Chapter 34 Expelled from the Xiao Family
"Grandma, I don't deserve that." Xiao Jiuyue humbly sat down beside Old Madam Xiao and said, "If the Xiao family didn't have Grandma as the anchor, I'm afraid we would be in ruins now."
"Grandma, have you taken your medicine? Are you feeling better? Did you feel uncomfortable last night?" Xiao Jiuyue asked with concern.
Madam Xiao said, "I feel much better after taking the medicine. I heard from Mother Jiang that the lights were still on in your courtyard at midnight yesterday."
"Although the contract with Fengchunlou has been signed, I still need to think carefully about the remaining dishes." Xiao Jiuyue said cooperatively.
"Yue'er has really worked hard for the Xiao family."
Madam Xiao swept her gaze over the first wife, Mrs. Su, the second wife, Xiao Yurong, and Aunt Lan, and finally landed on the third wife. She said, "I'm sure you all tasted those four dishes yesterday. For the Xiao family's livelihood, Yue'er lowered herself and negotiated with the businessman. I hope you will all remember this kindness firmly in your hearts!"
"If anyone dares to betray us and say something unpleasant in the future, don't blame me, an old woman, for being ruthless and kicking him out of the Xiao family." When Old Madam Xiao was in the Shangshu Mansion, she was the one who had the final say and was very majestic.
Now, as soon as Madam Xiao said this, everyone responded in unison and expressed their opinions.
Aside from the first wife, Su, who knew the inside story, the second and third wives were all confused. Yesterday's four dishes were delicious, but what about the restaurant contract? What about dealing with merchants? Why couldn't they understand?
"Grandma." Xiao Jiuyue only felt warmth in her chest. Previously, she was worried that it would take some effort to convince the Xiao family. Who knew that as soon as her grandmother opened her mouth, she shut everyone up!
Madam Xiao patted Xiao Jiuyue's hand gently, glanced at the confused eyes of the crowd, and then explained: "Yu'er provided ten dishes for the restaurant. Four have been given away. For the remaining six dishes, if you can come up with them, the silver earned will naturally be yours. If you can't think of them, you don't have to think of the silver."
Xiao Jiuyue's eyes flickered slightly. She hadn't thought about this matter yesterday. Today, her grandmother brought it up. It seemed that she wanted to help her determine the identity of the money?
"Grandma, I can't cook. This money was earned by my eldest sister, so it should belong to her." Xiao Yurong was the first to express her opinion. Now, only she and Aunt Lan were left in the second house. No matter what happened, she just wanted to live a peaceful life.
Xiao Jiuyue helped her get back four hundred taels of silver from her mother. Now, Xiao Yurong naturally had to stand by Xiao Jiuyue's side.
Aunt Lan also quickly spoke up and said, "Yes, this silver should belong to the eldest lady."
For a moment, everyone's eyes fell on Aunt Xiao from the third room. Aunt Xiao's expression froze as she said, "Mother, Yue'er is already working hard to manage the public house. If the money she earns is confiscated, then as her aunt, I'm afraid I won't even have the face to eat."
Aunt Xiao knew very well that the old lady's action today was to tell them not to covet the money.
"Yes." Madam Xiao nodded with satisfaction and said, "We are all elders. It is unreasonable for us to rely on the younger generation to support the family!"
Xiao Jiuyue couldn't help but smile when she saw that Old Madam Xiao was obviously partial to her.
After coming out of the main courtyard, everyone went back to their own courtyards. The second and third rooms stayed indoors. The weather had gotten colder these days, so the beautiful mother started making coats for them. Xiao Jiayuan's leg had not healed yet, so he couldn't get out of bed yet, so the beautiful mother took care of him every day.
When Xiao Jiuyue came out of the yard, she saw several mothers in charge coming over together.
Mrs. Geng in the kitchen was the first to speak, saying, "Miss, nowadays we have to go to the county every day to buy vegetables. We saw that there is land next to the old house, which also belongs to the Xiao family. We want to grow vegetables."
"Miss, there's not much going on in the mansion these days, and we're all so bored." Mother Yu agreed, "It's only October now. If we work harder, we can have some radishes and cabbages to eat by the New Year."
"Being self-sufficient in growing vegetables is a good thing. Who dares to stop you?" Xiao Jiuyue raised his eyebrows. Most of the people who could stay in the mansion at this moment were old people who grew up in the Xiao mansion. They had experienced the rise and fall of the Xiao family and really ran the Xiao family as if it were their own home.
"There are flowers and plants growing in that field." Mrs. Geng stammered, "Mrs. Gan's subordinates disagree, saying that those flowers and plants are very valuable."
"Let's go and take a look." Xiao Jiuyue gestured for them to lead the way. They went out from the west door and walked a few steps before they saw the place that Mrs. Geng and the others had mentioned. Gan Li probably wanted to build a garden, but unfortunately, her aesthetic taste and vision were not very good. She didn't know where she found the gardener from, and these flowers looked lifeless.
A whole field of yellow chrysanthemums, which are obviously easy to grow, were taken care of and became half-dead.
There's still a patch of peonies and hibiscus flowers left, which makes it look more luxurious, but unfortunately...
"Miss, apart from the two Yao Huang and Wei Zi peonies, which are a bit valuable, the rest of the flowers are worthless." Aber had walked around a lot in the past few days and said, "Yao Huang and Wei Zi are very delicate. I'm afraid they won't survive if we keep them like this."
"Uncle, you take care of those two flowers. As for the rest of the flowers, move them to the yard if possible. Those that cannot be moved to the yard should be planted on the roadside." Xiao Jiuyue gave the order, and soon everyone was mobilized. Those who needed to dig flowers were dug, and those who needed to transplant flowers were transplanted, all in an orderly manner.
Madam Gan’s guards fought to the death to protect her, but unfortunately, even Gan Lilai was useless, let alone the guards?
Seeing this, Mrs. Geng said happily, "Miss, let's plant more cabbage. We'll definitely have enough to eat all winter!"
When she was in Shengjing before, Mrs. Geng’s favorite place to go was the farm. Looking at the many vegetables grown in the farm, the green and lush scenery was pleasing to the eye. Now it’s finally good, as vegetables can be grown next to the old house.
"Don't worry, Miss. We will be especially careful when using fertilizer and will never let the smell and mosquitoes drift into the yard." Mother Yu also spoke. She originally decided to follow the Xiao family to Hongdu in order to repay the Xiao family for saving her two children's lives. Now it seems that it is a good idea to return to Hongdu!
"Thank you for your hard work." Xiao Jiuyue raised her lips slightly. The vegetable-growing gene was ingrained in her bones. She thought for a moment and asked, "Mother Geng, Mother Yu, if we grow vegetables in the fields, can we also harvest them?"
"Growing vegetables in the fields?" Upon hearing this, Mrs. Geng exchanged a glance with Mother Yu and said, "Growing vegetables in the fields will eat up all the fertilizer in the fields. Then, if we plant grain in the future, the grain won't grow well!"
Crop rotation.
Xiao Jiuyue thought of this word. When she first arrived in Hongdu, she hadn't thought about farming. Now that she thought about it, she felt that time was running out. Now it was early October, so there was still time. She said, "You should cultivate this piece of land first."
Xiao Jiuyue was so anxious that she asked someone to find out how much land the Xiao family had in Hongdu.
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