RPAGF Chapter 215 Going to Town to Buy Tea Oil
Chapter 215 Going to Town to Buy Tea Oil
"Let me remind Madam Hong that we are all servants of the county lady. There is no difference in status." Madam Gui said.
"I know, I know. At my age, it's not a big deal to ask Bai Ying, a little girl, to help me get a set of dishes and chopsticks." Nanny Hong was a little impatient.
Bai Ying brought the bowl and chopsticks, and Nanny Hong started eating.
Shen Wanning was watching from a distance, but did not come forward.
After dinner, Nanny Gui led four little maids to the kitchen to clean up. After cleaning, she came to see Shen Wanning.
"My Lady, is there anything else you need to do?" Aunt Gui asked first.
Shen Wanning shook her head. "Madame Gui is indeed someone who taught the young master. She has taught the maids and servants well, and I am very satisfied. During the time they are here, Madame Gui will temporarily lead them!"
In less than a day, we can only see this much. As for more, we have to observe more.
"Yes, Lady." Nanny Gui led them in bowing and said.
"By the way, I told you before to come and get the quilts. Just follow me." Shen Wanning led them to the warehouse.
In the warehouse were some of the quilts they had replaced, with willow catkins and scraps of cloth. They had previously made quilts weighing three, six, and ten kilograms.
Now they used a quilt weighing three and six kilograms as a cushion, and a quilt weighing ten kilograms on top. When the weather got warmer, they would take out the six-kilogram quilt and use it as a cover.
Although using it as a cushion may cause the quilt to become stiff and less warm, Shen Wanning considered that she would be making a new quilt next year anyway, so it didn't matter if she used it as a cushion for the time being.
She had originally planned to divide the three-jin quilt among them, giving each of them a quilt. However, considering that only one quilt was given to the emperor, she was worried that the emperor would hear about it if she divided it among them, so she gave up the idea.
Each of them left the Lin family's house, carrying two quilts. Matron Hong followed them reluctantly, holding her own quilt.
The next morning, when Shen Wanning got up, Nanny Gui was already working in the yard with eight young servants.
Seeing Shen Wanning get up, Nanny Gui came over and bowed, "My Lord, the meal is ready. The hot water is in the pot. After you wash up, you can have breakfast."
Shen Wanning nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, Aunt Gui."
"This is what I should do. I cannot bear the brunt of the hard work." Nanny Gui replied with her head lowered.
Aunt Zhang and Mrs. Xu sat in the yard, watching them clean the yard, chop wood, wash clothes, etc.
As soon as they did some work, it would be snatched away by those people. Now they were suddenly idle and sat in the yard, feeling uncomfortable all over.
After breakfast, Shen Wanning said to Aunt Zhang and the others, "Mom, my second brother didn't come home yesterday. I have to go to town today to buy some tea oil."
Aunt Zhang nodded. "Okay, you go first! The eldest brother is probably out cutting grass and will be back to feed the rabbits. I'll have him drive you there in the carriage later."
When Mrs. Xu heard this, she stood up and said, "Mom, I haven't been to town for a long time. I was there before the New Year when I bought groceries. How about Wan Ning and I go together? It's boring to be at home anyway."
Aunt Zhang thought for a moment and said, "Okay, you go too. Now that you've earned money, you can spend it as you please and buy whatever you want. By the way, ask Wen if she wants to go to town. I'll take care of the child."
"Okay, I'll go right away." After saying that, Xu walked towards Wen's room.
Shen Wanning waved to Aunt Gui, "Aunt Gui."
Nanny Gui put down the clothes in her hands and walked over, "County Lady."
"Has Aunt Gui ever taken care of a child before?" Shen Wanning asked.
Nanny Gui shook her head. "No. I have only taught you the etiquette. But Nanny Hong used to serve Concubine Li. Concubine Li has given birth before, so she should know how to take care of the child."
"Well, when Nanny Hong comes, let her help take care of Xiaohai." Shen Wanning said.
Aunt Gui responded and went back to hanging clothes.
Nanny Hong used the excuse that she had moved to a new place and didn't sleep well yesterday, so she hasn't come until now.
After much hesitation, Wen finally decided to go to town. She had seldom left the house since she became pregnant, so it had been over a year since she last visited.
She thought her family had treated her well, so she tried not to bother others as much as possible. Even after giving birth, she basically raised the child by herself.
Mrs. Wen handed Xiao Hai to Aunt Zhang. Before leaving, she was still a little worried, "Mom, why don't I stay home and take care of Xiao Hai? I'm afraid you'll be too tired to take care of him."
Aunt Zhang teased Xiao Hai while saying, "Didn't I take care of the three brothers before? Besides, there are so many servants at home! How could I be so tired?"
After Nanny Gui finished hanging the clothes, she walked behind Aunt Zhang and said, "Although this servant has never taken care of a child, I know how to hold one. Madam, don't worry."
Shen Wanning nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble Aunt Gui. We'll go to town and be back soon."
"This is all my responsibility, so you can go ahead and do it without any worries, my Lord!"
Now that there was someone to take care of the children, Wen finally turned back and went to the town with them.
"Sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, I'm mainly going to buy some tea oil. You can go shopping by yourselves and buy what you need. We'll meet here later." Shen Wanning said.
"Okay, just be careful." Xu reminded.
It had been a long time since I had been to the town. Once I arrived, Wen completely relaxed and looked at the money here and there.
Xu had been to town a few times before the Lunar New Year, so the experience wasn't new. With her family growing larger and larger, she bought some vegetables and some snacks to take back for the children.
Wen bought some fabric and some snacks. After the New Year, the weather would gradually warm up, and she had to make a few more clothes for her family.
Now that the family had money, they no longer wore linen clothes, but bought silk.
Shen Wanning just wanted to buy tea oil, so she went straight to buy five kilograms of tea oil. Thinking that she hadn't bought anything for her netizens for the Chinese New Year, she also bought some snacks and continued to put them in the lucky bag.
When she returned to the carriage, Wen and Xu had not returned yet. She got into the carriage and chatted with her netizens for a while. Then the two of them got into the carriage carrying large and small bags of things.
"Why did my elder sister-in-law and younger sister-in-law buy so many things? If I had known, I would have gone with you and could have helped carry them." Shen Wanning saw that the carriage was almost full.
"Well, I can still carry this little bit of stuff. Aren't there ten new servants? I was afraid that there wouldn't be enough vegetables at home, so I bought some more. Anyway, it's winter now, and the vegetables can be kept for a long time without having to worry about them going bad." Mrs. Xu said.