Sitting on the carriage going home, Qiao Lan glanced at the huge wooden box at her feet, wondering what kind of gift she should give in return. After getting in the car, she asked Grandma Xiang to open it and take a look. They were all precious things like gold, silver, and jade.
As for the gifts, I prepared several sets of gemstones, each with a different style, and it looked like a lot of thought had been put into them.
The number of boxes in this box is exactly the same as the number of people in the Duan family, including Feiyan.
The difficult thing is never receiving a gift, but returning a gift.
Qiao Lan thought for a long time, but couldn't think of a reason, so she simply handed the box to Wang after returning home and let Wang worry about these things.
The Wang family has been in charge of the family for many years, so it is appropriate to leave it to her.
As for myself, I haven’t even finished the Qianguo class, so how can I be distracted from socializing?
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"What? You said Mr. He is the son of the eldest princess?" Duan Mingjing was shocked.
Mrs. Shang returned to the house and told her husband about the incident, although before she spoke, she told her husband not to get too excited.
But her husband's voice was so loud that it could be heard throughout the yard, and Mrs. Shang unconsciously covered her ears.
Although my husband has grown up a lot and is able to earn money to support the family, he is in the countryside after all. When he goes out, he is surrounded by the land besides the villagers. Even if he wants to drink and eat meat, he has to spend a long time traveling to the county.
The wealth in the capital is dazzling, and it is even easier to find good friends. When the family makes a comeback, there must be many people they want to make friends with. The most "approachable" person in the Duan family is Duan Mingjing. If he is related to Mr. Helan, maybe what will happen
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"We should call him Mr. Helan now! Mother said not to mention this matter to outsiders. Second Master, please don't..." Mrs. Shang looked at her husband. When she said this, she didn't feel confident.
"I know! Of course I know!" Duan Mingjing interrupted his wife.
"Young Master He is my friend in times of need, how could I spread such nonsense everywhere!" Duan Mingjing said with a bit of pride in his tone.
After hearing this, Mrs. Shang sighed in her heart, feeling that she still needed the old lady to say something to control Duan Mingjing.
On the second day, Shang realized that his worries were unnecessary. The old lady had already made all plans.
After the family had breakfast, Qiao Lan announced something.
She planned to live in Zhuangzi, where it would be convenient to farm. Duan Mingjing also wanted to go there and paint. As for the children and grandchildren at home, they would have to ask a teacher to come back and teach them to study, or send them to a school outside.
The two brothers Duan Mingqing continued to study.
The property of the Duan family before the house was confiscated was all recovered. Although they were not considered wealthy, it was enough for their children and grandchildren to study for more than ten years.
After Qiao Lan finished talking about her plan and thought about her grandchildren starting to study hard, she couldn't help but encourage her, "...you should read this book first. You don't have to be admitted to the imperial examination. What's more important than being an official is to be literate and sensible.
, don’t push yourself too hard...at worst, you can go home and farm."
Duan Mingjing sat next to him, recalling the difficult time when he was a painting bug. Even though his favorite refreshments were placed in front of the table, he no longer had the desire to taste them.
Woohoo, finally returned to the capital. He has become the second master of the Duan family. Why does he still want to go back to the countryside to farm? Duan Mingjing can't understand!
Duan Mingjing: "Mom, there is no shortage of slaves in the house now, so why do you need to work in the fields? Mother, please rest well in the courtyard and take care of yourself. The land on this farm is still being cultivated as before, so you can
It’s enough to see it once a month.”
Not only Duan Mingjing, but many other members of the Duan family also had the same idea. Duan Mingqing nodded slightly after hearing this. In his opinion, since his mother was a queen, and her family had thousands of acres of land and thousands of slaves, there was no need for such hard work.
Go to the ground every day.
However, this was not a good thing for him, a concubine, to say. Now that Duan Mingjing spoke, it was just right.
Duan Mingchen: "If mother likes, you can plant a few acres of land in the backyard of the house. Taking care of ten thousand acres of land is too much work."
Qiao Lan doesn't like hearing this!
It’s not like she likes farming, she’s trying to make a powerful country! If everyone in the world could have enough to eat and wear for the rest of their lives without having to worry about food and clothing, that kind of land would purely cultivate sentiments.
From the beginning of farming for missions to the current goal of strengthening the country, Qiao Lan has learned a lot of new knowledge, and her mentality has also changed little by little.
Qiao Lan had no intention of becoming a saint, but the system gave her this choice and the ability to help many people, and she gained a lot of happiness from it.
Let’s put aside these worldly morals! If anyone stops her from completing the task, she will be in a hurry!
She has changed, but how come the descendants of the Duan family haven't changed at all!
Qiao Lan could only look at her sons with a look of hatred, "You have read books about saints and sages for so many years just to become ministers with high official positions? If everyone only cares about the rich clothes and food, how can you not see the difference between them?"
If you don’t care about the hard work of the people, what’s the use of reading this book?”
Duan Mingqing immediately lowered his head and admitted his mistake: "My son is stupid!"
Duan Mingjing seemed to realize what he said wrongly, but he didn't quite understand where he was wrong. He could only say with a bitter face: "My son just wants my mother to feel more relaxed. Mother, don't be angry, don't be so angry."
body."
"I'm not angry." Qiao Lan said calmly, without any anger on her face, "It's your father who didn't teach you well, and it has nothing to do with me."
It must be Duan Yuexiu's responsibility. As a father, he was very busy all day long, so he taught his son how to study and nothing else.
Although Mrs. Qiao didn't teach her son much, she was Qiao Lan, not Mrs. Qiao.
Qiao Lan's soft words made the Duan family's faces change completely!
The old lady must be furious! She used to never complain to the old lady no matter how hard she suffered, but now she is so angry that she even shouts out his name.
"Mother!" Duan Mingjing shouted hurriedly, trying to say something.
Qiao Lan glanced at them and said in a long tone, "There are four levels of scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, and the word "agricultural" ranks second, but it seems to be the hardest among the four. It's just that food, clothing, housing and transportation are inseparable from the word "nong". If you don't work hard,
Where can the beautiful rivers and mountains come from for our people! Let’s do this. Half of the flowers and plants in this backyard will be pulled out and used for farming.”
Duan Mingjing's eyes lit up, has his mother changed her mind?
"I'm going to Zhuangzi. I'm not going there just to farm. As for you guys, even if you read all the books in the world, it's not as practical as working. After reading, take time to do various things in the backyard.
The land. Women give birth to children, which is naturally much harder than men. They don’t have to do the heavy work. They only need to water the water occasionally..."
"I'll leave the rest of the work to you! In addition to taking care of the fields in the backyard every month, I will be able to farm the land for at least four or five days in the spring and autumn harvests! I'm not in the house, and I can't see what's going on in the house.
Come on, I can’t even see you being lazy and letting your servants plant the seeds! Every once in a while, I’ll ask you to come to the village to plant the fields. If you don’t plant well, it’s because you didn’t do it well at home!”
"If you don't want to farm in the backyard, then do it under my nose! If you are an official, you must serve the people, and you must appreciate the hard work of the people. It is always right to have more land!" Qiao Lan said, after looking at it
A circle of descendants of the Duan family.
Young and old all have to work!
Duan Mingjing lowered his head and did not dare to say a word.