Chapter 125 - 125 Placement!
125 Placement!
“Of course!”
Qian He was experienced in handling these matters. He immediately understood what Lin Suisui meant. He hurriedly took out another banknote and handed it to Lin Suisui. “Madam Liu, please take care of them!”
“Sure, but where are they going to stay?!”
Lin Suisui raised her hand and pointed at the three ox carts arranged in a triangle beside her. She voiced their difficulties, “The woman has just given birth and is still in confinement. She can’t suffer the blow of the wind!”
“Don’t worry. Mr. Pei has already arranged an ox cart for the mother and daughter. I’ll get someone to send the ox cart over immediately!”
Hearing Lin Suisui’s doubts, Qian He quickly explained.
Seeing that the greatest problem had been resolved, Lin Suisui didn’t say anything else and accepted this task from Qian He.
Seeing Lin Suisui accept this task, Qian He was relieved. He thanked her and bowed before leaving.
The woman was wrapped tightly in the blanket. When she came in, she wanted to lift the cloak covering her head and face, but Lin Suisui reached out and stopped her. “Don’t. It’s still windy outside. You’ve already moved over. There’s no hurry.”
The nanny who came with the woman was surnamed Song. The younger girl was called Rui Huan.
This time, General Gao chased the woman, Yuan Niang, out in anger. These two were the only ones who were willing to follow her out and serve her! As for the other servants, regardless of whether they had received Yuan Niang’s kindness previously, they used the excuse that they had something on this time and couldn’t move with her.
“Yuan Niang is kind-hearted. I used to work in the general’s kitchen. Because I overturned a jar of soup, I was almost beaten to death on the spot. It was Yuan Niang who spoke up for me and saved my life.”
Hearing Lin Suisui ask about what had happened today, Mrs. Song first explained why she had chosen to come with Yuan Niang. Then, she told her what had just happened indignantly.
“That woman rushed into Yuan Niang’s tent and said that she’s the general’s woman now, so someone should serve her!
She even said that Yuan Niang wasn’t worthy of the general anymore. She said a bunch of nonsense that was really infuriating!
The old woman couldn’t stand it anymore and argued with her.
“Madam Liu, you also know that even if that woman is with the general now, her status hasn’t been decided yet! What do you think this sort of thing is?!”
The more Mrs. Song spoke, the angrier she became. She felt even more aggrieved for Yuan Niang, who was still lying on the stretcher. “Yuan Niang is an upright person and doesn’t want to stoop to her level!
However, when that woman went out, she ran to the general and cried, saying that Yuan Niang had bullied her!
To be honest, Yuan Niang hadn’t said a word from the moment she entered until she left! I couldn’t stand it anymore and defended her!
However, that woman refused to let it go and insisted that the general help her!”
At this point, Mrs. Song’s heart ached with regret. Her heart ached for Yuan Niang being mistreated like this for no reason. She regretted saying those words. Otherwise, Yuan Niang wouldn’t have been chased out of the tent by the general so heartlessly.
“Even if you hadn’t spoken, your general probably would have chased Yuan Niang out today.” Lin Suisui sighed and comforted Mrs. Song, “Yuan Niang is a sensible person. She won’t blame you.”
“The general was blinded! Why…”
Mrs. Song covered her face as tears streamed down her face. She was really sad! Not only for Yuan Niang, but also for An’er, who had just been born.
Speaking of which, this was the general’s first child. She didn’t know why he was so heartless!
As they spoke, the ox cart Qian He had arranged for arrived.
Lu Ze and the others parked the ox cart together and wrapped the tarpaulin around them again. Only then did the men alight and let Lin Suisui, Mrs. Luo, and the others move the mother and daughter into the ox cart to settle down.
“What if An’er gets hungry tonight?!”
After everything was settled, Lin Suisui suddenly thought of an even more troublesome problem! They could take care of the adults, but An’er was just born. What would she do without a nanny?!
“Mr. Pei has arranged for this. The nanny lived at home in the first place, and only went to serve her in the tent during the day. Now that Yuan Niang has moved over, she can come over during the day to serve her!
As for tonight, I also have some milk now. Although there’s not much, it’s not a problem for us to eat at night.”
Hearing Lin Suisui’s worry, Mrs. Song, who was busy packing, quickly explained to her, “She’s very obedient and never cries at night!”
Hearing Mrs. Song’s words, Lin Suisui was relieved. She took the woman’s pulse again. Seeing that her pulse was steady, she stopped and looked up to call Mrs. Song and Rui Huan to get off the ox cart for dinner.
“Mrs. Luo just made soup. You guys can bring it back for Yuan Niang to drink.”
Mrs. Song and Rui Huan didn’t stand on ceremony. Just as Lin Suisui had said, since Mr. Pei had instructed them to send Yuan Niang over and let Lin Suisui take care of Yuan Niang, everyone would definitely have to eat and live together often for a long time in the future. If they continued to be so formal, it would be awkward to interact with each other. It was better to let nature take its course so everyone would get along well.
Mrs. Luo was a straightforward person.
Because Mrs. Luo had received 100 taels of silver, she naturally had to treat Yuan Niang well! She was even very polite to the servants.
Mrs. Song didn’t put on airs to begin with, and the two of them were about the same age. After the meal, the two of them hit it off.
“From what you said just now, you mean that there’s more than one woman who wants to serve the general?!”
After dinner, it was still early, so everyone sat by the bonfire and began to chat. This topic naturally shifted to Miss Zhu, who had gone to serve the general today.
However, the information that Mrs. Song revealed shocked everyone present again. Fang Liu looked at Mrs. Song in disbelief. This general was such a hedonist!
“There should be three to four women!” Mrs. Song nodded and explained to Fang Liu, “Actually, he has already restrained himself!
“Back home, it’s common for seven or eight women to enter the General’s Mansion at once!”