Chapter 80 Staying in Zhuangzi

Before dark, they finally arrived at the farm outside the marquis's mansion.

Yun Qiao thought that Chen Jingyan would send Zhao Yuan to live on a farm, so it shouldn't be a big farm. Unexpectedly, as soon as she arrived at the gate of the farm, she saw the gate of the farm that was extremely elegant and majestic.

"I thought you were Aunt Qiao."

"I am the stewardess of the manor, my last name is Xu."

Yun Qiao nodded and said, "Hello, Aunt Xu. It's really not close from the Marquis' Mansion to the farm. The child and I are tired. Aunt Xu, take us to rest first."

Only then did Mrs. Xu turn around and look at the old maid and the servant girl in front of her.

"What are you still standing there for? Go and help, and wait on Aunt Qiao to have a rest."

"Da Ya, Er Ya, you go to Miss Yuan's courtyard and serve her. Chun Ni and Chun Jiao, you go to Aunt Qiao and serve her. Remember what I said and get moving quickly."

Yun Qiao frowned slightly when she heard what Aunt Xu said, but she thought that this old woman was in charge of so many people and things in the farm, and if she didn't speak louder, she really wouldn't be able to control anyone.

Yunqiao walked in front and Xiaotao followed behind.

"Look at what that old woman says, it's not pleasant to listen to."

Yun Qiao chuckled softly and said, "What nice things can you ask her to say? I'm just a concubine after all. A concubine sent to the manor is obviously not favored. Why would she try to curry favor with an unfavored concubine?"

Xiaotao was indignant.

"Who said our aunt is not favored? She is favored, they just don't know it."

Yun Qiao ignored Xiao Tao and walked inside.

Chunni and Chunjiao followed behind.

Chunni and Chunjiao were slaves born on the farm. They had never learned the rules and just followed Xiaotao.

Seeing that they were almost at the residence in front, Chunni pointed to the house in front.

"My aunt lives here."

Yun Qiao looked back at the two girls. They were not very old, about twelve or thirteen years old, and their faces still looked childish.

"Your voice is quite loud..."

Chunni immediately replied, "My servant has no special merits except that I have a loud voice."

Yun Qiao laughed.

Chunni didn't know what Aunt Qiao was laughing at.

Yun Qiao lives in a small courtyard with its own entrance. The house is pretty good, but it is still a little inferior to Lanyuan in the Marquis' Mansion.

But it's clean and tidy.

"Move the things in first. Let's not work hard tonight. Everyone, get some rest."

"Where are Yuanjie'er and Zhaoyuan? Are they awake?"

In the afternoon, the two children could not bear it any longer and fell into a deep sleep. They were still sleeping when they reached the gate of the village.

Ah Chun responded from behind, "Miss Yuan is awake."

"Zhao Yuan is still asleep, and Mother Li is carrying him on her back."

Mother Li thought that the person was from the village.

Yun Qiao came from Kyoto to the farm in the suburbs, bringing only her maid Xiao Tao, Chen Yuan, and A Chun, the maid who took care of Chen Yuan.

Zhao Yuan was not the master of the Marquis's Mansion, so he had no maids or servants to take care of him.

"Wake up Zhao Yuan. There's food prepared on the farm. Let's eat first."

As he was speaking, he heard Aunt Xu come in from outside.

"Aunt Qiao, please take a look at this room. Is it tidy enough? Our farm mainly delivers agricultural products to the Marquis's Mansion, such as the fragrant rice and wheat produced on our farm, as well as chickens, ducks, fish, geese, and various other poultry and game. It's rare for you to come here alone, so I don't know if the tidying is to your liking."

"Sometimes the old lady would come to play in the spring and autumn, so the two better courtyards in the front have always been reserved for the old lady and the marquis."

Yun Qiao knew what she meant.

As a concubine, she is not qualified to live in a better house.

"The house is tidy and well-maintained. Aunt Xu, have dinner prepared. I'm very tired now. If there's anything else, we can talk about it tomorrow."

Yun Qiao said in a calm voice.

Seeing that Yun Qiao was neither hot nor cold, Aunt Xu didn't say much and called the maid to bring dinner over.

She also said that her aunt came too late and the dinner was prepared early, so some of it had gone cold. Now it had been heated up again and again, and she was afraid that it would not taste very good, so she asked Yunqiao to wait for it.

After saying this, Aunt Xu left.

The people in the farm moved Yun Qiao's things into the house and left. The carriage drivers were also settled down.

Yun Qiao took Chen Yuan and Zhao Yuan to have a simple dinner.

Chen Yuan and Zhao Yuan had both eaten the food made by Yun Qiao herself, so they were a little dissatisfied with the food prepared in the big kitchen on the farm.

"It's not as delicious as what my aunt makes." Zhao Yuan muttered softly.

He scooped up the cold rice in the bowl.

Yun Qiao also seemed to have no appetite, so she called Chun Ni and Chun Jiao to come over.

"Go to the main kitchen and borrow a pot, and bring me some eggs and some vegetables."

Chunni didn't understand what Aunt Qiao wanted to do, but she did it anyway.

Not long after, the pot and the things Yunqiao wanted were brought over. Yunqiao set up a stove in the yard and soon made a plate of fried rice with eggs.

Each of the three of them had a small bowl of fried rice. Xiao Tao also got a bowl, and even A Chun got half a bowl.

"The food cooked by my aunt is still delicious." Zhao Yuan ate the fried rice contentedly and looked at Yun Qiao with a flattering smile on his face.

Yun Qiao smiled and said, "If it tastes good, eat it quickly and have a good sleep after eating."

"Aunt, you should eat more. You didn't eat anything in the carriage." Chen Yuan said sensibly.

Originally, Yun Qiao had never thought about raising Zhaoyuan, but after spending some time together, especially today, she found that the child was very cute and smart.

While riding in the carriage, she inadvertently said a few multiplication formulas, and the little guy remembered them after hearing them once.

Although he couldn't understand what it meant, he recited it very quickly.

Yun Qiao was thinking that with Zhao Yuan's intelligence, he would be able to pass the imperial examination and become a high-ranking official in the future.

Especially since not all the people in this big manor are good people, Yun Qiao would feel uneasy if she really left the child on the manor.

But she can't keep Zhaoyuan with her, so where to keep him is a problem.

The food made by Yunqiao tasted delicious and they were all very satisfied. Chunni and Chunjiao, who were serving them, also swallowed their saliva.

I have to say, the food cooked by Aunt Qiao is really delicious.

After eating and drinking, Yun Qiao asked for hot water and soaked her feet comfortably. Chen Yuan and Zhao Yuan also fell asleep under A Chun's care.

Xiaotao made the bed as Yunqiao was used to.

"Miss, go to bed early. I'll be guarding outside, so just sleep well. We're not in the Marquis' Mansion now, so you can sleep until noon without worrying about being criticized."

Yun Qiao said with a smile: "Even if I were at the farm, I wouldn't sleep until that time, right?"

"Okay, you've been tired all day, so I'll give you a day off tonight. You don't have to wait on me."

Xiaotao smiled, lowered the curtain and walked out.