By this calculation, each child would need a private property of nearly 10,000 taels of silver, plus the cost of the wedding. Xu Sijie was still okay, but Xu Siyu was the eldest son, the first child of the fourth room to be married, so it would cost at least four or five thousand taels. Xu Sizhun was the crown prince, so I'm afraid the cost would be doubled. Three children would cost at least 50,000 taels, and there was also Zhenjie'er before and Jing'er after... It seemed that this guy was really worth quite a bit!

Eleventh Lady complained in her heart and asked Zhu Xiang to list the items Xu Siyu needed for his new house and handed them to the housekeeper Bai. The housekeeper Bai sent the steward to buy them. By mid-June, the new house was ready. Thinking that it was still too early for the wedding gifts and the weather was hot, everyone was a little hesitant. She also discussed Xu Siyu's wedding with the stewards' mothers.

Since March 3, Jing'er has been fascinated by boating, and he would ask to go every now and then. After the weather gradually became hotter, he could only go in the morning and evening. In June, it was still very hot even in the morning and evening. Jing'er often sweated profusely and his snow-white skin turned red, but he was still very stubborn to go boating. Eleventh Lady had an idea and asked Xu Lingyi to teach Jing'er to swim.

Xu Lingyi readily agreed.

Eleventh Lady only left a few older maids to work in Liufangwu to help with cleaning and other chores, while she herself served tea and fruits to the two masters.

The water blew across Biyi Lake, bringing a slight coolness, so she sat in the pavilion reading a book or doing some needlework.

In just three or four days, Jing'er learned how to swim. When Xu Lingyi let go of his hand and let him swim on his own, he swam towards the tree-covered Lingqiong Villa.

Xu Lingyi was so frightened that he chased the man for half a cup of tea before he caught him.

After getting ashore, he shook his head at Eleventh Lady and said, "No, Brother Jin is too bold. We need to find two servants to serve him in advance."

Eleventh Lady hurriedly wrapped Jin'er with a large handkerchief and said with a smile, "It's not appropriate for an old man to stay in the inner courtyard, and I'm afraid I can't take care of a young one."

"I know what's going on about this matter." Xu Lingyi didn't take it seriously. Within a few days, he found two servants aged twelve or thirteen to follow Jing'er.

When Eleventh Lady saw that the two children had dark skin, round bodies, and were as strong as calves, but had pure eyes, she couldn't help but nod secretly.

Manager Bai, who brought the children in, knew that Eleventh Lady watched Jin Ge'er very closely and taught him everything personally. He was afraid that she would dislike the two children's roughness, so he explained: "The Marquis said that they are only allowed to play with him. When they are old enough to study, they will be replaced by those who understand etiquette and can read. Although these two grew up on the farm, they are very flexible and have honest temperaments. They have been working in the Xu family since their great-grandfather's generation. Their parents are also honest people. They will definitely accompany the Sixth Young Master well."

Or maybe it's the opposite of extreme. Shiyi Niang herself attended a special class at a very early age, and her childhood memories are all about classrooms with spring-like weather and kind teachers. When it comes to Jing'er, she hopes that he can enjoy life without worries. Although she keeps a close eye on him, she mostly uses it to cultivate good living habits.

"Thank you for the trouble, Chief Steward Bai." Eleventh Lady accepted the two children with a smile, "Once Jin-er is ready, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble Chief Steward Bai to help find two more servants."

Butler Bai breathed a sigh of relief.

Although it was the Marquis's order, the Madam disagrees, and this matter will most likely be repeated.

He smiled and said "yes", said some polite words, and stood up to say goodbye.

Eleventh Lady called the two children over for questioning.

The two children were named Huang Damao and Liu Erwu. They were innocent with a bit of childish cleverness. They were not like some servants who came to the mansion to work. Although they were young, they had the calmness that only adults had.

She nodded secretly, called Jing'er in to introduce them to each other, and the three of them quickly started playing together, leaving Shen'er aside.

Mother Gu was afraid that Huang Damao and Liu Erwu didn't know the rules, so she stayed by their side all the time.

Jin Ge'er had more and more fun. Swimming, rowing, picking lotus pods, climbing trees, playing with spinning tops, digging insects, playing in the mud... He either tore his clothes or was covered in mud. But Eleventh Lady said nothing except carefully washing Jin Ge'er's hands every time. Mother Gu was so anxious that she was sweating all over. Seeing that Chen Ge'er was having fun, she hurriedly called Chen Ge'er's wet nurse and said, "Our young master was approved by the Madam, but for the seventh young master, I'm afraid we have to report to the Fifth Madam. Otherwise, he will be covered in mud and sweat, and it will be difficult to report back."

The wet nurse of Brother Xu smiled bitterly.

Xu Lingyi told Jing'er how to swim, and after returning home, Chen'er also clamored to learn. But Xu Lingyi couldn't take care of two children alone, and Xu Lingkuan lost his patience and refused to teach after two times. The Fifth Lady had no choice but to send the child to Hongdeng Hutong, and the old Marquis Sun was in charge, and the prince of Dingnan personally told Chen'er how to swim. Chen'er had a lot of fun there. The Fifth Lady missed her son, so she took Cheng'er there to live for half a month, and just brought Chen'er back home.

The two children often played together, so the two nurses naturally had more contact with each other. Since they all signed a live contract, they were naturally closer than ordinary people. Chen Ge'er's nurse talked to Madam Gu in private: "... That time when the Seventh Young Master followed the Sixth Young Master and called the Fourth Madam "mother", Madam Wu was a little unhappy. Later, because of the swimming lesson, Madam Wu blamed the Fifth Master a few words. Knowing that the Marquis specially found two servants for the Sixth Young Master to play with, she also had the idea to find two for the Seventh Young Master. This way, the Seventh Young Master would not follow the Sixth Young Master every day. For this matter, Madam Shi went back to Hongdeng Hutong. But such people are hard to find. If they are funny, they are afraid that they will break the rules by hanging out with the little maids in the mansion. If they are honest, they are afraid that they don't have the ability to please the Seventh Young Master. The old Marquis is also in a dilemma. If you ask me to go and tell them, wouldn't that be adding fuel to the fire?"

Mother Gu was stunned when she heard this. She pointed at Jin Ge'er, who was lying under a tree with Jin Ge'er, looking for insects for birds and said, "What are you going to explain when you go back?"

"Fifth Madam knows that the Seventh Young Master has been getting involved with the Sixth Young Master again these days. She just didn't know they were playing so crazy." Chen Ge'er's nurse said helplessly, "As long as the Seventh Young Master cleans up before paying his respects to Fifth Madam, Fifth Madam's mind is now on the Eighth Young Master, so she won't notice for a while." She added, "I just hope that the old marquis will find two servants for the Seventh Young Master as soon as possible, so that I don't have to worry every day."

As they were talking, Xu Sizhun and Xu Sijie walked in, talking and laughing.

The two wet nurses hurried forward and bowed.

Xu Sizhun nodded, smiled and squatted beside Jing'er: "Are you digging worms for your bird again?"

Jing'er looked up and saw a black mark running horizontally and vertically on his face.

"Fourth brother," he grinned, glanced at Xu Sijie, called out "Fifth brother", then stood up, holding a fleshy earthworm in his hand, and stretched out his dirty hand to pull Xu Sizhun.

The wet nurse of Jing'er screamed and looked hurriedly towards Mama Gu, signaling her to stop Jing'er.

But Mother Gu shook her head gently at her.

She saw Xu Sizun holding Jing'er's hand nonchalantly.

Jing'er pulled Xu Sizhun to the eaves paved with bluestone bricks.

"Look, look!" With excitement on his face, he placed the earth dragon on the bluestone brick, then ran to Huang Xiaomao, took half a pair of scissors, and cut the earth dragon in the middle.

The earth dragon rolled over and curled up into a ball on the bluestone bricks.

Xu Sizhun and Xu Sijie exclaimed "Ah" at the same time, and their faces turned pale.

"Liu Erwu said that earth dragons are not afraid of death. They will be alive soon. They can even become two." Jinger looked at his two brothers proudly, "I want to make many earth dragons and keep them in cages, so I don't have to catch insects to feed birds every day."

"Really?" Xu Sizhun couldn't bear to look at the dragon on the ground, so he turned his head away. "Jin Ge'er is really smart!"

Xu Sijie was confused and asked Liu Erwu: "Is it true?"

Liu Erwu nodded, "How dare I lie to the young master? It was Goudan from our village who told me that. I even tried it once. It really worked. That's when I told the Sixth Young Master. Madam specifically told us that if the Sixth Young Master asks us something, we should say no if we don't know how to do it, and say yes if we do. If we say something we don't know how to do and fool the Sixth Young Master, and Madam finds out, she will kick both of us out of the house."

As he was speaking, the autumn rain lifted the curtain and came out.

"Fourth Young Master, Fifth Young Master," she smiled and bowed, "Madam knows you are coming, please come in and have some iced green bean soup."

The two of them hurriedly straightened their lapels.

Jing'er rushed in holding two pieces of insects.

Xu Sizhun laughed, bowed to Qiuyu, said with a smile "Thank you, sister", and then he and Xu Sijie entered the hall one after another.

Eleventh Lady sat on the Luohan throne in the hall, with a little maid standing beside her to fan her.

Jinger had already nestled in her arms, holding two pieces of insects and talking to her: "... then there will be a lot, a lot."

Eleventh Lady took the maid's fan and fanned Jing'er. Not only did she not show any disgust or anger, she also smiled and said to him: "It can't be kept in a cage, right? Who has kept earth dragons in cages? It should be kept in a flowerpot, right? Doesn't it grow in the soil?"

Xu Sizhun looked a little surprised.

Jinger tilted his head, looked at his mother, then looked at the twisted fleshworm in his hand, and ran out: "I'll go ask Erwu!"

Eleventh Lady looked at her son's back, the smile in her eyes full of tolerance.

She smiled and greeted Xu Sizhun and Xu Sijie: "You are here!" She asked curiously, "Why are you here at this time? Is there something wrong?"

They usually went into the inner courtyard after dinner to greet their parents and the lady-in-waiting.

Xu Sizhun and Xu Sijie sat on the armchairs nearby and said with a smile, "A few days ago, Han Jian invited us to go fishing in their newly built yard. I saw the lotus flowers in the Biyi Lake were in full bloom, so I wanted to invite them to our house to enjoy the lotus..."

Before he finished speaking, Eleventh Lady understood.

To appreciate the lotus at Biyi Lake, one must go to the back garden. The back garden is in the inner courtyard, so the maids and old women need to avoid it. Eleventh Lady is the mistress of the Xu Mansion, so this matter must be approved by her.

Eleventh Lady was very pleased to see Xu Sizun sitting across from her. She immediately said, "Okay! When do you think we should hold the banquet? What do you need? Ask Ge Jin to write a list and I'll ask the mothers to arrange it!"

Xu Sizhun knew that his mother would support him unconditionally.

He showed a happy smile on his face, and stood up to salute Eleventh Lady: "Mother, thank you for your hard work!"

Looks a bit like a little adult.

Eleventh Lady smiled and said, "You don't have to be so polite to your mother!" Then she asked him, "Did Mr. Zhao tell you?"

Xu Sizhun touched his head and smiled embarrassedly.

His expression showed his former shyness again.

※

The update is a bit late, please get up tomorrow morning and read it!

O(∩_∩)O~