I was a housekeeper in ancient times

No one knew what Zhu'er was thinking. She didn't even say thank you and ran away in a hurry with her head down.

Aunt Xue glanced at Lin Weiqiao, feeling unhappy in her heart, but said on the surface: "Mom, you are always kind-hearted. Why are you being nice to these girls for no reason? You are all ungrateful."

Aunt Xue knew that Lin Weiqiao had transferred Xiaohan to work in the big kitchen, and she was not very happy about it. The big kitchen was the most lucrative place in the mansion, and it was difficult for many people to get in.

She had wanted to get her own daughter-in-law in there before, but Aunt Wu, who was in charge of the kitchen, didn't get along with her and she was from the second wife's house.

She had approached Lin Weiqiao a few months ago, hoping that she could help. Lin Weiqiao was a first-class chambermaid, and the lady did not often take care of things. In fact, it was Lin Weiqiao who was in charge of all matters in the first chamber.

At that time, she offered money and gifts, but Lin Weiqiao refused to accept them and declined her offer, saying that the kitchen was already full and it would be inconvenient to squeeze more people in.

It had only been a short time since then, and no one had left the big kitchen, yet Lin Weiqiao had still stuffed her own daughter in there as usual, and now she had stuffed a servant girl in there too.

In the final analysis, I just don't want to share such a good thing with others, I want to keep it all to myself.

Besides, she was the one in charge of the maids, so it was normal for her to assign the heavy work. Lin Weiqiao, on the other hand, pitied this one and sympathized with that one, becoming a living Bodhisattva, while she herself became the villain.

At this time, a boy about three or four years old came running over. He had a bald head, leaving only a tuft of hair in the middle of his forehead. He was not wearing any clothes, but a big red bellyband. He was white and plump, and was quite interesting to look at.

As soon as he arrived, he took Aunt Xue's hand and pointed in the direction of the big kitchen.

Lin Weiqiao looked at him curiously and asked, "Is this your youngest son?"

Aunt Xue was so happy, "What are you looking at me with? I'm too old to have another child. This is my eldest grandson. Brother Le, say hello to Mother Lin."

Eldest grandson... Lin Weiqiao saw that Aunt Xue was about the same age as the original owner, less than 40 years old, and she has become a grandmother already?

On second thought, if Xi Jie'er hadn't had a miscarriage, she would have had a grandson this year.

After Le Ge'er called out in a sweet voice, he dragged Aunt Xue to the kitchen, "Grandma, go find Aunt Huang."

Aunt Xue didn't have time to take care of Le Ge'er, so she took out some dried plums wrapped in a handkerchief from her bosom, picked up a few and gave them to Le Ge'er, then coaxed him away.

"Children are mothers only when they have milk. Huang Niang often gave Le Ge'er some food, so Le Ge'er remembered Huang Niang and often asked to go to the kitchen to find Huang Niang. Alas, for Huang Niang's sake, I dare not let Le Ge'er go to Huang Niang, so as not to cause trouble for her."

"What? Is it that Ms. Huang dislikes Brother Le?"

"How could that be possible? Everyone knows that Miss Huang is a good person. She is the one at home..."

Aunt Xue looked embarrassed. Seeing that there was no one around, she moved closer and whispered that Huang Niangzi's husband Kang Ming had suffered a serious injury in his early years and was unable to have children.

Therefore, although Mrs. Huang has been married for seven or eight years, she has not been able to give birth to a child.

"You know, a man who can't have children is no different from a eunuch. What's more, Huang Niangzi's husband is disabled and can't do anything. He relies on Huang Niangzi to support him. In this way, her husband can't be considered a man."

"I see. If he can't have children, can't he adopt one?"

"Hey, how do you know her man's temper? Tsk tsk. Maybe she can't be a man anymore, she's become a useless person, she can't get over this hurdle in her heart, her temperament has changed drastically, she used to be such a gentle person, but now she has such a bad temper, she gets angry and throws things at the slightest provocation."

"So you take your anger out on Miss Huang?"

"That's right. He knows that he can't have children, and he hates it when others mention it. Not to mention the adoption, even if he knew which family's child Huang Niangzi adopted or praised, he would think that Huang Niangzi was humiliating him and would make a fuss again."

Lin Weiqiao was stunned when she heard this. She didn't expect Kang Ming's heart was so twisted. She thought that Huang Niangzi was her true love and she could still tolerate him even after such a situation.

Aunt Xue also said, "It was because last time I took Le Ge'er to her house, Huang Niangzi just gave Le Ge'er a piece of maltose and let her husband see it. Later I heard that Huang Niangzi was beaten by her husband in the middle of the night. So how could I dare to let Le Ge'er go to Huang Niangzi?"

She asked: "Has Miss Huang never thought of leaving? Her husband is already like this, what else... is she trying to do?"

"Alas, how would you know the inside story?"

"What's the secret?"

Aunt Xue's mouth was dry as she talked, and thinking that she still had things to do, she said she would talk about it when she had time.

This made her very curious. Even if Kang Ming had saved Huang Niangzi's life, he couldn't treat her so casually, right?

She was just about to go to the kitchen to take a look. When she saw the busy Huang Niangzi, she thought of what Aunt Xue said, and she couldn't help but feel full of sympathy for Huang Niangzi.

If it wasn't for Aunt Xue telling her, she would have no idea that such a good person like Mrs. Huang had such a miserable experience behind the scenes.

"Mom, do you have any instructions?" Mrs. Huang was busy cutting meat on the chopping board. When she looked up and saw her coming, she asked as usual.

"Oh, it's because Aunt Lian is pregnant. She needs to be more careful about her diet." As she said this, she saw the bruises on Madam Huang's arm.

She didn't know what to say, so she looked around and saw Xiaohan kneading the dough diligently. She went over and asked, "Are you used to it?"

Xiaohan said, "I'm used to it. It's just that I just came here and I feel everything is new. Here, mom, this is the Fuling cake that I learned to make. I saved it especially for you."

A Ya, who was lighting a fire on the stove, felt half envious and half jealous when she saw Xiao Han trying to please Lin Wei Qiao.

I envy her because Xiaohan, who is also a low-ranking maid, can climb up to the big tree of Lin Mama. I envy her because Xiaohan is so lucky, why can't I get such a good thing?

She used to think that Mother Lin was old-fashioned, unreasonable, and only followed rules. Once, she was too tired and accidentally fell asleep leaning on the stove. Mother Lin saw her and scolded her, causing her to cry for several days.

How come Mother Lin has become so nice now? She had heard Xiaohan say how nice Mother Lin was before, but she didn't believe it. Now it seems that Mother Lin is indeed not as rigid as before.

Lin Weiqiao was eating Poria cocos cake, and she noticed A Ya looking at her secretly out of the corner of her eye. She smiled and asked A Ya if she wanted to eat some Poria cocos cake.

Ah Ya was a little flustered, but more of a flatterer. She didn’t expect Lin Weiqiao to ask her, and she stammered, “No, no, Xiaohan has already given it to me.”

After Lin Weiqiao left, she whispered to Xiaohan, "Has Mother Lin changed her temper? Can she be so kind?"

Xiao Han said proudly, "I've told you, but you still don't believe me. Since Mother Lin recovered from her serious illness, she has become more talkative and concerned about me."

A Ya used to not believe in superstitions, but now she has to believe it.