Chapter 7 Looking at the clouds in the sky

Inside the compartment are relatively precious ingredients such as oil, salt, eggs, etc., and this small room is locked.

The study is next to the hall, the two rooms next to the east side are bedrooms, the master bedroom near the hall is now living Dong Changhe and his wife, there is a kitchen near the east side, and the second bedroom next to the kitchen is the bedroom where Dong Xueer lives.

There is a road on the side of the kitchen, and the bypass road is the backyard of the Dong family.

On the west side of the courtyard are five western chambers, three of which are used to store grain.

Now the three chambers are full of food.

The other two rooms are in the west room, one for various tools, and the other is a mill, which houses a plate of stone grinding and tools needed to make tofu.

The foundations of the main house and the side house are higher than the courtyard to prevent rainwater from spilling into the house. The steps are paved with bluestone strips, and the stone platform under the eaves of the corridor is surrounded by wooden railings to prevent people from accidentally falling under the steps.

In front of the west chamber is a flower bed, which is planted with various colors of moon flowers. There is a large cellar under the flower bed, which is used to store things in winter.

At the base of the south wall are two rows of roses, and their vines have long since climbed over the wall to meet the roses planted outside.

All the roads in the yard are paved with bluestone, and it looks very neat.

Xue'er's head wound still has a faint pain, she can't care about appreciating the layout of the Dong family now, and wants to find medicine to treat external injuries as soon as possible and apply it to her wound, otherwise it will not be good if she gets tetanus.

In this ancient period when medical conditions were relatively backward, the most feared thing was getting sick.

She learned from Dong Xueer's memory that the Dong family had some standing medicines, including hemostatic drugs for treating trauma.

Dong Xue'er's health is not very good, and she occasionally gets sick, the most important thing is that Yun is a woman who is quite good at running a house, and she will keep a mouthful of meat for her husband. Even if there are so many poultry at home, in addition to giving the eggs to Dong Changhe, the rest is to give them away or sell them.

She and Cher don't have the right to eat.

Because Wanghai Town in Changhai County is located in the north, the winter is very cold, so people here live on a fire, and in order to keep warm, the kitchen is generally built next to the bedroom.

The Dong family is no exception, the three bedrooms are all coiled on the kang, and even the study room has built a flue more than one meter wide, which is used for heating and rest in winter.

Huzi saw that the little master had already returned to the house, so he no longer followed, but obediently went back to the backyard.

Pushing open the wooden door of the hall, she saw an ink painting of landscapes, if she remembered correctly, this painting should be the painting of Dong Changhe, the father of the original owner.

Dong Changhe is a very talented man with artistic talent, not to mention his high IQ, his words and paintings have their own style, which can be seen from the landscape painting hanging in the main hall.

The landscape on the painting is very familiar, it should be an extension of the scenery around Dong's house, and it looks like a splash of ink on the idyllic landscape.

There is Dong Changhe's words on it: Don't be shocked by the humiliation, watch the flowers bloom and fall in front of the court; Go and stay unintentionally, looking at the clouds in the sky.

At the bottom of the scroll is a mahogany table, on which are placed two blue porcelain vases, each with a blooming cherry blossom, which was picked and inserted by the original owner, which shows that she is also a girl with a vision of life.

On either side are several tables and chairs for guests to sit when they come.

On both sides of the main entrance of the hall are placed a Bogu shelf, on which are placed some small handicrafts collected by Dong Changhe. Some are root carvings, some are stone carvings, and there are handicrafts carved from conch and shells.

The floor in the house is not like ordinary farmhouses that are muddy, but the floor of the Dong family is paved with green bricks, which looks very clean.

Pushing open the bedroom door, a kang came into view, and in the corner of the kang were neatly stacked bedding, which the original owner folded when he got up early.

There are a few pots of flowers on the wider windowsill, which are not precious varieties, but they are well raised. In particular, a type of lantern flower is in full bloom, and the flowers that bloom are like small lanterns lit with candles.

On top of the kang is a straw mat woven from bamboo, and on top of it is a kang table, which the family uses occasionally for meals or other things.

On the east side is a kang cabinet with some commonly used items in it.

The edge of the kang is also mahogany, and it is painted with varnish, revealing the color of the wood itself.

In the northeast corner of the ground is a wardrobe carved with flowers, birds, insects and fish. Near the north side is a large rectangular table with a few backrests, which are not usually used, but are only used as tables when visitors are visited, and usually put some commonly used things, such as oil lamps.

Next to it is Yun's embroidery frame, and the embroidery on it is still an unfinished semi-finished product, covered with a piece of silk cloth.

Next to the door is a washbasin shelf for washing, on which is placed a wooden basin, as well as two cloth towels and some honey locust powder, which are used by Dong Changhe and his wife.

Push open the door on the east side and enter the room, the east side of the ground is a tall wardrobe against the wall, its style is similar to the wardrobe outside, except for some clothes from Xue'er, the rest is a pile of brand-new bedding, which is for visitors, and the Yun family usually does not take it out.

There are also some new cloths and needlework in this wardrobe.

On the north side is Yun's dressing table, with a yellowed copper mirror and a dowry containing Yun's jewelry. Next to it is an old loom.

Next to the door is a washbasin shelf for washing, on which is also placed a wooden basin and a cloth towel, which is used by Dong Xueer.

The layout of the kang is similar to that of the outside, the only difference is that there are fewer stacked bedding, and the kang table is smaller, which is usually used by Xue'er to place oil lamps.

By the way, there is also a kang cabinet on the kang, which is placed on the west side of the kang and there are some things in it, the original owner has not cared about it, but he only knows that Yun's silver money is placed in this kang cabinet, and the cabinet door is locked.

The medicine is in the closet on the ground, and Cher quickly finds the box containing the medicine.

Putting the wound medicine on the kang, Xue'er walked out of the house and pushed open the kitchen door, wanting to boil some hot water to wash the wound before applying the medicine.

There are three stoves in the kitchen, which are repaired next to the wall on the west side, and the stoves can not only cook rice, but also heat the ondol in the adjacent bedroom, so that it will not feel cold in winter.

One of the commonly used stoves is used for stew, the other is used to boil water for staple food, and the last one is not commonly used, mainly for soup, or for boiling medicine.

There is a pile of firewood piled up in the corner of the kitchen, and the original owner is usually responsible for bringing it back from the firewood room.