Chapter 24: The New Home Completed
There are no flies annoying, and the dredging is also happy to be clean, every day is not to go up the mountain to hunt, or to go down to the river to fish, taste all kinds of game, by the way to enhance the ability, the small days are very moist.
At the beginning, she promised that the original owner would fulfill her wish, but in fact, the original owner did not ask for revenge on the Zhang family who occupied her family property.
Maybe in the little girl's heart, it is impossible for an orphan girl to keep her father's inheritance.
In fact, this is the practice of this era, if the head of the family who stands on the top of the door dies, the family is almost ruined.
The orphans and widows who are left behind will not have a good time, and the tribesmen will come forward to force women to remarry, most of the family property will be divided by the clansmen, and the children left behind will also be arranged by the clan.
If a woman is stubborn and unwilling to remarry, it won't last long, and the relatives will eat big households like locusts.
Zhang Xiaoyue's relatives went to the ground, and the old man Zhang's family moved into her house, and the people in the village were only greedy, but no one felt that it was wrong.
The original owner was called a mourning star again, and rushed to the dilapidated house to fend for herself, except for lamenting that her life was not good, no one would stand up for her.
Now that Dredging is here, with a strong operation, some people will say that this is not in line with the rules, and she should not have private property as an orphan girl.
If it is the original owner again, the end will be that the property will be robbed again, and Old Man Zhang's family is her own grandfather and uncle, so they can call the shots.
The little girl was lucky, she went back to be a cow and a horse for the Zhang family, and she could only leave when she was old enough to get married.
Whether you marry well or not is fate, if you are good at life, you will get out, and if you are not good, you will jump from one fire pit to another.
It's a pity that there is a strange ability of Shutong, and things have changed, she beat down the Zhang family alone, and even the patriarch didn't dare to come out.
The villagers are a lively watcher, and human nature is greedy! They can't get a piece of the pie, and it's fun to see the Zhang family unlucky.
So Shutong, an orphan girl, lived a comfortable life like this.
As for her new home, there is no need to worry about it at all, Old Man Li is fully responsible.
Speaking of this old man, he also has a name and a surname, because he was born in the cold season, he is called Li Han!
His ancestors used to be the stewards of the Li family, but later they encountered wars, the master's family was defeated, and the servants were scattered.
Imperial power alternated, and those who had been servants were also granted permission to regain their freedom, and their descendants became commoners.
When he was a child, he grew up with his grandfather, who was a housekeeper, and learned a few tricks.
When he was young, he looked for something to do in a silk shop, and after marrying a wife and having children, he encountered misfortunes one after another.
First of all, there was a flood in his hometown, he fled all the way, more than half of his family was killed or wounded, and his two eldest daughters were also sold, and he finally came here, but his wife died of illness again, and his only son was dying.
He was also in his early fifties at this time, and no one was willing to hire him at all, so he had no choice but to build a shack by the bamboo forest and weave bamboo baskets to make a living.
For his son's illness, he was exhausted, but no one appreciated that no matter how much ability was useless, then Dredging appeared.
helped him several times, and was generous without asking for anything in return, and when he met such a good person, Li Han made up his mind to follow her.
Knowing that the master was an orphan girl, Li Han strengthened his belief in protecting her.
The little master is good at everything, but she is too generous, and when others say a word, she takes out the silver, how can she do this?
Don't let your master be deceived!
On that day, Li Han took over Shutong's purse, and when he saw that there were sixty-eight taels of silver in it, he was moved by the master's trust in him, and on the other hand, he clenched his fists, and could not let the master's property be cheated.
Along the way, he followed up the construction of the new house, and looked around for suitable and reasonably priced furniture, trying to give Shutong a perfect home.
Suddenly, a month passed, and at the west end of Mochizuki Village, a brand-new courtyard was set up on a high ground.
One light, two dark and three tiled rooms, small and practical, the bedroom is equipped with a shelf bed, wardrobe, and dresser.
The kitchen and bathroom are connected, so the walls are hot while cooking here, and the bamboo pipes connected to the past save the trouble of carrying water back and forth.
Another small room with tables, chairs and benches is a place for guests and can be used as a storage room in the future.
Outside the room is a large courtyard, with high walls of gravel and plaster blocking out peeps from the outside, and a bluestone paved path that leads to a sturdy doorway to prevent muddy ground from raining on cloudy days.
"Not bad! Not bad! Under Li Han's introduction, Shutong visited his new home and was unexpectedly satisfied.
"Better than I thought, thank you!"
Shu Tong turned his head and asked Wang Dazhu, "Uncle Wang, the construction is so good, is the salary less?" ”
Wang Dazhu looked at Li Han who was eyeing him strangely, with such a shrewd housekeeper, he didn't get much oil and water this time.
I have the heart to ask for money again, but her housekeeper is very knowledgeable, and she can't think of a reason!
"Wages! Just right! Just right! “
Shu Tong found that he was not very interested, and said with a smile: "Uncle Li has also worked hard, do you still have extra silver?" ”
Li Han hurriedly handed over the prepared purse, "Miss, just call me Li Han, these are the remaining fifty-six taels, you can take them!" ”
How many more? Shu Tong was surprised, "There are a lot of things in the house, Uncle Li, you didn't give any money, right?" ”
Li Han said: "Miss, we don't owe anything, and, whether you collect it or not, in short, I must be your housekeeper, I have moved my home to the neighborhood!" ”
"Butler?"
Shu Tong was speechless, "Whatever, but let's say it first, I'm not looking for you, you can't bother me!" ”
"Congratulations to the eldest niece, for accepting a capable housekeeper!" The new house was accepted, Wang Dazhu beckoned his subordinates and prepared to leave.
"The house is all done, if you are not satisfied with anything, eldest niece, look for me again, I'll go back first!"
"Wait, that Steward Li, where do you live?" Since you have accepted the younger brother, you can't ignore it! ”
Li Han lowered his hand and replied, "Miss Hui, in the woods not far away, I built a shack. If you want something, shout and I'll hear you! ”
"It's not okay to live in a grass hut!" Shu Tong shook his head, he is his own person, and he can't be treated harshly!
In the end, Wang Dazhu not only got five taels of silver from Shutong, but also took a new job and built a house for Li Han not far away.
Of course, these are all Shutong's money, Li Han was moved to tears, and tried his best to stop it, but the little master directly took out twenty taels to Wang Dazhu, and he was so scared that he wanted to return ten taels after saying that he wanted to return ten taels.
"Brother Wang, ten taels of silver is enough, you can get an ordinary courtyard!"
He decided to save the remaining ten taels for his master, but Shutong said, "You can get some furniture first, if the money is not enough, I will give it to you!" ”
"Enough! That's enough! Li Han nodded hurriedly, "Miss, the silver is not spent like this, and the days to come will be long!" ”
Shu Tong tossed his purse and said with a smile: "The silver is not enough to earn more, what are you afraid of!" ”
Thrown directly into Li Han's arms, "I said last time, I want to invite everyone to dinner when the new home is ready, I don't understand, I'll leave it to you!" ”
Li Han felt sorry for her but didn't dare to persuade again, and sighed: "How many tables are you going to invite?" ”
Shu Tong blinked, "It's all from the same village, just please, the money is not enough for me to find a way, you just have to arrange, you must do it lively!" ”
Li Han cried with a sad face, there were only more than thirty taels left, and he looked at a lot, but according to Miss Zhao's flowers, I was afraid that it would not be long before it ran out! ”
"Miss, you are young, I will do such a thing as earning money, but you must learn to be thrifty, and you still have to be careful in your life!"
Li Han's bitter words were useless to Shutong, and said with a smile: "I am very good at hunting, and I will be rich when I go back and sell some game, by the way, we must find a good cook for our guests, so that everyone can have a good meal!" ”
The master ordered, Li Han still had something to say, fortunately, he had really seen Shutong come out of the python mountain a few times, carrying game.
"Big niece, uncle knows that you have a lot of strength, but there are too many dangers in this python mountain, so you better go less!"
Wang Dazhu knew that Zhang Xiaoyue's father died in Python Mountain, so he said a lot of words.
"Yes, miss, you are young, don't go to dangerous places again!" Wang Dazhu spoke, and Li Han hurriedly followed to persuade him.
"Okay, I've got it, just take care of yourselves! I'm leaving! ”
Shutong can't stand their nagging, but after all, people are for her good, so she can't turn her face and can only slip away first!