Little Man'er is back, so of course she has to continue going to school. She needs to learn to read, write, and do needlework; she can't miss any of them.
The happy little girl immediately became listless.
Yue Jiuyue has now sealed her heart and locked away all love, because she no longer trusts anyone's true feelings. Who knows if they are just pretending, or if they are just trying to get something out of her?
For example, that bastard son of Lin Chaodong!
He hurt her rare and genuine feelings!
Therefore, she will not trust anyone for the time being, except for Lin Chaodong.
Lin Chaodong has been busy following his two younger brothers around lately, hoping to become a manager one day. So he works very hard and is so tired every day that he doesn't want to go home or eat dinner. He just wants to fall asleep as soon as his head hits the pillow.
However, he still has two troublesome little devils to take care of, and he can only sleep after he has coaxed them to sleep every day.
Therefore, he was even less likely to notice that Yue Jiuyue clearly disliked him, which is why Lin Chaonan and Lin Chaobei became increasingly unscrupulous in ordering him to do this and that.
Lin Chaodong was exhausted every day, but Yue Jiuyue finally calmed down one day, and Lin Chaodong's life became much easier after that.
He thought his two younger brothers were just trying to make him feel bad and not want him to work too hard. He was afraid that he would not achieve anything in his studies, so he even asked his two younger brothers to assign him tasks, which left the two brothers speechless.
What can they do?
We can only do as he wishes.
Yue Jiuyue was unaware of what had happened between the three brothers, because the real heat of summer had arrived, and the ladies and young women of the county town once again visited Yue Jiuyue's home, ostensibly to admire the lotus flowers, but in reality to escape the summer heat.
Yue Jiuyue and everyone in the village, of course, wholeheartedly agreed, because they could make some extra money!
"Ladies, we built several new courtyards last year. I'm sure you've heard about them from other ladies who have come to the mountain to see the flowers. I wonder which courtyard you would like to stay in?"
The courtyard she built was specifically for this kind of occasion, so that she could also collect some rent on the side, instead of only being able to collect money for grains, vegetables, meat, and eggs like last year. And grains and vegetables in the countryside are much cheaper than in the county town.
Every time they went out, they brought a lot of people with them, and they wanted the best in everything, including food, clothing, and accommodation. They even brought more than one cook. Yue Jiuyue's family didn't really earn much money. It was only because they spent money so lavishly that they never needed to give change that Yue Jiuyue was able to earn a little bit.
"Which mountain grows peaches? It's the perfect time of year for peaches to ripen. Let's stay in the courtyard on the mountain next to Peach Mountain. It'll be convenient if we want to pick peaches to eat."
This heavy breathing made Yue Jiuyue think that their family was going to stay on Peach Mountain and eat their fill!
"Then I'll stay in the courtyard on the other side of Peach Mountain. We can pick peaches together and eat them then."
"Then let's just stay on Plum Mountain. Anyone who wants to eat plums can come and sit in our yard."
"us……"
After discussing and agreeing on their accommodations, the families returned to their chosen homes. Yue Jiuyue no longer needed to worry about anything; their own maids, servants, and young men would take care of everything, doing an even better job than Yue Jiuyue had instructed.
When Yue Jiuyue got back, she took a clean shower. It was so hot that day that she wished she could soak in the water for all twelve hours of the day to feel comfortable.
Yue Jiuyue can't spend all day in the water, but she can't stop the mischievous Dazhuang. He loves playing in the water now, splashing around as soon as he opens his eyes in the morning until Lin Chaodong comes back and takes him away.
This wonderful life was something Yue Jiuyue truly envied.
She also wished she could become a child who knew nothing, so she could play in the water to her heart's content, instead of getting her clothes soaked from the heat and having to wear layers upon layers of clothing to keep sweating.
There were many more people on the mountain, but Yue Jiuyue's family life was not much different from usual. Those people got up quite late in the morning, probably because being here, away from those boundaries, made them feel much more relaxed.
Occasionally, Yue Jiuyue would hear women's laughter carried on the wind. It was the kind of laughter that made Yue Jiuyue feel several years younger, as if she were the same age as those girls.
However, it was just an illusion; she was now a grandmother who was almost forty years old.
"Madam, there are young ladies and wives from various families living on the mountain. Should we still go up the mountain to work? Won't that disturb them?"
The one who came to ask was Liu Shi. She now has the air of a head stewardess, all thanks to her excellent cooking skills. Therefore, among all the servants in the house, she is the one who doesn't tremble with fear when facing Yue Jiuyue.
"Hmm? Do as you please. What's wrong? Those people don't agree to let them go up the mountain to work?"
Yue Jiuyue frowned. It was her mistake, because she had mentioned it last time but forgot to bring it up this time.
"No, no, no, I just came to ask. Last time, although some ladies and young women came to see the flowers, everyone avoided those mountains and went to work on the other mountains first, so we didn't disturb the guests. Now that all the mountains are occupied by guests, they wanted to ask me to come and inquire first."
Liu was not unaware that Yue Jiuyue had mentioned before that the servants in the household were supposed to work, and that they wouldn't stop working just because they lived on the mountain.
However, those people were all prominent families from the county town, and they were really afraid that they might accidentally offend someone and get beaten up for something they did wrong.
"Oh, that's alright. Let them do what they need to do. If they have any complaints, let them come find me!"
Yue Jiuyue's words were absolutely true. She was a ninth-rank Jade Lady, bestowed by the emperor. Just ask the ladies living on the mountain, who among them had a rank?
According to the information she obtained from Master Li, there was no lady of any rank in the county; she was the only daughter of a man in the entire county.
While she wouldn't be able to act with impunity in the county, no one would be so tactless as to provoke her.
"good!"
It was at this moment that Liu suddenly remembered that her old lady was not an ordinary peasant landlady; she was actually a ninth-rank Jade Lady, personally bestowed by the emperor!
It was because the old lady was usually so kind and approachable, without any airs of a high-ranking scholar, that she was just like an ordinary old woman from the countryside, making her forget the old lady's other identity.
Now, Liu was full of confidence, and so were all the servants in Yue Jiuyue's household.
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