That evening, Jiang Shuyun returned from the academy and told Yi'an that he could rest for three days.

"That's great. It's not easy for Third Grandfather and the others to come to the city. You should take them out for a stroll and buy some things."

Today, Sister Wei bought some silver hairpins, earrings, silver bracelets and other small ornaments from the jewelry store.

These things will be given to Third Grandmother and the others when they leave, as a keepsake.

"You're so thoughtful. I didn't think that much about it. In both my lifetimes, I don't think I've ever given my parents anything."

In my past life, I could never see my parents. I prepared gifts, but I could never see them and couldn't give them to them.

Over time, I stopped preparing.

You've spoiled me rotten in this life. You always think ahead of everything, which gives me even more reason to not think about anything at all.

Honey, you've worked so hard, I'm so lucky to have you!

Jiang Shuyun's romantic words were also subpar; she could only come up with the same two sentences over and over again.

Mu Yi'an didn't care, and she didn't expect any credit for what she did.

In this world, even if you do something, you may not be seen or praised.

However, if you don't do it, you will definitely be criticized. The belief that men should be responsible for external affairs and women for internal affairs is ingrained in everyone's heart, regardless of gender.

Since Mu Yi'an had no power to change the overall environment, he could only go with the flow and adapt to local customs.

"Okay, at least you know I worked hard, so my efforts weren't in vain."

This era isn't very friendly to women. All I can do is live well.

"Yi'an, you should tell me if I've done something wrong in terms of interpersonal relationships."

I may not be a perfect husband, but I will try my best to be a good one.

Having lived together for four or five years, Jiang Shuyun is constantly learning how to be a husband and how to be a good father.

"Don't worry, I'll tell you. For now, you're doing pretty well, at least better than most men of this era."

"Really, you're not kidding me?"

No, I'm telling the truth.

The couple whispered to each other in the room for a while before going off to entertain their guests.

Mu Yi'an went to see Jiang's mother. Butler Li had found a suitable servant and needed to inform Jiang's mother.

"Mother, am I coming in?"

"Come in, your aunt is here too."

Jiang's mother was talking to her sister-in-law from her maternal family; she was also going back to Jiangjia Village this time.

"Mother, Aunt."

"Yi'an, is something the matter?"

"Mother, today I sent Steward Li to the brokerage to buy a family of servants."

"Since you and Dad are going back to the village this time, we can take you with us. If there's anything to do, leave it to the servants."

Mu Yi'an was surprised to find that the housekeeper, Li, brought back a family of three: a husband and wife with their son.

"They've bought someone else. Isn't there Sister Xing?"

"Sister Xing doesn't know how to drive a cart, and no one knows how to drive the mules at home. If anything happens, we have to ask someone for help, which is too troublesome."

Most importantly, when my dad goes out, someone always needs to accompany him and take care of him.

We are in the prefectural city, while Shuwen and the others are in the county town. My elder brother is also busy with the school.

This time, Butler Li brought back a family of three: a husband and wife, and their ten-year-old son.

The men are strong and capable; they can do physical labor such as driving carts and repairing houses.

The woman was good at cooking and needlework, and could help with household chores with Granny Xing.

"They're just teenagers; they can run errands or relay messages if needed. These next couple of days, let them learn some manners from Aunt Fang; it'll be more convenient for you to use them."

Mu Yi'an thought that neither Brother Jiang nor Jiang's father could do any physical work, so having someone like him around would make things much easier at home.

As for the rest, we'll leave it to Jiang's mother's arrangements.

"Sister-in-law, Shuyun's wife is so thoughtful. You are so lucky!"

"We are blessed, we are truly blessed."

Jiang's mother also felt that she was a blessed person. Now that her children had all grown up and started their own families, she was living a life where everything was done for her.

What a blessing this is! People should be content.

After finishing their business, it was getting late, and Mu Yi'an needed to go back to rest.

The next day, my third grandfather and the others also came.

Jiang Shuyun and two servants led the men out.

Women go shopping for clothes and jewelry, while men go shopping for theaters and teahouses.

Jiang Shuyun was not familiar with these places, and he didn't listen to operas or storytelling much.

Steward Li and Manager Wei led the way. Having lived in the prefectural city for many years, they knew which teahouses had authentic storytelling and which theaters had good singing.

Jiang's father had never been to a theater when he came to the prefectural city, though he had been to teahouses, but he had never encountered a storyteller.

The group followed Manager Wei to broaden their horizons.

The women in my family were exhausted from shopping yesterday and don't plan to go out today.

Jiang Qi also went home. She had been helping out at her parents' house for several days and it was time to go back and visit her own family.

For two days in a row, Jiang Shuyun accompanied the men to indulge their passion for opera, letting them see that the performances in a real theater were different from the acrobatics at the village entrance.

Meanwhile, at the academy, the first batch of literacy booklets was finally printed.

The headmaster knew that Jiang Shuyun had asked for leave, and he also knew that Jiangjia Village was the first pilot village.

One hundred copies of this batch of books were printed, and the headmaster had his attendant send fifty copies to Jiang Shuyun.

If it works well, we'll print another batch.

The headmaster left behind fifty volumes. He thought of the letter he had received from his second son a while ago, and a thought began to form in his mind.

Jiang Shuyun received the books sent by the headmaster. After thanking the headmaster's attendant and seeing him off, she couldn't wait to see how well the books were printed.

Turning to the first page, there's nothing superfluous; it's just simple line drawings and words.

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