When the two of them came out again after packing up, Qiao Xin pointed at Nanny Qin and said, "Come and meet your foster nanny. This is someone Heng took great pains to find for you. But she has real skills. If you can learn a little bit from her, you will benefit from her for the rest of your life."
Nanny Qin took the initiative to step forward and bowed to the two of them. Her every move was pleasing to the eyes and made people feel indescribably comfortable!
Xu and Zhang hurriedly returned the greeting, but their performance was inappropriate. When they finally realized what was going on, their faces turned red, and they didn't know where to put their hands and feet. They suddenly felt inferior!
Qiao Xin seemed not to notice their embarrassment. Instead, she took Madam Qin's hand and told her, "Madam, please don't laugh at me. Although my two daughters-in-law are not very knowledgeable, they are kind-hearted and smart. They just need a famous teacher to guide them. I will rely on you in the future."
We don't expect these two fools to learn to be like the ladies of aristocratic families. But they should know a little bit about the pitfalls to avoid in the backyard. At least they should be able to manage their own little piece of land and not let others harm them."
Then he turned to his daughter-in-law and said, "Don't be afraid of this or that. We don't steal or rob, we don't hurt anyone, we support ourselves, there's nothing to be ashamed of.
Live your life as you should and enjoy it as you like. Our men work hard outside and crawl at night, so we have to learn what we should learn so that we can keep up with them and enjoy life.
These rules are just for precaution, I would rather you never have to use them in your life!"
"Mom, wouldn't it be better if I didn't study and stayed with you all the time?" Xu was still a little scared.
In the early spring, the southern barbarians crossed the border to rob and kill without declaring war. The Jing Kingdom had no choice but to fight back. Now the two sides are fighting in full swing.
The boss is already a sixth-rank military officer. If he makes a few more contributions on the battlefield, it is possible that he will be promoted to a fifth-rank or even a fifth-rank general when he returns victorious.
By then, she will have to build a house to live in, and someone will have to help her take care of the backyard.
The first choice is either Qiao Xin or Xu, or Qiao Xin.
Even if Qiao Xin was like the mothers-in-law of this era, and seized power over her son's backyard on the grounds that her daughter-in-law was rude, people at that time would not say anything about it, but it would be extremely disadvantageous to Xu, the daughter-in-law!
Qiao Xin was not happy to say it, and even if she helped to manage it, it was only a temporary one. In the end, Xu Shi would still have to take on the responsibility as his wife. If Xu Shi could not stand up on her own, then for the sake of his future, Qiao Yunxin would at best take in a capable and knowledgeable concubine, or even divorce Xu Shi and remarry her if he was unscrupulous.
What Qiao Xin least wanted was this kind of situation. If she used her status as a foster mother to pressure Qiao Yunqing to compromise, that would not be a long-term solution.
After much thought, it would be most cost-effective to choose the lesser of two evils and let Xu grow up and learn to be a qualified mistress of the house.
That's why we had today's plan, but who knew that the person involved would get scared before the battle even started.
Qiao Xin sat up straight, tapping the table with her fingers intentionally or unintentionally.
Youyou said, "Of course, if the boss goes to take up a post somewhere else in the future, you can stay here with me, an old woman. As long as you don't mind letting another woman take care of his backyard, it's fine!"
"I..." Xu raised her head helplessly and suddenly panicked!
Of course she was not happy. She had finally made it to the end, but someone else took the cake. No one would be willing to accept this! But she really couldn't live up to the style of an official's wife!
Seeing her helpless appearance, Qiao Xin felt a little headache. She understood that she didn't understand the key points. She had to be patient and explain all the seriousness to her clearly!
"I taught you to read and learn arithmetic. Isn't this teaching you how to manage the household? As a hunter girl, I don't understand the rules and intricacies of the imperial harem, so I hired Nanny Qin to help you. So what are you afraid of?
Those mistresses were not born with the ability, either, they were taught since childhood. You are just a few years late, it is still in time. We have seen and heard so much, so we naturally understand it!
Besides, military commanders are more free and easy, and they don't follow as many rules as civil officials. As long as you can guard the backyard for the boss and don't let those villains take advantage of you, you will be successful!"
Seeing that they still kept their heads down and didn't say anything, Qiao Xin's patience gradually wore out: "Think about it carefully. Even if it's not for yourself and the eldest brother, you have to stand up for the sake of the two or three children!"
"Da Lang, Er Lang and the eldest lady are all his children, he won't just ignore them. I can just be filial to my mother on his behalf. My husband always listens to my mother!"
Qiao Xin was so angry that she laughed for a moment, and her voice became stern: "I'm not too old to move, why do I need you to be filial to me! The eldest brother listened to me, but he also had his own ideas. When he knelt in front of me and wanted to marry you, was it me or his own ideas that were listened to?
If he is determined to remarry, why do you think I will stop him for you?"
"Then..." Xu was really anxious this time, she knew that what Qiao Xin said was the truth!
Nanny Qin also said, "Madam Xu, the old lady is really planning for you! Even if Dalang himself is unwilling, as long as her backyard is unstable, outsiders will have the opportunity to take advantage of it.
If his boss insisted on intervening and betrothed his daughter or sister to him as a concubine, he would not even have an excuse to refuse. With such a concubine at home, the whole family would be passive!
You have no family to rely on, and you don't learn how to make a living! What will happen then? Do you really want to give up the wealth and glory you have obtained and hide in your mother-in-law for the rest of your life? How can the young men get out of this? You may even lose your life!"
"This is impossible! Even a tiger will not eat its own cubs." Xu was horrified when she heard this!
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