I was a housekeeper in ancient times

After Xi Jie'er woke up, I asked her about her wishes. After all, a daughter who is married off is like water spilled, and she had never thought of leaving even after such an experience.

In fact, Lin Weiqiao felt a little guilty. She came late and was worried that Xi Jie'er would complain. Unexpectedly, Xi Jie'er had no complaints at all, which made her feel guilty.

Since she is not going back and cannot give family love, she will use money to make up for it.

Xi Jie'er still refused to take it, but she forced it on her. Unfortunately, she was in a hurry to leave and didn't take much with her.

"Don't save money for your mother. Taking good care of your own health is the most important thing. You are also stupid. You always listen to others' orders. You should know your own limits. You married into the Wang family, not sold to them. Why do you have to make yourself suffer? In addition... your mother-in-law is not a kind person. Don't just obey her blindly and make yourself suffer."

After a lot of nagging, he watched with his own eyes as the Wang family called in a doctor, who prescribed some medicine for the patient's recovery.

Regardless of anything else, it's good to put in enough effort to look good.

Before leaving, she gave repeated instructions and then went back to the Bo's Mansion.

As soon as she left, Nanny Guo came back exhausted and found her, "Mom, the matter of the fourth girl has been settled!"

She hadn't even had time to take a sip of her tea when she heard this. She was stunned at first. There were so many things going on that she had actually forgotten about this matter. "Found it?"

"The Lihua Village that mom talked about really does exist, but it's far away. My husband and I went there to ask around. Lihua Village is a big place, so we didn't dare to make a big fuss, so we went there quietly. As a result, we actually ran into the fourth girl!"

"What about people?"

Nanny Guo said that the fourth daughter, Fan Jie'er, was being raised by a wealthy family named Hu in the village. They claimed to be a relative's child and never allowed Fan Jie'er to go out. They also saw her by chance.

After some inquiries, it turned out that the Hu family was actually distant relatives of Madam Lu’s mother’s family!

This was within Lin Weiqiao's expectations. Finding Sister Fan was certainly a good thing, but the difficult part was how to get Sister Fan back.

This matter cannot be handled by the first wife in person, as it will arouse suspicion from Madam Lu and the second wife and others. It has to be done quietly.

Unfortunately, the Yu family couldn’t help.

"I asked my man to keep an eye on Lihua Village, Mom, look..."

"Let me think about this first. Don't make it public. I'll notify the Madam."

"We have to hurry up. If we are any later, I am worried about where the fourth girl has been sent to again."

"Of course, you must not let anyone find out."

After much thought, the one who can help in this matter is still the Qi family.

Anyway, the person being helped is Yu Muyan, not her, so it doesn't matter if she feels embarrassed or not. So let it be.

After a day of running around, I am tired and hungry.

There was an oil lamp lit in the room, the flame was weak and the light was dim.

The window was half open, and the night breeze occasionally blew in, blowing the tender green potted plants by the window.

The room was quiet. She lay on the bed, half asleep and half awake, wondering why Xiaohan took so long to get the food. She was about to faint from hunger.

Hearing someone coming in, she stood up. It was Sister Huan, carrying a lunch box.

When they were placed on the table one by one, there were braised spring bamboo shoots, braised pork head with sauce, stir-fried shepherd's purse, and steamed pork with rice flour.

It would be fine if they looked vegetarian, but the problem was that these dishes were obviously leftovers, especially the braised pork head, which only had two slices left.

Huan Jie'er even thoughtfully set the table for her, "Mom, why don't you eat? Is it because it doesn't suit your appetite? I'll ask them to bring some plates of pastries."

She smiled and said, "Stop!"

She grabbed Huan Jie'er's ear and said, "You damn girl, you're giving me the leftovers again? Why didn't you eat them all? Also, take a look at the letter your elder sister sent you. Your elder sister had a miscarriage..."

Huan Jie'er cried out in pain, "Mom, please let me go, it hurts so much. The person who delivered the letter only said it was from my eldest sister and was for you, mother. How would I know? Did my eldest sister have a miscarriage?"

She was completely in the dark. Yu Muyan's affairs were enough to worry her, and her own family affairs were even more of a headache. There was really no end to it.

Forget it, forget it. Now that things have come to this, let’s eat first.

Seeing that her mother was really angry, Huan Jie'er reluctantly took out the thousand-layer puff pastry wrapped in a handkerchief from her bosom. This was something she had obtained with great difficulty. There were only three pieces in total, and she only ate one. She was reluctant to eat the remaining two.

“Mom, would you like to try it?” She pushed Lin Weiqiao’s arm flatteringly.

"Don't eat."

"Then you can't blame me for this. I'm just the messenger. Is Big Sister okay?"

"If I go any later, you won't have a big sister anymore."

Lin Weiqiao turned her anger into appetite. She was really hungry. Not only did she eat all the food, she even finished the two pieces of puff pastry under Huan Jie'er's reluctant gaze.

Huan Jieer swallowed her saliva several times and asked eagerly, "Mom, is it delicious?"

She took a sip of tea. "It's okay, but it's a little stuck in my throat. By the way, how are you doing in the big kitchen? They didn't give you any trouble, did they?"

"Well, I'm not stupid. If they make things difficult for me, I will make things difficult for them in return."

"You do this better than your elder sister."

Huan Jie'er said that since she came to the big kitchen, everything else has become secondary, and the most important thing is to keep an eye on Aunt Wu and others, as well as the people from the second room.

She was in the big kitchen, and she would point out any food that exceeded the quota for the second room.

Especially the second girl's share, which always exceeded the original share. If Xinlan came to get it and didn't pay enough money, or if she couldn't find a suitable excuse, she would make a fuss.

The head kitchen and the second wife were in the wrong in this matter, and they could get away with it once or twice, but if it happens too many times, it would be hard to deal with. They were also afraid that the matter would get out of hand, so now the second girl's share is the same as that of the other girls.

Lin Weiqiao laughed, "I thought they would just pretend to give the money in public and then give it back behind their backs."

Sister Huan said: "How can this be possible? We are not stupid or blind."

Lin Weiqiao thought about it and it made sense. The second house used the money from the first house to manage the household. Now that the first house paid less than half of the public funds, this would have a great impact on the second house, as the second house was in charge of the expenses of the entire Bo's mansion.

I slept soundly, and when it was daybreak, I went to Shuangxiyuan to serve. Chunqing said that Yu Muyan had not woken up yet.

She was so sleepy that she kept yawning. The rising sun was not blinding. She envied Yu Muyan for her good life. Even though she was a little cowardly and confused, there were still people who cared about her.

What she hated was that it didn't get to be worn by Yu Muyan.

If she were to wear Yu Muyan's body, she couldn't imagine how happy it would be. Even though she lost her husband, she still had a child, her uncle's family to support her, and an endless dowry...

Chunqing tugged at her sleeve, breaking her sweet dream. "Mom, what are you laughing at?"

She came back to this cold reality and said, "Nothing, I'll go check in the big kitchen."

On the way out, she saw maids and old women cleaning the house. She was glad that she was wearing the clothes of a maid, otherwise she would be exhausted to death by doing such rough and tiring work.

When they were still some distance away from the big kitchen, they ran into Yinxiang, the maidservant beside Aunt Lian. She came out of the big kitchen with her body huddled and her head lowered, holding a tattered food box in her hand.