Peasant Woman's Decreed Life as a Wife

Chapter 1342: Chapter 1339: Learning Housekeeper

“Thank you, Sister Chu Ziluo,” Huo Hongyan actually found her calm and self-confident demeanor a bit surprising.

Compared to her previous life, which was timid and introverted, the difference was enormous.

She became even more curious about Madam Chu in her heart.

When Ye Muyu learned of the Huo family’s visit, she had just finished breastfeeding Nuanbao.

“Since the Huo family didn’t want to disturb me and sent the younger generation instead, let’s have Chu Ziluo go entertain them. Su Mei, you accompany her and teach Chu Ziluo about managing the household. I’ll leave these matters to you for the time being,” Ye Muyu, afraid that Chu Heng would make a fuss when he returned in the evening, had already decided to rest well and not concern herself with too many things.

Upon hearing this, Su Mei bowed and replied, “This servant girl will certainly teach the young miss well.”

“You may go now, Chun Xing will take care of things for me here,” Ye Muyu said.

After bowing and leaving, Su Mei gave Chun Xing some instructions before she briskly headed to the flower hall.

In the flower hall, Chu Ziluo and Huo Hongyan were engaged in a delightful conversation.

“Ms. Huo, so this is what life is like at the Border Pass. I always thought it would be a place of savage customs, with the sky shrouded in yellow sand, or perhaps somewhere with harsh living conditions,” Chu Ziluo said, having read quite a few gazetteers and broadened her knowledge substantially.

But she had never seen the Border Pass with her own eyes, and since gazetteers only described a small part of the scenery, naturally, they couldn’t compare to the detailed accounts of someone like Huo Hongyan, who had lived there.

Huo Hongyan shook her head gently, “What you describe is the situation of the Prefectural City where my family lives. Further north in the Northern Region, the conditions are indeed harsh, as you mentioned, with the sky covered in yellow sand, and not a soul to be seen for hundreds of miles. In the Northern Region, horses are the most precious resource, and they are quite expensive. Speaking of which, I never thought that returning to the capital would make me happiest to find that the prices of horses were much cheaper.”

Chu Ziluo didn’t say anything upon hearing this but made a mental note of it.

“Look at me, going on about such trivial things for so long.” Huo Hongyan patted her cheek. “If there’s anything else you want to know, Sister Ziluo, just ask.”

“It’s okay, we’re just chatting. I find these little details quite interesting; listening to you makes it feel like I’ve lived at the Border Pass myself.”

“Then shall I continue telling you about life in the Northern Region?” Huo Hongyan’s smile grew even more genuine. She found that getting along with Chu Ziluo was very relaxing; Chu Ziluo was surrounded by goodwill. Since her rebirth, she hadn’t felt this relaxed.

Her father’s sudden death, the heavy stone that pressed on her heart, caused her nightmares every night and a constant state of fear.

The two of them enjoyed a pleasant conversation, with Su Mei standing at the door, not going in to disturb them.

After Chu Ziluo sent Huo Hongyan off, she called Su Mei in.

“Aunt Su Mei,” Chu Ziluo greeted her on her own initiative.

But Su Mei wouldn’t accept such a form of address, “Young miss, I will always remember the care you and the lady have shown me, but in the residence, a servant girl is ultimately a servant girl. Now that you are starting to learn how to manage the household, you must start with managing the servant girls. I appreciate your confidence in me, but I cannot let this cause others in the residence to think you can be easily bullied.”

Chu Ziluo was inherently kind-hearted and held in high regard Su Mei, the senior maidservant who had always taken care of her mother.

But she was not foolish and understood that Su Mei was right after hearing her words.

“Thank you,” Chu Ziluo then began to learn household management under Su Mei’s guidance.

With Su Mei showing utmost respect, if Chu Ziluo said east, she wouldn’t dare to go west, and therefore, the other people beneath her were even less likely to show any disrespect to Chu Ziluo.

First, Su Mei handed over the residence’s financial ledgers for Chu Ziluo to review.

When Ye Muyu heard about this, she recorded another merit for Su Mei.

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