Ning Xiaotang still walked forward and said, "Third brother, I have a way to make the painting look like the original one."
Afterwards, Ning Xiaotang asked Quan Yue to take a pair of scissors and cut off all the excess parts of the painting, including the ink-stained area, and then asked Ling Hu to mount the painting. Now it looked like there was no damage at all.
"My sister is indeed the smartest!" Ning Zike immediately looked at her own painting and smiled happily like a little child.
Evening meal time
In Ning Xiaotang's yard, two crispy fried sea bass were placed on a plate and served on the table.
"Wow, girl, this fried sea bass is so delicious!" Quanyue immediately served half a bowl of white rice.
"Well, this fish should be eaten fresh. The fish meat is very delicious."
Then Ning Xiaotang ate some fried fish, minced meat, eggplant, and mixed shredded radish.
"Miss, would you like some more?" Quan Yue saw Ning Xiaotang finish half a bowl of rice and immediately prepared to scoop more rice.
"No, I ate a whole fish by myself and I'm full. You can share the rest of the food. I didn't make it dirty!"
"Yes, thank you, young lady!" Quan Yue was very excited.
If it were another family, the servants would eat the boiled vegetables, and even if the master had extra meat and vegetables, they would be thrown away to feed the poultry at home.
Why do many maids have a miserable life?
That is, most families will sell their daughters or sons if they cannot support them.
People like the Ning family are reluctant to let their maids eat dishes cooked in plain water. Generally, they cook according to Ning Xiaotang's menu, with a few extra dishes so that the Ning family's servants can have some meat to eat.
When Banyue saw a piece of fish in her bowl, she immediately felt warm in her heart.
She is usually on duty outside, responsible for opening doors and other matters.
So dinner will be relatively late.
But Quan Yue actually picked up a larger piece of fish for her, as well as some other dishes, and the rice was also prominent.
Banyue immediately picked it up and ate it while sitting in the tea room.
Quan Yue was next to Ning Xiaotang at this time, holding a cup of tea: "Miss, have a cup of tea to moisten your throat."
"Well, I'm thirsty. I feel especially thirsty after eating fried fish!" Ning Xiaotang was looking through the accounts of soap sent from Ningxiahe Village and the income books of shops in Shuihe Town.
"The income has been quite good recently. Starting tomorrow, I'll have the people around here start digging bamboo shoots."
Quan Yue immediately said, "Miss, the people around here have all followed the eldest and second masters up the mountain to dig bamboo shoots. Do you want the wives to find something for them to do?"
"Although the people on the farm are half working and half playing, there's no need to force everyone to be anxious all day long. Let's just leave it like this. When the bamboo shoots come back, let the women peel them. Then it will depend on who has the fastest hands. The more skin they peel, the more they will be paid by the kilogram!"
Quan Yue immediately smiled and said, "Girl, you are indeed the smartest one. You always have a way to get those women to work harder!"
"People work for profit. As long as the money is in place, they won't be lazy!" Ning Xiaotang looked at the money on the soap in her hand. These banknotes could just be used for her to pay the villagers for digging and peeling bamboo shoots, and for all the other things that went on afterwards.
Ning Xiaotang glanced at the sky outside. "It's already dark. Has Quanyue or Banyue come in for dinner?"
Quan Yue immediately withdrew her hand from wiping the table and bowed: "Miss, I will go to the tea room to see if Ban Yue has come in."
"Go!" Ning Xiaotang took the pen and started to count on the white paper. Then she stretched out her little hand to support the white paper, and what she wrote was actually a string of numbers.
After a while, Quanyue came to the tea room and saw Banyue eating voraciously.
"Banyue, please eat slowly. No one will snatch the food from you!" Quanyue said.
"Sister Quanyue, I'm just very hungry." Banyue immediately took the last bite of rice and then smiled with satisfaction.
"Is there enough to eat?" Quan Yue asked again.
"It's enough to eat, but I'm so full." Banyue raised her little face and smiled happily.
"That's good. Go get some water for the girl to wash. I should practice tracing the red characters with her later."
"Yes!" Banyue immediately went to the kitchen with the bowl.
Quan Yue immediately returned to Ning Xiaotang's study: "Miss, Ban Yue is so full!"
"Okay, she's still growing, so it's inevitable that she'll eat a lot. Try to prepare more food for her."
"Yes, girl!" Banyue was carrying hot water outside, but her heart was as warm as a small stove.
The girl actually asked Quanyue to prepare more food for her. No wonder she had meat for every meal and was full every time during this period of time. It turned out that it was all because of the girl's care.
Ban Yue immediately dropped a tear on her face, which she wiped away in time and stepped in again, "Girl, it's time to wash your feet."
"Okay!" Ning Xiaotang immediately put down the account book and walked to the low couch next to her and sat down. Quanyue immediately took off her socks and soaked her cute little feet in warm water, which was very warm.
Get up early the next morning
"Ling Hu, go ask the head of Shangshui Village to come to me. I need him to do something!"
Ling Hu immediately said, "Yes, girl!"
Ling Hu soon invited the village head over.
"Liu Tie pays his respects to Princess Roujia!"
"Liu Lizheng, please take a seat! You're welcome!"
Liu Tie immediately sat on half of the stool in a panic, seeming a little frightened.
"Liu Lizheng, organize the villagers to go up the mountain and dig bamboo shoots today. Send all the bamboo shoots you dig to Shangshui Village. I have a use for them. I'll pay you three copper coins per pound, and we'll settle the bill on the same day!"
Liu Tie's heart immediately cheered up, and he said excitedly: "Such a good thing, we will immediately organize people to dig up the mountain!"
"Okay, remember, you can't eat bamboo shoots that have been dug up by the end of April. They're too old to eat!"
Liu Tie immediately bowed and said, "Yes, Princess, I will take my leave!"
Liu Lizheng immediately ran to Shangshui Village to inform everyone.
Soon, the villagers were seen rushing up the mountain with hoes and carrying shoulder poles.
Although this suburb of Kyoto is not as secluded as Ningxiahe Village, the continuous bamboo forest is a natural landscape and one of the main sources of livelihood for the villagers.
In the evening
There was a long line outside the gate of Shangshui Village, all of them were people coming to deliver bamboo shoots.
Ning Xiaotang took a look outside the door and ordered, "Quanyue, quickly go to the kitchen and ask Auntie to bring out the ginger and sugar tea. Let everyone drink it and quench their thirst!"
When some people in the crowd heard that the host had prepared ginger sugar tea, they were shocked.
These days, even a sip of sugar water is a luxury, let alone a whole bowl? How much sugar does it take?
"Did you hear that? There's ginger candy tea!"
"I have to go back quickly and call my sister to come drink too!" He Gulai immediately put the bamboo shoots back where they were and ran away.
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