She remembered that the master said that the Lin family's granddaughter and the young lady were born on the same day, and their family also came from the north.
Will...
Is it that child?
As soon as the thought passed through her mind, she was quickly extinguished by Yun Fu.
impossible!
She could see clearly at the beginning that the child was obviously lifeless. Po Wen also said that he was buried on the back mountain. Wild wolves were infested in the mountains. The bones might have been dug out and gnawed clean. How could he still be alive!
Thinking of this, Yun Fu seemed to be relieved and turned around to leave.
After drinking milk, Xiangyun regained her energy. The past two days of just drinking rice soup made her look worse, and she obviously felt weak in her small body.
Mrs. Lin used the small cloth on her granddaughter's chest to wipe the milk stains on her: "I still feel good about drinking milk. Mr. Zhu, tell the steward if we can ask for two bowls of milk every day. A Bao always drinks rice soup, which is good for the body." not good."
"Don't worry, mother, I've already asked Manager Li, and he said it's no problem, as much as you want."
"That's good, that's good."
Mrs. Zheng was busy breastfeeding her daughter, and then she noticed a pair of golden child bracelets on the table, and opened her mouth in surprise.
"Mom, where did this bracelet come from?"
"Thank you, Master, for sending someone here. He said it was for A Bao."
Mrs. Zheng carefully held the gold bracelet and weighed it. It weighed almost two taels, which was worth the expenses of an ordinary family for several years.
In her heart, she was happy that her daughter could have such a blessing, but she saw something wrong with her mother-in-law's expression at a glance, and instantly understood what she was thinking.
"There is no reward for no merit. Our family cannot accept such expensive gifts from others. A Bao is young, and I'm afraid she won't be able to bear such a good thing. It's better to find an opportunity to return it."
Mrs. Lin looked at her third daughter-in-law with relief and agreed with her words.
In the entire family, Ms. Zheng is the one who best meets her standards for a daughter-in-law. She is honest, talks little and is diligent. She is excellent at cooking and working as a woman's family requires.
The Zhang family is not bad, but unfortunately she lacks talent in housework. She is not good at needlework and can barely get into cooking. On the contrary, it is the physical work that men are good at. She is better than anyone else in doing it. The second daughter-in-law, Zhao Ruoxia, is left... Forget it, I don’t want to She, a delicious and lazy thing, was married into the house to collect debts. Thinking about her makes me angry...
"Mother, help me, mother..."
Mrs. Lin was scolding Zhao Ruoxia in her heart when the familiar crying sound of her second daughter-in-law suddenly came to her ears. She couldn't calm down for a moment, thinking she heard it wrong.
"Why do I seem to hear the second wife's voice?"
Ms. Zheng was also stunned for a moment: "It seems to be the voice of the second sister-in-law, just outside the yard."
From the moment Zhao Ruoxia entered the yard, her eyes were wandering around, touching this and looking at that, shouting for help, and couldn't move when she saw something good under her feet.
Many maids and servants were attracted by the shouts and gathered at the door to watch the fun.
"Third brother, mother and you have been living in such a big courtyard these days?" The strong contrast made Zhao Ruoxia resentful and she cried more and more. She ran open the door and fell to her knees at the feet of Mrs. Lin, grabbing her trouser legs for a while. Cry.
"Mom, you are so cruel. We are both biological. Why should the third and fourth family live a good life here? The boss, the fourth, and I have to work day and night, and we are whipped at every turn. Ugh. Woo hoo..."
Mrs. Lin took the copper scale and put it on the gold bracelet. She lowered her head and looked carefully. She saw that Zhao Ruoxia was in ragged clothes, her hair was as messy as a beggar's, and there were indeed signs of being beaten on her body.
"Lao Er's family, tell me clearly. Who hit you? Are the boys also injured?"
Lin Laosan followed, looking equally ugly and clenching his fists tightly.
"Those bastards bullied us as foreigners, and even sold the eldest and second brothers to the mines to work as coolies. Even Tianci went away, leaving only the three little ones staying in the woodshed every night.
The gatekeeper colluded with the owner of the mine. Unless our family deliberately instigated the refugees to slander the county magistrate, if they did not go to the mine, the Lin family would be charged with provoking trouble and sent to jail.
When I went there today, the eldest brother and the others had already been taken away. Only the second sister-in-law stayed because she was sick. "
Mrs. Lin's face was gloomy, and Mrs. Zheng also took a breath. Is there any king's method in broad daylight?
She hurriedly helped Zhao Ruoxia up, wanting to check her wounds and apply some ointment, but she was holding on to her clothes.
"Zheng Zhujun, we are being bullied outside, but it's a good thing that you are wearing new clothes! Do you have any conscience?"
Mrs. Zheng hurriedly explained: "The clothes were given by the housekeeper in the house. We do things for nobles, so we don't want to wear them too shabby. Second sister-in-law, you also have some. I put them all in the package."
When Zhao Ruoxia heard this, she ignored her injuries and immediately walked into the inner room to look at the new clothes.
When Mrs. Zheng followed Xiangyun in her arms, she saw Zhao Ruoxia flipping through the package on the bed. She pulled it out and put it on her body. When she saw the fragrant soap inside, her eyes lit up.
"It just so happens that I haven't taken a shower for a long time. Go and boil some water for me and prepare some food. It'd better be meaty. By the way...I heard that rich people use this hair oil to wash their hair. Go and order some for me. come over."
Zheng froze on the spot and did not move for a long time.
Zhao Ruoxia saw that she was neatly dressed and her face was fair and clean. She knew that she was living a good life in the house. Even the girl in her arms seemed to have grown bigger.
"Go quickly, isn't my mother a doctor in the mansion? Can't you find someone to do such a small thing?"
"Second sister-in-law, this is not our home..."
"What's wrong, my mother saved the noble man's life, and now she is the noble man's savior. Who dares to say no?"
She was just treating someone, so how could she be regarded as a life-savior? The noble man didn't even say anything, but she wanted to repay the favor, and she really didn't know what was good or bad.
Mrs. Zheng sat down on the chair: "I won't go, I can't afford to lose this person, and the Lin family can't lose this person."
Zhao Ruoxia put on her new clothes, glared at her, and walked out the door: "If you don't want to go, I will go by myself!"
Mrs. Zheng wanted to stop her, but she was walking so fast that she couldn't catch up. She disappeared as soon as she left the yard. She looked like a patient!
In the study room of Xie's mansion, Manager Li told Xie Yuan about the Lin family's daughter-in-law entering the mansion, and specifically mentioned the private mine.
"Master, Mrs. Lin's son said that he knows the location of the private mine."
Xie Yuan raised his head from the desk and said in surprise: "That group of people sent people into the mine and never let the corvee show up, just for fear of leaking the address of the private mine. For such a long time, few people knew the location of the private mine. Lin The third child has been in the house all the time, how did he know?"
Butler Li smiled and shook his head.
"This old slave didn't know about it. No matter how the Lin family knew it, it was a good thing for us. Didn't you come back to Fuhai City just to investigate the private mine? It's our luck to meet the Lin family. Not only has your old illness been alleviated, but now even the case that has been unclear will be solved."
"Well, the Lin family has indeed helped us a lot. They are an honest family. I think the third Lin is a good person. I don't know what the other brothers are like."
Xie Yuan took a sip of tea and ordered: "Gather the people and let Lin Laosan lead the way. I'm going to disturb this harmful den tonight and see who dares to engage in these sneaky things under the eyes of the emperor!" "
