Magistrate Wu said, "Whenever you want to go to Xujia Village, you can have the yamen runners drive you there in a carriage. But you must let me know in advance, okay?"
Wu Xinyi's eyes lit up and she said, "Dad, are you telling the truth? Then is it okay if I go there often?"
"Well, you can, but you have to be polite when you go there. You can't put on airs just because you are the county magistrate's daughter, okay?" County Magistrate Wu instructed.
"Dad, of course I know. I've never been arrogant. You're a good official, and as your daughter, I can't lose face for you."
County Magistrate Wu nodded with satisfaction.
"By the way, Dad, Grandma Xu brought me a lot of delicious food! You have to eat with your daughter later." Wu Xinyi said.
"Okay, okay, come in quickly. The cook has already prepared the food, and it will be cold soon." said County Magistrate Wu.
"I know, Dad."
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At the dinner table, the old man asked, "Old lady, have you sent soup to Danniu these days?"
Wang said, "I sent it, I sent it. Do I need you to remind me of this? Are you going to town tomorrow? I've already bought the land. Didn't you say you were going to find someone to build a house?"
The old man said, "We don't need to worry about this. I gave the necessary silver to Magistrate Wu. He will send someone to find the workers who built the house to express his gratitude for helping him solve the refugee problem."
Wang said, "The county magistrate is a good official. He's taken care of Xinyi, a child with good character. It's not easy for a grown man, busy with official duties, to raise a child so well!"
Xu Laodao said, "Mother, County Magistrate Wu is indeed a good official, but he also benefits from helping to find workers and supervisors. Think about these refugees. Seeing how much the county magistrate cares about their affairs, they will definitely be grateful to him. The most important thing for an official is to win the favor of the people."
The old man said, "Although what you said is true, as long as he is willing to sincerely do practical things for the people, what does it matter if he does it for fame? He is still a good official."
Uncle Xu said, "Dad, what you said makes sense."
Qibao thought that his grandfather was very insightful, but he hadn't noticed it before. Could it be that he really was a late bloomer?
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Time flies, and winter has arrived in the blink of an eye.
After lunch, Wang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sat in the main room with the maidservants, chatting and making clothes.
Zhang said, "The boys at home are growing so fast. Last year's winter clothes are too short for this year's. If our family wasn't better off now, where would we get the money to buy cloth for them?"
Mrs. Li said, "Sister-in-law, the food at home is good now, so it's normal for the child to grow up fast. The child can't stay grown up forever!"
Mrs. Lin also said, "Qibao has grown a lot taller, and most of the clothes in the wardrobe are too short. I saved a few new ones for Yaya when she grows up."
When Mei Niang heard this, she said gratefully, "Thank you, Third Madam, for taking care of Yaya."
Lin said, "Why thank me? They're all new. I can't just throw them away! I'll bring them to you later."
"Yes, Third Madam." Mei Niang said.
Qibao has been learning embroidery for some time now, and can even embroider simple flowers and plants. At this moment, she is embroidering a pattern on a piece of clothing that her aunt has just made. The clothing belongs to her eldest brother, and Qibao embroidered a small word "Xu" on the back corner of the clothing, with a small smiling face next to it.
Wang felt very curious when she saw her little granddaughter sitting on a small stool, holding clothes and embroidering them seriously.
"Look at how well our Qibao embroiders. I guess the other girls in the village can't learn as fast as Qibao!" Wang said with a smile.
Madam Qian said, "Aunt, you are right. Qibao is indeed the one with the best understanding among them, but the others are not bad either. Hua'er is also a good learner."
Wang said, "Hua'er is also a smart girl. She plays well with Qibao and is very sensible."
Zhang said, "It didn't snow last winter, but it will probably snow this winter. Fortunately, life is better for the villagers now. I saw many aunts in the village go to town to buy cloth and cotton a few days ago. I guess they are coming back to make clothes."
Wang said, "Each of the twelve guards needs to have two sets of winter clothes. I didn't realize it until I calculated it. I'm shocked to see so many children need to make clothes."
Qibao said, "If you can't make it, just buy some ready-made clothes. As long as they don't freeze you, it's fine."
Cuizhu said, "Miss, you bought a lot of cloth for us servants before. We can make it ourselves. We can wear it in time. The servants of the master and the young master are all given to us."
Qibao said, "Okay, if you can't do it, just tell me and I'll ask Kuiwu to buy some ready-made clothes from town."
"I understand, miss."
I was busy until the afternoon. In winter, it gets dark faster during the day than at night. By the time my brothers came back from school, it was already getting dark.
Qibao showed the embroidered clothes to his eldest brother.
"Brother, this is the clothes that your aunt just made for you today. I also embroidered a word "Xu" and a smiley face on it. I hope you will always be happy!" Qibao said with a smile.
Xu Wenwu touched the pattern embroidered by his sister, and felt warm in his heart. He said, "Brother likes it very much." After that, he folded the clothes neatly.
The fourth brother said, "Sister, you can't be partial. I am your biological brother, and I want it too."
Xiao Wu also said: "That's right, I am also a brother, why do I only help the eldest brother embroider?"
When the old man heard this, his eyes widened and he said, "Your sister has been embroidering all afternoon, can't she take a break? How is Qibao partial to her? Your grandfather hasn't even done anything yet! Go away!"
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