Cui Anhua hugged Jiang Wenyue affectionately and continued walking. Several concubines looked at the backs of the two of them and looked at each other.
"Isn't the new lady's belly a bit abnormal?" Aunt Zhou broke the silence and whispered.
"It looks like she is five or six months old, but she has been married into the Cui family for less than three months, right?" Aunt Chen said disdainfully, "She must have had an affair with the master before we got married, and she still pretended to be like him in front of us. She looks like an innocent and kind-hearted girl!"
They didn't know that Jiang Wenyue's belly was so big because she had several babies in her belly. They just thought she was pregnant for a few months.
Several aunts despised Jiang Wenyue for this. Although she was the wife of the royal family, she did not follow the rules of women and hooked up with Cui Anhua before they got married. She had a dark knot in her pregnancy. Didn't she deserve to be looked down upon?
"Oh, life is so dull now. When my ex-wife was here, she would go out with us to burn incense or go to temple fairs or go outing with us. Now that Jiang has come in, she only cares about hooking up with the master. Just hang out and don’t care about other things, how long has it been since we went out?”
Aunt Chen said unhappily that Liu Shichu was a generous wife and had no deep grudges with the concubines, so they would have fun together when they were bored. But now that Jiang Wenyue has entered the Cui family, she can't wait for these concubines. It’s all gone, how could you think of letting them go out to play?
Therefore, the other concubines naturally dislike Jiang Wenyue and miss Liu Shichu's time more and more. Unfortunately, she is no longer from the Cui family and has no relationship with them.
"I really want to visit the former madam's wine shop. I heard that she also accepts female customers there..." Aunt Wen said with longing, but it was a pity that they couldn't go out casually.
The other aunts also sighed, complained a few times, and then went back to their own courtyards.
The husband dotes on his newlywed wife for the second time. Fortunately, they still have children and grandchildren, so they don't have to fight like cockfighting cocks for a little bit of his favor like they did when they were young.
In order to ensure the quality of the wine he made, Liu Shichu had to go to a small county near the capital to check the situation of a grape farm in person.
When Liu Jian heard that she was leaving the capital alone, he immediately became unhappy and said, "Why do you have to go there yourself? Just send a knowledgeable servant there. You have never gone out of the courtyard. What if something happens?" what to do?"
"Brother, I'm not going alone. I will bring a guard with me. Moreover, the grape farm is not far from the capital. How could something bad happen?" Liu Shichu said disapprovingly. Even if something bad did happen, Liu Shichu was naturally able to ensure his own safety.
"How do you know? What if? You are a single woman. If you encounter an accident on the way, it will be ruined. No, I don't agree with you to go!" Liu Jian still denied.
"Brother, I am already in my thirties and I am not a teenage girl. Are you still worried that I have been abducted?" Liu Shichu said with a headache, "If you are worried, send more people." Just follow me, anyway, I must go."
Liu Jian didn't get over his sister's idea, so he had to send her the most elite guards in the house.
Liu Shichu then left the city. In fact, inspecting the grape farm was not her main purpose. She actually wanted to go out and play. She was tired of seeing almost the same environment coming and going in the capital, so she wanted to get some air.
When passing a relatively remote mountain road, Liu Shichu's carriage suddenly stopped. A guard came up to her and told her: "Madam, there are two people lying on the road ahead. I don't know whether they are alive or dead. How should we deal with this matter?"
When Liu Shichu heard this, ten or eight kinds of conspiracies suddenly popped up in her mind. However, she then thought about it, she was just a peaceful woman, ordinary, what could she do to be plotted against?
So she shook off the conspiracy in her mind and ordered: "See what's going on with them. If they can wake up, ask them about the situation. If they can't, take them with you. Wait until they reach the city ahead." Put it down; if it dies, report it to the official."
The guard took the order and left, and the carriage started to move forward again after a while. It was obvious that the two people on the road had already settled down.
When they arrived in the city ahead, Liu Shichu asked the guards to throw the two people into a medical center. But by chance, the guards came back and reported: "Madam, one of the two people woke up and knew it was us. After saving him, he made a fuss and said that he wanted to meet Madam in person to express his gratitude."
"No need, it's easy. Let's go." Liu Shichu was not a kind person. She brought those two people to the city just to save them from dying on the road and being suspected, so she knew they were fine. Of course I won't care anymore.
The carriage continued to move forward, but Liu Shichu heard someone following behind him shouting: "That kind lady, please wait!"
Liu Shichu turned a deaf ear and did not stop.
The grape farm she was going to was not very big, but it was famous in the neighborhood because of its large size, small seeds, and sweetness, so it could be sold in the capital.
When Liu Shichu made wine, he used grapes from several origins. In the end, the "Black Beauty" produced in this grape farm produced the best wine. Liu Shichu made several business deals with the owner of the farm.
"The Black Beauty here is the sweetest and most delicious grape. When it is ripe and sold, the supply is often in short supply. Madam Liu, you are a discerning person and know how extraordinary our Black Beauty is." The owner of the grape farm said gushingly, "I Zhuangzi is at the foot of a mountain, and usually uses spring water from the mountain for watering. It is very sweet, so the grapes watered with this spring water are especially delicious..."
Liu Shichu was studying under the grape trellis, looking at the vines and leaves, and found that there were no insect holes. He couldn't help but curious: "The grapes here don't have insects? How do you do this?"
This was not the modern era where insecticides and other pesticides were everywhere. In ancient times, insects on crops were a big problem, but Liu Shichu found that the grapes in this farm looked very good and had no insect pests.
"Well, use methods such as plant ash or pepper water to get rid of the insects." The owner of the village smiled and said, "I grow a lot of grapes in this village. If we catch them manually, we will catch them all."
"Can plant ash and pepper water kill insects?" Liu Shichu said in surprise. Sure enough, the wisdom of ancient people cannot be underestimated. Even if they cannot develop modern chemical pesticides, they can still come up with various pure natural and pollution-free methods. Protection from pests.
"Of course, this is a method passed down from generation to generation. However, plant ash is easy to obtain, and the insecticidal effect is not as obvious as that of chili pepper water. However, the chili pepper water prepared by each household is different. Experienced experts The chili water prepared by humans is more useful. The chili water in my house is a recipe passed down from my ancestors, which is why I can grow these grapes so well." The owner of Zhuangzi said proudly.
