By Jia Xiuzhen

Besides, Li Wan heard from Jia Lan that Xichun had also taken the Heart-Nursing and Protecting God Pill. Get up and greet him.It turned out to be returning the book.Now that the days are getting longer and the young girls don't sleep so much, they happen to borrow books from Li Wan to read.

With a family like Jia's family, it is difficult to find some good books from other places. The ancestors started as soldiers and horses, and they are not as elegant as Ziwei Sheren, so there are only a few books on war.In addition to the books on careers or history books, the children had to read, but Jia Zheng also had two miscellaneous books on water conservancy measurement.And these books are all in the study outside, that's where the men read seriously, so naturally there is nothing wrong with the girls.When Daiyu came from the south, she brought some books with her, and she belonged to Du Gongbu and Li Taibai, and everyone was used to them. Li Wan's idle books are of course very interesting.

After seeing the ceremony, everyone sat down to have tea. When Li Wan had time to ask Xichun, "what's wrong with the fourth girl?" Xichun was selecting books on the shelf for reading. Question: "Sister-in-law, what kind of fresh food can't be eaten here to take care of your body!"

Li Wan smiled wryly and said: "What food! I heard that bastard Lan'er said that he took his pills as something good and shared them with you. I was afraid that you would do something wrong if you ate them." Xichun listened Shaking his head indifferently, he said: "At first, I took a pill because the pill smelled good. After taking it, I fell asleep, so I asked Lan'er for more. It's just that I'm tired after taking too much. Later, I didn’t sleep so well, so I didn’t ask him again.”

Li Wan heaved a sigh of relief, nodded and said: "That's good. It was originally a pill for nourishing the gods, but this bastard ate it as a jelly bean and gave it away to others." Xichun smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, this is terrible." I have wronged Lan'er, so he will not casually share with others. He gave me those few pills, and even insisted that I promise not to tell anyone. It can be seen that he has made up his mind not to share with others. It is me, he is still willing. Divide into two pieces, if you don't believe me, let Sister Lin try it, and it will be a shame to keep it!"

Daiyu took the selected texts from the fairy valley of this medicine and flipped through them. Hearing Xichun's words, she sighed and said, "Come on, fourth sister is really happy. Lan'er said that I am a tongue that doesn't taste. My aunt really has the root of wisdom." Li Wan said in surprise, "When did you say that? I never heard it again." Daiyu said, "I just drank tea last time, and when I went back, I got tea from my sister-in-law. Let's choose tea fruit, I only chose a box of dry dried fruit, Lan Er looked at me with those little eyes..."

Xichun took the words and said: "If you don't choose the dried meat and cured meat, choose something that is tasteless. It's not that you can't teach children." Everyone laughed and said: "Sure enough, Laner's way Only his fourth aunt is a confidant." Li Wan said helplessly: "I don't know if it's because of Fengshui in those years, but the people around him are all weird." Just as he was talking, he saw that Xichun took the book "Mo "Song", he asked: "Didn't I read it before, why is it this one?"

Xichun smiled and said: "It was rough at first, but I found it more interesting to read it these two times. Why don't I borrow it back to read." Li Wan nodded and said, "It's up to you." Xichun gave her the book "One Touch Moves the Sky" about the way of talismans, and Xichun smiled and said, "It's a big breath." Then he turned a few pages, "That's fine, as expected, my sister-in-law knows me best." Li Wan shook his head hurriedly and said: " No, I really don’t know the benefits of tea with dried fish cakes and meat.” Everyone laughed again.

In the morning of Zhuang's break, Mrs. Qiao's family gathered at a big table to eat. Half a child had a big belly, two baskets of mixed noodles, steamed rice with rough beans, and two large plates of vegetarian mixed vegetables and a bowl of soup.Xiao Er took out a bamboo jar from under the table, and poured out half a bowl of dried vegetables in salty vinegar into an empty bowl, all of which were dried eggplant, dried beans, dried pumpkin, and were most suitable for dinner.

Because there was no money for meals in the past, but now they are charged, and the wages of the farm workers and workshops have increased a bit. A pair of socks that used to cost ten coins is now a pair of twelve coins. The family can earn a few pennies by eating two meals in the village, which is also the benefit of their family having a job.Mrs. Qiao finished eating first, and said to the others: "I'm still going to the chief steward, remember to clean up after you finish eating." The second child hurriedly said: "Don't worry, mother." Mrs. Qiao saw that Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu also ate well. , then nodded and went back.

When I arrived at Madam Xu's yard, I heard the woman outside said that she was having dinner, so I didn't go inside. I chatted with people outside first, and then went inside after someone brought the food box out.Mother Xu and the others were drinking tea, and when she saw Mrs. Qiao coming, she ordered: "Bring tea to your sister-in-law Qiao."

Mother Xu smiled and said: "As for today's incident, it was because of you that we got up, but now we have no choice but to find you." Mrs. Qiao was puzzled, Yun Qiu smiled and said: "Just now We also said, now you have seen the kitchen, at noon, I wish half of the village would eat here. We didn’t do this before, and it was really exhausting to arrange hundreds of people to eat and drink. If it weren’t for you At that time, we talked about the difficulties of the people in the village, and we couldn't fall into the eyes of this hole, so we would find you."

Mother Xu smiled and said: "The kitchen has also added manpower, but it still doesn't work, and there is a lack of someone who can dispatch it. From my cold eyes these days, you have some talent in this. I think your family is so good. Leisurely, the four seasons vegetables are arranged well, and when it is busy, I don’t see them thrown away for nothing. If you don’t pick up the green and yellow, you have a lot of pickled vegetables in small jars and small urns. I thought, it’s about the same as the chef said. There are dozens of acres of land left, and now we have raised thousands of chickens and ducks, hundreds of pigs, cattle and sheep. If we can make a good tumbling, we may build this dining hall by ourselves. If something is really missing, we need It’s also convenient to buy anything in a commercial store. There are ways to do this, so don’t worry. We just need someone who can arrange the two meals a day in the village. We’re looking for you, what do you think?”

Only then did Mrs. Qiao understand that she dared to say something too much at the time and changed the rule that one could only eat a free meal in the village after working hard. Now, as long as you have money, you can come to eat. It's cheap, and it saves time and money compared to doing it yourself, and more people come here to eat.Scheduling is out of order now, and I need to find someone to help.After thinking for a while, he said, "If it's about arranging some rough food, I'm not afraid. The left and right are the number of people. Ten steamed buns are eaten, and a hundred steamed buns are eaten. It's just fine things. We farmers don't have much knowledge, so we really can't do it." coming."

Mo Yu smiled at Yun Qiu: "Look, how many times you dislike the snacks in the town and scare people!" Then he turned to Mrs. Qiao, "Don't worry, we have a small kitchen to take care of it. Besides, our tastes can't be considered fine nowadays! You just take care of the things in the big dining hall, how about it?"

Qiao Niangzi pondered: "Whether it will be successful or not, I can't say now. In total, I have managed the meals of seven or eight people, and if there are more, I will help to set up a dozen tables when there are weddings in the village. I don’t know if it’s going to work for a hundred or ten people, I haven’t tried it before.” Madam Xu nodded and said, “It’s the truth, we told you this, and we don’t want you to take over all the burden tomorrow. Go in the past. You first think about how to do it yourself. Tomorrow and later, we will discuss with all the buyers in the farm on the kitchen, come out with a charter, and try for ten days and a half months. If it succeeds , Of course it’s good, if it doesn’t work, think about it again. It’s not like the rest of us will let you work alone, don’t worry.”

Qiao Niangzi has been obedient to this point, and naturally has no other intentions, she just nodded and agreed to give it a try.Mo Yu took out another notebook, flipped through two pages, and said with a smile: "You guys, coaxing people to do the work, focusing on what to do and what to do, not telling them what is good, is really unreasonable." Yun Qiu He laughed and said, "Isn't it all up to you? Let's see what you say about it."

Mo Yu then said to Mrs. Qiao: "You are one of the fastest hands in the workshop, and the work you do is good. If the cook didn't really want you, I wouldn't be willing to let you go. Let's do everything we can, and you will have a month's work. He can probably get about [-] Wen. Even if he got [-] Wen, the exchange rate of this silver is not accurate now. It’s thanks to you. The work in the kitchen is not compared to that in the workshop, it takes up hands and feet all day long, and this dining hall only takes care of two meals a day, and you can still take care of household chores in between. How do you think?”

Qiao Niang was stunned when she heard it, two taels of silver a month, then the money earned by herself would be enough for the whole family. It was a blessing from heaven, but she didn't dare to accept it, so she had to say: "It's really true after you try it." Only if you succeed, can you dare to accept the words of the stewards." Madam Xu nodded and said: "Alright, you have an idea in mind first, you think about it first, and it won't be too late for us to elaborate."

Mrs. Qiao told Sun Dabao about the matter at night, and Dabao scratched his head in joy, and said: "We are really lucky, and I live in a mist these days." Mrs. Qiao said: "My year I was most worried about you taking jobs with Da Niu and Xiao Er, but I never thought that I would change to a bigger one."

Sun Dabao smiled and said: "I told you that it will definitely be successful. It's so good now, the three of us are together, including chickens and pigs, and Bai Tiaozi is now called 'Duck Marshal', and he also brings The two boys of his family are together. The cows and sheep are taken care of by the original people, we don’t understand that. You can change it like this, and pay more attention to the house, I’m afraid we won’t have enough manpower when the farming season is busy.”

Qiao Niangzi said: "I don't know if it will work or not, but you have a good plan." Sun Dabao said: "Why not, it will definitely work! Your name is not for nothing. Besides, if you don't believe in yourself Don't you believe the chief executive's vision?" Qiao Niangzi laughed and said, "You said that!"

Sun Dabao shook his head and said: "You don't know, our family used to raise large flocks of chickens. It was expensive, and they didn't grow meat if they were free-range. Now the knowledge of raising chickens in Zhuangzi has never been seen before. Thousands of chickens Just a chicken, from building a shed to digging mud and stuffing, and now to preparing feed, it’s all the ideas of the stewards. I heard from Zhuangtou that he didn’t know this method before. Tell me, how capable the stewards are. Such a capable person, can he misunderstand you?"

Qiao Niangzi smiled and said: "Okay, okay, if you keep talking like this, I don't know who I am anymore!" After a few idle words, Sun Dabao was working all day in charge of livestock, and it won't be long Just fell asleep.It was neither cool nor hot weather, the half moon outside shone through the window paper, Mrs. Qiao was lying on the kang, thinking about the myriad of things in the dining hall on the village.

In the mansion, Li Wan was writing letters to Wu Zhaonan and his wife. Over the past year, Heshengdao and Wuhu Commercial Co., Ltd. had also had their ups and downs. Fortunately, they had the help of Li Wan's rich financial resources. Now the two of them also know a little about Li Wan's family background. Let's talk more about money, but the New Year's ceremony still comes in a car and a boat.

Li Wan was thinking about Zhuangzi's affairs these few days, and she had a new idea, and she had no one else to trust, so she wrote to Wu Zhaonan and his wife asking for help.But I want to ask them and Shengdao if there is someone with some medical skills who is willing to stay at the Bian Zhuang in Chang'an City-this can only be asked to them.Originally, I wanted to find a teacher. After discussing with a few nuns, I knew that I was thinking about it again.

It coincided with this winter and spring snowstorm followed by floods, the village got her wish and bought a few new houses, and none of them entered the roster of the mansion, which was naturally simple.Madam Xu specially invited Madam Yan to sit in the town together, the four of them brought a dozen or so households, and finally six households remained, and now there were even fish farmers with literate people.

Li Wan talked about his own meaning: "I don't want to teach a number one scholar, I just let people teach them how to read, and I don't set rules. Those who like to learn come to learn, and it doesn't matter if they don't come. If you come today, you won't do it tomorrow." It’s okay if you come here. Let Yan Jun see how the teacher is teaching, and the rent does not need to be borne by the farmer, it’s all covered in the monthly money I give here.”

Mother Xu said: "Since this is the case, you don't have to follow the rules of the private school. It's just to teach you how to read and write. It's enough to read a few agricultural books and write a few strokes. There's no need to invite those old scholars. It’s an old man, there are too many things to do, if you don’t have a few newly bought families, you can just find a more stable kid to teach you.”

Yan Momo covered her mouth and said cheerfully: "It's something I've never heard of before. Reading and literacy is a big deal. You have to worship saints when you enter school. What do you call it? It's not like being a student, and it's not like a career. I heard it that way. It’s a little insulting to the gentlemen!” Mother Chang laughed and said, “What’s the point! Back in the south, when Ji Liang and Duan Gao’s kids were learning how to read and write, who would expect them to fail to be number one? There’s a reason "Yan Momo said: "Then how is it the same? Well, at least I learned it under the name of companion reading."

Nanny Chang said: "That's helpless. The old lady wants to choose some clever and literate young men. How can the master agree? I have no choice but to do so, saying that they are reading companions, huh! Those young men and aunts, learn to read. There is no such thing as a young man!" Several people couldn't help but think of those years when they said that, and they were also full of feelings.

Finally, as Li Wan wanted, Mother Xu shook her head and said, "I can see it. Other people's Zhuangzi wants to make money, and the most important thing is to rent a child's annual payment. Our Zhuangzi is grandma's plaything." I'll come up with an idea in a while. Come on, I'll follow you! It doesn't take much trouble, but it's a good idea, if there are not many people coming after half a month, I will stop." Li Wan thought about it. Thinking about it, he said, "There is also a time to consider, or if it is not convenient for farmers to attend classes during the day, it will be fine at night."

Mother Xu shook her head and said, "The more you talk, the more outrageous it is. Reading night books at night is something poor people can do? Grandma's idea, not only do I have to fill in the space for teachers and teaching aids, but I also have to fill in oil lamps and candles." Nanny Chang said: "What are you afraid of, settle the account, if you can't make ends meet, send a note to ask grandma to replenish it for you."

Several people laughed when they heard this.Then it was agreed, and when it was mentioned that there was no doctor in Zhuangzi, Li Wan said that he wanted to ask He Shengdao to ask someone, so that he could have today's letter.I can write the letter in a short time, and I will accept it properly, and I will send Ah Tu to send it to me in the evening.Now when Li Wan contacted the Wu family, except for those who went back and forth during the holidays, they all borrowed puppets. Otherwise, it would appear too enthusiastic and attract attention.