Chapter 248, Mountain Dwelling Life

I have just lived for a few days, and I have been very busy for a while, arranging accommodation, buying daily necessities and winter clothes for everyone, hiring cooks, etc., for about ten days, before I can settle down.

Changsheng and Jinshu lived in the two rooms when they first came, and Lin Xinhui was in the second courtyard, close to the old lady, although there was no flower garden in front of the house, there was a large open space, there were a few big trees, the leaves had not yet fallen, I thought it was before the house was built, and then it was left because it did not affect the building of the house, there are stone tables and stone benches under the trees, and the warm sun in early winter shines down through the branches, which is not interesting, so that Changsheng is looking forward to what the scenery will be when it snows heavily in winter.

Mountain life, simple, leisurely, comfortable, in addition to the good fields around the house, there are gardens and vegetable fields, the cellar also stores the fruits picked in autumn, the backyard raises pigs, sheep and chickens, the fruit is sparse, meat, eggs and grain are not lacking, the next day Lao Xia will kill pigs and slaughter sheep for the master to catch the wind, plus the Xia family's mother and daughter have good cooking skills, and the home-cooked meals made are simple and affordable, although they cannot be compared with the Xie family's previous brocade clothes and jade food, but compared with the three-month prison life, it is already heaven.

The population has increased, and there are more than 20 people under the master and slave, and there are a lot of things to eat, drink and Lazar, the old lady once again exerted her talent in managing the family, she was very wise to let Lao Xia do the steward of the outer courtyard, leading her son Mancang and the two domestic slaves of the Pei family, in charge of the carriage and horse hired workers and gardens and fields, etc., and the Xia sister-in-law did the kitchen of the inner courtyard steward, and hired two capable women from the surrounding villages to be cooks and sprinklers.

Xie Mingzhu gave two girls to serve the old lady and the eldest son Jinwen, Sister-in-law Xia's eldest daughter served Lin Xinhui's mother and son in the garden, and the younger daughter was divided into Jinshu to be girls, the four aunts had no girls, except for not having to cook, the rest of the things were taken care of by themselves, and then they would buy another girl when the conditions were good in the future The two aunts of the Ming and Qing dynasties also helped Lin Xinhui take care of a pair of children, and the two aunts of Mingche helped Changsheng take care of Jinshu together. In order to prevent the Xie family from implicating domestic slaves in case of disaster, all slaves are hired workers and do not need to be sold into slavery.

At the beginning, the four aunts had a lot of complaints, although they were concubines in the Xie family, but each of them also had four girls of all sizes to serve, and they were used to the days when they came to reach out for food to open their mouths, and there were no girls to serve, although they didn't have to cook, but they had to do their own laundry, drying and cleaning the house, and they had to help sew and wash and dry clothes for a few young ladies and gentlemen, if they didn't really have nowhere to go, they would probably abandon their homes.

Later, I heard that although Zhuangzi had food and vegetables, but the expenses such as making clothes were all the private money of my aunt Xie Mingzhu, otherwise I wouldn't even be able to eat enough, and I saw that Lin Xinhui had to do many things by herself because she was only one girl, and then thought about her life in prison, and she also suppressed the dissatisfaction in her heart, and honestly obeyed the old lady's arrangement, because they themselves had no choice, not to leave the Xie family, at least to have a place to live and a life of food and clothing.

In case the old lady sells them under the pretext that she can't afford to support them, it is normal for them to be virgins, and they are over twenty years old, they have no half of their savings, and they have no relatives and friends to take refuge in, if they are sold to a poor home or an unbearable place, it is better to be quiet and comfortable here, and the Xie family can't say what happened to them, maybe a holy decree has restored the wealth and glory of the past, so you must stay. If the old lady really wants to sell them, even if Mingche and Mingqing come back, there will be no complaints in this case, not to mention that they are not favored people.

Aunt Li was exquisite, knowing that the old lady and Mingche were quite estranged, and she was worried that the old lady would not be able to tolerate them without clear news for a long time, so she didn't care much about taking care of Jinshu, but pulled Aunt Mo every day to please the old lady and Lin Xinhui, embroidered the handkerchief with her own hands today, cooked soup tomorrow, and even picked mushrooms for the old lady to cook and taste fresh, and used the eighteen martial arts of the whole body. Of course, with Aunt Li's sophistication, of course, she will not deliberately snub Changsheng and Jinshu, and every time she honors the old lady, she will not forget them.

Changsheng knew that they were also pitiful, but he was happy to sit back and enjoy what he had done, and he didn't care about anything. It is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, not to mention that when people do not even have the ability to protect themselves, safeguarding their own vital interests is only an instinct.

After life settled down, the old lady immediately began to pay attention to the studies of her grandchildren, and immediately sent someone to buy some books, because the future did not go, and because she could not afford to teach for the time being, the old lady begged Changsheng to teach Jinshu to read, and brought Jinshu and Jinwen with her.

Because all the people's moon silver is extremely low, only the highest immortality, one tael, as much as the old lady. Although it can't be compared with before, but at this time and that time, in this case, Changsheng is already very satisfied, so when the old lady proposed to double her monthly silver to study more, Changsheng refused, because she didn't want to embarrass the old lady.

Such a big family, although there is no shortage of food and vegetables in the Zhuangzi, but all other expenses cost money, the Xie family has lost all their wealth, and there is no other income, only relying on Xie Mingzhu's gift to live, in this case, although the students have changed from one to three, she is also embarrassed to take more moon silver, I only hope that Mingjing and Mingche will get out of prison as soon as possible, even if they can't restore the wealth and glory of the past, but there are a few big men at home, not like all women and children now, they will always think of some way, and their hearts should be more or less steady. In this era, it is a man's responsibility to support a family, even if it is the Tang Dynasty.

As for the Ming and Qing dynasties, Changsheng longed for him to be imprisoned for the rest of his life, although his three children also needed this father, but thinking of his evil intentions towards himself and the evil deeds he did to Zihu, Changsheng couldn't calm the disgust and resentment in his heart.

Now it is not as good as before in the Xie family, and it will not be easy to meet in the same mansion, in this small house, if Xie Mingqing comes back, it is inevitable to take pictures every day, and when he thinks of his evil gaze, Changsheng is even more disgusted. can only hope that he has done so many things for the prince before, and it is best to be locked up by Li Shimin for the rest of his life; It's good to come back.

Changsheng begged the old lady to inquire about the whereabouts of the house slaves in the house, she thought that for the sake of Ruigu's face, the old lady would definitely pay attention to it, Ruigu served the old lady all her life, did not marry, did not live and die, and dedicated her life to the old lady, because she was also confiscated into the official slave because of the Xie Mansion raider, Changsheng thought that the old lady would try her best to find the whereabouts of Ruigu, and by the way, she might inquire about the whereabouts of Zihu and them, but the old lady refused. She said that the Xie family is now on the cusp of the storm, although they have been pardoned temporarily, it is because the emperor can't bear to sin against women and children, in fact, he still hates the Xie family very much, otherwise he would not have let go of the three Mingche brothers so far, maybe when one is unhappy, their fate will be difficult to know, so in this case, more things are better than less.

In her opinion, the slave is loyal to the master, and it is a matter of course for the master to suffer, so Changsheng has to do it for the time being, and only wait for the future to find a way.