After Granny Lu left, the Xu family took a long time to adjust.
Xu Zhi had always shared a room with Granny Lu. After Granny Lu left, Zhang Zhaoci asked Qingmiao to go to Xu Zhi's room to keep her company. Xu Zhi would often wake up at night and call for Granny Lu, who would come over to see if Xu Zhi needed anything. Now, when Xu Zhi called, Qingmiao responded. Only then did Xu Zhi remember that Granny Lu had returned to the capital. Qingmiao asked Xu Zhi what was wrong. Xu Zhi was in a low mood and replied that nothing was wrong before lying down to sleep.
After traveling for more than twenty days with the people from the fur trading company, enduring wind and rain, Lu Mama finally arrived in the capital. The people from the Li family's fur trading company were going to stay in the capital for more than ten days before returning to Hexi. Lu Mama made an appointment with them for the return trip and then boarded a carriage that the Li family had helped her find, heading towards the Yongning Marquis's residence.
The old lady knew that Granny Lu was coming back early on, so she naturally sent someone to wait at the gate every day. Just then, she saw Granny Lu and quickly helped her carry her things to the old lady's courtyard.
More than three years had passed since they parted. When the old lady saw the haggard-looking Granny Lu, she was very happy. She kept instructing Granny Chen to help wash Granny Lu's face, find her favorite snacks, and tell the kitchen to cook her favorite dishes. She also said that she would open the jar of good wine buried under the south wall in the courtyard to welcome Granny Lu back.
Granny Lu watched with a smile as the old lady busied herself with various tasks. Only when the old lady felt she had finished her work did she sit down, pour Granny Lu a cup of tea, and say, "Did you suddenly come back for something important?"
Granny Lu said, "I just came back to visit an old friend, there's nothing else."
The old lady stared at Granny Lu for a moment and said, "This doesn't seem like something you would do. Alright, I won't ask you anything else. Just tell me quickly, how are Rao'er's family doing in Hexi? Are they getting used to the weather there?"
Granny Lu smiled and said, "I knew you would ask these questions. Don't worry, that family can live well anywhere. They've adapted to the climate. In a few months, you'll have another big, healthy great-grandson. You can't be stingy then. It's better to give the children the good things than to leave them to gather dust in the storeroom."
The old lady smiled and said, "Do you even need to tell me? I prepared it as soon as I received the letter. When you go back this time, take some with you. When they return, I'll give them a gift. Also, what about our Di-ge's wife? Is she pretty? Is she good-tempered? Zhao Ci said the young lady is a capable person. What do you think of her?"
Granny Lu said, "The young girl is beautiful and has a good temper. Most importantly, she learns things quickly. Now she is learning manners and household management from me. She is a good granddaughter-in-law. She is unwilling to do it herself, so she expects me to teach her how to be a good daughter-in-law. She is looking forward to managing the household well in the future."
The old lady said nonchalantly, "I know that Zhao Ci is devoted to medical skills."
Granny Lu said, "Third Madam also made some pills for you. She wrote down how to take them and what their effects were on the bottle. I'll ask Granny Chen to put them away later. Third Madam also said that these pills are good for your health if you take them often. She estimates that you've taken enough, so she'll have someone bring them back to you when she makes them again."
The old lady's cardiovascular system wasn't very good, and she needed to take medication regularly. Before Zhang Zhaoci left, he showed her the pills and left her some prepared pills. Later, he had them made in Hexi and asked someone to bring them back to her. The old lady could feel that after taking the pills Zhang Zhaoci made for her, her health improved a lot. Before, she would feel suffocated for half a day if her emotions fluctuated even slightly, but now she didn't feel that way anymore.
The old lady said with a smile, "It's so good to have a granddaughter-in-law who is skilled in medicine. My health is much better than it was a few years ago. I used to think that I was getting old and would just have to endure a few more years. But now I don't think that way anymore. I want to live well, to see my great-grandchildren born, and to see them get married and have children. And our little Jiu, I still have to help her to find a good husband."
Granny Lu said with a smile, "It's good that you think that way. Before I came here, I told Third Madam about the affairs of your Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion. Third Madam wants to ask you for a few of your personal maids."
The old lady said, "I have received Di Ge'er's letter. Our boy is really amazing. He is only a teenager and he has already earned such a large fortune for his mother."
Granny Lu smiled and said, "Of course! Our young master is really capable. He always takes the lead in everything he does. He cuts wheat with us and harvests crops with us. It makes people both happy and heartbroken to see him like this."
Hearing this, the old lady was greatly comforted, but then said with some sadness, "It sounds just like the old Marquis back then. The old Marquis always took the lead in everything he did. He was raised by his grandmother when he was young and was spoiled a bit."
When the old lady gave birth to her eldest son, her mother-in-law took the child to her own yard to raise him before the child was even a month old. The old lady wanted to take the child back, but her mother-in-law wouldn't allow it and insisted on raising her grandson herself. Later, the old lady fell ill, so she brought the child back to raise him herself. Unfortunately, he was already five or six years old, and his personality was set. It was not easy to change his temperament.
Granny Lu naturally knew about this matter. Seeing that the old lady was somewhat sad, she said, "Isn't the Marquis doing a good job? He is also being filial to you. I think it's all good."
The old lady said, "It's not easy for us to meet, why should I tell you all this? What do you think of Zhao Ci's pregnancy? She's over thirty this year, will it be okay for her to have another child?"
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