Although Yan Qingqing and the others got home a little late, Yuan Huiniang and the others weren't worried, since Li Xiang'an and Li Xiangjian were with them.
As soon as they entered the village, they ran into several villagers from Canghe Village. There are no secrets in the world, and now many people in the village know that Yan Qingqing is doing business in the city.
The village chief's wife, Jiao, was chatting with a group of women in the village when she saw Yan Qingqing and the others. She smiled and said, "Oh, you're closing up shop? Xiang Ping is back too! You're such a good child, you've been gone for so many days without a word, your mother was so worried."
I've been asking around for news about you; you can't be so inconsiderate in the future.
Li Xiangping quickly replied, "Don't worry, Fifth Grandma, it won't happen again."
Village chief Li Kaiming was the fifth child in his family, so Li Xiangping called Jiao's Fifth Grandmother.
Yan Qingqing also said with a smile, "It's really a shame that Auntie is following Fei Xin. We ran into Xiang Ping on the way back."
Jiao nodded and said, "Alright, you've had a long day. Go home and rest. We still have business to do tomorrow."
After greeting the other villagers, Yan Qingqing took her three children home.
After Yan Qingqing and the others left, the group started discussing again. Some people said that Xiang Ping's mother was really capable of starting a business in the county town.
Some people say that doing business is not so easy, and whether you can make money or do it in the long run is another matter.
Some even said that if a widow keeps showing her face in public, Li Erniu might turn in his grave one day.
After saying that, the group burst into laughter.
Of course, Yan Qingqing couldn't hear these words. Even if she did, what could she do? The village was full of idle women who were always gossiping about this family or that family.
However, one of them took everyone's words to heart. She had just seen that Yan Qingqing's cart was full of groceries.
They must have made money doing business in the city, otherwise why would they buy so many things?
Thinking of this, she silently got up and walked home.
Yan Qingqing's family reunion naturally included a sumptuous dinner.
This was also the first time Yan Qingqing's family had been reunited since she took over the role of the original owner.
The group sat around the table eating and chatting. Li Xiangping was very surprised to learn that his family was in business; he had never known that Yan Qingqing had such abilities.
The younger siblings all look much more mature and composed.
He felt ashamed as the eldest son in the family, for he had failed to serve his mother well and take care of his wife, children, and siblings.
During the two weeks he was away, he happened to encounter a wealthy family building a house, paying twenty coins a day for food and lodging. So he didn't have a chance to bring news home.
Yan Qingqing briefly explained her initial plan to Li Xiangping, who was even more shocked. If it succeeded, their family would be the richest family in Canghe Village.
Li Xiangping naturally looked forward to that day as well, since everyone wants to live a good life.
As the eldest son in the family, he naturally couldn't slack off, so he directly asked, "Mother, what can I do?"
Yan Qingqing smiled and said, "You can learn how to do business with us first. Once the three of you are able to support yourselves, we can withdraw and then make other plans."
However, this business is just hard-earned money. My mother's braised offal is worth far more than this amount of money. We just need to build up our reputation now.
Also, starting today, you will all study with me for half an hour after dinner, beginning with the simplest number recognition. It would be a laughing stock if you couldn't even keep accounts when our business is actually running.
Several people nodded seriously after listening.
That very evening, Yan Qingqing began her teaching plan.
Yan Qingqing knows some traditional Chinese characters.
At the beginning, they definitely couldn't learn too much, otherwise they wouldn't be able to handle it. Yan Qingqing only taught them three words.
Another thing is to teach them to count. They already have some basic knowledge of this, so they learned it quickly.
Seeing that it was almost time, Yan Qingqing told them to go and rest. The children were very eager to learn and were reluctant to stop, but Yan Qingqing said that they shouldn't try to do too much at once and that they should wait until they had fully absorbed what they had learned before moving on to the next step.
Li Xiangping is back, and the happiest person in the family is naturally Yuan Huiniang.
The couple had a good relationship, and Li Xiangping was eager to know about things at home, so he chatted with Yuan Huiniang for half the night.
Li Xiangping said, "I never expected our mother to be so amazing, knowing so much. I wonder who she learned it from."
Yuan Huiniang said admiringly, "That's right, our mother is the smartest person in the family. She used to endure humiliation in order to learn skills. When my uncle was studying, he liked to show off, and my mother remembered all of that."
I think if Mom were a boy, she would definitely be much better at studying than my uncle.
Looking at his wife's adoration for his mother, Li Xiangping had the illusion that Yuan Huiniang was his mother's biological daughter.
Seeing Li Xiangping keep asking about things at home, Yuan Huiniang gave him a reproachful look and said shyly, "It's so late, aren't you going to sleep?"
Li Xiangping gave her a deep look and said, "Sleep!"
The next day, Yan Qingqing got up early again. So far, Yan Qingqing's braised pork offal still tastes the best.
Although Yuan Huiniang has learned how to make it in the past few days, the taste of her braised dishes is still a bit worse than Yan Qingqing's.
Yan Qingqing glanced around and saw that most of the children were already up. However, Yuan Huiniang was nowhere to be seen. She asked with some confusion, "Huiniang is usually the first one up. Why isn't she up yet today? Is something wrong?"
Upon hearing this, Li Xiangping, who was helping out, blushed and stammered, "Maybe...maybe she's just too tired. Let her sleep a little longer."
Yan Qingqing understood immediately upon seeing this reaction. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, after all, she had been through it herself. Thinking of that unlucky scumbag, Yan Qingqing quickly spat twice.
Then, looking at Li Xiangping, he teased, "Son, although you are still young, you still need to know how to be moderate, otherwise it will be bad for your health."
Li Xiangping was ashamed and indignant upon hearing this, his face turning bright red. What kind of things was his mother saying?
Li Xiangjian, who had just returned from fetching water, asked, "Mom, what's bad for your health? Is my older brother feeling unwell? Then please don't make him do any work. I can do it for him; I'm healthy and have plenty of strength."
Upon hearing this, Li Xiangping looked at his foolish younger brother with a livid face. Could this really be done for him?
Yan Qingqing hadn't expected Li Xiangjian to be so naive. She wanted to laugh, but seeing her eldest son's unpleasant expression, she could only hold it in.
After a while, Yan Qingqing controlled her expression and said, "Alright, come and watch how I braise pork offal. You must get the proportions of these ingredients right to make delicious braised dishes."
Yan Qingqing taught meticulously, and the children, including Li Xinniang and Li Yueniang, studied diligently.
Yan Qingqing thought that if any of them could learn it, it would be a skill, and they would have more confidence in their future lives.
Especially the two daughters, they will have more confidence when they go to their husbands' families in the future.
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