Since there is space, it is naturally the best to buy it for 0 yuan

"Master, can I? Can I give enlightenment?" Li Qi asked excitedly.

"Why not? You are a successful candidate, and you are teaching a 5-year-old boy. What else is there to worry about? It's not an exaggeration to say that you are wasting your talents."

"Master, I am willing. I will teach the young master well."

"Well, I believe you have the ability. You should not only tell him the knowledge in books, but also tell him some real-life examples that have happened around you or that you have heard of, so that he can understand some of the dangers of the world.

I don't want to raise him into a naive and ignorant person who doesn't care about worldly matters, and then fatten him up and let him be slaughtered by others. Of course, the people in our inner courtyard will also cooperate in educating him."

"Okay, I understand, Master."

"You have to be strict when you need to be strict. You can't be afraid to take action just because he is the master. As long as you are right, I will stand by your side."

If you don't teach your children yourself, and they are completely spoiled, then when society steps in to teach them how to behave, it won't be simple "teaching". Shen Ruyi doesn't want that day to come.

"Okay, Master."

"Do you know anyone who has a very good literary style and is not pedantic, and can write storybooks? I need to find someone to write some storybooks."

After hearing this, Li Qi struggled in silence for a long time before he said embarrassedly: "Master, I can write storybooks. After being expelled from the clan, I made money by writing storybooks in order to support myself and continue my studies. Otherwise, I would not have been able to take the imperial examination."

"Then you should have written very well."

Li Qi said with a little bit of pride in his embarrassment, "It's not bad. It sold well back then."

"I suddenly have a new idea, but it's not mature yet. I'll tell you in detail after I think it through. Since you can't pursue a career in politics, let's take a different path, a path that will still make you famous."

"I'll do whatever my master says." He will do whatever his master says.

"But we still need to find someone to write the storybook. We have more important things to do with you and me. We can't use your energy on the storybook. It's not worth it."

"Okay, Master."

The three of them returned home and went straight into the reception room. Shen Ruyi counted out a silver note of ten thousand taels and gave it to Li Qi.

"Keep this money as a reserve for the outer courtyard. If anyone around you is smart, make a note of it and put the remaining money from buying the house and farm yesterday and today together."

“Later on, if Wang Ya has suitable houses or manors, you can buy them directly if I’m not around. Just keep a good account. I’ll have someone check the accounts once a month.

We still need to find an accountant for your outer courtyard. If you find something suitable, you can buy it directly."

"Okay, Master, I understand."

"I almost forgot to send someone to find a few more people who know how to make kangs, so that everyone can have a few kangs built. Otherwise, the house will be too cold. Even with the charcoal basin in the living room, it's still so cold. How can we sleep in other rooms at night?"

"Master, I have heard of kangs, but no one here knows how to build them. I heard about it from the common people in the northeast and northwest. They would light kangs in the winter. We rarely build kangs here."

"Is that so? Then let's find some masters who can build walls and do carpentry. I know the principle of the kang."

As he spoke, he gestured and described to Li Qi where the firewood burning hole was, where the flue was, where the air inlet was, and how the hollow space under the kang should be made.

After listening to this, Li Qi thought for a while and said, "I understand and I know what to do. Master, why don't we just not hire anyone and just buy a few young and strong ones. We have bought a lot of houses and farms now.

It takes a long time to renovate all of our houses, so it is not cost-effective to hire someone, and the technology will be leaked. Not only can we hire someone to do the renovation for us, but we can also make money by doing the renovation for others."

"Okay, if we want to make money, we'll make money from the rich. Look, if the rich want to build a kang this year, we'll take it. It'll be more expensive. Before next winter, I want to make the method public so that ordinary people can all have a kang, and fewer people will die in winter.

We have many ways to make money, so we don’t have to worry about not making money. If we want to make money, we should make money from the rich, not from ordinary people.”

"My master is very kind, it's me who is too narrow-minded."

"It's not that you are narrow-minded. You are also sincerely considering me. It's because I have other better and more options. This is not the only choice.

It's like, I have 100 candies in my hand, and I can give them to others just because I have so many candies.

But if I only have 2 candies in my pocket, I will be reluctant to give them away, because I only have 2 candies, and if I give away 1 candy, I will have 1/2 less. Do you understand?"

"Understood, Master."

"There is some space in your study right now. Wait for a while. When the time is right, I will give you some books."

"Okay, thank you, Master."

"You take a rest. I'm going back to the inner courtyard. We can talk later if there's anything else."

Before Shen Ruyi entered the inner courtyard, she heard the noises of several children playing.

After passing through the hanging flower gate, I saw three little boys running around in the yard, with a girl and a boy standing next to them, watching them.

As soon as Shen Ruyi approached, Changle saw him and ran over shouting: "Brother, you're back. Look, this is Xiaolinzi, and this is Xiaohuzi." He pointed at the other two children.

Shen Ruyi picked up Changle, looked at Huzi and the other child, and said: "Hello, little Huzi, hello, little Linzi, I am Changle's brother."

Little Tiger was not shy, and when he saw Shen Ruyi he happily ran over and said, "Hello, little brother."

Xiao Linzi was a little embarrassed at first, but when he saw Xiao Huzi like this, he was no longer afraid and said directly: "Hello, little master brother."

Then Xiao Linzi's brother and sister came over together and said, "Hello, Master."

“Hello, thank you for taking care of my brother. Now that you are here, just relax and have fun, just like in the yard over there, there is no need to be restrained.

You can stay here for a few more days, and accommodation has been arranged. "

"Okay, Master."

Putting Changle down, he said, "You guys continue playing. If you feel tired, go back to your room."

"Ok."

Shen Ruyi returned to Changle House, but no one was there.

Sister Yiren should be practicing martial arts, Sister Manou has not returned home yet, and Nanny should be making clothes, because Shen Ruyi heard the sound of a sewing machine.

She added charcoal to the stove, slipped into the space, washed some more sweet potatoes, took them out, and stuffed them into every place in the stove where they could be placed.

There are a lot of people today, and if there are fewer people there won’t be enough food.

Then he went to the nanny's room, and she was indeed making clothes. When she saw Ruyi coming in, she stopped.

"Busy working?"

"Well, I bought a few manors today. One of them has a hot spring. You can take a hot spring bath in the house. I will take everyone to take a hot spring bath when the time comes."

"That's daring."