After becoming a widow, I became the mother of seven children

Regarding Li Xinniang's marriage, Xiao Mochen had no intention of getting involved, although he also felt that the Wu family was not a good match. But he simply looked down upon the Wu family's status as a businessman.

He felt that Li Xinniang had to be worthy of an official position no matter what.

What makes Xiao Mochen unhappy is that Li Xinniang made Yan Qingqing angry because of the Wu family.

But after all, Li Xinniang was his aunt's biological daughter and he couldn't say anything.

Finally, Yan Qingqing specifically told Xiao Mochen to keep an eye on the white patch, as she would be of great use.

Xiao Mochen naturally agreed wholeheartedly.

The Li family has been bustling all day long, but Yan Qingqing never showed up.

In the evening, Yuan Huiniang finished her work and came to report today's situation to Yan Qingqing.

Of course, I focused on the Wu family's betrothal gift to reassure Yan Qingqing.

Yan Qingqing just nodded and did not express an opinion.

Yuan Huiniang said with some embarrassment: "Mother, the people from the Wu family said that they will ask for marriage after the new year. Do you think so?"

Yan Qingqing snorted coldly and said: "The Wu family didn't come forward at all, they only sent a housekeeper, and now they want to propose marriage in a hurry. Those who don't know think it's not a marriage but a wedding.

However, if Xin Niang fails to live up to her expectations, I will pretend that I don’t have this daughter from now on.

You can ask her. If she is willing, I have no problem with her getting married now.

There must have been no time to prepare the dowry in such a hurry, so the betrothal gift sent by the Wu family was given to her as it was.

In addition, prepare another 5 taels of silver for her to keep at the bottom of the box.

This is the end of the mother-daughter relationship. "

Yuan Huiniang quickly agreed after hearing this.

She could tell that although Yan Qingqing was angry, she still felt sorry for Li Xinniang.

Although Yuan Huiniang was not caring about her family during this period, the 5 taels of silver was the limit of what her family could afford now.

A few days later, the bacterial culture workshop has officially started picking.

Many restaurants in the county sent people to stay there to have a taste.

Therefore, the business of the bacterial culture shop was extremely hot for a while.

Of course, in addition to local restaurants, there are also some businessmen from other places who also want a piece of the pie.

However, they could not take away these freshly picked mushrooms, so Li Xiangan promised to leave a batch for them after they were dried.

All businesses in the Li family are going well, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is here again in a blink of an eye.

This year, because Yan Qingqing and Li Xiangping have both become officials, there are more human connections.

Because Li Xinniang was going to get married in the first year of her engagement, she handed over her power as a housekeeper and concentrated on embroidering her wedding dress.

Therefore, these human relations still need to be managed by Yuan Huiniang.

Yan Qingqing understood that it was hard for her to be pregnant, so she tried to share as much as possible.

Sometimes Ruyi will be asked to help check the gift list.

The holiday is finally approaching, and the work is finally over.

Yuan Huiniang also had time to go to Yan Qingqing's room to chat.

Yan Qingqing looked at her and said gently: "Hui Niang, you have really worked hard during this period."

Yuan Huiniang smiled and said: "Mom, to be honest, this period of time is quite tiring, but my wife is happy."

Yan Qingqing glanced at her and asked, "Why are you still working so hard?"

Yuan Huiniang nodded and said: "In previous years, our family was very poor, let alone anyone gave us gifts.

Even when we visit relatives and friends, we can’t afford it.

Although our family's situation improved a lot last year, we were still busy with the mooncake business all day long.

It's not even ranked high in Chengyang County.

But since my mother and husband became officials, our family has been reluctant to receive these gifts.

This is all my mother's fault. "

Anyway, in Yuan Huiniang's heart, without Yan Qingqing, their family would not have the good life they have now, but this is also true.

Ruyi laughed and said: "No wonder Madam likes our eldest young lady the most. Now even the Fourth Young Master is jealous of you."

Yuan Huiniang rolled her eyes after hearing Ruyi's words and said: "Ruyi, what you said reminds me that I have three younger brothers. Let alone the fact that the fourth brother is young, the second and third brothers are about to get married.

I wanted my two younger brothers to get married as soon as possible and share the family affairs with me, but I was also afraid that if they got married, my mother-in-law would dislike me for my clumsy tongue and my tongue, and she wouldn't like me anymore. "

Yan Qingqing watched Yuan Huiniang's mouth chatter non-stop, and then chuckled: "I can't help but like this kind of clumsy-tongued daughter-in-law."

Yuan Huiniang:......

Should she be happy or sad about what her mother said.

But before she could react, Yan Qingqing sighed again.

Yuan Huiniang quickly asked: "Mom, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

Yan Qingqing shook her head and said: "I miss him a little when you mention the third child. You said he has always been heartless. He has been gone for such a long time without even a family letter."

After hearing this, Yuan Huiniang comforted her and said, "Mom, don't worry too much. Third brother may seem reckless, but in fact he is very calculating in his heart."

However, Yuan Huiniang also knew that her comfort was somewhat weak. It had been more than three months since Li Xiangjian left, but he hadn't even written a letter home.

Not to mention Yan Qingqing, even she and Li Xiangping were privately worried about Li Xiangjian's safety. After all, he was on the battlefield.

At this moment, Li Xiangjian, who is thousands of miles away, is performing a mission.

Because of his excellent qualities, he has been successfully selected into the Feiyun Cavalry.

Li Xiangjian will not expose his abilities easily before he has truly understood the situation in the military camp. This is what Yan Qingqing taught him back then.

Moreover, there was a Ninth Prince living in their house. He was sure that his mother would have to do something big for Xiao Mochen sooner or later.

Naturally, he has to firmly stand on the same side as them.

What does Xiao Mochen need most if he wants to succeed? Definitely military power.

If he wants to take power, he must be promoted by his superiors.

If you want to be promoted by your superiors, you must be valued by your superiors when you are not noticed by your superiors.

But the talents he displayed were no better than those of his superiors.

To put it simply, you must be capable, but your ability must not exceed that of your superiors.

Therefore, Li Xiangjian has been training step by step in the military camp during this period.

And his performance was just right, better than ordinary soldiers. And weaker than the Centurion.

This time they raided the enemy's forage, so he was sent by his superiors to lead the team.

But there is a high mountain between the two armies, and ordinary people cannot climb it at all.

Li Xiangjian didn't want to expose his skills, so he thought about picking up the hook and rope he carried with him.

He quickly made a rock climbing tool, and then with the help of the rope, he quickly climbed to the top of the mountain.

The people below were all stunned and admired Li Xiangjian in their hearts.

Soon the enemy camp was on fire. Li Xiangjian and his men hid in the forest and watched the enemy's food and grass being burned before leading his men to retreat.

This time Li Xiangjian has made a great contribution, and a centurion will definitely be indispensable after he returns.

And the people who came out with him this time were naturally willing to follow him after seeing his abilities.

This also laid the foundation for Li Xiangjian's future team in the military camp.