Medicine Girl Jingjing

Chapter 83 Yunxiao Befriends Children (1)
As soon as He Huishu left the courtyard, she was surrounded by three butlers and four housekeepers who had been waiting for a long time, all of them had something urgent to report.

Qin Yue came out from behind abruptly, standing beside He Huishu like a door god, and said, "What's the matter, do you have to tell the second lady today?"

His accent is the nondescript Chang'an accent.

The seven of them were taken aback. Usually, the master was always out and about, and had never appeared at this time. He hurriedly bowed his head and said respectfully, "Second Master."

He Huishu only ate some snacks at Ming's place just now, but now she was so hungry that she said, "You all go back first, and wait in the living room of the North courtyard at the beginning of tomorrow."

In the past, she always assigned tasks to the stewards in the living room of the North Courtyard at Maoshiwei, and she will be at the beginning of Maoshi tomorrow.

Five of the seven left, the fat housekeeper and a square-faced housekeeper did not move.

"Second Madam, there is really an urgent matter waiting for you to decide." The fat butler braced himself, wishing he could condense ten sentences into one sentence, and said, "Yesterday, the twelve young masters of the Changshi Mansion died young, and the funeral will be held tomorrow morning." , our mansion hasn’t sent the funeral money yet.”

Qin Yue was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Changshi's Twelve Young Masters were born to nine girls from our own family?"

Tanzhou Guogong Mansion has only been established for more than ten years, and no less than 200 people have come to marry.

The nine girls of this family are Qin Yue's cousin who is about to give out five clothes. The family used to be a small business, but they took advantage of this line from the Duke's Mansion to expand the business. It has only been two years since they married the flower-like girl Jiu Girl to the wife of Shi Dangping, the governor of Tanzhou, who is almost 50 years old.

The fat butler nodded and said, "Second Master, you are right. Ninth Miss is heartbroken over this matter. I heard that the situation is not very good."

Qin Yue asked doubtfully, "Why is it so bad?"

"Crazy." The fat butler said these two words with difficulty, and lowered his head in horror, for fear that Qin Yue would rush to smash the Changshi Mansion in a fit of anger.

He Huishu snorted softly, and said: "At that time, Miss Nine was going to marry into the stinky Changshi Mansion, so I didn't stop her from being with her family. She gave birth to three concubines, and now it's her turn to lose her son. She couldn't bear it or was drugged and went crazy, so her family begged me to help her out? What did she do so early? "

After hearing this, Qin Yue released his clenched fist like a jar of vinegar, his anger disappeared without a trace, and said: "She did it on her own. You don't have to stand up for her."

He Huishu said: "Yes. I think the same as the second master. You should send someone to send the funeral money according to the usual practice."

The fat butler stepped back, took a few steps and touched the sweat on his forehead in a dark place without light.

He knew that He Huishu would deal with it like this, but he had to report to her.He took out the 300 taels of silver bill stuffed in his sleeve, and this had to be returned to Jiu Niu's natal family immediately.

He Huishu looked at the square-faced woman in charge with a pleasing expression, and said, "Go ahead."

The woman in charge with a square face said: "Second Master and Second Madam, the thunder struck and killed the old lady's favorite male peacock last night."

He Huishu said: "Tell the old lady that the male peacock is afraid that Lei Fei will fly away, and will fly back later. I will arrange for someone to find a similar male peacock and send it to the zoo."

Qin Yue said displeasedly: "You still bother the second lady with such a trivial matter?"

The square-faced woman in charge showed panic.

He Huishu waved her hand to let the old woman back down, and said in a gentle voice: "Second master, it's not her fault, I have set the rules long ago, the old lady is the biggest in the house, and her old man's affairs, no matter how big or small, are important matters, and must be prioritized first. I will know in time."

The square-faced woman in charge walked not far away and heard these words, her eyes showed gratitude.

In a blink of an eye, the summer season is approaching, and the sun in Tanzhou Prefecture is so poisonous that it can melt the ground.

According to the usual practice, the colleges and universities in Tanzhou Prefecture will suspend classes for half a month from the day of the Great Heat.

Tanzhou Academy has a long history and a great style of study. It only stops for daily classes. It still opens lectures by famous teachers in the morning and evening as in previous years, and invites famous scholars from the two dynasties to give lectures.

This day was two days before the summer season, and a family came to a courtyard at the foot of the academy, which was simple on the outside and extravagant on the inside.

He Huishu sent Mrs. He with two coachmen to bring all the Li family members over, and placed them in a separate courtyard that Qin Minye bought for Qin Minye's study, not the Duke's mansion.

It turned out that the Ming family was old and less energetic, so he was very careless. The weather was hot, and he wanted to wear only underwear when he was in the house, and he didn't like to see guests.

There are not many serious relatives living in the Duke's Mansion in Tanzhou, and He Huishu didn't want to let the simple-minded Li family get in touch with people in the Duke's Mansion so early.

He Huishu only told Ming that a relative had come, but did not say that He was her own sister.

The Ming family was confused. How could he remember that the second grandson's daughter-in-law had no relatives in her natal family for so many years, and she didn't feel puzzled by a relative who suddenly popped up. She nodded disapprovingly and agreed that the Li family would live in another courtyard twenty miles away from the Duke's mansion.

The other courtyard covers an area of ​​one mu, with two courtyards, two rows of houses facing south, and two ends of a passage corridor. There are water lilies and lotus in the pond, and hibiscus and weeping willows are raised by the pond.

He Huishu assigned Qin Minye two steady and prudent schoolboys, four mighty servants capable of martial arts, and two wives who were excellent cooks.

The Li family is coming, and He Huishu temporarily adds two women and four middle-aged servants to the other courtyard.

It was the hottest time of the day when the Li family arrived. He Huishu was telling short stories to the Ming family in the Duke’s mansion. Qin Minye was still studying in the academy. The servants in the other courtyard were headed by Mrs. He, who was under her command to arrange the The Li family's luggage was unloaded from the carriage and placed in the designated guest room.

The Li family washed their faces in the guest room, walked around the yard to find their way, and then came to the lobby.

There are ice cubes in the other courtyard all year round, and Mrs. He asked the mother-in-law in the kitchen to mix the crushed ice with chopped fresh fruits and serve them to quench the Li family's thirst.

Since Li Jingjing was born, it was the first time she ate a fruit ice that was tangy, icy, sweet and sandy. After eating it, she found that the fruits were lychee, banana, pineapple, and longan that were not sold in the market in Tanzhou Prefecture.

"It's so delicious!" Li Yunxiao asked for more after eating two bowls, but He Shi was afraid that he would make his stomach cold if he ate too much, so he stopped the servants from serving him.

Li Yunqing received Li Qubing's gaze and said, "Mother, my little uncle and I will go to the academy to have a look."

"Don't go far away." When He got off the carriage just now, he saw the famous Tanzhou Academy with white walls and blue tiles looming in the green and majestic Yuelu Mountain not far away. He yearned for it, but she is a woman, so she should not show her face .

(End of this chapter)