The second lady insisted on giving her a banknote, so Xia Tian accepted it.

Seeing that she had accepted the banknote, the Second Madam took out a set of gold jewelry and said, "This is Second Aunt's way of thanking you."

"Second Aunt, I have already accepted the banknotes, and I can't take your things anymore." Xia Tian quickly refused.

Wow, this is both a treat and a gift, it makes her feel uneasy!

"The banknote is what you deserve. It's the money to buy the pills." The Second Lady placed the jewelry box in front of Xia Tian, ​​"This is Second Aunt's thank you for helping me.

Regardless of whether she is your third brother or my sister-in-law from my mother's family, I will accept your kindness."

"But Second Aunt, you've already treated me to a meal, so it wouldn't be appropriate for me to accept any more gifts."

"A gift from an elder cannot be refused." The second wife acted like an elder.

Xia Tian had no choice but to accept it with a smile, "Then I'll accept it, thank you, Second Aunt."

"Just accept it." The second lady said with a smile.

The two chatted for a while before Xia Tian left.

I didn't go out in the afternoon and just painted in the study.

She has been painting two more portraits intermittently these days. She doesn't know when Yi Mochen will come to the capital again. She will send them to him first after the shops open in a few days.

The next day, after breakfast, she went to Linglong Lane again.

When I entered the yard, I saw Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen directing everyone to clean up the house inside and out.

"Madam, you're here?" Aunt Chen saw her coming and hurried over to greet her.

"Well. What are you doing?" Xia Tian asked. They started cleaning so early in the morning. What was going on?

"We're thinking that the plague is over, so we'll clean up the yard inside and out, fumigate it with mugwort, and make sure it's clean enough for us to rest assured."

"Yeah, that's right." Xia Tian nodded. "Although the plague is over, we still need to pay attention to the hygiene of drinking water and food. Especially drinking water, it must be boiled before drinking."

"Yes, ma'am, we've taken note of it." Aunt Chen responded quickly.

Xia Tian didn't see Uncle Gu and asked, "Where's Uncle Gu?"

"Mr. and Mrs. Gu took some people to Yuejin Pavilion." Aunt Chen said with a smile, "They went to clean up and prepare for the reopening."

"Then you guys go ahead and get busy. I'll go to Yuejin Pavilion and take a look." Xia Tian thought the place was nice and well-maintained, so he left first.

We took a carriage to go to Yuejin Pavilion again.

Some of the shops on the street have already opened, while some are still packing up, but all of them are open.

Only a few shops were still closed.

When we arrived at Yuejin Pavilion, there were already people looking at the door, and some were asking when it would open.

When Xia Tian went in, Uncle Gu and Aunt Gu were indeed cleaning the place.

Xiaoyou is also there.

Five chefs were there too.

It seems like everyone can’t wait for the restaurant to open earlier!

"Uncle Gu, how's the cleanup going here?" Xia Tian asked after looking around.

"We just started cleaning a while ago. I thought I'd open the door, clean up every corner, and reassure the customers." Uncle Gu explained to her.

"Also, I have already picked an auspicious day, which is the day after tomorrow. That would be the best day to reopen the shop."

Xia Tian raised her eyebrows. This Uncle Gu is really good! He is more thoughtful than she thought and even knows how to choose the right date.

It seems she doesn't have to worry about this anymore.

"Okay, you arrange it!"

I went to the private room on the second floor again in the summer and found that it had not been opened for several days and a lot of dust had accumulated.

"After cleaning it, you can also fumigate it with mugwort to disinfect it and get rid of the smell." After looking around, Xia Tian instructed Aunt Gu.

Aunt Gu nodded repeatedly, "Yes, Madam."

I just looked around and didn't see Liu the Accountant. I wonder how he did in the Spring Examination this year?

Accountant Liu's family is relatively poor. He has passed the imperial examination, so logically he should not be short of money.

However, Accountant Liu is an upright person and he looks down upon those who try to evade taxes by taking advantage of his status.

This made his life even poorer, so he had to work as an accountant, at least to earn money to support his family.

I even asked for leave from her and took part in the Spring Examination.

I wonder how he did in the exam?

Is there anyone who was infected with cholera during the exam period?

Listening to Shen Nian, many candidates were carried out, which shows how serious the situation was at that time.

However, the results of the Spring Examination have not yet come out.

The results were originally supposed to be out in half a month, but this time it was delayed for several days due to the epidemic.

But it should be soon.

After looking around and finding everything was fine, she returned to the Marquis' Mansion.

Chen Nian has been busy with various follow-up tasks these days, and there is still a lot of work to do, so she comes back very late.

For fear of disturbing her, he simply stayed in Lingyun Pavilion.

As a result, she ran into Chen Ke as soon as she entered the door.

Chen Ke was preparing to go out with his servants and guards.

"Oh, sister-in-law just came back from outside?" Chen Ke said in a sarcastic tone.

"What? Do you have any objections?" Xia Tian snorted coldly.

"I dare not! I'm just asking casually. I wonder what task the emperor has assigned to my sister-in-law?" Chen Ke said with a grin.

When Xia Tian heard this, he realized that they were speaking up for Chen Lan! As expected, they were siblings, and their sarcastic tone of voice was equally annoying.

"It's none of your business!" Xia Tian rolled his eyes and walked past.

Just as they passed each other, Chen Ke lowered her voice and said, "Sister-in-law, if you're lonely, you can come to me, your fourth brother. I'm always here for you, so you don't have to go out every day!"

After saying that, he winked at her!

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