The Lucky Farmgirl

The people from Longzhou were very enthusiastic. After Manbao came out, she said to Bai Shan, "Since they want to help, it wouldn’t be right for us to hurt the feelings of the elders. Let’s let them help."

Bai Shan glanced at her and nodded slightly.

Old Master Bai initially didn’t want them to get involved, but seeing Old Madam Liu nodding at him, he agreed.

Their family was already short-handed; many of the capable stewards and servants were over in Mianzhou. Since there was labor knocking at their door, why not take it?

Whatever the motives of these people from the main family were, their abilities and methods in managing things were acceptable.

However, today was the main day, so it wasn’t possible for them to do anything too important, but doing some labor and maintaining appearances was not a problem.

So the household servants were called to recognize the people.

The clan members who were forcibly assigned tasks reluctantly led the servants they were given away, gathering to chat, "If anything is mishandled and we lose face, is it on them or us?"

"Who do you think it counts against? Naturally, it’s on us. After all, it’s all been handed to us."

"So isn’t Second Uncle just looking for trouble? If they’d come a few days earlier to manage things, it would be fine, but at this late hour, we’ve only gotten a rough hearing before taking over. Later, if anything’s missing, won’t we have to cover it up for the sake of face?"

"Second Uncle is just putting on airs, wanting to form a good relationship with the Mianzhou branch."

"There’s no rush to form good relations right now, isn’t this putting us in a difficult position?"

"I doubt Second Uncle expected this. People say to refuse three times, yet their family only refused twice. Surely after refusing one more time, Second Uncle wouldn’t insist. Who expected them to accept on the third time?"

"Today they are welcoming a legitimate princess, everyone should pull themselves together. No matter what, we have to get through today. Just because we’ve separated from the Mianzhou branch doesn’t mean we can just ignore it. If a joke is made, people won’t say how the Bai Family of Mianzhou is like, they will still say how the Bai Family of Longzhou is like. This face, our Longzhou Bai Family cannot afford to lose."

"How come the Mianzhou branch has such good luck, even having a good thing like finding a consort-General to marry into their family?"

Though families like Minister Liu’s may not care about the consort-General, for other small families without shortcuts into officialdom, becoming a consort-General is quite an honor.

At the very least, marrying a princess allows the family to rapidly connect with the elite circles of the capital, making many things possible.

So the people of Longzhou’s main family were very envious of Old Master Bai, so envious their eyes might turn red.

Especially since both Bai Dalang and Bai Erlang passed the Jinshi exam, which made people more envious than Bai Erlang becoming a consort-General.

Though reluctant to admit it, they had to say, "The Mianzhou branch has risen. At least for three generations, they won’t decline."

Even if Bai Erlang is somewhat lacking, there’s still Bai Dalang, who passed the Jinshi exam on his own. With a consort-General as his own younger brother, their family is now in touch with the powerful elite.

The Emperor is fond of Mingda, the legitimate princess, and the next Emperor is the princess’s own brother. So, for three generations, the Bai Family will have direct ties with the most esteemed family in Great Jin. As long as the descendants don’t particularly misbehave, the Bai Family of Mianzhou could become a reputable family due to this matter.

One person sighed, then two people sighed, and everyone sighed together.

Having left the main hall, Old Master Bai called for his confidant, instructing, "Quietly take people to the garden to instruct them on what to do and what not to do. Make sure they keep an eye on those masters. If anything is lacking, take it from the storeroom first. If not available in the storeroom, have those masters and young masters find a way. Today is Erlang’s good day; if anyone tries to make trouble for me now, I’ll make sure they’re in trouble for a lifetime after the wedding."

The head steward heard this, immediately bowed in agreement, and promptly ordered someone to discreetly gather the various assistant stewards in the garden for a briefing.

"... The Old Master has handed over the management to the young masters from Longzhou, but that was the last resort after being unable to refuse. In truth, you all are still managing," he said. "We’ve been preparing for this wedding for so long. Although the guests will only be here for the morning before moving to the Princess’s mansion, there can’t be any mistakes during this time."

"Our shame equates to Erlang’s shame, which is the shame of the entire Bai Family. A master’s dishonor falls on the servant’s head, so you’d better be vigilant today, keep an eye on your tasks," he said. "Stay sharp, these young masters aren’t familiar with the tasks; offer plenty of reminders. If anything is missing, fetch it from the storeroom. If it’s not enough, listen more to the young masters’ opinions. No matter how things are, make sure the tasks are handled properly. If anyone dares to make trouble for the Old Master now..."

"Head Steward, what if those young masters don’t listen to us?"

The head steward gave a sideways glance and said, "Come to me. But since the main family dared to take over, as long as they don’t want to break ties with our Mianzhou branch, they won’t cause trouble now. But stay sharp, say more good words, and be respectful in your words."

Everyone understood, in simple terms, they needed to coax them to work.

Listening to this, Ms. Fang, who heard the whole scene, clicked her tongue and went back to report to Zhou SiLang, exclaiming, "The old ginger is spicier indeed, Old Master Bai is really experienced."

Zhou SiLang asked, "Why were you in the garden so early in the morning?"

"I went to check if the vegetables in the thatched hut had sprouted," she said. "Lately, it’s been nothing but meat, cabbage, and pickled vegetables, the few kids aren’t very interested, so I went to take a look."

Zhou SiLang, having dressed, said, "Ask Big Brother later if anyone in the countryside of Yongzhou has grown fresh vegetables... Hurry up, Manbao has already gotten up, today will definitely be busy. Although the Bai family has help from people from Longzhou, we still need to lend a hand."

Ms. Fang agreed.

Manbao and Bai Shan, along with Bai Dalang, were gathered, hands clasped, in Bai Erlang’s room, watching him groom and dress.

Bai Erlang glanced over nervously, "Don’t stare at me like that, I’m a little nervous."

Bai Dalang said, "What’s there to be nervous about now? Wait until you enter the palace to greet His Majesty and Her Highness, then be nervous."

Bai Shan said, "There’s really nothing else to do, so we can only watch you."

They were part of the bridal escort team. Bai Dalang still had a few tasks to allocate, but their task was to follow Bai Erlang throughout.

Manbao had nothing to do either, so she watched, leaning against the screen with her hands clasped, "I must say, with this get-up, you look much more handsome."

Bai Shan and Bai Dalang both nodded in agreement, feeling a sense of pride as if seeing a young man of their own coming of age.

As dawn broke, the three of them escorted Bai Erlang to have breakfast. After breakfast, Yin Huo and Liu Huan, along with others, also came riding to the door.

As he was to marry a princess, Bai Erlang felt the occasion could not be understated, so he called upon his well-related classmates and friends to accompany him, including Zhao Liulang and Feng Zongping among others.

However, due to Zhao Liulang’s natural status, he regrettably was unable to participate. He was to stand behind the Crown Prince, escorting the princess as she wed.

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