Chapter 270 Benefiting All Living Beings

Chapter 270 Benefiting All Living Beings

Upon receiving the results of the trial use of the farm tools and the design drawings for further improvements to some of them from Xie Wanniang, he immediately began working on them day and night.

When Xie Wanniang gave him the first batch of blueprints, she said that if the farm tools were verified to be effective, she would have them promoted the following year to benefit the working people.

Yes, whether it's made entirely of wood or a combination of wood and iron, it's not a complex, difficult-to-imitate, or expensive high-end product. Any skilled craftsman can accurately imitate it after studying it.

As for Xie Wanniang, she simply copied the wisdom of her predecessors and never expected to gain any benefit from it.

Seeing Xie Wanniang repeatedly doing things that benefited all living beings, the young man had long admired her immensely. Whether Xie Wanniang asked him to secretly make woodblocks and movable type, or asked him to improve farm tools twice, he worked with great enthusiasm.

Well, how should I put it? I feel like I've become great in the process.

Young people generally have a burning passion in their hearts. As long as they are given the right environment, they can give themselves a shot of adrenaline and dedicate their boundless energy and youth to the great cause they envision.

Unaware that the young man, who stayed up all night working in the dark and was still full of energy, was currently inspecting the teaching results of their girls' school.

Needless to say, the women who learned to identify and process common herbs were all successful. Those who learned quickly mastered their skills in two or three months, while those who learned slowly still managed to catch up with the autumn harvest season. Everyone reaped the benefits.

Those who learned how to cook both wedding and funeral dishes became "master chefs" in their villages, invited by the families of the parties involved in weddings and funerals. Others became cooks or kitchen helpers at Xie Wanniang's newly opened restaurant.

Yes, before the autumn harvest, Xie Wanniang opened another restaurant that followed the same low-profit, high-volume strategy. The restaurant was located far away from the previous one, so the two restaurants did not compete for customers.

Those who learned tailoring, sewing, spinning, and weaving mostly joined Xie Wanniang's clothing shop.

Those from well-off families, who have ample time to learn embroidery, bookkeeping, and even manage businesses, are still diligently learning and practicing under the guidance of their teachers.

In addition, some people even found out that some teachers at the girls' school came from the palace, so they specifically sought out Xie Wanniang, hoping that Xie Wanniang could get that old lady who was originally a royal chef to teach their daughter manners and etiquette.

At first, Xie Wanniang thought the other party had misspoke, but to her surprise, when she asked to confirm, the other party told her again with certainty that she did indeed want that old lady to teach their daughter manners and etiquette.

Xie Wanniang: ? ? ?

Xie Wanniang said she couldn't understand the lady's thought process, "My nanny, she used to be a royal chef."

Find a cook to teach etiquette and manners? Is that just plain stupid?

However, the lady said, "So what if they are imperial chefs? Aren't they also old maids from the palace? They know the rules and etiquette just like everyone else, and they also have the title of palace maids."

Xie Wanniang: ......

Xie Wanniang reminded her, "She is a royal chef, and she has learned the rules and etiquette that servants should follow. Your daughter is the daughter of an official, is it not appropriate for her to learn this from her?"

The other party hesitated for only a moment, then said, "How about we just let that old nanny be listed as a figurehead?"

Xie Wanniang: ......

She understood; this person wanted her daughter to have a good reputation for having been taught manners and etiquette by an old nanny from the palace.

Although Xie Wanniang didn't quite understand why this would be a plus for girls in the marriage market, it didn't matter; she could choose to respect it even if she didn't understand.

Of course, this respect doesn't mean that the old lady should actually become someone's daughter's old nanny, teaching her manners and etiquette.

Even just having a nominal title isn't enough. After all, secrets don't stay hidden forever. What if the girl's mother spends all that money only to have her daughter ridiculed in the end?

Given that the other party was a wealthy, extravagant spender—no, a rich lady—and a well-known, generous rich lady, Xie Wanniang decided to trouble Lady Wang to go on a business trip to Zijing Pass to serve as the girl's tutor for three months.

In any case, nothing much happened at the county princess's residence when she wasn't there.

Even if there were such a thing, wouldn't Lady Jiang be there to help manage it for a while?

Lady Wang never expected that her husband, the Princess of Hui'an, who was always generous to them and her subordinates, would one day take her from the Princess's mansion for five thousand taels of silver and give her to a girl from a low-ranking military officer's family to be his tutor.

Her feelings were mixed, and for a moment she couldn't even give a quick and appropriate response as she used to, but she didn't show any dissatisfaction or give a perfunctory answer.

Although her master's behavior was indeed somewhat unexpected, the other party immediately gave her five hundred taels of silver!

The official Wang, who immediately found the silver note appealing, no longer thought her county princess's behavior was unconventional or her thinking eccentric after accepting it.

Money! That's real money! Five hundred taels of silver!

As a former palace lady who had a contract of indenture in the hands of her master and received a generous monthly allowance from him, how could she be so pretentious and complain when her master generously gave her five hundred taels of silver?

That's absolutely impossible!

Thus, Lady Wang began her three-month-long, meticulous instruction of the girl with great enthusiasm. Of course, for Lady Wang's safety, peace, and convenience, the venue was arranged at Xie Wanniang's place.

The girl's mother would bring her daughter to visit every day without fail. Her daughter learned etiquette and manners from Lady Wang, while she seized the opportunity to try to get close to Xie Wanniang, the Princess of Huian County.

Because she was generous, not only did she give Xie Wanniang a huge tuition fee of five thousand taels of silver, but she also donated a total of five thousand taels to the girls' school. Xie Wanniang's attitude towards her was quite good.

After all, she's a wealthy woman who spends lavishly, so she should be given the respect and hospitality she deserves.

It is worth mentioning that, unlike the wives, ladies, and young women of officials who looked down on her because of her merchant background, Xie Wanniang never showed any contempt for her, even before she accepted her money.

Just like Xie Wanniang's subordinates, this wealthy official's wife also felt true equality and respect from Xie Wanniang.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have dared to approach Xie Wanniang and suggest that the old lady become her daughter's tutor.