The rice in the fields has gradually matured, and the villagers of Yunshan Village have begun the busy autumn harvest activities.
Although the process is very tiring, it is also the moment that the villagers look forward to most in the year. Whether they can have enough food to eat next year depends entirely on how much grain they harvest.
Just as the autumn harvest was in full swing, a horse-drawn carriage drove into the entrance of Yunshan Village. Upon closer inspection, it was seen that the driver was Su Shien's servant, and there was another person in the carriage, that was the wet nurse who had been deprived of her power.
The two of them didn't want to come to this country place. The servant didn't want to make trouble, and the wet nurse was just full of resentment and had no place to vent.
Dingxiang has been in this courtyard for more than half a year, but her true nature has never been revealed. The wet nurse only thought she was a lazy girl, but she never thought that this girl would be so difficult to deal with.
Mrs. Su Wang thought that Su Shien was just pretending to help here. How could he, who had been well-fed and spoiled since childhood, do farm work?
Who would have thought that after a few days, this person really stayed in Yunshan Village and never came back.
The Autumn Examination was approaching, and Mrs. Su Wang was afraid of losing control, so she quickly sent her trusted servant to Yunshan Village to pick someone up. After thinking about it, she added a wet nurse, thinking that Su Shien would listen to what this person said.
The wet nurse came to Yunshan Village with a lot of resentment, ready to have a good talk with these two people. Did she plan to stay here after returning home?
But when she saw him in the fields, wearing shorts and a straw hat, holding a sickle for mowing, she was completely shocked. Was this still the noble young master she had watched grow up? He didn't even have the demeanor of a scholar.
It’s all because of that vixen Han Zeyu. Ever since the young master first saw her, he has been captivated by her and has been obsessed with marrying her.
I thought that if his wish came true, the young master would be able to concentrate on preparing for the Tongsheng exam and earn the title of scholar. However, not only was the wedding date brought forward, but after bringing her into the house, he stopped reading books, writing poems, and even going home. What's the difference between him and a son-in-law who marries into the wife's family?
The wet nurse had already calmed her granddaughter's emotions and also convinced herself that her granddaughter's background made her unfit for the position of the main wife.
But any man with some power and money will have three or four wives and concubines, and will have women on both sides. When the time comes, I will find a way to let my granddaughter and the eldest young master have sex first, so that I can fight for her status. If I can give birth to a child before the eldest young master, wouldn't that be wonderful.
In the nanny's understanding, men are fickle and easily bored. The young master is just inexperienced, so he was bewitched by a vixen. Even though the two of them are very sweet now, how long can this passion last?
It was not until she met Su Shien in person that the wet nurse felt that all her previous psychological preparation had been in vain. If the young master continued to indulge himself, let alone taking the imperial examination to consolidate his position, he would probably be kicked out by the master and the mistress soon.
"My dear young master! How can you do such rough work? Your hands are for reading, writing, and composing articles. How can you use a sickle to cut grass?"
Han Zeyu heard someone shouting loudly, turned around and looked at the two people coming over, smiled sinisterly, and thought, since they were already here, don't even think about leaving easily.
It just so happens that we need manpower for the autumn harvest, the more the better. Although these two people are old and lazy, and not strong laborers, they are better than nothing. We can't let Sha Tiezhu work alone in the fields!
After a while, Su Shien returned to the carriage on the roadside to rest. Holding a pen and paper in his hand, he looked at the endless fields and the hard-working farmers, and wrote a poem inspired by his feelings.
The wet nurse never dreamed that she would pick up a sickle and work in the fields at the age of fifty.
The servant sighed to the sky, wondering why the Madam had entrusted him with such an important task. What sin had he committed? He left the Su Mansion and had to run to this remote and desolate place to relive his childhood nightmare.
In fact, the two of them were not of noble origin. The servant's family rented land from the Su Mansion, so he was the second son of a tenant family. In addition, his uncle was a manager in the Su Mansion, so he was considered half a family member.
The wet nurse was born in a small village closest to the county town. She was born, grew up, married and had children there. If her husband had not been injured and her family had not been so poor that they could not make ends meet, she would have been forced to become a wet nurse for a rich family.
It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. Once you leave your original living environment for a long time, you will never go back.
The wet nurse stayed in the Su Mansion for twenty-one years. Although she didn't want to go home, she still knew to send some money home, so she was not considered to have lost contact with her relatives.
The wet nurse has three granddaughters in total. The one she brought into the Su Mansion is the most suitable in age and the most beautiful in appearance. Her intention is obvious.
The wet nurse and the servant were working in the fields with sweat pouring down their faces, listening to Han Zeyu's blind orders. The man almost whipped them with a small whip, with a smug look on his face, ordering them to work as hard as he could.
I wanted to stop and drink some tea, but there was no way; I wanted to straighten my back and rest for a while, but there was no way; even going to the toilet had to limit the time I could come back.
After an afternoon of ruthless torture, the boy was fine. Apart from his clothes being soaked and his back aching, his vital signs were relatively stable.
But the wet nurse was already over fifty years old and could not bear the intensity of the farm work. Her face was flushed and her eyes were full of stars.
Han Zeyu pretended to care about the two of them and invited them to visit his house, rest for a night, and leave tomorrow afternoon.
The two of them were shocked when they heard the conversation. Why did he want them to go back tomorrow afternoon? Could it be that he wanted them to go to the fields to work tomorrow morning?
He was frightened by the two and kept declining, saying that he had to rush back to report to the eldest lady in the evening, so he would not stay in Yunshan Village any longer. He just hoped that the eldest young master and the eldest young lady could go back with them. The eldest lady was very worried about the young master's studies, after all, registration would be soon.
Su Shien seemed to have just thought of the registration issue. He slapped his forehead and said, "Look at my poor memory. I almost missed the registration. Fortunately, Madam remembered."
Hearing this, Han Zeyu scolded him, "How could you forget such an important thing? You're giving up on your bright future? This time, I'm really grateful to the Madam for reminding me. I'll go pack some local specialties for you two to take back to the Madam. It's a small token of our love, so I hope the Madam won't mind."
The nurse couldn't help but ask, "Young Master, are you not going back with us?"
Han Zeyu said as a matter of course: "The environment here at my house is quite good, which is conducive to Shi En's study. My younger brother is also going to take the Tongsheng exam, so it's just right for the two of them to study together."
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