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

Li Sanniu is currently building a new house at home, and Yan Qingqing is worried that he will miss the time and is thinking about whether to postpone the construction of the new workshop.

But Village Chief Yang was too enthusiastic. After returning home, he asked someone to clean up the land in the west of their village.

But we are waiting for Yan Qingqing to give the order to start work.

Yan Qingqing was a little worried about the choice of supervisor.

Although the Li family is developing very fast in all aspects, the manpower cannot keep up. Yan Qingqing really doesn't have many people he can use.

Thinking of this, Yan Qingqing sighed. Talents are often encountered but not sought.

When Yan Qingqing was in trouble, a letter hurriedly came in from the concierge, saying it was from the border.

Yan Qingqing was overjoyed after hearing this. The letter coming from the border must be Li Xiangjian's letter.

Li Xiangjian has written a letter home since he left.

Yan Qingqing quickly opened the letter and read it. Li Xiangjian said that everything was fine with him at the border and asked his family not to worry about him.

They had a small conflict with the Beiliang people during the Chinese New Year.

The people of Beiliang wanted to rob their food because their grain and grass were burned, but they took strict precautions and the people of Beiliang did not succeed at all.

Because of his outstanding performance in this battle, he has been promoted to captain of thousands.

Moreover, his brothers admire him very much. As long as he makes military exploits next time, he will definitely get a ninth-grade captain back.

Li Xiangjian is full of confidence in the future in his letter. In addition, Li Xiangjian also mentioned the emperor's newly appointed Ming Zhaoren.

I heard that she was given a royal title by the emperor for cultivating high-yielding crops such as potatoes and sweet potatoes. Moreover, his family is from Chengyang County. Li Xiangjian said that he was [-]% sure that this person was Yan Qingqing.

But he still wanted to verify whether the Ming Zhaoren that everyone was now spreading word of mouth was his mother.

Yan Qingqing looked at Li Xiangjian's letter and felt dumbfounded. This child is really cute.

Although I have already guessed it, I still need to confirm it just to be on the safe side.

When Yuan Huiniang and Li Xiangping heard that Li Xiangjian had sent a letter, they came to Yan Qingqing's yard to inquire about the situation with great concern.

When Yuan Huiniang saw Yan Qingqing holding the letter with a smile on her face, she knew that the letter must be good news.

Li Xiangping asked: "Mom, is this a letter from my third brother? What does the letter say?"

Yan Qingqing handed the letter to Li Xiangping for him to read.

Li Xiangping also became happier and happier as he watched, and muttered: "Third brother is really becoming more and more promising.

It’s really a shame for our parents, Lao Li. "

Having said that, Li Xiangping also knew that it would not be easy when Li Xiangjian was at the border. These military achievements were all earned by him at the cost of his life.

Not only the third brother, but also the second brother is as busy as a top every day for the family business.

But he, the eldest brother, enjoyed his mother's blessing and got an eighth-grade agricultural officer for nothing.

Thinking of this, Li Xiangping really felt a little ashamed.

Yan Qingqing and Li Xiangping have been mother and son for such a long time, and they can tell his thoughts at a glance.

So he sighed and said: "Your sisters will definitely get married when they grow up. Your second brother is a good business prospect and will inevitably travel around in the future.

Your third brother has already gone to the battlefield, and most military generals are destined to guard the borders.

Your fourth brother is a scholar. Even if he becomes an official in the future, he may not be there.

From now on, the only ones who can stay by your mother's side are you and Huiniang. "

Li Xiangping didn't think much after hearing Yan Qingqing's words. He quickly walked up to Yan Qingqing and said, "Mom, don't worry. Although Huiniang and I don't have much ability, we will always be by your side."

Yan Qingqing nodded and said: "You brothers and sisters are the same in my heart. Whether you are farming in the future, doing business, or slaughtering for officials, I will treat you equally.

You must not belittle yourself just because you feel you are not as good as your brothers and sisters. "

Li Xiangping is not a pushover. He may not be as good as his siblings in other aspects, but he will be able to stay with his mother for a long time in the future, which is unmatched by any of them.

The three ladies talked for a while, and Yan Qingqing decided to write a reply to Li Xiangjian this time to tell him about the changes in the family and put his mind at ease.

Li Xiangan and Yuan Huiniang naturally agreed with both hands.

Yan Qingqing smiled and said: "You two should write a reply separately when you go back, and tell him that he will be an uncle again and that Xiang Ping will be promoted to an official."

Li Xiangping scratched his head and said, "Mom, there's no need to tell my third brother about my appointment as an official."

Yan Qingqing glanced at him and said, "Why don't you tell him that you, the eighth-grade agricultural officer, were awarded the imperial title by the emperor's pen, and were not blown by the strong wind.

Although my mother discovered those potatoes and sweet potatoes, without your careful care, there would be no such high yield.

These are the motivation and confidence for Lao San in the military camp. "

Yan Qingqing understands the psychology of these children very well. A poor family and a strong family definitely give people different confidence.

Li Xiangjian wanted to show off his skills in the military camp, and Yan Qingqing had to give him the confidence.

Li Xiangping seemed to have thought of this, nodded and replied: "Don't worry, mother, I will write a reply to my third brother as soon as I get back to put his mind at ease.

By the way, I actually have one more thing to do today when I'm looking for my mother. "

Yan Qingqing glanced at him and signaled him to continue.

Li Xiang calmly continued: "I want to buy more land.

Although our family now has more than 1000 acres of land. But in addition to growing food, we also need to grow some potatoes and sweet potatoes. It is definitely enough for us to eat at home, but there is still a long way to go if we want to store food.

In addition, Magistrate Ling had already written a report on the cotton that my mother had discovered and reported it to the emperor.

It is estimated that our family still needs to open an experimental base, and it will not work without enough land. "

Yan Qingqing nodded after hearing this. Li Xiangping had really considered this matter comprehensively.

Judging from the current situation, their family does need to buy a lot of land.

Yan Qingqing thought for a while and said to Yuan Huiniang who was standing aside: "Since the boss wants to buy land, you can give him 2 taels of silver from your father's office. If there is a suitable one, let him buy it directly."

Yuan Huiniang nodded and agreed quickly.

Although she now holds the power of housekeeping in the family. She also wanted to support her husband in doing something, but she didn't dare to withdraw such a large sum of money without Yan Qingqing's approval.

Seeing Yan Qingqing agree, Li Xiangping smiled again and said: "Actually, my third uncle also told me about wanting to buy land years ago.

He said he wanted to buy a small manor of [-] acres, but I never found a suitable one.

However, I got inside information and heard that the government was going to release a large amount of land in the south of the city in a few days. He could take this opportunity to buy more. "

After all, Li Xiangping is an agricultural official now, so he naturally has better information about this than Yan Qingqing.

It was also a rare opportunity for the government to release transferred land. Yan Qingqing nodded and asked Li Xiangping to find a time to ask Li Sanniu how much he planned to buy so that he could prepare in advance.