Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

After successfully changing the topic, one could indeed hear Ma Shan complaining about the old lady, the aunt, and a group of sisters-in-law.

It’s a pity that no matter how much a mother wants to gossip to relax, as long as she has her children in her heart, she can’t stay and will run away soon.

Before the maid could bring out the food boxes of afternoon tea and pastries from the kitchen, this "good mother" was so fast that she disappeared from sight.

It is true that birds of a feather flock together. She is becoming more and more like her elder sister Zhou Daya, impetuous and impetuous. No wonder these two people can chat with each other on weekdays.

Thinking of how Ma Shan was still plump after giving birth, but her steps were light and as fast as the wind, Zhou Banxia looked down at her belly and was very envious.

A white complexion can hide a hundred uglinesses, but being fat can ruin everything.

Although, but?
I seem to be thinner than Ma Shan before she got pregnant. I should be able to regain my figure after giving birth.

Let the wheat aroma be added with the beggar's chicken freshly baked in the kitchen in the afternoon. Chicken feet and chicken wings can be used as both a side dish and a snack. Bring someone to carry the food box and deliver it to the main courtyard.

Zhou Banxia also regained his appetite.

He gnawed on two chicken legs of a beggar's chicken, ate a porcelain bowl of twelve wontons, and finally drank the soup that smelled of sesame oil and had a few chopped green onions in it.

I drank so much that sweat broke out on my forehead and nose, and I felt so comfortable that I was so lazy that I just wanted to go back to my room and lie down. I almost didn't want to get up and walk around to digest the food.

Waving her hand to signal Mai Huang that there was no need for him to support her as she walked, Zhou Banxia put on her cloak and slowly walked to the board room in the front yard, taking a few steps to help digest her food.

If she didn't walk more, she was afraid that eating too much and getting fat would make it difficult to give birth in the future; if she didn't eat, she was afraid that it would be detrimental to the development and growth of the fetus.

She is so difficult.

The wintersweets in the courtyard flowerbed are blooming with small golden flowers, which are becoming more and more colorful. You don't need to go close to smell the cold fragrance.

In the council hall, Gu Youlian, the female manager in charge of the incense-making workshop, and Gu Dayou's wife, Mai Huang's mother, were waiting here for about an incense stick of time.

Zhou Banxia believed that she was not a demanding person, and she had already told them in advance that there was no need to arrive too early. If they arrived too early, they only needed to go into the side hall and wait.

But they were so diligent in coming to her place that they always arrived two quarters of an hour earlier than her scheduled time and also stayed obediently in the corridor.

Seeing that it was very cold, the two of them hurriedly handed a broom in their hands to the little maid beside them. One of them came to greet them, while the other wanted to open the curtain.

Zhou Banxia found it very funny and was too lazy to ask them why they didn't go into the side hall and wait. She said it would be better for her to go into the board room earlier so that they could go in and warm up.

Asked?

They gave so many reasons, some of which were that they were afraid that the lingering fragrance on their bodies would be harmful to pregnant women and fetuses, and some of which were pointing out that what they were wearing was very warm.

In Xuanzi's words, the female managers were competing with the male managers like Gu Dachang, as if they were no worse than the men.

After entering the board room, Zhou Banxia did not deal with things for a while. He waited for the maid to bring ginger tea to warm them up and get rid of the cold.

At the same time, she asked Mai Huang to go outside and inform the concierge as usual, and when the steward came to report something, she asked them to go into the side hall and wait.

Compared to the housekeepers, Zhou Banxia was more used to ordering the four maids around her. The two housekeepers, including the housekeeper of Gu Dachang's family, were entrusted with important tasks by her, either in charge of the sewing room or the private storehouse.

Even though he is from Gu Dachang's family, this steward in the West Courtyard was appointed by Zhou Banxia to directly liaise with Zhou Molan and be responsible for matters such as interpersonal relationships.

In short, before the child was born, she was afraid of these three people nagging in her ears, telling her not to move or do anything.

Although the four maids, including Mai Huang, couldn't help chattering endlessly, they were young after all and each of them had their own responsibilities.

As long as she sent them out to find someone or do something, it would be easy to deal with and she would definitely win, unlike Gu Dachang's family and the two housekeepers.

The three of them are not easy to deal with. Why would anyone find an excuse to send them all out? They are so cunning that they let the maids stay by their sides all the time.

Gu Youlian, the female manager of the incense-making room, is thirty-six years old this year. Like her husband, her previous employer was a grain merchant family in Guangping Prefecture.

When her husband was on a business trip with the eldest son of this family and unfortunately contracted a disease from his master and died, she not only became a widow, but her children were also sold.

Perhaps the local broker knew that people disliked the orphan and widow of three people, so he transferred them to Zhending Prefecture. By chance, the orphan and widow were bought by Zhou Banxia.

This strong mother, who was given the main family's surname, is one of the few people under Zhou Banxia's command who can write.

Originally, she was one of the candidates for the position of housekeeper, but without waiting for Zhou Molan to meet her, she took the initiative to find Zhou Molan and told her that she just wanted to help her master guard the incense shop.

Although she did not take the initiative to bring this up, with Zhou Banxia's mindset, it was impossible for the members of the incense workshop to be transferred at will, but it must be said that she was a thoughtful person.

She did not hesitate to tell Zhou Molan about her own miserable fate, even saying that not only did her two children die in infancy, but she also miscarried another one before the baby was conceived.

At this time, the strong mother Gu Youlian saw that she was not cold, so she walked in front of Zhou Banxia, ​​bowed, and began to report how much inventory the incense shop had.

After Mai Qing put down his pen, she began to report on the latest status of several fragrances currently being blended in the perfume room, as well as the recent performance of several people involved in the blending.

Although she didn't control the incense recipe, she could still tell who was close to whom, and she tried her best to tell Zhou Banxia what she had seen and heard in the past month.

The main reason was that in the past month, with the relocation of the oil press and tofu shop, people in the workshop had inevitably become uneasy. She waited until Zhou Banxia nodded to show that she understood before she left.

Next, needless to say, it was Gu Dayou's family's home court. Even Mai Qing stepped down. Mai Huang acted as a sign language interpreter. The mother and daughter cooperated with one person making gestures while the other reported to Zhou Banxia.

Of course, even Mai Qing had to withdraw, but the maid who was pulling the curtain was still outside the board room. Zhou Banxia would naturally not let Gu Dayou's family become public enemies.

Gu Dayou's family reported the recent situation in the village through their daughter. Other matters were conveyed to Zhou Banxia by Mai Huang on a daily basis.

After Gu Dayou's family left and reunited with Gu Youlian and left to go back to the workshop, the managers and accountants of the oil press and tofu shop also began to enter the board room in an orderly manner.

In addition to them, because it was the beginning of the month, the third group was able to enter the West Courtyard to meet Zhou Banxia's manager, such as Gu Dali from the guard team, who also arrived early.

But without a doubt, the busiest person is Gu Dachang. Although Chang Qing is the chief butler, he and Zhou Molan are both eager for their young lady to take control of the staff as soon as possible. (End of this chapter)