Cowardly Stepmother Dressed As the Hero

Emphasizing the identity of the master is not only through punishment and coercion, but sometimes, a reward that cannot be refused can better reflect the disparity in the status of the superior and the inferior.

Through these days of observation, Cao Mi found that this Chen family did not have too many bad intentions, except that he did not recognize Qi An and Qi Ran’s identities, but he did a very good job in his duties. Otherwise, the twins would not have been brought up by her to look like white and plump golden boys.

As for the character flaws of the two bear children, it was actually caused by Yuan Shi and Chen’s too much doting.

Therefore, for her, Cao Mi hopes to try to beat her.

But for others, just hitting isn’t enough.

In the early morning of this day, Dong Li, who had become Cao Mixin’s personal maid, stepped forward to inform that the matter was ready, and Cao Mi called for Xia Lin.

Xia Lin didn’t know why, and when he came in, he took the initiative to mention to her the various purchases in the house for the month.

Cao Mi sighed, interrupted her words, and then started the show mode.

She lowered her eyes and pretended to be sad, “Xia Lin, you have always been the most capable maid by my side, this time, I can only rely on you!”

Xia Lin moved for a while. Seeing Cao Mi’s expression was so sad that it didn’t look like he was cheating, he asked with a straight face, “Madam, what happened?”

Cao Mi covered his heart and recalled the painful past, “A few days ago, the lord was angry with Zhang’s affairs and invited me to the study to reprimand. I knew that I was dereliction of duty, so I made a promise with the lord that I was willing to use it. My own private treasury silver taels to buy winter shoes for the army where Zhang’s deceased husband is.”

After she finished recalling, she looked at Xia Lin earnestly, “Now that the matter has been found out, it is the manager Chen in our backyard who committed the crime. I take care of the master and servant’s feelings and did not punish him heavily. Can’t help but be more diligent.”

Xia Lin vaguely guessed something, but didn’t dare to take it seriously, so he could only say something along the lines of Cao Mi, “Madam… Madam’s words are very true.”

“I was willing to go to the embroidery workshop in person to supervise this matter to show my sincerity, but yesterday I mentioned it to the housekeeper, but was stopped by the housekeeper.” Cao Mi pressed the corner of his red eyes with a handkerchief, “Yes, Ruier is still ill now. As a mother, it’s not easy to leave rashly.”

She took a deep breath and suddenly grabbed Xia Lin’s arm tightly, “So, I discussed it with the housekeeper and decided to assign you to go to the embroidery workshop instead of me to supervise the manufacture of this batch of winter shoes!”

Xia Lin was stunned for a moment, exclaiming that the bad premonition in his heart had come true.

She had the heart to save her, and squeaked and said, “Madam, there is still a lot of work in the mansion…”

“I know.” Cao Mi interrupted her gently, “I know you can’t make arrangements, but fortunately a group of newcomers arrived yesterday, just let Nanxi help you for a while. I’m not busy this time, I’ll wait for your reply. Once you are in the house, you can start preparing for the New Year’s festival and feasts, and there is still plenty of time.”

Xia Lin wanted to say something else, but Cao Mi didn’t give her a chance to find an excuse at all, “The housekeeper’s side has already been waiting in the backyard. Hey, I was also confused. I forgot to inform you in advance when I was busy yesterday. , you go back to your room to pack up now, and leave with them directly.”

She softened her voice, but she couldn’t refuse every word she said, “Go, don’t make them wait for a long time, otherwise, the prince will be charged again.”

Cao Mi moved Qi You out, Xia Lin opened his mouth and finally compromised, “…Yes.”

Cao Mi nodded with a smile, and summoned the two maidservants beside him, “Peach, Dongli, Xia Lin is in a hurry, go and help her clean up.”

Xia Lin was disturbed by this sudden change. At this time, he didn’t care to say no to refuse. He only saluted Cao Mi seemingly tamely, and then left in a hurry.

Cao Mi was completely relieved until Dong Li came back and told Xia Lin that he had boarded the car and left.

Finally, the tiger was transferred away, so Xia Lin could not intervene in the current situation on the mountain.

She quickly found an excuse to rearrange the personnel in the hospital, and placed Nanxi and other newcomers into the work area that Xia Lin was originally in charge of.

This time, in the entire backyard, there were new people who entered the mansion yesterday and belonged to Cao Mi in every important position.

In fact, the time for these people to enter the mansion is too short, and Cao Mi does not want to make such an arrangement so quickly. It is true that she lives under the threat of death every day, and she is always alert to the “burning charcoal” that will appear again. Accident”, there is no time to waste on such things as investigating newcomers.

She simply holds the deeds of the newcomers firmly in her hands, and even if these people have problems, it can only be done by the housekeeper. The housekeeper belonged to the King of Bei’an, and Cao Mi thought very clearly. If the person who wanted to kill the original body was the King of Bei’an, what would she struggle with? In the face of the disparity of power, it is still a pleasure to slaughter.

The matter here just came to an end, and before Cao Mi was out of breath, the housekeeper led a man with a broken leg over to ask him to see him.

That person was just mentioned by the housekeeper yesterday, a retired disabled military craftsman – Liu Ge.

This craftsman who has endured a long military career has a fortitude temperament. After Cao Mi heard that the ox cart had carried him into the city, he carried his luggage on his back and walked the remaining three miles with a cane he had cut himself.

Cao Mi had also suffered from illness. She felt that what the person in front of her had done was better than the one who thought she had died generously, and her admiration for this person also rose in her heart.

After the housekeeper left, Cao Mi chatted with Liu Gepan. After a little bit of understanding of this person’s origin, he found a yard in the backyard, and dispatched two powerful servants to Liu Ge to fight.

There are too few craftsmen who are innocent and willing to sell themselves as slaves. Cao Mi knows that he has to wait for more news from the housekeeper.

So two days later, when Liu Ge brought the new stone mill and screen, Cao Mi was even more surprised.

She asked someone to go to the kitchen to fetch wheat, and Taozi asked her in a low voice, “Madam, what is this for?”

Cao Mi explained briefly: “This is a stone mill, which can grind the wheat and beans finer.”

Taozi was a little strange, “Is the stone mill in the kitchen good enough?” She didn’t understand what was the use of Liu Ge, a craftsman, tossing around in the yard for several days to come up with such a common thing.

Cao Mi shook his head.

Soon, the wheat was brought over, and a servant who followed Liu Ge took the wheat and began to grind it.

The first time the flour was not fine enough, but after two or three more times, it probably passed the test. After that, sieve it with a dense sieve, and what remains in the basin is the fine powder.

Cao Mi was finally happy when he saw the results.

The era she passed through was called the Sheng Dynasty, and the level of technology and productivity was still very low. This is evident from the meals in the Bei’an Palace during this period of time.

Although it is winter now, there is not much food that can be served on the table, but in a dignified mansion of a prince, the masters eat mostly staple foods such as wheat rice and bean cakes every day.

At first, Cao Mi was quite interested in these coarse grains. After all, coarse grains are healthy and nourishing, and after eating them for a few days, they have an opinion on the rough taste of the food. In addition, there are still three children in the palace, and she is a little dissatisfied with the food.

There is a modern stone mill in her space, but this kind of thing cannot be taken out directly, so that day, she drew a scoop according to the gourd and reminded Liu Ge that the existing stone mill could be improved according to the appearance of the stone mill in the space. Teeth and handles.

Liu Ge stayed up for a few nights with the people, and then drove out what she wanted.

“He first came here, probably because he wanted to stabilize this place.” Cao Mi muttered to himself, and ordered Taozi to give Liu Ge some rewards.

Afterwards, she called a few stewards in the kitchen to elaborate on how to make sweet buns and meat buns.

For dinner that day, she ate big white buns as she wished.

The finely ground flour is very fine, and it is very close to the quality of modern flour. The ancient flour and wheat are even more fragrant, and it tastes full and delicious with the sweet bean paste or marinated meat slices.

After the two brothers Qi An and Qi Ran took a bite of the buns, they rarely made a fuss about telling a story first.

Seeing them happily eating the steamed buns, Cao Mi breathed a sigh of relief. Since the two brothers started to eat by themselves, they have been a little discouraged because they are not yet proficient in using utensils. And steamed buns, a food that can be eaten with one’s hands, undoubtedly provided a transition period and helped the two brothers to consolidate the habit of “eat by themselves”.

While eating steamed buns, Cao Mi was already thinking about bringing food such as steamed dumplings to the table.

However, there is also the problem of too delicious food.

At this time, Qi Rui, who had eaten a bun, had already put down his bowl and chopsticks and sat up. Cao Mi guessed that he could feel that the buns he had eaten today were quite heavy, and he was unwilling to eat anything else.

And the two bear children, who had already stretched their belly round, were still arguing that they wanted to eat another one.

Cao Mi resolutely wiped the twins’ faces and hands, hugged them to the couch, and began to tell the story.

In her imaginative adaptation, Sun Wukong’s days in Sanxingdong high school spells are a little less mythical, but inevitably bring a little modern concept. There is no obvious estrangement between the demons and humans and gods in the story, they are different but equal.

The three children may not feel the power now, but the effects will build up over time, giving them a glimpse of civilization beyond feudal times.

And now, Qi Rui is grasping a loophole in Cao Mi’s story and asking: “Isn’t Cuju kicked with feet? Why do they have to ‘shoot’ in their game?”

Cao Mi instinctively wanted to find an excuse to fool the past, but after looking at the expectant eyes of the three children, he paused and replied honestly: “Well, this kind of ball is not the same as Cuju.”

“What’s that like?” The second child, Qi An, asked, holding her small chin.

Cao Mi thought for a while, and simply promised, “Well, it’s something you haven’t seen before. I’ll ask Liu Jiang to make one for you to see tomorrow?”

The twins exclaimed excitedly, and even Qi Rui, who had few expressions, had a faint look of anticipation.