Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 716 Still Careful

After hearing Mai Huang's report that at this moment the old man and his son were still sitting quietly in the reception room near the gatehouse in the outer courtyard of Yuyuan Garden, Zhou Molan curled the corners of her mouth.

Upon learning that her brother-in-law was deliberately avoiding her, Zhou Molan hesitated for a moment, but still asked Mai Huang to go and apologize to Mr. Gu and his son in person.

Some things cannot be done according to the son-in-law's wishes. After all, father and son are father and son. Even if the father-in-law dislikes the old man, he will not want his father to be humiliated.

Besides, the master-in-law went out this time to arrange Jiang Ge'er's marriage, so he didn't want to give people the opportunity to make up a story that her young lady didn't even show up when her elders came to visit.

"You know how to say it?"

"The Second Young Madam was worried about the Master and the Madam's going out, so she didn't sleep well last night. Now she finally fell asleep, and I really don't have the heart to wake her up.

Our Second Young Madam has not been in charge of things since the beginning of the year. The Old Master and the First Master have something urgent to ask our Second Young Madam. Can I go and ask the Second Steward?"

"Should I accept it?"

"Shall I go find the second butler first?"

Zhou Molan immediately waved her hand and let him go.

Go ahead.

When faced with such an untactful old man as your relative, only a maid like you can speak up and only a maid like you are suitable to speak up.

In addition, Gu Dachang, the second housekeeper, should understand that her young lady is respectful to the elderly, so if she has any plans again, don't blame her for going to the head of the Gu family on behalf of the young lady.

While thinking, Zhou Molan withdrew her gaze, and seeing that Mai Huang had gone to the front, she turned back to the original needlework room in the workshop and continued her work.

Ever since the needlework room was moved to Yuyuan, the needlework room in the inner workshop was originally vacant, but now there are two looms in it.

There were three women of different ages who were either weaving, installing shuttles, or standing between two looms, observing, guiding and communicating.

If you look closely, in addition to these three, there is also a "idler" sitting far behind a spinning wheel, who is obviously Zhou Daya, who is pregnant but has not yet revealed her pregnancy.

Whether it is Gu Wenxuan or Zhou Banxia, ​​when they buy people, they pay special attention to those who can do some skilled work. Even if the other party is old and weak, they still intend to recruit such people.

Even if these people only know the basics, unlike professionals in various industries who are proficient, they are worth more if they hold the mentality that it is better to know a little than to know nothing.

If children under ten years old are not included, there are 315 regular staff members, including old masters who came from the previous owner's farm and know how to do farm work, coachmen who know how to raise horses and donkeys, servants who know one or two sleight of hand skills, embroiderers from the needlework room whose embroidery skills are not very good, and some who can spin yarn and weave cloth.

Just recently, Zhou Banxia flipped through the "notes" she made when hiring people and noted each person's specialties, and picked out the maids on the list who more or less knew how to spin and weave.

Of course, she was definitely not flipping through the pages on New Year's Eve when she went to pay her respects to the Gu family's old residence. It was because Chen Wenpo from Yangzhou Prefecture happened to come with her granddaughter.

Hearing from the two of them that they knew a little about spinning, weaving brocade and cloth, Zhou Daya, who had long been interested in having her eldest sister learn some better skill, couldn't help but be tempted.

“Those who are difficult will not be able to do it, and those who are able to do it will not be difficult.”

It is very difficult for those who are not good at spinning and weaving to learn it. But for the maids who know how to spin and weave, with some pointers from Chen Wenpo, it is not difficult to learn it.

So years ago, after Chen Wengpo's granddaughter was taken to the capital, Chen Wengpo didn't mind giving some pointers, and the vacant needlework here was prepared with a spinning wheel and a loom. Of course, although it had nothing to do with Fang Wanniang, it was more or less related to the fact that Fang Wanniang was highly regarded for her weaving skills. If her elder sister could not only spin and weave, but also open a small workshop, wouldn't it be even more amazing!

"It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish."

As a younger sister, how much can she support her older sister and for how long can she support her? After all, each of them has their own family to support, so it is better to let her older sister learn a skill.

Zhou Banxia never said this little thought aloud, but when Zhou Daya heard her mention that she could save a lot of money if she could spin yarn and weave cloth by herself, she would definitely keep an eye on it.

Since the start of work in the first month of the lunar year, Zhou Daya was coaxed here from the packaging women's workshop by Zhou Banxia. She didn't know that her third sister had "ulterior motives" besides wanting her to keep the baby safe.

As soon as Zhou Molan came in, she saw Zhou Daya staying in her original position and watching how others were spinning, and was afraid that she would waste things if she did it herself.

How can you learn it if you don’t just try it yourself and practice?
Fortunately, it is never too late to start trying. After all, you have a body, and the baby in the belly is the most important. Let's just take a look first.

"Aunt Lan."

"Hurry up and sit down." Seeing Zhou Daya trying to stand up, Zhou Molan quickly stopped her, "Nothing, I just came over to take a look."

In order to prevent this impatient child from knowing that the old man of the Gu family was visiting today, Zhou Molan rushed to Yuyuan in excitement again. She was speechless and told Mai Huang the purpose of her visit.

But if she didn't mention Mai Huang, Zhou Daya wouldn't ask?

"Your third sister is worried that you will be carrying things back and forth again, so she sent Mai Huang to see where you are." Zhou Molan made up an excuse and changed the subject.

Zhou Daya thought so too. Even if Doctor Lin was not in Yuyuan at the moment, the midwife was here. They both agreed that one of them would stay in Yuyuan at some point in time.

Besides, not only is my brother-in-law at home today, but Huniu is also at home. If my third sister is not feeling well and I don’t want her to worry about her, so I ask Mai Huang to go find Aunt Lan. Can I still hide it from her?

Hu Niu couldn't leave, so she sent someone to call her over early.

"… Buy those acres of land first, take the money and give it to your parents-in-law in front of your brothers and sisters-in-law, and ask them to help you buy it.

You two should not go home too early or too late. You should wait until the time when your in-laws are going to have dinner. There is no need to rush back tonight.

You can stay there for one night and have a good talk with your mother-in-law. It's a rare opportunity for land to be sold in the village. If you really want to buy it, talk to your third sister.

Now that you mention it, even if you give all the extra money to your mother-in-law, she will not fail to give you the extra money after she finishes the job.

You have to say it nicely and slowly. There is no mother or grandmother who doesn't want her daughter-in-law to have a good family and a good sister who always cares about her daughter-in-law.

What's yours belongs to her children and grandchildren, and she will be happy. Even if your husband's sisters-in-law are blind and say some sour words, your mother-in-law will stand on your side.

When you are with your mother-in-law, no matter who is present or not, you must be respectful. There is no aunt in the Zhou family who is arrogant and domineering in the husband's family. Do you understand?"

Zhou Daya nodded hurriedly and said she understood. She thought that Aunt Lan took the time to teach her how to get along with her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law, which made her laugh out loud with joy.

Zhou Molan was also amused when she saw Zhou Daya laughing so foolishly again.

Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one else around, she explained to Zhou Daya how to strike a good balance in getting along with her husband's family so as to avoid being unpopular with both sides.