Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Liu Sisi was in the kitchen watching the newly bought old woman and the married woman cooking. She turned her head and said, “I haven’t seen Brother Zhang, but Xuan’er and Yun’er are already off school. It is so cold today, I let them stay at my home and didn’t send them back.”

How would it be good for the children to run far away in such freezing weather, if they really caught a cold?

“It’s really strange, how can no one be seen by now? Riding a horse back and forth from South Mountain Village should be enough, is there any problem?”

Di Yelei furrowed his eyebrows and went straight to the storage room.

As soon as his figure entered, it immediately turned around and came out again, with an incredulous face he rubbed his eyes and looked around, then turned around and went in, then came out again.

“Sisi, this room… this…”

The surprise on his face infected Old Cheng, who turned away and laughed secretly.

Liu Sisi glared at him, seeing Di Yelei’s expression, she also felt as if she had made a foolish decision.

“If you think there’s too much stuff, just take it out and distribute it to the passerby outside!”

She stomped her foot with a flushed face, and then went back into the kitchen and didn’t come out again.

Di Yelei inhaled a nose full of dust, helplessly rubbing his nose, he had no choice but to go back to the storage room and call some more people to help.

In the kitchen, Liu Sisi was instructing the new people on their rules.

Her gaze swept over the old women, the married woman, and the children.

“You all are sold by Granny Qin and signed a dead contract, pressed your fingerprints and registered your sale at the government office. You should understand what a dead contract means. I Liu Sisi am not a malicious person, as long as you sincerely work, don’t slack off, don’t betray your master for glory, then you do not need to worry about food and clothing. My Di family may not be a wealthy family, but my eldest uncle is an official in another place, and I Liu Sisi am also the goddaughter of the imperial court’s Minister Gan. I assume Granny Qin has already introduced our background, so I won’t elaborate on it.”

It’s not that Liu Sisi wanted to brag, but with these seven men, women, and children, she is afraid of what would happen if the servants stepped on their master.

So, this is where discipline is needed!

There are too many pitiful people in this world, and she is not a Bodhisattva, so she naturally can’t save everyone.

What she can do is not to deduct expenses on food and clothing, as long as she can take good care of these people, she will be at ease with her conscience.

As Liu Sisi’s words fell, the old woman hurriedly bowed and said with a smile.

“Madam, don’t worry, all these things have been explained by Granny Qin, you can rest assured!”

In fact, Granny Qin’s explanation was much more severe than Liu Sisi’s!

“You must not underestimate the Di family just because you are going to the countryside. The eldest of the Di family is an official in another province and may return to his hometown at any time. You are going to the home of the third son of the Di family, and the eldest of the Di family loves his third brother dearly. This Mrs. Di is even more remarkable! She is the granddaughter of the Elder Madam of the Gan Family, and who is this old lady? She is the wife of the Hanlin Academy’s Minister Gan. Mrs. Di has also been raised by Assistant Minister of Ministry of Personnel, Lord Gan. With such a status, it would be just as easy to crush you as it is to press a small ant to death…”

Granny Qin is one of the top human trafficking dealers in Macheng County, handling countless transactions for wealthy families every year.

Her success in this industry is connected to her experiences when she was young.

At that time, she was young and encountered a fugitive servant who had just switched hands. How could the wealthy family accept such a situation? Naturally, they found Granny Qin. Granny Qin immediately led a group to pursue the fugitive. After several days and nights of pursuit, they finally captured the person. In front of countless people, they stripped the servant bare, sliced off pieces of flesh, and executed them with a slow, painful death.

The scene was a true river of blood, with screams echoing for a long time.

The bright red blood stained the ground in front of Qin Family’s home. The victims cried out in pain, begging for a swift death but unable to die nor live!

Since then, not a single slave that had been bought or sold through her has dared to escape!

Speaking of this, it is also related to the current imperial system. In this system, slaves are private property of their masters. Even if they are beaten to death, it does not violate the law.

Only then did Liu Sisi nod in satisfaction: “Hmm! If Granny Qin has already explained to you, then I will not go into the details. When you prepare the food, be sure to carefully clean the ingredients. Also, the hygiene of this stove must be maintained. The food will be consumed, so there can be no carelessness.”

“Yes, Madam.”

Everyone naturally responded in unison.

After saying all this, Liu Sisi finally relaxed her expression and carefully examined the three children.

Among the three children, the boy was the largest, about eight or nine years old, slightly older than Xuan’er, just right for being his Attendant Student. The two younger girls were also six or seven years old. At present, Da Mao had no one to take care of him, so it was better to send the older girl to take care of Da Mao…

Seeing the current situation, Liu Sisi smiled and asked, “What are your names? How old are you?”

The old woman hurriedly greeted: “Madam, my husband’s family name is Hu, and I am commonly known as Granny Hu. My eldest son is named Hu Daniu, my youngest son is named Hu Erniu, and this is my daughter-in-law, Ms. Gao. The three children are arranged in order: Eldest Son Hu, Hu Erya, and Hu Sanya. Please give them names, Madam.”

Liu Sisi thought for a moment: “Granny Hu, Hu Daniu, Hu Erniu, and Ms. Gao have been using their names for decades, so there is no need to change them. The names of these three children are really not good. How about changing their names to Hu Leping, which means peace and happiness in one’s life. As for the two girls, let’s call them Hu Xuelan and Hu Xueyi!”

Everyone naturally had no objections, and thanked her for the names.

“Thank you for the names, Madam.”

“Hmm! Prepare the food as quickly as possible. They have been busy for a long time and must be tired.”

Liu Sisi glanced at the woman Ms. Gao’s stomach. Ms. Gao was extremely thin, her face pale, but her stomach seemed a bit bigger than her own. Perhaps her pregnancy was further along than her own.

However, this was good. It would save her the trouble of finding a wet nurse later on!

“There are ready-made cotton quilts. After eating later, there might be some rush to sew the quilts.”

The more people there are, the more things there are.

Di Family was just starting out, and various chaotic matters were numerous.

Liu Sisi couldn’t help but sigh in secret. It was good that they had already moved out of the Upper Village. If so many people were squeezed into the old house, it would be even more difficult to deal with other issues, let alone eating and living.