He looked around at his children and grandchildren sitting in the main room.
Li Lanzhen calmly told them.
"We've been here for over a year, and everyone has witnessed the changes in Peach Blossom Spring."
Everyone has felt the changes in our family.
With a full stomach, I'm happy and have things to do every day.
So I want to ask everyone, what do you want to do in the future? Or what are your wishes? What are your goals?
"Tell me what you're thinking."
The children all lowered their heads and pondered for a moment.
Han Yinan stood up, raised her little head, and looked at Li Lanzhen.
"Grandma, my goal for the future is to pass the imperial examination for the lowest level of the imperial examination, just like my uncle, and then pass the provincial examination to become a government official."
Li Lanzhen smiled and looked at him, saying, "Oh, you want to be an official. What will you do after you become an official?"
Han Yinan said without hesitation, "After becoming an official, of course I must serve the people. I will do everything I can to ensure that they do not go hungry and that more children from farming families can go to school!"
Li Lanzhen slammed her hand on the table and exclaimed, "Good! You are truly a good grandson of your grandmother, your ambitions are lofty!"
However, achieving this goal is not easy; it requires not only diligent study but also focused attention.
Han Yinan nodded, her small face turning serious as she spoke earnestly.
"Of course, Grandma, I know this process will be long and difficult, but I'm not afraid."
Li Lanzhen looked at her eldest grandson with admiration, then gestured for him to sit down.
Before long, the sons shared their wishes and ideas for the future.
This is pretty much what Li Lanzhen was thinking.
Seeing that Xue Bao hadn't spoken, Li Lanzhen asked.
"Xue Bao, why don't you say anything?"
Xue Bao scratched the back of his head, glanced at Han Yuemei, and chuckled. "Mother, I just want to follow Second Brother."
His word "mother" made Han Yuemei blush and lower her head, while the three brothers, Han Minghai and Han Mingjiang, glared at him angrily.
"This shameless man! He hasn't even married his own sister yet, and he's already calling his mother 'Mother'! Humph!"
Xue Bao was summoned by Han Yinan at Li Lanzhen's request.
She felt that since her daughter was getting married at the end of the year, it was only right to ask Xue Bao to come and talk to her.
Han Minghai looked at Li Lanzhen and said, "Mother, I think our family should mainly focus on growing grain."
Our Le Dynasty has endured three years of disasters, war, and chaos.
Even now, there are still people everywhere who don't have enough to eat.
This time I went to the capital, and even the people there still couldn't get enough to eat.
Because there is too little grain to supply, the price is high, and with high prices, people certainly can't buy that much.
Most of the time, they foraged for wild vegetables or ate other vegetables to fill their stomachs.
He glanced at Li Lanzhen and continued speaking.
"It's not that our family can't do business, but it's very difficult if we don't have anyone to support and protect us."
It's easy for others to cut off your business, so doing business is difficult!
This time, when I went to Beijing with my master, I saw several perfectly good businesses go bankrupt in just a few days.
One shop was a fabric store, another a restaurant, and the third a jewelry store.
Because these shops occupy good locations, or because their businesses are thriving.
However, lacking a strong backer, in the end, several families in Beijing used underhanded tactics to force him out of the business. He had no choice but to sell the shop and return to his hometown in the countryside.
Han Mingjiang glared at him and said angrily.
"How could there be such a person? It's utterly shameless!"
He glanced at Han Mingxiang and said, "Third brother, study hard and become the top scholar to support your mother!"
Then Mother can do whatever she wants, and I'll see who dares to frame her or steal her business!
Of course, I will train hard, and if I get the chance, I will definitely become a general and support my mother!
His words made all the children chatter and clench their fists to express their support, saying that they would work hard and support Li Lanzhen in the future so that no one would bully her!
Hearing their words, Li Lanzhen's eyes welled up with tears!
Their filial piety warmed my heart!
Actually, if you think about what Han Minghai said, these things can happen anywhere.
It's just a matter of degree and method!
Li Lanzhen sighed, offering no opinion, and remained silent as she looked at her three daughters-in-law and daughter.
We encouraged them to talk about what they wanted to do.
Xue Nizi said loudly, "Mother, I want to open a food shop."
We don't need a big one; we can't afford to open a restaurant. We just want to buy a small shop, cook, and make some money.
"Mom, what do you say, is it okay?"
Li Lanzhen nodded without hesitation, "Okay!"
After Xue Nizi finished speaking nervously, she didn't expect Li Lanzhen to nod without hesitation and say yes. She looked up at everyone with a happy smile.
Zhang Yuniang also spoke softly.
"Mother, I am interested in making clothes and doing embroidery."
After I came here, life became better, and you gave me so many beautiful silk fabrics. In my spare time, I embroidered many handkerchiefs, purses, and small table screens.
I can't do anything big, but I'm hoping that in the future I can focus on embroidery. If possible, I'd like to embroider a few large pieces.
After she finished speaking, she stared at Li Lanzhen with her eyes wide open.
Li Lanzhen nodded without hesitation.
“Okay, Mom supports you. Go find your maternal grandfather tomorrow and ask him to make you a few large embroidery frames.”
I'll find you some brocade and coarse cloth; you can decide what to do with them yourself.
Oh, Mom can give you lots of patterns and designs; you can choose whichever you like.
Zhang Yuniang's eyes lit up, and she said with a happy smile.
"Oh! Thank you, Mother. I like the way you draw the pictures the most."
Miao Miao also stood up and looked at Li Lanzhen in a soft voice.
"Grandma, just like Mom, I can embroider a handkerchief now. Didn't you like the orchid handkerchief I embroidered for you last time?"
"Yes, Grandma loves her so much. Grandma's eldest granddaughter is really talented. Her little hands can embroider such beautiful flower patterns."
Miao Miao, feeling shy after receiving the praise, leaned against her mother's arm.
Han Shulan looked at Li Lanzhen shyly and said.
"Mother, I... I just want to copy books with my husband to earn money."
Li Lanzhen looked at her with some surprise.
"What did you say? Copying books? You've been copying books with Han Mingxiang all this time? Now that you've learned to write, can you copy books?"
Li Lanzhen knew that the bookstore owner didn't allow just anyone to copy books; he had to see how well you wrote. Only if your handwriting was neat and beautiful would you be allowed to copy.
Han Mingxiang smiled too, "Mother, Shulan has been learning to write with me."
Moreover, she is very talented. Through slow and steady copying, her handwriting has become increasingly beautiful.
The last time I went to the bookstore in Youzhou City, I brought her copy of the Thousand Character Classic. The shopkeeper said he could buy it, but he wasn't making much money these days.
Li Lanzhen laughed heartily, "Great! Great! Our family is going to have a female scholar!"
Okay, you can continue, but you should be careful to rest now that you're pregnant.
Li Lanzhen turned her head and saw Xue Bao winking vigorously at her daughter.
She sat there without saying a word when Han Yuemei spoke to her.
“Mother, I, I will still follow my aunt and learn how to process medicinal herbs.”
After thinking for a while with his head down, he raised his head as if he had mustered up his courage and said to Li Lanzhen.
"Mother, do you think it's okay for us to open a medicinal herb shop?"
The medicinal herbs in Peach Blossom Spring are all wild and have particularly good medicinal effects.
Moreover, my aunt's method of preparing medicinal herbs was quite good.
"For the general public, the price of medicinal herbs should be lower so that people can afford to buy them when they need them."
After thinking for a while, Li Lanzhen said that opening a medicinal herb shop was not out of the question, but it would take two years.
She was thinking that the imperial court was unstable and the world was not at peace.
Without a strong backing, opening a herbal medicine shop with low prices and targeting ordinary people can attract too much attention, which is also a problem.
Let's see next year. Maybe we can partner with Bai Houpu and the others to open a medicinal herb shop, or we can supply them with our products.
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