Generals take care of their children: The master mother leads the system to farm

After the work of raising seedlings was completed, it was the twelfth lunar month.

Both the Wang family and Hu Chunshan received New Year benefits.

Each person received 2 jin of flour, a plate of lard, a piece of pork belly, two radishes, and a cabbage.

When Hu Chunshan brought these things back, her mother, Mrs. Bai, was so happy that she clapped her thighs and said that they should be saved for the New Year.

I have already received two taels of monthly silver, and now I will also receive extra food.

"Chunshan, you must keep this job. Your bride price and your sister's dowry depend on your success."

Hu Dexian coughed twice, "You only have Chunshan as your son?"

Bai twisted her fat hips to hide the ingredients.

And the Wang family...

8 pounds of white flour.

4 boards of lard.

4 strips of streaky pork.

8 radishes.

4 heads of Chinese cabbage.

The amount is so large that it won’t even fit on a dining table.

The whole family gathered around the table and looked intently.

It’s better than the eight taels of silver I saw before.

Although they had received some gifts from Li Changle from time to time, none of them were as exciting as this one.

This is using hard work to gain recognition from the employer.

The good mother-in-law rubbed the tears from her eyes and murmured: "It's over, it's over..."

……

It was the twelfth lunar month when the weather became freezing cold.

When people stay outside, they feel as if a chill runs through their bones.

It was noon time and Li Changle was still hiding in bed reading a storybook. Although the plot was old-fashioned and one could guess the ending after reading the beginning, it was better than nothing.

There was no other entertainment to offer.

The two children were eating instant noodles, beef-flavored instant noodles, which they enjoyed very much.

As expected, she also loved eating instant noodles when she was a child, and she would drink up every drop of the soup.

Each person got two boxes of cold soup, boiled some water, and then made two boxes of soup each, then ate them while squatting in the porch outside the door.

Li Changle couldn't bear to have people waiting outside the house in such a cold weather, so he asked them to go inside and warm themselves by the brazier when the gate was locked during the day.

But he is very dedicated and refused to do so no matter what. He just said he was not cold.

Li Changle thought for a long time, and recalled the extremely thick military coat worn by the night watchman in the security room of the modern community...

A quick search in the mall shows that 60 contribution points are much more affordable than food and more practical.

So whoever is on "duty" at night will wrap himself in this coat.

Although Leng Yi and Leng Er rejected it in their hearts, thinking it was really cumbersome, if there was an enemy, it would be much more difficult to move their arms, which was a bit stupid.

But due to the kindness of the hostess, I accepted it.

It's also quite warm to wear at night.

There are spies from the royal family everywhere, and probably no one with bad intentions can cross the cordon and reach the Li family's courtyard.

The spies of the Heavenly Family, hanging on the trees and hiding in the mountains: "..."

Fortunately, they are killer guards who have undergone devilish training and have some patience and tolerance.

Otherwise, they would be sick of watching these two guys eating well, wearing warm clothes, and taking turns sleeping in the compartment every day.

The people who ate noodles were very satisfied.

At this time, there was a knock on the courtyard door.

"Excuse me, is Mrs. Gu here?"

It's a man's voice.

Leng Yi and Leng Er looked at each other, then put down their bowls of noodles. One of them approached the gate.

"Who is coming?"

There was silence outside the door, as if they didn't expect there to be a man in the house.

"Uh... I am the steward of the county magistrate's household. I have received instructions from the master to come and deliver New Year gifts to Madam Gu."

Li Changle didn't pay attention to the sound outside the door. He waited until Leng Yi came to report, then he hurriedly put on his cloak and came out to meet people.

I get chills as soon as I leave the bed. Oh my god, how can I live a normal life?

Leng Er had already opened the door to let the people outside the yard in.

As soon as Steward Lin entered the courtyard, he bowed to Li Changle and said, "I guess you are Madam Gu?"

"Yes! Were you sent by the magistrate's family?"

"Yes, ma'am."

There were one or two carriages parked outside the door behind the steward, and two servants were unloading things from the carriages.

Li Changle apologized:

"The woman should have visited the magistrate's wife first."

The steward tried to find a way out for the other party. "It's freezing cold. The magistrate's wife knows that you are bringing two children with you. It's inconvenient. She said that she would have tea and chat with Madam Gu when the weather is better."

In fact, she was the general's wife, so it was normal for her own wife to visit first. But after asking around privately, it seemed that not many families knew her identity, so generally, no one made a fuss about it.

Li Changle: "Then, go back and tell the magistrate's wife to thank her for her concern and that I will definitely keep the appointment when the time comes."

Manager Lin saw that the wife of the Gu family had a good temper, was not fussy about details, and spoke fluently.

He nodded in agreement and turned around to instruct Li's servants to move more quickly.

The main room was closed, so Leng Yileng'er opened the door of the wing room and gestured to put the gift box on the desk.

While they were busy moving the boxes, Li Changle slipped into the main room.

Four pure hand-embroidered handkerchiefs are placed in a wooden box. They are not expensive, but they look beautiful and are more exquisite than those sold in Buyifang.

There is a can of osmanthus honey in the system warehouse, take it out.

Place 1 pound of chocolate with liquor filling in a box.

6 apples and two or three pounds of lychees.

She carried out the box and the bamboo basket, and went to the kitchen to pick up a few pounds of vegetables, and took a fish from the big vat under the thatched shed.

I collected enough for a small basket, two baskets and two gift boxes.

She then asked Manager Lin, "How many young masters and young ladies are there in the mansion?"

Steward Lin understood what Ya meant when he heard the string, "There is a 12-year-old boy and two 6-year-old twin girls in the mansion."

Li Changle praised, "The county magistrate and his wife are so lucky."

Manager Lin laughed heartily.

Li Changle ran back into the house and bought three small purses with cute patterns. He stuffed a pair of peanuts and silver ingots into each purse as red envelopes for the children.

Put it in the handkerchief box.

The three managers each drank a bowl of brown sugar water and left.

Before leaving, Leng Yi listened to Li Changle's instructions and stuffed a string of copper coins into the hands of Manager Lin.

The carriage left Green Water Village via the road behind the village.

Li Changle calculated that he had spent another 4 to 50 contribution points today.

"Let's open their gift boxes and see what's in them."

Open the blind box.

It turns out that this group of wealthy people would either not spend money or spend money, but when they do, the goods they sell are good stuff.

3 pieces of cloth.

1 box of candied fruit.

4 packs of Four Joys pastries.

A pork leg.

2 boxes of rouge.

1 Ruyi hairpin.

A pair of red gold and pearl earrings.

Li Changle said with a smile: "The wife of the county magistrate is also very smart."

Look, the pork legs are here, so affordable.

She no longer lacked a pork leg to eat, but she still liked it when she saw so much meat.

He only met the magistrate Li Huaitong on the day of harvesting sweet potatoes, and he already sent all the New Year gifts to his door. He was a man of good sense, after all, the status of Gu Jingyan and Ouyang Siyuan was there.

This New Year gift is quite standard, not too exaggerated, but not too shabby either.

The hairpin is made of silver, and the gold-wrapped earrings are also eye-catching.

There was a piece of fabric that was a silky smooth satin.

Comparing the two, would my return gift seem a bit... uh, stingy?

After expressing her feelings about the interpersonal relationships among ancient people, she put away her things and waited until spring came when the weather got warmer. She would take the fabric to Zhuangzi and ask Jiang to make a few sets of spring clothes for adults and children.

When the time comes, I will have to visit the magistrate's wife. We'll decide how to do it when the time comes.

Everyone got up from bed, and she didn't lie down anymore. She prepared dinner for the evening. Everyone had breakfast, soaked their feet, and then stayed in bed.

Hey, why is it so cold...

"System, can you give me some heat..." Did she hear the system say that it could turn on the power after upgrading to a certain level? ?

The Wang family has already heated up the earthen kang. The last time I took my two children there, I entered the room where Haopo slept and found that their bedrooms were all built with kangs.

She is so jealous.

System: "When the contribution points are reached, the system will be upgraded to A-level. At that time, the system will have power supply. The host only needs to buy the corresponding electrical equipment in the mall."

Li Changle curled his lips, "Why do you change your mind every day? I seem to have heard you say that I can start the electrical appliances after I reach level B? Did I hear it wrong?"

System: "...Host remembered it wrong!" Don't be too good at this time, the rules have also been upgraded...

Li Changle snorted, "It's definitely not me who remembered it wrong, it must be the system that made the mistake!"

The system humbly kept silent: "..."

Li Changle lit a fire in the stove and filled the kettle with water. In this weather, he couldn't work with cold water or his hands would be frozen.

The pig leg sent by the county magistrate was cleaned. Leng Er was watching the baby, and she called Leng Yi, "You are strong, cut this pig leg into three or four pieces. I will stew it, and it can be eaten for many days."

It’s cold, so I stew a pot of rice or cook a pot of noodles every day, cut some vegetables and braised meat, heat them up and mix them.

Fragrant and convenient.

Her modern mother often complains about her lazy cooking, saying that the meals she cooks do not look appetizing.

But she really thought it was delicious.

Leng Er chopped the pig's trotter into four pieces. Li Changle sighed as he watched from the side, "When I asked your master for two secret guards to help me grow vegetables, he refused. Now it seems like I was using a butcher knife to kill a chicken."

Leng Er looked calm, thinking, if the master wants us to pour the night incense, shouldn't they obey?

It's okay now. There's no risk of getting hurt. There are several guards surrounding us.

I have no place to use my strength. It's not that hard to just chop some pig legs...

Li Changle fried sugar color in the pot, added enough water, put in the marinade bag, and put the blanched pork legs and peeled eggs in, and slowly braised them.

……

On the other side, Manager Lin, who had just returned to the Li County government office from Lushui Village, was talking to the magistrate's wife, Fang Ruyu.

"...not like the petty ones, from my perspective...although they are not particular, they are not lacking in manners, or...now that there are no elders in the house to control them, they feel quite contented in the mountains."

Fang Ruyu, who was sitting at the top and listening to him, had some curiosity in her eyes, "You described her as so...fresh and refined, which makes me want to meet her right now."

She looked behind Manager Lin and asked, "Is this her return gift?"

Manager Lin said yes, and asked the servant holding the return gift to come forward, open the box, and lift the clean cloth cover.

"These are the return gifts prepared by the general's wife herself. Please take a look, madam."

Several servants stood in a row, displaying the contents of boxes, bamboo baskets and baskets in front of their masters.

"Huh?" Fang Ruyu stood up from the chair and handed the hand warmer in her hand to the maid serving beside her.

"I see, these are rare things?"

Manager Lin also said: "It seems to be the case. Madam, have you also had a meal at the Wanjia Restaurant in the county?

In the cold winter, there are still green leafy vegetables available from time to time, and it is clearly stipulated that fresh vegetables are not available for takeout, and the restaurant still serves diners on a first-come, first-served basis. "

"It's the same with these two fruits. It's said that some wealthy women sent servants to guard the place every day. The fruits were snatched away as soon as they arrived. They were gone in less than an hour..."

Manager Lin pointed at the apples and lychees and said, "Oh, Madam, they look like they were just picked from the trees..."

"Indeed... this is a lychee fruit. I've tried a few and found that this is a fruit that you can't buy even if you have money."

Fang Ruyu became happier and happier as she looked at the fruit. Her children also loved to eat fruits. So she took her children to Wanjia Restaurant for a meal, and a plate of Pinellia fruit happened to be served. She never saw it again after that.

The main reason is that Li Huaitong came from a poor family. Although his family had some assets, he had lived a simple life since childhood and did not like extravagance.

This is the case with married people. Naturally, they follow their husband wherever he goes.

"This... is candy, right?" Fang Ruyu looked at the neatly arranged chocolates in the box. "It looks dark, but the shiny candy wrapper outside is very pretty..."

Manager Lin was also speechless, "…The general's wife said this is chocolate with liquor filling, it is indeed edible candy…"

He said awkwardly, "I don't know what this chocolate is, and the general's wife didn't make a gift list..."

Fang Ruyu did not comment and went to the box where the handkerchief was placed.

Modern handmade embroidery, apart from other things, has more diverse patterns than ancient ones. When Fang Yuru saw these handkerchiefs at first glance, her eyes lit up.

The patterns are really novel and the artistic conception is also great.

She was a lady who was raised in seclusion and never went out of the house. She was no stranger to needlework and embroidery.

Her smile widened. "This general's wife is really a wonderful person. She is really good at needlework."

There are three exquisite and cute little pouches on one side of the handkerchief.

She reached out and picked it up to look through it. Manager Lin quickly explained, "...I asked if there were any children in the mansion, and I told the truth."

He also thought of the children in the mansion, which obviously pleased Fang Ruyu.

Then she was frightened by the black fish weighing more than ten pounds in the basket, and she had not paid attention to the things in the basket just now.

At this time, Li Huaitong entered the room.

Holding the hands of the twin girls who looked like jade dolls, there followed a boy in his early teens who was also very handsome.

Seeing a servant there, he casually asked, "What's up? What is Madam busy with?"

He caught a glimpse of the things in the servants' hands, was stunned, looked at them for a few times, and then he understood what was going on. He knew that his wife had sent someone to Lushui Village to deliver New Year gifts today.

Pointing at the things in the hands of several people, he said:

"A return gift from Madam Li?"

Fang Ruyu was surprised: "My husband guessed it right at once."

When the twins saw their mother, they surrounded her affectionately.

As soon as he saw the fruit basket, his attention was immediately diverted.

Li Huaitong smiled gently. Although he did not pay much attention to the finest food and clothing, he never stopped his wife from wanting to give the children good food and clothing, just don't go too far.

Overcorrection is not good.