Happiness System

"How could that be possible? The man was introduced by my son-in-law, who said he was the brother of the foreman at the academy. He would not dare to cheat our family, right? Besides, your mother is not a hands-off manager who doesn't know about general affairs. Naturally, she would have asked around and compared them."

He Youxin burst into laughter.

Then he talked about what he had encountered with the eldest family of the Fu family in Heilong County. They seemed to be living a comfortable life, and no one knew where they had made their fortune.

But Qin Yuebai didn't want her to meddle in other people's business, so she didn't even tell her daughter-in-law and sisters-in-law about it when she returned.

"They are not even willing to bend down to pick up the copper coins on the ground. How can they make a fortune? Most of it is the money that the lady hid on her body to send back to her parents' home!

Since no one from the Zou family came that day, there was no chance to send it away, so it was just the right time for them to stay with them."

Qin Yunxi guessed it was 100% correct.

He Youxin had heard from her eldest daughter before that the daughter of the Zou family liked to transfer money from her husband's family to her own family. Knowing that she didn't like the people in that family, she didn't say anything about them.

Besides, the son-in-law is still there, and he is a brother after all, so it is not good to say too much, so he changed the topic to other things.

Qin Yuebai and Fu Ronglang cooperated very well in the academy, after all, they were old partners.

The two of them did not shy away from recruiting talented people from various families, and they also kept writing letters to attract those who they thought would be beneficial to the academy.

Especially Qin Yuesong, he was originally a teacher in the imperial capital. Now the imperial capital is in chaos, when else would he try to steal someone's girl?

The academy did a good job of publicity before the New Year, and their teaching methods were also very innovative. Students who had already enrolled and their parents also continued to promote the benefits of sending their children to their relatives and friends.

After the snow melted, as soon as the academy announced the enrollment, people from not only the villages but also the nearby cities came to the academy.

But the academy does not accept everyone. After all the operations, it only screened and admitted less than one-fifth of the students, which brought a lot of criticism to the academy.

The two vice-presidents are able to hold their own. Their current faculty is limited. Recruiting too many people would not be conducive to the development of the college.

As for whether to continue recruiting students in the second half of the year, it depends on whether the talent introduction plan goes smoothly.

On the other hand, Qin Yiyuan from Liancheng, his escort agency just received an order for a caravan to Baicheng in the south of the desert, but the caravan would not depart for half a month.

He had originally planned to set out in February, taking another route around the imperial capital. By the time he reached the north, the snow had melted and they were ready for spring plowing.

After some thought, he agreed with his classmates' suggestion and decided to postpone his departure, transforming himself into an escort and following the caravan to the south of the desert.

Not wanting to wait any longer, he practiced martial arts diligently while seducing his former teachers and classmates in the academy, and unexpectedly he actually hooked up with several teachers.

As for classmates, it is impossible for parents to let their children follow a classmate who is almost a stranger, not to mention that the place they are going to is an unheard-of newly built academy in the poor and chaotic Mo Nan.

Even though Qin Yiyuan had no confidence in his sister, he still had great confidence in his father and brother. Especially when he received a letter from home saying that his father and brother were both working at the academy, he knew that the academy had a bright future.

In the future, those classmates who were moved but did not take action will know what they have missed!

Not two days after He Youxin arrived at the farm, the women of the Qin family came to her with their children's bags.

They have no fields to farm and have nothing to do in the village, so they seem particularly out of place in the village.

Spring in the countryside is not as beautiful as described in poems. When it rains, there is nothing to do except watching the rain under the eaves. There is no place to walk on the muddy dirt road after the rain.

The room was still stuffy and noisy, so the aunts and sisters-in-law discussed it and ran to the farm.

Therefore, he was laughed at by Qin Yunxi.

However, the Fu family was exiled, while the Qin family migrated here for refuge, so the two are naturally different.

Qin Yunxi naturally couldn't treat the Qin family the same way as the Fu family.

After the joke, she said, “Although the snow has melted, this rainy season is even colder than the snow.

But don’t be disgusted, the rainy season in the south of the desert is very short. After this period, it will be very difficult for you to see rain in the future!"

Especially in the disaster years of the past two or three years, it is even more difficult!

"Oh, it doesn't rain in the summer? In the summer we all rely on the rain to bring coolness for a few days!" Guan Jing exclaimed.

They had separated a long time ago. Her children were still young, and Qin Yuesong was the only one in the family with income. Their conditions were not even half as good as those of the eldest wife.

In previous years, we would buy some ice only when the heat became unbearable, and most of the time we were able to survive the summer by relying on rain to cool down the temperature.

"The climate this year will only be worse than last year, so everyone should be mentally prepared. Now that the caravans have resumed their travels, Second Aunt should stock up on more food, as prices will only get higher in the future." After saying this, Qin Yunxi's smile faded.

Upon hearing this, Guan Jing felt like crying but had no tears left. The oldest of her children was only fifteen.

There are five children, three sons and two daughters. The three boys followed their father to study in the academy. The two daughters, the youngest one is only three years old, are all spendthrifts!

Unlike the eldest wife, there are three people who go to the academy for duty, and there is also an eldest daughter who often visits her parents' home.

Guan Jing just came over to join in the fun and take a look at Zhuangzi.

When Qin Yue came back from work in the evening, she pulled her husband aside to discuss, "Sister Xi said that the harvest won't be good in the next two years, but I think the crops in her farm are still good.

I also specifically asked about her tenants there, and they said that most of the crops they grew were cold-resistant and high-yielding, which seemed to have been introduced from outside the state.

All the expenses for our journey here were given by my eldest brother and his wife. Now we have houses in this village and in the academy, and the money we used to buy the real estate has not been used yet.

What do you think about us buying a smaller farm?"

Qin Yuesong didn't know his wife had gone to the farm during the day, so he asked, "Water here is not as convenient as in the south. Last year, I heard that the harvest in the south was severely reduced due to water shortage. Can we buy the farm now? Don't lose all the wages of the tenants?"

Guan Jing hit her and said unhappily, "Why don't you care about anything? With your salary, how long will it take for the family to get through this?

Sister Xi bought a big farm for her elder brother and his wife. Both father and daughter are smart. How could they buy it at this time if they were not sure, and buy a big one?

Today, Sister Xi reminded me that prices will go up and asked me to stock up on food!"

Qin Yuesong has always been open-minded and doesn't care much about those menial affairs. After being beaten, he just yawned and said, "Isn't the money in your hands? Why don't you ask your sister-in-law and Sister Xi? If they say so, you can consider buying one. After all, they are family members, and they won't ignore you."

Guan Jing had no way to deal with him at all. Her eldest son happened to be the same person as his father, so she really had no way to deal with these things!

It's no wonder that outsiders always say that scholars are aloof and arrogant. Guan Jing hesitated again and again, and continued to hesitate after struggling. She just didn't know how to bring it up with her sister-in-law and niece, for fear that others would think they were trying to take advantage of her.

Seeing that the house in Heilong County had been renovated and the eldest son was about to move to the city, Guan Jing could no longer sit still and ran to the farm. With a red face, she whispered that she wanted to use the silver to buy the farm.

He Youxin pulled her hand and patted it in a scolding manner before saying, "Sister-in-law, it's a good thing to have a stable home and property, there's nothing to be embarrassed about!

You shouldn't blame Sister Xi for not reminding you to buy a farm. The main reason is that we have no control over whether the new crops can grow.

The General's Mansion had reserved those things long ago, for fear that they would suffer losses if they were not grown well.

We thought that if the harvest is good this year, we would let you join us in planting.

Since my sister-in-law is anxious to earn some money for her children, then hurry up. Although it is a little late now, it is still possible to extract some seeds."

If it were in the past, He Youxin would definitely not understand these things. Although she was the eldest daughter-in-law after she got married, her husband protected her closely and her mother-in-law was capable and power-loving. Later, when she married a son-in-law, the eldest daughter-in-law was also a person with her own ideas.

As a housekeeper, she is not very good at handling chores. It was because she was conscripted by Qin Yunxi during this period that she was forced to learn a lot of knowledge.

She is not stupid, she just didn't have the opportunity before and was lazy. After training for a period of time, she is now very capable!

Coincidentally, two days ago, the small farm next to her farm could no longer be maintained, so they found the manager there and said they wanted to sell it to them at a low price.

The Qin family's farm was already very large, and He Youxin was really unwilling to expand it further. Now that her sister-in-law was interested, she was naturally willing to be the middleman.

As he spoke, He Youxin asked someone to prepare a carriage, and first took Guan Jing to the fields to look at the crops, and then went to the farm that was for sale.

The Qin family's steward also investigated the farm and reported to his master after finding no problems, so it would be convenient for Guan Jing to buy it.

In less than half a day, both parties paid the silver and went to the government to replace the land deed.

Zhuangzi bought it, but then problems arose.

Guan Jing is the daughter of Master Qin Yuesong. She comes from a humble family and her family has no property. She has no idea how to manage a farm!

The most important thing is that the original owner of the manor dismissed the tenants and sold the manor because he could not control them.

If they had made the decision two days later, the owner would have sold the manor to the government at a bargain price and moved inland.

Taking into account the situations of her own farm and her daughter's farm, He Youxin suggested that Guan Jing let her brother-in-law Qin Yuesong solve the tenant farmers' problem.

Every year, due to the invasion of the Hu people, there are many widows and orphans in the south of the desert. And the fact that the land is vast and the population is sparse in the south of the desert does not mean that every farmer has enough land.

Most of the students in the academy are from farming families, so it is always better to ask them to introduce people they are familiar with than to recruit them randomly.

Just like Qin Yunxi took her with her, He Youxin took Guan Jing to study for a few days before letting her go.

As for Qin Yunxi, the potatoes and sweet potatoes she planted last year had a good harvest.

After the snow melted, Xiao Yu took his men on a private visit to supervise the digging of the potatoes and sweet potatoes in the fields.

He was indescribably surprised to see the fruits that were bigger than an adult's fist.