【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

What the system said was exactly right. That afternoon, as soon as the letter from the aunt arrived at the gatehouse, it was handed to the servant by the gatekeeper. The servant stumbled all the way to Xinghui Courtyard with the huge package in his arms, shouting, "A letter from the eldest aunt!"

Judging from his expression, he must be happy. The first person to report the good news will get a reward.

Yun Xi listened to the commotion outside and said to the system, "They are still children."

The system couldn't help but say, "Luckily, there are children in the mansion, which makes it seem full of vitality. If you're too bored, why not watch TV? I have plenty of resources here."

"TV? I feel dizzy and can't stand it after watching it too much." Yun Xi was chatting with the system when she saw the servant come in and take the letter and a big package.

"Dongzhu, give them the reward money."

After saying this hurriedly, Yun Xi couldn't wait to open the letter and see her son-in-law's vigorous handwriting.

Mother-in-law is above, son-in-law is polite...

He wrote three pages in a very eloquent manner, explaining that they were on their way to take up their post after the New Year, but halfway through they found out that Qi Yao was pregnant, so they had to travel slowly, and it took them two and a half months to reach their destination. Not long after they arrived, they received the news that their brother-in-law was getting married, and they wanted to find some local specialties to send back. However, before they had prepared any gifts, they received the news of their grandmother's death, so they had to prepare incense, paper money, and elegiac couplets together, hoping to be there in time.

Yun Xi thought that the distance was so far, it was obviously too late.

The son-in-law continued. He was a newly appointed official, incredibly busy. The people in the border areas were fierce and the power dynamics were complex. To maintain his position, he'd expended considerable energy, battling wits and courage with them. With all this busy work, his wife was about to give birth, so he'd wait until the baby was born before announcing the good news...

Yun Xi nodded as she read, and said to the system, "I didn't expect this son-in-law to be such a chatterbox."

The system said, "I'm just complaining to you. He's only just gained a foothold there."

Yun Xi was greatly surprised. "So long? I thought the Li family had sent him some capable people to help him."

System: "The Li family doesn't know why he gave up the imperial examination and is angry with him."

"why?"

Before the system could say anything, Qi Yue and the third family hurried over. Yun Xi handed them the letter and said, "Take a look, Yi'er, come to Grandma and open the presents."

Upon hearing this, Qi Yi slid off her mother and ran over, "Grandma, what's the gift?"

"Yes, it was sent by your aunt and uncle."

Yun Xi opened the tightly wrapped package and took out the items one by one. "Wool blanket, cheese, milk skin, diamond earrings, jeweled head ornaments..."

Yun Xi distributed so many gifts according to the number of people. She also did not neglect Qi Jing's wedding gift and had someone send it to Qingfengyuan.

Then he asked the third brother to stay and help write the letter. "Please write down your fourth sister's life story clearly. Then tell her that I will prepare clothes, gifts, and money for their child. I will also hire several escorts for him. I will use a token as proof. The token is..."

After finishing the letter, Yun Xi looked at her son and said, "Third brother, go to the Weiyuan Escort Agency and hire ten strong escorts. Have them leave for your brother-in-law in the north within the next two days. I will prepare some gifts and money for them."

Qi Yu was puzzled, "Is it dangerous over there, brother-in-law?"

"Didn't you read the letter? Do you think it's dangerous?" Yun Xi said unhappily.

Qi Yu said awkwardly, "It seems a little dangerous."

"That's it. This is to protect their safety. We can't be careless. Choose people carefully." Yun Xi reminded.

Qi Yu stood up and prepared to leave. "I'll go and make sure the person I pick is strong in fighting and has good character."

"Go ahead." Yun Xi chose to trust him for once. "Dongzhu, go to the mansion and pick four maids who have given birth or know how to deliver babies. Together we'll go to the north to protect the second young lady during her childbirth. Xiaodong, there's a hundred-year-old ginseng in the warehouse. Take it out and wrap it up. Have them take it with them. Xiaoxi, go to the pharmacy and buy some Ganoderma lucidum and bird's nest."

Xiaoxi: "Hey!" and left.

"Xiao Nan, take someone to the dock and ask if they've caught any sturgeon or something like that. Fish maw is good for pregnant women and can stop bleeding during childbirth."

Yun Xi thought of what she had heard in ancient times: "If you have money, you can eat sturgeons; if you don't have money, you don't have to eat them." This shows how precious they are.

Xiaonan: "Old lady, if the pharmacy has prepared fish maw, would you like to buy it?"

“Buy it, don’t be afraid to spend money.”

……

After making the arrangements, Yun Xi left the warehouse and picked out two safety locks and four gold bracelets as gifts for her grandson. She also picked out two pieces of brocade for her daughter. How could the county magistrate's wife not wear brocade?

"Those who are covered with silkworms are not silkworm farmers."

The system suddenly sighed, and Yun Xi said, "Tongzi, do you want to give my daughter a gift? Giving birth is like passing through hell."

"Ah? But I don't have any money." The system was stunned.

Yun Xi chuckled, "I do."

The system had nothing to say. It looked at the online store and selected an item. "Then, I'll buy her a bottle of hemostatic medicine."

"Okay, thank you Tongzi, you are the best Tongzi in the world." Yun Xi smiled.

The system curled its lips: When you looked down on me before, you called me Mrs. Niu, but now you call me Little Sweetie.

Yun Xi was unaware of the system's complaints. She took out five hundred taels of silver from her own private pocket and another five hundred taels of silver from the public treasury, wrapped them up, and would give them to her daughter when the time came.

Alas, it is not easy to be an official. It requires connections, money and guards. I hope my son-in-law can be more ambitious and the Qi family can also rely on a big tree. Otherwise, it will cost about one thousand taels every year to manage the affairs, and I have to pay five thousand taels as a tribute to the biggest backer. It is really too much to bear.

Qi Yu worked quickly. Yun Xi asked the system to check and found that the ten escorts were well selected. The servants also bought the necessary things and asked them to set off the next day and go to their son-in-law in the north as soon as possible.

That matter was over. The only thing left was to arrange a blind date for Qi Yue. Yun Xi rubbed her forehead and said, "Why do I feel like things keep happening one after another? I just want to lie in bed and not get up."

System: "Didn't your daughter say that when one hurdle is overcome, the next one immediately appears ahead. This is the norm of life."

Yun Xi lay on the bed like a boneless person, her eyes empty, thinking of nothing and looking at nothing.

The system was dumbfounded. Why did this happen suddenly?

It took a while for Yun Xi to sit up, stretching her arms and legs, as if she had come back to life.

The system feels creepy, is it crazy?

"Host, I have a bottle of health-enhancing pills here. Would you like to buy some? There are many beautiful sights in life, and you can only see them if you are healthy."

Yun Xi's eyes were empty. "Buy it. I'll give it to whoever in my family is going on a scientific expedition. The system also asked me to find a novel to read. It's so boring. I used to dream of traveling back to ancient times, but now that I've come to this place, I can't wait to go back. I can't live without electronic products and junk food. I really want to play games, woo woo."

The system swallowed its saliva and said, "Host, think about it. If you didn't have a long lifespan, you would die before you could even have enough fun. But if you complete a mission to gain immortality, wouldn't you be able to have fun to your heart's content?"