old lady in red

Wang Xiuzhi lost her boudoir reputation and the trust of Lin's mother, so she re-entered the Lin family without face.

But Jia Min was not happy: "Mother, tell me, do I really have nothing but a distinguished family background? Brother Lin and Wang Xiuzhi have lived under the same roof for many years, will they really like each other? Lin Could it be that elder brother really doesn't like me at all? Just because of the embarrassing fate, he had to marry me?"

Shi Mei is very worried that Jia Min has a love brain!

However, which girl does not have a spring?

Besides, these days, Shi Mei has regarded Jia Min as her daughter and cannot bear to blame her.

She nodded Jia Min's nose: "Silly girl. Do you know why Wang Xiuzhi said that? Because she is nothing compared to you.

That's why I envy you!

And your family background is prominent, it's not that the pie fell from the sky, but your ancestors came here with blood and sweat, holding their heads up and fighting with swords and guns.

Wang Xiuzhi's grandfather faced the same opportunity as your grandfather, and he chose to live with the situation.And your grandfather chose Riptide!

Therefore, your family background is good because your grandfather is more capable than his grandfather, more courageous than his grandfather, has more vision than his grandfather, and works harder than his grandfather!

If Wang Xiuzhi wants to blame, he can blame his ancestors for their cowardice and inaction, so what does it have to do with you?

She came here to yell at you, she was simply inexplicable and unreasonable!

Regardless of family background, how can Wang Xiuzhi compare herself to you?

When you are alive, you should look at your family background and your character.

Not to mention her family background, her character can be described as despicable!

Our Min'er not only has a good family background, but is also full of poems and books, with both talent and appearance. Who in the capital doesn't know, who doesn't know?

Except for Wang Xiuzhi's sharp and mean mouth, she has been dumped by you everywhere.

Why are you standing shoulder to shoulder with my baby? "

Jia Min covered her mouth and smiled, and fluttered her eyelashes like a small fan: "Talent is learned by oneself, so does a good life count as skill?"

Shi Mei nodded solemnly: "Every peck and drink has a predestined relationship. This life is built by the previous life. Your fate is good because you have accumulated merits and virtues in your previous life, so you have been protected by heaven and earth, and you were born in a wealthy family! "

Jia Min smiled and said reproachfully: "Mother, you can boast that your daughter is unparalleled in the world, and others will not laugh at you when they hear it!"

Shi Mei said solemnly: "Why bragging? Our Min'er is unparalleled in the world, a dragon and a phoenix among others! It's useless for others to be jealous!"

Jia Min's brows and eyes crooked immediately with a smile: "A mother who gave birth to such a unparalleled daughter in the world should be very happy, right? Everyone in the world should be envious!"

Shi Mei was overjoyed, staring at her daughter's bright smiling face, feeling extremely content, stretched out her hand and scratched Jia Min's nose lightly: "Yes, yes, having a smart daughter like you is the happiest and proudest thing in my mother's life." matter!"

Jia Min was already smiling brightly at this time, Wang Xiuzhi caused her a little trouble, but it disappeared.

Shi Mei doesn't want Jia Min to have too many romantic fantasies about marriage, lest the greater the hope in the future, the greater the disappointment.

Sulk hurts!

Shi Mei said softly: "As for whether Big Brother Lin likes you or not, I don't know. However, when it comes to marriage, parents decide, and what matters is the right family and talent matching.

Your Majesty's gift of marriage shows that your talent and appearance are worthy of matching Tanhualang.

As for whether he likes you or not, you can explore by yourself after marriage.

I believe that with my precious daughter being so smart, talented, gentle and virtuous, as long as that person is not blind and foolish, she will definitely like it! "

Jia Min's face was flushed, and her daughter's family had selfishness, which was criticized in this era.

Jia Min said: "Actually, I don't want Brother Lin to like me so much. We must have never met each other seriously. My daughter is just afraid that Brother Lin will like someone else first..."

Shi Mei smiled and said: "There's no need to worry about that. If Brother Lin really liked Wang Xiuzhi, he wouldn't expose him in such a big way. He would hide and hide it until you came in, or just give birth directly. When a child comes out, at that time raw rice is cooked and cooked, can you strangle the child to death? You have to pinch your nose to recognize it, right?

The reason why Wang Xiuzhi ran to you was precisely because your big brother Lin didn't like her, and she had nothing to do, so she thought of opening a gap from you.

Our Min'er is very smart, and handled it well, and didn't let her succeed! "

The mother and daughter chatted and laughed, turning Wang Xiuzhi into ashes in seconds,

Shi Mei and Jia Min came out of the garden with spring faces, just passed the hallway, went up the veranda, and met Jia Zhu, Jia Lian, Yuan Chun, and Jia Cong head-on.

As soon as Shi Mei showed up, Jia Cong rushed up and hung on Shi Mei's lap: "Grandmother, why don't you take your grandson with you when you go out to play?"

Shi Mei bent down and picked up Jia Cong: "Grandmother has serious business, there are many bugs in the garden in the evening, Cong'er wants to enjoy the flowers, grandma will take you there at noon tomorrow!"

Jia Cong clapped his hands and laughed: "Okay, okay, Minger Cong'er takes the slingshot and goes to beat Que'er!"

Jia Lian and Jia Zhu were lining up to salute in the distance, but Jia Cong took his place.

Jia Lian was sour, and reprimanded his younger brother with a stern face: "Cong'er, I've said it many times, and I should greet my grandmother first when I see you. You are three years old, why can't you remember? Look at Sister Yuan'er, how many times?" Are you sensible?"

Shi Mei didn't know what Jia Lian was thinking, so she was very happy and said, "Lian'er is right, but Cong'er is still young, so I will teach him slowly in the future."

Yuan Chun came over at this moment, took Jia Min's hand and said with a smile: "Auntie, have the plums in the garden grown again? Last time they were only as big as a finger? And the osmanthus tree also bears osmanthus seeds, last time it was still blue. After more than ten days, it should have turned purple, right?"

This is the difference between a daughter and a son.

Jia Cong only cared about the sparrows on the tree.It's not because Que'er is beautiful, but to beat Que'er.

Yuan Chun has been observing carefully since the plum blossoms withered. She can remember which plum tree bears plums and how many plums are on that branch.

In the eyes of the world, osmanthus bearing seeds is a good omen!

Shimei was very happy when she learned that the osmanthus was bearing fruit, so she went to hang a red ribbon on the osmanthus tree, and wrote her wish, hoping that her son would win the laurel.

The daughter has a happy marriage and an early son!

Osmanthus, Osmanthus, pray to the toad palace to win the laurel, it is perfect to give birth to a precious child early!

Jia Zhu and Jia Lian didn't notice these little things!

Unexpectedly, the little Yuanchun remembered it in his heart.

Shi Mei couldn't help but glance at Yuan Chun, this girl is really clever!

Mrs. Wang is really a fool with his own blessing!

If Jia Zhu Yuanchun survived, even if Baoyu became a monk, Wang would still be the real winner of the Red Chamber!

It's a pity that the whole Rong family is not only ambitious, but also likes to fight in the nest, killing a group of smart children to death!

Shi Mei holds Jia Cong and leads Jia Lian.Jia Min led Jia Zhu Yuanchun all the way back to Rongqingtang.

When we arrived at Rongqing Hall, the children went to play happily.

Jia Zhu and Jia Lian play pitching pots.

Jia Cong was lying on the ground playing balls.

Yuan Chun is playing plaid on the carpet.

Only then did Shi Mei remember that in order to appease Jia Min, she ordered all the children to be sent back to Rongxi Hall.

Afraid of Jia Min's discomfort and noise, the children were asked to go back with their mother in three days.

Shi Mei pressed her temples, did she remember wrongly?

Her soul is only 39 this year, and Jia Mu's body is only 45. Could it be that her mind is confused and her memory is declining?

Shi Mei felt a little melancholy, could it be the sequelae of the seizure?

She thought about it again, and it was indeed the order.Then he asked Nanny Lai beside him: "Mother Lai, I remember that after lunch today, I already let the children go home, why are you here again?"

Nanny Lai said with a smile: "Madam did give orders, and we sent some young masters back as ordered. It's just that after dinner, the young masters ran back by themselves."

Shi Mei thinks that she understands the children, and there is no child who does not miss her mother.

However, I didn't expect that this was not a boarding school.Shi Mei is not the wife of the old Duke, and deliberately isolated their mother and child.

The children can see their mother almost every day, so naturally they don't miss them so much.

Compared with the strictness of the mother, the children prefer a grandmother who can cook food, tell stories, and be reasonable!

Jia Zhu will be told by her mother when she goes back, and she will recite endlessly. If she recites well, she will be asked; next time must be better.

If you don't memorize it well, you will be blamed, reprimanded or even punished to kneel down.

Even though Jia Zhu was sleepless, his mother seemed dissatisfied, always complaining that he didn't learn better, which made his father unhappy.

Jia Zhu was at a loss for what to do, and was nervous when he got home.

Jia Zhu will feel relaxed and free only when he arrives at Rongqing Hall.

Jia Lian didn't want to go back, but because her mother was very busy, she went home with her nanny.Although you can throw pots at home, you can play with your aunts and brothers in Rongqingtang, how lively it is.

Jia Cong also loves to be lively, he wants to follow his brothers and sisters.

Brother and sister are back, why doesn't he come back.

And the mother at home is not allowed to play marbles.

Mother was always worried that he would swallow the beads.

The beads at home are all iron walnut beads, so big, who would eat those?

How many snacks and fruits are there for grandma!

He is not a fool, he prefers to eat walnut beads!

Yuan Chun did not reject her mother, although the stories her mother told were somewhat clichéd, either the hero saved the beauty, or the empress saved the emperor.

However, her mother was very gentle with her.

He is not as vicious as he is to his elder brother, who reprimands him at every turn.

However, Yuan Chun still thinks that grandma's place is more fun.

Grandma would tell many strange stories: Snow White who lived in the house of the dwarves, and the daughter of the Sea Dragon who lived in the sea.

A monkey living in Huaguo Mountain.

A bunny who lives on the moon.

Hua Mulan joined the army instead of her father.

Mu Guiying, who is in charge of the expedition.

The protagonists in each story are so lively and charming, which makes Yuan Chun like it very much.

Whoever the child treats her well, she treats him well.

The grandchildren prefer her, Shi Mei is still very proud: "Tell you two grandmas!"

Turning around, she said that Mei was busy with the Daxiang sacrifice, and on March [-]th, he went to the farm again to inspect the sweet potato test field.

This time has come to the critical moment of sweet potato cuttings.

In another three to five days, it's time for the first cutting.

Shi Mei was very excited.

Jia Mei waited early at the entrance of the village.

As soon as Rongfu's carriage appeared, Jia Mei excitedly ran up to give Shi Mei a hand, and greeted Shi Mei to get off the carriage: "My nephew guessed that my aunt would come today, so I have been waiting for her since morning."

Shi Mei glanced at Jia Mei: "I'm so happy, so the sweet potato seedlings are growing well?"

Jia Mei nodded and said: "The sweet potato seedlings in the black land have grown to one foot and two inches. The highest number of sweet potatoes sprouted is seven, and the least is three.

The same goes for sandy yellow land.

This shows that the germination rate has nothing to do with soil quality.

The sweet potato seedlings in the sandy land are also one foot long. In three to five days, there will be two seedlings per plant.The yellow land is also seven inches long, and a single plant and a single seedling are not a problem.

I don't know what Auntie means, but should we plant the three kinds of soil together according to the original plan? "

Shi Mei nodded: "Naturally, the seedlings of the yellow land, unless they are less than four inches, will be transplanted. I just want the experience of planting in different lands. Think about it, the Great Moon Dynasty is so big, it is different. How can the soil quality of the provinces be the same? But I think, there are only these three types!"

Jia Mei was very surprised: "What does Auntie mean, are you going to promote sweet potatoes to the entire dynasty?"

Shi Mei nodded: "It depends on the yield, as long as the yield per mu of sandy land reaches [-] jin, and that of raw wasteland exceeds [-] jin, think about it, what kind of situation would that be?"

Jia Mei was a little confused: what's the situation?He never thought about those things!

Shi Mei smiled and said: "Work hard, at least you can be a villager, maybe you can go to the household department to be a secretary."

Hubu Shangshu, also known as Da Si Nong, is in charge of Cao Liang Tian Fu.It is the responsibility of the Ministry of Households to teach the people how to harvest crops.

Secretary Wu is from Jiupin.

For Jia Mei who was not born in the imperial examinations but has made special contributions, His Majesty can confer the title in person.

The fifth grade of Jia Zheng is the gift of grace.

If Jia Mei has made meritorious service in helping to plant sweet potatoes, Rong Mansion will recommend her in the future, and it may not be impossible to reward an official position below the seventh rank.

Once the sweet potato is successfully planted, it can solve the problem of feeding tens of millions of people, and the contribution is not small.

Jia Mei was stunned when she heard the words, and as her thoughts raced, she already understood what Shi Mei was talking about.

Jia Mei was very excited, from starvation to master, it was a natural barrier!

The people take food as their heaven, and there will be peace in the world if there is food!

Great feat at this time!

Jia Mei bowed to the end: "It's all because of my aunt's promotion, Jia Mei will never forget it."

Shi Mei smiled and gave her a hand: "Work hard, do it well, everything is possible!"

Jia Mei replied tremblingly: "Auntie, don't worry, my nephew will definitely go all out!"

Shi Mei said: "Okay, let me know when the cuttings will be cut, and I will personally participate in cutting the seedlings!"

Jia Mei said: "I am going to tell my aunt that it has been decided that the ground will be broken on March [-]th, and we are going to start transplanting on that day."

Shi Mei was surprised: "How to plant land depends on the calendar?"

Jia Mei smiled coyly: "Generally speaking, there are no taboos in the crop field, but this matter is related to the family plan. Offending Tai Sui is not fun, so we have to be more cautious."

Shi Mei smiled and nodded, not everyone can see Tai Sui, she also hopes to meet a Tai Sui, but unfortunately no luck!

Shi Mei doesn't believe that there will be any disasters when Tai Sui breaks the ground, but she doesn't object to others believing it.

There is also the Tai Sui Altar in Kyoto, and the emperor still performs Jitian rituals.

Shi Mei personally participated in the cutting of seedlings, which also meant to be a native of Tianli.

It's just that Shi Mei is not qualified to perform the ceremony of Jitian, otherwise it would be trespassing.

In a blink of an eye, it is March [-]th.

On this day, Shi Meitete took Jia Min, Jia Zhu, Jia Lian and Jia Cong Yuanchun, these rich and nobles were close to Nongsang.

Nanny Lai prepared scissors for their grandparents and wives early in the morning.

The sweet potato vines in the black soil are already one foot four inches.

After Shi Mei discussed with Jia Mei and several other managers, for the sake of safety, they decided to use one plant and two seedlings.

That is to say, cut the sweet potato length to six to seven inches as the standard.

Shimei cut the first nest of sweet potato seedlings here.

Jia Min was second, Jia Zhu, Jia Lian, Yuanchun and Jia Cong followed suit.

Shi Mei guided her daughter and grandchildren to successfully cut a nest of sweet potato seedlings, which is considered to be a good start.

Subsequent matters were handed over to the thirty generals to be responsible.

Jia Mei used the sweet potato vines cut out by Shimei as a standard, and conducted on-site training for [-] handlebars, more than [-] women and children: "When cutting seedlings, at least three knots, preferably four knots are required. Five knots per plant, leave one knot and subtract four knots, can you hear clearly? If you don’t understand, ask now?”

Then, I understood these moves as soon as I heard them, and rolled up my sleeves and went to the ground.But seeing the potato vines flying with scissors, they cut out a bunch of them.

Shi Mei inspected samples one by one, and cut each one according to the standard, with the longest being five knots and the shortest being three knots.

These handles do things unambiguously.

The sweet potatoes have been leveled out, according to Shimei's meaning, a ridge of three feet, with drainage ditches on both sides, which is convenient for cuttings, and also convenient for drainage and drought resistance.

Sweet potatoes are drought tolerant but are afraid of flooding.

Jia Mei suggested following the planting method in Fujian, with a plant spacing of five inches.

Shi Mei thought it was inappropriate: "Maybe it's because the Fujianese planted too densely and seized the nutrients, so the sweet potatoes grew smaller and smaller? I think it's better to have a one-foot spacing between plants."

This is the conclusion Shimei learned after analyzing the failure of sweet potato planting in Fujian.

The sweet potatoes in Fujian are not only too hard to cut seedlings in the later stage, but also the distance between the plants is too close.

It is a problem that plants have had living space.

It is impossible for a small tree under a big tree to grow into a towering tree. This is the problem of nutrient space.

Don't sweet potatoes compete for space nutrients?

Then, the masters also thought that Shimei rouge was beneficial, and crops paid attention to broken seedlings, and broken seedlings were to leave room for crops to grow.

Seeing Jia Mei pondering, Shi Mei said: "Otherwise, half of the land will be planted according to the old method in Fujian, and the remaining half will be planted according to my suggestion. We are trying to plant, and we are not afraid of failure. As long as we find the correct planting method Can."

In the end, Jia Mei rejected her proposal: "Let's do it according to my aunt's wishes. If the planting method in Fujian is good, the fruits will not get smaller and smaller."

On the first day, 100 people, adults and children, were not familiar with the skills, planted and watered together, and planted a total of [-] acres of sweet potato fields.

Shi Mei estimated that each mu of land is between [-] and [-] trees.

Shi Mei quietly calculated, a sweet potato plant only produces one sweet potato, which is a little bit bigger than an egg, and there are three thousand sweet potatoes.At least two hundred catties or more.

After that, Shi Mei would go to the farm every three days.

Three days later, Jia Mei randomly inspected [-] mu of sweet potato fields, and all of them had tender and white roots.

Jia Mei was overjoyed and ran to report: "Auntie, the sweet potatoes were successfully transplanted, and they all survived!"

Shimei Dexin'er was very happy: "Let's take a look!"

Then, Shi Mei took the lead and brought Jia Min and grandchildren to the farm.

Shi Mei first looked at the sweet potato seedlings in the black land, although they were still the same, they didn't grow up at all, but they were very fresh.

Shi Mei personally dug up a nest of sweet potatoes to check, and indeed they had begun to take root.

Shi Mei asked: "How many plants are there in this mu, can you count them clearly?"

Jia Mei said: "My nephew sampled three acres of black land, sandy land and yellow land, none of which is the standard cutting number of [-] plants we calculated.

At most [-] plants, at least [-] plants.I asked, and women were responsible for the cuttings for the large number of plants, and the cuttings for the few plants.

My nephew took a look, and I can't see the denseness with the naked eye. My nephew is afraid that it will affect the survival rate of sweet potatoes. What do you think? "

Shi Mei said: "You've done a good job. Now it's an exploratory stage. I don't know which method is the most suitable. After the harvest is weighed in autumn, which one is high-yield, which one will be promoted in the future."

Jia Mei really admires Shi Mei's flexible style.Obviously there was a deviation according to the previous plan, but Shi Mei made some sense in a few words, and it was wrong.

Shi Mei saw some women and children busy cutting sweet potatoes in the field, so she asked, "Is this replanting?"

Jia Mei said: "Didn't my aunt tell you to pick the sweet potato vines with only two knots for cooking? These village women felt it was a pity, so they simply left a few acres of land, which were originally flattened out and planned to cut sweet potato vines as fodder for cattle and horses in the future. They proposed I was rushing to the last wave of transplanting. I was arguing with my nephew, anyway, it was a trial planting, so I might as well try it out, and see if there was any difference between planting a few days later and a few days earlier, so my nephew had to agree."

Shi Mei thought to herself that these people have the spirit of masters!

This kind of person who does everything possible to think of his master should be encouraged and rewarded.

Tunnel: "Write down the names of these women, and I will reward you later."

After inspecting the sweet potatoes, Shi Mei took the children to the horse race.By the way, take a look at some of Jia Zhu's selected ponies.

Jia Zhu and Jia Lian were very proud. Their pony had been tamed and it was ready to ride.

The two deliberately showed off, riding their respective ponies like flying.

Yuanchun Jia Cong jumped up and down and laughed enviously, eager to try.

It's just that these two are too young, Shi Mei is not reconciled.Just allow Jinshan to send people to help them sit on the horse for a walk.

Yuan Chun came back from a horse walk and flaunted to Shi Mei: "Grandmother, look, don't these white spots on my granddaughter's horse look like snowflakes?"

The name "Snowflake" of Yuanchun is indeed very apt.

The little pony looked from a distance, and the brown hair was covered with small spots like snowflakes.

The rouge horse has no variegation.

Yuanchun's pony is indeed a peach blossom horse!

Shi Mei gave Yuan Chun affirmation: "Yuan girl's name is appropriate!"

Jia Cong also came back from a walk at this time, seeing his grandmother praising his sister, he was busy showing off to his grandmother: "Look, grandmother, does your grandson's horse have many spots?"

Shi Mei was busy praising Jia Cong again: "Well, Cong'er is also a good name!"

The two were praised, and happily went for a walk again.

Jin Shan came over at this time and said: "The foal that the uncle bought for his wife and fourth girl is in the stable over there, do you want my wife to take a look?"

Before Shimei was busy, she didn't pay attention to it, but the pony was too young to ride.

Although I don't know if there will be a chance to ride a horse in this life, Shi Mei still wants to see the pony under her name!

The one Jia She honored Shi Mei was a full-grown filly, with reddish-brown hair all over her body, but the top of her head and four hooves were white.

A beautiful peach blossom horse.

Jia Min's mount is also a peach-blossom horse with a reddish-brown body and white hair on its tail and four hooves. It is very beautiful!

Although it is not a rouge horse, this kind of appearance is considered to be superior.

Jia Amnesty put a lot of thought into the selection.

Shi Mei and Jia Min's horses are adult mares, each worth more than one hundred taels.

Plus eight chrysanthemums, 36 foals, four dairy cows, and eight farm cattle.

Among them, the low-headed dairy cows and the handle-headed farm cattle were purchased from the public, and should be paid from the public.

Shi Mei looked at the account books, and Jia Amnesty did not go to work.

This time, Jia Amnesty might spend no less than five thousand silver.

This is a big deal.

Although Jia Daishan passed away, his property was not divided by Jia Mu.

Jia Amnesty did not seize the title, and his money was limited.

Jia Amnesty's property is only 200 taels a month, [-] taels of pen and ink, the rest is parents' subsidy, and [-] taels of year-end bonus.

Mother Jia doesn't like Jia Amnesty, so she will definitely not subsidize it in private.

According to Jia's mother's memory, Jia Daishan's subsidy to Jia Zheng and Jia Min was only two hundred silver a year.

Jia Xie has a lot of cronies and gangsters, and when he has money in his hands, he is used to moving with his left hand and right hand.

Jia Amnesty's biggest source of living water is the subsidy from her grandmother, Mrs. Lao Guogong.

Mrs. Mrs. Lao Guogong was born in a poor family. Back then, a cart of dowry contained only whole grains and cotton cloth.

Later, the old man gained power and bought five hundred acres of fertile land with her as a dowry.

She has never been in charge of Zhongfu, all her future is the monthly bonus and the farm.

The annual income is only a few hundred silver, and I have to subsidize my natal family and subsidize Jia Amnesty.

What she left to Jia She, including the farm, would not exceed ten thousand taels.

The last time the Wufang was liquidated, Shi Mei stared at it, but Jia She did not dare to do anything.

Afterwards, Shi Mei only gave Jia She a garden house in Suzhou, plus one thousand silver.

It's not that Shi Mei is stingy, it's that the treasury's debts weigh on Shi Mei's heart like a mountain.

Jia Amnesty spent thousands of silver to please his mother and sister, which was considered intentional.

Shi Mei smiled and said to Jia Min: "It can be seen that your elder brother really loves you!"

Jia Min smiled: "My brother is also very filial!"

Shi Mei nodded: "Well, your elder brother is more mature and sensible than before."

When it comes to money, Shi Mei can't help but think it's worth it.

Seeing the emergence of filial piety, for the sake of harmony and longevity of the Rong Mansion, it is necessary to divide the property in the mansion.

Lest the two brothers think about it all the time and become suspicious.

The property composition of Rongfu Gongzhong mainly consists of three major parts, the various antique rewards in the treasury, and the silver deposits in the treasury, and the rest is the unexpected harvest from returning to the hometown to clean up the five houses.

This time, five houses were confiscated and 40 yuan in cash was obtained, and it cost [-] yuan to buy [-] mu of land for sacrifice.

In addition to leaving 25 silver for Erfang to buy a shelter, there is still 30 left, plus Jia She's [-] from the recovery of the Wu family, a total of [-].

When returning to Beijing at the end of the year, the first thing to do is to repay the advance payment made by the Ministry of Accounting and Jia Jing.

Then take a big inventory of the treasury, re-register and compile the book, and customize an installment repayment plan based on the balance of the treasury and the annual income.

Try to use 15 years to repay the debts that Jia Daishan has borne before his grandchildren reach adulthood.

In order not to get old and be chased by debt collectors.

Of course, during this process, she must control the master's two sons and grandsons, and urge them to forge ahead actively, not to be the second-generation patriarch who spends a lot of money!

Shi Mei couldn't help but he sighed, only felt that there was a long way to go.

Jia Min didn't understand why, so she asked, "Is mother tired? Why don't you go rest first. I'm watching the same thing for them. Fortunately, Jinshan supports me, so I'm not afraid of accidents to them."

Shi Mei nodded: "It's nothing, I was just thinking about other things, I'm distracted!"

Jia Min's eyes lit up: "What is mother thinking?"

Shi Mei pursed her lips and said with a smile: "I wonder what your brothers are doing now. It's been seven or eight days. It should have arrived long ago. I'm afraid your brother's letter of safety will arrive home in a few days. I don't know about the Lin family's affairs. What's up!"

Jia Min bowed her head and smiled slightly when she heard this, and said nothing more.

In the evening of that day, Shi Mei recruited Mrs. Zhang to come and order: "Prepare five pieces of azure-colored fine cotton cloth, five pieces each of safflower cloth, and five pieces of orchid cloth, five servings each of sauced hoof and sauced duck, and five pieces of two taels of silver." Send the red envelope to Zhou Family Village and hand it over to Uncle Jia Mei!"

Mrs. Zhang was slightly taken aback when she heard the words: "Is this a reward for Brother Jia Mei? There are silks in the house. Although they are out of fashion in some years, they are still very decent to wear in this village."

Shi Mei laughed and said, "I want to reward five hardworking village women. How can they use your things? It's just a waste of fungus to give them!"

The fine cotton cloth is readily available in the mansion. Every year, the mansion buys a large amount of cotton cloth of various colors from cloth merchants in Jingxiang, Hubei, and cuts clothes for the servants in the mansion. The cotton clothes are breathable and wear-resistant.

Peasant women don't feel bad when they wear it to the ground.

It is useless to reward precious materials.

Mrs. Zhang was surprised, did mother-in-law want to reward the farm laborers?

Mrs. Zhang felt that her mother-in-law paid too much attention to sweet potato planting, but she was smart and did not refute or question: "My daughter-in-law will do it right now, and they can add vegetables for dinner!"

Shi Mei nodded: "Well, give Jia Mei another food box. He eats big pot meals in the farm every day. Get him some chicken, duck and fish."

The meals on the farm are all stir-fried in large pots, and the taste is not good.

In order to get closer to the farm laborers, Jia Mei rejected Shi Mei's proposal to open a small stove.

Shi Mei knew right away that Jia Mei was a person who could bear hardships and was capable of great things.

Jia Mei didn't pay attention, so Shi Mei couldn't pretend not to know.Therefore, every time I go, I will improve Jia Mei's food.

If you eat it, you won't get a piece of meat on your body, but you will feel more grateful in your heart, and you will have more centripetal force towards Rongfu.

Mrs. Zhang agreed.

Shi Mei said again: "Tell the small kitchen, it will become a custom in the future, just like Mr. Du in the private school, send meat dishes over once every three days."

Mrs. Zhang agreed, thinking in her heart that if her mother-in-law is so respectful and virtuous, the Jia Mei brothers will probably do their best.

I'm afraid my mother-in-law will succeed in planting sweet potatoes!

Mrs. Zhang remembered the letter from her father. After receiving Jia She's letter, Mr. Zhang replied to Jia She and his wife, praising her mother-in-law for her foresight and foresight.

Tell Zhang to honor her mother-in-law, support her, and learn more from her.

Therefore, Mrs. Zhang said: "Mother-in-law, why don't you go down and let Lian'er and the others go to learn agriculture, and bring your daughter-in-law with you?"

Shi Mei was very surprised when she heard this.

The Zhang family is a scholarly family that has been passed down for several dynasties.He went abroad as a Jinshi in the previous dynasty.

The Zhang family inherited the court training when they were young, and they are used to seeing the spring and white snow.

Although the status of the peasants as scholars, peasants, businessmen and commerce is not low, but in terms of the imperial examination, there is no obstacle for the peasants to transform into farming and studying.Industry and commerce want to transform, but they have to buy a few acres of land first, and put themselves in the cloak of farming.

However, it is also the peasants who are really at the bottom.

Because farmers are poor, businessmen are richer than farmers, especially merchants.

The collusion between the government and the businessman, the farmers only have the life of cannon fodder.

Therefore, farmers are always the most looked down upon.

Seeing Shi Mei pondering, Mrs. Zhang said again: "Although my daughter-in-law doesn't understand, she is willing to learn. It's not good for our family to grow sweet potatoes. If people ask tomorrow, my daughter-in-law will not know at all, right?"

Shi Mei smiled: "Did your father write you a letter?"

Zhang's face flushed: "Return to mother-in-law, yes, father said mother-in-law, you are far-sighted, let your daughter-in-law learn more from mother-in-law."

Shi Mei smiled: "Okay, the empress loves Nongsang too, and the wife in charge of the Duke's Mansion should also learn how to be a farmer!"

Mrs. Zhang smiled shyly: "Thank you, mother!"

Mrs. Zhang said goodbye and left, Shi Mei came to her senses suddenly and looked at Nanny Lai: "Did you hear anything?"

Nanny Lai pursed her lips and smiled: "Who said something? The slave didn't pay attention!"

Shi Mei looked into Nanny Lai's playful eyes, and knew she heard right.

Mrs. Zhang called her mother!

Shi Mei smiled. Does this mean that she successfully regained the Zhang family?

In the future, the younger sister of Master Zhang Shoufu was easily subdued by her?

It seems to have a little sense of accomplishment!

Shi Mei looked at Nanny Lai: "This seems to be good news, doesn't it?"

Lai Mammy took out a letter and said: "I have something to report to my wife. My uncle's servant, Zhao Shangyi, has returned and brought back my uncle's letter. Grandma's has already been delivered. This is a letter for my wife."

Shi Mei opened the letter, and Jia She not only reported the situation on the road, but also walked for three days, when did he arrive in Wu County.Then, a total of three things were said.

The first thing is the ancestor worship of the Lin family.

The Lin family clan was very honest this time, and there was no such thing as extortion of property and money before.

The Lin clan also made contributions to help Zhang Luo.

The second thing is about the Wang family.

The Wang family really has a handle.

In addition to accepting bribes, Wang Xiuzhi's father, Wang Guoxing, also personally did a wicked thing.

When the grandfather of the Wang family was a pawn, Wang Xiuzhi's father turned from a mud-legged child who couldn't eat enough to become the second-generation ancestor, and he was very proud.At this time, looking at the hard-working wife, the more I look at it, the more unhappy I am.

Wang Guoxing wants to divorce his wife.

However, the Zhang family's Dizhi is an official in the court, so he dare not offend.In addition, he already had a son and a daughter, and Wang Dianli did not allow him to divorce his wife.

Then, Wang Guoxing learned from a wealthy family and married the second wife as a concubine.

He looked at the youngest daughter of the Li family in the grocery store on the street.

Unfortunately, the girl is stubborn and doesn't want to be young.

Wang Guoxing then went on and on, whenever someone said they were going to marry him, he would destroy it and tarnish the girl's reputation.

The trouble made the shop fail to open, and he hid in the countryside, but he didn't let it go. He went to the countryside to pester him, forcibly flirting with the girl, talking nonsense, saying that the girl had an affair with him.

The girl's husband's family divorced again.

In the end, the woman was so violent that she jumped into the river.

That family has a lawsuit against the Wang family, and the father of the king is the pawn, so how can they win?

However, the county magistrate said that Wan Guoxing was just talking badly and did not insult the girl. The girl jumped into the river by herself and had nothing to do with others.

The family failed to sue, but were beaten.

This time, Jia Amnesty found the woman's father and supported him to sue.

Let the Wang family either pay money or die.

The Wang family wants the Lin family to contribute money.

However, Lin's mother explained to her cousin Wang Xiuzhi's failure of morality openly and honestly, and tried to enter the young son's study in the middle of the night.

The Lin family cannot have such a daughter-in-law.

Lin's mother made a request that as long as the Wang family married Wang Xiuzhi within ten days, the Lin family would no longer pester the Lin family, and the Lin family would pay the compensation.Otherwise, talk about it.

Jia She hired an official media for him and recommended a 40-year-old widowed butcher to the Wang family. Jia She gave him 20 taels of silver as a bride price.

Wang Guoxing happily married his daughter.And received 1000 taels of silver from the Lin family, 500 taels to settle the life lawsuit.

The 500 taels of Wang's family were left behind, and Wang Xiuzhi was not married with a share of the money.

Wang Xiuzhi fled the next day after she got married, and was caught by the butcher and broke her ankle. It is said that it was a comminuted fracture, and she would not be able to recover for a few years.

Jia Amnesty also buried a hidden mine for the Wang family.He introduced the Li family's nephew into the yamen as a yamen servant.

Although the yamen servant is not an official, it is more than enough to deal with an ordinary person.

For the rest of their lives, the Wang family will be strangled by the Li family.

The third thing, they met Shan Ziye.

Knowing that Lin Ruhai had an isolated copy of the Song Dynasty at home, Shan Ziye came to see him and wanted to borrow it for a few days.

Shan Ziye's surname is Zhang, which is Zhang from Zhang's natal family.

Shan Zizhang is a great Confucianist, but he is best at garden design.

He used to work in the Imperial Academy, but worked in the Ministry of Industry.Participated in royal garden design.

He told Jia Zheng that he was no longer interested in imperial examinations.If Jia Zheng is willing to learn garden design, we can form a good teacher and helpful friend with him.

Of course, Shan Zizhang has conditions, he wants to borrow the military books and martial arts secret books left by Jia Daishan!

Jia Amnesty wrote back to ask Shi Mei what she meant.

Will this master worship or not?

Shi Mei then asked Nanny Lai: "Did the second master send someone to deliver the letter?"

Nanny Lai said, "I've never heard of that."

Shi Mei was really defeated by her second son.Let your brother do it for you?

Even if Shi Mei has a decision, she still has to look at this