Tzu An Tang chose a very quiet place, backed by the mountains, the closest to several villages, considering the convenience of relocation, it is also suitable for the elderly to live. It can be said that this place is erected under the noses of everyone, only a long row of courtyard walls can be seen outside, there are two houses of rich people in and out of this size, two stone lions are in the town outside, the courtyard gate is repaired to be simple and not gorgeous, the plaque on the top is Zhixing personally inscribed "Ci'an Hall" three big characters, but I have not seen how inside.

The big project in the township is the first in the world, and the firecrackers are full of people early on the day they are hung.

Whether they were free or not, they all rushed over back and forth, seeing that some officials in the two counties had already opened a road, and most of the old people in the nearby townships who wanted to live in Ci'an Hall were wide open, and some neighbors were surrounded by the doors, and they were all happy.

It is inconvenient for the old people to do it, and if they only rely on these officials, they will have a posture that they will not be able to do.

As soon as everyone summed up, they simply helped out and joined the ranks of cleaning up.

Not to mention those later landlords and lords, they had already gotten the news and hurried from home with a group of housekeepers.

That's a lot of people.

These family members have been beaten hard at home a long time ago, and they all put on a good face, but there are a few people who don't have a good face outside the main family, and they are all close at the moment, shouting one by one.

When Qi You's family arrived in the carriage, there were neat piles of luggage on the surrounding roads, and there were people next to the old man who were either supporting or laughing. The villagers who rushed from the two counties to see the excitement surrounded the surroundings, but the road opened by the officials was open, and when someone shouted, "The county magistrate is here!" After that, the crowd in front of the Tsz An Hall made way for a way.

It can be called orderly.

"It's early in the morning, I thought we were here early enough, but I didn't think the villagers were earlier."

The couple sat in a carriage with their children, opened the curtain and looked around.

At this time, Zhixing breathed a sigh of relief: "The spring planting has passed, and the villagers rarely have free time, and it is such a big event, and they don't want to miss it." ”

Chun Gui picked up Zhimin, and looked at a few children with novelty in their eyes, the corners of their mouths hooked slightly.

These children also finally took a monthly vacation, and they wanted to rest for a while, but they felt that today was a rare time when they returned from spring. Words are not as good as examples, in this group of boys, Xiaobao and Zhiyuan have the posture of taking a career, and at that time, they can't always be on the side to guide, so it is better to take advantage of the time when they are still young, and personally participate in the political achievements of Qi You and Zhixing.

This is an extremely rare opportunity, and as soon as she said it to Cai, she reacted.

Even if you don't become an official in the future, I hope that integrity and kindness can be engraved in the bones of these children.

The crowd was still noisy at first, and when the two carriages reached the fork in the road, there was no sound, and everyone scrambled to look at the carriage.

"Huh! How can there be two troikas? Who else is here besides the adults? ”

People on both sides of the road couldn't help but ask when they saw a carriage behind them.

"I don't know, but let's watch!"

In front of Ci'an Hall, as the two carriages stopped one after the other, the first car got off Qi You Zhixing, and the villagers hurriedly shouted with a smile, and Tongchun also greeted him.

They are all villagers in the village, most of them are faces they have seen, and Chungui and Ruyi also feel very close.

What only puzzled everyone was that the latter carriage walked slowly to the root of the wall on the right side of the Ci'an Hall, and only an official who came down to catch the carriage came down, but there was no figure inside.

Without waiting for everyone to ask, the two officials who rushed to hear the news told Qi You about the situation ahead, and the housekeepers called by the neighbors and wealthy families had already prepared to help, which also saved the efforts of the officials. Qi You nodded, called the official who was driving the car, and after a while, one person ran a few steps along the road and gestured to the official who was standing at the fork in the road.

As soon as the gesture fell, I saw that several villagers and housekeepers in the township who were ready to help immediately started to lift the luggage of the old man on the side and walked towards Ci'an Hall, and two other women supported the old man and followed behind.

The other two officials turned to the other carriage, lifted the curtain and jumped up, not knowing what they were carrying inside.

The rest of the onlookers looked over one after another, and after waiting for a while, they saw the two of them carrying down a stone tablet half a zhang high from the car, carrying it to the side and leaning against the base of the wall.

"What is this?"

"Wow! It's such a big stone, could it be a town house? ”

"What kind of house is the town? This place is good feng shui, and there are these two stone lions standing, where do you want a stone to come to the town's house. ”

But no matter how much they pondered, they didn't see two adults say what this stone tablet was for.

At this moment, the adults are looking at the villagers carrying their luggage one after another in front of them, all of them carrying their hands and shoulders, and from time to time they look at the old people who are following behind.

"It's coming, it's coming!"

"Ouch, I don't know if I don't see it, this look, there are so many lonely and widowed old people in our county."

"I don't know, who cares except for the two adults, we villagers can't take care of our own small family, how can we have the leisure to take care of the elders next to us."

"Think about it carefully, when we are all old, who can know what three disasters and five disasters can happen when we are old, but now I am not afraid, there are two adults here, and our two counties will have a good life for a long time!"

"Look at the good faces of those rich families now, who are down-to-earth and easy to talk, and they still have a share of credit for this house, but in the past, did you see them like this? If you want me to say, it's up to us adults to plan. ”

The villagers' eyes were bright, and what they really thought about in their hearts were Qi You and Zhixing.

A few children stuck to the side of Chungui and a few people, listening to the small conversations of everyone from time to time, and looking at each other thoughtfully.

When the people in front of them were about to arrive, the two officials who were looking after the stele trotted to the front of the Ci'an Hall and opened the door, and a woman immediately came out, smiled at everyone, picked up the broom behind the door, and swept the gate clean.

"Isn't this a stone daughter-in-law!"

Someone in the crowd recognized her.

"After the stone is gone, this girl takes the child to support her in-laws, she is soft and soft, I heard her mother-in-law talk about it before, but I didn't expect it to come!"

There was a slight noise in the Ci'an Hall from time to time, and I thought that someone would go in early in the morning and wait, and a simple glance could see the clean and tidy appearance inside.

Seeing that everyone was eager to go inside to take a look, Qi You arched his hand towards the crowd and said softly: "Villagers, wait a minute, and then invite the villagers to take a look inside after the old people are settled." ”

"Huh! Okay, let's not add to the chaos, not to add to the chaos. ”

The crowd answered.

In this way, when a group of villagers came over with their luggage all the way, everyone also avoided it early, and the whole road seemed to be wider again.

The twenty or so wealthy families who followed him were always in and out of the carriage on weekdays, but now they really followed this long road, and all the housekeepers around him were sent out, all with big bags and small bags.

Although he was tired after walking, as soon as he saw Zhixing and Qi You, he immediately came to his senses and bowed to the two of them with arched hands.

In today's battle, Zhixing did not hesitate to praise: "The old men are still thoughtful, thanks to the manpower you brought, otherwise we don't know how busy we will be." ”

"Whereever, it's all up to two adults to strategize!"

Zhixing and Qi You didn't have time to make this back and forth, so they didn't talk back.

The two of them stepped directly into the gate and led the seventy-six old men in first.

The structure of the two-in, two-out house is different from that of ordinary people's homes, but similar to the Salesian Church in Kyoto.

Aside from the long corridor sheltered in front, there are four rows of low houses, one row is full of ten, each room can live two people, the two columns are separated by empty courtyards of trees, the front leads the elderly man with impaired mobility to live, and the back is quite old mother-in-law.

Earlier released the news, there are old people who have a deep friendship with each other on weekdays, and it is much more convenient at this time, and you can check in after putting down your luggage.

The room was clean and tidy, and the large windows were open to shine through.

The beds were large and wide, with a soft layer of mattresses on top.

Small tables, benches, chaise longues, everything.

The empty courtyard in the middle occupies a quarter of the courtyard, surrounded by golden laurel in all seasons, and the whole house is filled with a pungent aroma, and a whole set of stone tables and stone benches are covered in it, and vegetable fields and turf can be seen everywhere. On one side of the courtyard are four kitchens and rooms for the helpers to stay.

The twenty or so women who had been brought in, all familiar faces from several villages, were coming out of the four rows of houses in front and back, each with a rag and broom in their hands, apparently having just finished cleaning.

The people who saw this courtyard were no strangers, and they shouted happily to the uncle and aunt.

Smell it closely, and there are already scents coming from several kitchens.

The woman in front explained: "The kitchen is making snacks, I'm afraid that the uncles and aunts won't eat much this morning, and I'll pad my stomach later." ”

Such a refreshing house, intimate and proper placement, surrounded by familiar villagers.

The old man, who couldn't help it, had moist eyes, and covered his face with his cuffs and cried.

The sharp-eyed woman hurriedly greeted and comforted: "Auntie, don't cry, it's a good day, and we will accompany you in the future!" ”

"Alas! Alas! Auntie doesn't cry! ”

At the time of the excitement, the kitchen took advantage of the situation to bring out the finished pastries.

These are all veterans who have retired from the Guo family's shop, and the dim sum made is not delicious.

The old people were helped to sit on the stone benches, taking advantage of the shade under the trees, and there was nothing more comfortable than today when they had a mouthful of fragrant and soft pastries in the morning.

The villagers who followed up looked at this scene, and their hearts were full of joy and envy.

"When we're old, I don't know if we'll be able to live here!"

Someone next to him laughed and scolded: "What about your three sons, what are you doing here!" ”

Just after laughing and scolding, this person also had a trace of envy in his heart.

When you are old, there is nothing wrong with being able to live in such a place together.

There were still plenty of snacks, and the women helped at this moment, and asked the villagers to taste them with their plates.

For a while, the excitement of the courtyard made people not want to go out.

Qi You and Zhixing summed up and called someone to carry the stone tablet at the door in.

When everyone was released, the scene calmed down a little.

The 20-odd rich people were greeting the villagers with a smile, and when they saw this stone tablet, they somehow suddenly felt a shock in their hearts.

When the side of the stone tablet engraved with words was revealed in front of everyone's eyes, everyone's laughter and speech completely disappeared.

Looking at the twenty or so rich people in front of him, their eyes widened, as if they were dreaming, and they looked at their names in a daze.

Some rubbed their eyes, some simply pinched their arms, and when they confirmed that they were correct, a wave of ecstasy welled up in their hearts.

trembling voice: "Big ...... My lord...... It's ......"