The little girl of the landlord's house

Chapter 142

Xie Yujiao got dressed at the end of Shen's time, and Xu Shi had already sent someone over to invite her over for dinner.Xie Yujiao rubbed her forehead, which was only slightly awake, and suddenly felt that she was exaggerating too much. If she ate and slept, and ate and slept, wouldn't she become a pig?

But even so, Xie Yujiao couldn't bear to keep Mrs. Xu waiting for her, so Xie Yujiao combed her hair and took the maids to the front yard.

Mrs. Xu has already asked the kitchen to cook a table of Xie Yujiao's favorite meals, among which is a steamed sea bass that Xie Yujiao likes to eat the most.But after learning that Zhou Tianhao was allergic to fish, Mrs. Xu seldom asked the kitchen to make fish.Now that Zhou Tianhao was away, he ordered the kitchen to make this dish again.

Xie Yujiao was used to the royal chef's cooking skills in the palace, and felt that the chefs at home were very skilled. She didn't eat a few mouthfuls of steamed sea bass, but ate a few braised duck wings.

Mrs. Xu just smiled and said: "I know that your family probably wouldn't be able to cook this dish. In the palace, I'm afraid you can't eat duck wings with your hands?"

Xie Yujiao ate to her heart's content, she just wiped her mouth and said, "Actually, there is no elder in the palace, but me and his two masters, don't I have the final say? We also ate kebabs once, and they were just cooks." I can’t bear to put cumin, it’s not that tasty.”

Seeing her eating happily, Mrs. Xu was also happy, and saw that Xie Chaozong also grabbed a duck wing and gnawed on it, and frowned and said: "You only have a few teeth, and you want to gnaw wings like your sister." Why don't you eat something you can bite?"

Xie Chaozong refused to put down the duck's wings, but only gnawed vigorously, and Zhang's mother smiled and said, "Let my brother gnaw, his small teeth are solid!"

Xie Yujiao also felt that it would be more interesting for her to gnaw it while other people pick it up and eat it, so she also persuaded Xu: "Mother, let me gnaw at her, and if he can't gnaw it, she will naturally let it go."

For a while, Mrs. Xu had no choice but to watch Xie Chaozong grinning happily over there.

After everyone had dinner, Mother Zhang sent Xie Chaozong to Aunt Shen's side. Xie Yujiao drank a few sips of tea, chatted with Mrs. Xu for a while, and then went back to her embroidery building to rest.

Mother Zhang told Mrs. Xu all the news she had inquired from Ziyan this afternoon. Seeing that Xie Yujiao was so assertive and Zhou Tianhao was protecting her like this, Mrs. Xu felt relieved for a while. Come on, she murmured: "Now all that is left is for Jiaojiao to give birth to another baby, and that's all."

Mother Zhang comforted her and said: "Madam, don't worry too, the girl is young after all, I'm afraid the prince is still reluctant, just let nature take its course."

Mrs. Xu knew that there was no rush for this matter. She had worked hard with Mr. Xie for more than ten years, and Xie Yujiao was not the only daughter, so she just sighed and said, "That's right, as long as the young couple get along well, I can rest assured." .”

Xie Yujiao has been with you, Zhou Tianhao, every day since she got married. Only during the two days when Guishui came, we separated a little bit, but we can see each other every day during the day. Today it is rare to be alone in the empty boudoir, but I feel that I can't sleep Woke up.

Ziyan knew what she was thinking, but she didn't mean to say it bluntly, she just smiled and said: "The girl probably sleeps a lot during the day, so she won't be sleepy at night, right?"

Xie Yujiao thought in her heart that she probably had the same meaning, so she said casually, "Go to the study over there and bring a random book over there. I'll get sleepy after reading it for a while."

Ziyan then went to the study next door to get a novel of strange tales, Xie Yujiao read it by candlelight for a long time, and waited until the candles were replaced, she was still not sleepy at all, but when she looked at the time, it was almost three o'clock I had no choice but to blow out the candle, and fell asleep in a hurry.

Early the next morning, Xu Shiben sent a servant girl over to invite Xie Yujiao to the main courtyard for breakfast. Hearing from Ziyan that Xie Yujiao hadn't gotten up, she went back first.Although Mrs. Xu knew that when Xie Yujiao was in poor health, she would always snooze for half an hour in the morning, but now it was time for her to get up, so she went there in person and saw that the maids were already up. Going down to do needlework under the eaves of the corridor, he picked up the maid Yuanyang who came back and asked: "Young lady is also so sleepy in the palace?"

Yuanyang hurriedly said: "Young lady got up very early in the palace, but it's a little late these two days, probably because I was tired from the journey yesterday."

After hearing this, Mrs. Xu also felt that it made sense, so she didn't ask any more questions, and only told the girl to wake up for a while, and let the kitchen deliver the breakfast directly to the Xiulou.

Xie Yujiao slept until mid-sun, and the room was a little hot when she woke up.It's just that the women didn't come in because they were afraid of waking her up, so they didn't come in to replace the ice water that had melted yesterday, and put in new ice.

Ziyan hurriedly fetched water for her to wash, and said: "Madam has sent people to ask a few times, and the breakfast in the kitchen has also been delivered, and the tea room is hot down below, but it will be noon again soon, miss Let's eat a little bit."

When Ziyan returned to Xie's house, she began to yell one girl after another, and she still felt that it was easy to call girls.

Xie Yujiao nodded, and glanced at her lower eyelids, which were still a little red and swollen after sleeping so much.In fact, it doesn't matter if you go to bed late, but everyone must know that they came back yesterday. I'm afraid Tao Steward, Liu Steward, and Xie Qiye are all coming today, but she fell asleep and didn't know about them. How long have you been waiting outside.

Xie Yujiao hurriedly ate some breakfast, then sent her maid to Xu's main room to inform her, and then went straight to the study in the front yard.Not long after, Mrs. Xu followed.

It turned out that although Mrs. Xu was not good at common affairs, but Xu Yuxing happened to be away these few days, so she had to come to listen to the housekeeper's reply in person, so it would be better if she didn't know anything when she asked.

Xie Yujiao saw that Tao, Liu, and Xie had indeed come, so she asked them to sit down, and asked the maid to make tea. Mrs. Xu sat in the main seat and listened to their discussion.

"It's been a bit dry this summer. Fortunately, my wife has spent a lot of money to let the people build more water tankers. Now some of the dry land has been taken back. I'm afraid the harvest will not be much worse than last year." Although Mrs. Xu is not good at housekeeping, But she is a first-class benevolent person, and she will not delay in allocating money to do good deeds.

As Tao Laixi said, he glanced at Mrs. Xie gratefully, and said: "The autumn harvest will be in a month, and now all the strong and laborers are going to fight. I'm afraid there are not enough manpower. I have already told Qinglong Mountain The head of the village has agreed that when the time comes, let him borrow hundreds of young men to help us grab the harvest, 15 yuan a day, and the initial estimate will take three days, about 20 taels of silver, and three days will be counted. [-] taels of silver is enough for the meal money and the wife’s salary for cooking.”

Mrs. Xu said: "It's all physical work, and it's such a hot day. It's really tiring. The salary is fifty taels. You pay a total of 30 taels of silver. If there is too much, let them divide it themselves."

Xie Yujiao couldn't help laughing when she heard what Xu said, even though she didn't say anything.Fortunately, these are small amounts of money, and they are nothing. If you spend it, you will spend it. No matter how big the money is, it will be half sold and half given away, but you will lose money.

Tao Laixi saw that Mrs. Xu had given her orders, so she nodded her head hard, and Liu Fugen said again: "I haven't had anything to do here recently, I just bought a store in the middle of the year, except for the few stores that are used as dowry for the eldest lady. If you have time to see it, other businesses are doing well, since last year, Jinling City has tens of thousands more people, and this business has never been bad."

Xie Yujiao just nodded, and then said: "When I am free, go and see those shops yourself. In addition to helping uncle look after the shops in the city, you also need to take care of the yamen's affairs. The county magistrate has For any instructions, you must inform Steward Tao and Uncle Qi immediately."

Hearing this, Liu Fugen only smiled and said: "Miss, don't worry, I'll go to the yamen every now and then, besides, now that the magistrate is in-law with our family, can he still cheat us?"

Xie Yujiao smiled and said, "Master Kang is in his third year, and it is logical that it is time for him to be promoted. Unless he asks himself to be re-elected for another year, or at the end of the year, the magistrate of this county should be replaced."

When Liu Fugen heard this, his face drooped again, and he only said depressedly: "The relatives who have just climbed up, this is no good."

Xie Yujiao ignored him, and asked Xie Yunzhen again: "Uncle Qi, how is the operation of the workshop, and how many [-] padded jackets have been made now?"

"Now that 1 pieces have been made, and there are more than [-] pieces left, it will definitely be completed in one and a half months, but I think that it would be a waste to take a rest last night in such a large workshop, so I only The entrusting person asked again to see if there was any other work. If I could continue to do it, it would be a way of life after all. Those embroiderers went home to help their husbands and children, and now they can get an extra job. silver."

The last time Xie Yujiao asked Zhou Tianhao to go back to the household department to ask for such a big business, she already felt very embarrassed. If she asked for it again, it would be even worse. Besides, she took this business because she wanted to get rid of these refugees first. Settle it down, Yu Xie's family didn't actually earn any money, they just got some labor money.But Xie Yunzhen has such an idea, which is very good.Xie Yujiao then said: "If you have someone you know, you can ask them first. If it involves something about the court, you should return to me first. Anyway, the prince is still there, so we don't have to look far away like that."

Xie Yunzhen only nodded in agreement, and the three of them chatted for a while, and each left their account books for the past two months, so they got up and said goodbye.It was already time for lunch, Mrs. Xu was not willing to let them go, she just ordered the kitchen, cooked a table of good dishes, sent good wine, and invited the three of them to have a good meal at the house .

Although Mrs. Xu has been in charge of some common affairs in the past few months, she didn't even look at the account book. Xie Yujiao saw that she was tired after listening to it for so long, so she put down the account book and said, "I'll accompany my mother back to the main courtyard for lunch first. It doesn’t hurt to look at the ledger in the afternoon.”

Xie Yujiao had lunch with Xu Shi, Xu Shi asked Xie Yujiao if she wanted to take a nap, Xie Yujiao just smiled and said: "I woke up early, and then I took a nap, I really want to become a pig." Therefore, he refused to take a rest, and only asked the servant girl to accompany him to the study in the front yard, and read the ledger.

Fortunately, the Xie family didn't have too many general affairs in the past two months, so the account book is also clear, what money was spent on what, and it was quickly traced back to the source.Xie Yujiao looked at it for a while and felt a little tired, so she got up and walked around.When she left the cabinet, she forgot to take away the pots of succulents in the study. Unexpectedly, she didn't come home for almost two months, and the succulents grew even better.

Xie Yujiao immediately felt in a good mood, so she only asked Ziyan to admire the woman in the yard, and told her to take a good look at the pots of succulents, and don't water too much, once every ten days and half a month is enough.

The woman didn't know how to keep this thing at first, but she saw it when she was cleaning the room, so she poured it, and she won a reward unexpectedly, she laughed so hard that she couldn't close her mouth.

Xie Yujiao admired the succulent for a while, picked up all the withered parts in the pot, and then sat down to look at the ledger again.The weather is sweltering now, although there is ice in the study, Xie Yujiao still feels that the air pressure is a bit low.She usually has a bit of a bitter summer, but this year because there are too many things, she doesn't care much.She and Zhou Tianhao were often tired of being together for more than a month before, her legs were sore and numb from the toss every day, and the soles of her feet were fluttering, and she had long since forgotten about Ku Xia.

Looking at the account book for half a day now, I feel a little dizzy after all.Xie Yujiao felt the blackness in front of her eyes. She wanted to stand up, but she sat down again with the help of the chair. She only called Ziyan in and said, "Help me to lie down on the soft couch beside me for a while. My eyes are darkened. It's about Heatstroke."

At this time, her speech was already a little vague, Ziyan was startled when she heard it, and hurriedly called her mother-in-law to report to Xu's room, and she helped Xie Yujiao to lie down on the soft couch.

Xie Yujiao closed her eyes and rested for a while, only to feel that her chest was oppressed and uncomfortable, as if she couldn't breathe, and her sanity became more and more unclear. In the end, when Ziyan called her, she didn't have the energy to respond. .

Seeing that Xie Yujiao had passed out, Ziyan became more and more frightened, the prince had only been away for a day, if the girl fell ill, she would be really anxious to death.

When the mother-in-law went to report to Xu, Xu had just woken up from a rest. Hearing that Xie Yujiao had suffered from heat stroke, she hurriedly got up and ran away, and then sent Mama Zhang to the county to ask for a doctor.

Mother Zhang dared to be negligent, she had already gone out of the second school before Mrs. Xu finished speaking.

Xie Yujiao felt powerless all over her body. When she opened her eyes, the lights in the room were already lit. Xu Shi only looked at herself worriedly. When she opened her eyes, she couldn't help but smiled overjoyed. Get up and say: "Jiaojiao, you are awake, you really scared me to death, you child..."

Mrs. Xu was about to reprimand her a few words, but she couldn't bear the helpless expression on her face, so she just said: "You are pregnant, do you know?"

Xie Yujiao was shocked, and almost got up from the soft couch in fright, and asked Xu with an expression of disbelief: "Mother, you are not talking nonsense, are you? How is it possible, it has only been a few days..."

Mrs. Xu said: "Of course you will have children when you get married. What does it have to do with the length of time? You two are young. It would be strange if you can't have children!"

Xie Yujiao thinks about it too. First, she doesn't use contraception, and second, she doesn't control herself. The chances of not winning the lottery are too small. The reason why she didn't get pregnant last month is probably due to her luck!
But... Now that she has a child, she can't exercise like Zhou Tianhao... Thinking of how long they were both released, Xie Yujiao misses the feeling of ecstasy every night.

"I know, mother... Then I'm pregnant, can I stay at home for a while?" Now that Zhou Tianhao is in the military camp, it would be really lonely for her to raise her baby in the palace alone.

"I'm not sure about this, I'd better ask the lord what you mean." Mrs. Xu stretched out her hand to straighten Xie Yujiao's hair, and asked, "Are you better now? Huixiu Building, now that you are pregnant, it is not suitable to live upstairs, you can live in Huiru's room before, anyway, I have also tidied it up."

Xie Yujiao actually felt much better at this time, so she nodded, seeing that the servant girl was about to come up to help her, she just smiled and said: "I can walk, it's nothing."

Ziyan was scared out of her wits just now, how could she dare to be careless at this time, she just supported Xie Yujiao and said: "Girl, let me support you, if you say a few words like just now and then go silent again, the servant girl will be fine." I'm going to be scared to death." Xie Yujiao had no choice but to be supported by her.

Mrs. Xu only smiled and said: "Just now the doctor of Ren'an Hall has left a prescription for the anti-fetal medicine, and I have sent a servant to grab the medicine. After dinner, you can take the anti-fetal medicine for me obediently." Fetal medicine. The doctor said that the baby is fine, but you are a little weak and need to be mended."

In ancient times, giving birth to a child was a cut for a woman, so many people overdid it, and the child was too big, and they ended up killing two people.Xie Yujiao usually talked about these things when she heard Mrs. Xu and the others gossip about family affairs, but now she was a little apprehensive when she heard Mrs. Xu said that she would make love to her, so she whispered: "Then mother, you can take your time and make love to me, rather than make love to me." Get fat."

After hearing this, Mrs. Xu only smiled and said: "Who is pregnant with a child and is not fat? Just don't be too fat, so that the child will not have a good life when he grows up. I also understand this."

Seeing that Mrs. Xu understood this very well, Xie Yujiao was finally relieved.

After a while, everyone went back to Xiulou, and the maids helped Xie Yujiao to change rooms. Mrs. Xu just let her lie on the bed, wishing she could walk around again, and ordered the maids to open the storeroom and bring out the small table. The posture to make Xie Yujiao eat on the bed.But Xie Yujiao didn't have the energy to argue with them at this time, so she just let them go.

Seeing that she was almost settled down, Mrs. Xu sat on the edge of Xie Yujiao's bed, took her hand and said, "The doctor came late today, so I didn't send anyone to deliver the letter to the barracks. Wait until tomorrow. Ask Liu Fugen to go there early in the morning, I'm afraid the prince will not be able to resist coming to see you if he knows the news!"

Xie Yujiao thought about it. From Xie's house to Tangshan Daying, it would take two hours to ride a horse. Tomorrow, Liu Fugen would go in a carriage, and it would take at least three hours. When he came back, it would be dark. Tired from running, the bruised area of ​​his thigh is not completely healed, it hurts to see it.

"It's the same for my mother to deliver the news in a few days. There is no need to let him run around. The weather is so hot, and this trip will be delayed for several hours."

Hearing Xie Yujiao's words, Mrs. Xu only smiled and said, "Now I know how to feel sorry for my man. How do you think you always bullied the prince in the past, but the prince has a good temper, and you will still bully him."

Xie Yujiao was a little embarrassed by what was said, so she thought to herself, of course her own man feels sorry for her, so why should she feel sorry for others?
"Mother, you don't know. He has been working hard recently. The emperor has built another camp over Tangshan, and he has specified that he should watch it. He was reluctant to part with me, and he ran back and forth every day. I was afraid that he would be tired, so I said If he wants to come back to live, this will just allow him to stay there for a while longer, so as not to run back and forth."

After hearing this, Mrs. Xu frowned tightly, and only said: "What kind of camp is he going to see, I, the mother-in-law, naturally have no objection, but please don't go to the front line again, and he can't do it again and again." You are so lucky, you should try to persuade him."

Xie Yujiao was afraid that Mrs. Xu would be worried, so she just nodded. She wanted to persuade her, but Zhou Tianhao might not listen.

The next day Mrs. Xu really listened to Xie Yujiao's advice and didn't send anyone to report to the barracks. Unexpectedly, at noon, Yun Song came.It turned out that Zhou Tianhao couldn't get away and missed Xie Yujiao very much, so he wrote a letter and asked Yun Song to bring it to Xie Yujiao.He is looking for a decent small courtyard around Tangshan these few days, thinking that when the weather gets a little cooler, he can bring Xie Yujiao to live there for a while, so as not only to save himself from being tired on horseback, but also to be able to spend more time with Xie Yujiao. time together.

Before the letter in Yun Song's arms was taken out, Mrs. Xu had already said, "Why are you here? I'm planning to send Butler Liu to report to the prince in a few days. The princess is pregnant. Live here for a while."

Hearing this, Yun Song happily jumped two feet high, and asked with wide eyes: "My wife, don't lie, my lord's chest is poked through by an arrow, and he can't stand being scared!"

Mrs. Xu only pretended to stare at him, and said with a smile: "What did I lie to you for, but you came so far away, I can't immediately drive you back to report to your prince, sit down and have a rest first." , when you want to leave, take this message back with you!"

Yun Song thought for a while, if he didn't report such a thing to Zhou Tianhao immediately, then he would definitely suffer disaster again, so he hurriedly took out the letter, handed it to Xu and said, "My wife, give this to us. Princess, I will go back to the camp to announce the good news to the prince!"

Whether Xu was in a hurry or not, she stopped him and said: "You child, at least take a rest first, let's go after having a light meal!"

Yun Song only replied at the top of his voice, "No, the slave has brought dry food!"

Seeing that she couldn't stop him, Mrs. Xu helped the little maid to pack a bag of water and a bag of snacks, and sent them to him to eat on the way.

Poor Xie Yujiao was enshrined in the embroidery tower, and she didn't even know that Yun Song had come.

The servant girl went out with her things in her arms, but she couldn't see Yun Song's figure, so she rode away early in the morning.Mrs. Xu just sighed and said, "Forget it, send this letter to the girl."

(End of this chapter)