After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

Passing through layers of corridors, you'll find artificial hills and ponds.

Step onto the stone bridge and cross the garden.

The women finally settled in the backyard, where the large, square cement floor and the weapon racks standing opposite each other on both sides caught the old lady's attention.

Two rows of knives, spears, clubs, and various other weapons were neatly arranged and gleamed.

Why would such dangerous things be placed in the place where women live?

Having thought this through, Madam Jiang asked directly, "Yueniang, what are these?"

"Oh, that? Mingfei had it repaired. The ground is very smooth, but falling on it hurts a lot more than falling on solid ground!"

"What? Mingfei? Our Mingfei is a scholar, why would he have these things placed in the backyard?"

Lin Yueniang realized that she had almost blurted out something she shouldn't have.

"Hey~ It's for the newly bought maids. The maids have to practice martial arts with Master Wu every day. You've met him, he's Master Zhao who's been to our Longevity Village!"

"I see! Yes, yes, I remember now, those girls under your command are quite skilled, it seems that it's all thanks to Master Zhao."

Lin Yueniang: Hmm? It's all smoothed over!

"Alright, Mother, don't worry about these little things. You've had a long journey, so go back to your room and rest! I'll have the maid bring you some hot water in a bit, so you can relax a bit."

"Good, good, good, thank you for taking care of all this, Yue Niang." Old Madam Jiang patted her daughter-in-law's hand.

"This is all my duty as a daughter-in-law, it's hardly hard work. It's been months since we last met, and you've become so distant and formal with me!"

Lin Yueniang helped the old lady into the room, while several concubine's daughters followed behind Aunt Pan, standing outside the door waiting, not daring to wander off.

When Lin Yueniang came out, Aunt Pan stepped forward and bowed respectfully: "Madam, where are these children placed?"

"Granny Zhou, take the four young ladies to Ningliu Garden to settle them in. Cui'er, take Aunt Pan to Tingyu Pavilion to settle her in!"

Aunt Pan dared not say anything about Lin Yueniang's arrangements. The courtyard in the prefectural city was much larger than the one in Changshou Village, and it was a good thing that her daughters could live on their own...

After all, in the Jiang family residence in Changshou Village, the two sisters, Lian'er and Lan'er, had been living together for many years.

"Thank you, Madam!" After bowing politely once more, Aunt Pan glanced in the direction her daughters had left, and then followed Cui'er to the Listening Rain Pavilion at the very back.

The Listening to the Rain Pavilion has three rooms, enough for Aunt Pan and Que'er to live in. However, they have to get their meals from the main kitchen, since there is no small kitchen here.

Que'er will be getting married after the New Year, and then she will probably be all alone in Tingyu Pavilion.

Thinking this, Cui'er returned, accompanied by a little girl of about thirteen or fourteen years old.

"Guanyun, you will serve here from now on. Remember what Granny Zhou told you and abide by the rules of the Jiang family."

"Yes! Sister Cui'er, Guanyun understands."

“Miss Cui’er? This is…” Aunt Pan had some guesses, but also some disbelief.

"The maid that the madam assigned to the concubine will serve the concubine together with Que'er from now on."

Cui'er didn't say anything more. She had never liked concubines. It was only because their mistress was kind-hearted that she was even thinking of arranging a maid for her concubine...

After saying all this, Cui'er turned and left.

Aunt Pan waved to the new maid, without even thinking about setting any rules.

Are you kidding me? This is a maid given to me by the mistress. Setting rules for her? That would be a slap in the mistress's face!

Besides, we're short-staffed right now, and we're too busy trying to win people over to us. How could we be so foolish as to push people away?

As for whether the maid was sent by the madam to keep an eye on her, she didn't care.

After all, she has never thought of doing anything wrong, whether in the past, present, or future; she's content to live a peaceful and safe life.

The Jiang family doesn't lack her food, drink, or clothes. She lives in a refined place now and has maids to serve her. She should be content.

The maid who had previously coveted the madam was just a misunderstanding on her part. She thought she was merely someone bought, never imagining that she was a dutiful servant of the young master. Sigh...

If the lady can refrain from resentment, I'll be thankful.

"Guanyun greets Auntie." The little maid was very clever. When she saw Auntie Pan beckoning to her, she stepped forward and bowed according to the etiquette taught by Granny Zhou.

"Yes, get up. From now on, you can live with Que'er. There's no one else in Tingyu Pavilion, so don't be shy," Aunt Pan said with a smile.

Que'er was also very happy to have a new 'colleague' and kept asking Guan Yun all sorts of questions. Guan Yun answered them one by one and they quickly became familiar with each other.

Lin Yueniang not only sent people to Aunt Pan, but also to her four concubine daughters, giving each of them a young maidservant around ten years old, treating everyone equally.

The old lady then immediately sent over two rough-working old women and two young maids responsible for sweeping.

There were also two personal attendants, one skilled in massage and the other in combing hair. The arrangements were extremely thoughtful.

After Madam Jiang finished washing up, she was served by the two new maids. One massaged her legs, and the other styled her hair. They did it at the same time without disturbing each other.

The old lady's personal maid nodded repeatedly, saying that the lady was indeed very dutiful and filial.

After resting, the grandfather and grandson who had gone out to visit also returned.

The landlord and his companions first went to the prefectural government office to meet with Jiang Changqing and his wife, and then took Jiang Xiaoqi to the clan school to express their gratitude for the teachers' instruction.

I visited all the teachers of Class A, Class B, and Class C, except for Jiang Xiaoqi, the teacher of Class D, whom I had no contact with. It was a way of saying goodbye.

They also paid their respects to Master Ouyang, who taught calligraphy, and Master Qing, who taught music theory, and bid him farewell.

"Mingfei, what did Master Ouyang just give you?"

Jiang Wenqing was filled with curiosity and wanted to get the answer from his son.

"It's nothing. My teacher learned that I was going south and asked me to deliver a letter to a friend."

"Hey~ it's just a letter. I thought it was some kind of treasure, all that mystery..."

Jiang Xiaoqi was speechless, not understanding why the person in front of him had come to the clan school.

Jiang Wenqing: What else could it be for? I'm a scholar, I just want to show off my superiority in front of these kids!

Seven: Be promising!