Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

"According to the message from the other side, the young mistress who returned to the prefecture from the capital without making a fuss is either the eldest young mistress of the Gao family or one of their aunts."

The eldest daughter-in-law of the Gao family?

impossible!
Of the married ladies of the Gao family, only one or two are legitimate daughters who hold the highest rank in their husbands' families and are still living in the capital.

Firstly, she is the legitimate eldest daughter of the Gao family.
Even if the husband's family is very particular about rules, how could they allow the eldest daughter-in-law to show her face in public for the sake of her illegitimate second uncle? Who else could it be?

"The Second Master instructed me to deliver a message, and Granny Luo came along as well. They asked if you wanted to see her, saying that if you're not in a hurry, Second Madam, please go back first..."

Granny Luo?
My dear cousin-in-law even sent a wet nurse! Isn't that a huge show of power for the Gao family? Why bother going to the paper mill? The paper mill isn't going anywhere. Let's just go back first.

Luo Jinyi didn't just send her wet nurse to deliver a message; she also wrote a letter to Zhou Banxia, ​​which included a few ways to avoid receiving guests.

Zhou Banxia was delighted, thinking to herself that it was no big deal. She wouldn't be afraid of a mere young lady from the Gao family, and she certainly wouldn't hide before the guest even arrived.

After seeing off Granny Luo, they departed.

After Granny Luo left, Liu, the mistress of the house, knew that her youngest son and daughter-in-law most likely had important matters to discuss, so she told her daughter-in-law to go ahead and attend to her own business.

As for her two sisters-in-law who came early in the morning, her old daughter-in-law had too many trivial matters to attend to, so she didn't have time to listen to the messy family affairs of the old courtyard.

It was her?
Ugh.

She also needed to figure out how to get the old man and woman to ask her which estate they wanted to visit, so they could stay there for a while longer.

West Courtyard.

The idea of ​​"holding grandchildren but not sons" doesn't exist. Gu Wenxuan tightly hugged his energetic eldest son from the front yard to the main yard and back to the west yard, entering his study.

After helping his eldest son urinate, and having his wife help him feed him, he had no intention of asking the maid to take his eldest son away.

He sat holding his eldest son, saying that he wanted to teach by example, so that the child would be influenced by what his parents did from a young age and learn how to set a good example.

Hearing this, Zhou Banxia, ​​who originally didn't want to roll her eyes in an unseemly way, was speechless when she heard his words and gave him two contemptuous looks in succession.

"Let's get down to business."

"If I'm not mistaken, if Madam Gao really intends to send one of her young mistresses or aunts to contact me, it should be the third young lady of the Gao family."

Gu Wenxuan knew why Zhou Banxia made this deduction; naturally, the one who had the most "just cause" to appear on behalf of her father was this eldest daughter of the second branch of the family, who was born out of wedlock.

The problem is that his wife once mentioned to him that among the many daughters of the Gao family, the eldest daughter of the second branch of the Gao family, who was born out of wedlock, was the most skilled at acting.

She is known to the world for her noble demeanor, and while she appears to have inherited her mother's naivety and magnanimity, she is actually petty and cannot tolerate anyone being slightly better.

The first time she suffered a loss in her life was because of the other party, who simply praised the little girl in a joke for having a tea-making skill that even her three talented granddaughters did not possess.

At such a young age, she never imagined that the wealthy young lady, who was ten years her senior, would both belittle and flatter her for saying those words, thus making things difficult for a mere maid.

Although she wasn't cruel enough to order her maid to destroy her hands, she still made her afraid to get too close to the stove in Old Madam Gao's tea room from then on.

As a result, this person came along. Was he kidding? He just didn't believe that the old lady Gao really didn't know the true nature of her granddaughters who had grown up by her side since childhood!

"So what if you know, and so what if you don't?" Zhou Banxia shook her head noncommittally, reaching out to hold the child's small hand, which was trying to move around again. "Make him hold on tight."

Zhou Banxia was too lazy to listen to him spoiling the child. "What disadvantage is it for Old Madam Gao? It's not like I'm asking for favors. If anyone is, it's her granddaughter who comes to me. Do I have to put up with other people's attitudes?"

"Absolutely! Once they come, they'll be offering themselves up for me to vent my anger on. I don't care about favors or grudges; you can do whatever you want with them. Old Madam Gao really likes you!"

Stop being sarcastic. Aren't you afraid of setting a bad example for your son? "It's not easy being a daughter either. Even though she's married, if her father is punished, she'll be implicated to some extent."

listen!
Your mother's overly compassionate again!
"Fortunately, Madam Gao did not let her marry into a higher social class. No matter how bad things were, it was impossible for her husband's family to divorce her. At most, they would just have a few more concubines in the backyard."

It's just a matter of having a few more concubines. Anyway, she has a legitimate son. Even if she has no children of her own, with her methods, no one can shake her position as wife, and her life won't be too bad.

Regardless of Madam Gao's motives, the fact that she came to see me means she has already won. As her children, we have done our best and are worthy of our parents' great kindness.

Thankfully, she didn't show mercy indiscriminately; instead, she pointed out the facts objectively! "Son, you understand what your mother means, right? Your mother is saying that she's happy to be taken advantage of."

"Nonsense!" Zhou Banxia couldn't help but punch him while laughing. "If she's coming, we'll definitely meet. Things change, and no one can see the future."

"It's not a matter of life and death, why offend someone and build up resentment? We'll only meet once, say a few nice words, that's all. What more can a woman like me do?"

"You've learned to speak like our mother very quickly; you speak with the air of a virtuous woman the moment you open your mouth. I love hearing you say that; you can use it often from now on."

Virtue!
Fault!

"Then let's wait for them to come to us."

"Who knows if they'll come here or not? Right now, it's just speculation. We might be right, or it's not impossible that they're looking for someone other than me."

"Ha, even your good cousin was scared, how could it be fake? Let your cousin's wife be in charge then, I'll see how you, a mere woman, manage to fool people!"

"My child, my child."

"Don't worry, my son is so naive that he sees things in black and white. Is he stupid? My good son, you want to go out? No way, we haven't heard your mother's profound words yet."

Bullshit!

Zhou Banxia reached out and patted the child, who seemed eager to leave while still learning to speak, and then quickly changed the subject by mentioning something to the child's father.

Earlier in the workshop, she hadn't had a chance to mention to Gu Wenxuan that just developing three sets of materials had already consumed a lot of iron blocks, and that these were controlled products.

"No rush, I'm keeping an eye on the progress of the three groups. We can ask my senior for some iron after the wheat harvest and before the autumn harvest."

A simple tool like a corn kernel peeler can be used before the corn is almost ripe and ready for harvest. By then, he can produce a sample. How could Qian Huaizhi not be anxious?
Why do we need iron now? Even if we don't need iron later, we're afraid that Qian Huaizhi will stuff all the money into our pockets. We're afraid that if we're missing a piece of iron, he'll turn around and try to trick us into thinking again.

"These are minor matters. The real issue is how to launch the samples reasonably without letting him take those people away. I need to think about that carefully, otherwise we'll suffer a huge loss."

Zhou Banxia readily agreed, "Alright! Everyone has their own expertise. An honest person like me will only speak my mind. I'll leave the rest to you."

"Son, your mother is scolding your father again."

"Nonsense, you don't even understand when I'm praising you!" (End of Chapter)