After receiving Madam Jia's order,
Jia Liushi took Xia Lu away.
She wanted her to see how she managed the household.
She had to see it with her own eyes.
Only then could she understand that it was not enough to describe it clearly.
"Sister Zhen, let's start with the sewing room.
Every time the season changes in Ningguo Province,
The servants will be given two sets of clothes for the season.
At this time, the sewing room will measure all the servants. Then, the owner of the cloth shop will come and send some cloth over.
For us to choose,
Which cloth to tailor the new clothes, "Madam Jia said softly as she brought Xia Lu to the sewing room.
"How does the owner know that we are going to tailor new clothes?" Xia Lu asked.
"Of course, the purchasing department will be in charge of this. When the time comes, Steward Lai will bring them over." Jia Liushi could not help but smile when she heard Xia Lu's question.
As expected, he had never managed a household before.
"Oh." Xia Lu nodded, but her heart was bleeding.
She really envied Steward Lai.
She did not know how much water he had taken.
Xia Lu felt tired in her heart. Forget it, she had to be patient. She had to be the head of the family. When the time came, the first thing she would do was to raid this Chief Steward Lai's house and become rich overnight. Now, these silver taels would be stored here.
Lai Er, who was giving orders to the servants, suddenly felt a chill on his back and could not help but shiver.
"Steward Lai, are you cold? Although it's spring, it's still a little cold. You have to be careful not to fall sick, "a servant said.
"You brat, get to work." Lai Er rolled his eyes.
Jia Liushi brought Xia Lu to deal with the sewing room. Suddenly, someone came to find them.
When Jia Liushi saw the Jia Chang Clan, she bowed and asked, "Uncle She, Aunt She, why are you here?"
Xia Lu had seen this person before. She was Jia Xie's first daughter-in-law. Xia Lu quickly followed behind Jia Liushi and bowed to the Jia Chang Clan.
"I'm here to look for my daughter-in-law. I heard from your wife that you should be here, so I came over." Jia Zhangshi smiled, and her whole person gave people the feeling of being bathed in the spring breeze.
Xia Lu nodded slightly. Sure enough, when the Jia Chang Clan was still alive, Jia Xie did not mess around.. but after marrying Xing, she changed changed.. perhaps it was because she was suppressed by her mother.. and became twisted......... but it was true..................... from.... Jia to........ Xing was..........
"Uncle She, Aunt She, why are you looking for me?" Xia Lu was a little nervous. Although the Jia Chang Clan gave off a refreshing feeling, her eyes were very bright. It was so bright that it seemed like she could see through you at a glance.
"My grandfather likes the pastries you gave him. He hasn't been eating well for the past two days. He wants to ask if you can make them again or write down the recipe. I'll ask the chef to make them myself," the Jia Chang Clan said gently.
"Anything is fine, but no matter what, it can't be made in a short time. That kind of pastry needs a special kitchen utensil. Madam has asked someone to make it, but I don't know if it's done or not," Xia Lu replied. Because of the three concubines' mischief, her mother-in-law gave her pastry to Madam Jia and Madam Zhang. After that, she asked Xia Lu what the oven was like. Xia Lu drew the blueprint of the oven, and her mother-in-law asked a craftsman to make it. However, Xia Lu did not tell her that it was done.
"If that's the case, then it's a little unfortunate." The Jia Chang Clan frowned slightly.
Without an oven, Xia Lu was also very helpless. She couldn't just make it out of thin air.
"Forget it. When you can make that kind of pastry, please make more. My grandfather likes it very much. I heard that Brother Zheng's two children also like it very much," the Jia Chang Clan said with a smile.
"Okay." Xia Lu nodded.
"Okay then. You guys get busy. I'll go look for your wife." The Jia Chang Clan smiled and thought to himself. As expected, Zheng 'er's wife was not a simple person. As for why they came to this conclusion, the Jia Chang Clan expressed that it was intuition. However, this intuition did not come out of thin air. It was because the two of them had such personalities.
"Yes, Uncle She, Aunt She, take care," Jia Liushi and Xia Lu said together.
After the Jia Chang Clan left, Jia Liushi said, "You should be mentally prepared. You're going to be busy from now on."
Xia Lu was a little confused. She blinked and looked at Jia Liushi.
"The Duke Rongguo of Xi Province dotes on Uncle Zheng's two children very much. Those two children like it, so Madam Duke Rongguo will definitely let you make it from time to time. So, you'd better give the pastry recipe to someone else as soon as possible. Otherwise, you'll be busy making pastry," Jia Liushi kindly reminded her. Back then, she had also suffered because Uncle Zheng's son especially liked the embroidered pouches she embroidered. At that time, she had been asked by Madam Duke Rongguo to embroider countless red packets. Later, Madam could not stand it anymore and went to Suzhou to find an embroiderer who could embroider double-sided embroidery. Only then was she free.
"No way." Xia Lu's eyes widened. Madam Jia couldn't be so weird.
Jia Liushi nodded slightly to express that there was such a weirdo. At that time, Madam Jia had asked her to embroider a pouch and said a lot of good things about her, but in other words, she had asked her to embroider a pouch that she could not refuse. The reason she never used a needle and thread now was that she was really afraid of embroidering during that time.
Xia Lu shuddered. Sure enough, there was a reason why Rongguo Manor would become what it was in the future.
Xia Lu was happily learning from Jia Liushi about housekeeping. On the other side, Jia Zhen woke up and looked at the bed beside her. When she realized that there was no one on the bed, she called the servant in. "Where's your grandmother?"
"Grandmother went to pay her respects to Madam. And today, Grandmother has to learn housekeeping from Madam, so she'll be back a little late." Xiao Fei widened her eyes and looked at the Jia Zhen. Hmph, Grandmother went at Madam's request. Young Master shouldn't think of using this excuse to bully Grandmother. Otherwise, she would really complain to Madam. If Young Master was really sent to Jinling, then don't blame her.
"Oh." Jia Zhen pursed his lips. Thinking about yesterday's events, he was not in a particularly good mood.
After he tidied himself up, he sat in front of the table and hastily ate two mouthfuls of breakfast. Then, he asked the servant to find a book for him. Although his eyes were looking at the book, his gaze was dispirited. At a glance, it was clear that his mind was not on the book at all.
When Xia Lu came back and saw Jia Zhen's appearance, he couldn't help but laugh. "What are you planning to do? If you don't want to read, then don't. Why force yourself like this?"
Jia Zhen glanced at Xia Lu. Seeing that Xia Lu took the initiative to strike up a conversation with him, he couldn't help but feel happy. He pursed his lips. "What do you know? I'm studying. I still have to take the imperial examinations." Jia Zhen deliberately pretended to be focused on his studies.
"Alright, then study hard and fight for a title of nobility for me." Xia Lu thought to himself. You? Imperial examinations? Who are you kidding?
"Hmph, even if I don't study hard, you'll still have a title of nobility in the future," Jia Zhen said proudly.
"That's different. What you earn is different from what your ancestors gave you. The meaning is different." Xia Lu tried to brainwash Jia Zhen.
Jia Zhen tilted his head. He felt that this woman was right. Jia Zhen was still thinking. Not long after, he said, "Since your request is so sincere, then I'll satisfy you."
"Alright, come on. A gentleman keeps his word." Xia Lu wanted to high-five Jia Zhen.
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