The skilled widow is busy farming

Chapter 43 Hope
"Buy a big one rather than a small one. There is not enough space in the back. If there is a house next door, it cannot be expanded. The southeast corner has high terrain and water sources. There are about [-] acres of land in that area. That land is far away. , no one will live there, buy ten acres of land, there is room for subsequent expansion, and the terrain is high, so there is no need to worry about rain or wind."

Ten acres of land is more than enough to build a winery. Fifteen acres of land is one hectare, which is very large.

"Okay, listen to you."

"In this case, you go and greet your eldest grandpa and fourth grandpa and the clan elders. Let's talk about something. I will go to your eldest grandpa's house for dinner and say that I want to eat at his house. Let's talk about this and show it to them. Look at the picture.”

Grandpa looked at the picture carefully again.

A winery needs a lot of things, including more than one distillation stove, storage tanks, a koji-making room, a koji pond, more than one drying hall, aging area, fermentation tanks, and at least dozens of ponds in large quantities. Otherwise, there will not be enough water. One well is not enough, and a lot of water is used for brewing. There are at least ten drainage ditches in different locations, and there are also ash pits.

These are all taken into consideration by Xiu Niang. In her previous life, she supervised the construction of a large brewery and was very experienced from beginning to end.

"Then I'm going now, or why don't we cook at our house?"

"Silly boy, our family's filial piety period has not yet passed. It is not appropriate to entertain guests at home. We must wait until the filial piety period is completely over after summer before we can treat guests to dinner. Scholars care about this and should behave in a moderate manner."

Grandpa smiled at his son.

"Okay, then I'll talk."

Uncle Li nodded immediately and went to notify several companies.

In the afternoon, I went to the grandpa's house for dinner. I said hello at noon. The grandpa looked at the picture and asked Xiuniang and Qun Ge to come together.

The filial piety period is about to pass, and the elders in the village will take Brother Qun with them to listen to things like family banquets and family studies, and will not leave him behind.

The second uncle and the father-in-law will take their brothers with them when they go out to do errands. These really need the guidance of male elders. No matter how capable Xiu Niang is, there are many occasions where widows cannot go.

The Li family has a good heart. Xiu Niang sees it in her eyes and keeps it in her heart. She is also willing to contribute money and effort to Lijia Village. She looks forward to the day when her two sons are surrendered. It is necessary to teach them well, both for the original owner and her husband and for herself. Two sons.

When we arrived at Grandpa's house, several clan elders hadn't arrived yet, so Xiu Niang came in to say hello.

"Grandma, I'm causing you trouble. If there's any work I can do, I'll give you a hand."

"No, you're not a good cook. Brother Mao and his wife just come over and give me a hand. You can go into the house."

The eldest grandma disliked Xiu Niang's poor cooking skills and looked down upon her work in the kitchen, so she didn't want her.

Everyone in the room was laughing from ear to ear. Xiu Niang was good at everything, but she couldn't cook it well, but it didn't taste good.

"Ok."

She shook her head and entered the house.

"Xiu Niang is here. Sit down quickly. People will be here in a moment. Please tell us what you think of this picture."

Grandpa waved to her.

"it is good."

After a while, Fourth Grandpa and several other clan elders all arrived.

The female family members of the grandpa's family went to the kitchen to get busy, preparing a few delicious dishes for the men to drink with.

Those who can sit at the table are the elders, the grandfather's son, and everyone else has a separate table. The elders want to talk and discuss things. Only Xiuniang sits at the head table and discusses things with everyone.

"Everyone is here, come on, Xiuniang, tell us."

"Okay, Brother Qun, you tell the grandfathers. I will add if you are not right. This picture was dictated by me and Brother Qun drew it." Xiu Niang taught several children step by step. It can be said that she worked hard. This is also what Li said. The main reason why her parents respect her so much.

The group of brothers stood up and saluted the elders. The elders looked at them and smiled and nodded.

Then I started to explain the diagram to everyone. I explained it very carefully. From the perspective of the south where the grandfather was sitting, I started to introduce it from left to right, up and down. Where is the distillation furnace placed, what is the shape of the storage tank and what is the purpose. The explanation is very clear. At the same time It also explained how each room was arranged and what the movement lines were, so that they were reasonable and would not waste energy by going back and forth in circles.

The group of brothers explained and explained clearly and clearly, and specifically used left, right, up and down to make directions, so that you would not be confused.

"My mother wants to be big rather than small. She can keep the place empty, but it can't be insufficient. Expanding it will be another expense. Now our family has taken the first step. The tavern has been established. The next step is to keep the place empty. The supply of good wine is good, and the wine supply at my grandma’s house is also well received. The supply here is also stable at present, but the only thing missing is good wine. We also have a specialty, cooking wine.”

Grandpa's specialty is cooking wine. It's close to the dock and there are a lot of fish and seafood, so cooking wine is definitely needed to remove the fishy smell. It was this cooking wine that made him successful in the beginning, and now it's so good that people give him thumbs up. This is the same cooking wine used in his own shop.

"Well, that's very clear. Brother Qun has made progress."

The grandpa nodded with satisfaction and looked at the group of brothers with a lot of relief.

Brother Qun scratched his head in embarrassment, "My mother taught me at home, so I got beaten a lot."

"You have a good mother."

"Hey! Grandpa, do you think this winery can sustain itself?"

The group of brothers sat down and approached the old man and asked with a playful smile.

"Yes, your mother has put in so much effort, it's up to us guys to play with the rest, and our brothers will do it with us."

"Okay, you can just sit back and take command, and I'll be in charge of running errands."

"Good boy, boss, go get a pen. Let's calculate the expenses. Brother Qun will keep the accounts, Brother Mao will keep the list, and we will go back and make purchases according to the list."

"middle."

The men started to get busy. Xiu Niang sat here but rarely spoke. She asked Brother Qun and Brother Rui to fill in the conversation. They were all taught at home.

On the contrary, Grandpa and the others respect Xiu Niang even more, staying out of the limelight and educating their children and grandchildren. As a meritorious official of the Li family, no one has forgotten her contribution, but they admire her more and more.

After a meal, I almost sorted everything out. The group of brothers followed suit and learned from where to start doing the messy general affairs. They also had rules in their hearts. This is how they learned the general affairs bit by bit.

Even if you become prime minister in the future, you still have to learn this general service and cannot avoid it.

This time it was Li Jing who went shopping with several brothers, and Li Mao was at the helm. This was also my grandfather's instructions. The children and grandchildren must learn to stand up. They are all old enough to marry. They don't know how to do anything. If anything happens, just call out. Mom and dad, you haven’t weaned yourself off. How shameful.

"Xiu Niang, thank you for your hard work. Come on, my old man will give you a drink. Don't worry, I can't guarantee anything else. But Brother Qun and Brother Chun are surnamed Li. They are the roots of my Li family. We will never leave them behind at any time. My son, the men of the Li family remember your merits and kindness, and understand your foresight. We are short of money, not lacking in virtue, it is all in my heart."

The grandfather stood up and offered Xiuniang a glass of wine, expressing his gratitude for everything she had done for Lijia Village these days, which was seen by the clan members.

Xiuniang stood up and drank the wine, "Grandpa, my wish is not only that my two sons can get ahead, I hope that the Li family will become a truly noble family, and I am willing to do my best to help the Li family members to get ahead. That is the group of brothers." Brother He Chun's backbone is the confidence of the entire Li family."

"You're right, I took note of it."

"Grandpa, please suppress the people who come to propose marriage to the girls within two years. Give me two years and I will let you see the changes in the girls and see that the candidates for marriage proposal can be better."

Xiu Niang made this request at this time. Waiting for two years may delay the girl. After all, some people have reached the age when they should talk about marriage, and time waits for different people at different ages.

(End of this chapter)