“Mother, let’s find someone to help. We’re worried about leaving just the two of us and the child at home. Let’s find a reliable old woman to look after the rabbits and sheep in the yard.”
Wang Lan was also tired; having a large family and business was exhausting. She told Lu Yunfeng about it, and the woman quickly arrived—a rural woman in her forties, strong and efficient; everyone in the village called her Sister-in-law Jin.
Jin's family has little land, and her grandson is seven or eight years old and doesn't need her to take care of him. Winter is coming soon, so she wants to earn some money to buy a set of winter clothes, otherwise she won't be able to get through the winter.
Time flies, and the first snow of the year has arrived in the blink of an eye. There are few people in the store today. Lu Yan casually flips through the ledgers behind the counter. "Jing Shu, go to the back kitchen to warm up. I'll keep an eye on things."
Jing Shu shook her head. "Miss, you should go and rest. There are few people today, so I can keep an eye on things."
She was a lowly person, and it was the kind-hearted Lu family that saved her from dire straits. She was naturally grateful, and there was no reason for her to shirk her duties when her master was doing them.
A few days ago, Qin Xiaozhou distributed winter clothes. The coats were a light blue-green color, well-tailored, with snow-white rabbit fur on the edges and a layer of rabbit skin inside. They were soft, thin, light, and warm.
Despite the heavy snowfall and the freezing weather, many servants from various households came to bring milk tea. It was common for each household to bring seven or eight cups, and some even brought wooden buckets to collect it. After a while, when things calmed down, Jingyue took out two cups of hot milk tea. "This counter is in the wind. Warm your hands with milk tea so they don't freeze."
Qin Jinxiu came out of the backyard, her nose red. "Sister Jingyue, my eldest sister said she wants to eat glutinous rice balls and rice wine. I'd like to trouble you to cook them."
Jingyue patted her head. "Okay, I'll go right now. It's warm in the kitchen, come in quickly. Do you want some milk tea?"
Jinxiu shook her head. She got pimples on her face after drinking milk tea. Her older sister said that she was not suitable for drinking milk and told her to bear with it and eat less milk-based products.
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