A farmer's daughter who traveled through time: Marrying a sickly man

Mu Feng went to take a look at the Xiatian Restaurant and the second courtyard. The decoration of the restaurant was progressing normally, but the recruitment of chefs was not going smoothly.

Many chefs shook their heads and left when they heard that the restaurant would not open until August or September. They could not afford to wait.

There are some who can afford to wait, but their cooking skills are not that great!

Some who were good at cooking put forward a condition to him, saying that he would have to learn a new cuisine. Some were unwilling and left.

"Madam, Master Liu from the decorating department said that if you have time, you'd better go and take a look. Some details need to be discussed." Mu Feng relayed Master Liu's words to Xia Tian.

“Also, Master Liu said that when he was buying materials, he found that the prices of some materials had increased, and the money you gave might not be enough.

But he also said that because his wife requested the best materials and had to deal with a lot of details, it was still a little short, but he didn't say by how much.

"Okay, I understand." Xia Tian nodded. She still trusted Master Liu and would go and see it in person when she found a chance.

"Did Uncle He say anything?" Xia Tian asked.

"Uncle He just said that he hasn't recruited a chef yet, but he has asked people to leave their addresses for those he thinks are good. When Madam has time, she can go and take a look." Mu Feng repeated Uncle He's words.

"Okay, I'll go there when I get a chance."

She knew that this ready-made chef trick was not easy, but she didn't expect it to be so difficult. It seems that she has to be prepared for both situations.

If that doesn't work, spend time training your own chef.

Unfortunately, this is a bit difficult. She can't go out to teach every day. If she goes out every day, the old lady will find an opportunity to punish her.

Before Mu Feng left, he thought of what Cui Ling said, "Madam, Cui Ling said she has almost finished teaching there. She asked if she should come back?"

Hey, how could she forget Cui Ling?

"Then go back tomorrow and tell Master Liu and Uncle He what I said, and bring Cui Ling back." Xia Tian said, taking out two silver notes, "This one hundred taels of silver is for Aunt He's household expenses. Ask her to help those girls practice their cooking skills."

"Okay, ma'am." Mu Feng took the banknote and left.

Speaking of Cuiling just now, Xia Tian thought that if it really didn't work out, he would teach Cuiling at home and let Cuiling teach them when the time comes.

In this case, the entire small kitchen in Jinglanyuan would have to be built.

Otherwise there is no place to teach.

But I guess the old lady won’t agree now, so we can only wait until after the Queen Mother’s birthday.

The next day, Mu Feng took Cui Ling back.

"Cui Ling, you have worked hard. How has it been going these days? How are those girls doing in their studies?" Xia Tian looked at Cui Ling and asked happily.

"Madam, they are learning very well. But the one who learns the fastest and best is Xiao You. He can basically make something with just one instruction, and he is the best at making snacks." Cui Ling was also very happy. She hadn't been back for a long time, and she missed Madam and the others.

Xiao You is the older sister of the pair of siblings bought in the summer. Her younger brother Xiao Zhou is still in school.

When Aunt Zhang came up with the name, she thought it was a good one and didn't let it be changed. Others were also given names based on the "Xiao" generational character.

"Then I'll go check it out sometime. Cui Ling just came back, so she should stop working and have a good rest for two days."

"Thank you, ma'am." Cui Ling happily went downstairs to talk to her little sister.

Although no one dared to care about her outside, she still felt a little lonely without her familiar little sisters.

A few days later, Xia Tian took advantage of the morning greetings to ask the old lady and the second lady for permission to leave the house.

"Grandma, Second Aunt, I want to go out of the house to buy some things. I would like to ask Grandma, Second Aunt, if there is anything you need to bring?" Xia Tian asked with a smile.

The old lady remained silent, while the second lady smiled and said, "I don't have anything to bring with me, but I wonder if Mother has anything?"

After the Second Madam finished speaking, she looked at the Old Madam with a smile. The Old Madam then raised her eyes and said, "No."

Xia Tian saw that although the old lady looked unhappy, she did not tell her in person that she could not go, so she assumed that she agreed.

After they left the courtyard, the Second Lady came over and asked, "Do you need Second Aunt to arrange a carriage for you?"

"Thank you, Second Aunt. There's no need to arrange a carriage. The prince asked me to take his carriage out. Thank you, Second Aunt, for speaking up for me just now." Xia Tian bowed to the Second Madam and thanked her.

If the Second Madam hadn't said something just now, judging from the old lady's frown, she probably wouldn't have let her leave the house.

"It's okay, we are all family. If you need any help in the future, just come to me directly." The second wife smiled and said gently.

After taking over the housekeeping power from Liu that day, she learned that Shen Nian was going to hold a formal wedding in September and summer.

Even with such a big event, Liu didn't leak a single word.

It was only when she took over the key from the housekeeper and Marquis Wu'an reminded her that she learned about this.

It seems that Liu deliberately didn't want them to know about this earlier, but it's hard to say what her intention was.

However, now that this matter has fallen into her hands, she must do it in a glorious manner. She has always seen clearly that in this battle for the position of crown prince, Liu is obviously no match for Shen Nian.

"Okay, thank you, Second Aunt." Xia Tian also smiled and thanked again, not refusing the kindness shown by the Second Madam.

The second wife is also a perceptive person. Besides Shen Ning, she is the second person in the Marquis' Mansion who has no hostility towards her.

"You're welcome. Then you should go out early so you can hang out for a while longer."

"Well, take care, Second Aunt!" Xia Tian agreed with a smile, and watched the Second Madam walk away before he and Ningxiang walked back.

"Madam, I didn't expect that the Second Madam is so easy to talk to." Ningxiang sighed softly.

In the past, the Liu family’s housekeepers had been serving in Lingyun Pavilion, and they had few opportunities to interact with the Second Madam. However, after the Second Madam came in, no bad news was heard.

So she didn't know much about her, she only knew that the Second Lady was a very low-key person.

"Yes, the Second Madam is a good person." Xia Tian also felt that the Second Madam was a smart person after dealing with her for a few times.

She doesn't fight for things, but she is very capable in housekeeping.

Judging from the time she was the housekeeper when Liu fell ill at the end of last year, she did not take the opportunity to arrange her own people or develop her own power. She just followed the model left by Liu.

He doesn't have to do anything extra, and he doesn't boss others around or feel superior just because he is the housekeeper.

If the Third Lady were the housekeeper, she would probably be so surprised to see them that her jaw would be raised to the sky.

Here, Xia Tian and Ningxiang were walking back while talking in low voices.

The Third Madam, Mrs. Ye, complained to the Second Madam, "Second sister-in-law, why are you so polite to that wild girl and even speak for her in front of the old lady?"

Not only did he speak up for that wild girl today, he also spoke up for her when the old lady punished her to kneel that day. Otherwise, the old lady would not have let that wild girl go so easily.

"We are all family, and we don't have any deep hatred. It's just a word, it's nothing." Second Madam Zheng replied in a flat tone.

Although she did it for Shen Nian's sake, she also realized that the Crown Prince's wife was not as simple as she seemed.

From the way she speaks and acts, you can't tell that she is an ignorant country girl. She seems like she was raised in a big family.

She also discovered that although the girl spoke rudely, it was directed at people who were dissatisfied with her. She never bullied other people.

Seeing her second sister-in-law like that, although Ye was unhappy that the second lady helped Xia Tian, she didn't say anything else.

It seems that he has learned to be smarter.