The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Chapter 489: Thread Embroidery
After Li Yishan said this, Chief Li and Old Man Li both looked at Shi Liu.

Even Mrs. Chen, who brought in hot tea, couldn't help but stay and listen.

Shi Liu found it funny to be stared at by several pairs of eyes. She originally came to deliver gifts and talk about building a workshop, which had not been done yet, so why did she come to the topic of building a school?

It was because of what Patriarch Li said just now that she thought of this.

"Since there are children in our village who need to go to school, it is naturally better to set up a school. The children can go to school nearby in their own village, and everyone can feel at ease.

And I thought, this ruler has length, and people are the same, some are smart, some are not so smart, the schools outside are all the same, teaching reading, literacy and imperial examinations, if our school is established, then in addition to these, we can also teach other things, such as using an abacus.

By then, the children will no longer be studying for the imperial examinations. When they graduate from school, they will become shopkeepers or accountants. They will all be the talents of our village, won’t they?
We can also offer martial arts classes. Firstly, the children can strengthen their bodies. Secondly, those who are talented may even be able to take the martial arts exam and become the champion in the future!"

"So, this school is good for our village."

“As for the teacher issue that the clan leader is worried about, there are indeed only two students in our village right now. Cousin Rongsheng needs to study for the imperial examination, so we can’t delay him. Uncle Wenming from the Sun family can be the teacher for the introductory class. Besides, we can look for a suitable teacher elsewhere and hire him with sincerity. There is nothing we can do about it.

But I believe that as generations go by, Xiahe Village will definitely have its own village teacher, just like the Fan Family Academy."

After hearing what Shi Liu said, the three old guys were very excited and kept nodding their heads.

As soon as Shi Liu heard what he was saying, Father Li couldn't wait to answer, "Then where will our school be built? When will it be built?"

This is a problem. There are no vacant residential plots in the village anymore. Those who wanted to divide their property this year are holding back because there is no residential plot to build a house on even if they do.

Shi Liu said, "Let's open up that wasteland at the foot of Nanshan Mountain and build a school."

Hearing her say this, the three elders all thought of the piece of land on the mountain south of the village that was overgrown with weeds all year round - if it was cleaned up, it would be quite flat, and it would not be a problem to build a few houses there to use as a school.

The weeds were deep in the soil and there were many broken stones, so it was not easy to pick them out.

But are farmers afraid of reclaiming wasteland? Weren’t the fields at the east end of the village originally reclaimed wasteland by everyone?
This land is different from reclaiming wasteland. You just need to reclaim it and don’t have to worry about whether it is fertile or not and whether it can grow crops.

Chief Li said immediately, "That place is fine! It's getting late now. I'll go discuss this with the village chief tomorrow morning and get a detailed set of rules. Since this is a major event for the whole village, naturally the whole village will contribute money and manpower. But I'll have to trouble you, Shi Liu, to invite the gentleman!"

Shi Liu nodded in agreement. Seeing that Patriarch Li was determined, she did not mention that she should pay for the school alone. She suggested that the whole village could contribute together. If everyone contributed both money and effort, everyone would cherish the school more.

To build a school, more than a hundred families would pool their money, but even if they shared the cost equally, the cost would not be much. No family in the village could afford to spend that little money.

It's not like the situation three years ago. At that time, if you asked about this, at least most people wouldn't want to.

This was settled. There was some movement outside, which turned out to be Fan and his team returning from work.

It is indeed getting late.

Shi Liu hurriedly talked about business, took out the box and gave it to the old Chen and Fan sisters-in-law, "I bought a hairpin for the clan leader grandmother and the aunt of the ancestors, and it is my New Year's gift to you."

"What should I do? You're wasting money again." Old Mrs. Chen frowned when she saw it. The last time she went to the provincial capital with Shi Liu to play, she made Shi Liu spend a lot of money. This child is too filial. She bought them hairpins again.

Mrs. Fan and Mrs. Lu also waved their hands.

Shi Liu laughed: "Isn't it enough that I am honoring my elders? Just accept it, clan leader grandmother. Do you think the gift is too little?" What the hell is going on? Old Chen was shocked. She tested clan leader Li and then accepted it reluctantly.

He just said, "Kid, don't spend money like this next time."

Shi Liu smiled and said, "Respecting elders is a virtue. How can it be a waste of money?"

She knew it herself. For these two rooms, she only bought gifts for the elders and not for her peers.

For example, this house she owns, she bought it for her cousins.

But this goes without saying.

Shi Liu quickly changed the subject and looked at Fan and said, "I know that Grandmother Aunt is doing a good job in the Sheep Workshop, but I have a new job here and I need your help, so I have to ask you to stop working in the Sheep Workshop."

When Mrs. Fan heard this, she was also puzzled, but she immediately said, "Pomegranate, if you need my help, just tell me, I'll listen to you."

Although she really liked knitting clothes, if Shi Liu had other tasks for her to do, she would definitely listen. She knew that Shi Liu specifically looked for her because he trusted her.

Patriarch Li and others were also curious about what Shi Liu was going to do next.

I looked at Old Man Li first, and seeing that he was also confused and obviously didn't know, I became even more curious.

Shi Liu then said, "I plan to build a new workshop in Shanghe Village across the street to make new things. My great-aunt is good at embroidery, so I want you and my second sister-in-law to be in charge. The reason why we decided to build it in Shanghe Village is that there is no more room in our village, and secondly, because I know there are many women with good embroidery skills in Shanghe Village, and the new things we are going to make will require good embroidery skills.

Aunt Zutang, you are familiar with the people there, and you know which women are good at embroidery. I would like to trouble you to select them. In addition, this workshop cannot be managed by just the two of you, and we need two more people to help manage it. You are familiar with the people there, and you know which ones have suitable character and good embroidery skills, and you can recommend them to me."

When Fan heard that the new thing to be made was related to embroidery, her eyes lit up. Before she liked weaving clothes, she actually loved embroidery more, which was her specialty.

"Shi Liu, you are right. There are many people in my mother's village who are good at embroidery! The best among them is your future mother-in-law! You may not know that your future mother-in-law is from the Guangling Lv family, the Guangling Lv family that passed down the family tradition of thread embroidery! Many people in the Fan family have asked her for advice on embroidery! Let her be the manager, there will be no problem!"

Pomegranate: Uh...

She really didn't know that her 'future mother-in-law' was good at embroidery.

Guangling Lu family?

Is it the Lu family from Guangling County in the neighboring Dacheng Prefecture?

She had heard Liang talk about the quality of their embroidery before, saying that even the royal family members in the capital were vying to buy their embroidery.

During the time of Taizu, a painting of a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix by the Lu clan was presented to Taizu's empress as a birthday gift. Afterwards, Emperor Taizu personally wrote a plaque and gave it to the Lu clan, and also rewarded them with a jade ruyi.

This is how the reputation of the Guangling Lu family became famous.

It turns out that the "future mother-in-law" came from the Guangling Lu family.

Putting aside the question of whether it is true or not, talents should naturally be recruited.

"Tomorrow morning, come with me to the other side, Aunt Zutang."