Although the children in the family are more particular than before, and the girls have been clean since childhood, the boys in the Qiao family are at the age when they are old enough to climb trees and go to rivers, and are disliked by cats and dogs. They usually disobey the teachings of their elders.
Normally, he would sniff his nose and then sniff it back. But after playing hard, he would just drink water when he got home. Qiao Xin told him several times but it didn't work.
So Qiao Xin found some time to give Dr. Mo a prescription and asked him to make it into honey pills, and let the adults and children feed two pills as snacks. The effect came out today!
Thinking of this, Qiao Xin became more determined that the pigpen should not be built in the town! The sanitation of Laohu Town should also be discussed with Li Zhongduo. Children like Qiao Silang are probably in every family!
Everyone is accustomed to the hygiene habits and will definitely not take them seriously. Plagues were very frequent in ancient times. Once they occurred, the entire village would be doomed and no one would be able to escape. Even if she wanted to stay out of it, it would be impossible.
The little guy in her arms had calmed down, but was too embarrassed to face Qiao Xin. He wrapped his arms around Qiao Xin's neck, with his little head drooping on Qiao Xin's shoulders, looking pitiful, with his little body twitching.
Qiao Xin patted his back gently, with a little more pity. The child had no mother around, and the third child was serving in the military. Even though Xu and Zhang took turns to take care of him on weekdays, there were always omissions. Qiao Xin always paid extra attention to the two brothers.
Qiao Xin carried Qiao Silang, who had fallen asleep after crying, into the inner room, put him on the bed, and covered him with a quilt. Only when she saw that he was soundly asleep did she walk out of the inner room.
Xu followed and said, "Mom, let me take care of it!"
"Well, keep an eye on the room. I'm going to the city to do something!"
Qiao Xin was still thinking about the piece of land where the pigsty was, and planned to go to the city to inquire about it first.
At this time, Nanny Qin stepped forward and said, "Madam, the gift from His Majesty is still in the main hall. Do you want to take a look now?"
"Ah, reward!" Qiao Xin paused and turned around suddenly. It seemed that she had never seen the real reward above, and she had forgotten it in her busyness after receiving the imperial edict.
After all, it was a gift from the emperor, so it should be pretty good, right?
Qiao Xin couldn't sit still any longer, so she took Nanny Qin's hand and went to the main room, "Let's go and take a look!"
Zhang was arranging the cloths that were awarded to her. It was the first time she saw so many colorful cloths, and her eyes were filled with envy. Seeing Qiao Xin walking in with Nanny Qin, she lowered her head to hide her emotions: "Mother, Nanny Qin!"
Qiao Xin glanced at her and asked directly, "What are they? Just tell me directly so I don't have to look them up again!"
"Mom, my wife just came here too and hasn't finished looking. I saw that no one was taking care of the inner room and it wasn't a good idea to leave things scattered like this, so I wanted to help tidy it up and just sorted out the cloth."
Qiao Xin didn't say whether she believed it or not, she just ordered, "Well, go call your sister-in-law over, and let's sort out the accounts together!"
"yes!"
As soon as Zhang left, Nanny Qin asked hesitantly, "Madam, you..."
She wanted to ask Qiao Xin if she saw through Zhang's intention to possess her, but as soon as she opened her mouth it seemed as if she was trying to sow discord. After all, Zhang didn't really do anything!
Qiao Xin knew what she meant, "When we were young, we also liked these luxurious and colorful things. These are just external possessions. If they ask for them openly, there's nothing wrong with that."
"How can an old lady be as generous as you? You gave everything to your children and grandchildren, so what do you use for yourself?"
Qiao Xin smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mammy. No matter how much I give you, I won't let you starve!"
Nanny Qin's relationship with Qiao Xin was like that of a close friend for many years. Naturally, she heard the joke in the words and couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Yes, my old lady, I worried for nothing!"
The two chatted for a while, and then Xu came over. Qiao Xin pointed at the pile of things and said, "You and Nanny Qin should sort these things out, and make an account for me."
"Okay, Mom!"
The accounts of the Qiao family's inner residence are now completely managed by the eldest daughter-in-law, Xu, and Zhang helps out from time to time.
Xu was fair and convincing, and the sisters-in-law got along well with each other without any major conflicts or dirty deeds. Qiao Xin still recognized her ability.
Nanny Qin also took the opportunity to talk to the two daughters-in-law of the Qiao family about the taboos of the imperial gifts. There must not be any mistakes, otherwise it would be a serious crime that would cost you your head.
Nanny Qin was keeping accounts, while Xu and Zhang sorted the things and put them into boxes, and Qiao Xin listened on the side. When she heard that there was the deed to the other half of the forest land inside, Qiao Xin immediately couldn't sit still: "Show it to me!"
Xu handed over a few land deeds and said in disbelief, "Mother, His Majesty has given us another 2,000 acres of wasteland. But that place is quite remote and far from us. It's called Xianshui Town."
Qiao Xin was a little confused: "Is there something wrong with Xianshui Town?"
Mrs. Xu hesitated for a moment, but still told the truth: "I don't know much. When I lived in the capital, I heard neighbors mention this place. You have to cross several mountains to get there by land. The water route is quite close, but it's not very safe. I heard from the people in Weizhou Prefecture that the well water there is bitter and salty. When it rains a lot, the water flowing out of the cave will change color. Sometimes it is very green, sometimes it is very red. It's very strange. If you use this water to irrigate the land, everything you plant will die. Now the town has nothing but a name, and there are no decent villagers. It's worse than Laohu Town."
"Then what does your Majesty mean? You don't think we can clean up the wasteland of Old Lake Town and make Saltwater Town better, do you? Are you setting a trap for us or are you overestimating us?"
Nanny Qin spoke up in time to stop them, "Second Madam, be careful with your words! Thunder and rain are all grace from the Emperor, and we cannot question them."
Xu also said, "Madam is right. You have to control your mouth! We have to take care of both good and bad things. If it is not easy to open up, we will open up slowly. It doesn't mean that we have to finish it this year. Why are you in such a hurry?"
Qiao Xin was not so pessimistic, but she couldn't say anything without a field visit. The first thing to do now was to get these places cleared by the government.
She put the deed in her arms, took out some silver and carried it with her, saying, "I'm going to the city to get the land settled, and I'll talk about the rest when I come back."
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