Feeling guilty, Chaoge brought the children back to the yard. Seeing the children placed in rows on the beds, she hastily kissed them one by one. It still felt not enough, so she hugged them two by two and talked to them...
Even though Chaoge was away from home for a long time and seldom took care of the children, it was as if there was a natural blood connection between the children and their mother. They were still close to Chaoge. In the end, even when the wet nurses wanted to take them away to feed them complementary food, the little ones actually started to cry and make a fuss.
Seeing Tang Xin pouting and tears welling up in her eyes, Chaoge felt distressed and hurriedly hugged her.
"Okay, okay, I won't leave. I won't leave. Let the nurse bring the food over and I'll feed you, okay?"
After Chaoge's gentle voice coaxed her, Tangxin, who had always been a loud talker but little action, immediately closed her mouth and started laughing at Chaoge again.
Looking at Tang Xin who was so clever, Chaoge didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"You're so young, and you already know how to play tricks?!"
"Yes, Miss, although the young ladies and young masters are small, they are very smart. Usually, the young ladies and young masters are very well-behaved and will not cry or make a fuss easily."
Listening to Zi Su's sharing, the smile on Chaoge's face never faded.
"Thank you for your hard work. You have taken such good care of the children. As a mother, I am not able to accompany them every day..."
"Miss, you are busy with important things. Just leave the child to us. Don't worry."
Nanny Zhang happily moved the children's dining chairs into the room and placed them in neat rows.
After hearing Chaoge's words, he couldn't help but respond directly.
"Yes, the young ladies and young masters are very well-behaved. They don't make any noise at all. They eat and sleep, and sleep and eat. They know that the weather is getting cold, so they don't cry and make a fuss like other children and insist on going out to play.
Several servants stayed in the room with them, and they were also happy. "
Zhou came in with the children's complementary food, smiling from ear to ear. They had been looking forward to Chaoge's return every day, and they didn't expect that he would come back suddenly today.
"Anyway, I know that you are all responsible. If you treat my child well, I will not treat you unfairly. By the way, you were all brought from the capital to Lingfeng County before. Is your home also in the capital?"
While Chaoge was chatting with the wet nurses and putting the children in the high chairs, he suddenly thought of this.
"Yes, my home is thirty miles outside this city."
As Zhou spoke, her words inadvertently revealed her longing for home.
After all, when the wet nurse left home, the children at home were still young, and she has been gone for almost a year. Even if she returns to the capital, she cannot leave without permission. As a mother, how can she really leave her children behind?
"What about you?"
"In reply to the young lady, my home is in the capital."
"In reply to the young lady, my home is fifty miles outside the city."
"To answer the eldest lady, my home is quite far away, more than a hundred miles away. I came here because my relatives got the news that a noble lady was looking for a wet nurse. I didn't expect to be chosen. I have the honor to be the wet nurse of the young lady and the young master."
Chaoge nodded and looked at another young nurse. "Hao, what about you?"
"Reporting to the young lady, my child died a month after birth, and it was a girl. My husband's family thought I was unlucky and couldn't give birth to a boy, so they divorced me.
At that time, I was desperate, and I happened to see a noble in the capital recruiting a wet nurse. I went there with the mentality of giving it a try, and unexpectedly, I was lucky enough to be selected. I didn’t have a mother’s family, and not long after I got married, my parents in my mother’s family suffered a disaster. Fortunately, there was the eldest lady, otherwise I...”
Talking about the sad past, Hao couldn't help but choke up.
But when she thought that she was in front of her master and it would be bad to offend her master by crying, she quickly held back her tears.
"I see. I never thought you were a woman with such a miserable fate."
Chaoge listened and couldn't help but feel sad for Hao.
Sometimes, God really likes to torture people, but Chaoge believes that his future destiny is in his own hands.
"Although my life was hard before, I am happy to see that the young lady and the young masters are healthy. Besides, the eldest lady is also good to us, and the master at home is also a kind person. Compared with the past, I feel like I have fallen into a blessed nest now."
Chaoge nodded and said, "You treat my children as your own, and I will not treat you unfairly. I am still busy these few days. After I am done with my work in a couple of days, you can go home and visit them. It will be nice to spend a reunion year with your family then.
By the way, I will buy some New Year's goods for my family so that they can have a good New Year too."
When Chaoge said this, several wet nurses were overjoyed, especially Fang. Her home was so far away, and she had already prepared not to go back for at least five years.
In the previous month, she asked someone to send all the money she had saved in the past few months back home, hoping that her family would have a good new year. Who knew that this surprise came so suddenly!
"Thank you, Miss! Thank you, Miss!"
When everyone heard the voice, they were so surprised that they knelt down in front of Chaoge and kowtowed repeatedly to express their gratitude.
When the singers came to the table with the children's complementary food, they had to ask them to get up and feed the food to the children quickly while it was still hot.
"Hao, don't be sad. It's good for you to let those unworthy people leave. As for the future, if you meet a good person, I will find one for you, and you will have your own children again."
Originally, she envied the other wet nurses for having homes to return to, but after hearing what Chaoge said, the knots in Hao's heart seemed to be untied.
Wasn't it a good thing that she didn't keep the child? Her husband's family favored boys over girls. Even if her daughter survived, she would have to suffer in her husband's family. She might even be sold when she grew up.
In that case, it would be better for her to be reborn and find a good family.
And she was the same. What would it be like if she stayed in such a family for her whole life? Even if she worked like a cow or a horse, she would not get any kindness from them.
Although she is alone now, the young ladies and masters are her spiritual sustenance. She has also met such a good master. Her life is a million times better than before. She cannot be greedy. She must think well and want better.
"What the eldest lady said is true. Leaving them may be a blessing for me. But in the future, I don't want to find a good match anymore. I just want to help the eldest lady bring up the young ladies and young masters, and I will be satisfied.
The monthly allowance given by the eldest lady is not enough for the family to eat and drink, and even three sets of new clothes every quarter, so I don’t have a chance to spend my monthly allowance. When the young lady and the young master don’t need me in the future, the monthly allowance I have saved will be enough to live on for the rest of my life.”
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