Chapter 56: A New Home
Today's sun seems to be particularly bright, the wind is particularly gentle, and the grass is particularly happy.
I have never seen such a big house in my memory, just the gate of the yard is wider than the small thatched hut where the grass lives, and there are many wooden pillars in the yard, corridors, and pear trees and peach trees, which are bigger than the ones that the grass planted in front of the house.
The young official's elder brother said that this is called 'palace', and the houses of the nobles of Liyang City are all called by this name. What is Aristocrat? Is it someone who lives in a big house and bathes in something called a 'wooden basin'?
Cao'er was stunned when she saw the wooden pot, how could there be such a big bowl? It also gives off a fragrant smell. The young officer's brother said that it was woody, and this is not a bowl, no one can eat with this thing, it will break the stomach; This kind of thing is called 'wooden basin', which is much better than her household clay pot, can be made into a very large shape, can be used for bathing, and was invented by a very smart carpenter, this person is called Luban. (In the pre-Qin era, 'gong' was not the name of a house exclusively for royal nobles)
The grass is strange, shouldn't you go to the ditch to take a bath? My mother said that running water is the cleanest. I remember when I was a child, when I went to the river to take a bath, my brother guarded people for her, and then my brother left, it was Sang Wazi and Gou Yuzi who helped her guard people, and she didn't worry about using only one, these two boys' eyes would turn and peek at others.
Bai Dong's story taught Cao'er how to protect herself, and the little girl who loved to listen to stories in the quilt began to have the feelings of a big girl.
The young officer found his presence again, and proudly called in the two maids, poured the warm water that had been prepared long ago into the wooden barrel, and sprinkled some fragrant petals, and the grass was immediately fascinated, even if she had never taken a hot bath, the girl's nature made her quickly understand the role of the wooden barrel. Cao'er is very filial, the first thing that comes to mind is her mother, Bai Yue's family was 'pushed' into the barrel by her daughter in full happiness.
The two of them took a hot bath, and then they both became fragrant and beautiful women, and put on the new clothes that had been prepared for a long time, as if they were noblewomen and her little princess. According to the young official Gongzi, only the duke's daughter is called a princess, and there was originally only one princess in the Qin State, but when Cao'er came, it became two.
Serving Cao'er and her mother's clothes are two young women, wearing linen clothes that have been washed to white, their feet are still bare, they don't even have straw shoes, Cao'er is soft-hearted, she is very sad for these two big sisters, didn't the young official's brother prepare a lot of new clothes, why don't you give them them? After asking, I learned that these two people were untouchables, and they were called slaves in their early years; They have no land, no property, only masters, even if they wear straw sandals, they have to get the master's approval, cloth shoes do not need to think about it, untouchables wearing cloth shoes is a big joke, they have to be whipped fiercely, beaten until there is no whole piece of flesh on the back.
When the young officer of the son said a word, the two women nodded, but Cao'er was sad to hear it, and insisted that the two big sisters wear cloth shoes like themselves, and straw shoes are not good! I remember wearing straw sandals every day, the soles of my feet would hurt very much at night, and my mother and brother always massaged the soles of my feet for myself. Mother's kiss is the best, unlike my brother who always has to wash his feet before he is willing to press, it's so troublesome, and people's feet don't stink!
It's really a little girl who can't be overflowing with sympathy, the young official nodded at the old steward, the old steward specially prepared by Qin Guo for Bai Dong is definitely an elite talent in the 'industry' of stewardship, and in the next generation, that is a standard British butler; he really wanted to fiercely oppose his uncle's order, but thinking that this was a notoriously reckless man, and looking at the teary-eyed grass, he finally gave up the principle of sticking to most of his life.
The two maids were very frightened, and suddenly they had shoes to wear, and they couldn't walk, but when they got used to it, they immediately felt the comfort from their feet, and they knelt down very gratefully to thank Cao'er and the old lady, Cao'er was so frightened that she hid behind her mother's back, and watched her mother order the two maids to get up, Wen Yan comforted them, and suddenly felt that her mother seemed to be different, this feeling was very strange, in my heart, but I couldn't say it.
Bai Yue's eyes lit up even stupid people like Gongzi and young officials, and the well-informed old steward also looked at this old lady in surprise. Although it is only a few words, it is obviously the style that only those noble ladies have, are you dazzled? The young officer and the old steward subconsciously shook their heads, and when they looked at Bai Yue's again, they found that the old lady had changed back into that kind country mother, and was talking softly to her coquettish daughter.
"Old lady, the doctor has not returned, the family is new, the king and several sons have gifts, and now they are waiting for the agricultural department to allocate the reward. According to your instructions, the clansmen from Yishi Village have settled down, just because the fields have not been allocated, and the clansmen have all temporarily allocated them from the government as needed, and this is the account."
The old steward's eyes were very poisonous, and he could see at a glance that the old lady should be the one in charge of the house in the future, so he was ready to give an account.
"No need."
Glancing at the bamboo slips piled on the ground, Bai Yueshi smiled slightly: "You are in charge, you should take care of these accounts first, and wait for Ping An Lang to return, and then see how he arranges it." People are too old to have so many hearts"
"No." The old steward really put his mind at ease this time, he thought that the Bai family was born in the countryside and was the most difficult master to serve, but now it seems that the old lady is generous and has a very aristocratic demeanor, which makes him feel a little surprised.
"Mother! Grass! β
The two healthy horses shot arrows in front of the gate of Xinfu, and as soon as they were lifted off the horse by Li Di, Bai Dong's voice penetrated the entire triple courtyard; There's no way, these days in the Qin army camp are in vain, I just didn't learn how to ride this kind of horse without saddle and pedal, fortunately I have Li Di, a good rider, as a brother.
"Heian Lang?"
"Brother, brother!"
Bai Yueshi turned his head suddenly, his body trembled slightly, is his son back? Is it for my mother's peace Lang to come back?
Cao'er didn't seem to be used to wearing cloth shoes, and stumbled out of the hall, it was really my brother who was back! The things in my brother's story are not deceiving, it turns out that there is really a magic lamp in this world, and there are a lot of houses, beautiful clothes and a large wooden basin where you can take a hot bath, she wants to be the first to see her brother, give her brother the warmest hug, and let my brother smell the fragrance of petals on the grass, but it smells good.
Bai Dong, who rushed over, knelt down in the courtyard, and when he looked up, he was already in tears. Only when he sees his mother well, and sees that Cao'er is still a fragrant happy girl, will he really feel at ease. This is his life, his roots, he can lose the whole world, but he can't lose the little thatched hut that can be broken by the autumn wind at any time, the mother in the house, the grass that always likes to burrow into his arms to listen to stories
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