"One meat dish, one vegetable dish, one soup, white rice, and white steamed buns...Are you giving away porridge or hosting a banquet?"
"You are willing to spend money. Compared with your place, the Charity Bureau is just a beggar's den."
"Isn't this food too good? The servants in our house eat black-faced wild vegetable steamed buns or cornmeal dumplings. You have to be a second-class maid to eat second-class rice, and a first-class maid to eat white rice."
"That's right. Who would be willing to feed the tenants so well? What's more, the tenants are farming for you! Isn't it enough to just give these people a bowl of porridge?"
"This plate... is a bit extravagant, but it's also quite ingenious. Did you make this?"
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The distinguished guests who came to visit "Pu Ji Rescue" had become familiar with Xia Daohua after a period of coming and going, and they were not polite in their criticism.
It was the first time for them to see the "Pu Ji Rescue" model. They couldn't help but find everything a bit novel. They talked and laughed throughout the visit and were in a very good mood.
When I walked to the cafeteria, it was lunch time, so I came in to take a look out of curiosity. As a result, I saw people queuing up to get food. This sight was so shocking that I almost sprained my waist because of Xia Daohua's arrogance.
Xia Daohua didn't take it seriously and explained with a smile:
"They are all homeless people. I don't need that much. I can just clean up the bottom of any warehouse and that will be enough.
Besides, many of the people who stay with me are still children. If they don’t eat well, they will look ugly and crooked… It hurts my eyes to look at them!”
"Hey, Xia Junjun's hobby is similar to our old lady's. She likes children with good looks! If they are ugly, no matter how capable they are, they will be sent far away, for fear that they will hurt their eyes if they get too close!"
“Hahahahahaha…”
The one who said this was the third wife of the Duke of Weiguo's mansion, and everyone else laughed in approval.
The old prince of the Duke of Weiguo's mansion has three major hobbies, and he is well-known in the circle of dignitaries. There are three things he likes most in his life: the first is sparkling jewelry, the second is handsome children, and the third is her doted little grandson.
This little grandson was the only son of the Third Madam, and therefore the Third Madam was very favored by the old Lord, and was often asked to appear in social gatherings outside.
The first wife is a steady person. She is busy managing the household affairs in the mansion and rarely goes out.
Xia Daohua has been dealing with these ladies for a while. Perhaps because of her different status, she has never been ignored or targeted again.
Of course, Xia Daohua herself felt that the most important thing was that an incident happened before that made Xia Daohua's image in their minds unique.
After the defense of the capital was over, the ministers argued for half a month before deciding on a plan for rewarding the meritorious officials.
Some of the nobles were rewarded for their merits, some were punished for their mistakes, and two families were secretly connected with Xiao Lubuhua and left a way out for themselves. They were exposed by Xiao Lubuhua, and after the facts were verified, their titles were stripped and their properties were confiscated. All the family members, young and old, were sent to the mine in Chuqiu to carry stones.
Another half month later, the Queen Mother issued an imperial decree, saying that Fuze County Lady Xia Daohua had great blessings, made great contributions to the country, was virtuous and virtuous, and could be a role model for women in the Great Chu Dynasty, and specially ordered Xia to enter the palace as a concubine...
As a result, Xia Daohua rejected the imperial decree without any hesitation.
Xia Daohua submitted a petition to the court, using very simple and straightforward language, saying that she was originally a commoner, with no illustrious family background or noble blood, and was unworthy of the emperor, who was a royal family. She thanked the empress dowager for her favor, but asked her to revoke her decision.
Once this incident happened, it quickly became the biggest gossip in the capital.
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