He Jiuniang couldn't help but laugh out loud and said, "It's not that I'm stingy and won't let Madam drink milk tea. It's just that drinking too much of that stuff isn't good, unless you don't add sugar. But Madam doesn't like drinking it without sugar, so one cup a day is really enough."

Jiang Ruoya loves sweets and always drinks milk tea with full sugar. If she continues like this, she will definitely start to gain weight and then all sorts of diseases will appear.

She couldn't explain things like calories to the ancients, so she could only say that drinking too much was bad.

Ling Yue and Ling Xue nodded in agreement and said, "Madam's health is the most important thing. It's just that my master rarely sees Madam enjoying milk tea so much, so he can't help but be a little unrestrained."

Actually, what these two girls said was a bit conservative. Mingze's love for Jiang Ruoya's milk tea was more than unrestrained. Yesterday, when Jiang Ruoya drank five cups of milk tea and wanted to buy a sixth cup, the shop assistant refused to sell it to her, saying that He Jiuniang had told her not to drink too much.

He Jiuniang said, "My cook has recently made some delicious pastries. You've come at the perfect time. Take some back for Madam Jiang to try; I think she'll like them."

Actually, these are some modern pastry recipes that He Jiuniang came up with, which she asked several of her sisters-in-law who are good at cooking to figure out. They've only just started working on them these past few days, so the taste isn't quite right yet.

He Jiuniang originally planned to wait until her sisters-in-law returned from the village, when their achievements should be presentable, before sending them to Madam Jiang. Now, she has to do it earlier.

However, even though the craftsmanship is not very sophisticated now, it is still quite good for this era, and it is not considered stingy to send it to Madam Jiang.

Ling Yue and Ling Xue were naturally delighted; their mistress was now hoping that Doctor He would have more delicious food.

Since reuniting with He Jiuniang, their lady's condition has not only improved, but her appetite has also returned. They were delighted to see this and naturally became even closer to He Jiuniang.

He Jiuniang sent her maid to fetch some pastries, while she took the opportunity to get to know the four young ladies.

The four girls dressed as maids all looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old. They were quite pretty and looked no different from other girls.

Upon closer inspection, one will notice that their hands are not as slender and delicate as those of ordinary girls, and their limbs are also slightly thicker, which is due to years of martial arts training.

Seeing her sizing up the girls, Ling Yue said, "When we train, we usually use weapons that are easy to carry. The four of them carry hidden weapons, soft swords, and whips."

As Ling Yue spoke, she waved to the four girls, who then swiftly removed all the weapons they had hidden on their bodies, creating a small pile in front of them.

Then, He Jiu Niang noticed that they had all become a little thinner.

It turns out that his muscular physique wasn't due to years of martial arts training, but rather because he was hiding too much...

All right……

He Jiuniang grinned awkwardly. Luckily, she hadn't said anything embarrassing, or she would have been in real trouble.

Then she pretended to be nonchalant and went to admire the girls' weapons. There were quite a lot of them. In addition to the soft swords and whips that Ling Yue had just mentioned, there were also some hidden weapons such as throwing knives. The types and shapes of the throwing knives were also quite varied, including leaf-shaped ones and small fish-shaped ones. There were also poisoned silver needles, as well as some escape signal flares, smoke bombs, and eye-catching powders. They had everything.

“Not bad, not bad, these are all good things, you must keep them safe. But I have a lot of these things too, I'll give you some later.”

He Jiuniang praised her generously, saying that if she followed her, she could trust her to use poisons and hidden weapons without worry.

Especially poisons. She always felt that the ones she concocted were useless and she didn't need them in daily life, but she still liked to study those things because of her interest.

Now it's alright, someone else has taken her place.

I instantly became much more satisfied with these girls.

The girls were also surprised by her words, and they looked at each other with barely concealed excitement on their faces.

When they learned that they had been sent to He Jiuniang's side, they secretly inquired about her and found out that her new master was a doctor with superb medical skills and a very kind person. They couldn't help but feel a little excited. Now that they saw her in person, they felt even more lucky to have been chosen to be sent to her new master's house.

"Thank you, Master!"

The girls bowed to He Jiuniang and instantly felt less like strangers.

Soon, the maidservants brought out the pastries, which Lingyue and Lingxue accepted. They then gave the indentures of the girls to He Jiuniang, bid farewell to He Jiuniang, and left.

He Jiuniang then addressed the girls, saying, "Since your mistress has sent you to my side, you are now my people. You don't need to change your names; keep your original names. Also, I plan to send you back to the village to protect my family. You'll need to disguise yourselves as ordinary maids. Is that acceptable?"

He Jiuniang knew that these girls had mysterious identities and were given high-level tasks, so they might look down on her family's simple farmhouse affairs. Therefore, she wanted to make it clear in advance that if there were any complaints, they should speak up beforehand to avoid causing her trouble later.

The girls readily agreed, saying, "We will obey our master's orders."

Their thoughts were quite different from He Jiuniang's. People like them, who had been living on the edge of danger for years, really loved that simple, idyllic rural life. Although they occasionally encountered danger, it was much more leisurely than the tasks they had done before, and it was the life they longed for.

Seeing them like this, He Jiuniang finally felt relieved and nodded, saying, "Then you can make do and rest for one night. We'll go back to the village first thing tomorrow morning."

He Jiuniang beckoned, and Yue Shu ran over. She instructed, "Take a few girls to their lodgings and buy whatever they need. It's best to buy several portions so you can take them back with you tomorrow. The village should be quite short of these things."

As he spoke, he took out his purse and handed it to Yue Shu. It was bulging with money, enough to buy all those things.

She knew these girls certainly weren't short of money, but since they had come to her house, she, as the mistress, should take care of them and give them a monthly allowance.

These girls possess extraordinary skills, and the tasks they perform are undoubtedly more dangerous than those of others. Their monthly wages are much higher than those of ordinary maids.

She had thought about these things in her heart, but there was no need to say them aloud.

The girls in the family were all around the same age, so they naturally had a lot in common and quickly started chatting. When He Jiu Niang saw them go to the backyard together, she vaguely heard them discussing going out together later, and she couldn't hide the smile on her face.

That's the kind of atmosphere we should have at home. Seeing so many pretty girls in the family being happy every day will make her feel good too.