She stood under the eaves, holding onto Granny Chang's arm. Watching the servants and maids playing, she couldn't help but laugh and said, "Look, it's so much better when there are many children in the family. It's so lively."
Granny Chang replied with a smile, "What the old lady says is true. When Young Master Xingxing and Young Master Yuanyuan grow up, the house will be even more lively."
At this moment, Jiayin, accompanied by Shuiling and Shuiyun, came from the Princess's residence. Seeing her grandmother standing in front of the door, she skipped and hopped forward, exclaiming, "Oh my, whose old lady is this? She's so beautiful! Could she be the Queen Mother of the West descended from heaven?"
Grandma Li blushed as her granddaughter teased her. She raised her hand to adjust the hairpin and scolded, "How old is your daughter? You're still so easily startled!"
"I'm not used to wearing these clothes, but Granny Chang insisted that I wear them. She also styled my hair!"
Granny Chang was a round-faced old lady with a particularly cheerful smile. She said, "This old servant saw that the old lady had so many new clothes in her wardrobe. If she didn't wear them soon, the silk would fade. I had to persuade her to dress up like this."
“Yes, that’s how it should be!” Jiayin hugged her grandmother’s arm and said with a smile, “From now on, Grandma should dress up beautifully every day, just like that.”
Having said that, she instructed Shuiyun, "Here's the reward!"
Shuiyun immediately took a purse from her sleeve and handed it to Granny Chang.
Granny Chang quickly accepted it with a smile and bowed respectfully.
Of the entire family, the one with the most money and the most generous spending was the princess.
She's only been with the old lady for a short time, yet she's already received three rewards.
This is why she served the old lady with even greater care.
It wasn't that she was greedy for money, but rather that her hard work and dedication were seen by her masters.
Grandma Li helped her granddaughter straighten her clothes, and she was very satisfied with her granddaughter's outfit today.
The honey-colored, wide-sleeved silk jacket, with white fox fur trimmed on the collar and cuffs, made the granddaughter's face look even rosier.
With the small gold crown on her head and the small gold pendants on her ears, she looked incredibly elegant, completely lacking the ostentatious and vulgar feeling that others have when wearing gold!
"My little Fu Niu looks beautiful today too. After dinner, accompany Grandma for a walk in the village. I heard that your master's twins caught a cold, and your Uncle Dayong isn't here, so let's go see them!"
Mrs. Li instructed, "Pick some more grapes for the two children; those are the juiciest and will be refreshing when they have a fever."
“Okay, Grandma,” Jiayin readily agreed, then instructed Shuiling, “Go pick grapes later, and remember to add half a basket of tangerines as well.”
"Eating oranges when you have a cold will help you recover faster!"
Shui Ling was quick and efficient; she turned around and went straight back to the princess's residence.
Soon after finishing her meal, Tao Hongying went to the Second Village.
When I opened my pickle shop two years ago, I also built a small pickle workshop there.
With the recent cold weather, everyone loves to drink hot porridge, and the demand for pickled vegetables is also high.
The shop is doing good business, and we need to restock frequently.
Especially kimchi, it tastes best when it's pickled and fermented for three to five days in advance.
Today, Tao Hongying will lead five or six women from the pickle workshop to pickle a larger quantity of vegetables.
Grandma Li and Jiayin went to Huiniang's place. Jiayin not only brought fruit, but also some trinkets she had from her childhood, which she also brought over.
The twins were a bit listless due to their illness, but with Jiayin playing with them and eating oranges and grapes, they quickly perked up.
Seeing that Hui Niang's eyes were dark from staying up late, she was relieved and tried her best to persuade the old lady and Jia Yin to have lunch together.
Old Mrs. Li was afraid that she would get tired, so she not only refused, but also asked Granny Chang to stay and help take care of the twins, and urged Hui Niang to go and take a nap.
Jiayin, supporting her grandmother, was chatting and laughing when they arrived at their doorstep. Just then, a group of people approached from the road in the distance.
The grandfather and grandson were very excited, thinking that the Northern Expeditionary Army had returned.
When the people and horses got closer, the two realized it was their own carriage.
As soon as the car door opened, seven or eight boys jumped out.
Grandma Li couldn't help but laugh and asked her eldest grandson, who was leading the group, "Jiaren, did you come back from the city?"
Jiaren quickly led everyone forward to pay their respects to the old lady.
Jiaren smiled and said, "Grandma, we've been playing together ever since the poetry gathering yesterday, and then we stayed at the Earl's mansion."
“Great! You don’t have to study lately anyway, so it’s good for you to play around a bit.” Old Mrs. Li quickly called to everyone, “Come on, come inside, it’s cold outside.”
Cat Brother ran over and pulled his sister, eagerly showing off, "Sister, we've won you two shops, and they're even next to each other! You can start a fresh produce business now!"
Jiayin was completely confused, since the person who came back yesterday only said that her brothers would be staying in the city for one night, without mentioning the specifics of the poetry gathering.
When my eldest and second uncles returned, it was already completely dark. After eating, they went to rest.
Where did these two shops come from?
Could it be a prize for the poetry gathering?
That's a huge bet!
Li Ge'er pushed her younger brother and scolded him, "Let's go inside and talk, don't let your little sister get cold!"
Everyone rushed into the house, instantly enlivening the quiet main room.
Shui Ling and Shui Yun busied themselves serving tea and snacks until everyone felt warm inside.
Jia Yin then asked, "Was the poetry gathering yesterday fun?"
Cat Brother and Zhimin Xiujie immediately got excited and started talking, almost vying to speak.
Hearing Wang Sheng and Liu Kui jumping up and down again, Old Lady Li and Jiayin were furious.
Upon hearing that Gu Li had made a stunning comeback and won both the Wang and Liu families' shops, the two were both surprised and delighted.
Grandma Li clapped her hands and laughed, "Serves them right! It's not that our family is after those two shops, but they should learn a lesson!"
"Last time, when we were in Luo'an, we didn't wipe them out completely, and they still didn't know when to stop. Now it's too late to regret it!"
"That's right, Grandma!" Cat Brother, the youngest grandson, snuggled up to the old lady and said sweetly, "Grandma, we're so amazing, shouldn't we be rewarded?"
Grandma Li tapped her grandson's forehead and laughed, "Even if you don't tell me, Grandma won't let you down. Tell me, what do you want?"
"Haha, we're going to have hot pot and drinks!" Cat Bro was overjoyed. "Yesterday we were out and about and didn't dare to play around freely, but now that we're home, we're going to drink to our hearts' content!"
Grandma Li was both amused and exasperated. "Nobody in the family likes alcohol. Who did you take after, you little drunkard?"
After saying that, she looked at her granddaughter, since eating hot pot requires vegetables and the like, which all have to be picked from her granddaughter's greenhouse.
Jiayin, of course, couldn't be stingy, so she immediately told her brothers to go into the greenhouse and pick as many as they wanted.
Cat Brother cheered and, leading Zhi Min and Xiu Jie, grabbed Guo Wenhao and rushed to the Princess's Mansion.
Guli realized that his masters had something to say, so he took his leave and returned to the school.
Jiayin stopped him and said, "In a couple of days, the shops of the Liu family and the Wang family will be handed over. Go and take a look. If it's suitable for opening a fresh food shop, you should start making preparations as soon as possible."
"At that time, I'll give you 10% of the annual profit as a bonus. What do you think?"
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