It was already July when everything was ready. The two families met and had an engagement banquet. By the way, they set the wedding date in February next year, which was an auspicious day.
Qiao Lan has never worried about the affairs of the inner house, leaving them to the Wang family and several daughters-in-law. But after all, this is Duan Mingchen's wedding, which is not an ordinary matter.
As a mother-in-law, it seems inappropriate if I don't prepare something.
Although the furniture and furnishings in the house were all purchased in recent years and can barely be considered new, when a bride comes over, some new items must be added.
Of course, the woman's side will also bring some furniture over as a dowry.
The Wang family was responsible for determining the furniture, dowry, betrothal gift list, etc.
In addition to furniture, there are also decorations outside the house and people in the yard that need to be arranged.
Qiao Lan took the time to walk around Duan Mingchen's yard. She had the walls repainted and the trees, flowers and plants in the yard were trimmed.
In addition, many people came to Duan Mingchen's yard.
Duan Mingchen has always been served by only one boy and two old servants of the Duan family. Now that he has married a new wife, it cannot be as simple as before, but it will not be as crowded as an ordinary family.
Qiao Lan added more strong women to Duan Mingchen's yard, who were responsible for cleaning the yard and handling debris, and also added a few boys for running errands.
As for the maids and so on, the girls from the Yin family will take care of them.
After doing this, Qiao Lan called Duan Mingchen into his yard and said she wanted to give him something.
"I'll prepare some things and money for you, and you take the flowers! Now that you have a family, you have more places to spend money! You can buy the things you want to put in this yard," Qiao Lan said.
In addition to furniture, you have to buy some other things to decorate, otherwise it will look bare.
After saying that, Grandma Xiang came forward with a small box, which contained a neat row of silver and banknotes.
The silver man won two thousand taels, and Qiao Lan won four thousand taels.
Duan Mingchen reached out and took the box, handed it to the boy behind him, and thanked Qiao Lan: "Thank you, mother!"
Qiao Lan: "Don't worry, there are others."
In addition to the money, Qiao Lan also prepared a village and a shop for Duan Mingchen, which are regarded as real estate.
These things were left by Mr. Qiao and Duan Yuexiu. Qiao Lan divided them into several portions and planned to leave them to Duan Mingjing and his family's grandchildren.
As for Duan Mingqing, Qiao Lan thought for a while and realized that they were not their biological children after all, so she would not give him anything left by Qiao and Duan Yuexiu.
But Duan Mingqing has called her mother for several years, so she will leave some of what she earns for him, and of course Qiao Lan will also give it to her other children.
Yin Que was holding a black wooden box in his hand, which contained the land deed and shop that Qiao Lan had allocated, and he slowly handed it over.
Qiao Lan looked at Duan Mingchen and said, "In the early years, my family didn't have any extra land, and you were busy studying, so I didn't prepare these things for you. It's different now. People who want to start a family have to make money to support their family."
"This is my family's farm and shop. The crops I arranged are planted on the farm, and most of the things sold in the shop are those. I will give you the land deed as well. If you want to do a business or plant anything, just tell them directly.
That'll be fine." Qiao Lan said one after another.
Duan Mingchen looked at the box in Yinque's hand and did not reach out to take it. Duan Mingchen could accept the money from Qiao Lan, but this was Zhuangzi.
Duan Mingchen thought for a while and stepped forward and said: "Mother, you have already given your son so much money, Zhuangzi doesn't need it anymore! There is no one in this house who can take care of it better than you, mother. I will put it in your hands."
, my son is at ease."
Besides, this is my mother's thing, so it wouldn't be good to give him so much at the same time.
What he said was that Qiao Lan knew that he could farm, but he still had to divide the things that should be divided.
Now that the brothers get along well with each other, Qiao Lan is not worried about them fighting over her family property in a hundred years' time. Instead, she feels that they will give in to each other one by one.
If you let me, I will let you, and if you don't want me, I won't want it either. It's very troublesome to divide it back and forth.
You may not know one day when she will wear braids, but let her make the decision first, which will save her children and grandchildren a lot of effort.
"Your mother and I are so old, there will always be a day when I can't do anything anymore! I still want to live a comfortable life for a few years! You can't expect me to work in the fields at such an old age! You should keep the village and the shop, and come and follow me when you are free.
I'll learn to take care of crops." Qiao Lan said.
Duan Mingchen looked a little panicked: "Mom, that's not what my son meant!"
"Okay, Mom knows what you mean! Just keep it! Your brothers' houses are all in the hands of their wives. I didn't give them to you before you didn't have a wife. When your wife gets married, no matter you
It's better to take care of it yourself or leave it to her than to trouble me!" Qiao Lan said leisurely, throwing out a small baggage.
This year, Qiao Lan received the sixth Qiangguo course "Tools". Compared with the previous cultivation and climate-related planting courses, it was a relatively simple course, and there was no need to look at the weather.
The system has arranged a total of eight courses on strengthening the country, which take a total of more than ten years.
After attending classes for more than ten years, Qiao Lan is nearly sixty. She is on the verge of retirement, but she may not be able to complete the task of strengthening the country!
Qiao Lan still wants to retire early!
After hearing this, Duan Mingchen felt a little guilty: "Mom, my son must study hard with his mother!"
Qiao Lan smiled and didn't take it seriously: "You don't have to be too hard. The farmers on the village are all more familiar with you. This is your own village. If something happens to the village in the future, whether it's pests, drought or floods, you can take it.
It’s you who has the idea, and it’s always good to learn more.”
The policy topics for the annual imperial examinations in Beijing are complex and often involve agricultural topics, so this agricultural book is also one of the must-read books for scholars.
Although Duan Mingqing and Duan Mingchen also learned some lessons before, their knowledge reserves are not as much as Duan Mingjing's. Poems, books, classics, history, classics, and strategies are still their main subjects.
Nowadays, I don't have to work hard to take exams to become an official, nor can I stay at home. Naturally, I have to do other things.
Duan Mingchen nodded: "Son, save it!"
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After giving out what was due, Qiao Lan directly became the hands-off shopkeeper, leaving the rest to Duan Mingchen himself and his daughters-in-law.
The rye in the field is just about to set ears, and it will be harvested in more than a month! Qiao Lan has to go to the field and keep an eye on it to prevent any accidents.
The second step is the redemption points of Tudou.
Qiao Lan already has more than 290,000 points in his pocket. It will take him more than a month to reach 320,000 points. Then he will have potatoes to plant.
It's a pity that the weather in August is not suitable for potato growth, otherwise Qiao Lan would have been able to grow potatoes this year.
While Qiao Lan was happily looking forward to the harvest of rye in the fields, other eyes were staring at Qiao Lan's village.
Ever since Qiao Lan returned to Beijing, a lot of people have been staring at her.
Qiao Lan doesn't care about these looks!
To become an agricultural power, it is not about cherishing the knowledge, but about spreading agricultural knowledge widely. She hopes that someone will learn all about her own skills and learn how to farm.