As the owner of the fragrance space, Gu Qingling not only studies various fragrances in the space, but also doesn't mind taking some time to satisfy her stomach.
The things poured out of the spiritual spring are quite different from the ordinary things outside.
Gu Qingling was able to maintain her current body so well only by "eating" these good things grown in the space.
She ate well by herself, and she didn't mind if a little bit came out from the cracks of her fingers occasionally. She picked some out and put them into the fruits and vegetables shipped from the village, and asked people to send them to her daughters-in-law and grandchildren.
However, Gu Qingling didn't dare to go too far, for fear of doing too much and attracting others' attention.
"Did the old lady send it to you?"
As soon as Mrs. Yao Er tasted it, she found that today's melon was particularly crispy, and her eyes suddenly lit up.
The eldest maid Qiu He laughed: "Yes, madam, it was just delivered this morning. I specially asked someone to pick up your favorite food and cut it up and brought it to you."
"Then you have to eat carefully. The melons and fruits produced in Old Taijun's Village are very delicious. I'm so used to them that I don't want to eat other people's." After saying that, Mrs. Yao Er thought of her sons and daughters again and asked Qiu He.
Is there anything left for them?
The eldest maid Qiu He: "Madam, don't worry, I always follow your old rules and keep them for all the young masters. Even Young Master Yu and Young Master Zhou can also keep some, but they are still young, so the responsible mama
I won’t let you eat more, just a few spoonfuls in one meal.”
"They are still young, so they can just taste it with a few spoonfuls. When they grow up, they will eat it by themselves. By the way, is Brother Hong here today?"
"coming."
"Remember to send him a copy. Now that his teeth have grown, it's time for him to be greedy."
"Madam, please don't worry. Most of the fruit is eaten by Young Master Hong, and the rest belongs to Young Master Yu and Young Master Zhou. Nothing is wasted." This means telling Mrs. Yao Er that the old lady is sending it to you.
No one dared to eat the melons and fruits that came, they were all eaten by the masters themselves.
While they were talking, a servant came to report that Mrs. Yao and Mrs. Yao San were here.
Mrs. Yao Er quickly asked someone to invite them in.
When they saw Mrs. Yao Er eating melon seeds, they laughed.
"Second sister-in-law, is this fruit given to you by the old lady?"
"Yes, it was just delivered today. It's very fresh. I asked the maid to cut one for you too."
"Then I'll trouble my second sister-in-law. I can tell at a glance that it must have been sent by the old lady at Zhuangzi. It looks better than the ones elsewhere." Mrs. Yao San said with a smile, "As soon as the old lady sent it, I
I only ate two, and my stomach was almost full, and I didn’t even want to eat breakfast anymore.”
"Same thing, I, if I didn't ask the maid to help me take care of it and eat it carefully, I probably would have eaten it for breakfast."
…
While eating the fruit, Mrs. Yao Er took out the pigeon chess and started playing with them.
When there was no such thing in the past, they stayed in their own courtyards and would not get together when nothing happened.
Later, the prefect's wife came to visit occasionally, and they had more opportunities to get together. Then there was pigeon chess, and they would feel panicked if they didn't get together to play a few games.
In addition to playing by themselves, the maids and slaves below will also take advantage of their breaks to play a few games.
As long as the people below did what they were supposed to do, Mrs. Yao Er also pretended that she didn't know and just turned a blind eye like the old lady.
Of course, if it delayed her work, she would confiscate the pigeon chess without saying a word, and she would tell anyone who dared to play with that person again to sit down together.
As a result, the people below will not take any chances.
"I heard that the business of the old lady's Wang Zi Cheng Long grocery store has been very good recently. Many people come to her shop to buy pigeon chess sets. I guess every aristocratic family in Jinling now has such a few sets at home." Mrs. Yao Er said, "What do you think?
, are they like us, with a few people getting together to play so many games?"
"I've heard about it too," Mrs. Yao San said, "Isn't Sanlang running around outside? Someone asked him about the pigeon chess, and they wanted to get Sanlang to pull strings to do the pigeon chess business."
Mrs. Yao: "Did you tell the old lady about this?"
Mrs. Yao San: "As I said, Sanlang reported to the old lady before, and the old lady gave Sanlang a reward, and let the stewards take over the rest."
"That's good. The old lady's reward is generous. I've wanted it for a long time. Unfortunately..." Mrs. Yao Er sighed, "I don't have the good luck of your San Lang. It's really a pity."
Mrs. Yao San covered her mouth and smiled: "Second sister-in-law, please don't belittle me. Who in this Jinling family doesn't know about your Baixiang Pavilion and the auction house? My Sanlang dares to follow the old lady and sister-in-law, and drink behind the second sister-in-law.
Order some soup.”
"The thing I have is still exposed from the cracks of the old lady's fingers? So I say, the person we should really please is the old lady." Mrs. Yao Er turned her head and asked Mrs. Yao, "
You think so, sister-in-law?"
Mrs. Yao's eyes flashed slightly, but her smile was not revealed: "Why not? Who in the whole house is not picking up the food exposed from the fingers of the old lady to eat? Who dares to come to the old lady and say, I want it all
I admire her."
"Sister-in-law, you are so humble. We have also had the honor of your mother's family in our house. I heard that the new construction team in your hands has a certain cement cube. It is very magical. Now it is almost complete.
It is the most popular baby among the major families in Jinling." Mrs. Yao Er said, "This is really enviable. Unlike me and my third brother and sister, my mother's family can't do anything about it. Apart from eating meat and drinking soup with the old lady,
There is no other choice.”
"Cement square?" Mrs. Yao pretended to be confused at first, then showed a look of sudden realization and said, "Oh, you are talking about the toilet, right? If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten it... It's not easy to talk about it.
It's really such a coincidence. I originally just accepted the old lady's task to help repair something, but I also wanted to get the thing done, racking my brains and trying various methods..."
Not to mention Mrs. Yao's second wife who was already tempted, even Mrs. Yao's third wife couldn't help but pricked up her ears when she heard about the cement square.
Just like Mrs. Yao Er said, they all seemed to rely on the old lady for their livelihood, but Mrs. Yao took out a "treasure" from her parents' family. How could this not be enviable?
As a concubine, Mrs. Yao San would not have been the one to marry into the Yao family if she had not gained some respect in front of the head mother when she was in her natal family.
Of course, it does not rule out that the original owner thought that Mrs. Yao San had a cowardly personality and was easier to control, so she chose her.
"I didn't expect that I still had such a prescription in my hand. When I took it out to use, I just wanted to be filial to the old lady."
"Unexpectedly, the effect was good, and it caught the attention of His Majesty. My mother-in-law also received such a reward."
…
Anyway, what Mrs. Yao meant was that it was an "accident" for her family to receive this reward, because none of them expected that this cement cube would actually catch the eye of Emperor Mingguang.
If she had known this earlier, her parents would not have been holding onto this recipe for so many years and never thought of using it.
