The driver on the ox cart snorted coldly in his heart, thinking about abusing their Lady right in front of him.
This concubine, who came from another village, wanted to bully his fellow villagers in front of him, how could he allow her to do that.
Aunt Lai kept shouting, "Stop the cart!" However, the ox cart sped up instead of slowing down, and she couldn’t even get off; she almost fell off as the cart sped along.
"Hey, you lousy servant driving the cart, believe it or not, I can get the Old Master to fire you!"
Aunt Lai was furious, seeing that they were now far away, having lost the chance to scold the young girl, vented her anger on the driver.
The driver... not to mention that he was a worker in this household, it wasn’t up to a concubine to use him to bully the Lady. This concubine had married into their big village from a small one.
In past years, when their larger village and the smaller village fought over water rights, it was always their larger village that won. He wasn’t intimidated by her gestures and commands in front of him, he wasn’t scared at all concerning the wages she paid.
Ye Shiqi watched the ox cart go far away, feeling that they had only been wary of Aunt Lai stirring trouble at home, but hadn’t expected her to be so malicious.
Even thinking of harming their children, it seems she was still too naive about house fighting, naively thinking that it was just rural women.
"This woman cannot stay!" elder sister Ye Fengqi hadn’t spoken until now, and even when she did, she had no plan.
"This is Grandfather’s woman; what can we do? We just have to be more careful in the future!"
Elder sister Ye Luoqi sighed softly, the household was becoming more complicated, she needed to focus on protecting her family and younger siblings, yet she also couldn’t think of any good solutions.
The sisters could keep this matter in mind for now and respond to moves as they come.
Ye Shiqi’s mind was occupied with one thing, now with such an outsider in the house, they had to be careful with the food and water they consumed.
In the future, she couldn’t just focus on playing; she needed to learn the Medical Book, as well as some other medical texts, that the Great King had given them first.
Ye Shiqi had never thought about becoming a doctor, but she knew she had to learn to look after herself medically.
Being able to distinguish the flavors of some medicines, and these medicines were necessary.
At the very least, some precautions were necessary; she was determined to protect her family’s safety.
Ye Shiqi didn’t believe that the water from space was omnipotent; if one day the water from space dried up, she would become a useless person.
She would absolutely not let herself become a woman who only knew a bit of Qin, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting.
When they arrived at the estate, Uncle immediately had staff bring snacks, fruits, and tea.
He said he had invited someone to come over for fun today, and had already prepared by engaging a chef early in the year, as all operations would require hiring people.
"Hehe, nieces, taste these snacks and tea, see if they can serve the guests?"
The five sisters were just brought into a very large living room by Uncle, they looked around at the furniture and decorations, which were even better than those in their own home.
They had been here before but only briefly, as this place hadn’t started doing business yet.
Ye Shiqi tasted one of the snacks, realizing that the sweets were made with honey, not much was used but it was soft and sweet, suitable for women, children, and the elderly.
As for the tastes of some men, they vary, not everyone would like it.
"Hmm, this is almost as good as the pastries from the restaurant!"
As the youngest sister spoke, the other elder sisters nodded in agreement, they had eaten breakfast but couldn’t help eating a few more.
"Hahaha, since the nieces all say so, Uncle is a bit more confident now."
Li Zhijun’s good mood and smile affected everyone.
"Uncle, have you hired chefs and waiters here?"
Ye Shiqi, unaccustomed to the term for workers from this time, referred to them as waiters and staff.
"Waiters?" Li Zhijun was initially puzzled, guessed a little, then said:
"Oh, yes, everything had been prepared before the New Year, and after the New Year, I intended to hire chefs and waiters. I contacted over the New Year using the information my niece provided, so I let them stock the materials, and today we start full operations."
Ye Shiqi nodded, feeling that the estate should indeed start its operations.
Her elder sisters didn’t quite understand what they were discussing, they just sat quietly accompanying.
"Oh, nieces, you sit for a while, I’ll go out and greet the guests!"
Li Zhijun made sure his nieces were well settled, and as the housekeeper of the estate, he still had more work to do.