After finishing the modern affairs, Lin Wanwan opened the door of time and space and returned to the Tang Dynasty.
Little Qingyu has woken up and is sitting on the bed, grinning and about to howl. The little guy is just five years old, and he is still at an age where he cannot live without people. He will be scared when he finds no one in the bed.
Lin Wanwan smiled and opened the bed curtain: "My baby, you are awake, mother is here!"
Xiao Qingyu rushed towards Lin Wanwan, hugged her neck and leaned against her for a while.
Yun Shang's voice came from the door: "Madam, are you up? Are we coming in?"
"Well, come in."
The door was pushed open with a creak, and three maids filed in, either holding a washbasin filled with hot water or holding a wash cup.
Xiao Qingyu let go of Lin Wanwan, sat on the bed, and let Lin Wanwan dress her.
Yun Shang opened the bed curtain with a ribbon and said with a smile: "My lady slept so soundly today. It's already past midnight. There's no movement. We're going to wake up too. It's time to pay my respects to the old lady."
"Yeah, I slept really well yesterday." Lin Wanwan dressed little Qingyu, walked to the dressing table, took the wash cup from Huanong and brushed her teeth, then sat on the stool and Huanong washed her face and skin care.
Put on makeup.
Huanong is now Lin Wanwan's makeup artist, and she learned it after a few lessons. Although the makeup is not very delicate, there is no problem in applying a smooth base makeup.
Thinking of the foundation, Lin Wanwan said: "Hongyan, please go give those bottles of powder to my cousins and aunts in each room for me. Just say that I made them myself and let them try the effect."
"Here." Hongyan, who was combing Lin Wanwan's hair, responded.
These are the foundations that Lin Wanwan bought from Hyundai half a month ago. They were packaged and planned to be given away. Because she had been living in Gexian Temple before, she had no time to give them to her sisters.
"Yun Shang, bring a few more bags of activated charcoal and follow me to see the old lady."
"Here!"
Several slaves quickly dressed Lin Wanwan and her daughter, then pushed the door open and walked out of the courtyard, heading straight to the lotus courtyard.
Xiao's mother had already finished her breakfast with her daughters-in-law serving her, and was sitting in the hall chatting with the juniors who came to greet her. Her laughter spread outside the house.
When the maid sitting on the steps of the courtyard saw Lin Wanwan coming, she rushed to greet her, turned around and walked in to announce: "Ms. Lin is here."
"Please come in quickly." Mother Xiao's smiling voice came out.
The maid opened the curtain, and Lin Wanwan pulled Xiao Qingyu in to say hello: "Greetings, grandma."
Xiao Qingyu said in a sweet voice: "Please greet me, old lady."
"Okay, okay, come over and sit down. It's such a cold day. Come here early in the morning and you're freezing. Drink a cup of ginger tea to warm yourself up."
Lin Wanwan smiled and said: "Fortunately, the cloak is very thick."
Then he met Xiao Ronghua and his second aunt in the room.
Then Lin Wanwan looked at Huanong and motioned for her to present the gift. Huanong hurriedly handed the activated charcoal in her hand to an old woman in front of Xiao's mother.
"This is the activated carbon I made a while ago. It can remove impurities from well water. Place it at the bottom of the water tank and add some washed sand. One pack will last for more than a month. Grandma, please give it a try."
Xiao's mother smiled and reached out to take out a package and put it in her hand to look at it. Since it had been put into a cloth bag, she couldn't see anything special about it, so she smiled and said: "Wanwan, you are so filial. Oh, my granddaughter, you are so filial."
Well, always think about this old bone of mine."
The second aunt Wang next to her said with a smile: "I have heard my sister-in-law talk about this magical thing a long time ago. It's just that Wanwan has been living in Gexian Temple these days and has no chance to ask you. Today I can see it.
.Auntie, please start it quickly. It will give me some insights. I heard that by adding this thing, the well water becomes as clear and delicious as mountain spring water."
Lin Wanwan smiled and said: "It means that some of the salty and bitter taste in the well water is removed, but there is still a gap between it and mountain spring water. If my second aunt likes it, I will ask Hongyan to send a few bags to your yard later."
"Oh, that second aunt is not polite, hahaha." Mrs. Wang smiled happily.
After saying a few more words, Lin Wanwan said goodbye and went back to the house with Xiao Qingyu to have breakfast. They would leave for Gexian Temple soon.
Lin Wanwan will continue to study medicine with Mr. Sun, while Xiao Qingyu will learn calligraphy with Mr. Cao.
Before the breakfast was finished, the twin cousins came over here.
"Cousin Wanwan, the powder you sent is so good. I tried it as soon as I got it. Do you think it works?" Xiao Liwei started shouting before she even entered the door.
The twin sisters are the two liveliest among the Xiao sisters. They smile all day long and are very coquettish. Although they are concubines, they don't feel timid at all.
It can be seen that Mrs. Yuan, as the head wife, is not too oppressive.
For Mrs. Yuan, concubines must be raised well. After all, only if they are well educated can they get in-laws who will be helpful to the family.
Marriage in the Tang Dynasty was mostly a combination of interests. Mrs. Yuan, who was born in the Yuan family in Jiangnan, naturally knew this well.
Nowadays, the aristocrats of the Tang Dynasty, in addition to working hard on their official careers, are also making a fuss about marriage. In order to ensure the nobility of blood, the eight major surnames in Jiangnan all marry each other among their direct descendants and do not marry outside.
But Lin Wanwan's maternal family is a branch of the Xiao family, so the requirements are not so strict, and they will also intermarry with the newly rising gentry.
But the Yuan family sounded noble, and she did not want her daughter to marry outside the family, so she was determined to choose a spouse for her daughter among the eight major surnames. As for the marriage of a concubine, she wanted to marry her daughter.
The legitimate daughter and legitimate son pave the way.
The twins walked into the room, and Lin Wanwan ordered Huanong to bring each of them a bowl of cherry cheese cheese.
"Cousin Wanwan, you have so many delicious and beautiful things here." Twin sister Xiao Shulian sighed.
"That's right!" Xiao Liwei continued, "By the way, cousin Wanwan, do you still want to go out today?"
Lin Wanwan said: "Yes, I want to study medicine with Mr. Sun."
"Oh, that's such a pity. Today we are going to Lingyin Temple. Only the eldest sister is not able to go out because of her foot injury. Hehe, my sister is going to meet someone." Xiao Liwei said with a smile.
"Oh, I'm going to die, don't talk nonsense!" Xiao Shulian glared at her younger sister Xiao Liwei, "If you all go together, you may not be in love with me."
"Hehe." Xiao Liwei smiled and did not refute.
Lin Wanwan asked curiously: "Which family is the gentleman from?"
Xiao Liwei replied: "He family."
Lin Wanwan asked: "In the same family as He Miao?"
Xiao Shulian nodded unnaturally: "It's all the mother who makes the decision."
Lin Wanwan nodded: "Hey, that's a pity. I can't look at it for you. You have to look at people carefully today. By the way, will the husband of the He family go?"
"How could it be possible? Of course the eldest wife of the He family came to see her. There is no reason for the young man to meet his sister directly."