Transmigrated as A Farm Girl Making Her Family Rich

Chapter 90: Chapter 89: The Wronged Housekeeper

Mrs. Pan, having heard from the maid that Madam was looking for her, had already guessed that Madam must have wanted something from her, and listened to Madam’s questions.

Mrs. Pan said with a smile, “Madam, when Mrs. Li’s daughter was just over a month old, at that time when Zhong Ren found her home, the little girl was tiny, with bright, twinkling eyes, and her skin was clear and translucent. She looked so adorable, truly someone to cherish.”

“Oh, Mrs. Li’s appearance isn’t much to speak of, merely fair-skinned and clear-eyed. Perhaps her child resembles her father?”

Madam’s comment made Mrs. Pan laugh again and say,

“Mrs. Li’s husband is tall and could indeed be considered somewhat better-looking than the average farmer, but of course, he cannot compare to our young Master.”

“Of course, our family’s genes, how could they compare with those of a farming household?”

Upon hearing Mrs. Pan’s flattering words, Madam felt very pleased. This kind of comparison was indeed beyond contest; what kind of food does a farmer’s family eat? They eat the finest silks and the most exquisite foods.

Mrs. Pan continued,

“Mrs. Li’s older daughters, when I saw them two months ago, had pale faces and dry, yellow hair. Yet somehow, in just two months of not seeing them, the faces of those older daughters seemed a bit fleshier and looked somewhat better.

Not to mention the youngest daughter, who at just over four months old could sit up. The housekeeper was telling the truth. When we arrived at the Li Family’s home, the youngest girl was holding a small engraving knife, and the older daughter was also holding an engraving knife, while the other three daughters had gone out to work in the fields and came back later.”

As soon as Mrs. Pan finished speaking, Madam asked again,

“Did the housekeeper say that the youngest girl, only over four months old, carved a toy and gave it to young Master? And were those also from the youngest girl?”

After listening to Madam, Mrs. Pan glanced at the housekeeper and nodded, saying,

“When young Master ran over to find the little girl, Mrs. Li, seeing her daughter holding the knife, scolded her husband for not keeping a good watch. Mrs. Li’s husband then took out a small box from the toolbox, which contained some toys.

He said they were toys carved by the little girl, which he thought were very well made, so he helped her polish and then paint them.”

The housekeeper added, “Mrs. Pan is right; the little girl’s carved toys are quite unique. Young Master liked them very much. When the little girl gave the toys to young Master, her elder sister tried to snatch them, but young Master had me quickly put them in the carriage.”

Before Madam could say anything, a father and son entered the doorway and said,

“Ha ha, my little grandson is so clever, never makes a losing deal.”

“Like father, like son, he doesn’t give the things he likes to anyone else. Did he give anything to someone else?”

After finishing their conversation, the father and son chuckled and sat down in the hall, smilingly addressing the standing housekeeper and Mrs. Pan.

“Young Master, young Master asked his servant to send the gifts he received at Old Master’s birthday to the little girl,”

Before the housekeeper could finish his sentence, the Eldest Young Master couldn’t help speaking out,

“Oh, just as I say my son is like me, why would he make a losing deal? That doesn’t sound like his grandfather either!”

“Young Master asked me to carry the box, considering it was young Master’s property, of course, it was for him to decide.”

As the housekeeper was speaking, a woman with a large belly, supported by others, entered the living room, saying,

“Housekeeper, our family sent you with young Master, that was entrusting it to you—how could you let a child give away such a valuable gift to a little girl?”

As the housekeeper heard the voice and looked at young Madam, he was interrupted again and again, not even able to finish his full sentence, feeling somewhat unjustly accused.

Everyone in the living room watched the heavily pregnant woman.

“Daughter-in-law, it’s not about foregoing formalities—there’s no need for you to come all this way, risking your big belly. How would that be good if you were bumped?”

Madam was smiling, but when she saw her daughter-in-law enter, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.

“Mother said rightly, my son will be coming to your courtyard shortly, so why bother coming here?”

The young madam, spoken to by her husband, said with a look of grievance on her face:

“How was I to know there was such excitement here? Even if my son came to my place, he wouldn’t speak much with me, and you all are keeping things from me.”

“Daughter-in-law, if I remember correctly, the maid Jufeng also accompanied you there, you could have asked her.”

Madam spoke with a tone of reproach, the Tang Family, of course, valued their offspring.

The young madam indeed asked her maid, Jufeng, as well as Meizhi and Xiu Zhi. They all had spoken some words to her, and while she was still angry and had not had time to ask more, she chose to be supported by the maid to come here.

“Young madam, the small box of the young master was given to that little girl, who didn’t accept it, and the housekeeper took it back. Just now, the young master had the servant return it to his room.”

Jufeng whispered into the young madam’s ear.

“Why didn’t you say this earlier…” the young madam glared at Jufeng.

Jufeng, glared at by the young madam, could only endure it.

The words Jufeng whispered into Granny Shao’s ear were not very soft, and everyone in the living room heard them clearly.

After the young madam mentioned the housekeeper, the young master felt a bit embarrassed and turned the topic to the pot on the table:

“What is inside that clay pot? Housekeeper, open it up and let’s also open up those toys.”

“Yes, yes, let me, as a grandfather, also see what gifts my grandson has received,” Mr. Tang said with a laugh.

“Alright, while holding this tooth pot, I felt a sweet fragrance wafting from inside, it must be honey.”

The housekeeper, while opening it, said, and indeed, once opened, everyone smelled a rich sweet scent.

“It really is honey,” Mrs. Pan said with a nod.

“How could the Li Family have honey? Honey should be considered a precious item!” Jufeng couldn’t help but murmur.

The young madam had previously felt that her son going to the Li Family and giving so many gifts was a bit of a loss, but seeing the honey in this pot changed her mind.

Everyone could guess from the weight of the pot that it must contain about five pounds.

Sugar is very expensive, not to mention honey.

The seated guests couldn’t help but stand up and look into the pot the housekeeper was holding, even the pregnant young madam was too curious.

They saw the pure color of the honey and from inside wafted a truly tempting sweet aroma.

Even these guests from wealthy families, accustomed to exotic delicacies, upon smelling this sweet aroma, couldn’t help but want to swallow their saliva.

“Housekeeper, dilute the honey a bit and let everyone taste,” the Eldest Young Master said.

“Young madam, you are pregnant and should not casually eat others’ food,” Jufeng implied that the contents might be poisoned.

“You eat first, then I will also taste a bit,” upon hearing her maid’s words, the young madam thought it prudent to let others taste it first, as the alluring taste made it hard to resist.