Chapter 39 Happy reputation of returning home
After her mention, Lin Bai also nodded, "When you said that, I remember that last winter, there was no ice on the river, and there was white smoke!"
"Real?" Ruoyu said excitedly, "Maybe there is a spring here."
Lin Bai was overjoyed, "If it's like what my sister said, I really need to look for it. If there is, we can soak in the hot spring."
If you quickly raise your hand, "I'll go too, I'll go too."
"Are you going there?" Not far away, Liang Mu came with his horse. He rushed to the dust, and his navy blue robe was covered with dust.
If you rush over in a hurry, Liang Mu also misses it. He jumps off the horse and wants to rub her into his arms, but after all, someone is there and can't drink that face. Ruo is bold, and her hands can't wait to lie in his arms, making Liang Mu ashamed and happy.
hurriedly pushed her away and said, "Brother Lin is still watching." Ruoyan swept his shy cheek and said, "What's wrong with my brother? He's not my mother-in-law." Indeed, if Dai sees it, he won't scold him to death.
Liang Mu brought a lot of fruits, vegetables and grain. She was so happy that Mrs. Qin praised him for his filial piety and knew that her cheeks hurt when she ate coarse grains. Lin Bai handed over the fat fish, "The godmother's words are biased. Look, I just caught it."
Mrs Qin carried the fish happily, "All right, all right. I'll cook this godmother myself, and I'll make you full."
Mrs. Qin did what she said. At dinner, the cook composed of the daughter-in-law of the tenant in the kitchen was kicked out by her, leaving Ruo Yu to help her fight. Seeing that her hand fell, the fish scales were quite clean and her intestines were thrown clean.
In a blink of an eye, the feeding was completed, and the fat fish stuffed with filling was put into the pot in a few minutes. The aroma overflowed from the pot, which made Ruoqi swallow and praised, "The godmother's craftsmanship is really not covered."
"Can you cook?" Mrs. Qin began to cut vegetables with her arms and sleeves and stir-fry them in the pan.
If you smile, "Is sweet potato porridge?"
"You!" Mrs. Qin hated it and nodded her forehead. "How can my daughter-in-law not cook? How can she be the mother-in-law? Liangmu is so good that he won't stop you if he is picky.
"Why, he dares, I can't wait!" Ruoyan's shy face and laughed while talking, which made Mrs. Qin laugh, but she still pulled Ruoyan's teaching and asked Ruoyan to master the cooking skills and tied the man's stomach.
Seeing that Mrs. Qin is so diligent, Ruoyu always has to perform one or two. Looking at the dishes, she suddenly remembered that she had made cakes. At first glance, she really had flour. She hurriedly prepared dessert for everyone, but she didn't know if they would buy it.
Mrs Qin looked at Ruoying's busy work alone, but she didn't know how to intervene. She stood by her side and looked at her beating eggs, mixed the flour, and finally put the thin batter into the pot for dry steaming. She also brushed a layer of yellow egg yolk** on the batter. When the food came out of the pot, the pastry did not reflect at all.
Ruoyan is confident, blowing everyone to eat first and send dessert after dinner, which makes everyone look forward to it, especially Mrs. Qin, who always feels that her technique is very strange and particularly curious.
In a moment, the daughters-in-law in the kitchen put a large piece of soft, delicate and steaming cake on the table. Lin Bai couldn't help pressing it, which was as soft as a young woman's cheek, emitting the fragrance of egg milk.
Liang Mu also saw it for the first time. She was as surprised as Lin Bai, but Mrs. Qin was stunned. Ruo Yan was very satisfied with their reaction and took the kitchen knife to cut it from the middle. The fragrance was suddenly strong in the whole room, and even the daughters-in-law at the door couldn't help swallowing.
First, he gave a piece to Mrs. Qin and then to Lin Bai. Liang Mu couldn't help picking up one piece and put it in his mouth. The smell of the eggs that melted in the mouth was fascinating. In a blink of an eye, most of the huge cake was eaten, and the rest could not be eaten. Ruo Yu ordered people to share it.
Those daughters-in-law were so happy that they were too happy to eat them and sent them home for the children to eat.
Mrs Qin was very unsatisfied. She held the last piece in her hand and suggested, "If you go back to open a shop!" Specializing in making this kind of pastry, teaching a few chefs will definitely make a lot of profits. It's really worthy of the old fried dough sticks in business. This idea is in the arms of Lin Bai and Ruo Ying.
Ruoqi nods happily, "Listen to the godmother, and do it when you go back."
Liang Mu frowned and said sadly, "This is going to be lucky again."
"No way!" Ruo Yan smiled sweetly, "This is called life. If you sit at home every day, it's not me."
"That's true. After staying for a long time, people get sick." Lin Bai took a towel to clean Mrs. Qin's hands.
Mrs. Qin stretched out and laughed at herself: "That's you young man. I'm an old lady who is very lazy. You don't know Liang Mu. A few days ago, if you pulled me around day by day, my legs went straight. Today, you come and take your daughter-in-law for a walk. Don't bother me."
Liang Mu hurriedly got up to bless and sent Mrs. Qin back to her room. He looked back at Ruoyu and frowned, "Let's go. How about taking her husband to enjoy the beauty of the mountain?" Ruoyu turned her head shyly and said, "You love to go, ask Brother Lin to accompany you."
Lin Bai hurriedly ran out, "Don't get involved with me. I'm also a tired day." In a blink of an eye, there was no figure.
Liang Mu helped Ruoying and walked on the path by the side of the mountain. He talked about the store at home. He was so happy that Ruoqi's face was as bright as flowers. He was halfway through and passed several children. Everyone held many things in his hands and stood beside Ruo Yan together.
The bigger little boy sent two goose eggs to Ruoyu and said shyly, "Madam, I'm from the Wang family. Today, I ate the lady's reward. This is the boy's filial piety to his wife." Although the boy is not very old, he can talk.
Ruoyan looked at the goose egg in her hand, only took one, and the other returned it. "Good boy, madam, just finished eating, I left one." The boy refused to answer, and finally Liang Mu said something, and he accepted it obediently.
The other young people are very timid. They put things into Ruo Ying's hands. The beautiful Ruo Yu looks the same. There are several things in the mountains. They are well roasted, and she doesn't think they are dirty. They are all eaten.
I have never seen such a picky wife, and those children are not afraid to get up. They pester Ruoyu to play with them. Ruoyu's heart is like that of children, and they are very happy to play with them. Standing between them is so conspicuous. The combination of beauty and virginity makes people unable to stagger a glance. What does her husband want to marry a wife like her in this life? Liang Mu was drunk for a while.
In recent days, she has been idle. If Wan often comes into contact with those mountain tenants, she will find out how miserable they are. Life is not as good as her and Liang Mu. At that time, she was reluctant to eat the wild animals she hunted back. She sold iron money and exchanged them for rice noodles.
However, this is not a family planning family. There are many children and grandchildren, so that the children can't eat enough. The mountains and land are limited. It is heartbreaking that people can grow enough food there. Lin Bai is also at a loss about managing the manor.
After a few days of observation, there are several sets of plans according to local conditions. First, lotus flowers are planted in the river. The value of lotus root is profitable to be sold in the north, but the planting technology needs to be introduced together with lotus flowers. Then grow some fresh fruits and vegetables. If you think this climate is particularly suitable for grapes, even in larger cities, grapes are scarce, not to mention planting seeds in large areas.
After thinking about planting crisp pears and apples, Lin Bai nodded after listening to her advice, only said that they were all good plans, and even secretly wrote down all the grapes Ruo Ying said. Of course, grain is also essential. If so, it is recommended to reclaim terraced fields. Although it is time-consuming, it is a permanent project.
When those tenants learned about Ruo's idea, they all applauded and couldn't wait to deal with it immediately.
Obviously, it is a leisurely summer vacation, but it has become a transformation of a village. Liang Mu thinks about several villages in the family. Although he does not have to worry about food and clothing, he also needs to improve, so he records the appropriate points mentioned by Ruo Ying and prepares to go back to assign them to the stewmakers in each village.
When they went back, the sultry day had quietly gone. It was thought that they had been more than half a month in the mountains. From returning home, they not only missed them. That night, they called the keepers, met in the study, and clicked the accounts. They all saw a steady rise, and they were so happy that they wanted to give the steweller a monthly increase.
After asking the maid to send out a few stewards, Ruoyu began to think about the cake shop. Suddenly, Caiyun knocked on the door and whispered, "Madam, Liangtian wants to see you."
"Liangtian?" Lan Ruoqi exclaimed. Caiyun was alert and quickly closed the door and walked over. "Madam, Liangtian was invited by the master after he came to you. I heard that he was promoted to the steward by the master. My aunt wanted to come and tell you, but Liangtian insisted on speaking in person, and I couldn't stop him. Madam, you see..."
"Humph..." She snorted coldly, and now her identity is still afraid of him, "Let him in, and you can guard at the door."
Caiyun nodded quickly and said angrily before leaving, "He doesn't look like a good person. He teases the girls all day long."
"Did he tease you?" Lan Ruoyu was a little unobstructed, and Caiyun blushed with shame, "I'm your wife. If he dares, I'll die to show him."
"Stupid girl, it's not worth telling such a person to die. You are still young. If you get better in the future, I will definitely give you the status of a good man and marry him." If you say something light, but excited, Caiyun burst into tears and hurriedly knelt down and kowtow, "If the maidservant can follow a master like you, she is willing to be sold ten times."
"It's not promising." Ruoyan helped her up, "Go out and summon her."
"Hmm!" Caiyun quickly wiped his tears and trotted out.
After a while, Liangtian came in and slowly walked to Lan Ruoying. Although she didn't look up, she could feel the burning eyes and was really tired. She was too lazy to speak and reached out to stop. "If you have something to say, just say there!"
Liang Tian smiled: "Liang Tian has met his sister-in-law." He also thinks of himself as his sister-in-law. Ruoyan was also unambiguous and looked at him with a sneer, "As the saying goes, your sister-in-law is like a mother. If you do a good job, you will not treat you badly."
"Should I change my name to call you mother?" If he can add a man behind his mother, he will be even more happy!
"If you don't mind, what about me?" Talking shame to such people is like playing the piano to a cow. Lan Ruoqi asked, "Which stores are you managing now?"
"I manage my sister-in-law's flower hall and Liangfeng's women's health club." Liangtian is respectful, except for those eyes that should be dug out.
"That's it!" Ruo Ying thought for a moment and said, "You can go to a few villages tomorrow! Your eldest brother wants to transform the planting on the farm, so you can help supervise it.
Liangtian was stunned, but nodded with a smile, "If it's the eldest brother's order, Liang Tian will obey it."
Isn't that the meaning of that if you say it? But these two shops are her main force. If something goes wrong, even if they kill him, they won't solve their hatred. But if they send him away in Mingli, can it work? Dai hasn't vomited me to death.
"Oh! Then wait for your eldest brother to tell you! I'm tired and want to rest." Ruojie was ordered to drive people away, but he didn't seem to hear it. He walked back and stretched out his hand to Ruoyan, "How about helping my sister-in-law out?"
Lan Ruo snorted coldly and said, "Thank you, I'm not an old man. I can't stand it."
"Is the eldest sister-in-law like a mother!" Liang Tian smiled shamelessly.
"That's like respecting my mother. Just respect me." If you are too lazy to pester him and take a detour, you can imagine that he is bold and turn around to stop Ruoyu, "Don't think you can do anything to me when you are tall. You are just an orphan girl. If you have a godmother, I can't stand you?"
If you are angry, reach out and give him a applause. The voice is very crisp, but Liangtian has no intention of avoiding it. Instead, he smiles more and more sweetly: "If you don't get angry, two more times, I can't wait for you to touch me more."
"Shameless." She was so angry that her hands and feet were cold and trembled violently.
Hearing the sound inside, Caiyun pushed the door and rushed in, blocking Ruo Ying, "You apprentice, dare to offend my grandmother. Wait for me to tell the master to drive you out."
Liangtian looked at Ruoyan with a innocent face, "My sister-in-law can't calm down, but don't tell the eldest brother that I also want to support my family. If I lose my father and mother, it's my fault that I'm not promising." I'm afraid it's not just his fault! I can't get rid of it myself.
If you don't want to make a big deal, she has no choice but to wave her hand, "Well, that's the idea next time."
Since Liangtian entered the management, to be honest, the management of the accounts is still orderly, and he respects Ruoying on the surface. Although he is also teasing secretly, if the big tree does not move, his branches will shake blindly.
On the contrary, Caiyun became more and more alert. No matter where she went, she would not leave, but let Liangtian hate her, think about how to do something bad, introduce others to marry her, and send a new girl to squeeze her, and was blocked by Ruozhu. Many of them were used to beat him, but it was rare for a few days.
Just think of it as a lack of house fighting, then let him have fun! After all, it's Dai's people who can't be too harsh. I wanted him to go to the village to take charge, but he pointed out to go further. But Liang Mu was worried and said that he was worried about his new arrival. Even if he had the master's life, it was inevitable that he could not convince the public and still managed the store.
In this case, Ruoyan also thought about the strategy and helped each store to run for capable stew and daughter-in-law. In fact, he is in charge of power. If he wants to hollow out Liang Tian's false position, how could Liang Tian not know, but he can't save his brother's kindness, so he can only suffer dumb losses.
Among these shops, the women's health club is the most popular, which is overcrowded every day, especially if you have launched essential oil massage, scraping, cupping, so that those noble women who rub numb all day long can enjoy it comfortably.
A few days after the launch of the new project, it has become the place where the most women gather in the town, and they are proud to be able to go to the women's health club. Of course, if you guard such a good place, you won't miss it. If you go to massage every three or five times, you can't say that your body is comfortable.
As soon as Ruoyu came in this day, she was invited into a single room by stewer Tan. Ruoyu saw her solemn face and asked why she came in? Mrs. Tan, the steward, closed the door tightly and said solemnly, "Yesterday, several tricksters from the Flower House came here to play. The slave family knew that the place was clean and the most important. If we let those noble women know that we accept those people on the ground, I'm afraid we can't do this business."
"You did the right thing." Ruoyan nodded and gave her the tea at hand. She didn't dare to drink it and hurriedly said, "But the old man's uncle complained that the slave family didn't earn money and had to pick up several of them. Seeing that he was the master's own brother, the slave family couldn't argue, so they closed the store without authorization, saying that it would be closed for a day, completely cleaned up, and then they..."
Ruoyan heard this and saw that she was silent and asked, "Then what happened?"
Mrs. Tan's face sank and said angrily, "They just sat at the door of the store and publicized that their wife's brother did this job. He was not clean and came. Why couldn't they come?"
Hearing this, she was so angry that she patted the table and shook her hair, beads and hairpins. "I ordered people to be off work for three days, saying that the house should be decorated and applied medicine to clean up, otherwise people would not be able to turn over if the hygiene was not good." The stewman nodded repeatedly and went on to work in a hurry.
No wonder Lin Baijun didn't come to his store to talk these days. He was so bitter by his slander. If he mentioned a servant and asked him to go down to investigate thoroughly, he was the trick of that family. If he dared to come here to make trouble, he would report it immediately.
Caiyun saw that Ruo's face changed with anger and quickly took her cold hand to rub/rub it warmly. "Madam, we are not angry. Let's go to Lin Daguan to make amends for it. He must be easy to talk."
That's the only way to do it. Ruoyan came to the cake shop first, ordered the chefs to make a few desserts and made cakes by themselves, divided into three parts, one for the Qin family, one for Mrs. He, the county magistrate, and one for taking the other to take away by herself and send it to Brother Lin to apologize.
The county magistrate's wife, He, is a virtuous person who is knowledgeable and reasonable, just like Ruo Yan. In the women's health club, she helped a lot. Ruo Ying wanted to give her a share as a reward, which was also a containment, but she refused to accept anything. She only said that it was the friendship of their sisters, which moved Ruo Ying very much.
You should know that in ancient times, local officials were superior. Without support, no matter how rich you are, it is also a simple thing to divide your home, so if you have this shield, no matter how prosperous the business is, no matter how many people are jealous, no one dares to touch her.
Speaking of this, Ruo Yan hurried to see Lin Bai, but the doorman refused to let her enter, saying that there were benefactors in it, and a noble master like his wife could not enter such a dirty place.
It seems that Lin Bai is really angry. What he hates most is that he is dirty, but he tells the doorman to say so. Besides, when he receives guests in the morning, it is mostly at night. Obviously, he avoids himself. Ruo Ying sighed and didn't want to leave, so she walked around the door of the small building.
Caiyun is smart! Xiao Yingying walked to the doorboy and casually turned out a sugar-faced man to make the doorman happy. After all, he was a young man. He put on the trap and followed Caiyun to talk and laugh. Caiyun looked at Ruoying. Ruoying got a gap and slipped in.