Xia Lu was not wrong,
After sitting for a while,
A maid by her mother-in-law's side came over to ask,
Was it time to set the table.
"Set it up," Madam Jia He said with a smile.
"Yes." The little girl went down,
She brought Madam Jia He's breakfast up.
Xia Lu followed Madam Jia He to the dining table. When Madam Jia He sat down, she naturally took the chopsticks from the little girl's hand,
She served Madam Jia He the dishes,
Xia Lu thought to herself, sure enough, before she came to pay her respects to her mother-in-law,
It was a very wise choice to eat breakfast,
Looking at such a table of delicious food, but she could only stand at the side,
Serving others to eat,
It was simply too heart-wrenching.
Xia Lu always paid attention to Madam Jia He's eyes. When she saw which breakfast her gaze fell on, Xia Lu would pick up which one for Madam Jia He,
After breakfast,
Xia Lu thought that she had some understanding of her mother-in-law's taste.
After Madam Jia He felt that she was half full, she let Xia Lu not serve her,
She sat down to eat with her.
"Yes." Xia Lu did not refuse,
She was not cheap,
She liked to do this kind of work to serve others,
As for declining to show that she was virtuous or something,
Xia Lu did not have such thoughts at all. After all, the more you did, the more others would take it for granted. For example, when you were studying and lived in the dormitory, you liked to be clean and cleaned the dormitory. Once or twice, others would thank you. After a few times, others would take it for granted. Some people were confused and felt that the dormitory was not clean, and they would complain that you did not clean it well enough.
Madam Jia He was quite happy that Xia Lu did not reject her kindness. This was the bearing that the future matriarch of the family should have. When Madam Jia He thought of the Jia Wang Clan, when she first married in, in order to show that she was more virtuous than her sister-in-law, the old Duke Rongguo had already asked her to sit, but she still insisted on standing to serve her. She even said that it was the daughter-in-law's duty to serve her mother-in-law, and she should not slack off. As soon as this sentence was said, it made her sister-in-law, who had already sat down, very embarrassed. It also made the old Duke Rongguo very unhappy. The old Duke Rongguo said that she sympathized with the younger generation. The family in Rongguo Province was big and had a big business. Was there a shortage of one or two servant girls to serve them?
Madam Jia He slowly slowed down her eating speed. When she saw that Xia Lu should be almost full, she put down her chopsticks. She thought that she was still a kind mother-in-law, but she estimated Xia Lu's appetite based on the appetite of a normal woman in the backyard. Xia Lu had learned martial arts from her father since she was young, so her appetite was bigger than the other women in the backyard.
Seeing that Madam Jia He put down her chopsticks, Xia Lu hurriedly put them down.
"Are you full?" Madam Jia He asked.
"I'm full." Xia Lu smiled. She was really full. After all, she had eaten some in her courtyard first. However, she was complaining in her heart. Fortunately, she had eaten in the house. Otherwise, she would have fainted from hunger with this little food and no lunch. Xia Lu, who was used to three meals a day, felt that pastries could only be regarded as snacks and could not replace the staple food. In the past, when she was in Xia family, because of her habit, Xia family would also have lunch. After marrying into Ningguo Province, there were still many things that she was not used to.
"Well, since there's nothing to do today, how about I teach you how to be a housekeeper?" Madam Jia He smiled. Originally, she did not need to be so anxious. However, later, Xiao Cui said that Zheng'er actually hit Xia Clan. Xia Clan even asked Xiao Cui not to tell her because they were afraid that she would be worried. Madam Jia He was quite touched, so she had the idea of teaching Xia Lu how to be a housekeeper in advance. "Madam Jia He.
It's just that this daughter-in-law's aptitude is not good, so I'm afraid that I won't be able to learn well. "Xia Lu lowered her head and pretended to be shy. She was still very confident about being a housekeeper. In her previous life, she was sent out to set up a branch company, which proved her ability. However, managing a company was different from managing a house in ancient times. She did not know how the ancient aristocrats managed their houses. After all, although Xia family was considered relatively good among the ordinary people, it paled in comparison to Ningguo Province.
"No one knows everything from the beginning. Don't be afraid, learn slowly." Madam Jia He smiled. She already knew about this daughter-in-law's situation. Xia Fu was only her father-in-law's personal guard and did not come from a big family. Originally, she wanted to find Xia Clan's in-laws to be from a big family like Ningguo Province. In terms of housekeeping, she did not need to have high requirements. However, due to a freak combination of factors, she married into Ningguo Province, so she had to be personally taught by her mother-in-law.
"Yes, this daughter-in-law will work hard." Xia Lu was very respectful.
On this side, Xia Lu and Madam Jia He were happy and harmonious. In the Sakura Temple, the Jia Zhen woke up. He looked to the side and found that he was the only one on the bed. The Jia Zhen was slightly dissatisfied and directly started to call for people.
"Young Master, Young Master is awake? Are you going to have breakfast now? "Xiao Fei heard the Jia Zhen's voice and walked in.
"Where's your grandmother?" The Jia Zhen was a little unhappy.
"Grandmother went to greet Madam. Seeing that Young Master was sleeping soundly, she did not disturb Young Master," Xiao Fei reported.
The Jia Zhen nodded. He was still in a bad mood. Suddenly, he felt that his abdomen was not very comfortable. He said, "Go and find two servants. I want to go to the washroom." He was unhappy when his leg was broken. He could only lie on the bed and could not go anywhere.
"Yes." Xiao Fei breathed a sigh of relief and quickly went out to find a servant to serve him.
After the Jia Zhen came out of the washroom, he finally felt comfortable and his face was not so gloomy. Under the service of Xiao Fei, he had breakfast. After that, he was bored again and could only ask Xiao Fei to find two books for him to read. However, the more he read, the more irritable he became. Xiao Fei, who was waiting on him, became more and more afraid.
After a while, the Jia Zhen saw that Xia Lu was still not back. He said angrily, "Why is your grandmother not back yet?"
"Perhaps she is talking with Madam. Is Young Master looking for Grandmother?" Xiao Fei remembered what Xiao Cui said yesterday. The Young Master actually hit Grandmother. Xiao Fei was a little scared. Could it be that the Young Master wanted to hit Grandmother again?
The Jia Zhen was completely unaware that his image in the eyes of the maidservants had become a violent maniac. He was very irritable now and felt that everything he did was wrong. "Go and call your grandmother back," the Jia Zhen thought. His leg was broken by that violent woman from the Xia Clan. Therefore, that violent woman from the Xia Clan should relieve his boredom.
Looking at the irritable Jia Zhen, Xiao Fei panicked. Due to the Jia Zhen's abuse of power, Xiao Fei could only say, "Young Master, please wait for a while. I will go to Madam's place to get Grandmother back."
The Jia Zhen nodded. He was thinking about how he was going to torture her when Xia Clan came back. Thinking of this, he was not so irritable anymore.
Xiao Fei was helpless. She stomped her feet and had no choice but to go to Ninggyeongdang to find Xia Lu.
Xia Lu and Jia Heshi got along very well. Jia Heshi taught Xia Lu how to manage the household. She was very satisfied with Xia Lu. This was also the result of Xia Lu's efforts. She still knew very well how to pretend to be a good student. First, she looked at Jia Heshi with admiration. Second, she asked Jia Heshi some questions that she did not understand but did not go into a dead end. Third, she showed a little bit of her talent. These three points were very useful to Jia Heshi.
Of course, among these three points, the second one was the most important. Especially when she looked at the management of the ancient times with a modern mindset, in her opinion, there were many shortcomings. However, these shortcomings were not enough to be solved with Jia Heshi's ability. If she casually asked, Jia Heshi would not be able to answer in a short time and would definitely feel embarrassed. Or perhaps Xia Lu was deliberately making things difficult for her. Since she was the mother-in-law, the one who would suffer in the end would definitely be Xia Lu.
The atmosphere on Xia Lu's side was very harmonious. Just when Jia Heshi wanted to give Xia Lu more things, Xiao Fei came over.
"Madam, Grandma." Xiao Fei greeted Jia Heshi and Xia Lu.
"Why are you here? Is Master awake? Is it time for breakfast? " Xia Lu asked. There were four maidservants in the Sakura Temple. Her dowry, Bi Yun and Bi Yue, and Xiao Cui and Xiao Fei. Xiao Cui and Bi Yun were brought by her to greet her mother-in-law. The only maidservants in the Sakura Temple were Xiao Fei and Bi Yue. However, Bi Yue and Jia Zhen were not familiar with each other, so she let Xiao Fei serve Jia Zhen.
"He is already awake and has had breakfast. Just now, after Master woke up, he could not find Grandma. He was a little unhappy and wanted Grandma to go back." Xiao Fei pursed her lips and said Jia Zhen's request.
Xia Lu was a little embarrassed and looked at Jia Heshi.
Jia Heshi immediately understood Xia Lu's meaning. She smiled and said, "Since Zheng'er wants you to go back early, then go back. You have learned a lot today. Later, I will ask someone to send the Sakura Temple's account book to you. You can use the Sakura Temple to practice and see how you have learned today."
Xia Lu stood up and bowed to Jia Heshi. "Yes, then I will take my leave first."
"Okay." Jia Heshi smiled and nodded.
Xia Lu turned around and was about to leave Ninggyeongdang, but she was stopped by Jia Heshi.
"Xiao Lu." Jia Heshi called out. She suddenly remembered that the maidservant who came to report just now seemed to have an unnatural expression on her face. She remembered that when Xiao Cui came to report last night, she said that Zheng'er had beaten up Xia Clan. This made her a little worried.
"Madam." Xia Lu turned around and there was some doubt in her eyes.
Jia Heshi pursed her lips and smiled. "Just in time. I was going to send something to Zheng'er. I want Mama Gui to go back with you. Wait a moment."
"Yes." Xia Lu obediently stopped and waited for Jia Heshi very respectfully. In her heart, she was thinking about how Jia Zhen's bad habit was acting up again. How should she punish him this time?
Jia Heshi brought Mama Gui to the bedroom and said, "Later, go and tell Zheng'er to stop playing tricks on Xia Clan. In the past, when the Qian Clan went overboard, Zheng'er treated them well. Now that the Xia Clan is so obedient, how can he do it? Don't let him do whatever he wants just because the Xia Clan is gentle. If he hears from the people of the Sakura Temple that he dares to hit Xia Clan again, then don't blame me. Instead of letting Master beat him to death, it is better to send him directly back to Jinling."
"I understand. I will talk to Young Master properly, Madam," Mama Gui said.
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