After Li Qingling recovered, he slowly stood up to open the door.When Liu Zhimo saw her, he sized her up and anxiously asked her if she was alright.
Li Qingling lightly shook his head and said, "I"m fine." After pausing for a moment, he continued, "Little White gave birth to a tiger cub, and I gave it a name.
Hearing that, a few of the children ran over and asked Li Qingling, wanting to go in to take a look.
Li Qingling reminded them to come out immediately after taking a look, and not to disturb the Little White"s rest.
The few children nodded, saying that they knew, they would not disturb the Little White"s rest.
Li Qingling acknowledged them, and turned to let them in.
Liu Zhimo reached out to support Li Qingling, wanting to bring her back to rest.
Li Qingling did not object and nodded.
After all, she was a pregnant woman, and everything had to be done with her body.
Seeing that she did not object, Liu Zhimo revealed a smile on his face, and after turning his head to say goodbye, he supported Li Qingling and went back into the room.
The moment he woke up, Li Qingling got up with a refreshed expression. After putting on his clothes, he opened the door and saw Nian Xia dozing off at the entrance. She called out to him lightly, telling him to go back to her room to rest.
Nian Xia opened her eyes in a daze. When she saw Li Qingling, she instantly woke up, stood up abruptly, and scratched her head embarra.s.sedly. She said that she was really too sleepy, when did she fall asleep?
Li Qingling laughed and said, no problem, let her go back to his room to rest, there was no need to hold on.
Li Qingling was very forgiving of his relationship with Xi Chun, who was by her side. He did not have many rules.
Because of this, Nian Xia and Xi Chun became more determined and strict towards Li Qingling, trying their best to not make him lose face.
They felt that they couldn"t let down their master who was so good to them.
Nian Xia shook her head and said no, she had slept enough.
After saying so, she covered her face in annoyance. How could she fall asleep? What if Madame had something to do?
Next time, it must not be like this.
"If you feel sleepy, you should go back to your room to rest. It"s fine even if I fall asleep. Don"t force yourself to stay awake, do you understand?"
"Yes, ma"am." Nian Xia obediently agreed. As for whether she would do it or not, that was her problem.
If she did not, the Missus would continue to persuade her not to worry about her.
"When I was sleeping, was there anything in the house that I needed to take care of?"
"Madam, Mrs. Hu came by once and knows that you are resting. After putting down the gift, she went back."
Li Qingling acknowledged and then called Mrs. Hu and the others over for dinner.
Nian Xia agreed.
Li Qingling thought for a moment, then walked towards the big kitchen, wanting to see how the dishes prepared by the chef were progressing.
Just as she walked out of the courtyard, she met Xi Chun who was about to look for her.
"Madam, you"re awake?"
Li Qingling smiled and nodded, then asked her what"s the matter?
Xi Chun said somewhat awkwardly. She did not know why, but the citizens knew that today was Madam"s birthday and sent him many gifts.
Startled, Li Qingling blinked his eyes and asked Xi Chun.
"Aside from He Zhao"s family of four who registered, the rest were directly placed at the gate. They didn"t even leave a name, so I have no idea which family delivered them." Speaking of which, she also felt very vexed. She didn"t know how to return the courtesy?
Hearing that, Li Qingling"s mouth twitched, feeling that the citizens of Ninghua County were really … He really didn"t know what to say, so his heart was moved and sour at the same time.
She silently sighed, told Xi Chun to keep the things properly, if there was a chance, she would think of a way to repay them.
Thinking about that huge pile of food, Xi Chun couldn"t help but laugh and say that she couldn"t take them all, they were all food.
"A lot?"
"Much, much more than what I gave to you before."
Li Qingling frowned, and after a moment, he opened his mouth, telling the chef at home to work harder, and to cook all the things the citizens had brought over, and tonight he was using the water flow to invite the citizens to eat.
After saying that, he added another sentence, "The family"s staff will be transferred to the chef"s side."
This time, they could only toil hard for the chefs. They had to make a temporary decision in hopes of being able to make it in time.
Xi Chun said yes, and then asked Li Qingling, should he go out to buy some meat? Otherwise, it wouldn"t be enough to eat.
"Buy it, and you can calculate how much money you need. Just remember to keep an account."
Xi Chun agreed and quickly went to the kitchen. After telling them what Li Qingling had said, he took the silver and called two or three guards over, then ran out to buy meat.
During the buying of the meat, she had also spread the news of her citizens coming to County Magistrate to eat.
When the citizens heard that, they all started boiling over, and started asking Xi Chun if it was true or not.
Xi Chun nodded and said yes.
When the butcher who sold pork to Xi Chun heard this, she indicated that she would not take Xi Chun"s silver, and directly gave it to Xi Chun as a birthday present.
Xi Chun had a solemn expression on her face, she shook her head and said no, the lady would not agree, she wanted the butcher to weigh the amount, no matter how much silver she gave her.
The butcher had no choice but to reduce the amount of silver by half.
Xi Chun looked at him suspiciously, and asked if he was considered young.
The butcher carried a piece of meat, shook his head, and said, "Not bad, that"s all."
Impossible, Xi Chun gave her some silver and asked the guards to carry the pork home. Before she left, she called the butcher again, telling him to definitely go eat dinner.
She knew that the butcher had lost a lot of money, and she didn"t want to argue with him, so she let him have his way.
The butcher laughed out loud and replied back, saying that he would be there on time, and even asked Xi Chun if she wanted to help?
Xi Chun shook his head and said, "No need, as long as you come, it"s fine. You must not bring any gifts. She was afraid that these people would bring gifts.
The people nodded and said yes.
When Xi Chun left, the citizens started talking to each other, asking for ideas, were they really not giving gifts? Would it be bad to go empty-handed?
The person who heard the news said, "I heard that Magistrate"s Wife wanted to keep a low profile for his birthday. I wonder how this matter spread? After a lot of people heard about it, they secretly sent over a lot of food. Magistrate"s Wife did not want everyone to spend the money, so he decided to treat everyone to a meal. "
After hearing that, the people all thought about it, and after a while, many people found an excuse to leave, but in reality, they were all running back home to see what food they would give Magistrate"s Wife. In short, they were embarra.s.sed to go to dinner empty-handed.
Li Qingling did not know about this at all. She was currently standing in the warehouse, frowning as he looked at the things that He Zhao"s family of four had brought over. It was a coral that was half a person tall, a hundred year old ginseng, Yu Guanyin, and a box of pearls …
She stayed silent for a while, before turning her head to tell Nian Xia to send him back …
She couldn"t accept such a precious item.
"Yes, ma"am." Nian Xia looked at these four precious things and felt his heart tremble. He was afraid that she would accidentally break it.
"When you send them back, speak more tactfully. Just say that I won"t accept the gift and thank them for their good intentions." Li Qingling warned Nian Xia, "If they are free, they can come over for a meal." It would be unreasonable to ask the commoners not to invite them.
Nian Xia agreed again and ran out to find four guards to bring something back. She proudly brought them to He Zhao w.a.n.g"s home and returned the gifts.
Once it was announced, it caused another commotion in the Ninghua County.
After the citizens found out, they felt that Magistrate"s Wife was a good person, and not someone who was in cahoots with the four great rich masters.
Some people placed the gifts that they had prepared back in place. They knew that Magistrate"s Wife would not accept them, so if they were to send them over again, it would seem that they were in the wrong, so it would be better to give them something to eat.
Since Magistrate"s Wife wanted to invite them to dinner and send them some food, they wouldn"t need to spend money on food like Magistrate"s Wife.
These people"s thoughts were also that of the common people. They were all thinking of ways to deliver food to the county magistrate"s mansion.
Not long after, the entrance of the manor was once again filled with food. When Li Qingling heard this, he didn"t know whether to laugh or cry.
It was only a birthday, and not worth the expense of the people.
Unbeknownst to them, her decision had caused the guards outside the gate to be scolded like dogs by the commoners.
"Hey, hey, it"s really not that I don"t want you to send her off, but Madam instructed me to not let you spend it. She has already received your kind intentions, so please take your things back. Thank you for your cooperation."
Fifteen bitterly urged the people who wanted to give away gifts to him. The people refused to do so and scolded him for having good intentions. They would not allow him to give them anything.
Fifteen was full of injustice from being scolded. This really wasn"t his decision.
Nian Xia ran back and reported to Li Qingling while laughing. She said that if Li Qingling didn"t go and save Fifteen, he would cry from being scolded.
Li Qingling laughed helplessly and stood up, "Let"s go and take a look." She didn"t expect the people to be so persistent.
When he arrived at the door, he heard the sound of guard fifteen begging for mercy. Li Qingling couldn"t help but burst out laughing.
"Everyone, calm down, calm down. Madam is here." Nian Xia ran out first and roared. In an instant, the noisy commoners quietened down.
Li Qingling walked to the main entrance, looked around at the commoners, and laughed: "I"ve already received your kind intentions, thank you." After saying that, she gave a light bow to the commoners, "However, there really is no need to spend money. It"s good enough for people, there is no need to send gifts." The citizens of Ninghua County were so honest and so cute, how could she not think of a way to make them live a good life?
She already had a faint idea in her heart, and was waiting for her to carry it out.
Once she had fully realized it, she would announce her thoughts to the public.
He hoped that the citizens would live a better life. Not only would they not be able to get rich, they would at least be able to eat until they were full.
"Madam, it"s not anything valuable, it"s planted by our family, we don"t have to spend money."
"That"s right, ma"am, we don"t need money. We grew it ourselves, so you can take it. Otherwise, we won"t have the face to eat here."
Once these words were said, everyone else immediately echoed his words.
"Madam, this commoner has left his things here. Come for dinner tonight!" Someone shrewdly placed the items on the ground and ran away.
The others followed suit, put down their things and ran.
"..."
Li Qingling looked at the pile of items on the floor, and helplessly held his forehead, he waved his hand, and had fifteen things brought back to the kitchen for the chef to cook.