Chapter 123 Arranging Trivial Matters in the House
Chapter 123 Arranging Trivial Matters in the House
In the afternoon, the two sisters-in-law of the Liu family looked at the embroidery works of Mrs. Lin and the three embroiderers.
The two were amazed at how skilled these people were in embroidery.
"Sister Lin, you embroidered really well." Yue Niang raised her eyebrows and looked at her sister-in-law. The two of them touched the embroidered pieces and couldn't help but praise them.
"Thank you both madams for your kind words." Mrs. Lin folded her hands in front of her and bowed respectfully.
Qu Jingyao smiled, put down the embroidery in her hand, and let her mother and aunt stay in the town for the next two days.
The embroidery techniques of Suzhou embroidery and Sichuan embroidery were taught to a few people, and they later became the first batch of embroiderers trained in the family.
In this way, my mother and my aunt no longer have to embroider day and night.
"I'll leave the rest of my mother's affairs to you and my aunt. Sister Lin, you must also supervise and check the quality of these embroidery products. I, your master, will rely on these to make a fortune in the future."
Mrs. Lin and the three embroiderers smiled and leaned forward to respond.
"We servants will do our best, please rest assured, Master."
Qu Jingyao curled the corners of her lips and nodded with relief, thinking that Mrs. Lin would be busy in the future, and the house would still need someone to take care of the backyard.
She called Baiguo and asked her to go to the pawnshop in the town and buy two maids to manage it.
"Yes, Master, I will go right away."
After Baiguo left, Qu Jingyao handed a stack of drawings to Mrs. Lin.
"Mom, I'm going back to the yard first. You guys are busy."
After she finished speaking, Liu told her to go and have a rest first.
Qu Jingyao bowed and turned to leave the room.
The first thing she did when she returned to the room was to enter the space. She wanted to make good use of the flow rate of the space and finish writing in those sketchbooks as soon as possible.
"Master, you are here?" Qu Jingyao went straight to the bamboo building after entering the space, but saw Tuanzi in the yard, who was holding a bamboo and chewing it.
When he saw her appear, Tuanzi immediately dropped the bamboo in his hand and ran towards her.
"It's Tuanzi! You can play, Master, I have something to do."
Although a hint of loss flashed in Tuanzi's eyes, he quickly recovered and twisted his chubby body, insisting on staying by her side no matter what.
"Well, if you're bored, come in with me."
Tuanzi had just followed him into the house when Manman felt the presence of his master and hurriedly ran towards the bamboo building.
Qu Jingyao came to the study on the second floor, sat at the desk, picked up the pen and began to write. Tuanzi sat beside her quietly.
"Master, don't you love Manman? You don't even care about Manman when he comes."
Qu Jingyao paused writing, glanced up at it, a smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and he raised his eyebrows and said:
"Okay, stop acting. Master, I have something to do. You can play with Tuanzi for a while."
Manman saw that his owner was really busy with something, so he simply jumped onto Tuanzi's shoulder and stayed quietly by her side.
It was not until two hours later that Qu Jingyao put down the wolf-hair brush in her hand with satisfaction.
She looked at the two little ones sleeping quietly beside her, rubbed her shoulders and stretched.
"Well, Master, are you done?"
Manman heard the noise and quickly opened his eyes. He quickly jumped into Qu Jingyao's arms.
"Well, I'm done. Oh, and here are some jades. Please help the master put them by the waterfall. They don't need to be soaked for too long. It will be better if the quality is improved."
After explaining all this, Qu Jingyao took the two out of the bamboo building. In the yard, she saw Tuanzi drooling at the spiritual spring. She raised the corners of her lips:
"Manman dug a small pond nearby and drew out some spiritual spring water, specifically for these few to drink."
"Ah? Oh! Okay, Master."
When Tuanzi heard her words, he swayed his round body to Qu Jingyao's feet.
"Thank you, Master."
Qu Jingyao's eyes curved into crescents, and she smiled gently. She reached out and stroked its head, reminding them not to bully each other and to live in harmony.
"Master, don't worry. Manman is the most obedient."
She patted her full little body and slipped out of the space in a flash.
She just stood still, looking at the sketchbook in her hand with satisfaction, a satisfied smile on the corner of her lips: I can go to the bookstore this time.
"Master, are you resting?"
"Come in." She sat down at the table and looked up at the door.
Bai Guo gently pushed open the door, came to the master's side, leaned over and said: "Master, the person has been bought back. Can I see him now?"
"Call him in." Qu Jingyao picked up the celadon teacup on the table and took a sip, then shook her head slightly: She would plant some tea trees in the space in the future. Why did this tea taste bitter and not tasty at all?
At this time, Baiguo walked in with two women.
The two of them bowed their heads and came before her, kneeling respectfully: "This servant greets the master."
"Well, tell me about your situation."
She raised her eyelids and asked the two of them in a calm voice.
The two people kneeling below looked at each other, and then the slightly older woman replied respectfully:
"Master, I am Qin, a servant. I used to be with the Wang family in Xuzhou City. Later, I was slandered by someone in the eldest lady's courtyard. As a result, she sold me to a pawnbroker and ended up in Ruyang City."
After she finished speaking, Qu Jingyao paused her finger on the table and asked her what she did in the palace before.
"My Lord, I was previously helping to manage the mistress's dowry."
Hearing this, Qu Jingyao curled the corners of her lips and understood why she was sold. There must be some shady tricks going on in the backyard of this wealthy family.
"Okay, from now on I'll call you Nanny Qin, and temporarily take charge of the backyard."
"Yes, I thank you for your appreciation, Master. I will do my best."
After saying that, Qu Jingyao asked her to stand up and stand aside, and Baiguo would take her to see her mother and aunt later.
Nanny Qin stood up, bowed respectfully and stepped aside.
She raised her eyebrows and gestured to the other woman.
"My name is Zheng Cuihua. My husband sold me to a pimp."
Qu Jingyao frowned slightly and asked her why her husband was so cruel?
A trace of sadness flashed in her eyes: "It's because I can't have children, and I'm alone without a father or a mother, and I have no one to rely on..."
Qu Jingyao raised her eyebrows and let out a breath of foul air, her expression gradually turning cold, and she cursed these scumbag men in ancient times in her heart.
"Okay, from now on you will be called Xiu Lian. Forget the past and serve the master well. We will not let you down."
"Your servant... Your servant Xiu Lian thanks the master."
Qu Jingyao nodded and signaled Baiguo to take the two of them to see their mother. As for Xiu Lian, she would serve in the backyard with Nanny Qin first.
Baiguo bowed and led the two men towards the lady's yard.
Qu Jingyao saw that it was still early outside, so she picked up the sketchbook on the table and walked straight out of the yard.
"Master, are you going out? I will use the carriage to take you there."
She thought about it and decided it was a good idea, so she told housekeeper Tian to ask Dongqing to harness the carriage and take her there. After a while, when she saw Baiguo, she asked her to go to the bookstore to find her.
"Yes, old slave, go right away."
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