this point, Xiu Niang stopped participating in too many decisions in the village and let them do it on their own. The more they did, the more trouble they encountered. As time went by, people became more experienced.

As for clan studies, she wanted to find her own clan relatives to train her. When she gets old, there will be someone who can take up the clan studies.

"Grandpa, I'll come to your house to have some food."

"Okay, come on. I made beef today and stewed the beef I gave you before. You came just in time."

"Then I'm lucky."

"Hey, you have something to discuss."

The uncle knew that Xiu Niang must have something to do when she came.

"It's a matter for the clan to learn to be a master. Now we are hiring outsiders. I plan to support the young people in our village to become masters, so that the children will be easier to manage. Secondly, I will also grow old one day. If I don't train them earlier, I'm afraid I will be a back-up in the future. Not good."

"What you said makes sense. Are these wives in our village planning to leave?"

"If someone has a good future and wants to leave immediately, what should we do to prevent them from leaving?"

"That's right, then who do you like?"

"I'm thinking about finding a few more famous young people to come back and take turns to be my wives. One is to wait for good opportunities and a bright future, and the other is to polish the children's character so that they can have a stable career in the future. The other one is that our village clan has learned a lot. For girls, the masters outside are too young and dare not let them come, for fear of causing a bad reputation. The old ones are too old-fashioned, and some things have to be taught by young people, so that they can be accepted by the children of the tribe. "

"You're right, this girl is indeed a problem. It's common for young people to fall in love with each other, and there are always times when you can't help it. My relatives and uncles in our own clan are not afraid of people talking, so we are more secure."

"That's what I think too. We can't put all our eggs in one basket. There are many people with great reputations in our village. I want to go around teaching one by one, and choose those who are suitable to be teachers, those who are willing to stay and teach, those who work hard, and those who are willing to make a career. After two or three years of polishing it, my mind will become more stable and less likely to wander."

"Okay, tell me who you like, and I'll get them back for you."

I want to drag back those husbands in the capital. Instead of working for others, it is better to work for their own family. They want to wait for the opportunity, but they are not waiting, but they are unwilling. "

People with money will have more ideas. Children who can reach the capital and gain fame will not admit defeat because they all want to be officials.

Li Rui mentioned that they should come back to teach with slightly lower grades, but they still chose to learn teaching from other families in the capital and wait for the opportunity.

One is like this, and the other two are following suit. They are unwilling to return to the village to teach, for fear of losing the opportunity to enter the officialdom of the capital, and would rather wait.

Li Rui didn't have a good idea. If he didn't come back sincerely, he wouldn't do it well.

But Li Jing refused to give him a chance. Now he had many connections and opportunities. Even Li Rui couldn't go beyond his eldest brother to find opportunities for others, let alone brothers.Li Rui felt a little unhappy. Now that the clan members have money and fame, there are always a few arrogant and disobedient people who think that I also have fame, but just ranked lower. Why should I go back to the village to teach? Who doesn’t know when Hello, Mr. Guan.

He couldn't control the clan members anymore, so he just suppressed them and didn't give them a chance. Those clan relatives didn't know that Li Rui had said hello to Yiwan and wanted to sharpen his brothers and polish them again, so there was no way other people would be troublesome.

After several years of teaching among the aristocratic scholars, they still had no chance. They didn't know why.

This is the way of officialdom. It's just a matter of words not to let you in. They are too junior and don't understand things.

Xiu Niang tried so hard to help Li Rui and Li Heng get to where they are today. Not just anyone can pick the fruit, not to mention that Li Rui has hardened his wings and has his own thoughts and ideas.

He had always wanted to find some good wives for clan studies, especially his own clan members, so that he could gradually replace Xiu Niang to take care of her in old age. As a result, these arrogant and arrogant people declined Li Rui time and time again, which made him angry and depressed. Just don't give it a chance.

Xiu Niang didn't help. The child was older and could no longer give orders like he did when he was a child. Besides, she didn't think Brother Rui had done anything wrong.

But it doesn't matter if they don't come back, and Xiu Niang doesn't want to use someone who is unwilling.

"My ex-err got a letter from Brother Rui. Li Xiao's kid used to be in the academic department. My ex-err, Brother Rui, went to ask if he was willing to give up his official position and return to the village to teach. He immediately agreed. I think he is a good boy. You see."

"It's good, but one is not enough."

The grandpa picked up the tea cup and took a sip, thinking about it.

"Those few were not willing to come back, and Brother Rui was also very angry. He deliberately suppressed people from giving them a chance. In fact, if they had been given a chance, they would have been county magistrates long ago. It would be no big deal if they were left in the hands of Brother Rui and Heng. "

"It's right not to give it. I wrote the letter and asked Brother Rui to keep it under control. That's my intention. I have forgotten my mission. I would rather wipe someone else's butt than teach my own children. In that case, just do it outside. , I would like to see if they can become officials."

The uncle sneered, he knew this.

They asked a family member with a good reputation to come back to teach. They would teach for three years first and then wait and see. They left the person in the village without saying a word. However, those children were afraid that they would not be able to become officials and miss the opportunity, so they declined the family elder and Brother Rui many times. He just refused to come back because of his pleading. He would rather be banged up and gain nothing than leave the capital.

This made the uncle angry. He wrote a letter directly to Li Rui and Li Jing, and no one was allowed to give them any chance.

Even if you find the opportunity yourself, Li Rui can defeat you with his current face and ability.

In the spring of the first year, Li Rui went to the imperial study to work on the emperor's paperwork and write notes on daily life. This was a fat job that many people wanted, and it was an errand that couldn't be squeezed in. He learned how to handle court affairs at close range and saw what the ministers suggested. What's the name of the emperor? How does the emperor control his subordinates? It's like teaching you the skills step by step.

The great grandfather cut off the future of those children with just one letter. They used to have it, but now they no longer have it.

"I value Li Xin as a master. I haven't written yet, so I'll discuss it with you first. I'll work for three years. If it suits me, I can recommend them to be county magistrates. I promise not to hinder the children's future."

As long as Xiu Niang opens her mouth, no matter how difficult it is, Li Rui and Li Jing will do it neatly and beautifully, and pick the best ones. She values ​​the people she recommends, and Li Rui attaches great importance to them and takes a high look at them.

"In, I wrote a letter to call the person back."

Grandpa made the final decision.