The road to wealth of a peasant widow

Chapter 114 Showing Weakness

After picking up the children and returning home in the afternoon, Chen Cui told them the latest developments in the canned fruit matter.

Nowadays, because the average life expectancy is low, people are accustomed to early marriage and early childbearing, which requires young people to mature early and take on the responsibility of a family.

Especially in the case of my family, where the male owner passed away prematurely, the three male children, even though they are not very old, must enter society as early as possible and learn about the hardships and difficulties of life earlier so that they will not be ignorant of the world in the future.

When the three sons learned that Chen Cui and the county magistrate's wife had formed a partnership in the canned fruit business and that Chen Cui owned two shares in it, they were very happy.

Even before they went to school, they knew that the county magistrate was a very important figure to common people like them.

Now that I have been exposed to knowledge, I have a better understanding of the duties of a county magistrate and I feel it even more deeply.

The county magistrate is the highest official in the area, in charge of all affairs within the county, and his wife is the most prestigious woman in the area.

It would be extremely beneficial to our family in every way if my mother could establish a relationship with this noble lady.

After they were all happy, they remembered what their mother had said about moving to the city.

Changping immediately thought about what to do with the acres of corn in the field. He knew that his mother had put a lot of effort into these crops. Now was the critical moment, and he had to be on guard against any problems.

"Don't worry, I have already thought about these acres of land and I am ready to entrust them to you, Uncle Fengshou, to take care of them."

Liu Fengshou is Liu Youcai's nephew. He has always been honest and hardworking, but because there are many brothers in his family and each family has many children, his life is not very good.

Chen Cui planned to pay him to take care of these acres of land. For Liu Youcai's sake, no one would dare to take the corn.

It's not that she was worrying too much, but every time it was time to harvest, there were always many people with bad intentions who would do bad things and steal and destroy other people's crops.

If it were grain crops like wheat and beans, it would be fine, after all, the yield and unit price are low, and it is not worth hiring someone to look after them.

But her five acres of corn are of vital importance and cannot afford any loss, so she must find someone to look after them so that she can feel at ease.

After hearing this, Changping finally felt relieved.

But he was still a little curious, "Mom, if our whole family moves to the city, how will we make a living?"

He roughly knew the financial situation of his family, but he also knew that the cost of living in the county town was high, and firewood and vegetables had to be bought with money, so life was not as comfortable as living in the village.

Chen Cui smiled and said, "Don't worry, the canned fruit business that I'm working on with the county magistrate's wife will definitely make money. Besides, there are many opportunities in the county town, and you can always find work."

Changfu said excitedly: "Then can we live like city people in the future?"

Chen Cui nodded, "As long as our family works hard together, our lives will definitely get better and better."

Although there are still many issues that have not been resolved, this is not something that a few children can decide, so there is no need to spoil the fun by saying it out loud.

The most important of these issues is children’s reading.

Chen Cui had asked around at the pharmacy today. Although there were several schools in the county, the best school generally recognized was Dongming School.

This school not only has high tuition fees, but also has even higher requirements for students. If you fail the entrance exam, you will not be admitted even if you pay. The management after admission is also very strict. Therefore, every year among those who pass the examinations for the title of Tongsheng and Xiucai in the county, there must be students from Dongming.

Moreover, Dongming School is not like Mingde School in the town, where all students are mixed in one class. Instead, students are divided into classes according to their learning progress. The teacher assigned to the school is at least a scholar, and the advanced classes are taught by juren.

It is said that only those who have been trained in the imperial examination system and experienced its cruelty can teach students better.

Chen Cui feels that since the children's current academic progress is far ahead of their classmates, it proves that their qualifications are probably good enough and it is worth her spending more money to send them to better schools and receive a better education.

The next day, after sending the children to school, Chen Cui took Sui Sui to the back house of the county government office.

Judging from Mrs. Zhang's attitude yesterday, she was eager to get the processing plant up and running in minutes. As a technology investor, she should also have this kind of awareness and deliver it to the door and be at my disposal.

There is no other way, it is because of the distance. She lives in a village in the countryside. If Mrs. Zhang encounters a problem and wants to find her, it will be too much trouble. It would be better for her to come here by herself, find out the problem first, and solve it before leaving.

This will not affect the progress of things, and can also make your presence felt in front of Mrs. Zhang and leave a good impression of being honest and diligent.

Sure enough, as soon as she came in, Chuntao led her to the big kitchen.

"Quick, Mrs. Liu, look at how the cork on the jar popped out by itself during steaming. It almost knocked the lid off the pot just now!"

Chen Cui looked at it carefully and asked, "Did you fill the jar too full when you put the sugar water and fruit in it, and didn't leave a gap like I told you to?"

Chun Tao quickly asked the girl next to her: "Tell me, did you fill it too full just now?"

The girl was so scared that she was shaking: "I... I just wanted to decorate it more, I didn't know the plug would pop out by itself!"

Chun Tao stamped her feet in anger: "I told you to do as I said, but you just won't listen? If anyone takes the initiative again, watch out for the consequences!"

By the end of her speech, there was already a stern tone in her voice.

It wasn't that she had to be harsh on others, but she was worried about her own wife.

Now that the Madam knows that she has been harmed by the Master's mother and her body has been ruined to this extent, if there weren't something happening right now that attracts her attention, she would be so sad and upset!

Therefore, she didn't want anything to go wrong in this matter and cause more trouble to her wife.

After Chen Cui finished answering questions in the kitchen, she reiterated the operating procedures to the two maids who were selected to operate the machine before going to the front to meet Mrs. Zhang.

Compared with yesterday, her complexion today didn't seem to be very good. Because there was no ice in the hall, her face was flushed due to the heat and her forehead was covered with sweat.

"Mrs. Liu, please sit down. I didn't expect you to come so early." Zhang Ruomei said while wiping the sweat off her face.

She didn't say yesterday that she must come today, but she didn't expect that Mrs. Liu would come over on her own initiative, and come so timely, just in time to solve a problem.

"I listened to what my wife said yesterday and I thought it made a lot of sense. I decided to move my family to the city. I went to a dentist to look for a house yesterday. I have to ask about school for my children today anyway, so I came here early to pay my respects to my wife."

Chen Cui's attitude was even more humble than before the two of them started working together.

Although they are partners in name, their identities are very different. Mrs. Zhang's identity, status, and money are many times better than hers. She has absolute initiative in this business.

She had previously held the recipe for canned fruit, which gave her some support, but now that the recipe had been handed over, she had lost her last trump card.

When you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. When you are not strong enough, showing weakness is actually a way to protect yourself.