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After having dinner with Jiayi, Jiayi always looked depressed. His favorite porridge was put down after a few mouthfuls. He just laid on the bed and stared blankly at the sky.

I know that it was Aunt Mo's parting words that broke the fragile child's heart.

But I couldn't find any good words to comfort him.

When I was young, I thought I had once enjoyed a severe but gentle maternal love. Later I learned that severity was to make me a qualified chess piece, and tenderness was to encourage me not to give up.

I couldn't help but laugh at myself. Perhaps even if I became a mother, I wouldn't be a good mother.

How can such a person become a mother when I am impatient, impatient, and selfish?

"Elder sister!"

While I was in a daze, I didn't notice that the child in bed was already in tears.

"Is it that as long as I can read good books like Big Brother and be lively like Little Brother, everyone will like me?"

When I heard the child's innocent, confused question, the corners of my eyes began to water.

This world was never a simple one plus one. This sort of thing had never happened because of him. It was only because he was him!

"Does Jiayi like to read books?"

I touched his tear-streaked face, which was still cool from the water stains.

The boy lowered his eyes and hesitated for a moment before saying, "I like it."

With this kind of elder brother, if this child loved reading, he would at least know a few words. However, the child's belief in the sages' language at home was mixed with envy and confusion. He clearly didn't seem to have read it, which showed that he didn't like to read books.

As for why he said that, it was naturally because of his childishness, thinking that he had to surpass his older brother. He was also misled by the phrase that Aunt Mo had to say every day: "All good and no bad things are better than studying".

Even though Aunt Mo had fallen, but deep down she was still the young lady of a scholar's family. She felt that the only way out was to read books.

Three hundred and sixty lines for the top scholar. Not to mention that he was not born into a noble family, so if he did not study, it would become a humiliation to his family. He was already standing at the bottom where people despised him the most. What was there to be afraid of?

"Reading is hard." I tucked him in. "Not only do we have to learn poetry and poetry, but we also have to learn eight pieces of writing. Many people who have studied for many years without succeeding, cannot lift their hands when they return home, cannot shoulder the challenge, and do not know how to do business with a concubine, and can only rely on their parents and brothers to raise them. "

I was secretly ashamed of my behavior.

Although the path of the Imperial examinations is as difficult as I've said, but as the young Son of Heaven of today, he loves to use the scholar of a poor family, and Xue Lang was a member of the Humble Class when he was on the same path. These aristocratic families had at least three generations, and at most hundreds of years, they were all famous in the local area. Since their birth, they had been in contact with these historical collections, and their culture was deep within them. It was for this matter that Xue Lang sighed for Young Master Fang, also known as Miss Wen's eldest uncle, for some time.

Although it was a test of luck, it still depended on luck. If Jia Yi was to study hard from now on, he might have a chance to succeed.

It's just that I don't really want him to walk the road of imperial examination. It's a pity not to keep a housekeeper for such a clever and observant kid.

The child, frightened by the difficulties in my tone, hesitated for a moment.

"Are you willing to follow your sister and learn to be a housekeeper?"

I asked him casually.

"Elder sister is a girl, it's impossible for her to be in charge of matters within the family. You've been following me these past few days, and you know what the butler does. It's just that you can still meet the big shopkeepers from all over the place, and they will report the previous year's business situation to you. You have to discuss it with them to determine the dividends given to the storekeeper at the end of the year, and so on, you can also meet the owner of the village, and they will give you food and fish. You have to check their things, and also check if they lied to you, and put down your things … "

I told him in detail what the housekeeper wanted to do.

"I'm willing to follow sister and learn to be a housekeeper!"

Even I thought I was trying to trick a child.

"It's just that the steward is very bitter. You have to work from morning to night, argue with the head storekeepers, argue with the owners, take control of the market, establish the direction of your family's business next year, and so on. And it's possible that you're right, but countless people want to question you, so you have to stick to what they say. "There are also times when you might be wrong. You have to give up your face to listen to the opinions of others …"

After some thought, I decided that I should say something ugly first, so that the kid wouldn't think I'd fooled him into being an old man, and nothing would happen.

"Is it like Mr. Kong Ming?"

I didn't expect him to know Zhuge Liang.

To speak of it in detail, this business war was like a national war. It was also a strategy for dominating and continuously restricting others.

"More or less!" I smiled and nodded at him.

"I'm willing to learn housekeeping from my sister." With tears still on his face, he laughed, "I want to be like Mr. Kong Ming!"

I couldn't help but laugh. It wasn't easy to imagine Zhuge Liang. First, I had to deal with this chaotic world.

Now that the young Son of Heaven had taken over the world, Hai Yanhe didn't even need the support of his good master, uncle Liu.

However, if this child were to enter the shopping mall in the future, he would discover that those rich and powerful people were easily worth tens of millions of silver taels.

"How do you know Zhuge Liang?"

I helped him up and held him in my arms to rinse his mouth.

He spat all the water into a sweet white porcelain spittoon that Lan Li was holding. He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand.

Aunt Mo often invited a group of people who were singing the Jingdong Drum to her small courtyard. All of them were female teachers, and I was aware of the old friendship between her and Aunt Mo.

"I'll bring back the two maidservants by your side. Do you have anyone you like that I can choose for you?"

"Elder sister, this isn't their fault, you … "Can you …"

In the end, I'm still a child, so I couldn't tell that I was protecting these two maidservants.

"I know that this matter isn't related to the two of them, so naturally, I won't make things difficult for them. I will send them to wash their clothes in my yard for a few days, and when there are other suitable duties, I will naturally assign them to them. "

Jia Yi nodded with satisfaction and yawned. "Sister can just use it on me!"

Seeing that he was sleeping, I brought Lan Qing and the Green Bandits out. I instructed the two maidservants to take good care of Second Young Master tonight. There was no need for him to wake up in the morning to pay my respects; I would naturally arrange for their future. When the two maidservants heard that they were going to be punished, they couldn't help but tremble in fear. Now that they had received my guarantee, their hearts sank. They expressed their gratitude and promised to take good care of the second young master until a new person arrived.

"You two came out of my yard, there's no need to do this!"

I patted the shoulders of the two maidservants and returned to my room.

After a night of discussion with the Green Bandits, he chose two more maids. Because he had already received a letter from Gong Er's wife informing him that she was willing to stay at home as a mother, he did not choose a maid that was so old that she was about to get married. One of the two little girls was twelve years old, and was originally a maidservant called Wen Lian, who had a good plan; the other was thirteen years old, who had originally been with Lan Zhi, who had always been meticulous and dependable. Her mother was a kitchen maid in the outer court, and she had also learned a good cooking skill, called Huang Ying.

After breakfast in the morning, I went to say hello to my grandmother and told her about my arrangements. Grandmother expressionlessly picked up a chicken oil roll and said, "You can decide on your own about these matters." He just ignored me.

At the side, Aunt Wang looked a little embarrassed as she glanced at me a few times.

I smiled and nodded to her to let me know.

As soon as I stepped out of my grandmother's door, Aunt Wang ran after me. Under the eaves, her face was half light and half dark. Her face was so pale that it didn't even have a trace of blood on it.

"Your grandmother she didn't mean to. Recently, her body isn't doing well, so … "

I smiled and nodded at her. "I know I know!"

Aunt Wang secretly let out a sigh of relief.

After asking Aunt Wang a few questions, I knew that she had been doing well recently and had spent most of her time by my grandmother's side. She was also very happy. I still have to go to the Flower Hall, hurry up and go back! "

Aunt Wang didn't seem to think that there would be a group of mums waiting for me in the parlour to take care of my family affairs. She urged me with a panicked expression, "Then go quickly!"

I sighed to myself.

A strong person experiences suffering with more perseverance, and a weak person experiences suffering with only making her more unable to stand up.

After the fifteenth of August, there would be no more festivals. As the sun was about to rise over the ninth of September, the villas were coming over for the beginning of October. The mothers were doing things very quickly, such small matters as setting winter clothes and changing the kitchen signs.

After the family business was over, I called Wen Lian and Huang Ying's mother over. When the two of them heard that their daughter had been assigned the job of a maidservant, they were so happy that their mouths were wide open.

A small shadow staggered in through the doorway.

Who else but the family?

The green bamboo and the green bamboo followed behind.

I smiled and waved at him. Didn't I forbid you to come? "

The two mothers were surprised at my closeness to family justice.

"Young Master just went to pay respects to the old lady."

Lan Li nagged me as she carried the family to the armchair opposite me.

"That's fine too."

I smiled and nodded.

It was obvious that Grandmother valued her eldest grandson, but since Jiayi had decided to take over the family, it was not a good idea to not obtain Grandmother's approval.

"I came to learn from my sister!"

The boy with the picturesque look lowered his head and awkwardly corrected Lan Lingyun's words.

Everyone in the room laughed.

"Good!" "Alright!" I passed him a piece of green bean cake with a smile, but he didn't eat it. "This is the mother of your new maid!"

I pointed to the two women on the ground.

His daughter was a dexterous person, so naturally, his mother wasn't too bad.

The two of them could tell at a glance that I was trying to teach them family values. They quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Second Young Master!"

The youngster raised his chin and nodded. Although he had the bearing of a master, he still appeared somewhat arrogant.

"This is none of your business, you can leave now!"

Seeing that he was still young, it seemed that he didn't know what to say, and didn't know what to reward for such a situation. I smiled as I gave Lan Lingyun an eye look and waved at the two of them.

Lan Ling followed the two mothers out the door.

"Elder sister, did I do something wrong?"

It was the season for eating oranges, and I cut them for him with the little silver knife I wore around my waist.

"What makes you think that?"

"If I didn't do anything wrong, why did you want Sister Peylon to follow me out?"

I handed him a slice of orange, a little admiring, such a sharp boy, not even missing my little act and Lan Li's.

I smiled and explained the twists and turns.

He nodded as he ate the orange.

After listening to Zhu Xuan's dinner, the two of us spoke for a while. Seeing that he was fast asleep, I brought the two maidservants back to the courtyard and sat on the brick bed together. We waited for the child to wake up before bringing the new maidservant over to take a look.

"Miss, Aunt Mo is really cruel!"

Lan Li muttered to me as she arranged a dress.

"His own son was thrown into the pond, yet Aunt still acted like nothing happened!"

Lan Ling was a bit indignant, as she used all her strength to stick that needle into the thin silk.

"It's not like you were thrown into a pond, what's up with you!"

The green bandit teased Lan Li.

In fact, I'm very curious too.

A woman as intelligent as Aunt Mo was the son that he least cared about. That was also the flesh that fell from his body, so how could he not be sad and angry? She didn't seem to be faking the anger she showed yesterday. How could she settle this matter without saying a word?

Even if he were to put it the other way around, Aunt Mo did not feel any heartache for her son. This was also a good opportunity to snatch back her father and take back his hand. How could she let him off just like that?

My intuition tells me that Aunt Mo has a trick up her sleeve!

However, I do not know how she will make her move.

I didn't wait to inform the servants that my family had woken up. Instead, I waited for them to come down to my courtyard. He was dressed in blue and accompanied by the wet nurse. Seeing the two new maids and leaving the two old maidservants, he rewarded both of them with silver. He smiled and threw me an innocent and proud smile, as if he was telling me, "Look at elder sister, I've already learnt it!" I smiled and instructed Wen Lian and Huang Ying, asking him if he wanted to change the names of the two maidservants. In the end, he waved his hand and said, "Such a good girl, what's the name?" He learned ten times the tone that I used to retort to a servant.

Lan Lingyun was familiar with my tone and couldn't help but smile at him. The rest of the maidservants didn't know the story and didn't dare to act rashly in front of me.