Thinking of this, Yan Qingqing asked Ruyi to call Ah Wu.
Now, Ah Da is busy building a laundry and chemical workshop, Ah Er went to the capital with Li Xiang'an, Ah San is busy with farm work with Li Xiangping all day long, and Ah Si has been temporarily assigned to Xiao Mochen.
Therefore, Yan Qingqing now needs to focus on training all the people in the family who can be mobilized.
Ah Wu was overjoyed to receive the task assigned by Yan Qingqing.
He often saw Ah Da and the others running errands for their master, and later they were all given important positions. He was extremely envious.
Now that the master has started making him run errands, doesn't that mean the master will also make good use of him in the future?
Thinking of this, Ah Wu felt even happier.
Yan Qingqing asked him to go to Yanjia Village to pick up Old Mrs. Yan, and he dared not neglect his duty.
They cleaned the carriage until it was spotless, then put soft cushions on it, and drove off to pick up Old Madam Yan.
Since Yan Qingqing was granted an imperial title, Old Madam Yan's three sons opened a shop in Canghe Village, and they were living a comfortable and fulfilling life.
Originally, Old Mrs. Yan held absolute power at home, and now her sons and daughters-in-law respect her even more.
Even Zhou, who usually has some little ideas from time to time, doesn't dare to have any ulterior motives now.
Old Mrs. Yan is no longer arrogant in front of Old Mrs. Yan; now she avoids Old Mrs. Yan whenever she sees her.
When A-Wu arrived, Grandma Yan was chatting and basking in the sun with a group of old ladies in the village.
An old woman from the same village looked at the bright yellow gold bracelet on Old Lady Yan's wrist and said enviously, "Mingzhao must have had it bought for you. Gold is so beautiful."
Grandma Yan stretched out her arm and waved it back and forth before replying, "My Qingqing gave me several of these things during the Chinese New Year."
They even have head ornaments, earrings, and other accessories; they're all complete sets.
But I think it's inappropriate for me to wear something so flashy at my age.
So I kept only the simplest set, and gave the rest to my daughters-in-law and granddaughters-in-law.
Although there was an element of boasting in Grandma Yan's words, none of the other elderly ladies present noticed it.
They raised a capable daughter; that's something you can't truly envy.
Just as the old ladies were having a great time talking, a horse-drawn carriage slowly entered Yan Family Village.
These days, very few villagers can afford a horse-drawn carriage, so it's still a rare commodity in the countryside, except for Canghe Village.
So all the old ladies craned their necks to see whose distinguished guest this was.
When Grandma Yan recognized the visitor as Ah Wu, she immediately broke into a wide smile.
Ah Wu recognized Old Madam Yan, and Old Madam Yan was more elegant and well-dressed than any other old lady.
Ah Wu quickly got off the carriage and greeted Old Madam Yan.
Grandma Yan said with a smile, "Get up quickly, Ah Wu, what brings you here?"
Ah Wu smiled and said, "Mingzhao sent someone to say that he misses the old lady a bit lately, so he sent me to pick you up."
The embroidery workshop is planning to launch new products, but the embroiderers there lack experience. Madam would like to invite you, sir, to oversee the project.
Grandma Yan has no worries about food and clothing now, and she's usually quite bored.
Now that Yan Qingqing has sent someone to invite her, it's the perfect time for her to realize her own value.
So he readily agreed, "Okay, I'll go with you today, but I need to go home and tell my father and the others."
Ah Wu readily agreed and then helped Old Madam Yan into the carriage.
After settling things over at home, Old Mrs. Yan left Yan Family Village with Ah Wu.
Her three sons and daughters all live in Canghe Village, and the only person she worries about at home is Grandpa Yan.
However, since Grandpa Yan was in good health and had three daughters-in-law to take care of him, she wasn't worried.
Yan Qingqing had already instructed the kitchen to prepare several dishes that Old Madam Yan liked to welcome her back.
Despite being heavily pregnant, Yuan Huiniang was busy taking care of everything.
The people in the kitchen were naturally very careful, afraid that she might bump into something.
Yan Qingqing was also somewhat frightened. All the servants they had bought last time had been taken away by Li Xinniang, and their family was clearly short-handed.
Thinking of this, Yan Qingqing decided to buy another batch of servants. Besides, Yuan Huiniang was about to give birth, so in addition to the maids who served her, she also needed to prepare two wet nurses.
These days, there's no milk powder, and making goat milk or cow milk is very troublesome, so wealthy families would keep one or two wet nurses on hand.
Although Yan Qingqing strongly advocates breastfeeding, what will happen when Wan Yuanhui's mother doesn't have enough milk?
Moreover, Yuan Huiniang already had so much to do at home and in the embroidery workshop, so adding a baby on top of that would definitely make her very tired.
Yan Qingqing treated Yuan Huiniang like her own daughter, so naturally she considered everything for her very carefully.
Around noon, Ah Wu returned with Old Madam Yan. Yan Qingqing quickly went to greet them.
Xu Shi and Li Yueniang both made time to have dinner with Old Madam Yan, knowing that she was coming.
Grandma Yan was pleased to see this, but she said with a smile, "Oh dear, you're all so busy. We're all family, no need to be so polite."
Madam Xu smiled and said, "Grandma, you can't say that. You used to teach us step by step in the embroidery workshop."
We all regard you as our mentor.
If the embroidery workshop weren't so busy, they would have loved to come and welcome you over.
My second sister-in-law discovered cotton, and our embroidery workshop now wants to weave it into cloth, although we've already figured it out.
But my second sister-in-law said the quality was too poor and told us to improve it.
As you know, we are young and haven't received any professional training.
So we'll have to trouble you, ma'am.
Xu's words made Old Madam Yan even more beaming. She took Xu's hand and said, "The fact that you remember this old woman means that I am still useful."
"Let's eat quickly, and after we eat, I'll go with you to the embroidery workshop."
Yan Qingqing said with a mix of amusement and exasperation, "Mother, there's no need to be in such a hurry."
"We'll talk about it after you've rested and met your three older brothers."
Although the three Yan brothers ran a shop in Canghe Village, they were instructed by Old Madam Yan not to go to the Li family to freeload.
So they usually only come to help the Li family when they need something. In addition, the donkey meat sandwiches in the shop sell very well, so they rarely have time to visit the Li family.
When Grandma Yan came to visit, Yan Qingqing originally wanted to have her three older brothers invited over for a meal, but Grandma Yan insisted on not allowing it.
They said they were very busy at noon and didn't want Yan Qingqing to disturb their business, so Yan Qingqing had no choice but to give up.
After lunch, Old Madam Yan didn't rest and wanted to go to the embroidery workshop with Madam Xu and the others.
Grandma Yan was going, so Yan Qingqing naturally had to accompany her. Although Yan Qingqing wasn't good at textile technology, no one could compare to her in her understanding of cotton fabrics.
Yan Qingqing led the old lady Yan through the process of turning cotton into cotton cloth.
Even Old Madam Yan was amazed by the skill of the embroiderers in the workshop.
However, the current product range is not comprehensive enough, and the craftsmanship is somewhat lacking.
After reading it, Grandma Yan understood the situation; improving the product was no problem for her at all.
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