Chapter 247: Just in Time

o the small courtyard immediately.Zong Bai turned his head to comfort Fang Jinxiu, "Sister-in-law, don't listen to Yu Lian talk nonsense, I believe you."Fang Jinshi raised an eyebrow. What did she bel..."You two come inside with me."

Fang Jinshi led the two people to find Mu Shi.

"Mother, do you still have the undershirt you sewed last time"

All the scraps of fabric she brought back from the clothing store were not wasted. Mu's family embroidered them into handkerchiefs or she made them into socks, bed sheets, and clothes.

Thanks to her superb stitching skills, there was no gap between the fabric pieces. Not only did the colors look good together, but the clothes felt completely smooth and comfortable against the skin with no scratchy or irritating seams.

As soon as Mu saw Fang Jinxiu arrive, she knew what she was going to do and quickly took out the undergarment she had just prepared.

As soon as these young ladies entered, she began to think about getting them some clean clothes.

Jin Yu and Xiao Yue followed Fang Jinshu into the room. Xiao Yue was very clever and imitated the mannerisms of a maid from a wealthy household, bowing to Mu Shi.

"I have seen the old madam."

Jin Yu was taken aback, and quickly followed suit.

Fang Jinshu was a little surprised. She hadn't expected the two of them to take her words so seriously and start putting them into action.

To her surprise, she was quite satisfied. This young girl, Xiaoyue, needed to be observed for a while. She might become a capable assistant in the future.

Mu was actually startled. This feeling of being treated with deference, she had only experienced when she was still a young girl living at home with her parents.

At that time, her mother arranged a maidservant to attend to her.

Later, she married into the Zong family. Mrs. Wu found her too flamboyant and forced her to sell her maidservants.

The Mu family couldn't bear to sell their maid who had served them for many years, so they secretly replaced her selling contract with one that set her free.

Then, when he sold his jewelry and got some silver back, he paid off his debt.

From then on, Mu learned to do housework honestly and started from scratch.

Mu shi's siblings were at a loss for words and stepped forward, "Oh my, I'm just a country wife, what old madam"

"You two are being so loud, someone might hear you and make fun of me."

Fang Jinxiu said domineeringly, "I'll see who dares to make fun of you."

"In this house, you are already the old matriarch."

"Mother, in the future, your daughter-in-law will definitely let you, the old matriarch, enjoy a comfortable and prosperous life."

"Jin Yu Xia Yue, that's what she's called at home, don't call her anything else."

Mother Mu was soothed by her daughter-in-law's words and smiled awkwardly.

There's probably no happier mother-in-law than her in the world. She's so well-cared for by her daughter-in-law even at this age.

"Jinxiu, you better stop talking. People in the village already know my face and I'm too embarrassed to go out."

"Our family isn't some big wealthy household, so why call me 'Old Madam' "

Fang Jinshi, however, felt that her mother-in-law was too humble.

"Our family will be the wealthiest in this area sooner or later. Don't you believe in our abilities, Mother"

"Besides Zongbei, once he passes his exams and becomes an accomplished scholar, you'll still be the mistress of this household. You should get used to it in advance."

Fang Jinxiu took the clothes from Mu's hands without giving her a chance to refuse.

"Mother, I'll take Jin Yu Xiao Yue down to wash up and rest first. You should also get some rest."

Jin Yu Xia Yue very politely bowed towards Madam Mu, "Old Madam, please rest early. This servant takes her leave."

Mu's old face flushed red, she nodded and hurriedly waved her hands at the two of them.

Fang Jinshi knew changing someone's habits wasn't easy, but their family's big change was coming soon. Letting her mother-in-law get used to the new address in advance was a good idea.

She gave her clothes to the two of them and taught them how to wash them with water. Nowadays, water resources are still very precious and cannot be wasted at all. When using it, try to take as little as possible and make full use of everything.

"The water used to wipe the body can't be poured away, it should all be kept. It can also be used to wash hands until they are too dirty to look at, and then use it to water the plants."

"Remember"

Both nodded hurriedly.

This night, Xiaoyue and Jinyu were allowed by Fang Jinxiu to sleep in the same bed with her.

She plans to ask Changhe to come over tomorrow and help her make two wooden beds.

Also, we need to get back on track with the plans to build a house.

After raiding the bandit hideout, Fang Jinshuu gained quite a lot. Though half of the food was distributed, she collected a considerable amount of various seasonings.

Moreover, she stumbled upon two hundred taels of silver in the bandit's den, a complete windfall.

Just coincidentally, our family had four more people, so building a house was becoming urgent. This money came in handy at the right time.ilt, you can come here to collect seeds for vegetables and grain. Then you will have to rely on yourselves to live."I will help if you have difficulties, but that doesn't mean I will constantly provid...