Chapter 211: Reward
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Ye Muyu had been making clothes for the past few days.
The clothes that he had promised to make for Chu Heng were only half done.
Chu Heng went to school every day. With Madam Hu’s help at home, Ye Muyu was much more relaxed and did not have to do any manual labor.
Ye Muyu had just picked up the needle and thread and had only started sewing a few times before Madam Hu came over.
“Madam, someone from the old residence is looking for you.”
Madam Hu turned to the side, and Ye Muyu saw Old Woman Wang standing behind her. She was the servant that Chu Heng had brought to the old mansion. Old Madam Wang was quick with her hands and feet. For the past few days, Madam Liu and Madam Zhang had basically been making pickled cabbages at home. All the heavy work at home such as feeding the pigs was done by Old
Madam Wang.
Now, it was normal to ask Old Madam Wang to run errands.
However, looking at Old Madam Wang’s slightly cracked hand, she subconsciously frowned.
He said to Madam Hu, “Go and get the hand ointment.”
“Yes, Madam.” Madam Hu responded and walked to Ye Muyu’s dressing table. She opened a wooden box with two boxes of hand ointment inside.
“Old Madam Wang, keep it,” Ye Muyu said. “Although it’s hard to work in our house, as long as you work hard, we won’t treat you badly.”
Madam Hu handed the hand ointment to Old Woman Wang, who was a little surprised.
However, she reacted quickly and took it with trembling hands. “Thank you,
Madam.”
“Madam, this old servant’s hand was like this before coming. I have always been doing laundry, so it will be like this when I get old. This old servant thanks Madam for the reward.” Old Madam Wang was so moved that she knelt down and kowtowed.
Ye Muyu was not used to this, so she asked Madam Hu to help her up.
“Yes, I understand.” Ye Muyu nodded in satisfaction when she saw that Old Madam Wang did not hate the old residence because of this and did not look down on her. Her attitude was correct and she was also a sincere person.
“Why did Mother call you over?”
“Madam, the Old Madam wants to go to the clan leader’s house to discuss matters. She asked this old servant to invite you over.”
“Alright, I understand.” Ye Muyu thought about it carefully. The only thing the clan could do now was to compete in female arts.
It was less than a month away from the Dragon Boat Festival.
Although the members of the Chu family knew about this in advance, even the girls could not help but come out to help when they were busy picking herbs and harvesting wheat.
Therefore, many girls did not have much confidence. As mothers, it would be strange if they were not anxious.
Besides, according to what Ye Muyu knew, in addition to the invisible reputation reward, the county magistrate also gave the top ten women a piece of barren land as a dowry.
If it was the wasteland before, very few people would take a fancy to it. However, ever since the people of Xingshui Village found medicinal herbs from the mountains and the wasteland, they did not despise the wasteland at all.
Just the Kudzu roots alone could be sold as a medicinal herb. Who would not be happy to get medicinal herbs for free?
There was no need to open up wasteland. Just the medicinal herbs on it were worth a lot of money.
Moreover, even if it was a wasteland, it would still cost three taels of silver to buy.
Therefore, everyone in the village was very concerned about this female arts competition.
Even the villagers in all the villages in Nanchang County did not care.
Ye Muyu changed into dark blue clothes and asked Madam Hu to take care of the things at home. She followed Old Madam Wang to the old residence.
When they arrived at the old mansion, they saw that Madam Liu and Madam
Zhang were still busy making pickled vegetables.
Seeing her coming, Madam Liu raised her head and greeted, “Third
Daughter-in-law, sit first. There’s no hurry.”
Ye Muyu knew what was going on. It seemed like the clan leader had a favor to ask of Chu Heng’s family..