She took the two of them for a walk around the vegetable garden and then took out a plan.
It is all marked on the map, showing what to plant on which piece of land and where to build the livestock pen.
"Look, is there any problem?"
The two looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.
"Okay, from now on, the vegetable garden will be built according to this plan. I will come over regularly to check on the progress."
Before leaving, Xue Huan set up a spirit gathering array in the entire vegetable garden. Although the spiritual energy is thin now, there are still some traces. If it is gathered together, the vegetables here will grow better.
With Xue Qing and Xue Xiu taking care of Shanghe Village, Xue Huan doesn't have to worry about it anymore. She just needs to come over from time to time and replace the spirit stones for the two of them.
*
A carriage was slowly driving in the bluestone alley, and the person sitting in the carriage was Xue Huan.
This time she was visiting a lady.
When she said before that she would find a female teacher to teach Xue Jun, she was not just talking.
Xue Yao has now successfully transferred to the prestigious Fengchi Academy in the county, but it is not so easy for Xue Jun.
After all, it’s not easy to find a female mistress.
Since they were looking for a tutor, Xue Huan naturally wanted to find the best one for Xue Jun, one with good character, knowledge, and upbringing. However, given their family's financial situation, how easy was it to find such a one?
It would be inefficient to go looking for her rashly, so she went to the Tianxia Pawnshop under the identity of Zhao Xiaoxian and placed an order, asking them to inquire about the situation of female teachers in Fengchi County and surrounding towns.
She got the information yesterday, and after careful selection, she liked a lady named "Mei Jiqin" who lived in Yong'an Lane the most.
Mei Jiqin was originally born into a family of officials, but later his family fell into poverty and he was left with only a wet nurse. The two of them lived in Wenyue Temple and depended on each other for survival.
In order to make a living, Mei Jiqin, introduced by nun Wen Yue'an, became a teacher for some girls from wealthy families, teaching them music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
Mei Jiqin was both beautiful and talented, so it was easy to imagine how many men would fall in love with her. However, those men were only attracted by her looks, and some even treated her with disdain because of her orphan status, believing that she should be grateful for being a concubine.
Mei Jiqin naturally ignored such people and never spoke in a polite manner.
However, the more she acted like this, the more men flocked to her like swarms of bees and butterflies, causing her a lot of trouble and distress. Over time, her reputation also became less favorable.
The world is always harsher on women. She clearly did nothing wrong and it was the men who were wrong. However, in the eyes of those men's wives, it was Mei Jiqin who was wrong and they called her a vixen who seduced their men.
As a result, Mei Jiqin had not had any classes to attend for several months. Without classes, there was no income, and life became increasingly difficult for her and her wet nurse.
Even the nuns in the temple were dissatisfied with the two of them. If it weren't for the nun's pressure, the two of them would probably have no place to stay.
When Xue Huan arrived at Wenyue Temple, she saw a woman with a hair full of pearls and jade, dressed in brocade, coming out of the temple with a gloomy face. She took a few steps and seemed to be angry again. She turned back and cursed inside: "Mei Jiqin, if you know what's good for you, get out of Fengchi right now! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude to you! Bah, you pretentious vixen!"
When he passed by Xue Huan, he saw her beautiful face and glared at her fiercely.
Xue Huan was completely bewildered by the stare. Was this person crazy? Did she provoke him?
However, based on the curses that the man had just said, Xue Huan roughly guessed what had happened. It was nothing more than that this woman's husband had taken a fancy to Mei Jiqin, and this woman had somehow discovered it, so she came to cause trouble for Mei Jiqin and threatened her.
If Mei Jiqin really had an affair with this woman's husband, then there was nothing wrong with this woman's behavior, but the intelligence clearly stated that Mei Jiqin had a noble character and had never had any ambiguous relationship with any man.
So, this woman obviously couldn't control her man and took her anger out on Mei Jiqin.
He was just looking at Mei Jiqin, who was helpless and was picking on the weak.
Xue Huan entered the nunnery.
"Because of her, the reputation of our Wenyue An has been ruined."
"How can she still have the nerve to stay..."
"Looking at her face like that, you can tell she's a restless person."
"I don't know why the nun insisted on keeping her. I'm too embarrassed to tell anyone I'm from Wen Yue'an when I go out."
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Wenyue Temple is not very large. Including the nun, there are only about ten nuns in the temple.
However, although there were few people, there was a lot of gossip. At this moment, several little nuns were gathered together, saying bad things about Mei Jiqin, with contempt in their eyes.
Xue Huan couldn't help but frown when she saw this. These nuns were obviously out of touch with the world but their hearts were in the mundane world. Instead of attending classes and chanting scriptures, they were gossiping and slandering others.
At this moment, a middle-aged nun came over and scolded, "What are you all doing here? Have you finished your morning assignments? Have you copied the scriptures?"
Several nuns immediately stopped talking, lowered their heads and scattered like birds and beasts.
Upon seeing Xue Huan and the other two, Mingshan, the middle-aged nun, came over and bowed. "Are you donors here to burn incense?"
Although Xue Huan came to see Mei Jiqin, it would seem a bit disrespectful if she said this directly, so she nodded.
Since I'm here now, it's okay to light a stick of incense.
After burning incense, Xue Huan donated another sum of money, and Master Mingshan's attitude became even more friendly and kind.
Although she is a monk, monks also need to eat. Besides, Master Mingshan has not yet cultivated her skills to the point where she can not show her likes and dislikes on her face, so naturally some of her likes and dislikes are revealed.
Xue Huan didn't think it was a big deal, because this would actually make it easier for her to find out information.
"Master, when I came in earlier, I encountered a lady who was cursing at the nunnery, telling Mei Jiqin to get out of Fengchi County. She was really arrogant. I wonder who this Mei Jiqin is?"
Master Mingshan looked hesitant and obviously didn't want to mention it, but considering that Xue Huan had donated a generous sum of money, it was difficult for her to refuse.
"Why, Mei Jiqin can't tell me? Then I won't ask, so as not to embarrass the nun."
After Xue Huan said this, Master Mingshan would never admit it. Otherwise, wouldn't it make people feel even more strange?
"Not really. Since you asked, I will tell you."
Master Mingshan then briefly recounted Mei Jiqin's life story in a fairly objective manner, but her expression turned worried at the end.
"Miss Mei has lived in this nunnery for five or six years. We old folks all know what kind of person she is, but her face is a bit ostentatious and doesn't suit a quiet place like ours. Even if she has no intention of provoking those reckless people, as long as she's here, Wenyue Nunnery won't be peaceful. Alas."
Xue Huan was silent.
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