The road to wealth of a peasant widow

Chapter 154 Returning Hometown

When the mother and son returned home, the joy of Changping passing the imperial examination filled the small courtyard.

Chen Cui kept her promise and brought back a lot of delicious food and gadgets for Sui Sui. The little girl Xi didn't stick to her anymore and just played with the toys.

At this time, she confessed to Chen's parents that her family was going to move to the provincial capital.

Chen Shangen took a puff of his pipe and said nothing.

According to his thinking, he naturally hopes that his children are always around him, not far away, and he can see them just by raising his feet so that they can enjoy family happiness.

But he also understood his daughter's helplessness. Mrs. Zhang's business moved there, so she had to follow.

You have to serve whoever you want and be under whose supervision you are. Even if their husband is a high-ranking official and their daughter is an imperial concubine, people like us who have no foundation at all can't compare with them!

Besides, the children can go to better schools in the city and follow better teachers.

Especially Changping, who has already achieved the fame of a student at such a young age. She may have a bright future ahead of her, so she cannot waste time.

Zhang had previously been delighted about her grandson's success in career, but now she was reluctant to see her daughter and her family move away.

"Cui, can't we not move? We are so far away from the city, it will be difficult for us to see you and the children in the future!"

Chen Shangen rebuked, "What nonsense are you talking about? How can we do this on our own? Our Cui is a manager. The boss has moved away, so how can she not leave? Besides, it only takes a day and a half to get to the capital by carriage. How far can it be? It's not like what you said!"

Now that Chen Shangen has several hundred taels of silver in his hands, he is no longer the old farmer who used to think for a long time before going to the county town. His words also seem much more generous.

Zhang wiped her eyes and said, "Yes, yes, you see, I was confused and thought it was the past!"

In the past, there were many people in the family and money was tight, so when going to the town to buy meat, one had to calculate carefully, for fear of spending too much.

Life now is different from the past. Their family lives a better life than Muramasa's family with the money they earn from burning charcoal. Who in the village wouldn't envy them!

Chen Cui took her parents and several children back to the countryside. She first went to Chenjiagou to send her parents back, and then told her family the good news that Changping had passed the provincial examination.

When Yinzhu went to Chen Dajiang and Chen Dahe's house to call people, he couldn't help but spread the news, and it quickly spread.

The entire Chenjiagou was shocked by the news, and the villagers flocked to Chen Dahai's house, wanting to see what the new "child prodigy" looked like.

Everyone knew Chen Cui's family situation. Changping had only studied for a few years, but he passed the exam all of a sudden. Everyone thought he must be a "child prodigy"!

The house and yard of Chen Dahai's house were full of people. Chen Cui wanted to say something to Chen Dahe, so she hid in the corner of the yard.

"Da He, I will be moving to the capital with my children soon. No one will take care of the house in the county town and the farm outside the city. Can you help my sister and move in and take care of them?"

Chen Dahe's eyes widened after hearing what Chen Cui said: "Sister, isn't this a coincidence? The teacher said that Suozhu and Shuanzhu are good at studying. I don't want to delay the children, so I want them to transfer to Changping School to study. I want to ask if you can let them live in your house. Don't you think this is a coincidence?"

"That's perfect. When the time comes, you can move in with your wife and two children and help me look after the house and the farm. I won't treat you unfairly!"

Chen Dahe waved his hand: "Sister, what are you talking about? Isn't this what I should do? There are only a few acres of land at home, and there is not much work to do. I will definitely take good care of the farm for you. Nothing will go wrong, so don't worry."

Chen Cui smiled and said nothing. Anyway, she would not treat her younger brother unfairly.

Although Chen Dahai and Chen Dajiang are both more reliable than Dahe, both of them are honest and capable, and they are sincere to her, but she just feels closer to Dahe from the bottom of her heart, and is more willing to entrust anything to him.

Jobs like looking after a farm don't require any technical skills. All you have to do is watch the farmers work. Chen Dahe is fully capable of doing it, so just leave it to him.

Chen Cui took the children back to Liujiaping. Changan and Changfu took Suisui to clean the house, while Chen Cui took Changping to Liu Youcai's house.

"What? Changping passed the provincial examination and became a student?"

After hearing the news, the usually calm Liu Youcai lost his composure. He jumped up from his chair and almost knocked over the teacup.

Chen Cui smiled and nodded, while Chang Ping beside her lowered his head a little embarrassedly.

He had just passed the provincial examination, but his fellow villagers treated him like a literary star, and lavished on him with simple compliments and flattery like they were free of charge. He felt unworthy of them!

Liu Youcai looked at Changping with a sharp gaze: "Good, good, good, I was right. This child is a promising scholar. He is worthy of being a descendant of the Liu family. He was born to bring honor to our family. Our ancestors are divine. This is the first time that our family has produced a scholar with an honor. We must open an ancestral hall to worship our ancestors and comfort them!"

Chen Cui: I knew it would be like this. My son’s success is the result of my money and effort. If he achieves success, it will all be the credit of Liu’s ancestors!

Although she was complaining in her heart, Chen Cui showed an expression of great agreement: "You are right, but I have never handled these things before, so I will trouble you to take care of them. As for the banquet for the neighbors, I will also trouble you to arrange it. I will leave everything to you!"

As she spoke, Chen Cui placed a silver ingot on the table and said, "You can pay for the expenses from here. If it's not enough, just let me know and I'll add more."

This is a ten-liang silver ingot, which is enough for any grand occasion.

Sure enough, Liu Youcai frowned and said, "It doesn't take that much, half will be enough."

Chen Cui smiled and said, "We'll talk about what's left in the end. It's better to have more money and not be too tight on it."

Liu Youcai nodded: "Okay, since you trust me, I'll take it and pay you back with the remaining money."

Then, Liu Youcai took out an account book for her to check, which showed the income and expenditure of her family's five acres of land in the past two years.

It was originally agreed that the money would be used to help the orphans and widows in the clan. Since there weren't many things, and there wasn't much grain left after paying the annual tax on the five acres of land, she didn't really worry about it.

But Liu Youcai was very thorough in his work. Every expenditure was recorded and approved by several clan elders, with several people's signatures and seals on it.

Chen Cui flipped through it and found nothing wrong, so she returned the book: "Uncle, I trust you to do the work, so I entrusted it to you, just do it boldly."

Liu Youcai stroked his beard and said, "I am honored to be the clan leader. I have to consider the clan members and help the poor and the weak. You are able to donate your own land and harvest, which is a righteous act. I must make it clear where the money goes and give you an explanation."