Generals take care of their children: The master mother leads the system to farm

Jiang agreed to everything Li Changle asked her to do.

I also told her that I had pounded over a hundred kilograms of medicinal herbs today.

Liu Tiechui called his two sons and nephew Liu Dashan to help.

The warehouse only has a few hundred kilograms of materials in stock. At this rate, this small batch of materials can be prepared in a few days.

The next step is to make small packages, mix the ingredients evenly according to a certain amount, and then pack them in wrapping paper or material bags.

"Aunt Jiang can find some quick and trustworthy people to do this work together. When the farm gets busy, we can't stop doing this work. Tell them that they are not working for nothing and will get paid."

Who wouldn’t be happy to have extra income in addition to the monthly salary?

Aunt Jiang also had some selfish motives, but she couldn't let it go without telling anyone. "Madam, I want to ask Tiechui's niece-in-law, who is from the Dashan family, to come and help. She is a quiet person and works very carefully..."

Li Changle knew that Jiang was always cautious and would not push anyone in front of her casually.

Since she asked him for this job on behalf of her niece-in-law this time, there was nothing Li Changle couldn't accept.

"Just call anyone. I trust Aunt Jiang. Just know what's going on."

Aunt Jiang was naturally grateful that the master trusted her.

At night, the two children washed their hands, faces, and feet, then went to the study.

Yu'er was taken by Li Shixi to learn to read in the study. His little body looked like a thorn on his butt when he sat on the stool. He sometimes knelt and sometimes sat cross-legged, but he couldn't find a comfortable sitting position.

Li Shixi was copying a book at his desk, and what he was copying was the Analects of Confucius.

Seeing the fish opposite her twisting her body and making various small movements from time to time, he pointed at the three pieces of paper in front of her and said, "Can you recognize these three words, fish?"

The fish was smiling and had become much more lively in recent times.

"Recognize it!"

"Point and tell me, what are the words?"

The fish pointed at the word "water" and read it loudly: "Small!"

Point to the word "白" and read: "日!"

Point to the word "天" and continue reading: "大!"

"..." Li Shixi's hopeful expression gradually calmed down.

Li Changle rolled her eyes and went over to pick her up, "Mom is here to teach you, and your brother still needs to practice calligraphy, so stop messing around here."

"Shixi, don't study so late. You have to go to school tomorrow morning." Li Changle gave Li Shixi a few instructions and wanted to take the pouting Yu'er out.

Li Shixi remembered what the teacher had said to him today and hurriedly called her.

"Aunt, the teacher told me today that I don't have to pay tuition this year."

Li Changle was stunned, "Why?"

Li Shixi thought about how his first reaction was to ask the Master why. The Master just glanced at him, tossed his wide sleeves, and said, "It's over, it's over. It won't happen again."

He didn't understand what was going on, so during the break he asked the fat classmate sitting behind him in a roundabout way, trying to find out how the tuition fee was paid by his family.

He looked at his aunt, "...what did you bring as a gift that day?"

He didn't care what gifts Li Changle brought that day. In his school bag was a 900-wen tuition fee that Li Changle prepared for him, which he gave to the teacher when he performed the ceremony of paying homage to his teacher in the lecture hall.

Li Changle blinked his eyes and said, "There are two cans of tea and five pieces of bacon. They are all New Year gifts from Kyoto before the New Year. They should be pretty good.

Two pieces of ink, and some of the various fruits we have at home... If the basket can hold more things, I would also like to put a piece of cloth in it, fish and shrimps are also OK..."

She was a little worried, "...are we being rude?" She knew that scholars paid great attention to etiquette.

Li Shixi opened his mouth and said, "No... No, right? The teacher must think that our gift is too high. Putting aside the tuition fee, my grandfather only accepted a piece of meat as a gift for his apprenticeship..."

He saw that this aunt probably didn't know any of this.

The things from Kyoto would not be sent as a coming-of-age gift unless they are valuable.

Li Changle suddenly realized that the Master thought the gift was too heavy and wanted to use this to offset some of his tuition.

She thought that since it was her first time meeting the Master, she had to make a good impression, so she prepared a decent gift.

She even wanted to imitate modern people in giving gifts and be a little corrupt, so she wrapped two silver ingots in a purse and put them in the basket.

Later, she restrained herself, so as to avoid letting the gift have the air of a nouveau riche, and she chose some gifts that scholars might like, such as tea and ink.

It seems that I have been thinking too much. If I really prepare like that, I wonder how the teacher would complain about me in his heart.

She left the study room carrying the fish, thinking that even though the teacher would not accept tuition this year, she couldn't really think that she had gotten a bargain.

How about sending some vegetables, meat and fruits during the New Year?

She doesn't know much about the ways of the world, so she'll just walk and see.

Li Shixi stared at the bright lamp on the desk in a daze, and it took him a while to pick up the pen again.

The next day.

Li Changle got up early. She stood at the gate of the house and looked at the mountain opposite Xiaole Mountain.

The sky was gray and I couldn't see clearly, but the outline of the mountain was indeed about half the size of Xiaoleshan.

Jiang always got up early. She stood beside Li Changle, pointed to the mountain and said:

"That is Bijia Mountain, named after its shape which resembles a pen holder. There is also a lake at the foot of the mountain, just to the south of Zhuangzi."

“Does this mountain have an owner?”

Li Changle pinched the purse at his waist, wondering how much silver it would cost to buy a mountain.

Jiang only said that he didn't know whether the mountain had an owner or not, but he hadn't seen any movement on the opposite mountain for several years, so he didn't know whether it could be bought and sold.

Li Changle wanted to go to the government office to ask.

She is really promising. She was still an intern and worker in modern times, but in ancient times she could buy a house, land and a mountain.

Li Shixi had to stand up and squat, and run in the village for half an hour. The second task was to stick to it for a while to improve his physical condition.

Sun Daxing also followed Liu Tiechui to familiarize himself with the village early in the morning.

When Li Shixi sat down to eat breakfast, Li Changle met Lin Shou's family in the front yard.

Five-year-old Lin Miaomiao was also brought along.

The child was shy and a little afraid of strangers, but he obediently followed his family members to kneel down and kowtow.

Li Changle handed these people over to Liu Tiechui and arranged for them to stay in the manor.

From now on, some people in the village will start to get busy.

While there is still some free time, I have to slowly expand the business of marinade packages.

She asked Jiang to help look after Yu'er who was still sleeping soundly, and she went to the warehouse with Liu Tiechui and Sun Daxing who had just returned from a walk.

Cut the oil paper into small pieces and wrap about twenty small packets of marinade, enough for about one or two pounds of meat.

After returning to the house from the warehouse, he asked Ma and Jiang to look after the fish. After waking up and having breakfast, he took the fish to play with Zhu'er.

With Leng Er protecting her, she is not worried about safety.

Then he put a large amount of silver bills in his arms, took a small bag of sauce, got on a slow carriage, and went into the county town with Li Shixi.

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We arrived early today, so the alley outside the school was a little deserted.

But there was another carriage arriving with them, following behind them.

When the people in the carriage jumped off, their round bodies ran towards them.

"Li Shixi, wait for me!"

Li Changle was shocked when he saw the fat on the child's body. He must be a child from a wealthy family. His food must be excellent. It is rare to see a child this fat these days.

"Wu Chengyu, you're here so early too." Li Shixi was waiting at the steps.

The little fat boy came up to me, waved his hand, and said, "Don't mention it. My dad woke me up early in the morning. He didn't get enough sleep himself, so he didn't want me to sleep any longer."

Turning around, he saw Li Changle standing beside him. Realizing that she was the parent, he scratched the back of his head embarrassedly and bowed to her politely.

Li Changle nodded in response with a smile. The fat boy looked very happy. When he heard Li Shixi calling his name, he knew that this was the classmate who had coveted his lychees yesterday and threatened to exchange meat pie for lychees.

Li Shixi naturally didn't want his cake.

The two of them entered the school together, and Li Changle also got on a carriage and rushed to the county government office.

As luck would have it, the bailiff told her that the chief of the yamen had gone out.

Li Changle was feeling depressed. He was just thinking about going to Wanjia Restaurant to meet Li Ping to discuss the small condiment bag business, and then come back to the county government to ask.

Before I got on the carriage, someone greeted me from behind.

"...Madam Li?"

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Li Changle recognized this face. Wasn't this the steward of the county magistrate's family who had delivered New Year gifts to the Li family's courtyard before the New Year?

"It's Manager Lin."

Manager Lin didn't expect that the other party still remembered him, even though he had only met him once. His conversation became much warmer, "Madam Li, do you have anything important to do in the county government office?"

"Yes, there is something, but Si Hu Ren is not here. I will come later."

Manager Lin glanced at the gate of the county government office and the yamen runners guarding the gate.

"My Lord should be in the government office. Madam Li, what's the emergency? Do you need me to inform him?"

"…Is it appropriate?" Li Changle thought to himself that he was not here to complain or report a crime, so could he directly ask to see the magistrate?

Manager Lin asked her to wait here and he walked into the county government office as if he knew the place well.

Li Huaitong, who was handling official business in the inner court, yawned with his sleeve covering his mouth.

What I have in hand is a registration list of people who came from the north a few years ago and have not yet found their ideal placement.

When the refugees were first resettled, the wealthy gentry in the county were forced to take in some of them and established employment relationships with the refugees.

Many villages were also crammed in one after another.

The charity halls in the city are now overcrowded, and even the charity cemeteries have beggars who dare to stay overnight.

There are many more beggars in the north and west of the city.

At the foot of the mountain not far from the north city gate, there are many sheds built to accommodate the refugees who fled here later. Many elderly people died in the snow a few years ago.

Last night, outside the north city gate, several men were shouting and wanted to go into the city to find a doctor because their young child at home had a high fever.

Fortunately, Li Huaitong had encountered this situation before. He said that after the city gates were closed, if a similar emergency situation occurred, he could let the person into the city after verifying the authenticity of the person, or if there was a doctor willing to see the patient, he could also do the job.

Otherwise, if someone died in the area under his jurisdiction, he would not end up well.

The rich people were frightened by his visit and crying about their poverty. After all, the drought lasted for three years, and now people no longer wanted to pay attention to him and tried to avoid him.

He also can't push people too hard.

Li Huaitong pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling a little annoyed. Although the situation was not as tense as it was last year or the year before, he really couldn't find any of the dozens of families willing to take over.

Most of them are the elderly, the weak, the sick, or women and children with young children.

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A bailiff came to report that Manager Lin wanted to see him.

The official residence where the magistrate and his family lived was not far from the county government office. Lin En was the manager of the official residence, who was responsible for all matters major and minor, and would occasionally appear in the county government office.

"What's the matter?"

Li Huaitong had his attendants to serve him, so Lin En seldom came to the county government office to visit him.

Lin En did not come to the county government office just for Li Changle.

"Master, after you left the mansion this morning, Madam received a letter from Ping An."

When he heard that it was something happening in Kyoto, Li Huaitong straightened his face and asked, "What happened?"

"I don't know." Lin En took out an envelope and handed it to Li Huaitong. "Madam asked me to bring the letter to you. You will know after reading it."

Li Huaitong took the envelope, opened it, and read the contents of the letter...

"Snapped!"

Li Huaiyi slammed Xin on the desk, and he was furious. He said, "How dare he be so bold? Isn't that his biological father? How dare he resort to such sinister means!"

When he got angry like this, Lin En shrank her neck and dared not say a word. Even a gentle and kind person who is usually gentle and kind can be very scary when he gets angry.

After a moment, Li Huaitong waved at him with Lin En on his back, "...Go down first."

Lin En hurriedly bowed and responded. When he retreated to the door, he suddenly thought of Li Changle who was waiting outside the yamen.

"Master, there is one more thing..."

Li Huaitong suppressed his anger and looked at Lin En at the door. "What else?"

"Yes, I just saw Madam Li outside the government office. She is Madam Gu. She seems to be here to see the county magistrate for business..."

"Madam Li?" Li Huaitong walked out from the desk. "Why did she come to see Si Hu?"

Going to the Sihu to handle affairs is nothing more than matters related to various contracts.

"The secretary is not in the yamen, so I asked her to wait outside. Please help her come in and ask the master if he wants to see her. Maybe there is something the master can help with. Before General Gu left, he didn't..."

Li Huaitong glanced at his shrewd butler, said nothing, and asked the bailiff outside the door to take the person to the reception hall.

Manager Lin retreated, and when he met Li Changle who was being brought into the county government office, he simply bowed and saluted.

Li Changle and Leng Yi followed the yamen runners all the way to the flower hall, where they met Li Huaitong who was waiting there.

Before Gu Jingyan left Li County, he did verbally entrust me twice to look after his family and to try my best to help if anyone came to him for help.

At that time, Li Huaitong really found it strange, just like Fang Ruyu was surprised when she heard him say that Gu Jingyan gave a manor to Li Changle and protected the person like a big shot.

Can the cold-faced general also be caring?

Everyone in Heian Kyoto knew that Gu Jingyan led his army to the front line not long after his wedding.

In recent years, in addition to his reputation as a resourceful, brave and victorious general, he was also known as a cold and cruel general who was unsympathetic, unyielding, and cold and ruthless...

And Gu Jingyan's wife seemed to have been forgotten by the world.

Although he and Gu Jingyan were both from Heian Kyoto, Li Huaitong's family had lived outside the imperial city since he was a child, in the suburbs of Beijing, and he had almost no interactions with Gu Jingyan.

It was only after he passed the imperial examination that he moved into the city and bought a house.

Will there be sound where there are people?

He also often heard about the Gu family's deeds.

After all, they are from a noble family and cannot keep a low profile.