Chapter 608

The next day, Xie Yunjin took two of his subordinates to report to the government office, while Lu Jiao took four little guys to sort out the things they brought from Qinghe County at home.

Uncle Xiao arranged for people to buy servants, and the whole mansion was busy.

Lu Jiao was tidying up things with the four little guys and Feng Zhi Ruan Zhu. Outside the door, Liu An walked in. She looked at Lu Jiao with a smile and said, "Ma'am, I want to talk to you about something?"

Lu Jiao turned to look at her.

Now Liu An is much more cheerful, she is no longer as cowardly and timid as before, and she behaves properly.

Lu Jiao nodded in satisfaction, looked at her and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Today, I heard Housekeeper Xiao said that we need to add more people in the backyard. I want to ask Madam if I can go to the kitchen to work with Aunt Hua. Grandma Qiu said that the kitchen is not full of staff, so I need to add two more helpers. I like to cook. , so I want to work with Aunt Hua in the kitchen."

Lu Jiao recalled that the food Liu An had cooked before was really good. Cooking was her forte. In the past, she would do laundry, cook and serve her husband at home.

"Okay, from now on, you and Aunt Hua will work in the kitchen. As for your daughter Liu Fu, follow Feng Zhi to do things, and let Feng Zhi teach her how to read."

Liu Fu is eight years old this year. Because he grew up in Xie's house and often followed Feng Zhi, he behaved very well. Lu Jiao looked pretty good, so she wanted Feng Zhi to train her up.

Upon hearing this, Liu An immediately agreed happily: "Thank you Ma'am, I'll go get busy then."

Liu An didn't think it would be a bad thing if she sold herself, on the contrary, because the adult became an official, her daughter's marriage in the future would be no better than marrying in the countryside. If she stayed in the countryside, she might be sold out by the Luo family.

Lu Jiao waved her hand, Liu An retreated, Feng Zhi couldn't help but smiled and said, "Sister Liu An is much more active now, she is not as panic-stricken as before."

"pretty good."

Lu Jiao didn't talk about it again, she separated the clothes of the four little guys, and signaled them to take their clothes, shoes and socks back to their own rooms. They didn't ask anyone to help in this process, but let them do it themselves.

Lu Jiao has her own way of educating children. Where the four little guys can do it, they will never allow others to help them. Even if their family is rich, the four little guys will have servants, but as long as they can do it Yes, do it yourself.

The four little ones are already used to this kind of education, so they don't think there is any problem with doing this, but they do it very consciously.

"Understood, mother."

Lu Jiao ignored them and took her and Xie Yunjin's clothes into the room one by one.

While Lu Jiao was working, Granny Qiu walked in with a sealed note, and reported as soon as she came in: "Ma'am, the concierge sent a note in, saying that it was sent by someone from the magistrate's house."

Lu Jiao raised her eyebrows, turned around and took a look at the post. It was indeed sent by the magistrate's wife of Ningzhou, inviting Xie Yunjin and her to a banquet at the prefect's mansion.

Lu Jiao was not surprised at all, Xie Yunjin came to Ningzhou to take office, as the prefect of Ningzhou, he would definitely host a banquet for them, but the banquet tonight might not be so delicious.

Lu Jiao thought about it for a while, but she wasn't too nervous. The soldiers came to block her, and the water flooded her. Now Xie Yunjin is a co-prefect of Ningzhou, not the poor scholar she used to be.

At noon, when Xie Yunjin came back, Lu Jiao told him about it, and he said, "I met Governor Lin this morning, and he has already invited me. He said that he will host a banquet for me at the mansion tonight, and let me take you with me." Let's go together."

Lu Jiao nodded, and didn't say anything else. Xie Yunjin was afraid that she would suffer, so he took her hand and said, "Be careful at night, don't be fooled."

Lu Jiao looked at Xie Yunjin with a smile and said, "Am I someone who has been cheated?"

Even though she said that, Xie Yunjin was still worried. Although Jiaojiao was smart, she didn't like those intrigues the most. She was helpless in the officialdom and couldn't avoid it, so he just hoped that she wouldn't be angry.

"If there is any situation, send someone to inform me, and if the prefect's wife bullies you, don't bear it."

Lu Jiao listened to Xie Yunjin telling her over and over again, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I won't hold back."

Now that she is backed by a man, what is she afraid of?

In the dining room, the four little guys looked at their father and said, "Dad, don't worry, we will protect mother."

Lu Jiao immediately interjected: "Don't go out tonight, you four, just stay at home obediently. We're new to Ningzhou Mansion, and we're not familiar with the places, so it's better not to go out for now."

The four little ones became worried when they heard it: "Then what if someone bullies you?"

"It's okay, now your father is an official, we are not afraid of those people."

The four little guys felt the same when they heard it, and felt relieved a lot.

In the evening, Xie Yun and Lu Jiao went to the prefect Lin's house for a banquet together.

The Lin family's place is about the same size as the Xie's house, but there are quite a few servants in the mansion. As soon as Xie Yunjin and Lu Jiao arrived, there were male and female stewards who came to lead them to the banquet hall. The male and female guests came separately.

Xie Yunjin took Ruan Kai and Lin Dong to the banquet for the male guests in the front yard, while Lu Jiao took Feng Zhi, Ruan Zhu and Tong Yi to the banquet for the female guests in the back.

Tong Yi is wearing women's clothing, which is not at all disobedient, except that he is slightly taller, he is really no different from a woman.

Seeing him like this, Feng Zhi and Ruan Zhu couldn't help giggling, and gleefully cast their eyes on Tong Yi.

Tong Yi gritted his teeth and endured, muttering to himself that it would be no good for his lord to take action, what is it to make him disguise himself as a man and follow his wife.

Lu Jiao ignored the fuss behind and followed the Lin family steward all the way to the female guest banquet in the backyard.

The woman in charge was a talkative woman, and she kept pampering Lu Jiao all the way.

"Madam is really young and beautiful. She is Tongzhi's wife at a young age, and her future is boundless."

"Our wife has heard about Madam for a long time, and has always wanted to meet Madam, and today I can be regarded as seeing Madam."

The magistrate's wife is over forty years old, slightly fat, with a face of wealth and honor. She was surprised when she saw Lu Jiao's face, because they had heard the news before that the magistrate was from the countryside of Qinghe County. She was a country woman. This woman has some ability, and I heard that she can be a doctor and also do business, but a woman from a rural area should have the rude and ignorant of a countryman, even if she is capable and good at business, there will be some roughness in her bones.

But looking at it now, this woman's gestures are elegant and generous, she doesn't have the rudeness of the country, on the contrary, she looks like a noble lady in every move, her indescribable restraint and elegance, the magistrate's wife is dumbfounded, her beauty and her movements Elegant, the whole person is like a painting.

(end of this chapter)