Chapter 298 Selling the Maid, Harmony between Sisters-in-law
Before, Gu Heng was away on business and didn't come back for most of the year. It was difficult to see her, let alone sleep together.
Now that Yun Qiao and Chen Jingyan are back, he no longer has to take care of his business and instead spends more time at home.
Li Yuan, on the other hand, is not used to it yet.
After coaxing his son to sleep, Li Yuan couldn't fall asleep.
She asked the maid to prepare sleeping incense.
But this sleeping incense had an effect on the child, so she went to the soft couch in the outer room and barely managed to spend the night there.
Before dawn the next day, Sun Ma sold Cuilan out.
This mansion has connections with the matchmaker, so just send someone to tell her and the matchmaker will come to your door.
She was just a maid, and Li Yuan wanted to get rid of her. He didn't expect to get anything from Cuilan, so he gave the money from selling her to Sun Ma for drinking.
Mother Sun was naturally happy and came to deliver the message early in the morning.
"To answer Madam, he was taken away by the matchmaker this morning, crying so hard he was out of breath.
The matchmaker said Cuilan had a good complexion and praised the good soil and water in our mansion, saying that it nourished the girl to be plump and fair.
"She looks like she's going to be sold to some family as a concubine."
"If the Madam doesn't want to, I'll have the matchmaker sell her to a brothel."
Li Yuan was kinder after all.
"She's just a maid trying to get into someone's bed. There's no need to be so extreme. She might as well be a concubine. I don't think she'd be happy to be one."
"Alright, there's no need to talk about her anymore. Go back and pick out two servants. The young master needs a servant too. Aunt Sun, how old is your grandson this year?"
Chen Yang has been learning for a year now. He has been taking classes at home with a private tutor.
But when studying at home, there is always no comparison, and I don’t know how he is doing.
Moreover, given her and Gu Heng's status, it was unrealistic for them to invite a university scholar to teach their child. Instead, they thought it would be better for Chen Yang to go to college to study as soon as possible.
She also wanted to ask Yun Qiao in the front yard where her two boys, Chaochao and Mumu, were going to study, and thought it would be nice to let Chen Yang go with them.
Mother Sun has a little grandson. If he is still old enough, she will bring him to be Chen Yang's servant.
Grandma Sun was delighted and said quickly, "But Madam, you are still thinking about my grandson. He is six years old this year. He is sensible, capable, and can take good care of others. He has two younger sisters who are twins, and he usually takes care of them..."
When Li Yuan heard this, he said happily, "Oh, they're twin daughters."
"Tomorrow, have your daughter-in-law bring the child to me so I can share in the good fortune."
Saying that it's to share in the good fortune is just a joke.
She was just curious about what the twin girls looked like. People are always curious about all kinds of things.
When Mother Sun heard this, she immediately agreed.
I just waited for the second lady to finish her meal in the morning and then went to the front yard.
Sun Ma is in charge of the internal affairs of Chunhui Garden. The Second Madam doesn't like to bring too many people with her when she goes out, so usually it is enough for her to bring only Cui Ju.
This time when the second lady went to the front yard, she also only brought Aster.
Li Yuan went to the front yard to see Yun Qiao to teach Chen Yang to respect the Marquis's wife and remember to pay his respects.
Although Yun Qiao said that they were all family and there was no need for any empty talk, she still thought about taking the children there every day.
After seeing the Second Madam leave, Aunt Sun finally had time to return to the servants' courtyard outside the Marquis' Mansion.
Living in this yard are the second wife's maids and old nannies who came with her as a dowry.
Sun's mother came as a dowry with the whole family.
Her son and daughter-in-law were also Li Yuan's dowry servants, but her daughter-in-law Wang worked in the kitchen, while her son managed the carriages and horses in the backyard.
The couple had two sons. The eldest was twelve years old and was learning to drive a horse-drawn carriage from his father. The younger, who was Grandma Sun's grandson, was too young to be assigned any work, so he stayed at home idle, taking care of two twin sisters who were less than two years old.
When Mother Sun returned, Wang was just packing up her two little daughters.
"Mom is back, but have you eaten yet? I cooked some porridge, please eat it quickly."
"Don't leave yet. Today, the Second Madam suddenly said that Yang Ge'er is planning to start school. She asked me how old my grandson is. Rui'er is six years old this year, right?"
When Wang heard what her mother-in-law said, she became happy.
"Rui'er is over six years old. He'll be seven in July. I'm still worried. If he can't find a good job before he turns eight, he'll end up like Dazhuang, tying horses in the backyard. My eldest son follows his father to do this. Rui'er is smart. I'm still thinking about whether he can get a job as a servant for the two brothers in the front yard."
Mother Sun said, "Your idea is good, but the people in the front yard are of noble status, and our family is the second wife's dowry, so it's not appropriate to go to the front yard. It just so happens that the second wife said that Run'er should be Yang Ge'er's servant."
"He is smart and can learn to read and write as a book boy."
Wang said, "This is a great thing."
"Mother, you must tell the Second Madam that our Rui'er is smart and can do it."
"Let Daya and Erya play in the yard by themselves. Our whole family will work to earn money, so I won't have to cut clothes anymore."
Mother Sun's husband died in middle age. She only gave birth to two children. Her daughter married the son of the second manager in the Li family compound and is living a good life now.
It is a blessing that her son, Dazhuang, and his family came with her.
She had no complaints about her daughter-in-law Wang.
Wang served her some porridge and then hurried to the kitchen to work. She worked in the big kitchen and didn't have to eat at home.
The leftovers from the main kitchen after delivering the meal to the master were enough for the servants to have a meal.
Sometimes there would be a chicken leg or something left over. The mother in charge knew that Wang was not a competitive person, so when she saw Wang taking it, she would just turn a blind eye.
Wang really likes working in the kitchen.
Madam Sun took a mouthful of porridge and said to Wang, "Take the piece of fabric that the Second Madam gave me as a gift and cut it into clothes. The color is tender and suitable for you young people."
"Please clean up in the next two days. The Second Madam said she wanted to see Daya and Erya."
Wang agreed happily.
Grandma Sun quickly finished her meal, looked at her granddaughter, called her grandson over to talk to her, and then hurried to Chunhui Garden.
Wang also went to the big kitchen, just in time to deliver the meal there.
"It's already this late, why are you just delivering the food?"
"Madam always likes to get up late, so we'll just wait for the time to serve the food. Madam Wang, please serve these steamed meatballs, and don't forget to cook the shrimp wontons quickly."
"Yes, I'll be right there."
Wang soon became busy.
They were busy in the big kitchen, only for a few moments.
There are only the second house and the marquis' wife in the front yard in the Marquis' Mansion now, and the meals are prepared according to their preferences, which is relatively simple.
If it is like in a big family, with legitimate and illegitimate children, and a lot of concubines, one wants to eat bird's nest, another wants to eat Ganoderma lucidum, which is quite troublesome.
***
This side of the front yard.
Yun Qiao got up late today, not because she slept with Chen Jingyan, but because she had to coax little No. 4 at night. This child was easy to take care of at the beginning.
But the bigger it gets, the harder it becomes to carry.
I cried all night long.
Yun Qiao initially thought that the baby was hungry, so she called the wet nurse to feed him, but he refused to eat.
Worried that the child had a bloated stomach, she even did some exercises to relieve the gas, but the condition did not improve.
Finally, Xiao Tao asked if she wanted to ask a fairy to take a look. So she flipped through the book, asked the peach fairy in the southeast direction, chanted a few words, and burned some paper.
The little guy soon calmed down and fell into a peaceful sleep.
This matter is really mysterious.
Yun Qiao's eyes turned black from the torment she received from her son, and Chen Jingyan was no match for her. Yun Qiao saw that he could not help.
She wanted him to sleep in the study or in the side room, but he refused to go and insisted on staying with her.
Yun Qiao also thought it through. She didn't want to be a typical marquis' wife anyway, so she just went with her heart.
Go to bed late and get up late. Never stay up late, otherwise you may easily die suddenly.
When she got up to have breakfast, Li Yuan had already arrived with Chen Yang.
Chaochao and Mumu always go to bed early and get up early. When they saw their younger brother Chen Yang coming, the three brothers quickly went out to play together.
Nian Nian was always accompanied by a maid, who took care of her every step of the way.
However, the little fourth child who was taken away by the wet nurse that night was awake and was now being held by Li Yuan.
"You're up really early. There's nothing else to do in the mansion. You can sleep a little longer. There's no need to get up so early."
"I'm used to this time. Xiaotao told me that Shilang kept you awake all night."
Yun Qiao smiled.
"This kid is really good at making people endure."
"He looks like a smart guy. I really like him." Li Yuan said with a smile.
"If you like it, then have another child. Our mansion is still a little quiet. If you have more children, we can afford to raise them anyway."
As Li Yuan spoke, the maid set the table for breakfast.
When Chen Jingyan came over and called Li Yuan to eat something, she said she had already eaten, but still sat down and ate some with them. She just drank tea and chatted.
Chen Jingyan had something else to do, so he quickly finished his meal and went out.
Chaochao and Mumu were going to study after dinner. Chen Yang also insisted on going with his brother and even refused to go to his own private school teacher.
When only Yun Qiao and Li Yuan were left, Yun Qiao asked about what happened in Chunhui Garden last night.
They went to bed late, so naturally they heard what happened in Chunhui Garden.
"A foot-washing maid who wants to climb into bed."
"Yuanniang, I know exactly what you're thinking. Even if you have complaints about the Second Master, you can't push him onto another woman."
Li Yuan said, "It doesn't matter. We don't have any feelings for each other anymore, but he's been unwilling to divorce. I was thinking of asking the Marquis for help."
"He's very busy right now, and I'm afraid he doesn't have time to take care of your affairs. There's a flood in Jiangcheng, don't you know?"
"What? When did it happen?"
Li Yuan had never heard of it.
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