Chapter 506_1

Even Lin Yue herself felt inconvenienced by the lack of a clock to tell time, so she was pleasantly surprised to find more than ten pocket watches among the western goods Zhao Erhu had brought back. She immediately picked out a small and exquisite one to wear herself and prepared to give one to each of Dalang's four brothers, one to Zhao Erhu, and of course, one to Nurse Xu, who handled all sorts of matters great and small at her side. Haishi's wife, now in charge of the greenhouse, could use the watch to conveniently tell time, and the managers of the embroidery and soap making rooms each received one as well. After giving one to Scholar Zhang, Lin Yue was left with five watches; she didn't distribute them any further but kept them for when they might be needed.