The road to wealth of a peasant widow

Chapter 237 Confidence

Chen Cui and Qin Ruozhi were both very worried about this. Pregnant women are not advised to eat too much. In the middle and late stages of pregnancy, they should control their food intake to prevent the fetus from growing too large and causing difficult labor.

Therefore, they tactfully advised Zhang Hongjuan to be selective in what she ate and to choose foods that would not make her fat as much as possible.

Fortunately, Zhang Hongjuan also listened to the advice. She just couldn't control herself in the early stage of recovering her appetite and was out of control for a while. Now she has reacted and started to consciously control her food intake.

However, I get hungry easily. Not long after I finish eating, I feel empty in my stomach again and want to eat something.

For this purpose, Chen Cui asked the kitchen to prepare many small snacks that could fill Qin Ruozhi's stomach, such as dried meat and dried eggs, just like when Qin Ruozhi was pregnant. These high-protein foods can not only keep you full, but also make it difficult to gain weight.

Zhang Hongjuan would go to the girls' school when she had nothing to do, but no one dared to let her ride a horse now, so they all went there in a carriage. However, Suisui's riding skills had improved and she could ride a horse alone.

This was because she had spent a long time in the girls' school and the playground here was large, so she simply brought the horse over and practiced in the playground while the other girls were in class in the house.

When the girls were leaving get out of class, they were so envious of Suisui's heroic figure riding on the horse.

"Mr. Liu is really amazing. He is obviously not very old, so how come he knows so many things?" An eight or nine-year-old girl leaned against the window and said enviously.

As they spent more time together, they gradually realized that Suisui, a girl who was only a few years older than them, was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and could sew, embroider, do kung fu, and ride horses. She was simply amazing!

"You know what? Young ladies from official families like them are used to a life of luxury. Naturally, they have hired teachers since they were young, or they go to aristocratic girls' schools. They must have learned a lot. We are not like them, who suffer and get scolded every day here!"

A girl in her early teens curled her lips and said with disdain.

"If you don't like the hardship, you can just drop out. The teacher has already said that if you can't stick with it or don't want to go, you can leave at any time. Why do you still want to stay here and complain?"

"You..." The girl in her early teens was suddenly speechless and glared at the girl angrily.

Does she have the final say on whether to leave or not? Her family sent her here with the intention of taking advantage of her. How could they let her go back if she hasn't learned anything?

Besides, although life here is a little hard, it is better than at home. Not only is there no beating or scolding, but the food is also good. In the few months since she came here, she has not only gained weight, but also grown a lot taller. The clothes she was given at the beginning of the school year are now a little too short for her.

The girls’ school has two days off every month, and parents come to the school gate to pick their children up to reunite with their families. However, after getting used to the days at school, they actually feel uncomfortable going home again.

Yes, I just can’t adapt.

Many people prefer the days in school, where everything is neat and orderly, and they will not be beaten if they make mistakes. It is a place where reason prevails, and here they feel equal and respected.

It’s different at home, the adults have the final say, and even if something is wrong, no one is allowed to point it out. If a child tells the truth and points it out, he will be beaten instead.

Even if they are their own parents, they still harbor resentment in their hearts. Who is born a mean person and likes to be beaten?

The children in the girls' school have changed a lot in the past few months. Not only have they become stronger physically, but they have also quietly changed psychologically, and this change is reflected in their words and actions.

He no longer hunches when walking, but holds his head high and speaks louder, instead of his initial voice which was as small as a mosquito's hum.

Chen Cui feels that today’s female students are what children of this age should be like: lively, energetic, and full of longing for the future.

After the Chinese New Year, when the first year's literacy course is finished and some basic commonly used characters have been learned, it is time to start choosing professional classes.

How to choose a major depends not only on one's interests and hobbies, but also on one's own strengths and weaknesses and the advice of one's husband.

In fact, many people were skeptical at the beginning. They thought that things like cutting and embroidery were fine, as they were traditional women's jobs and once you learned them, you would have no trouble finding work.

As for female doctors, there is a famous medical clinic in the capital that also has female doctors. I heard that their business is quite prosperous and you will be able to find a job after learning.

But what about arithmetic? Even if these girls learned it, where could they work as accountants? Who would hire a young female accountant to do the accounting?

Chen Cui and Zhang Ruomei actually had a plan in place long ago. These girls could be arranged to work in their own businesses, in their own shops and workshops. There would be no need to worry about anyone causing trouble, and the children would be safe there.

Only after he intentionally or unintentionally revealed the property he controlled did the children feel relieved.

Their purpose of coming here to study is very clear, which is to earn money after graduation to supplement the family income, or to save up a dowry for themselves so that they can settle down in their husband's family in the future.

Zhang Hongjuan walked around the girls' school, watching the students in class and doing exercises, and did not return home with Suisui until before lunch.

The weather is too hot now, and pregnant women are more afraid of heat, but they can’t use ice at will, so it’s really uncomfortable.

Qin Ruozhi arranged for the clinic to prepare some cooling herbal tea and offer it for free at the door. Anyone who wanted to drink it just had to line up. The line at the door of the clinic was very long.

This is not the first year that we have been delivering herbal tea. Since the first year the clinic opened, we have been delivering herbal tea to relieve summer heat and decoctions to prevent colds in winter every year.

Because the recipes for cooking these soups are exquisite and the medicinal materials are genuine, everyone who has drunk them can clearly feel the effects, so these measures have accumulated a lot of reputation for the clinic.

However, some people lamented that this clinic was really stupid. The cooling tea was fine, but the decoction for preventing colds was so effective that people didn't get sick anymore. Didn't this reduce the clinic's business?

Both Qin Ruozhi and Chen Cui just laughed it off.

As the saying goes, "I hope there is no one sick in the world, so I won't have to worry about the medicine creating dust."

Although they dare not say how noble they are, they do not have the unscrupulous intention of hoping that more and more people get sick just because they run their own clinic.

How can a person not get sick when he eats all kinds of grains? He will get this disease or that disease. No one dares to say that he will never go to a clinic. There is no end to making money, so it is better to act according to conscience.

In fact, the reason why Chen Cui's clinic has the confidence to do charity is because it earns enough from other industries.

Needless to say, the perfume industry is her biggest source of income nowadays. So far, there has been no imitation canned product comparable to Zhang's. Even if they can make one with similar taste, the shelf life cannot be compared with theirs and the quality is very unstable.