"Okay!" Jiang Ming nodded slightly, then patted his chubby arm. "Hey, I'm going to go see those disaster victims and see how they've starved themselves to the point of being skin and bones!"

Xiao Youran suggested, "Auntie, you should lose some weight, otherwise it will be really hard for you to get married."

Jiang Mingwei is sixteen years old this year. Because of her large size, she was notorious in Dingzhou and has not been able to find a husband.

The people the Yong'an Marquis's family wanted didn't want Jiang Mingwei. And those who wanted Jiang Mingwei, the Marquis's family didn't want either.

Therefore, Lady Yong'an was determined to find a good marriage for her daughter once they arrived in the capital.

When Jiang Mingwei first heard the word "weight loss," she asked curiously, "Weight loss? Losing body fat? How do you do that?"

Xiao Youran looked at the snacks on the table. "The first rule of losing weight is to control your diet and exercise. You're not allowed to eat any of these!"

"Hey you little brat, you brought so much delicious food but won't let me eat it, are you doing this on purpose? Whatever, I'll eat it today and lose weight tomorrow!" Without saying a word, Jiang Mingwei forked a crystal bun and put it in her mouth.

Xiao Youran laughed heartily, "Just as I thought! Anyway, dieting is something for tomorrow!!"

Jiang Mingwei wiped the grease from the corner of her mouth and gave a thumbs up. "Little Youran, you're absolutely right!"

After having breakfast, the two went to the courtyard of the Marquis of Yong'an.

Lady Yong'an was still unconscious, and Madam Gao was attending to her with a worried expression. She was about to object when she heard this, but Jiang Mingwei said that she would accompany Xiao Youran and they would go back to the manor for lunch after the porridge was served.

So Gao thought that if Xiao Youran did good deeds and brought Jiang Mingwei along, it would also bring some good reputation to the Earl's Mansion.

So he agreed and repeatedly instructed Jiang Mingwei to bring Xiao Youran back to the Earl's mansion.

Xiao Youran smiled and said that she would definitely come back for lunch if her aunt prepared it. She then ordered a string of large fish and meat dishes before swaggering out.

Madam Gao was furious but helpless. After everyone left, she quietly grabbed her unconscious mother-in-law's wrist, preparing to take off the emerald bracelet and have it pawned.

At this moment, the third sister-in-law, Tian, ​​brought in a bowl of medicine. Upon seeing it, she immediately made sarcastic remarks, "Oh dear, so that's why my eldest sister-in-law has been taking such good care of her while she's ill. It turns out she's here for Mother's bracelet?"

Madam Gao quickly released her mother-in-law's hand and said awkwardly with a smile, "Not at all, it's just that we're already struggling to make ends meet with household expenses, and the household really can't keep going!"

Madam Tian frowned and said, "Yesterday I saw you using the excuse of buying a glass mirror for Xiao Youran, but you also bought yourself a glass mirror that was more than three times the size! You keep saying that the household is empty, but you have quite a few good things in your own room, don't you?"

Madam Gao was furious. "Third sister-in-law, don't make false accusations!"

"Are you making false accusations? Show me the accounts. The glass mirror cost a thousand taels, right? A thousand taels for a mirror the size of a palm? Who would believe that?"

Gao wasn't afraid of her. Anyway, the small glass mirror in Xiao Youran's room was already broken, so there was no way to prove anything. She simply took out a bunch of keys from her body and started to throw a tantrum, "Come on, if you don't believe me, you take charge of the household affairs! All the keys are here. Third sister-in-law, today the power of household affairs is handed over to you!"

Madam Tian's voice rose another three fen, "You've embezzled almost all the money in the manor, and now you're handing over the management of the household affairs to me? You want me to fill the hole? You wish!"

"Third sister-in-law, you must speak with a clear conscience. When have I ever embezzled any money from the household?"

"Last time, Mother's emerald headdress was pawned for at least six thousand taels of silver, right? You only brought back three thousand taels, didn't you? And the time before that, the 'Fu' character tablet you had made to fill in the screen wall, I heard it cost two thousand taels of silver, but the craftsman only said he took two hundred taels? And what were you doing just now? Don't think I didn't see it, you dared to covet Mother's bracelet?"

Lady Yong'an, who had just woken up, fainted again after hearing her two daughters-in-law arguing.

Xiao Youran followed Jiang Mingwei outside and asked, "Auntie, where is our family's granary?"

Jiang Mingwei pointed to the northwest corner of the backyard, "What are you going to do over there?"

Xiao Youran then instructed Su Yue, "Have Brother Chicken Wing drive the grain truck to this northwest corner gate to unload the grain!"

As Jiang Mingwei walked, she asked, "Why are we moving grain?"

"Go distribute porridge! How can we cook porridge for them if we don't bring grain? Today, the Earl's Mansion also wants to earn a good reputation, shouldn't the Earl's Mansion contribute as well?"

"Oh!" Jiang Ming nodded in agreement.

Soon, under Jiang Mingwei's guidance, the northwest gate opened, and the warehouse manager opened the granary.

Yu Shier entered with several guards and swaggered in, quickly emptying the granary of grain.

The granary was located in the northwest corner of the backyard. One of the three mistresses in the backyard was unconscious, and the other two were arguing happily. The men in the front yard did not care about the affairs of the backyard and were completely unaware of the situation. Even after the granary was emptied, none of the mistresses knew.

Since it was Jiang Mingwei who brought the people to move them, and Jiang Mingwei was always the apple of the old lady's eye, the servants naturally wouldn't think to tell the old lady.

Xiao Youran swaggered into the carriage, leading the grain convoy from the northwest corner to the main gate of the Earl's mansion, and walked past the main gate.

They happened to run into Jiang Mingyi, who was returning from the princess's residence.

He stared in astonishment when he saw Xiao You Ran sitting in the carriage.

Last night when he went home, his mother and sister-in-law told him that everything had been arranged and they were sure they could win over that wild girl. He came here this morning to reap the rewards.

Unexpectedly, I saw Xiao Youran sitting in a carriage, leaving the Earl's mansion.

Several more vehicles followed behind, all piled high with grain.

Just as he was about to ask Xiao Youran to stop and get some answers, he heard her clear voice calling out from the carriage, "Daddy, my aunt and I are going to distribute porridge! I thank you on behalf of the disaster victims! Thank you to the Earl's Mansion for providing the food!"

Having said that, the carriage had already driven away.

A passerby overheard this and casually gave a thumbs-up, saying, "The Earl's Mansion is also distributing porridge? That's incredibly kind!"

Jiang Mingyi's words of dissuasion stuck in his throat.

He hurriedly entered the mansion and went straight to the backyard. When he learned that his mother was still unconscious, he told Madam Gao about the matter of distributing porridge and grain.

Gao was startled and rushed to the granary in the northwest corner. When she saw that the granary was empty, she immediately collapsed to the ground and burst into genuine sobs.

Jiang Mingyi entered his mother's room, where the family physician pinched the philtrum of the Lady of Yong'an to wake her up.

Upon seeing her second son, Lady Yong'an burst into tears, "My son! Your daughter is a spendthrift and a jinx! Look what she's done to the Earl's mansion! I told you long ago that the three of them, mother and sons, are a jinx to our mansion! With them around, the mansion is doomed!"

Jiang Mingyi was in a state of great inner turmoil. He figured his mother didn't know about the granary incident yet, and if she did, she would definitely faint again.