Chapter 185: Chapter 184 Lady’s Temper Chapter 185: Chapter 184 Lady’s Temper “Jun’er, co… co sit here with mother.”
Mrs. ng’s gentle smile beckoned to her daughter.
“Mother, are the fruits delicious?” ng Zhaojun was reluctant to admit that the Ye family’s fruits were tasty, for she knew all along that fruits grown with Space Water couldn’t be anything but delicious.
It was foolish not to eat when it was free, especially since eating such fruits was good for health; she also wished her family could enjoy good health and savor these days blessed with the love and presence of parents.
ng Zhaojun ca to sit beside her mother, as Liang Chen and i Jing peeled fruit for her.
Glancing at the hourglass, she realized it wasn’t alti yet, so she would have to make do with fruit to stave off her hunger for now.
The mother and daughter were enjoying the fruit, with maids helping them peel it.
Just then, soone entered the living room; ng Ruixiang ca in, and all eyes turned to him.
ng Ruixiang approached his mother with great courtesy, performing the proper greeting before sitting down on a stool to the side.
“Mother, sister.”
ng Zhaojun rely looked up at her brother as he entered, then averted her face without looking at him again.
She was still angry with her brother, of course, and had not forgiven him.
“Ruixiang, how was everything at our estate today?”
Mrs. ng had already been inford about the day’s events in the afternoon and knew that the people from the Ye family had been very hospitable, hosting them for a al.
As for why the young lady was angered afterward, those who dined in the courtyard were unaware.
Mrs. ng didn’t dwell on it, knowing her daughter’s strength; if sothing truly angered her, it wouldn’t happen often, and it might be Tang Shunyan who irritated her.
She reasoned that ordinary citizens wouldn’t dare disrespect her precious daughter.
“Quite good, our estate’s fields of rice are doing very well, though the hills haven’t been planted yet.”
ng Ruixiang, though a bookworm who never spoke ill of others in public or private, and despite calling out his sister to her face earlier—while she was still upset with him—he would not bad-mouth her in the presence of their mother.
His mother’s inquiry surely ant she was unaware, which ant the sister hadn’t spoken ill of him either.
“Hmm, let’s wait for your father’s matters to settle down!”
Mrs. ng didn’t want to expend too much effort on the remote and rugged mountain regions, knowing that as long as they led the effort, her husband’s achievents would show, and all their hard work would not be in vain.
ng Zhaojun remained silent; compared to the bustling environnt and superior products of the Capital City, she certainly preferred it over the small county they were currently in.
ng Ruixiang nodded; he too wanted his parents to return to the Capital City so he could enter a better academy.
As alti approached, a report ca that the County Magistrate was dining outside due to a prior engagent.
Mrs. ng was used to this routine, where her husband had social obligations, and the rest of them—mother, son, and in-laws—dined together.
She instructed the maid to invite the Old Master and Old Lady, then asked another maid to prepare the al.
The ng family dinner table that evening featured fresh vegetables and fruits brought back from the Ye Manor.
The cook also prepared dishes and pastries made with longan, passion fruit, and pineapple, and lon soup with pork.
Pineapple chicken, a tasty and unique dish, used chicken bought from the Ye estate; duck too was stewed with particular ingredients. Desserts after the al, made with longan, were indeed delicious.
The ng family enjoyed the al heartily and contentedly, with Old Mr. ng and Old Lady ng clutching their bellies.
Old Mrs. ng couldn’t help but say, “The fresh fruits picked and the chicken and duck that have been bought, their flavors are truly incomparable.”
“I feel like I’ve gotten a bit fatter lately, I don’t want to eat als in the sumr, but I can eat the fruits and vegetables from Ye’s estate, and the ats bought from there. They really do allow to eat well and live comfortably this sumr.”
The Old Master, in his reflection, had also worked as a farr. The vegetables he grew were not as delicious, and he did not have the heart to eat the chickens and ducks he raised, only to sell them to fund his son’s education.
In those tis he was indeed very frugal, saving up eggs for his son to eat. All the hardships were worth it when his son succeeded. It’s just that in their old age, they are enjoying the delicacies and wealth they didn’t have in their youth.
Mrs. ng, hearing the words of the elderly, rely smiled. She didn’t have much fondness for this old couple, yet she respected them greatly, all for the sake of her husband’s face.
ng Zhaojun remained silent, not speaking out. While her family praised the delicacies from Ye’s estate, she wanted to argue, but couldn’t muster a single word of rebuttal.
She didn’t want to let her anger affect her appetite and make herself suffer unnecessarily.
After eating his fill, ng Ruixiang excused himself to read, intending not to fall behind his father’s diligent academic achievents.
ng Zhaojun didn’t speak a word to her brother throughout the al, and after he left, she retired to her room with her maid.
The nights of sumr were sowhat hot, and as darkness fell, mosquitoes buzzed about.
ng Zhaojun’s courtyard used a device to keep out mosquitoes, one she had devised by imitating mosquito nets from a previous life. She had started working on it as soon as she was big enough to speak and manage the task.
With such mosquito nets installed at ho, indeed there were fewer mosquitoes in the rooms.
Mrs. ng even turned this mosquito net into a business venture, claiming it as their family’s original creation.
Of course, the workers’ quarters were also fitted with mosquito nets, complented by ancient thods of repelling mosquitoes.
ng Zhaojun hadn’t done her howork during her outing that day. The assignnts given by the master yesterday would have to be completed tonight.
First was painting, capturing Tang Shunyan’s likeness from today, and adding a poem to it; she hadn’t even waited for the ink to dry before feeling pressed for ti.
Last was playing the zither. The music contained hints of sorrow and anger.
She played “High Mountains and Running Water,” the lody alternating between lively and lancholic, venting the day’s emotions through the strings.
The needlework would be impossible to do in the evening, since it was harmful to the eyes. Now, as she played the zither, she felt it was getting late.
Yet she didn’t consider that her family might have already gone to sleep, indulging in releasing her own emotions.
County Magistrate ng had returned from his social engagents, freshened up, and then drank the sobering tea Mrs. ng had soone brew for him.
Listening to the sound of the zither music coming from a nearby courtyard, County Magistrate ng, being a refined man, in his youth had only focused on studying for examinations. After eting Madam, he began learning various musical instrunts as well.
This was to prove himself worthy of Madam, not to let her family or herself think him rely a bookworm or a brute.
Keeping pace with the tis, this was his awareness of striving for strength and a better life.
“Jun’er, you should have been happy going out to play today. What happened?”
“Don’t mind her, she’s just a pampered lady with a temper. It’s definitely not soone else’s fault. The son hasn’t spoken about it, and the daughter hasn’t complained, so it must be a small grievance.”
Mrs. ng’s words were t with a nod from the father. Although a daughter should be pampered, the mature and stable son is a bit more sensible than the daughter.
This past year, the daughter had caused quite a few problems, and he had to fill in many holes for her.
The daughter was not an easy child; who would cause her grievances? It’s surely just her temper acting up again, and she’d be fine after cooling down.
Mrs. ng sighed. The daughter still needed gradual guidance, to beco the kind of daughter others envied. Being too intelligent, however, was also a headache.
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