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

Yan Qingqing learned from her father-in-law that the emperor still valued Xiao Mochen, and was relieved.

The emperor sent many people to look for him, but Xiao Mochen himself was unwilling to return to the palace and kept hiding from people from all sides.

Now the emperor has sent Xiao Mochen's uncle to look for him, which shows that he does have Xiao Mochen as his son in his heart.

Yan Qingqing chatted with her father-in-law for a while, and then Li Xiangping hurried back.

Li Xiangping went to change clothes first, and Ada also prepared the incense table.

Then the father-in-law began to read out the imperial edict, and everyone in the Li family, including Yan Qingqing, knelt on the ground with cheers.

The general meaning is that since Li Xiangping became an official, he has been diligent and conscientious in fulfilling his duties, devoting himself to the Yan Dynasty and doing his best for the people. He was promoted to a seventh-grade agricultural officer.

Next is the reward given by the emperor to Li Xiangping.

Although the rewards were not many and not necessarily very valuable, they were rewarded by the emperor after all, so their meaning was different. In other words, this is an honor that not everyone can have.

After the father-in-law announced the decree, Yan Qingqing asked Ada to lead him to rest.

Because the time was more relaxed this time, the father-in-law did not leave in a hurry, but stayed at Li's house for a few days.

By the way, I also got to know the customs and customs of Canghe Village.

Xiao Mochen knew that someone was coming from the palace, so he didn't show up for the past few days.

Xiao Mochen didn't come back until his father-in-law left Chengyang County.

Busy days always pass quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it’s the end of the year again.

After this year's hard work, the Li family's various industries are developing very well.

The food processing workshop not only added a vermicelli processing workshop, but Li Xiangan also opened a branch workshop.

The address was set in Wangjia Village, which made Village Chief Wang happy. Although he was smooth, he was really happy this time and was more active than Village Chief Yang.

He was so busy running back and forth that Li Xiangan felt embarrassed.

Of course, Li Xiangan's policy for Village Chief Wang is the same as Yan Qingqing's policy for Village Chief Yang.

Not only did he promise to give priority to the villagers of Wangjia Village when Village Chief Wang recruits workers, he also promised the Wang family a managerial position. Of course, the premise is that the person is capable and can manage the workshop well.

Village Chief Wang, who has always been thick-skinned, knew this was an opportunity, so he recommended himself to be the manager of the workshop.

Li Xiangan was speechless when he heard this. Village Chief Yang still knew how to be humble, at least he chose his own son.

Although the manager's position was for Village Chief Wang's family, Li Xiangan did not expect that Village Chief Wang would choose him.

Yan Qingqing felt very good after hearing about this.

Village Chief Wang's temperament is very suitable for dealing with businessmen.

Both slick and cheeky, you won't find such good sales again.

Moreover, he has also served as the village chief, so his vision and knowledge are better than those of ordinary people.

After listening to Yan Qingqing's words, Li Xiangan also felt that it made sense, so he agreed to Village Chief Wang.

However, Li Xiangan asked Village Chief Wang to follow the requirements of the workshop. The management and accounting methods of this study are both indispensable.

Village Chief Wang is naturally willing to be able to earn money and learn skills. In addition, he is younger than the village chiefs of several other villages. It’s easy to learn.

Although the food processing plant in Wangjiacun has been built, it will not be officially put into production until after the new year.

The closer to the New Year, the busier Yan Qingqing becomes.

In addition, several more projects have been added to the family this year, so the pile of ledgers on Yan Qingqing's desk is almost as tall as one person.

Looking at these accounts, Yan Qingqing felt both a headache and a sense of accomplishment.

Every account here is money.

Yuan Huiniang also felt sorry for Yan Qingqing and came over to help sort out the accounts when she had time.

It took the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law more than half a month to calculate all the accounts.

This year the family's various profits totaled 45 taels.

Among them, the food processing workshop made a profit of 17 taels, the chemical washing workshop made a profit of 10 taels, and the bacteria breeding workshop made a profit of 6 taels. The income from several gardens and scented tea is about 3 taels.

The remaining 8 taels are income from the ecological orchard, two shops, and the cafeteria.

Of course, this does not include the income from the embroidery workshop and the harvest of the crops in the fields.

The embroidery workshop was given to Yuan Huiniang and her three sisters-in-law. No matter how big the business was, Yan Qingqing would never take it back.

Of course, the level assigned to the public center must be handed over.

Most of the grain in the fields has been stored, but what can be used by the embroidery workshop and the food processing workshop is shipped directly. It has never been so clear.

However, the Li family had a lot of expenses this year. They spent more than 6 taels of silver on favors, food for the family, and rewards.

Therefore, after excluding various expenses, there is still a net profit of 39 taels this year. Yan Qingqing is quite satisfied with this amount.

If this were converted into 39 taels of silver, how much space would it occupy?

The more Yan Qingqing thought about it, the happier she felt. With all this money, she could be considered a wealthy family even in Fucheng.

Even the aristocratic families in the capital may not be able to spend so much money at once.

But at this time, Yan Qingqing never imagined that the money she had worked so hard to obtain would be gone before it was warm.

Of course, these are far behind the background of those wealthy families who come to their home.

However, things like heritage may have to be accumulated over several generations.

All in all, the Li family has gained quite a lot this year.

Yan Qingqing and Li Xiangping were promoted, and Li Xiangan's business grew bigger and bigger.

Li Yueniang also kept the embroidery workshop in order, and Yuan Huiniang's position as the young lady of the family was even more stable.

Li Xiangkang also became a scholar in one fell swoop.

The only fly in the ointment is that there has been no news from Li Xiangjian for a long time.

Li Xiangjian has never written back since the entrustment brought him a letter home in June.

The family is quite worried about him. After all, this is a battlefield, and swords have no eyes.

But Xiao Mochen said that Li Xiangjian was doing well at the border. Yan Qingqing and the others felt relieved after letting their family members not have to worry about it.

Yan Qingqing closed the ledger on the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month.

I don’t know why Yan Qingqing feels that it’s particularly cold this year.

There was a stove in her room, and she still felt a little overwhelmed when the stove was burning.

Yuan Huiniang and the others seemed to have felt it, so there were people in Yan Qingqing's house who were looking for warmth every day.

Especially because Li Xiangyang and Li Jinqian were too young, Yan Qingqing asked their respective wet nurses to take them to live in their own houses.

On this day, Yuan Huiniang was having sex in Yan Qingqing's house, and Li Xiangyang and Li Jinxiu were teasing Li Jinqian.

Ruyi hurriedly walked in and said: "Madam, Magistrate Ling has come and said that he has something urgent to discuss with you. He is waiting in the flower hall now."

Yan Qingqing's heart skipped a beat after hearing this.

Although Magistrate Ling was sometimes unreliable, he was never careless in important matters.

If he comes to see her now near the end of the year, there must be something seriously wrong.

Thinking of this, Yan Qingqing didn't care how cold it was outside, put on a cloak and hurried to the flower hall.