in2ebook Chapter 484 Qualified
Chapter 484 Qualified
The gifts Ye Qing gave to others were cloths, all of which were brought back from the south and were very suitable for making clothes.
The head of the village and his family were very happy. The things were not important. What was important was Ye Qing’s heart.
When Ye Fang saw Ye Qing, he first shared the happy events in the village with her.
This year, seven students from the village's private school passed the examination for tongsheng (Chinese students). Wu'an City also had 20% more tongsheng (Chinese students) this year than in previous years. They all read the books compiled by Ye Chenjing and his team. Now, the tutorial books and mock exam papers in bookstores are hard to come by.
The bookstore is printing books day and night, but it can't keep up with the speed of sales. Many caravans from other prefectures come here specifically to buy books.
Ye Qing was happy to hear this. This exam made the village private school famous, and more and more people would come to study there in the future.
The bookstore was doing well, and they were making more and more money. Ye Qing and Ye Chenjing looked at each other, and both saw how happy the other was.
Ye Qing chatted with them for a while, and then donated fifty taels of silver to the private school in the name of the bookstore.
This silver was used as the money for these seven students to go to the provincial capital to take the scholar examination. Two of them came from poor families, and Ye Qing didn't want them to give up the opportunity to take the exam because of money.
Ye Fang did not stop them, knowing that the bookstore made money, and sponsoring these children to take the exam would also help show some loyalty.
Ye Qing had been busy for so long and was a little tired, so she went home with Ye Chenjing.
After washing up, they went back to sleep as they still had a lot of things to do tomorrow.
Early the next morning, Ye Qing and his two sisters-in-law went to see Ye Xiang. Ye Qing didn't have time to see her when he left, and he was thinking about her all the way.
Meng Xuan didn't go because she was about to give birth and someone was with her at home all the time.
Ye Xiang is not going to work now. The baby in her belly is more than five months old. There are too many people in Linglong Pavilion and she is worried about bumping into the baby.
When Ye Qing looked at Ye Xiang’s rosy complexion, she knew that her brother-in-law’s family treated her well.
Ye Xiang was also very happy to see them coming. She was very bored at home and no one talked to her.
After asking about her health, Ye Qing asked her about her future plans, whether she would stay at home to take care of the children or continue to go out to work.
Ye Xiang hesitated for a moment. There was no one at home to look after the children, and her mother-in-law wanted to help in the store.
The store has been busy recently, and all the family members have gone to work in the store.
Ye Xiang was reluctant to stay at home alone. Her brothers and sisters were all doing well, and she would soon be able to catch up if she stayed at home to take care of the children.
Ye Qing didn't persuade her and waited for her to make her own decision.
Ye Xiang hesitated for a moment and then made a decision.
"Qingya, I'm going to work and I'll leave the child to my family, or I can just hire a maid to look after the child."
Ye Qing is very optimistic about this sister. She always makes the best choice every time.
"Sister, you can relax and stay at home to take care of your pregnancy. I'll keep the position of manager of the embroidery workshop for you. Ye Yuan is in charge of the weaving workshop and the embroidery workshop. You have experience in entertaining female relatives, so help Brother Ye Yuan manage the embroidery workshop."
Ye Xiang threw all his previous hesitations behind him. Those thoughts were not important at all.
If her mother-in-law didn't want to look after the child, she would hire a maid to look after the child. During the day, she would bring the child and the maid to her parents' home and ask her mother to help look after the child.
When he grows up a little, he can go to school in the village and play with the children in the village, and she will feel more at ease.
Seeing that Ye Xiang was fine, Ye Qing took his two sisters-in-law to visit several stores.
Wei Xin seemed to be hesitant to talk, and Ye Qing soon noticed that something was wrong with her.
"Sister-in-law, what's wrong with you?"
Zheng Qin also looked at her with concern. She was fine just now. Is she feeling unwell?
Wei Xin was also straightforward, "Qingya, look at what I can do. You guys can be busy, and I'll just be sitting at home doing nothing."
Ye Qing thought it was a big deal, "Sister-in-law, with my brother's position in the government, whatever business you do will be OK."
"I can't do anything. Will people accuse me of bullying others?"
Ye Qing laughed out loud, "Sister-in-law, I didn't force you to buy or sell anything, so how can you bully others by taking advantage of your power?"
Wei Xin was a little embarrassed, "I was overthinking it. I was always afraid that it would affect your brother."
Ye Qing gave her some advice, "Sister-in-law, your farm is doing very well. You can buy two farms near Wu'an City and raise more ducks. I will make down quilts later. We can cooperate."
Wei Xin's eyes lit up, this was something she was good at, and it wouldn't be noticeable if she kept it on the farm.
Wei Xin was happy with his plan. He rested at home for a few days and then returned to the city.
The second baby was left at home. There were many toys at home and he wanted to play with his older brothers.
Wei Xin didn't force him. She had to go back to buy a farm and had no time to see him.
Several children in the village who had passed the examination for the title of Tongsheng were preparing to set off for the provincial capital.
The head of the village asked Ye Fang to go with him personally, and the families of several children were also willing to go as they could help the children with logistics.
The village head also sent a letter to Ye Chenyi, asking them to help find a yard so that they would have a place to live when they arrived.
Ye Fang went there with money. He took this opportunity to buy a yard in the provincial capital using money from the village account. As long as there were children going to take the exam, they could live there.
Ye Qing paid close attention to this exam. She and Ye Xin discussed it for the whole afternoon and decided that as long as a child from the village private school could pass the exam and become a scholar, they would immediately increase publicity and also mention that they had all read the books they published.
The embroidery workshop also got back on track. First, Aunt Zhang brought people to buy the tools needed for the embroidery workshop.
Then they went to the academy to recruit people, and Ma Rui also went to the academy with them.
Ye Qing intends to train her and wants to let her see more of the world.
The children in the academy were very nervous when they heard that the embroidery workshop was coming to recruit people.
It is not easy for them to seize this opportunity to study, as they have younger sisters at home who are not yet educated.
Families will only send all their daughters here if they see the value of studying.
They cherish this opportunity very much. No matter whether they are in the academy or at home, they will take out needlework and practice for a while whenever they have the chance.
Ye Yuan came with Aunt Zhang this time, and he liked all the children he saw.
Aunt Zhang had a stern face and didn't say anything, which made the children nervous.
Ma Rui repeated the topic that they had discussed before they came, and asked the children to embroider a picture of spring scenery, with no restrictions on the content.
The little girls took out their usual embroidery quilts and started embroidering.
Aunt Zhang and Ma Rui were both very patient and sat there waiting for them to do their embroidery work.
Doing this requires patience. People who are impatient will produce impatient embroidery.
Xiubao came a year later than them and is not yet old enough to take the exam this year.
She stood outside the house, watching her sister taking the exam inside with her friends, and she couldn't help feeling nervous.
When the time was up, Ma Rui collected the embroidery works and looked at them one by one.
The little girl in the room stared at Aunt Zhang's expression carefully, and her expression became tense and relaxed.
Aunt Zhang picked out the embroidery of several of the people and put them aside, and put the embroidery of several others aside.
Ma Rui stretched her head to take a look and saw that the number on both sides was about the same.
The children in the room gasped. Could it be that half of them failed?