【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Chapter 209 Grandmother Jia 11

The next day, the housekeeper and the maids in the mansion prepared three carriages. Yun Xi and Jia Min took one, Zhang and her two children took one, and so did Wang. Jia She rode a horse beside them. The school was also on holiday today, which was two days of holiday together with the Dragon Boat Festival yesterday.

The group first went to Tiekan Temple to pay their respects, and then turned to go to the farm. The Jia family could not occupy a good position like those families that had accumulated wealth for generations. All the farms were quite far away from each other, and the nearest one was just a small farm.

When the group arrived, Manager Hu and his men were already waiting to greet them, kneeling on the ground with their heads bowed.

"Huyang meets the old lady, the uncle, the uncle's wife, and the second wife."

Jia She dismounted swiftly, threw the whip to him, opened the curtain and went to help his mother down.

"Get up, is the room clean?"

Hu Yang kept his head down while answering, and so did the others. No one looked up. As a slave, if anyone dared to look up at his master without permission and ruin his reputation, he would be beaten to death. Despite this, Jia Min and Zhang and Wang also wore veils when they came down.

"My Lord, everything has been cleaned up. The house and yard have been renovated. I promise you will have a great time."

Yun Xi didn't say anything. After being helped down by Jia She, she looked at the small farm. It seemed that the land was only about one hundred acres. In the distance, there was a small green hill. A stream meandered at the foot of the hill like a white ribbon. The scenery was just okay.

"Let's go in and take a look. Bring the kite that Changshou made himself and let Changshou and Baisui fly it. Children need to be thrashed and beaten more to become stronger."

As soon as he finished speaking, the wet nurse and the maids behind him quickly got busy, quietly and attentively.

Yun Xi led everyone slowly into the farm. The two children had already started running with their kites. It was a bit hot that day, so after running for a while they were restrained by the nannies and asked to wipe their sweat and drink some water before being let out to play again.

The two little ones were lying in a special stroller. They turned their heads to see their older brothers having fun, waving their hands excitedly and kicking their legs, shouting "Ahhh", joining in their brothers' laughter. Unfortunately, they could only watch.

Jia Min did the same, looking at it eagerly.

Yun Xi waved her hand and said, "You can go and play too. Mei Zi, Kong Qing, take good care of the young lady."

"Yes!"

Zhang and Wang couldn't help but reveal some longing on their faces. Wang was lucky, as the Wang family didn't bring up strict family education, and she had played like this when she was a child. But Zhang didn't have such an opportunity. She was brought up as a lady from a noble family, and there was so much to learn.

"Madam, let's go see Changshou together."

Jia She noticed this and pulled his wife to join in the fun. Wang's face changed. "Damn Jia Zheng, look at other people's husbands, and then look at you. Why does that fifth-rank official need to go there every day? Your elder brother is an uncle and he has time to accompany his wife, but you are so hypocritical."

Yun Xi glanced at her, not interested in their relationship, and took her maid to observe in the fields.

Huyang was waiting a few steps away, slightly bent over, waiting for a reply.

"Is this rouge rice?"

"Madam, it's true that there is rouge rice in the field, but the yield is extremely low. If you take good care of it, you can only get so much every year." Huyang said embarrassedly.

"No need for that. Rouge rice is eaten by the royal family. Why should a widow like me waste money and manpower? This year's harvest will be given to the master to pay tribute to His Majesty. In the future, we should fertilize the land more during the winter and plant wheat and corn as usual. The harvested grain should be stored properly."

Hu Yang quickly agreed, "Yes, I remember. Madam, how will we arrange for the old farmer who specializes in growing rouge rice?"

"It's up to them whether they want to go to the Imperial Manor or stay."

After Yun Xi finished speaking, she walked towards the river and saw that the water was quite clear, but there were only some small trees, shrubs and weeds on the mountain.

"Hu Zhuangtou, ask someone on the mountain to plant some fruit trees and suitable medicinal herbs. It's such a waste to leave it empty. This farm only has a few dozen taels of income a year, and after paying the servants, there's not much left. As the head of the farm, you need to worry about it and make money for the master. Otherwise, what's the point of keeping this farm? It's really not necessary for that rouge rice."

Hu Yang's heart trembled, and he knelt down quickly, "I will remember the master's teachings."

Yun Xi: "Get up, it depends on your performance."

As she spoke, she went to the river to catch some wild vegetables and prepared to make some water celery dumplings by herself.

"Master, I'm coming!"

Boli and the others helped dig up a lot of wild vegetables and took them back to eat just for fun.

At noon, they had a feast of mutton and wild vegetable dumplings, which were cooked in rich chicken broth. The soup was delicious and the two children ate it with relish. After waking up from their afternoon nap, Jia She took the two children to the river to swim. The river water was clear, with few aquatic plants, not even a leech, so everyone felt relieved.

What if you ask leeches?

Because leeches are medicinal herbs, people catch them and sell them for money.

Around five o'clock in the afternoon, the group set off for home. It seemed that they didn't do much, but everyone was very happy. The blue sky and white clouds outside seemed to be better than what they saw at home. It seems that they can go out and play more in the future.

When the school was on vacation next time, Yun Xi called Jing Si over.

"Mr. Jing, please take a look at this list. They are all girls of marriageable age. The widow is 22 years old. Although she is a widow, her dowry is generous and she is a good person. You can also take a look at the others to see if there are any you like. Their character is guaranteed. I have asked my servants to make thorough inquiries."

Jing Si pinched the paper with his slender white fingers and took a look. The worst was the daughter of a scholar, and the one with the highest family background was the concubine's daughter of a fourth-rank official. They were both very compatible with him. He glanced at the information of the widow, Lin Shu, who was abused by her husband and asked her parents for help. Her parents wanted her to divorce and return home, but she didn't expect that her husband drank too much and suddenly died in a fall. She became a widow, and she returned to her parents' home with her dowry.

"Beautiful as a flower, respectful and obedient."

Somehow, he smiled. Would anyone who dared to divorce and go home be a submissive person?

When this person smiled, it was as if ice and snow melted, all things revived, and the room was bright. Yun Xi looked away, what a sin, why did he do such a pretty girl? Several maids lowered their heads and did not dare to attack randomly.

"Lin Shu is from my in-laws' clan, Lin Ruhai's younger sister. Her mother is a merchant, so her dowry was large. I've seen the child, she's truly as beautiful as a flower." Yun Xi said, "She recently came to Kyoto to relax and is staying at Lin Ruhai's house."

Jing Si nodded. He knew Lin Ruhai. He seemed to be a scholar from the south. He was the top scorer this year. His family had been nobles for generations, so he thought he was marrying up.

"Then let's go with this one. He's about my age, and... respectful."

"Row."

Yun Xi asked the matchmaker to pass on the message to see what the Lin family’s attitude would be.

Soon, the mother-in-law sent a message, saying that she wanted to see what the man was like. Yun Xi replied that she would visit the other party's home in a while by sending a letter and would bring Jingsi with her.

Cui called Lin Shu and asked her to dress up nicely that day.