Time Travel: The Noble Family
Chapter 327 - Chapter 327 Chapter 118 Temple Life_2

Chapter 327: Chapter 118: Temple Life_2 Chapter 327: Chapter 118: Temple Life_2 Cai Qing carried the Copper Basin out, and it took her quite a while to come back, with only half a basin of water in it. Not to mention Cai Lan, even Cai Qing was feeling overwhelmed now; the work here was just too hard. It was nothing like living in a mansion, where you could order maids and old nannies around. They would just follow the lady closely, ready to attend to her every need.

Seeing Cai Qing finally return, Cai Lan raised her voice and said, “What took you so long to fetch a basin of water? Where did you go to get it?”

Cai Qing glanced sideways at Cai Lan and followed her without saying a word.

Hua Lei said with clear displeasure, “Can’t you be a bit quieter, don’t disturb my Miss.” It was as if she were afraid that others wouldn’t know how loud her voice was.

Hua Lei’s words were not really targeted at Cai Lan; it was mainly because Yueyao indeed preferred quiet and disliked noise, so everyone at the Lanxi Courtyard spoke softly, and no one would talk loudly in the courtyard. Cai Lan’s loud calling naturally disturbed Yueyao.

Just as Cai Lan was about to retort, Cai Qing quickly said, “The well is quite far from here. It takes quite a bit of time to go there and back.” She didn’t want Cai Lan to start arguing with Hua Lei, as Cai Lan would definitely be the one to lose out.

Hua Lei went back into the room and said to Yueyao, who was sitting in a chair and reading a book, “Miss, did we disturb you just now?”

Yueyao didn’t say anything. It was certain she had been disturbed; she had just been thinking that after dinner, she would have Yueying talk to Cai Lan about keeping her voice down. That loud voice was quite bothersome.

Qiao Lan was also quite astute and said, “Miss, I think neither Cai Lan nor Cai Qing is cut out for hard work.” Not only had they cleaned the room spotlessly, but they had also taken care of the kitchen properly, resulting in the Eldest Miss and her two people not lifting a finger.

Yueyao remained silent. She had anticipated that Yueying would not be able to handle the hardship. A normal person wouldn’t want to stay in a temple or the Nunnery because those places were very austere; one had to do everything by themselves, not to mention the bland meals. What made normal people even more uncomfortable was the dull and uninteresting life on the mountain. Those accustomed to luxury would feel as if they were in prison. Now it was just the beginning, and within a couple of days, Yueyao believed that Yueying and her maids would start to complain incessantly. Yueyao shook her head; as for whether they could stay until the twelfth lunar month, she doubted it very much.

Nanny Hao walked in and asked, “Miss, what would you like to eat tonight?” They had brought quite a few fresh vegetables this time, but in a few days, they wouldn’t have any left.

Yueyao smiled and said, “Just stir-fry a couple of dishes. We’re not so particular here; as long as we’re fed, it’s fine.” Those who wanted luxury wouldn’t come to such a place.

In fact, for Yueyao, the current environment was already pretty good, and the food wasn’t bad either. Back when she was in the Nunnery, at the very beginning, she only had two meals a day, each meal consisting of a single bun and a small bowl of vegetables. That was truly a tough time. Later, after she started generating income, she improved it to three meals a day, each meal having two buns and a plate of vegetables.

Nanny Hao immediately left upon getting the answer.

Yueyao said to the two people beside her, “Hua Lei, Qiao Lan, go help Nanny Hao. The sun has already set; if you don’t help her, we’ll have to eat in the dark.”

Qiao Lan and Hua Lei immediately followed her out.

Yueyao continued reading her book.

Nanny Hao first went to fetch water, and Hua Lei started cooking rice after washing it. Hua Lei used to work on a farm, and she had done all these tasks when she was young. It was just that she hadn’t done such rough work since she had been serving Yueyao. Now she was getting back to it, and naturally, she was quite skilled.

Qiao Lan was also busy. She immediately washed and picked vegetables, and then sorted them. When Nanny Hao came back, she began stir-frying the vegetables, and the three of them were busily working in the kitchen.

After Ma Chengteng finished his work, he heard that Yueyao had gone up the mountain and planned to visit her during his leave. The child would swallow any hardship herself without telling anyone, so he needed to visit her more often.

Ma Peng also told Zhuang Ruolan that she should send someone to the mountain every now and then to check on Yueyao and ensure she wasn’t suffering.

After dinner, Ma Peng went to his study.

The Maid brought in some crystal pears, and Ruo Lan took a piece with a toothpick and tasted it, saying, “Mmm, very sweet.” However, she couldn’t eat much; she had only one.

Cai Yun came in with a grim expression and hesitated before saying to Ruo Lan, “Miss, the Eldest Young Master bumped into Chu Xia, who came to pay respects, on his way to the study. The Eldest Young Master had a long conversation with Chu Xia, but I couldn’t find out what they talked about.” Ma Peng didn’t pay much attention to Chu Xia, but that didn’t stop Cai Yun and Cai Yi from being extremely wary of her. This encounter between Chu Xia and the Young Master on the road was definitely not good news for them.