My husband is pure and has few desires, but I gave birth to three children in a row

That day, at noon, we found an open place with a stream nearby and woods on both sides of the official road to rest.

The carriage stopped, and Lu Zhenzhen and Fu Zhiyi got out to walk around and stretch their muscles.

Their carriages were specially made from the capital and had better shock absorption than other carriages.

Even so, it was still uncomfortable to sit in the car for half a day.

Everyone has been well-trained these days.

Some people pulled the horses to eat grass and drink water.

Some people also took this opportunity to take a break.

In addition to Fu Zhiyi and his team, the Lin family also brought a cook.

At this moment, everyone was building stoves to prepare lunch.

The "escorts" we hired also had dedicated people to cook.

Everyone was busy, some were fetching water, some were washing rice, and some were collecting firewood to cook later.

This area is probably where many people came and went to rest, leaving behind many stove holes made of stones and earth. They can be used after a little repair, which saves a lot of effort.

Chef Chen set up the pot with ease and motioned his apprentice to fetch some water.

He went into the woods.

Some of the escorts lay on the ground, while others walked around to stretch their muscles.

Lu Zhenzhen and Fu Zhiyi only walked around nearby and didn't want to go too far.

As soon as I reached the stream, I saw Chef Chen's apprentice, who had swiftly drawn two buckets of water from upstream and placed them aside, and was picking something by the stream.

When they got closer, they saw that Chef Chen's apprentice was holding a handful of green wild vegetables.

Lu Zhenzhen took a closer look. Isn't this the small garlic cloves she ate as a child? In some places, they are called small garlic cloves, and in others, they are called wild leeks.

It can be used to stir-fry bacon, scrambled eggs, or chopped up and mixed with noodles or broken rice noodles, then fried in oil. It is so delicious.

Thinking of Lu Zhenzhen makes my mouth water.

Decided to have this for lunch today.

If you find this small garlic root in one place, there must be a lot of it nearby.

Sure enough, as I searched further along the ditch, I found several clusters of very lush and plump plants.

There are also fresh water spinach and dandelions next to it.

These two are also good things. Eaten cold, they can clear away heat, reduce fire and reduce inflammation.

Lu Zhenzhen hurriedly asked Fu Zhiyi to wait here while she went back to find baskets and tools. All these wild vegetables were hers to harvest.

After a while, Lu Zhenzhen came over with a few maids.

Dingxiang saw the small garlic cloves at first sight and couldn't help but slurp her saliva: "Oh, it's time to eat small garlic cloves again! Add some bacon and eggs, it will be so delicious!"

He squatted down and started digging.

Haitang and Jasmine are both servants of the Marquis' Mansion, and I have never met them before.

But after hearing what Dingxiang said, they all squatted down too.

A few girls chattered and laughed while quickly digging a full basket.

Seeing that there were still quite a few in this area, Lu Zhenzhen thought that everyone only ate dry food and ordered vegetable soup at noon every day, and she also wanted to improve the food.

She simply asked people to dig more wild vegetables, and she donated a ham at noon to make ham and wild vegetable soup so that everyone could have a hot meal.

With Lu Zhenzhen taking the lead, she also said that she wanted to improve the food for everyone.

The idle people in the team came over, looked at the wild vegetables, took one for comparison, and then spread out to look for wild vegetables.

With so many people around, Lu Zhenzhen stopped.

Wash your hands by the stream, stand aside and watch the fun.

When I looked up, I saw the carriage in which the women of the Lin family were riding. Several women were accompanied by several children, and they were dressed quite gorgeously. They were helped out of the carriage by servants and just walked around the carriage.

After getting off the bus, he started complaining.

Because I was not far away and was downwind, I was able to hear a few words.

"...It's been so tiring. I don't know if the master has lost his mind. Why does he just listen to what those people say? This journey has been like a haunting experience. There's no peace at all..."

"That's right. We are so young, how can we bear it?"

"We have so many people and so much cargo. What difference would it make if we were to arrive in South Vietnam ten days or half a month later? Why do we have to go through so much trouble——"

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I guess the women and children of the Lin family couldn't bear the hassle of traveling these days.

As they were talking, the female relatives noticed the excitement here and looked towards Lu Zhenzhen with hatred. After meeting Lu Zhenzhen's gaze, they felt a little guilty and turned their heads away.

However, a few children, after stretching their bodies, looked over here eagerly, probably wanting to come over, but were scolded by the female relatives and driven into the carriage in a wronged manner.

Although Lu Zhenzhen has been traveling with the Lin family these days, she has not had any contact with the female members of the Lin family.

The female members of the Lin family had probably also been warned by Lin Dejiang, so they didn't dare to come over and try to curry favor with him.

Seeing it now, I couldn't help but shake my head.

"Lin Dejiang seems like a sensible man, but why is it that none of the women in the backyard understand?"

Nanny Ye, who came over later, sneered, "Fourth Madam, didn't you see that these women aren't Mr. Lin's original wives. I'm afraid they're just so-called concubines he kept outside."

"Co-wife?" Lu Zhenzhen became interested.

"These are all shady rules created by these traveling merchants. They're away from home most of the time, so their first wives stay home to serve their parents-in-law, take care of household chores, and raise the children. When these merchants have social engagements, they take on a second wife locally. They address her as "Grandma" to everyone, and she's in charge of socializing with the other women."

"In order to give these women a title so they could go out and talk, they came up with the term 'equal wife'. They said it was just like the original wife, with three matchmakers and six betrothals. The children born were also called legitimate sons and daughters, and were only half as inferior to the original wife. They had to be called the original wife's sister."

"Only unruly merchants would do such things!"

"The one leading the group is the concubine that Mr. Lin married from another place. He can still fool around with merchants, but he knows that in serious occasions, this concubine is not presentable and cannot stand the test of time."

"Otherwise, with the Lin family's scheming nature, I'm afraid he would have asked his female relatives to come and cling to Fourth Madam and chat with you to relieve your boredom."

So that's it! Lu Zhenzhen gave Madam Ye a thumbs up, worthy of being a walking encyclopedia of palace rules.

Not only did she understand the palace rules, but she was also aware of what was happening outside.

I couldn't help but start gossiping: "Before, they kept it a secret from both sides, and the king didn't see the king. Now they are all back to South Vietnam. How can Lin Dejiang's original wife tolerate it?"

Madam Ye smiled. "This practice of marrying a concubine has become a common practice among merchants. The Lin family's first wife must have known about this a long time ago. As for who will win after the two meet, it all depends on who has the better skills."

"The first wife is based on etiquette and rules, while the second wife is based on feelings. But in the end, it all depends on which side Master Lin favors."

Lu Zhenzhen thought about it and realized that this was the truth.

After the two women argued back and forth, wouldn't the man who was the culprit have to make the final decision?