Chapter 252: Chapter 252

Li Yuzhu found it amusing; this brother was unnecessarily worried, she wasn’t that foolish.

Mu Yuanxiu also reminded her to call them if there was any issue.

Li Yuzhu smiled faintly and nodded her head.

After Li Xing’an and Mu Yuanxiu left, a maid led Li Yuzhu to a room next to the main house.

In the main house, the County Magistrate’s Wife instructed the head maid who had accompanied her to the Li Family, "Chun’er, go to the kitchen and ask who arranged tonight’s supper."

Sending all this indigestible food, is she trying to make me die faster?

The head maid agreed and quickly ran out.

Here, the other two maids, one went to make the bed and the other to fetch water for bathing.

Soon, Chun’er, the maid who went to investigate, returned.

As soon as she entered the room, she said, "Madam, I’ve clarified, it was Aunt Hua who arranged it. The cook said Aunt Hua told her it was the Madam’s favorite, so that’s why she did it."

The County Magistrate’s Wife sneered, "I love to eat this? Since when do I love it? In normal times she doesn’t care, and now she’s suddenly so considerate? A weasel paying respects to a chicken never has good intentions!"

Chun’er was also angry, "Madam, should I bring Aunt Hua here for questioning?"

The County Magistrate’s Wife suppressed her anger, "What time is it now? It’s almost the second watch. If you call her now, Master will say I’m harsh on her. She’s quite precious now, being pregnant with Master’s beloved child."

Chun’er rolled her eyes and snorted, "Has she been given a royal amulet or something? She’s riding over the Madam’s head!"

"Forget it, forget it, it’s enough that I know. Miss Li said my illness cannot withstand anger, to recover quickly, I need to bear and play dumb." The County Magistrate’s Wife waved her hand, signaling for Chun’er not to mention this matter again.

But Chun’er kept muttering, "The Madam always endures , soon she’ll become the lady of this house."

The County Magistrate’s Wife removed the hairpin from her head and said, "Go check the arrangement in Miss Li’s room, and report back to me once it’s set up."

"Yes, Madam." Chun’er sighed and retreated.

The small room next to the main house was an independent one.

The room was about eight or nine square meters, very cramped, but its arrangement was exquisite.

The five-foot-wide bed frame was carved with flowers, and the table and chairs also had some engravings.

The canopy was a light cyan color, with tassels hanging from the hooks, very elegant.

Seeing Li Yuzhu looking around, the maid who brought her there raised her eyebrows, somewhat proudly said, "This room belongs to the young master, he stays here occasionally."

Implying it was a deal for this country girl.

Li Yuzhu smiled and said nothing.

The maid was making the bed.

Li Yuzhu was organizing her luggage.

There were many mosquitoes buzzing in the room.

Li Yuzhu’s skin usually didn’t attract mosquito bites, yet at this moment, one mosquito bit the back of her hand.

She unceremoniously slapped it flat.

There was a small incense burner on the table, but no mosquito repellent was placed.

The maid glanced back at her, smirked, and continued shaking the quilt, ignoring Li Yuzhu.

Li Yuzhu said, "There are quite a few mosquitoes in this room, sister, how do you usually repel mosquitoes?"

"Are there many mosquitoes? Why haven’t I noticed?" The maid feigned ignorance looking around, "If there really are mosquitoes, we buy mosquito repellent oil on the street, apply it on ourselves and won’t get bitten. But it’s very late now, all the street shops are closed, we can’t buy anything."

She looked at Li Yuzhu as she spoke.

In the home of a county magistrate, lacking mosquito repellent supplies, Li Yuzhu did not believe it.

This maid was clearly trying to make things difficult for her.

Hoping Li Yuzhu would beg her, offer money for the supplies.

This attitude did not please Li Yuzhu.

She said nothing, went to open a relatively heavy rattan box, took out a coil of mosquito repellent, and placed it in the small incense burner on the table.

She also fished out the fire stone from her pocket, and lit the mosquito coil.

At this time, the mosquito repellent used by city people was mostly in block form, about the size of an eraser.

A large chunk was semi-finished, and when customers bought it, the shopkeeper would cut it to the size the customer needed.

This block-shaped mosquito coil was very soft and would break into powder with the slightest carelessness.

Therefore, its burning effect wasn’t good.

Li Yuzhu’s mosquito coil was made in a modern spiral shape, very strong, and wouldn’t break unless forcefully snapped.

Once her mosquito coil was lit, the whole room was filled with fragrance.

The buzzing sound of the mosquitoes gradually diminished.

The mosquitoes flying in front of her face also gradually decreased.

The maid was secretly surprised. What kind of mosquito incense had she lit?

The mosquitoes were chased away, and the scent was quite pleasant, with a faint smell of wild chrysanthemums.

"Alright, the mosquitoes should be gone," Li Yuzhu clapped her hands and said with a slight smile.

The maid wanted to ask Li Yuzhu what kind of incense it was, but was too embarrassed to ask.

That hesitant look in her eyes was noticed by Li Yuzhu.

She gently curled her lips. Good, her stuff had successfully caught attention.

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Another maid walked into the room, "Xiaxia, the lady asked me to see if you had prepared Miss Li’s room?"

"It’s ready," Xiaxia replied.

Li Yuzhu also said, "Sister Xiaxia has prepared it all."

Chun’er sniffed, "Hmm, what’s that smell? It smells so good."

Li Yuzhu said with a smile, "It’s mosquito repellent blocks I brought from home."

"Oh? Let me see," Chun’er lifted the lid of the small incense burner on the table and saw a smoldering coiled incense block inside, emitting a faint fragrance.

"Miss Li, do you still have more of this incense block? Can you give me one?" Chun’er said with a smile, "I’ll pay for it."

She offered to pay because she didn’t want to be accused of taking a rural girl’s things.

Li Yuzhu smiled, "I still have some, Sister Chun’er. If you want, I’ll give you one."

"That won’t do. The lady will blame me. Tell me, how much does it cost? I’ll pay the price," Chun’er said, holding the incense burner and sniffing it again.

"A set is five coins. I have a whole box here, ten sets in a box for fifty coins," Li Yuzhu said.

It was said that the maids in the county magistrate’s family earned eight hundred coins per month, plus rewards from the masters and red envelopes during festivals, amounting to thirteen or fourteen taels of silver annually.

All their food, clothing, and expenses were covered by the residence, so these coins were their net income.

Spending fifty coins on a quality mosquito incense was just a small expense for them.

As expected, after Li Yuzhu mentioned the price, Chun’er immediately said, "I’ll give you fifty coins for a box."

"Alright," Li Yuzhu took a box of mosquito incense from her rattan box.

The packaging paper was hard cowhide paper, wrapped like a gift containing the incense.

The incense was roughly the size of a small plate, and each set burnt for eight hours.

Chun’er opened the packaging paper and saw the neatly stacked incense inside, took a sniff and said, "The fragrance is nice."

She took out fifty coins from her purse and gave them to Li Yuzhu.

Xiaxia watched their transaction, hesitating whether to buy some.

She bit her lip and refrained from buying, deciding to wait until Chun’er used it before buying.

If it didn’t work well, wouldn’t she have wasted her money?

Xiaxia prepared bath water for Li Yuzhu, and Chun’er brought the bathtub for her.

After settling her for a bath, the two left.

Li Yuzhu took a bath, changed into clean clothes, feeling comfortable all over, lay on the soft bed with her hands under her head, yawned, and fell asleep.

The two maids returned to the County Magistrate’s Wife’s bedroom.

The County Magistrate’s Wife was lying in bed, taking the medicine prescribed by Li Yuzhu. Seeing the two maids return, she asked, "Is Miss Li settled?"

"Yes, she has gone to sleep," Xiaxia said.

The County Magistrate’s Wife saw Chun’er holding a package, with a faint fragrance emanating from it, and curiously asked, "What’s this?"

"Oh, it’s mosquito incense I bought from Miss Li," Chun’er said, "Madam, the fragrance of the incense block is so pleasant."

"Did you pay for it? Don’t bully her because she’s young and not pay," the County Magistrate’s Wife said as she lay down with the help of Aunt Tian.

Chun’er said, "Madam, I paid for it."

"That’s good. It’s late, you should go to sleep too," the County Magistrate’s Wife sighed and went to sleep.

Today, she had another episode at the Li Family and brought her son back. It was such a big matter, yet her husband hadn’t even come to ask about it, just sent an old nanny to check on her and delivered two sentences as if he had addressed the matter.

It was disheartening.

She didn’t want to think about these things anymore; she just wanted to fall asleep quickly, regain her strength, and let Miss Li treat her illness tomorrow.

In another small courtyard of the residence, the county magistrate was bathing, attended by a maid.

Aunt Hua was whispering with her maid, "Did you find out what the three people Madam brought are here for?"

The maid nodded, "Yes, they are here to treat Madam’s illness."

"Treating an illness? Which one knows how to treat illnesses?" Aunt Hua asked.

Two young boys, a little yellow-haired girl, each younger than the other, knew how to treat illnesses?

Was this supposed to be funny?