Chapter 360: The House
Nanny Pang this time was determined not to let go; the young lady is so adorable, but the master and madam always monopolize her.
Originally they should have attended to the young lady, but who knew the master and madam would do everything themselves, making us servants seem useless.
Now it’s rare to hold the young lady in my arms, so no matter what, I’d hold her for a while; otherwise, when the master returns, I might not get a chance again.
Bai Suihe knew she couldn’t win against Nanny Pang, so she could only apologize to her little baby with a wink, "Baby, mommy will take you out to play; as for who holds you, don’t be picky."
Gu Xingyang, who had no rights whatsoever, opened his small mouth and reluctantly accepted this fact, "Mom, then ask Nanny to hold me upright; I want to see the scenery here."
If Bai Suihe remembered correctly, the baby’s eyesight had not developed well at this time, so he probably couldn’t see far.
But thinking of how her baby was different from others, she still went over to help open the quilt a bit, "Nanny, can you hold the baby at an angle so she can look at our home."
Nanny Pang smiled and nodded, as long as she wasn’t competing for the young lady, this request could be fulfilled.
By tilting the angle slightly, she indeed saw the young lady opening her big eyes, looking around, and couldn’t help but feel even more tender inside, "Indeed, the madam and young lady are mother and daughter, knowing what the young lady likes."
Bai Suihe smiled and quickly turned away; it’s not just mother-daughter kinship; you could say it’s a telepathic connection.
Also somewhat relieved, Nanny Pang wasn’t with her from the start; otherwise, she would have long noticed something amiss about her.
Out of the main gate, walking down a newly paved stone path, just a hundred meters away, two brand-new small courtyards stood there.
"This road wasn’t here when I walked this way two days ago. You guys really put in the effort," walking on the refreshing stone path, while next to it, a thin layer of sand was thoughtfully laid.
"When we move in later, we won’t worry about bringing some dirt into the house," Dongmei didn’t say, for this path, she and Chunxiang, along with their husbands, had worked hard for two days, retrieving stone sand from a nearby river.
Of course, some help was hired, but paving the path was really done by them personally.
Bai Suihe inadvertently thought of the pressure mat from the modern era, having a similar concept, and in the future could walk this path more for health benefits when she had time.
She was suddenly surprised by this thought; she was very young, how could she have such a frightening idea?
Was it because she had been staying at home, giving her an illusion of old age?
Bai Suihe looked at the surrounding mountains and the curling smoke not far away, truth be told, there was that flavor.
It seems that organizing a herb recognition trip in the mountains should be scheduled; she cannot continue this way.
Thinking so, she arrived at the house, and although the roof was repaired, people were still going in and out, busy repairing the inside.
"Madam, you’ve arrived," Zhuang Datou quickly brought Huang Pingguo to greet her. Since arriving here, they’ve stayed by the master’s side, and the master has hinted to them that they will likely not reside here permanently, but this area will be entrusted to them to manage.
They were becoming grateful for the life they have now, not expecting the master to promise them a good future, making them even more loyal; hence they’ve been working overtime to handle their tasks so they can fully dedicate themselves to serving the main household.
"Your progress is quite fast; is the kitchen being repaired?"
"Yes," Zhuang Datou scratched his head, "because we need to set up a place for the God of Stove, might as well do it all at once."
Bai Suihe then remembered that Zhuang Datou and others were originally locals from Lingnan and were respectful of certain customs.
"Naturally, the customs here must be observed, later have the residence also invite the God of Stove.
By the way, since coming here, you all have continuously worked alongside us, weren’t you going to return home for a visit?"
Zhuang Datou, "We’ll talk about it once we’re done for now, the old home in our memory is actually quite blurred, not sure if we can find it."
Speaking of this, Zhuang Datou and Huang Pingguo weren’t too concerned; they left home young, it’s been so many years, integrating back into family there might be hard, finding it would mean visiting as relatives, not finding it they won’t regret, after all, returning to one’s homeland fulfilled much of their wishes.
They now have wives, and soon enough, they’ll have their own children, one’s energy is limited, so it goes with fate.
Bai Suihe, "If there’s anything needed, let your master know, still have to help if we can."
Zhuang Datou and others quickly expressed their thanks, and Bai Suihe wasn’t keen on delaying their work, she went for a round and headed back.
Unexpectedly on her way back, she saw Xu Yulan whom she hadn’t seen in a long time.
She seemed much older, with some white hair visible.
"Third sister-in-law," upon seeing Bai Suihe again, Xu Yulan originally didn’t intend to greet her, but considering her current situation, she stopped to exchange greetings.
Bai Suihe, "Second sister-in-law, where are you heading?"
"To the mountain side to see if there are any wild vegetables, the house is running out of food, seeing if some can be supplemented,"
Bai Suihe glanced at the basket in her hand and looked at the mountain again, "At this time, even the most early wild vegetables would just be sprouting, and it is unsafe to enter the mountain now."
Even though several nearby mountains had been combed by Gu Kaiyuan, once the weather warms, those dormant dangers will surface.
"Well, there’s no choice, nothing left in the house." Xu Yulan opened her mouth but in the end said nothing, bearing the basket she left.
"Madam, why didn’t she speak?" Chunxiang found it strange, previously the second young madam liked to provoke, now living so hard she didn’t speak up.
"She knows I won’t help them; speaking or not makes no difference."
Bai Suihe clearly saw Xu Yulan’s predicament; though not especially concerned with the Gu Family, news always reaches, perhaps even more than Xu Yulan herself knows.
Gu Kaichen is truly outrageous for secretly gambling away the Silver left by Gu Baijiang, also secretly taking things from the house and selling them.
These are what Xu Yulan knows; what she doesn’t is that Gu Kaichen is entangled with a widow from the neighboring village, hiding it from Xu Yulan.
"That second young madam is indeed wise," Chunxiang looked back at her with sympathy; previously in the residence, protected by the old madam, the second young madam lived the best, no one dared to provoke, even the old madam’s own sons kept distance.
Unexpectedly, just a short time after the old madam’s passing, circumstances have become so dire, likely these days will continue for a long while yet.