Otoharu

Chapter 110: Ethnology
After the handover was done, Mrs. Ding stood up and said goodbye.Naturally, Mrs. Jiang kept the meal politely, Yama Ding smiled and declined, Mrs. Jiang got up and sent her out personally.

After Mrs. Jiang left, Li Meier looked at the buns left behind and couldn't help asking her, "Sister Baozi, why did your family sell you?"

When Baozi heard Li Meier's address, he quickly waved his hands and said, "Miss, please don't call me that, Baozi can't stand it, you can just call me by my name."

After finishing speaking, he returned to Li Meier's question, "My father was seriously ill, and the family sold everything they could to see him. There was really no other way, so they sold me too."

Li Meier looked at her sad expression, tiptoed and patted her on the shoulder and said, "Sister Baozi, don't be sad, your father will be fine, and I will treat you well when you are at my house in the future."

Baozi didn't know why Li Meier was so close to her, but he just thought that the eldest girl was really a good person.He cared so much about her, a newly bought maid.

Jiang Shanqing on the side didn't say a word, just looked at Li Meier suspiciously, then looked at Baozi, and probably guessed something.

Li Meier chatted with Baozi a few more words, and after seeing off Mrs. Ding, Mrs. Jiang came back.She glanced at Baozi standing in the room, and said to her, "I'll take you to take a shower, change your clothes, and meet my old lady later."

Baozi complied, and when she finished packing and changed, Mrs. Jiang led her to Mrs. Li's place.

Li Meier and Jiang Shanqing naturally followed, but she always liked to join in the fun wherever she went.

Mrs. Jiang took the buns and bowed to Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li looked at her carefully for a while, and she was quite satisfied, so she ordered in a very old lady style: "From now on, you will take good care of the eldest grandma and eldest sister."

Baozi responded respectfully.

Mrs. Li thought of something again, she looked at Mrs. Jiang and asked, "Have you chosen this girl's name?"

"Grandmother, take it. I took it. It's called Baozi." Li Meier said immediately.

Mrs. Li frowned when she heard the name, "What kind of name is this, so that others will think that our family loves food, so change it."

Li Meier didn't want to change it, she just liked the name, and retorted: "Grandmother, this is my maid, so naturally I choose the name, if you want to change your name, you should give it to Sister Chuan'er."

Mrs. Li was so annoyed by her that she wanted to scold others, so Jiang hurriedly smoothed things over and changed the topic, "Mother, this Mrs. Ding is really nice, this bun only costs us four taels of silver, which is a tael cheaper."

When Mrs. Li heard that it was so much cheaper, she immediately smiled and said with satisfaction: "Mrs. Ding is an honest person. From now on, all our buyers will be with her."

Mrs. Jiang responded again and again, and returned the extra tael of silver to Mrs. Li, so that she didn't let her continue to entangle with the name.

Mrs. Jiang bought a maid, and her life was much easier. Apart from feeding Kang Ge'er every day, she no longer had to keep an eye on him all the time, and she also had time to take care of other trivial matters at home.

Li Meier and Baozi are very close. If there is a good thing in the day, she will leave a copy for her. It doesn't seem like they just met each other.

Looking for an opportunity, Jiang Shanqing asked her, "This Baozi was also your maid in the previous life?"

Li Meier didn't hide anything, she nodded and said: "Yes, she can be regarded as my elder sister who grew up with me. During the days when I was sick, she was always by my side. She has no personality or temperament."

"I don't think that girl is very smart. You may not be able to use it very easily in the future." Jiang Shanqing reminded her.

"What do you have to be so smart? A maid who is too smart is prone to disagreement, and I can't control it. Baozi is good, at least she is very loyal." Li Meier said indifferently.

Jiang Shanqing thinks about it too, Li Meier is not too smart herself, if she finds a smart girl, she may not be able to hold her back.

After entering March, the days really warmed up, so Jiang Yanzhi wanted to put Jiang Shanqing's study on the agenda. For this matter, he even came to Li's house to discuss with Jiang.

"Shanqing is only five years old this year, so it's too early to go to school now." During these days together with Jiang Shanqing, Mrs. Jiang already has feelings for him and still cares about him very much.

"Five years old is not too young. Shanqing has been able to read and write since he was three years old. In addition, he has a calm temper since he was a child. Now he can completely keep up with school." Jiang Yanzhi felt that it was better sooner rather than later, so he said.

Mrs. Jiang thought about it for a while, but she didn't object any more, and asked again: "Then, which school do you want Shan Qing to study in?"

Zhangshui Town is just a small place, and there are not many schools, most of them are just for children to learn. If you go to this kind of school, it is better to let Jiang Yanzhi teach it yourself.

"I was thinking, I wonder if Shan Qing can enter the family study of the Li family." Jiang Yanzhi hesitated for a moment, but still spoke.This is also a decision he made after much deliberation. The Li family is considered a big family in Zhangshui Town, and there are a few Juren in the clan.

Mrs. Jiang thought about it, and this matter has to be left to Mrs. Li. She has a good relationship with the patriarch's wife. Last time Dong Qi wanted to enter the ethnology, it was the patriarch's wife she asked for. This time, if Shanqing also wants to enter For ethnology, she still has to go to the patriarch's wife.

"I'll go ask my mother-in-law to see if she can help with this." Thinking of her mother-in-law's attitude towards her recently, Jiang thought about asking her for a favor. "

Jiang Yanzhi thought about asking his sister to ask for help for his own affairs, so he felt a little guilty, and said in a very shameful tone: "Your hard work, sister, if you can't do it, you don't have to force it. I can teach him when I have time."

"Siblings, why bother to say such foreign things, if the mother-in-law doesn't want to go to the patriarch's wife, I'll go and ask for it myself." Jiang Shi didn't want Jiang Yanzhi to be too burdened, and said with a lenient heart.

After talking about Jiang Shanqing, Jiang Yanzhi thought of something again, and asked Jiang Shi: "Sister, I remember that the ice cream you sold last time was good, have you ever thought about opening a shop by yourself?"

"How do you say that?" Jiang's heart was moved by his question, thinking that her daughter had also mentioned business to her, but she didn't have enough capital, so she was still a little hesitant.

"It's like this. Didn't Hanju marry a few shops when she came here as a dowry? These shops were originally rented out to others for business. Now that Hanlu is idle at home, she wants to take back the shops. Starting a business by myself, I thought that my sister used to be in the ice cream business, and she should have some ideas about running a business, so I thought of coming over to ask you if I want to leave you a shop." Jiang Yanzhi explained to her.

(End of this chapter)