Huajiao originally thought that it was good for the Wang family to live here.

One is to talk to her, and the other is to enjoy the blessings.

After all, a house like the Hou Mansion in Zhennan is not something that people of their status can live in, and they are all wiped out with Pei Ze.

But that's clearly not what Wang thinks.

She came to live in the house, not wanting to be a guest, but a host.

The next day, she found that although there were many flowers and trees in the back garden of the Hou Mansion, there were also many open spaces, so without saying a word, she immediately turned out some vegetable seeds from the luggage and complained about the pepper: "You see so much open space in the house, and the stove room also went out to buy vegetables, how good it is to plant some by yourself, you are not in good health, so let Ah Duo buy some seeds and plant them!" ”

"Mother, you also brought vegetable seeds!" Sichuan pepper was a little unexpected.

"That's right, if you add a mouth to the house, you will have to pay an extra amount of silver, and it won't be difficult to grow some vegetables, you don't care, anyway, you don't need me to take care of it now, I'll go and plant the vegetable seeds." Wang went to the back garden with the vegetable seeds, went to the flower house to get a hoe, and planted the land in style.

The pepper had to be let by her, let Ah Duo go over to help, and he sat in the suite outside the bedroom to read the account book sent by Zhuangzi, her Zhuangzi is different from the hot spring Zhuangzi, the income depends on the harvest in the field, this year's annual situation is okay, but the expenses on Zhuangzi's side are also large, and the balance on the account is only thirty or forty taels of silver.

If this continues, it will take several years for her Zhuangzi to recoup her roots.

We've got to figure out a way to turn this around.

Just thinking about it, Xia Yu came to report: "Madam, that jade lady in Chen Yi's outer room wants to see you." ”

"Please let her in." Sichuan pepper put away the ledger.

Yu Niang came in with a package, opened the clothes full of children, and pushed it in front of Hua Jiao with a smile: "Thanks to the care of the Hou Ye and Mrs., the slave family is not on the street, a little heart, and I hope that the lady will not dislike the clumsy craftsmanship of the slave family." ”

"The jade girl's craftsmanship is really good, these flowers and plants are embroidered vividly, just like the real thing." Hua Jiao was very surprised to see that she had made so many children's clothes, took a closer look, put them away, and said with a smile, "Thank you for making these for my child." ”

"It's good if Madame doesn't dislike it." Yu Niang smiled, and said, "These fabrics and colored threads were personally selected by me to the silk and satin Zhuangzi, not brought out by me from Wanhualou, Mrs. does not have to shy away from it, I wanted to send it a long time ago, and I was afraid of meeting Hou Ye embarrassed, and today I just happened to learn that Hou Ye was not in the house, so I sent it over, and by the way, I came to say goodbye to Mrs. ”

"Where are you going?" Pepper asked.

"The slave family wants to go back to their hometown Quanzhou." Yu Niang smiled bitterly, "Don't hide it from Mrs., there is no one in the slave family, only an old aunt of the same clan is still in the village, the young slave family has been taken care of by her for several years, and now I think about it, I should go back to give her a pension and return this kindness." ”

"Thanksgiving, you are also a loving and righteous person." Hua Jiao thought that Pei Ze had said that she was from Eastern Chu, so she smiled and said, "Although Quanzhou is not near the sea, it is the closest to the three coastal states, and it is not far from here, if there is a chance, we will definitely meet again." ”

"I hope so." Yu Niang said quietly, "Although Quanzhou is not close to the sea, but the river transport is accessible in all directions, and it is only three or five days to come to Yucheng, but I will never come to Yucheng again in my life." ”

"I understand." Hua Jiao took off the gold bracelet on her wrist and put it in her hand, and said, "You and I get along and leave a souvenir!" ”

She doesn't like to have golden hairpins all over her head, and her hair is usually tied with one or two jade hairpins.

This bracelet was bought for two hundred taels of silver when she came to Yucheng, and she wore it and played with it.

It's also the only jewelry she can get her hands on.

"Madam, this can't be done, can't be ......" Yu Niang rejected, "This is too precious." ”

She didn't learn other skills in Wanhualou, but she still has the eye to distinguish gold and silver.

At first glance, this bracelet of pepper is from Song Dafu, a time-honored brand in Beijing, and it can't be put down without two or three hundred taels of silver.

How could she dare to accept such a precious gift.

"What is precious or not, in my eyes, it is just a bracelet." The pepper was put on her hand, "You are so good to take it, I said that it was just a thought." ”

She didn't want to owe Yu Niang the favor of making clothes.

I just returned it together.

"Thank you, ma'am." Yu Niang couldn't refuse, so she had to accept it, got up and said, "When you return to your hometown, the slave family will write a letter to Mrs. ”

"Okay, I'll wait." Huajiao also stood up to see her off, and when she was about to reach the door, Huajiao couldn't help but ask: "What kind of incense do you use, I smell the incense on your body very good." ”

"My grandmother is from Dongchu, she taught me how to make incense from Dongchu, and I have always used incense soap to wash clothes." Yu Niang smiled, "So the fragrance on the slave family is actually soaphorn incense, for this reason, many people think that the slave family is from Dongchu!" ”

Hua Jiao came to his senses and said: "Why is the incense on the people of Dongchu the same taste, and do you all use the same formula?" ”

"I heard that there is a fragrant fruit in Dongchu, which bears fruit in all seasons, so the locals picked it and made it into soaphorn, so it smells almost the same thing." Yu Niang said disapprerovitically, "Actually, this fragrant fruit is also divided into male and female, the soaphorn made of male fragrant fruit is the kind of slightly herbaceous fragrance, which is generally used by young girls, and the soaphorn made of female fragrant fruit is the kind of fragrance with a little musk, men usually like this taste, this subtle difference, outsiders can not distinguish, only Dongchu people, can smell the fragrance of men and women." ”

"I see, now I'm kind of insightful." Hua Jiao felt that what Yu Niang said should be true, she had no reason to lie to her, and walked to the door, Yu Niang looked around and said in a low voice, "Madam, although Chen Ye is the benefactor of the slave family, but Madam has the grace of knowing the slave family, no matter what, Chen Ye used to be the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion, I think I should tell Madam about him." ”

"But it doesn't hurt for you to say it." Hua Jiao said lightly, "Everyone else has already gone, and there is no news that we can't accept." ”

"Chen Ye, Chen Ye, he actually has a house in the west of the city, and there is only an old servant living in that house to clean there." Yu Niang whispered, "I heard this matter inadvertently, Chen Ye didn't tell me, and he didn't want me to know, I only knew that it was in the downtown alley in the west of the city." ”

"Thank you for telling me this, I'll check it out when I'm free." Huajiao wanted to say something, but saw Ah Duo running in a hurry, "Madam, the old lady wants to cut down the tree in the back garden and plant winter melons, go and take a look!" ”

Yu Niang took the opportunity to say goodbye.

Hua Jiao watched her leave, and then instructed Ah Duo: "You tell the old lady that if she wants to cut down the tree, she will wait for the Hou Ye to come back and cut it down." ”