After learning about their situation, Ruan Fang invited them to teach at Wufang Academy. They had a hard life and no special skills, so being a teacher was the best way for them to make a living.
By this time, Master Lin had moved the girls' school to the former Wufang Academy. The teaching conditions there were much better than at home, and the children no longer felt crowded when they went to school there.
That day, two old men from a neighboring village found Master Lin. They had no more students to teach and hoped to be taken in.
Master Lin is short-staffed and too busy to teach himself, so why not let them come and teach?
The two old men were very happy; they had just lost their livelihood but had found a new one.
This continued until the end of the year, and Narcissus Village remained very peaceful, but this did not hinder its rapid development.
In two months, the third phase of the farmers' market will be completed, and Zhao Xian's workshop in this area will also be built and put into operation.
As the weather grew colder, people began preparing winter clothes. At this time, the busiest place was Shen Jianfeng's textile workshop.
Since cotton came to market, Shen Jianfeng has been making cotton-padded clothes and quilts. In this era, such thick and warm products were very rare.
Shen Jianfeng knew that these cotton products would be in short supply during winter.
For months, Shen Jianfeng has been producing winter clothing. Even in the hottest summer, production did not stop, and the products he produced filled several warehouses.
It wasn't until the temperature dropped and the weather got cold that people remembered to buy warm clothes. Suddenly, sales of warm clothing surged, and large quantities of stock in warehouses began to be shipped to various places by land and water.
With more than a month to go before the Chinese New Year, Li Xue began to consider returning to Beijing.
At this moment, Li Xue was a little conflicted. It was definitely not an option not to go back for the New Year. After the New Year, she would be twenty years old, and she was afraid that the Fourth Prince would bring up her marriage.
What should we do? The thought of this put Li Xue in a bad mood. Li Guang, noticing her thoughts, spoke up:
"Sister, when you go back for the New Year, tell the Emperor that after the New Year, the three of us will return to the capital to visit Grandpa and Grandma. Brother Zhao has a house in the capital, and we will stay there after we go back."
After the New Year, Li Nan will be able to walk again, and then we can take him to play all over the capital.
Li Guang's words gave Li Xue a bright idea. Wouldn't Zhao Ge's residence in the capital become her refuge? She could leave the palace whenever her father mentioned her marriage.
However, the situation at the Prince's residence is different from previous years. His elder brother, Li Ru, has returned, and his sister-in-law is also there. This year, his father will be very happy during the New Year and will not make things difficult for him.
In fact, Li Xue was overthinking things. The Fourth Prince already knew what Li Xue was thinking. He had accepted Zhao Xian from the bottom of his heart and hoped to implement the matter as soon as possible.
"Li Guang, although you are going home after the New Year, it is still in the first month of the lunar calendar, so it can be considered as going home for the New Year. The Emperor will be very happy."
When you fled the capital, you were alone. I never imagined you'd return with three people, and even bring back a grandson for the Emperor.
Upon hearing this, Li Guang was filled with emotion. Since leaving the capital, so many changes had occurred in himself, and not only that, the Great Northern Dynasty had also undergone tremendous changes.
It is gratifying that these changes are all for the better and are encouraging.
Li Nan is still young. When he grows up a bit, I will take him to Jiangnan again so that he can appreciate the beautiful landscape of the Great Northern Dynasty and meet his maternal grandparents.
Next, Li Xue began preparations to return to the capital. The two carriages were quickly filled to the brim, and of course, the most abundant item she brought this time was baijiu (Chinese liquor).
After finishing these tasks, Li Xue bid farewell to everyone and returned to the capital.
It was already December, and there wasn't much farm work to do in the fields; it was truly the off-season for farmers.
The farmers in Shuixian Village and the surrounding area did not rest; they wanted to make the most of the Spring Festival holiday to earn money.
In previous years, the market would only start to get busy after the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, but this year, the market started to get lively as soon as the twelfth lunar month began.
The third phase of the project has entered the final stage. Although the project is not yet fully completed, all the shops have been sold, and the large number of housing units developed in conjunction with it have also been sold out.
At the construction site, a large number of people come to see the houses every day. Whether it is a shop or a house, the owners hope to move in as soon as possible.
Zhao Xian's workshops in this area have all been completed, and since product production is involved, equipment needs to be added.
The installation and commissioning of the equipment is a very large and complex task, and it is difficult to complete in less than three months.
It was now the dry season, and Zhao Xian's wharf had completed its main construction. Based on his initial plan, Zhao Xian began to work on the construction of loading and unloading cargo transportation lines at the wharf.
Ancient merchant ships were not very large, especially those that sailed on canals.
Therefore, building the corresponding hoisting equipment is not too complicated. Once these devices are built, they will greatly reduce the need for dockworkers and significantly improve the efficiency of loading and unloading cargo at the dock.
As the weather gets colder and snowflakes begin to fall, it doesn't dampen people's enthusiasm for making money, especially after the Lunar New Year, when the effect of making money becomes even more pronounced.
The academy was on holiday, and several elderly gentlemen came out to join in the fun, setting up a stall in a corner of the market.
Mr. Fang was able to write beautiful calligraphy, and he wrote couplets on the spot at the stall. Mr. Fang cut paper and ground ink next to him, while Mr. Wu called out his wares from the side.
The villagers were very interested when they saw that three old men were selling couplets, and they all came to buy them. The three old men did a very good job and were very busy.
Yu Jie, a student at the academy, was playing in the market with his son, Yu Qianwen, when they saw three old men selling couplets. They found it interesting and came over to take a look.
Yu Jie has a solid foundation in painting and is also quite good at calligraphy. By this time, Mr. Fang had been writing for nearly an hour and his back and arms were already aching.
Upon seeing Yu Jie arrive, Mr. Fang seemed to have seen a savior. He quickly pulled him over, handed him the calligraphy brush, and asked him to write a few couplets, saying he wanted to rest for a while.
Yu Jie is skilled in cursive script, with vigorous and powerful characters. He writes very quickly, completing a couplet in just a few strokes. His writing speed is several times faster than that of Mr. Fang.
The number of people waiting for the couplets gradually decreased, and people left after receiving them. Many people watched Yu Jie write the couplets with great effort, which was a visual feast.
The three elderly gentlemen were impressed by Yu Jie's calligraphy skills. Yu Jie was usually a man of few words, and they did not communicate much with him. They only knew that Yu Jie's wife had died in childbirth and that he had not yet recovered from the trauma.
Today, we just wanted Yu Jie to help us write a few couplets, but we didn't expect that as soon as Yu Jie made his move, everyone would experience his skill.
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