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

Chapter 204 Grandmother Jia 6

Qi Yanzhou quickly followed Zhen Ming's pace and thanked him repeatedly.

In this way, both parties were very satisfied with each other. Jia She, with a confused look on his face, took the two of them to visit Jia Jing again.

After the two of them received a set of pens, ink, paper and inkstone from Jia Jing, Jia She placed them in the backyard of the school. There were three rooms in total, two bedrooms and a study, and two servants were assigned to take care of their lives. The servants could bring them meals from the main kitchen.

"Thank you for your thoughtfulness, sir."

Zhen Ming was deeply touched. He felt lucky to meet such a kind family.

"Don't be so polite, teachers. It's all due. This month's salary will be delivered by the accountant shortly. If you have anything to do, you can take care of it today. Classes will officially start tomorrow." Jia She smiled slightly and said, "The Jia Family Charity School used to have one day off every ten days, and every winter, the New Year's school. My mother said that studying was too boring and some young children easily became distracted. So from now on, we will study for eight days per ten days, with two days off, and one day off for holidays. We will have a month off from mid-July to mid-August, the hottest time of the year, and the New Year's school will have normal holidays, except that there will be no school in the first month of the year."

Jia She conveyed Yun Xi's meaning.

Zhen Ming was slightly startled. "Old Madam is very thoughtful and far-sighted. I am ashamed to say I am not as good as her."

Qi Yanzhou asked sheepishly, "Excuse me, are the students of the Jia family required to learn the Six Arts of a Gentleman?"

Jia She scratched his head. "Are you two proficient in this?"

Zhen Ming said modestly, "I know a little bit." Qi Yanzhou nodded. That's right, he too, only knew a little bit, nothing more.

Jia She took advantage of the situation and said, "Then please spare one day every ten days to teach the children the six arts of a gentleman. Just let me know if you need anything."

"Yes."

Soon after, Yun Xi sent a servant to bring daily necessities. Fearing that the two would be under great psychological pressure, she only selected common items from the large warehouse, such as tables, chairs, benches, teapots, washbasins, etc., as well as two pieces of plain-colored cotton cloth for each person.

Zhen Ming went out to the inn in the afternoon to pack his luggage and brought it back. He also wrote a letter to his family, telling them about his plan to be a teacher while preparing for the imperial examination. Qi Yanzhou took this month's salary home to give to his parents, and brought back a set of cotton cloth for his family.

The next day, the two men showed up at the school on time. Jia She and Jia Jing also came with them, fearing that the students would behave disrespectfully.

Today is also Jia Hu's first day of school.

"Grandma, mother, aunt, Hu'er will definitely study hard."

Jia Zhu, who was standing by, was flipping through the rice paper with his mouth watering. This had interested him since he was a child.

"There's no need to feel pressured about living a long life. Just study hard in school and have fun after class. It's all fine." Yun Xi ruffled his hair and put a small schoolbag on his back.

Jia Min pursed her lips and smiled, "Mother, Hu'er looks like a young scholar now." Her eyes were full of pride.

"Our Hu'er will look so handsome if he rides a horse in a parade in the future."

"Don't worry, grandma!" Jia Hu couldn't help but straighten his chest, very proud.

Yun Xi personally sent the child to the school. After watching for a while, she found that the school was divided into two classrooms. Zhen Ming taught the older children over eight years old, and Qi Yanzhou taught the children under eight years old, focusing on enlightenment. She couldn't help but nodded in appreciation. It was good that the two of them had a plan, and their teaching method was not so boring.

After returning to the house with peace of mind, Jia Min said worriedly, "Mother, today the wet nurse recommended her little daughter to come with me to the Lin family."

Yun Xi frowned, her face showing disgust. "Wet nurse? Weren't they all sent away? Your wet nurse actually took out 400 taels to redeem her and her son. It's self-evident where this money came from."

Jia Min twisted her fingers, "I thought so too, so I refused. But this reminds me that I should find some maids who are easy to bear and marry with me to the Lin family. The Lin family has been a single-line family for generations, so it would be great if we could have more children."

After saying this, Jia Min's face turned red and she almost buried her head in her chest.

"You kid." Yun Xi looked at Zhang, who understood and left with the servants.

Yun Xi said helplessly, "If you don't want your husband to have another woman, just say it directly. If you don't mind, then never show that you mind at all. This is how you should be as a person and as a wife. Don't hesitate or change your mind every day. Tell your mother what you think in your heart."

Jia Min looked away and said, "Of course, I envy those who live together for the rest of their lives. But I know that if it were possible for ordinary farmers, it would be possible. For a noble family like ours, there is absolutely no such opportunity. I don't know what to do."

"You see, you see clearly, don't you? Mother naturally hopes that you will be happy in the future. If you want to be together for the rest of your life, you can't ignore the world's views. If you can give birth to many children for the Lin family, with a large number of offspring and the Jia family as your backing, your mother-in-law and husband will never take a concubine." Yun Xi patted her hand and said hesitantly, "It's just that your body is not in a good condition to conceive children now."

Jia Min suddenly raised her head, her face pale, "Mother, what should I do?"

"Don't worry, how can mother not think about you? Come in."

After Yun Xi finished speaking, Zhang, stroking her belly, led in eight tall and strong women. One of them was a little older, and the others were around fourteen or fifteen or sixteen years old. They all had ordinary faces, but had a strong temperament.

"Min'er, come and meet Aunt Mei. The other seven girls are named after Chinese medicinal herbs: Kongqing, Duruo, Chenxiang, Kuandong, Shanzhi, Shatang, and Huaying."

Following Yun Xi's words, the seven people stood up one by one to let everyone recognize them.

Jia Min stared at these people curiously. Upon hearing this, she quickly bowed and said, "Min'er greets Aunt Mei."

The older woman quickly returned the greeting, "Greetings, old lady, Miss Min."

After the greetings, Yun Xi explained, "I bought these people sporadically on the street three years ago. Aunt Mei knows some martial arts and taught them. Although they are not martial arts masters now, they can easily fight three men alone. Mother plans to let them go with you to the Lin family."

After a pause, Yun Xi continued, "Also, Aunt Mei knows some techniques for conditioning the body. You can learn from her for three years. I don't expect you to become a martial arts master, but at least you can't be so weak and frail."

Jia Min was feeling confused, but she agreed immediately after hearing that. Yun Xi raised her chin, and Aunt Mei understood what he meant, and hurriedly followed with the other girls.

Yun Xi did not lie. These people were indeed picked up by her on the street. During the mourning period, she often dressed up and went out for a walk, especially to the suburbs. She always felt very free outside the city. She saw many people selling their children, and some selling themselves. She bought a total of 30 women. These women had ordinary looks, and they asked for high prices but no one wanted them. Yun Xi had money, so she bought them back.

After buying it, Xiang Yi taught Yun Xi some martial arts. Yun Xi also taught her some medical knowledge, including identifying medicinal herbs, the incompatibility of medicinal herbs, childbirth knowledge, first aid knowledge and medicinal diet knowledge. She has made some progress so far.