On the first day of July, Mrs. Hou and her two sons returned home from Dongdu.
Xu Chunjun had received the letter early and went to the outer city to greet him.
The lady was dressed in plain clothes without any hairpins, and she was thinner than when she left the capital.
"It's really gratifying that Madam returned from paying homage to the Buddha with more energy, cleansing and kindness." Xu Chunjun saluted, took the hand handed over by Madam and said with a smile.
After saying this, she met the two young masters again. The wife's two sons were raised very well. They were both gentle, respectful and well-behaved.
"You have worked hard these days," Madam said, holding Xu Chunjun's hand, "Let's go back home and have a good talk."
When I got back to the house, I was already surrounded by maids and women.
Mrs. Hou said: "I'm so tired, you all go down! Chunjun and Mother Ye stay to talk."
Everyone then retreated, and Xu Chunjun said: "Madam, please lie down on the couch! It's been a long journey, but it's time to relax when you get home."
The lady smiled and said: "I'm lucky, you are the one who is really doing the hard work. I brought some things for you, and after a while they opened the box and took them out for you."
Xu Chunjun smiled and said that he was not tired, and thanked his wife.
Mother Ye laughed from the side and said: "Miss Xu is very attentive to the housekeeping. I can't help much because the second girl was born prematurely. Miss Xu takes care of everything herself. This means that she is very capable. If it were anyone else, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to handle it." .”
Xu Chunjun said humbly: "Mother Ye is too complimentary. She will not be away for a long time. Besides, I am indeed very poor."
"Everything has a beginning. You are still young, so it is inevitable that you will find it difficult. Just practice and practice." The lady smiled.
After chatting with Madam for a while, Xu Chunjun said: "Mother Ye, please accompany Madam. I'll go to the kitchen and have a look."
The lady said, "Go ahead! Come and have lunch with me."
After Xu Chunjun left, his wife asked Mother Ye: "How is it going with Chunjun being in charge?"
Mother Ye said: "I am not praising her, but Miss Xu is really careful and fair, and can guard against the slightest mistake."
The lady nodded and said, "That's good. I thought she was good."
Mother Ye smiled and said, "Madam, your taste is always good."
The lady asked again: "No one is too hard on her, right?"
Mother Ye said: "I didn't do it when I was here. I haven't heard of anyone deliberately reporting wrong accounts in the past few days, but Miss Xu saw it and rejected it at a glance. After that, no one dared to do it anymore. I also heard that..."
"What did you hear? Just say it, can't I punish you?" Madam Ye said when she saw that Mother Ye was hesitant.
"I heard that Aunt Wan lost something and Aunt Qi came to make trouble." Mother Ye also told what she had heard.
"What happened next?" the lady asked.
"Nothing happened after that." Mother Ye said, "I don't know very much about it. If Madam wants to know the details, I can just ask around."
The lady waved her hand and said: "No need. Since the trivial matter has been resolved, there is no need to mention it again. It would be pointless for us to ask again."
Mother Ye answered yes.
The lady added: "Speaking of which, Mr. Hou will return to Beijing soon."
"Yes, it has been two or three months since Mr. Hou left Beijing." Mother Ye said.
The lady sighed: "If Mr. Hou is in Beijing, I'm afraid I will miss Mr. Chun. This is God's wish to help me."
The reason why Xu Chunjun found her was because Marquis Chengyi was not in the capital. According to Xu Chunjun and Xu Lang's original plan, after Xu Chunjun entered the capital, he would directly find Marquis Chengyi and ask him to find a way to exonerate Xu Daoan.
Mother Ye said: "Madam is Miss Xu's noble person. If she goes to ask the Marquis, at most she will be able to absolve her brother of his sin."
After hearing this, the lady chuckled and shook her head: "Who knows? Sometimes I also wonder if I am committing an evil act by doing this. What the future holds depends on her fate."
Although Mrs. Houye believes in Buddhism, she is not a Buddha after all, she is just a layperson.
Mother Ye then stopped mentioning this matter and only talked about other things.
After a while, seeing that the lady was sleepy, he said, "Madam, please take a nap for a while!"
Then he went out, leaving only two girls waiting outside.
Xu Chunjun went to the kitchen to prepare lunch. Mother Wang, who was in charge of the kitchen, naturally knew that Madam had returned home, so she took the initiative to ask Xu Chunjun what meals to prepare for Madam at noon.
"My wife worshiped Buddha in Dongdu, and she ate vegetarian food. Now of course she doesn't need to eat vegetarian food when she returns home, but it shouldn't be too greasy, so as not to be difficult to adapt to." Xu Chunjun said to Mrs. Wang, "But it shouldn't be too light, even if Madam
I don’t want to eat meat, I’m afraid the two brothers have already lost their patience.”
"The girl is right," Mrs. Wang nodded with a smile. "The ham and sour bamboo shoot soup is what Madam likes to drink on weekdays. There are also seabass and tripe, plus a few seasonal fresh vegetables, and it's pretty much it."
When Xu Chunjun first entered the house, he worked under her. At that time, she thought that Xu Chunjun was good, but she did not expect that in just one month, Xu Chunjun would be able to take charge of the house for his wife.
"Mom has arranged it well, but don't forget to add a dish of cold gluten. The second young master asked for it." Xu Chunjun warned.
"I'll tell them to do it right now! Don't worry, girl, it's very hot. Please sit under the tree for a while. I'll have some snacks ready for you to try." Mother Wang said enthusiastically.
"Thank you, Mrs. Wang, but I still have something to do, and I have to eat soon. Let's wait until another day!" Xu Chunjun declined politely.
Although Mrs. Marquis trusts her very much, these servants are now willing to flatter her.
But Xu Chunjun never wanted to be domineering. She knew her identity in her heart, and she also knew why these people were so kind to her.
It was almost noon, and my wife slept for about an hour and felt much refreshed.
Xu Chunjun helped his wife wash and tied her hair himself.
"The weather is really hot here." Even though there was a maid fanning beside her, Mrs. Marquis still felt unbearably hot.
"The lady in front of me was asleep, so they didn't put ice in the room. They had already gone to get the ice. After setting it up and closing the windows, the room became cooler after a while." Xu Chunjun tied his wife into a gold-ingot bun:
"If your bun is tied higher, it will be easier for Madam to take a bath after meals."
Xu Chunjun estimated that his wife would not go to bed immediately after lunch, but would probably take a bath, so she had someone prepare water.
"You are such a careful and considerate child with a good temper." The lady couldn't help but praise, "God has always created people in different categories. There are smart and smart people like you, and there are also stupid people.
But almost all of them are neither good nor bad, just average."
"Madam praised me too much. In fact, I am just average at best." Xu Chunjun didn't feel that he was very smart. "If I have some merits, it is because of Madam's guidance."
"You always flatter me in return. Lunch has been served. Let's finish our meal quickly. You can go and have a rest."
