Rich Peasant Girl: The General's Wife Has Space

The end of the year soon arrived, and after Laba Festival it was the New Year. The Xiao family was busy preparing for the New Year.

The old couple of the Meng family returned home, and Liu Yanqing renovated the house. Although the furnishings were not as good as those of the Xiao family, they were not much worse.

Liu Yanqing came to pick up his parents and bought some New Year's goods.

I also asked my eldest brother and his wife to bring their share. My nephew has also made some money this year. The Liu family will be reunited this year, so it will be a good year.

Of course, Liu was unwilling to treat her own family members unfairly.

Liu was the head of the family. She bought more New Year's goods for her parents and brothers, and piled them on the carriage bought by Liu Yanqing himself.

Liu prepared everything she could think of, including new clothes and food, for her parents.

Liu Yanqing refused in vain and had to take it back. Before leaving, Liu stuffed a hundred taels of silver note into his mother's sleeve.

Liu Yanqing was so panicked that he waved his hands repeatedly, but he couldn't resist his sister's pressure and had to accept it.

Of course, Liu did not forget her parents-in-law and treated both sides equally.

In addition, she gave the Xiao family's grandparents the same 100 taels of silver notes for the New Year. Liu would not make the head of the family feel uncomfortable about these things.

The next step is to distribute the monthly bonuses and annual gifts to the servants in the Xiao family mansion.

Since Tian Shouzhong came to the Xiao family, he, his wife Tian Dasao, Tian Shuang and Tian Qing have been diligent and hardworking.

As a former guard of the prince's mansion, Tian Shouzhong's skills are naturally first-class. When he goes out with his father, he is also able to protect people.

Except for the time when he was rescued by Master Yuan, he was arranged to go out and do other things, so he was not with Old Man Xiao.

In addition to his good martial arts skills, Tian Shouzhong also behaves like a chief steward. All the trivial matters of the Xiao family are handed over to Tian Shouzhong to handle, and he vaguely looks like the chief steward of the Xiao family.

In addition, Old Man Xiao is now a village elder and a person of some status. Tian Shouzhong follows him around and takes care of social events, and he has put in a lot of effort.

Not to mention Mrs. Tian and Mrs. Zhang, who are good at everything inside and outside the house and can also accompany Mrs. Liu to relieve her boredom and chat. Mrs. Liu is now inseparable from Mrs. Tian and Mrs. Zhang.

Not to mention Tian Shuang following him around, coming in and out, and being able to act appropriately at such a young age, which also made him proud.

The Xiao family was very pleased that her younger brother Tian Qing studied with Xiao Zhengping and was also under his protection.

Don’t even mention Zhang Liang, he’s also by my side.

Xiao Wan now cannot do without Zhang Liang's help. He is young, smart, and steady in his work. Xiao Wan also handed over the management of the County Lord's Mansion to Zhang Liang.

Thinking of this, Xiao Wan couldn't help but miss Zhao Mingyuan even more. These were the people Zhao Mingyuan selected for her and sent to help protect her.

When Xiao Wan thought of this, a sweet feeling welled up in her heart.

I don’t know where Zhao Mingyuan is, and I don’t know if Aunt Fu will be lonely spending the New Year alone in Beijing.

New Year gifts are definitely indispensable, and Xiao Wan also generously gave Tian Shouzhong and Zhang Liang a bonus of 100 taels each, and monthly wages are calculated separately.

Mrs. Tian and Aunt Zhang each received a pair of gold and silver bracelets, Tian Shuang received a beautiful peach blossom gold hairpin, and Tian Qing received a fine sword.

Tian Qing was fond of martial arts and often practiced with his father. Xiao Zhengping also practiced martial arts with him and became much stronger.

Xiao Wan catered to Tian Qing's preferences, which made Tian Qing keep thanking the young lady from the landlord, and Xiao Wan laughed when she saw it.

Those who received the New Year gifts were naturally very happy, and everyone worked even harder.

The close village head's family and Aunt Wang's family next door also sent a lot of New Year gifts, and of course both families reciprocated.

Since the last time Yao from the village head's family came to visit, she has hinted that she wants to marry Wan'er to her son Cheng, which makes Liu unhappy.

It’s not that I don’t like Cheng’er, he’s a good boy, but his mother is really disgusting.

Before the Xiao family became rich, Yao had never visited their home.

Yao never interacted with the villagers all day long. Relying on the fact that she was the mother of a scholar, she looked down on the women in the village and never interacted with them.

Now that her own Wan'er has become a third-rank county lady, this Yao has started to run to her home. That's what she wants.

With Yuan Ge'er and Fu around, Liu looked down on Yao before, and now she looks down on her even more.

After all, not to mention that Brother Yuan was a general, just seeing how attentive he was to their daughter, Liu and Xiao Laoer were completely willing.

Although Cheng Ge'er is a good person, he still listens to his mother and doesn't seem to care much about Wan'er.

No matter how good he is, Liu will not consider him. She is not the kind of person who only cares about reputation.

Seeing that Liu didn't respond to her insinuation, Yao just spoke directly, with an air of arrogance and complacency in her words, saying that it was a blessing for your family that the girl fell in love with you.

At first, Liu tolerated her for the sake of the village head.

Later, seeing her expression, Liu also frowned, but Yao was tactless and kept on chattering.

Mrs. Tian was listening nearby. She stepped forward respectfully, bowed, and bowed to Mrs. Yao. Her set of formal movements was as smooth and efficient as flowing water, which made Mrs. Yao's eyes turn red with envy.

Thinking that her son would become a high-ranking official in the future, he would have someone to serve him and call her old lady.

But when Xiao Wan gets married, these servants will have to serve her.

After all, she was the mother-in-law, so Xiao Wan didn't dare to refute her opinion.

From now on, I will have to move into the County Lady’s Mansion myself.

As Yao thought about it, her heart was filled with joy.

Mrs. Tian's voice brought her back to reality: "Madam Zhao, not to mention that our master is now a seventh-rank village elder personally appointed by the emperor, our wife also has an imperial decree."

"Take our young lady, for example. She was personally appointed a Third-Rank County Lady by the Emperor. The County Lady and the village elders have always been kind and have never made the villagers feel overly restrained. Therefore, they never ask us to bow. Normally, when we see our village elders and the County Lady, the villagers should bow and pay their respects."

After a pause, seeing the sudden change in Yao's expression, Mrs. Tian continued, "May I ask, Madam Zhao, where is your son now? Is he an official? Has he made any contributions to the court? Or is he a wealthy businessman?"

Of course, Mrs. Tian knew that Zhao Xuancheng was just a scholar, not even a juren. She didn't know where Yao got the nerve to speak so arrogantly and belittle their Xiao family!

"This...my son..." Yao's throat seemed to be blocked, and she couldn't speak, and her body couldn't help but soften.

"My son is a scholar now, but the teacher said that he has the hope of passing the imperial examination. Yes, in the future, my son will be a juren."

Yao remembered what her teacher had said before, and immediately straightened up and answered firmly.

Liu took a sip of tea and smiled without saying a word.

In fact, Liu didn't know how to taste tea at all. It was just what Mrs. Tian taught her. With her coming forward, her master just had to wait.

"Since there is still one year before the next imperial examination, if you pass the exam, you can certainly become an official." Mrs. Tian nodded slightly in agreement.

When Yao heard this, she immediately became proud again, but what Mrs. Tian said next sent her back to the cold cellar.