The fake daughter married into the mountains and had meat to eat every day during the famine

Entering through the hanging flower gate, you will reach the second courtyard.

The second courtyard has the main house, east wing and west wing.

A well-dressed young man lived in the main house, and a couple in their early thirties lived in the east wing, with two children, a son and a daughter.

The west wing was where Xu Qingye lived in the capital for the past few months.

There has always been a saying in the courtyard that "the east side is empty but the west side is not". The east wing does not receive sunlight all year round, and it is cold in winter and hot in summer. It is far less comfortable to live in than the west wing, and the rent is also slightly cheaper.

Behind the second courtyard is a row of back rooms, two of which are occupied by the main master's attendants and the nanny who takes care of his daily life.

There were also three empty rooms. Xu Qingye planned to ask Guiping to pay a few days' rent to the main wife's son so that the servants who came with him could be arranged to sleep in these empty rooms. When they found a suitable yard, they could move in together.

Song Yuntang took a look at the yard. It was quite large, but if a family lived there, with so many people sharing one yard, the privacy was obviously not good enough.

We have to hurry and find a suitable yard.

At this moment, a group of people were carrying things into the yard, and the tenants in the main house and the east wing were all alarmed.

Jason Lu walked out of the east wing and clasped his fists towards Xu Qingye.

"Brother Xu is back."

Xu Qingye also raised his hand and bowed, and saw Jason Lu's wife, He, standing beside him.

"Brother Lu, sister-in-law."

He had a kind face and nodded slightly towards Xu Qingye and Song Yuntang.

"This is my sister-in-law, right?"

"Yes." Xu Qingye introduced the two, "This is my wife, surnamed Song."

He then introduced the couple in front of him to Song Yuntang, "Tang'er, this is Lu Jingnian, the elder brother Lu, who also passed the imperial examination this year. Next to him is the elder brother Lu's first wife, whose surname is He."

Song Yuntang hurriedly greeted the two of them with a smile.

"Hello, Brother Lu, hello, sister-in-law."

He smiled and looked at her husband beside her.

"I thought Brother Xu was a handsome man, but I didn't expect there was such a beautiful woman hiding in the house."

Jason Lu looked frank and nodded in praise.

"Brother Xu and his wife are a perfect match, both talented and beautiful."

Song Yuntang looked a little embarrassed.

"Brother Lu and sister-in-law, thank you for your compliments."

He hurriedly pulled her two children to greet the two of them, "Xingyan, Zhenzhen, come and call Uncle Xu and Aunt Song. In the future, we will serve as officials together in the court, and your father and Uncle Lu will be colleagues."

Lu Xingyan is Jason Lu and He's eldest son, and is nine years old this year.

Lu Zhenzhen is their eldest daughter and is five years old this year.

The brother and sister looked well-behaved and sensible. When they heard He's call, they hurried over to call for help.

"Uncle Xu, Aunt Song."

He came suddenly, and he didn't know that there were two children in the courtyard where Xu Qingye lived. Song Yuntang didn't prepare any gifts for the meeting, so he took two bags of cakes he bought on the road from Jinshu and gave them to the two children. Seeing that He's face looked a little lacking in energy, he also gave He a portion of three blood-nourishing pills he made.

He was busy making excuses.

"My sister-in-law is younger than me. Logically, I should prepare a gift for her. How can I let her spend the money?"

Song Yuntang smiled and said, "I made this blood-nourishing pill myself. It didn't cost much money. Sister-in-law, you can keep it. Take one pill every ten days. It's very nourishing."

He looked at her with envy.

"No wonder my sister-in-law looks so good, she even knows about pharmacology."

Song Yuntang said modestly, "I know a little bit."

Just then, Xia Ning came out of the yard holding the child.

"Madam, the young master must be hungry. He is looking for food with his mouth open."

Song Yuntang reached out and took the child.

"The wet nurse still has no milk?"

She did not breastfeed her children for the first half month after giving birth because she was taking medication for her eye treatment. The children sucked less and her milk was not enough. Later, she had no milk at all, so the wet nurse had to provide milk for both children by herself.

Xia Ning said, "The wet nurse has been tired from traveling recently, and she's not used to the climate, so her milk supply isn't very good. I saw she didn't look well just now, and I didn't bother to ask her."

Even if you take good care of yourself after giving birth, it is really hard to provide milk for two children by yourself.

They are all mothers.

If you put yourself in her shoes, you can't just leave the wet nurse's own child to starve.

Song Yuntang looked at her.

"Well, go outside and look for any sheep that have just given birth. One or two will do. If there's not enough milk, squeeze some, boil it, let it cool, and feed it to the baby. This will also give the nurse a few days to rest and recuperate."

"Yes." Xia Ning clasped his fists and turned to leave.

He smiled as she looked at the child in Song Yuntang's arms, "My sister-in-law is kind-hearted. Judging from the little boy's appearance, he is also a blessed one."

Song Yuntang liked to hear this.

"I accept my sister-in-law's good wishes."

He took the two children by the hand.

"I still have to go and mend the soles of my two children's shoes, so I won't delay my brother and sister-in-law's placement."

Song Yuntang nodded, "Sister-in-law, go and do your own thing."

She was about to carry the child back to the house when Guiping came out of the main room, followed by a man outside.

"Brother Xu is back."

Xu Qingye smiled lightly, "I'm back."

Xie Yingwei looked like he had just woken up and he yawned.

"I just heard from Guiping that Brother Xu wants to rent out the other three rooms in the back. Actually, it's not much money. Since Brother Xu doesn't plan to rent them long-term, I won't charge you rent. I'll just let the people down there settle down."

Xu Qingye glanced in Song Yuntang's direction, shook his head and said, "Mr. Xie also spent money to rent the courtyard after all, so the rent should be the same. Otherwise, I will find another place to live."

Xie Yingwei smiled.

"You're such a person, you won't do anything unless you're told to suffer a loss. After all, we've lived under the same roof for a few months, and you don't even have this much friendship?"

The man looked at him and said, "There's a saying that even brothers have to settle accounts clearly. Right now, my wife and I don't know if He Shi can find the yard. If the children make a fuss, I hope Master Xie will bear with us."

Only then did Xie Yingwei notice Song Yuntang, who was wearing a light green dress, holding a child in her arms, with a gentle and calm expression.

There was no sign of childbirth on the woman's figure. She was dressed in green, as light and soft as willow catkins in the early morning.

He was a little dazed.

Xu Qingye saw his expression and his brows tightened slightly.

"We just moved here and have to find our belongings, so I won't talk to you any more. I'll have Guiping deliver the rent later."

After saying that, he took Song Yuntang into the west wing.

"Hey……"

Xie Yingwei wanted to say something, but seeing that the person had already entered the room, he could only swallow his words, touched his head, turned around and went back to the house.

Song Yuntang had been paying attention to the child in her arms and did not notice the look in Xie Yingwei's eyes.

"Jinshu, go get some warm water. I'll feed Haoting a few mouthfuls first."

"Yes, ma'am."

Jin Shu bowed, took out a small bowl for children from the box and went to the backyard.

Soon, Hao Ting's wet nurse Xu came to the door.

"Madam, the little boy hasn't had milk for a while, but he's hungry?"