The road to wealth of a peasant widow

Chapter 164 Female Mr.

The old couple of the Chen family lived in the provincial capital for more than a month. In late autumn, they were really worried about their home and asked Chen Cui to go back.

Seeing that the two elders had made up their minds, she had no choice but to help pack up and contact the carriage and horse company.

When they came, they only brought two packages. The small package contained clothes they were going to wear, and the large package contained dried vegetables and mountain products for their daughter.

But when they left, even though the luggage had been compressed again and again, they still managed to sort out four packages. Some of them contained clothes and jewelry that Chen Cui had bought for them, and some were gifts for relatives back home.

From her two sisters-in-law to her brother's wife, as well as her niece and niece's wife, Chen Cui gave everything to everyone. She bought facial creams and exquisite jewelry that were not commonly seen in the county, as well as clothing fabrics.

As for her brothers and nephews, forget it. Rough guys don't need gifts. It's enough for women to be happy.

However, she brought a few books used by the Changping brothers to the two sons of the Dahao family. There were many annotations on them, which were exactly what the two nephews needed now.

There were quite a few pills in the packed luggage, all of which were common pills. Except for the Niuhuang Qingxin Pills, the others were not considered expensive and could be considered common household medicines.

Chenjiagou is some distance away from the town, so it is inconvenient to see a doctor and get medicine. Moreover, the elderly are often unwilling to cause trouble to their children, and they are reluctant to tell their children about some minor illnesses and pains. With these pills, as long as the medicine is suitable for the symptoms, they can take it by themselves.

Chen Cui spent a lot of time explaining to the two elders the corresponding symptoms of each medicine, as well as the usage and dosage. Alas, if only they could read, then they could just write an instruction manual and the problem would be solved.

On the day when the two elders of the Chen family were going back to their hometown, they got up and packed their things quietly, for fear of disturbing the children. But when they walked out of the room, they found their three grandchildren standing in a row at the door.

The two elders were a little at a loss. They knew how hard the Changping brothers studied. They got up at five in the morning and went to bed at midnight every day, and even wanted to recite their lessons during meals. They felt embarrassed that they were wasting their time to send them off.

Chen Cui smiled and said, "Dad, Mom, the children themselves wanted to give it to you. They are thinking about it in their hearts."

The whole family got on the mule cart and packed the carriage to the brim. Suisui snuggled up to grandma, holding her arm, and said reluctantly, "Grandma, you and grandpa must come back soon, or I'll miss you!"

Zhang was touched and stroked her granddaughter's head and said, "Okay, we'll come back when we have time later."

Having said that, Chen Cui knew that it would be impossible for the two elders to come over before the New Year. In autumn and winter, the family would be busy burning charcoal, and everyone in the family, big and small, would be busy. How could they bear to be idle?

Chen Cui repeatedly reminded them not to work too hard, otherwise if they had health problems it would cause trouble for their children and grandchildren. The two elders kept nodding, not knowing whether they could really do it.

After the two elders of the Chen family got on the carriage of the coachman's company, Chen Cui and her family drove the mule cart home. Suisui fell asleep leaning on her eldest brother's shoulder. Changping put his arm around her and let her lean on him to prevent her from falling down.

After arriving home, Changping took Suisui downstairs and put her back on her own bed.

Now Suisui can sleep by herself, but Chen Cui will stay with her for a while before going to bed, and then go back to her room after she falls asleep. Sometimes she will also let Xiaoxue or Xiaoya accompany her.

To Sui Sui, these two girls are more like playmates. Although Xiao Ya still cannot speak, she is smart and has been with her the longest, and the two of them have the deepest affection.

Although Xiaoxue is an honest girl, she is not stupid. She can understand Suisui's thoughts very well, and the two get along very well.

The three sons have been used to working since they were young and basically do not need anyone to serve them. They can tidy and clean their own rooms, and except for not having time to wash clothes, basically no one needs to worry about anything else.

Even Sui Sui, who looks spoiled, is actually very self-care capable. She can dress herself, comb her hair and tidy up the room independently. Chen Cui has also taught her how to do laundry, but she is sometimes lazy and often ask Xiaoxue or Xiaoya for help.

Chen Cui knew all this but didn't pay much attention to it. It was enough for her to do these things. There was no need to do them every day. She could save time for more useful things.

For example, reading, writing, cooking, embroidering and exercising are her basic requirements for her daughter.

Chen Cui now goes to the workshop once every three days. Now that it has grown in scale and there are many managers inside, she doesn't need to worry about everything and can just go and check on it regularly.

In the summer, the large room where canned food was produced was as hot as a steamer due to the constant burning of fire and boiling water. When Chen Cui came out after a while in there, her back was soaked with sweat, not to mention the female workers inside.

It is late autumn now, and it has become cooler in the mornings and evenings. It is not bad inside, and sometimes she will take Sui Sui with her.

Chen Cui took the opportunity to explain to her some principles and business tricks.

Why can the food inside the jar remain fresh for several months if the mouth is sealed with wax after steaming? Why can canned food with a cost of dozens of coins be sold at a high price of two taels of silver? The supply and demand relationship involved, and the principle that things are valuable because they are scarce, were all explained to her in detail.

Although she may not understand all of this now, it can sow the seeds of concepts in her heart, and if she encounters the right nutrients in the future, they will break through the ground.

At the beginning of winter, there was finally news about the female teacher that Chen Cui asked Zhang Ruomei to look for.

"Ms. Zou was originally from a scholarly family in the capital. She married and moved to Jiangnan, but divorced her husband's family because she had no children. However, she did not remarry or rely on her natal family for a living. Instead, she started working as a female teacher in Jiangnan, teaching girls from wealthy families. Now that she is old and homesick, she has returned to live in her hometown. However, because she lives alone, she has started to accept students again. If she is willing to accept Sui Sui, it will be a blessing for this girl."

Zhang Ruomei told Mr. Zou's background, but there was an indescribable melancholy on her face.

"Is there something wrong with Mr. Zou?" Chen Cui asked worriedly when she saw that she looked a little strange.

"No, I am lamenting for Ms. Zou's situation. It is said that she is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is very talented. However, she had to divorce because she could not give birth to a child, and she died alone. This is the tragedy of being a woman."

Chen Cui couldn't help but remain silent. Mr. Zou at least came from a good family and had the skills to support himself. Most women in the world were not so lucky. Their fate would be even more miserable after being divorced or abandoned.

Even Zhang Ruomei, who came from a wealthy family and had no shortage of money and power, had many grievances in her life that she could not disclose, let alone an ordinary woman.

Zhang Ruomei gently stroked her slightly bulging belly: "I hope this is still a boy in my belly. This world is so unfair to women!"