The skilled widow is busy farming

Xiuniang took the time to go back to the village to take a look. When the children saw her, they all pouted pitifully. A group of people gathered together to chatter, but they did not dare to complain. They only said that the master was very strict.

Xiu Niang laughed loudly, "I want to reward Brother Rui this time. I have hired such a good wife, so I will feel relieved."

"gentlemen……"

"Children, do you know who the master is who is teaching you? He is the second-level elder of the pavilion. Brother Rui must behave in front of him. Your brother went through a lot of effort and got that thing from the Xu family. If you don’t cherish it, you’ve really wasted your brothers’ hard work!”

"Sir, we will work hard and won't slack off. Come back to see us often."

"Okay, if you be good, I will come back often and bring you gifts, okay?"

"it is good."

"Okay, go in and study. You're so old, and you're still acting like a spoiled child. Hurry up and endorse it."

Boss Xu Ge came over with a face and scolded him.

"Go and study quickly. Don't be lazy. You must respect Master as much as you respect me. Let me know whoever disrespects Master, I will punish him severely."

Xiu Niang warned the children seriously.

"Here."

The children bowed and went back to the house, making faces at the two of them before entering the house.

"Mr. Ge, I've made you tired. Country children are very naughty."

"Don't call me Ge Laozi. Just call me Master Xu. I like this title."

Mr. Xu Ge shook his head and smiled.

"Master Xu, I'm here to thank you for your willingness to come to my house to teach. If you need anything, just ask my uncle and the village chief. They can help you."

"It's easy to say. I like these children very much. You have preserved the children's innocent nature and developed their potential. The Li Family Academy does have many unique features, which are worthy of my careful study."

"As long as you don't mind my messing around, I just hope that the children can learn how to make a living, study seriously and learn principles, and there will be a way forward or backward."

"well said."

The two had a very pleasant chat, and Mr. Xu Ge was full of praise and appreciation for Xiu Niang. He affirmed many of her ideas and gave her some suggestions, which made her enlightened.

After a good chat, Xiuniang packed up a few things and returned to the provincial capital. She had to go to class tomorrow.

With Mr. Xu Ge here, the Li family school can make further progress, and Xiu Niang is full of confidence in this.

Thanks to Mr. Xu Ge's guidance, Xiuniang had a careful discussion with Brother Rui after returning, and gave new ideas and further detailed planning for the surrounding poor counties.

Brother Rui was very confident and wanted to do something big in his hometown. For this reason, he invested a lot of energy in going from village to village, investigating, and even made a certain assessment of the character and ability of each county magistrate.

In the past three years, I have learned a lot from the emperor's side, and I have had the most intuitive and up-close learning and experience of court affairs. To put it bluntly, the emperor's own son is not as close as him and has learned more.

Coupled with Xiu Niang's assistance, who is more familiar with the local area, has more experience, and has familiar connections, Brother Rui can free his hands and go big.

Xiu Niang only gives advice and helps, and will not interfere with Rui Ge's official affairs. She devotes more energy to teaching in the academy.

I have used all my experience and knowledge gained from teaching over the years to give full care and guidance to the children, especially the girls, who have been given more encouragement and care.

The mountain leader was also very interested in her serious and responsible attitude and innovative methods, and believed that he had hired the right person.

The girls from the Li family have also chosen several girls to study, and Li Yu is one of them. The past two months have opened her eyes, and she has truly seen what the upbringing and demeanor of girls from aristocratic families are like, and she has many similarities with her husband. place.

She is well-educated and reasonable, has a certain amount of advance and retreat, is more tolerant, less confrontational, and has a gentle and quiet demeanor. It turns out that this is the daughter of a noble family. No wonder Brother Rui didn't choose her back then. If she went to the capital like that, she would probably get into trouble.At this moment, Li Yu had a new understanding, and she worked harder and harder on studying. Fortunately, she had good interests and rules, and she devoted herself to studying in the past two years. She was the first in all aspects, and her level was also top-notch. She really made friends with aristocratic families in the academy. Female friends.

Seeing Li Yu taking the lead, the girls and boys in the family became more calm and determined, and Xiu Niang was also very happy.

Xiu Niang packed up some seasonal supplements and other things and sent them to the capital to share with Xu Jing and the others.

But I don’t plan to go. When Xu Jing is pregnant, she will be taken care of by her mother-in-law and the Xu family. If she goes, her daughter-in-law will be cautious and have to follow the rules for herself. The Xu family’s rules are quite big. Very strict on raising children.

Even if the rules are waived, Xu Jing still has to come over and take care of her.

Xiu Niang felt that she was causing trouble for the children. They were used to living their own lives as a couple. One more person would inevitably restrict her in everything. She asked her about everything, for fear that she would not feel comfortable and would not be as comfortable as at home.

Just give them more gifts and supplements, so that the young couple can live according to their own preferences and be relaxed and at ease.

Yu Lan's belly also bulged out, so Xiu Niang took more care of her in their yard. She also had her sister-in-law to take care of her on weekdays, so she didn't worry about having no one around.

"I see Yu'er becoming more stable and smart, as good as Qing'er back then."

"How did you figure it out?"

"Brother Rui said let's draft."

Yulan told her husband's plan.

"Take the civilian road?"

There are two types of drafts, one is for officials' daughters, and the other is for beauties from the private sector. Today's noble concubines are selected from civilian women. In fact, this is done to prevent aristocratic families from controlling the harem, and it is the same reason that poor families are taken seriously.

"I didn't ask carefully. Let me ask you what you mean first."

"What do I mean? Her parents and brothers also have great expectations. Let Brother Rui take care of it and try not to take sides."

"Yes, I mentioned to him that instead of causing fights between right and wrong, it is better to concentrate on your work and be a pure minister."

Brother Rui came back in the afternoon and had a few words with Xiuniang after dinner.

"Brother Rui, do you plan to let Yu'er be drafted? Entering the palace is not a good choice. Your path will no longer be pure."

"That's not the case. I did want to draft a draft at the beginning, but my uncle rejected it. I still want to focus on marriage. Yulan did it, and my uncle only wrote about it in the letter. I didn't talk to Yulan in detail."

"Oh, that's good. As you know, Li Yu's brother has great expectations for her marriage and hopes to become the second Qing'er. I feel that the trend in our village is a bit too radical."

"Don't worry, I'm here, you can't go wrong."

Brother Rui smiled and jumped up to commit suicide. Don't blame me for being cruel.

"We should suppress what needs to be suppressed. We can't trade our daughters for wealth. Don't go astray."

"I know, I know it in my heart, I can't be wrong."

"If you find a good family for Yu'er, both parties will benefit, and the girl can do her best to protect the family. Selling your daughter will only give you one chance, and you can't sell her back and forth several times. People's hearts will be cold, and the family will be really rotten. .”

"I know. I'll take a few girls to the capital in the spring next year. Just choose two this time."

"Ah."

"I thought in my heart that I should take root in the marriage of big local families. Many families have already told me that we are based here, but the marriage of local families is a bit weak. At present, the only ones with the best relationship are the Zhou family and the Sun family. Others are too weak. weak."

Li Rui also promptly adjusted the direction of the entire family's marriage. They could not all go to the capital. This was the foundation of the family's lifeline.