Chapter 31: Peace
Breakfast starts with a bowl of milk and Poria cocos cream.
Shen Ning looks forward to getting up every day.
The food at the Jia family is so delicious.
There were three kinds of porridge that were rotated every day, but unfortunately, her stomach was only so big, and the two midwives who came to take care of her early did not allow her to eat too much.
The two were afraid that she would eat too much and raise the baby too big, making it difficult to give birth, and they would not get the maximum reward they had been promised.
For the sake of her own life, Shen Ning ate to her heart's content every day.
However, this milk Poria cocos cream has become a daily must-have after the shopkeeper Chen of Huichuntang approved it.
Oh my...
As the amount of plum blossom soup cake in the bowl dwindled, Shen Ning ate slower and slower.
This is the prepared batter placed in a silver mold to print out patterns. What is rare is that the plum blossoms blooming in the soup are about the same size as real plum blossoms. They have different colors and are not only pleasing to the eye, but also have a special aroma that stimulates appetite.
Unfortunately, no matter how delicious the plum blossom soup cake was, she could only eat half a bowl.
If I had known...
Glancing at the third crystal shrimp dumpling that was not allowed to be eaten, Shen Ning didn't dare to say anything. After drinking the last mouthful of soup, she rinsed her mouth as quickly as possible and stood up.
"Madam, my grandmother said that someone is coming to the farm today. Do you want to go and take a look?"
"Well, let's go check it out!"
After more than half of the servants left the mansion, it now feels much more spacious.
This time, not only did many people come to compete for the position of palace guards, but also many servants and maids.
Shen Ning walked slowly towards the front hall.
After receiving the news, You Shi came out early to greet them.
"Mother!"
She went there to pay her respects early in the morning, but her mother-in-law was still asleep at that time. "I expected you to come, so it hasn't started yet."
Now in the family, the one who gets up the latest is my mother-in-law.
The master went to inspect the two farms brought back by the bus on behalf of his mother-in-law. Rong'er and Yun'er followed the palace guards to drive piles in the front yard early in the morning. Yushi's life was more comfortable than ever before.
"Have Rong and Yun chosen their candidates?"
This time, they will each add two servants.
"Master and Jiao Da both said that no matter whether it is the palace guards or their servants, they must first follow the training for a period of time to see their physical strength and character."
“…That makes sense.”
Shen Ning nodded, "Ask Jiao Da to come over later."
My daughter is about to be born. This world has too many restrictions on girls. On the surface, she won’t encounter any danger in the inner house, but there is no guarantee.
Shen Ning tasted the benefits of suppressing with force, and hoped that Jiao Da could train a few female personal guards for the family.
If it is really impossible to train them, at least teaching them a few fancy moves would be good, "see if we can teach these girls too."
When you leave home in the future, you won’t be bullied by any man.
"yes!"
Of course Youshi agreed.
She kept the six strong old women who had gone on several missions with her mother-in-law well fed and let them do night patrols.
Now that Youshi owns Zhuangzi's shop, she no longer has to be stingy with anything she does.
"In fact, even if my mother didn't say it, my daughter-in-law also had this idea."
She also wanted a maid who knew a few tricks.
"puff?"
Shen Ning smiled, "Since we all think alike, if Jiao Da can't teach us, you can ask Zhen Er to find a way for us."
Jia Zhen often went out, so he must have seen female martial artists or something like that.
"OK!"
With what the mother-in-law said, the uncle couldn't object.
You Shi was amused. When she was about to say something, the maid came in hurriedly, "Madam, Grandma, the old lady of the West Mansion and Grandma Zhu are here."
What? Both the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law were a little surprised.
Why would they come here when everything was fine? The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other, and neither of them bothered to choose a maid, and went to greet them together.
Grandmother Jia was also carried in directly in a sedan chair, with Li Wan following closely behind.
"I was wondering why there was a magpie calling so early this morning."
After the greetings, Shen Ning smiled and let the old lady go into the hall, exempting Li Wan from the greetings, "Aunt, you can't leave today, let your niece-in-law also show some filial piety."
"I'm here to eat you today."
Grandmother Jia agreed with a smile. She first looked at her belly and then at her complexion. She found that her face was rosy and her eyes were bright, as if she was not suffering from the pain of pregnancy at all.
When the second daughter-in-law was pregnant with Baoyu, her face was a little swollen. "It seems that the child is a well-behaved child."
“Is that so?”
Shen Ning smiled, "My niece-in-law also thinks that this child is here to repay her gratitude. Look, are the wrinkles around my eyes less?"
"Yeah, looks like he's ten years younger."
It was like before the incident at home.
Grandmother Jia felt a little uncomfortable, but she also knew that if they didn't reconcile, the one who would suffer would be the one at home who fell on the bed in anger.
Anyway, the old lady doesn't believe that such a coincidence would happen.
Zhou Rui was in charge of the spring and autumn rent of the mansion. He was not affected by such a big incident of the Lai family, but he ended up sending his entire family to jail.
"What's going on? Are you going to choose someone to come up today?"
Grandmother Jia looked at the little maids standing in the yard and was quite surprised.
In recent years, the maids in the two mansions are rarely selected from the manor.
Generation after generation, more and more maids were promoted from the manor. Their sons had grandchildren, and their grandchildren had sons. Although many of them were driven away by Jia Zhen last time, the remaining ones were enough for the mansion to select candidates.
"It's about selecting people," Shen Ning replied with a smile, "You also know that there are many less servants in the mansion."
She wasn't going to pick anyone conventionally.
In Dream of the Red Chamber, there are too many arrogant and domineering servants.
Ningguo Mansion had finally cleared out most of the people, and she didn't want to invite another wave back.
"All the servants on the farm are old servants. They have not had any chance to advance in recent years. This time, we will choose from them."
"…You are kind-hearted."
Grandmother Jia patted her hands and said, "Daughter-in-law Zhu'er, go learn from your eldest sister-in-law how to choose people." She was about to send Youshi and Li Wan out, obviously having some private conversation.
"Go ahead!"
When Youshi looked over, Shen Ning nodded slightly, "Choose a few more."
"yes!"
Youshi bowed and said, "Madam, please take a seat. My brother and I will be right back."
Li Wan also hurried to follow Fuli.
"Aunt, do you have anything to say to me?"
Shen Ning waved her hand and asked the maids to move away.
“…”
Grandmother Jia's face gradually became miserable. "Ning girl, I still remember how you looked when you first got married. At that time, Jing'er was studying in the Imperial Academy just like Zhu boy is now."
She had great hopes for Jia Zhu and Li Wan. "Jing'er has come to this point now. I know you are also sad, but we still have to look forward. You also know what the Jia family is like now. Your brother Zheng is wasting time in the Ministry of Works. Although Zhen'er and She'er have inherited the title, the title is getting lower and lower with each generation.
Only Zhu, like Jing'er back then, can take the exam on his own."
She looked at Shen Ning, "For his sake, and for the sake of an old lady like me, please don't be so picky with his mother, okay?"
(End of this chapter)
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