"Young Master, I will take my leave now. Please take care of yourself in the future!"

At around six quarters past the hour of You, by the small river outside Hua's house, Qiao Zhiyuan, dressed in black, kowtowed solemnly to Mu Lige.

"Uncle Qiao, please go back to Zhifanlin first. When I give birth to a child and the time is right, I will come back to find you."

Mu Lige, dressed in white, had a stern expression on his face. Only when he touched the slightly bulging belly did a hint of softness appear on his face.

"Yes, young master."

Qiao Zhiyuan looked at the slightly protruding belly beneath Mu Lige's white clothes, and his wrinkled and weathered face was filled with heartache. Just as Qiao Zhiyuan was about to turn around and leave, he ran into Hua Qingcheng who had come out to look for Mu Lige.

"Li Ge!"

After Hua Qingcheng got up, she did not see her doctor at home, so she left the Hua house and went to look for him nearby. Sure enough, she saw Mu Lige by the river.

"Qingqing~"

"This is Uncle Qiao. It was thanks to him that I was able to escape from the fire in the East Palace of Zhaoyang Kingdom." Mu Lige took Hua Qingcheng's hand and brought her to Qiao Zhiyuan.

Although the original owner had no memory of Qiao Zhiyuan, Hua Qingcheng had seen him in the wedding hall when she and Mu Lige were getting married. What she hadn't expected was that this man was actually an old friend of Mu Lige's.

"My savior is like my second parent. Qingcheng thanks Uncle Qiao for saving Li Ge's life!" Hua Qingcheng clenched her left fist and covered it with her right hand, bowing deeply to Qiao Zhiyuan.

Although he was shocked that the young master had told Hua Qingcheng their true identities, the woman in front of him was their young master's legitimate wife. Even if Qiao Zhiyuan had great power in the East Palace back then, how could he be higher than his master?

The Young Master's wife was their Young Madam. How could Qiao Zhiyuan dare accept her gift? Furthermore, Hua Qingcheng's father had saved his and the Young Master's lives. He probably owed Hua's father even more. Therefore, when Hua Qingcheng bowed to him, Qiao Zhiyuan slightly moved aside.

"Being loyal and protecting the master is what an old servant should do. Young Madam doesn't have to do this." Qiao Zhiyuan bowed to Mu Lige and Hua Qingcheng, looked at them with a complicated expression, and then quickly disappeared.

"Brother Li, let's go home!"

Seeing Mu Lige's solemn expression, staring at the direction where Qiao Zhiyuan left for a long time without coming back to his senses, Hua Qingcheng took his hand and squeezed it slightly.

"Okay, Qingqing."

Mu Lige shook Hua Qingcheng's hand in return, smiled at her, and then took her hand and walked back towards Hua's house.

"Erlang, why are you cooking?"

Hua Qingcheng and Mu Lige returned to the front yard of the Hua residence and saw Situ Ye busy running back and forth between the kitchen and the dining room.

Situ Ye and Hua Qingcheng would be going to the capital in two days, so today he returned to the shop in Yunshui Town to talk to the shop assistants about some things. So, as soon as he came back from the shop, he was busy cooking again?

"It's okay, I'm not tired. My third brother is busy in the pharmacy, and he may not be free for the next two days." Situ Ye waved his hand indifferently.

Yu Xiaotian, who was setting the table, looked a little embarrassed when he heard this, so he secretly glanced at Hua Qingcheng out of the corner of his eye. Unexpectedly, he met her half-smile and half-smile. Yu Xiaotian then lowered his head slightly.

From last night till now, he and Hua Qingcheng stayed in bed for a whole day and night, so he didn't get up to cook today. Even the chickens, sheep, cows, horses and Xiaobai in the yard were fed by his brothers at home.

Since entering the Hua family, this was the first time Yu Xiaotian had been so lazy. But when he thought of Hua Qingcheng's gentle care, he felt that occasionally indulging himself like this wouldn't be a bad thing. At worst, he could do more work and make up for it.

After dinner, the family gathered around the coffee table in the living room. Hua Qingcheng sat in the middle of the three-seater cedar sofa, with Mu Lige and Situ Ye sitting to her right and left. Han Yichen and Yu Xiaotian each sat on a two-seater cedar sofa. As for Zuo An, he had no interest in attending their so-called "family meeting" and returned to his room early.

"Now that everyone is here, I have something to tell you." Hua Qingcheng leisurely boiled water and made tea while chatting with the husbands at home.

"First, I want to hire two people to do the housework. Now that Li Ge is pregnant, Xiaotian is basically doing all the housework at home, which is too tiring. It's not like our family can't afford servants now, and the most important thing is... I don't want you to work too hard.

"Secondly, hire a reliable manager for the store. That way, you won't have to go to the store every day and just check the accounts every once in a while."

"Third, we should find a reliable supervisor for the farm work. He will supervise the villagers doing odd jobs so that Dad won't have to run around all day."

While speaking, Hua Qingcheng had already poured a cup of tea for each person and placed it on the coaster in front of them.

"Qingqing, I have no objection to you finding someone to do the housework and look after the shop. But instead of hiring people, I prefer to buy a few servants. After all, with the indenture in hand, there is an extra guarantee, and I don't have to worry about the other party betraying the master." Mu Lige said sternly.

"Buy people?"

Hua Qingcheng was slightly surprised when she heard this, but then she understood. She now lived in an ancient society with a strict hierarchy, not the civilized society of her previous life.

As the saying goes, "existence is reasonable." The development of every society will always produce corresponding social relations. She is not so saintly as to talk to people about human rights equality.

"Okay, I'll trouble you, Li Ge, to complete this task. Sanlang, you can assist Li Ge from the side, and Li Ge will be in charge of the purchases in the end." As the legal husband of the family, it is indeed most appropriate for Mu Li Ge to come forward.

"Don't worry, Qingcheng, it's just a small matter." Mu Lige's lips curled slightly. This way, he could just as well insert his own people in a fair and open manner...

"As for the work of supervising in the fields, since we are going to be farming for a long time, it would be better to hire people to do it." Mu Lige expressed his opinion again.

"Okay, Li Ge, you can handle it." Hua Qingcheng was also happy to have someone take over those things. After all, a person's energy is limited, and it is impossible to do everything personally.

The husbands at home had no objection to Mu Lige's proposal. After all, what he said made sense. That night, Hua Qingcheng chatted with the husbands until almost midnight, and then they all went back to their rooms to rest.