Sister Han is good at farming

Ruan Qingqing had just said a few words to Ruan Wantie and others when Old Man Ruan and others came over.

"Old Four! Old Four!"

Ruan Wantie quickly dropped the work in his hands and ran to the yard to greet him.

"Dad and Mom, eldest brother and sister-in-law, second brother and sister-in-law, third brother and sister-in-law."

"I'm glad you're back safely! I'm glad you're back safely!" After looking at Ruan Wantie, Mr. Ruan nodded excitedly.

"You've become darker and thinner! Old Four, you must have suffered a lot while fleeing, right?" Old Mrs. Ruan asked while wiping her tears.

"It's okay! Thanks to Master Wen's care, we didn't suffer much." Ruan Wantie smiled.

Only then did Mr. Ruan and Mrs. Ruan nod in relief and talk about other things.

"The village was burned down by the plague before, and your yard and house were built later. The layout and appearance have not changed, but the materials at hand were limited, so we could only build mud brick houses. The houses you see in the village were built by the survivors who helped each other."

"Old Four, you've come back just in time. We can catch up with the spring sowing." Old Mrs. Ruan said happily.

"Mom and Dad, if we hadn't been blocked in Jianghuai Prefecture by the heavy snow, we could have returned last December. How can we be as relaxed and comfortable as we are at home?"

Mr. Ruan agreed, "That's right! Have a good rest when you get home. Let's go to the old house for dinner tomorrow! We can talk about anything over the dinner table."

"Okay, Dad, we'll be there by then!"

Everyone exchanged a few pleasantries and then parted ways.

After Ruan Wantie and the others had lost the joy of meeting their relatives for the first time, they were overwhelmed with fatigue and felt a little tired. After washing up and eating a simple meal, they fell into bed and fell asleep.

On the second day, after Ruan Qingqing and the others had breakfast and tidied up the house, they went to the old house with Ruan Wantie. Ruan Wantie and Wang had prepared gifts for the people in the old house and took them with them.

The gift given to Old Mrs. Ruan was a headband embroidered with flowers and the words "prosperity and prosperity", while the gift given to Old Mr. Ruan was a pipe and a bag of high-quality dry tobacco.

Both elders were very happy, especially Mr. Ruan, who had not smoked a pipe since the outbreak of the plague because he had no place to buy tobacco.

As soon as I got this brand new pipe, I really couldn't put it down.

Those who were already married, such as Nguyen Van Kim, were given a piece of blue cotton cloth and a piece of light green cotton cloth, while Nguyen Van Xi was given a piece of sky blue cotton cloth.

"Fourth brother, you're spending too much. You guys went out to escape the disaster, and now you come back to give us all these things. How can we live like this?" Ruan Wanjin started to scold him like an elder brother.

"Brother, I just thought that everyone has nowhere to buy cloth right now, so we might as well bring some with us when we come back from other places. Besides, cloth is practical, doesn't take up much space, and is easy to carry."

"Fourth brother, it's fine if you give bolts of cloth to my eldest brother and his family, after all, they have many children in their families. Why don't you give me a bolt of cloth too? I can't wear it all even if I have to wear it all year round!"

Ruan Wantie looked at him teasingly, "You will be 21 years old this year. If you don't dress yourself up, how can you find a wife?"

Being teased about getting married in front of all his nephews and nieces, Ruan Wanxi couldn't help blushing despite his carefree personality.

"Given our situation, even if I want to marry a wife, there is no one to marry."

"Who said there's no one to marry? There may be no one nearby when the plague broke out, but since Lord Zhou took office in Jianghuai, a group of people have moved here one after another, and there must be some girls in the families there. When the time comes, Fourth Brother will help you ask around."

"Fourth brother, if you have any connections, please be sure to ask for your fifth brother." Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Ruan couldn't wait to speak.

"Don't worry, mother. I've kept the fifth brother's affairs in mind!" He smiled at the three brothers, Ruan Wanjin, Ruan Wanyin and Ruan Wangang. "Of course, if there's anything you need to know about the eldest, second and third brothers' families, I'll also ask them."

"Okay! Lao Si, help us look for it first."

The three Nguyen Van Kim brothers expressed their opinions immediately.

Old Mrs. Ruan counted on her fingers. After a while, she was sweating with anxiety.

"According to the calculation, in addition to the fifth child, there are six grandchildren who need to get married. This... we don't have enough money to buy betrothal gifts and dowries! Not to mention the money for building a house when the time comes!"

After hearing this, Mr. Ruan also looked depressed. Although he had raised a large family without any child death, the pressure of seven people getting married at once was extremely great. For a moment, he was a little at a loss.

"Mom and Dad, don't worry! We will find a business to make a living and our lives will get better and better!" Ruan Wantie comforted them.

"Fourth Brother, do you have any good ideas?" Mr. Ruan asked him.

"Master Wen said that as long as we can raise ducks, he will open a roast duck restaurant in Qingshui County. We can no longer sell roast duck, but we can still sell other duck-related food.

On my way back, I heard that most of the officials in our three prefectures of Lulin, Jianghuai, and Yuanxiang are from aristocratic families in the capital, and they are all favored by their families. They are very particular about food and drink, so as long as our food is good, we will not worry about not making money.

Of course, this is a big business, Chunya and I alone can’t handle it, so we’ll have to share some with you.”

Ruan Wantie told the story slowly.

The more Ruan Wanjin and the others listened, the brighter their eyes became.

"Fourth Brother, are you saying that you will lead us to do business together?" Ruan Wanjin was a little unbelievable.

"Well, I'll go first. Now everyone is busy with spring sowing, so let's raise chickens and ducks. They will be very useful when the time comes!" Ruan Wantie instructed.

Ruan Qingqing looked at her father in surprise.

After serving as an official for a few days and traveling for a few months, his thoughts and insights are very different from before.

"Dad, your current position as a ninth-rank agricultural promotion official is still in the court!" Ruan Qingqing reminded him.

"We have laws in our Yunqing country that officials are not allowed to engage in business." Ruan Wanxi reacted immediately.

Ruan Wantie took a sip of tea and smiled complacently.

"I can't do business, but I still have you guys, right?"

Everyone, including Mr. Ruan, couldn't help but get excited.

"Old Four, you mean..."

"Hey, don't be too happy too soon. I'm telling you straight out, we brothers have to settle accounts clearly. When the time comes, I won't turn a blind eye to you on the accounts just because you are my brothers, nephews or nieces. When the time comes, we will just do what we should do!"

Ruan Wantie reminded.

"this is necessary."

"If a family wants to prosper, it still needs to study more and have connections in the court. Otherwise, even if we all earn a mountain of gold and silver, we won't be able to keep it.

So grandparents, uncles, and aunts, I still hope that everyone can read, and read as much as possible. Especially the brothers and sisters, how far our family can go depends on your efforts! "

Ruan Qingqing suggested.

Old Master Ruan nodded continuously as he listened, "That's right! Lao Wu, Xing Ge'er, you two should focus on studying from now on, and you don't have to worry about the family affairs. Not to mention the distant future, even if you pass the exam and come back as a scholar, our family will have to pay less tax!"