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So the woman's surname was Zhao, and she was two years younger than Madam Li.

He had married from another town and had also lived in the north of the town for a while. It was at that time that he got to know the Madam Li.

Zhao's personality was both gentle and thick, and she was not good at talking. Normally, when she was taking up needlework, she would be bullied a lot. Madam Li helped her a few times, so the relationship between the two of them became better and better.

Only because her man found a job in the south of town. But even so, the two of them did not end their relationship. Even the sky Madam Li would often go to the south to see her.

The Zhao was not easy to get, since she had already married a long distance away, no one could help her. Grandma was also a powerful person. She had been married into her husband's family for seven or eight years, and she already had three children.

It would have been fine if it was just that, but the old lady of the Ding family was still someone who could cause trouble. She always despised the idea of Zhao making too much money by sewing and called her a burden.

Even the Zhao who was ahead of him still had one in her stomach, which did not make him comfortable for two days.

Not only was he busy all day long, he had been working on his needle for the entire night for the past seven to eight months. His eyes were almost burnt.

Fortunately, Zhao's body was strong, and she was able to bear with it until the day it gave birth. It had originally been the case, but the bad news was that she was the one who gave birth to the baby.

If one were to say that her first two pregnancies were male, even if this one gave birth to a female child, ordinary parents would not cause trouble.

However, her mother-in-law's personality was very shrewd, she hated the fact that the Zhao wouldn't be unable to work and earn a lot of money, and now that she was born, she had a mouth that could even open to eat.

Last month when Madam Li went to see her, she was the one who was leaving home, and was pulled by her mother-in-law to help the families who were making tofu on the streets. She didn't make much money a day and almost delayed feeding the baby.

At that time, Madam Li couldn't stand watching her argue with her mother-in-law, so she pulled the wife of the Ding family out of the courtyard and said that directly to the neighbors, causing them to be unable to lift their heads.

However, even if Madam Li could help him this time, she couldn't guarantee that she could help him this once more.

If the Zhao's child was a bit older, the Madam Li would definitely introduce her to Qin Wuya's courtyard to do some work. Unfortunately, her child wasn't even a year old yet, and couldn't be separated from being a mother's milk.

Madam Li had originally wanted to wait until she had paid a monthly tribute and buy more Egg-Fried Rice to see her, so that he could give her some support in front of her parents' home. But just then, Qin Wuya decided to invite a wet nurse over.

"Her personality is good at everything, just that her personality is too soft and gentle. I won't lie to you. Just now when you said it, you said it like you were hiring a wet nurse. I thought of her first. "

Madam Li thought for a while, then said with some embarrassment:

"Don't blame sister-in-law for being the servant of a family. She's really a good person. You'll know once you see her tomorrow. She's rarely honest."

"What's there to worry about, sister-in-law?"

Although Madam Li was warm-hearted, Qin Wuya knew that Madam Li had a good eye for people, and was even more so not someone who only cared about friendship and not reason. As a result, Qin Wuya still trusted Madam Li a lot:

"Sister-in-law, I've asked around about the money for the wet nurse in town, so they usually give sixty pieces a day. "I also don't want to be in such trouble day after day, so I might as well pay twice a month. Sister-in-law, you'd better tell her and see if it works."

"Sure, how can that not work?" That's twice as much a month as her man. "

Madam Li laughed: "Girl, I still don't know. He was a smart guy, but he treated everyone well. He would rather suffer a loss than let others suffer a loss.

Let's not talk about the other wives who were working in your yard, just look at the shops in the town that had as much money as you did.

"You don't even know what the news is about, just tell me that you are about to step all the women in the town on top of a man's head."

"What's wrong with stepping on a man's head?"

Qin Wuya smiled, economic fundamentals decided a family's status.

In this world, men were highly praised, and women were stepped on too low. Why let those men change their minds? It's not that women can't do things, it's not that they can't make money, it's not that they are born to be inferior to men. However, as soon as they were married, they were destined to be held up by their opposite number. Their hearts were all on it, and there was no other way out.

"You are the only one who dares to say anything."

Madam Li laughed out loud, extended her hand and poked Qin Wuya on the forehead:

"Aren't you afraid that if you say these words, you won't be able to find your in-laws."

"If you can't find it, then so be it."

Qin Wuya did not care about the Madam Li's mockery, she felt that it was too early to start a relationship. If it wasn't for … If not for that Zhang guy …

When he thought of how Zhang Shan acted like a scoundrel a few times, Qin Wuya's face blushed slightly, and she shook her head, thinking:

'Forget it! "Since it's already like this, what's the point in thinking about such things? There's no point in even thinking about it."

"What's wrong? You must be thinking of the young master of the Zhang family! "

Seeing Qin Wuya suddenly lowering her head and revealing such a rare appearance of a little girl, how could the Madam Li not understand?

"Seeing your blushing face and saying that you're free to go, I'm afraid you're already prepared to get married."

"Sister-in-law, don't think too much. It's still too early."

Qin Wuya's face became even redder, she dodged the Madam Li's sizing up her, stood up and said:

"I'll have to trouble sister-in-law to look after the matters in the courtyard. I have to go to Guest Home Resturant first to find Manager Wu to discuss some matters."

"Girl, you're getting busier and busier."

Madam Li smiled and waved towards Qin Wuya: "Go quickly, don't worry about the matters in the courtyard, remember to come back early."

Leaving the backyard, Qin Wuya was just about to go to Guest Home Resturant, when she coincidentally met Liu Da and the two workers who were planning to deliver the goods to the Guest Home Resturant. Qin Wuya was overjoyed, and sat on the carriage, getting a ride.

It was unknown if it was because the paved roads in the town were smooth enough, or because the carts that were pulled by humans were even more stable than horse carriages, but Qin Wuya sat quite comfortably on this journey. So when she got out of the car, she secretly thought that she could be considered to be exploiting the employees in office with the authority of a boss.

Of course, Qin Wuya did not dare to ask Liu Da and the others about this.

Of course, if she were to really ask, the answer she would get might even be even more depressing.

Because, with Qin Wuya's small body that was not even worth a tael of meat, if she were to climb onto the cart, she would be less than the weight of two big jars of Nectar. Let alone pressing on him, she might not even be able to produce the word 'pressure'.

"Fifth girl, you're here too."

Manager Wu called for the servants to fetch the goods. Seeing that Qin Wuya had come along, he smiled and said:

"I got someone to collect the fresh osmanthus flowers that you wanted. If you don't come, I'll get the shop assistant to deliver them to you."

"That's good, let's let Liu Da use the cart." Qin Wuya also laughed.

She had already known Manager Wu for more than a day or two, so there was no need to be polite. After instructing a few servants to rest for a dozen pots of Nectar, she found the direction pointed to by Manager Wu and pulled the seven or eight boxes of fresh osmanthus flowers into a corner of the storage room.

Qin Wuya originally thought that it would be enough if the Manager Wu could help him pack up a few boxes, she didn't think that there would actually be this many.

This thing was not heavy, but every frame was huge. If there was not the help of Liu Da's cart, Qin Wuya would not be able to pull it over.

"Shopkeeper, I'll be dragging him away then." The money you received will be deducted from your account at the end of the month. "

"Look at how much money there is. "Only a girl like you wants to be separated from me."

Manager Wu glanced at Qin Wuya with a helpless smile:

"And here I was pointing out that if this dish of yours gets cooked, I'll also give it a hand."

"Shopkeeper, don't worry. If this can really be accomplished, then so be it." At that time, I will have to trouble you with your worries, Shopkeeper. "

Qin Wuya chuckled, and gave Manager Wu a precaution in advance.

"Hmm?"

Manager Wu was stunned by Qin Wuya's words, and then quickly reacted:

"Girl, don't tell me that you're planning on leaving again?"

Qin Wuya squinted her eyes. Before Manager Wu could say anything, he jumped onto the cart and waved at Manager Wu:

"Shopkeeper, you have so many capable people."

"This... 'This girl … '

Seeing Qin Wuya jumping onto the cart and waving her hand at him with a sly smile, Manager Wu didn't know whether to laugh or cry:

"What the hell!"

However, Qin Wuya obviously did not care about Manager Wu's current mood. Returning to the courtyard, she instructed Liu Da to bring a few boxes of osmanthus flowers to the backyard, while Qin Wuya busily pondered about how to marinate and store these osmanthus flowers.

Before entrusting the Manager Wu to the nearby villages to purchase the fresh osmanthus flowers, Qin Wuya had also bought a few kilograms of them from the morning market. She originally wanted to bring them back for experiment, but she didn't want to waste time because of the Zhang Family.

The few kilograms of osmanthus fragrance that he had taken back earlier was now dried up. Although it still had not rotted, its fragrance was not as rich as before. Naturally, Qin Wuya did not intend to use it.

Fortunately, this season had a lot of flowers. When Qin Wuya received the goods, she did not spend too much money, so she did not feel bad about it.

When Qin Wuya was young, she had seen her grandmother marinate fresh osmanthus flowers, but it had been too long. At that time, she hadn't paid much attention to it.

However, Qin Wuya did not give up. It was better to not remember, than to not know anything.

Thinking about Qin Wuya who had just grabbed a handful of osmanthus flowers from the bamboo basket, seeing that each of the osmanthus flowers was full of moisture and had a rich aroma, she couldn't help but laugh.

She remembered when she was young, when the osmanthus blossoms on the mountain bloomed, her grandma would hold her hand on the mountain and pluck it. At that time, she was still too young to understand anything. All she could smell was the fragrance of these golden flowers.

However, compared to the fresh osmanthus flowers, Qin Wuya actually liked the cinnamon honey that had been pickled by her grandmother.

For some reason, Qin Wuya stubbornly believed that the cinnamon honey that her grandmother had pickled had a special kind of sweet smell. It seemed that the longer she kept it, the thicker the smell became.

It was also because of this that Qin Wuya had the idea to buy the marinating fresh osmanthus flower.

If one wanted to store the thick cinnamon honey's scent for a long time, the first step would be to retrieve the rotten or dirty things in the osmanthus flower.

This was a meticulous job, Qin Wuya was not at ease with the others helping him, so she found bamboo stick s to pick them bit by bit. After busy with half of them, she finally picked all the osmanthus flowers in one of the bamboo baskets.

As for the other boxes that he was busy with, Qin Wuya asked the two servants to help him drag them to the cool air vent and leave them there.

Qin Wuya knew that the osmanthus flowers could also be stored through natural air-drying, but they could not be maintained for too long in terms of fragrance and time. However, it shouldn't be a problem for a day or two.

Actually, if the few kilograms of osmanthus flowers that Qin Wuya had collected were spread out to be placed outside the courtyard instead of being wrapped in a coarse cloth bag, it wouldn't have been thrown out before two days had passed.

After he picked out the osmanthus flowers and used the clean water from the well to clear them out, and after hanging them up, Qin Wuya directly took out the coarse salt and a small pot.

Qin Wuya vaguely remembered that before every marinating cinnamon honey, his grandmother had used crude salt to boil some water. After the water was boiled, it would dry, and then when the brine in the pot had cooled down, she would pour the washed osmanthus flower inside.

"How much salt should I pour?"

Seeing that the hot water in the pot had already started to boil, yet the salt bag in his hand did not make any sound at all, Qin Wuya could not help but frown.

When she was young, Qin Wuya had some impression of her grandmother's steps in cooking the brine, but she had to pour the most salt for her.

"What are you thinking about?"

When Zhang Shan walked into the courtyard, he saw Qin Wuya staring blankly into the small pot of hot water.

"Nothing. "Why are you here?"

Qin Wuya looked up and saw Zhang Shan, she did not find it strange. This man was a snake on the Clear Water Town, it would not be easy for him to find out that he had those properties under his hands.

"I went to your residence. Seeing that you're not here, I assume you've come here."

Zhang Shan laughed, found a short stool to sit next to Qin Wuya, and suddenly suppressed his voice as he said:

"I missed you."

Qin Wuya was startled, her face flushed red: Didn't you just meet yesterday?

"That was yesterday."

The corner of Zhang Shan's mouth curled up, and his black eyes darkened slightly:

"According to the script, one day without seeing her is like three autumns."

Qin Wuya's face heated up at Zhang Shan's stare, and after a long while, she spat out and moved the small stool that she was sitting on away, purposely distancing herself from Zhang Shan:

"Boring, you even believe the nonsense written in the play."

Zhang Shan chuckled upon hearing this, as if he had already expected Qin Wuya's actions. He did not stop him, and only looked at the boiling water in the pot with a leisurely expression:

"What is he doing?"

"Boiling brine."

The moment Zhang Shan opened his mouth, Qin Wuya was immediately reminded of his own urgent matters. He couldn't help but slightly furrow his brows, and said with some helplessness:

"But before the salt was put down, the water was already boiling."