The road to wealth of a peasant widow

Although the Liu family lost Sui Sui during the New Year this year, they had the addition of Cheng Ge, so the New Year celebration was more lively than in previous years.

This is the last year that the brothers spend together in the big house. Next spring, they will move to their respective houses and then start their own families.

Although Changping was reluctant, he also knew that his younger brothers needed experience. After they became independent and became the head of the family, they would be more responsible.

However, as the eldest brother, he still made a rule that both families must return to the mansion to have dinner together on the fifth day of every month, so that the children would have the opportunity to meet each other and avoid becoming unfamiliar with each other.

Chang'an and Changfu naturally agreed, and Zhang Hongjuan and Li Wanqing had no objection. It was just three meals a month, and they could just treat it as a reunion among the sisters-in-law.

In March, the two families moved out of the mansion one after another, which made the news of the Liu family's division spread in a small circle.

Although Zhang Ruomei had known about this for a long time, she still couldn't help but complain to her old sister at this time: "What are you thinking? There are only three sons in total. It's not like there is no room. You still want those two to move out. Don't you miss your sons but your grandchildren?"

"It's not like we can't meet each other just because we've moved out. They're only a few steps away, and we can get there in no time. If you want someone, just ask them to come back. What's the big deal?"

Chen Cui disagreed.

The sons are all adults, and they already have sons of their own, so why do they have to be kept in front of her? Although she has never raised a child before, she still understands the principle that things that are far away are fragrant, while things that are close are stinky. If she keeps them by her side every day, she feels that these sons are no longer fragrant!

"If that's the case, then why split up the family?" Zhang Ruomei was puzzled.

"Let them become the head of the family sooner, take on the responsibilities they should take, and think more about their children and grandchildren. How can we prevent their descendants from going further!"

Previously, Changping had been in charge of the Liu family's official affairs. As the eldest son, he took on most of the pressure for his younger brothers. Qin Ruozhi was in charge of all the housework at home, and the other two daughters-in-law had never experienced what it was like to be a housewife.

Now that the family has been divided, they each need to take care of their own small families. The two sons can grow up faster, and the two daughters-in-law can also be in charge of their own families. Chen Cui thinks it can't be better.

Although the house felt a little empty after her sons moved out, she still had two grandchildren in front of her, so she didn't feel lonely. What's more, her good son-in-law Wei Shaojing invited her to stay at his house for a while to take care of Suisui's childbirth.

Chen Cui was also worried about her daughter's health, so she naturally did not refuse. She explained the situation to her daughter-in-law and packed up her things and went there.

Suisui is now eight months pregnant, but because of the balanced nutrition during pregnancy and some exercise, her belly doesn’t look very big and she is still flexible when moving.

Now she is still the housekeeper and does what she is supposed to do, just like before she got pregnant.

But Wei Shaojing was still worried about his wife's belly, so he specially invited his mother-in-law to come and take charge. His wife didn't listen to him, but his mother-in-law's words should work.

Chen Cui did not advise Sui Sui not to worry about those things. It would be a bad idea to have nothing to do during pregnancy and to think about random things all day long. It would be better to find something to do so that she would be busy and avoid having random thoughts.

In early April, Suisui gave birth to a healthy baby boy, and Chen Cui stayed in the Bo's house to take care of her and the child.

Although there were a lot of servants in Bo's Mansion and they were not short of people to do the work, she could not feel at ease as she was watching over the child with her own eyes. So Chen Cui waited until Sui Sui had completed her double confinement and the weather started to get warmer before she returned to Liu's Mansion.

Chen Cui had entered menopause in recent years and had less energy, so she quit her job in the workshop a long time ago. She no longer managed things and only received dividends. The only thing that really worried her was the affairs of the girls' school.

Because the first batch of girls' school graduates had good employment results, the number of students has increased significantly and the school has expanded rapidly.

The first batch of graduating students, depending on their majors and positions, all had monthly salaries of more than 800 wen, and some could get more than one or two taels of silver, which was a remarkable income for a young girl.

What's more, whether it is an accountant, an embroiderer or a female doctor, they are all technical talents. Their salaries are growth-oriented and will increase with the increase of work experience.

As a result, these girls have become extremely popular in the marriage market.

Nowadays, a young and strong man who has no special skills and only works hard can only earn one or two taels of silver a month at most. If his family marries such a wife, doesn't it mean that he has an additional way to make money in the long term? Who wouldn't do the math?

But the more this happens, the more those girls' parents keep their daughters under wraps.

They are not stupid. As long as their children can earn money and get married, they will naturally stay at home for a few more years to at least earn enough for their tuition and their own dowries, and add a little to the family. Only then will they not lose money.

Chen Cui doesn't care what their purpose is, she only knows that now more girls are receiving this kind of education. In the future, they will enter society and have families, and influence more people with their personal experiences.

After arranging all the affairs of the girls' school and the summer heat had dissipated, Chen Cui began to prepare for her journey south.

In fact, she had started planning this trip two years ago, but there were too many things going on in the past two years and she couldn't let go, so she kept postponing it.

Now that she is finally free from anything, she just wants to travel around.

She has been in this world for eighteen years, but her social circle has always been small.

At first, I worked hard to survive. Later, when the family situation improved, I was tied up by one thing after another and never had the opportunity to travel around and see more scenery.

Now her children have all started their own families and have their own children. As a mother, she has done what she should do and completed her mission. Now she can finally do something for herself.

She wanted to travel, see more scenery, experience the customs and cultures of different places, and taste various foods. These were things she had done in her previous life, and she wanted to experience them again in this life.

Now she has neither money nor time, and she can go to many places as long as she wants.

Although the road conditions are not good now and transportation is limited, traveling will face various inconveniences, but she is not in a hurry to travel, she just wants to see the scenery. As long as she relaxes, everything she sees on the road can be regarded as a scene.

Just like that, Chen Cui said goodbye to her children, got on a specially customized carriage, took a few loyal and reliable servants with her, and set off happily and easily under the pretext of going to Jiangnan to investigate and set up a girls' school.