The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 246

Chapter 246: Chapter 228, Taking Over the Kitchen _1

After the start of spring, Daohua had been very busy, busy with her lessons, busy inspecting the various estates. At the same time, Madam Li had also given her a task, which was to learn how to manage the kitchen.

“Mother, why do I have to manage the kitchen all of a sudden?”

Daohua was somewhat reluctant, wanting to shirk the chore, but there was no help for it, she had too much to learn every day—knowledge from books, calligraphy, embroidery, playing the zither and burning incense. In the mornings, she even had to get up to practice with a whip and still find time to manage estates and shops.

It was truly a case of rising earlier than the chickens, sleeping later than the dogs, more overworked than an office drone.

It was just that the rewards were pretty satisfactory; otherwise, she would have wanted to drop everything and quit.

What happened to the promised easy life?

Madam Li glanced at her dismissively, “What do you mean early? Your mother thinks it’s already too late. Once August passes, you’ll be twelve, and you should also start learning things like butler hospitality.”

Hearing about her age, Daohua immediately felt overwhelmed.

If it were modern times, at twelve, she would have just started junior high. But in ancient times, people were already preparing for marriage.

Madam Li ignored her daughter’s sulky face and continued, “Don’t you love making food? It’s perfect, then, starting with managing the kitchen, so you can get the hang of it.”

“Once you’re familiar with the kitchen, you can start taking over the sewing room…”

Daohua hastily interrupted, “Mother, when did we get a sewing room?”

Madam Li gave her daughter another dismissive look, “You focus all your mind on those estates and shops, not caring at all about what’s going on inside the house.”

Having said that, she paused but still patiently explained.

“Nowadays, our family goes out to socialize more, with your father being a prefect, we can’t afford to lose face with our attire. Plus, with more servants in the house, changing clothes every season becomes a major expense. With our sewing room, there’s no need to buy clothes from outside, and we can save a lot of silver.”

“Even though our income has increased, we cannot be wasteful. In a couple of years, when you all grow up, there’ll be even more places needing money.”

Daohua nodded.

Her mother indeed had a talent for household management; she could foresee many things.

Madam Li patted Daohua’s head, “We women can relax a bit only while we’re young ladies, but if we relax too much, we’ll have to make up for it with suffering when we get married.”

“Mother knows you’re busy with your studies, but the harder you work now, the easier your life will be after you marry. At home, if you don’t understand something, you can ask your mother. But once you’re married, even if your mother-in-law is reasonable, you can’t just go asking her about everything, can you?”

“Think about it, would you rather learn everything now while you’re at home, or wait to learn after you’re married?”

Daohua responded gloomily, “Mother, I’ll learn, I will.”

Managing a household is something every legal wife must be capable of. Concubines have an easier life, not having to do anything, but they depend on others for their existence. Not only can they not control their own fate, but even the children they bear are considered lower in status.

With every benefit comes a sacrifice.

To enjoy ease, one must pay a corresponding price.

Madam Li smiled and swiftly took a personnel registration book and a purchasing ledger from Ping Tong, handing them directly to Daohua, “Take these back with you and familiarize yourself. If there’s anything you don’t understand, or if anything is unclear, come and ask me.”

Daohua nodded her head resignedly, taking the two books and leaving.

…

Daohua Pavilion.

Daohua stood under the eaves, playing with a parrot, with the Kitchen Manager, Ren Xiaogu, and the buyer, Fang Gui, standing in the courtyard.

They had been there for a while. Chairs had been set up in the courtyard, along with refreshments, and Wang Manman had offered them seats, but neither dared to sit. They stood respectfully, cautiously watching Daohua.

The eldest young lady…

Honestly speaking, though she was a young lady, not a single member of the Yan Family’s servants dared to take her lightly.

Not for any other reason than the eldest young lady dared to confront the master directly, so no one dared provoke her.