099 Clean up the house
was busy until it was dark, and Qu Xiaoqi had time to rest.
Hitting a well is not a trivial matter, fortunately, this place is not considered a shortage of water, it is estimated that you don't need to dig too deep to see the water, and it is much more convenient to transport water back and forth when the time comes.
The next day, Qu Xiaoqi got up early in the morning and took He Zhong to get the bed, and in the past few days, the carpenter and Kong Yunji have rushed out three big beds day and night.
They need to move the bed back first, then come back to buy the bedding, and take the Kan mother and daughter back home.
When Kan's mother and daughter saw the newly built house, they were both stunned and at a loss.
They all knew that Qu Xiaoqi was not a rich lady, but she just had some money in her hand, otherwise she would not have bargained with the seller to that extent when she bought them.
It's just that the scene in front of her is too different from the little money in her mind, such a big house, such a big courtyard, although it has not been repaired too completely, but these are all accumulated with copper coins.
How can this be consumed by ordinary people? Could it be that Qu Xiaoqi is actually a young lady from a big family, yearning for a rural life, so he lives here?
No matter how she thought about it, she felt that these were a bit beyond her own cognition, which caused her to stand in the doorway, and she did not dare to move into the house.
Qu Xiaoqi also knew her thoughts, and said with a smile: "Come into the house, this house has just been built, and there are not enough beds, so there are only three beds." I just bought the quilt and mattress, and I haven't bought all the pots and pans yet, and I have to go to the city again. The pot is in my old house, you can cook first, I have a bunch of things to do, you can cook, right? "Now as long as the mother and daughter are moved, it will be easier for them to accept the fact that they are now, and when they get a good night's sleep, maybe they will be able to adapt to their current life."
"Yes, yes." Kan hurriedly responded.
The mother and daughter didn't have any luggage at all, and the change of clothes was also prepared for them by Qu Xiaoqi before.
After that, Qu Xiaoqi didn't want to worry about this kind of thing, just give a little monthly silver a month, and let them buy what they need.
Zeng Miaoya walked a little awkward with a small bag of things, she is now responsible for moving things from Aunt Caifeng's house to this side, and she is followed by Zhang Jiayong's little radish head.
After living in Aunt Caifeng's house for so long, Qu Xiaoqi almost felt that he wouldn't go to school at all with this little radish head.
The main reason why the private school is so lax is that Xiucai has just finished the imperial examination, and all parts of the country are very busy, so a little radish like Zhang Jiayong, who has just won a child's birth, is put home to 'recuperate'.
No, a few days after Zhang Jiayong came back, the whole person gained weight, and his double chin came out.
"I've worked hard for you, if you're tired, just rest for a while, these things are not in a hurry to move. Be careful on the road and don't fall. ”
Zhang Jiayong was very dissatisfied with Qu Xiaoqi's instructions, muttering: "We are not children anymore, how can we wrestle?" ”
"Woohoo!" Tuan Tuan was a little excited to turn around Qu Xiaoqi, seemingly very satisfied with this new home.
Qu Xiaoqi touched the dog's head and said, "The future safety here will be handed over to you." ”
Originally, the chickens in the family also needed to be moved here, but the chicken nest had not yet been made, so I was not in a hurry to do it.
I also need to tell Kong Yunji that she still needs to make a kennel.
It was already dark when they returned from the city for the last time, and now Kong Yunji and Ah Xiang are still living in the city, waiting until the bed is enough to bring them back.
On this day, the men brought by the foreman did not dig water from the well in the courtyard, and now their men have returned.
Qu Xiaoqi entered the house and took a bite of food with the faint light.
Maybe it's because it's dark, Aunt Caifeng is here to help, but she doesn't see Zhang Jiayong.
"Auntie, the pigsty is busy like that, you don't have to come over and work hard, isn't there Kan here?"
"How do I know...... You didn't say it before, why is she also your ......" After that, Aunt Caifeng was embarrassed to say it, after all, slavery is still very sensitive here, and she can't unveil others in front of them.
"The master is the life-saving benefactor of the slave and the maid, she bought our mother and daughter when she was in the Qing Kingdom, and also bought medicine for the slave and the maid to cure the disease." Kan seems to be a little unaccustomed to the self-title of slave maid, and his words are a little twisty.
Qu Xiaoqi was also very unaccustomed to hearing this, shook his head and said: "How can there be any slave who is not a slave, I just don't have that ability now, and when I have the opportunity later, I will eliminate your slavery." ”
Regardless of whether this was said verbally or not, Kan's mother and daughter looked at Qu Xiaoqi with gratitude, and were about to kneel down in front of Qu Xiaoqi.
Qu Xiaoqi didn't react, and before they could step forward to help them, they had already knelt down.
Qu Xiaoqi and Aunt Caifeng subconsciously staggered their bodies and avoided the kneeling salute of the two people, "Hurry up, I don't have so many rules, and I really lack someone to serve you when I buy you back, aren't there still chickens and dogs outside?" I'm going to buy some vegetable seeds tomorrow, and you're going to have to take care of them. I'll give you some money every month, and you'll think you're working for us. ”
These jobs can be done by the young Kan girls, not to mention that Qu Xiaoqi has to give them monthly money, and the Kan family and daughter are even more grateful to Dade.
"By the way, I don't know what your names are."
Kan's name is Kan Yibo, and Kan's little girl's name is Kan Ruyue, both of whom are from Xiyuan.
This can be seen from their appearance, Kan's facial features are three-dimensional and his eyes are deep, and Kan Yibo is the most obvious.
Kan Ruyue doesn't know if it's because she is young and hasn't opened up, or if she is mixed-race, her facial features are not very different from those of the court.
Qu Xiaoqi also asked about the origin of the two people, and almost interrogated the eighteenth generation of their ancestors.
The main thing is that these two people are from Xiyuan but bought them in Beiqing, and the situation is a bit similar to He Zhong.
This guy He Zhong is a member of the viper boy, but she doesn't care who it is, she just needs to use it.
Kan's mother and daughter were also a small trader in Xiyuan before, doing some small business in a fixed location, falling in love with the Chaoguo who ran the merchant, so they eloped with the merchant.
The businessman who ran the merchant had no fixed place to live, and ran around with her in various countries, although there were some runs and some risks, but with the love that made these two people live a good life.
Even after having a daughter, they still live the life of running merchants.
It's just that when passing through Qingguo, Kan's husband offended an official in a small place in Qingguo, and was beheaded in public on a casual charge.
She and her daughter were also taken away and sold, and it took several waves to reach the capital of the Qing Kingdom.
Because she couldn't accept that her husband died like this, she was depressed in her heart, so she couldn't afford to get sick.
During this period, I also met someone who fell in love with Kan Ruyue's appearance and wanted to buy it back as a child daughter-in-law, but Kan Yibo did everything possible to stop her.
Kan Ruyue is also smart, and then she made herself disgraced and looked dirty, and there was really no one to beat her anymore.
It's just that this day is not very good, Kan Yibo's illness has always been bad, she is young, and no one wants to buy them at all.
After all, if you spend money to buy it back, you still need to bear the cost of medicine, not to mention, if you can't cure it and die, you will lose a lot of silver.
Kan Ruyue is so small, she doesn't have much strength on her body, and she is afraid that she won't be able to do any work, that is, she will buy an extra mouth to go back.
In this case, those shrewd housekeepers are naturally unwilling, and most of the things like buying slaves and maids are actually done by domestic servants, and few masters personally pick people.
As for those young ladies from rich families who barely leave the house, they are all occasional times, and they come out to play in a swarm, and whether they can go to this slave market depends on luck.
When Kan Ruyue saw Qu Xiaoqi at that time, her reaction can be said that this little guy is really smart.
I didn't expect this little guy to be really a mixed-race child, the average mixed-race child is very good-looking, and Kan Ruyue is the same, before he grows, he can see that he is a beautiful embryo.
"By the way, let you boil water, how are you preparing?" Qu Xiaoqi suddenly showed a smile, she could set up a bathroom next to the kitchen, and let them build something similar to a bathtub with bricks, and build three!
The three 'bathtubs' are connected to a small stove in the next room, and the purpose is naturally to make it easier to boil water. It can also be heated directly, as long as you watch the fire.
These three 'bathtubs' cost Qu Xiaoqi a lot of money, after all, it is necessary to confirm that there is no water leakage, and to make the bottom resistant to burning.
At that time, when Qu Xiaoqi said it, the contractor just said that he would find a way to get materials.
The big families in the capital have also built this kind of 'bathtub', but the material is really not easy to get, Qu Xiaoqi has to build three at once, which is really a little difficult for him.
Fortunately, he had some connection with the capital, and finally made what Qu Xiaoqi needed.
It seems that he himself is very satisfied with this house, so he doesn't ask for this material too much, just make sure that he doesn't lose money.
I have to say that the person Aunt Caifeng is looking for is really reliable, and there is no sky-high asking price from beginning to end.
"I've done what you instructed, and the water temperature was just right before, do you want to go over now?" At Qu Xiaoqi's strong request, Kan Yibo changed the title from master to girl.
"Auntie, Xiaoya, come with me." Qu Xiaoqi's face was full of expectation, the weather is a little warmer now, but it will still be cold when he comes out of the shower.
Before entering, Qu Xiaoqi asked Kan Yibo to listen carefully to their voices, and if there was anything, he still needed to call her.
The bathroom is not small, and it was only after several candles were lit that it became clearer.