The growth of the eldest daughter-in-law of the farm gate

"I'll think about it again!" Li Mingren looked at Zhao Yunlan, thinking silently in his heart.

Zhao Yunlan: "Well, another thing, you should be more vigilant about the movement at the border recently. This year is approaching, I'm afraid that there will be some disturbances at this time, and no matter how many plans you have, you will not be able to carry out them."

Li Mingren understands that in order to make Shiyang County prosperous, the frontier must be stable first.The day before yesterday, people were sent to investigate, and the news they sent back was that everything was normal. Now the spies are still guarding Motong County, so they don't know what's going on.

"Hey, I suddenly feel hungry, I want to eat hot pot."

"Hot pot? Now!"

Zhao Yunlan nodded.

The difficult Zhao Yunlan wanted to take the initiative to eat, Li Mingren was of course satisfied, even though it was past the time of Xu, he still ordered He Hua to prepare the dishes and cook the soup base.Li Mingren also went to wash the vegetables and prepare the seasonings himself.

The kitchen moved swiftly, and quickly fried the bottom of the pot and sent it over. This pot was also brought from the capital before, and it is very suitable for two or three people to eat a small hot pot.

Li Mingren ate too much for dinner, and he couldn't eat any more at the moment, so he sat by and kept making dishes for Zhao Yunlan.It's just that Zhao Yunlan didn't want to eat any more after taking a few mouthfuls, and Li Mingren wasn't annoyed either, it's good to be able to take a few mouthfuls.Besides, it's cold and the vegetables can be kept, and the bottom of the pot won't go bad if left overnight.

"Let them close the table, I'll continue eating tomorrow." Li Mingren instructed Chunxiang.

"Yes, sir."

Li Mingren accompanied Zhao Yunlan for a walk around the house before washing up and going to sleep, "It seems to be a lot colder tonight!" The two were lying on the bed talking before going to bed.

Zhao Yunlan murmured in response, and soon heard a soft snore.

Li Mingren felt very happy at the moment, helped Yunlan pull the quilt and fell asleep.

There was no dream all night, and the next morning it was all white outside.

"Hey~ The snow fell so early, I really can't do anything." Looking at the snow in the yard, Zhao Yunlan didn't expect the first snow to be so heavy.

Li Mingren also nodded, thinking that he had just figured out how to raise money to build the road yesterday, and the snow fell this night even if he had money, he couldn't start work.

"Let's get up and have breakfast first. He Hua cooked wontons in the morning."

Zhao Yunlan: "I want to eat noodles."

"Okay, eat noodles."

After dinner, Li Mingren went to the yamen. Today is another case of stealing chickens and dogs. Li Mingren's scalp has already started to tingle. It seems that the education of the people should be the first priority!

"It's so cold!" Li Mingren breathed out non-stop, and a charcoal basin was already lit beside him, but he still felt a chill invade his whole body.

Cao Yingfa said: "My lord, this is the case here. Winter comes early and is long."

Li Mingren nodded, looking at the snow piled up outside, he sighed.

After the case was dealt with, Li Mingren called Fu Jiqiu. Since the road construction and agriculture cannot be carried out this winter, they can only be educated.

"Fu Jiaoyu, is your lecture going well recently?"

Fu Jiqiu: "Going back to the adults, it's pretty smooth." After all, there are only a few students, so where can we go if it doesn't go well.

Li Mingren: "I have something here that I want to arrange."

"Sir, please speak."

Li Mingren said solemnly: "I want the common people in our county to learn to read."

Fu Jiqiu's eyes widened, and he didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Li Mingren: "Well, it sounds a bit difficult, but it will be fine if you do it slowly."

Fu Jiqiu stammered: "This, this, that, are you going to let the common people come to the county to learn how to read?"

Li Mingren shook his head: "Isn't it a mess to come to the county school, and the county school is only so big."

"Is that going to open another school? But I'm a little out of skills."

Li Mingren: "I am not asking you to teach, I am asking you to be responsible for this matter. It is really difficult for all the people to read, so we divide them according to age. The first batch of people who are taught are from 16 to 28 years old. Words You don’t need to learn all of them, but you have to be able to recognize and write the characters you use every day, so everyone can understand the contract after learning the characters, so as not to be sold without knowing what is written on the contract.”

Fu Jiqiu was still a little embarrassed, and continued to ask: "Then who will teach?"

"No hurry, let's do a pilot in the county government first."

"Pilot?"

Li Mingren nodded: "Just let the officials in the county government learn it first. In the past two days, Fu Jiaoyu has worked hard to count the lists of those who can read and those who can't, and write them down for me to have a look. After the statistics are completed, you first issue a decree to let everyone sign up independently. Then count the list of people who voluntarily sign up to read and write."

Fu Jiqiu didn't understand: "My lord, can I ask why I asked everyone to sign up voluntarily first?"

Through this period of contact, Li Mingren also knows that Fu Jiqiu is a reliable person. This person has no utilitarianism and just likes to be a teacher.

"I'll tell you about this first. You can't tell the outside world. This time, I will add to the officer's assessment."

Fu Jiqiu nodded understandingly, thinking that since the new county magistrate took office, he seems to be more fulfilled, and he can always be busy with things.

"Okay, you arrange this matter first, and if anyone questions you, let them come to me."

Fu Jiqiu replied respectfully: "Yes, my lord."

In winter, it always makes people lazy. Li Mingren couldn't see everyone staying there, so he asked the idle servants to practice every day. Cao Yingfa and Chen Yiqing were also busy with their feet on the ground. They reconciled accounts and checked the warehouse every day. See what can be taken out to replace some money and add it to the public account of the Yamen.

Li Mingren can't stand the messy warehouse anymore. Many things have not been used for a long time, and there are layers of dust, so it's better to clean it up and see if we can exchange some silver to fill up the treasury.

Five days later, the people sent to Motong County sent back news that Cheng Ping had been sending people to hoard food recently.In fact, at the end of the year, the normal border gates will also come out to buy grain, but this time the grain buying team went to the village to buy it quietly, and it may be to deceive people, the grain buying team divided into several batches, and did not dare to make more each time buy.

The spies sent by Li Mingren also wanted to check the situation of the granary, but they overheard the conversation and followed the grain buying team for a few days.

At this moment, in the backyard of the county government, Li Mingren accompanied Zhao Yunlan to the garden, and suddenly complained:

"It's difficult, there are too many things every day. My lady, if there is a fight at the border, you should go first! I will send you back to Lijia Village."

Zhao Yunlan: "Be prepared for a fight. I will protect myself. What you have to do is protect the safety of the people in the city."

"Yes, the word-by-word motto of the lady."

"Maybe it's not as simple as fighting. You can only watch the movement more." Zhao Yunlan always felt that it was not normal.

Li Mingren: "Well, I asked them to form a team to check the situation in Beimo."

"I believe in you, and you should also believe in me." Zhao Yunlan didn't want to be someone who would run away when something happened, but also wanted to be Li Mingren's strong backing.

"it is good!"

He Wen ran over suddenly: "Master, madam, I received a letter from my hometown."

"Show me now."

Li Mingren took the letter and looked at it: "Mother and the others have come to Shiyang County."

Zhao Yunlan: "What? Are you all here?"

"Mother brought the third child, as well as Rui Wen and younger brothers Yun Cheng."

"Where should I go now? Send someone to pick it up!" Zhao Yunlan was a little worried. The further north he went, the more dangerous it would be. The weather here is bad, the roads are unfamiliar, and there are abnormalities at the border.

"Hey~ Sure enough, the family letter should be written in more detail, but it makes them worry."

Zhao Yunlan nodded: "Hurry up and arrange someone to meet you."