Chapter 797: Returning Full

i Lao Tai sat on the kang, sewing a cotton-padded jacket with Dong Mei. She pushed open the window and looked out. "Although this snow is falling in fine flakes, it's really not a sight to behold, but...Ye Shan and Dong Mei received the order, abandoning everything and leaving.

I didn't expect things to go so smoothly.

Yushan said, "Your Highness, the Wu family considers themselves to be the emperor's maternal relatives, and no one dares to provoke them. Therefore, neither of the two estates has strict defenses."

This year's newly harvested grain, plus the stored grain from the past two years, has already reached 100,000 dan. But even if you count all the guards, there are less than thirty people.

The Wang family has been a prominent clan in this area for over a hundred years. They own three large estates, known as "Datian Zhuang," each producing twice the amount of grain as the Wu family. Each estate has a guard force of 100 people, but it wouldn't be difficult to get inside.

"Alright, Uncle Shan and Aunt Mei, you two go rest first. When the time is right in a few days, I'll trouble you to accompany me on a trip."

Jia Yin's eyes were shining brightly, making both Ye Shan and Dong Mei smile.

Such a county princess is what they like most.

They are the people the Marquis left for the County Princess. They have been loyal followers for these years, to be honest, they understand the County Princess's temper and abilities better than the Li family!

The county princess makes a move, she will definitely make the Wang family and Wu family fall hard!

At this time, four carriages came from afar, leading the way was their own carriage.

Jia Yin was doubtful, after all, her mother had only left in one carriage.

Soon, the carriage pulled up.

Tao Hongying pushed open the window and called to her daughter, "Silly girl, what wind are you drinking here Come on, go home with your mother!"

"Oh!" Jia Yin rarely saw her mother so spirited. She skipped onto the carriage and, with a few more strides, they stopped in front of the Li family's gate.

Tao Hongying and Grandma He got out of the carriage. The three carriages behind them also opened their doors, and a group of maidservants, old women, and young boys came down one after another.

Jia Yin was surprised. She had thought her mother had bought a lot of things, but it turned out to be just servants!

Tao Hongying pulled her daughter into the room, leaving He Mammy to attend to the maids and female servants.

Li Lao Tai was just calling for Wan'er and Wenjuan to help her, calculating the accounts in the main hall. Hearing a commotion outside, she looked out the door.

Just as I saw Tao Hongying come back, she smiled and said, “Did you have too much fun outside today that you forgot to go home”

Tao Hongying smiled and walked forward to pay her respects to her mother-in-law, then sat beside her and said, “Mother, I have accomplished several important matters today. It would be great if you could lend me a few hundred taels of silver!”

After she had said this, she ordered Shui Ling at the door.

Go and see where the Third Madam is, and ask her to speak.

Suiling quickly ran to the backyard and called Zhao Yuru over.

Zhao Yuru turned the corner and walked into the courtyard. She was met face-to-face with a "large group of people," startling her as well.

She entered the room and saw her younger sisters. She asked, "Hongying, did you bring all these people back from outside"

"That's right," Tao Hongying said, "I'll have to go out often in the future. There's only Shuǐyún in the kitchen at home, and she's a bit overwhelmed."

And Shuiyun is Fu Niuer's maid, the family can't keep occupying her indefinitely.

"So, I went to visit Mrs. Liu today, hoping she could introduce me to some reliable people so I could hire some trustworthy hands."

As a result, Liu's family had just bought a new batch of workers who were well-trained and could sign binding contracts, so they gave them to me directly.

"I went to the Hou Mansion again to see the steward, wanting to borrow some people from the needlework room. As a result, when the steward heard that I was buying servants, he stuffed me with three embroiderers and one matron..."

Li Laotai wasn't opposed to having more servants in the household.

Before, the family wasn't used to being waited on for everything. But now that there are two children in the house, food, clothing, and shelter have all become a major undertaking, and it's impossible to keep up with things by doing everything ourselves.

Also, there was more socializing with people from home.

It's not just Li Zhensheng and Li Laoer who have friends and colleagues to entertain, even Jia Ren and his brothers have classmates and friends visiting.

If Shui Ling and Shui Yun weren't around, the family members would have to personally serve tea and snacks, which surprised and frightened the guests.

Now that we have so many people, it's not like there's a shortage of manpower...

But Tao Hongying went out on a trip and directly picked "peaches" from two households. Wasn't that a bit too rude

"Madam Liu and the head housekeeper gave you their people, and you just accepted it like that" Li Laotai chided.

Tao Hongying also blushed, but she still said, "Mother, Liu's sister-in-law said that our family is special. If someone with ill intentions deliberately squeezes in, it is easy to cause trouble for the family."

These people were handpicked by her for her own use, no one would have expected them to be suddenly sent to our family, so they are safer. As for the head steward...

He said that the Marquis was often away from home, and Fu Niuer rarely went there lately. The household had been maintaining a large staff without good reason, and still paying them monthly stipends. It was really a waste of money. If we split some of them up, it would also lighten the burden on the Marquis's house.

And these few people's hands are all good at needlework. Originally, their biggest task was to help our family, so we won't have to worry about it later...

Li Laotai couldn't help but laugh and cry.

Jia Yin was delighted and smiled, "Uncle Butler is really kind. Next time I go there, I will definitely remember to bring him some delicious food."

Since both the daughter-in-law and granddaughter were like this, Li Laotai naturally couldn't stop them.

Then, the head housekeeper surnamed Chang from Hou Mansion was assigned to serve by the old lady's side.

Both Wan'er and Wenjuan each had maidservants, but they also had an additional servant who helped with the children's clothing, shoes, and socks.

Zhao Yu-ru didn't want help, but the old lady persuaded her to take in a seamstress. After that, Zhao Yu-ru had someone to keep her company and do needlework with her in Luoyang.

Tao Hongying had made up her mind to go out more often, so she kept the nanny recommended by Madam Liu and a maid.

This grandmother's surname is Lin, and her maid's name is Xia Qing. It is said that she came from a hundred-year-old scholarly family in Chuanzhou Prefecture.

They were all originally serving the mistress of the house, but for some unknown reason, their master's family was wiped out. They escaped death because they went out to offer incense for their mistress and were later sold off, eventually ending up in the Liu family.

Mrs. Liu already had some trusted maidservants by her side, so it wasn't easy to arrange for them. She couldn't bear to waste such talent, so she gave Tao Hongying a position.

Grandma Lin and Xia Qing are also smart people.

Tao Hongying had no one she could rely on. As long as they were loyal, they would definitely be able to secure a stable future for themselves!

So, when Lady Liu asked them, they readily followed.

There were fourteen people left, seven maidservants and seven attendants, all just over ten years old.

After seeing this, Old Li felt sorry for them and gave half of it to the County Princess's Mansion.

The others stayed at home, helping out with errands, sweeping the yard, and doing laundry.

Thus, the few temporary maids hired by the village no longer needed to come.

Tao Hongying added half a month's wages, and also gave each person a piece of fabric. They happily went home together.

Wan'er named her maidservant Wǎnqiū, while Wenjuan followed Xiao Yue and named her maidservant Xiǎodong.

Zhao Yuru's maidservant was named Qia'er, and she was indeed clever and skillful. So her name was never changed.

Tao Hongying, however, didn't have that free time and let Lin Mama and Xia Qing keep their original names.

With so many people suddenly in the mansion, it wouldn't be possible to arrange for them to stay at the Ye family and Wen family homes anymore.

So, Tao Hongying went to look for Mrs. Wen in the evening....e me at will!"Are you young>>>Bao Lei wanted to roll her eyes, but she endured and said, "Of course not, Grandmother last time also listened to people's slander and said things she shouldn't have said...