177 The first guests of the lodge
According to Luo Xiaoqiao's design, Daqingshan has begun to take on a new look, and after working day and night, the Zhuangzi has built several courtyards, with more than a dozen independent rooms in each courtyard.
Luo Xiaoqiao gave it a name called "Qingshan Inn", which can be used by merchants to rest.
The manor draws on the idea of a step by step Suzhou garden, with winding paths and secluded paths, although it is not as exquisite as the courtyards of large families, but it is also interesting by the mountains and rivers.
In the past, street signs were also placed on the mountain road. A cement road extends from the gate of the villa to the middle of Luojia Village, and in the southernmost part of the village, it goes horizontally to Xingcheng and Fangcheng to connect to the main road.
Peach trees are planted on both sides of the road, and in the flowering season, a dense color, reflecting the white walls and gray tiles of the village, the thatched eaves are low, and the grass is green on the stream...... Walking along the road every morning is a paradise.
After Cai Wenhan returned from Luo's house, he has been in a state of confusion, and when he saw the female relatives in the family, he couldn't help but say a few words about the power of the little girl.
The daughters of the Cai family are all extremely well-educated ladies, and they can't stand being harassed every day.
"Let's go, isn't that little Qiao girl welcoming us to go for a walk? Today's weather is good, let's all go over and go out", the old lady spoke.
The four ladies were all smiling: "What my mother said is that I haven't seen her for a long time, it's time to go and take a look."
"Really? I'm going to see my sister too", Cai Yuhan was the happiest, jumping up and starting to pack his luggage, "Bring my sister my favorite green phoenix pith ......"
As soon as I stepped out of the door, I heard the eldest lady shouting: "Sister, why are you here?" Oops, brother-in-law is here too? ”
"Wen Xin misses the old lady, I'll take her back to take a look", the middle-aged man who looked like a scholar next to him made a compilation and replied.
"Mother, are you going out?" Cai Wenxin's beautiful eyes blinked a few times, and she leaned up and asked.
The old lady was a little unhappy, her daughter was spoiled since she was a child, and she was extremely arrogant, that is, her son-in-law had a good temperament, and she changed to another family, and the daughter she married went back to her parents' house twice in three days.
"Mother, I want to go with the old lady, and I want to go too", a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl came up and took Cai Wenxin's hand and shook it.
"Go, go", before the old lady could speak, Cai Wenxin turned her head and said to the middle-aged man: "Xianggong, Lily and I went with my mother, you go to find the eldest brother." ”
After speaking, without waiting for everyone to react, he climbed into the carriage: "Third sister-in-law, your carriage is empty, I will squeeze it with you."
The third lady smiled helplessly, shook her head and got into the carriage.
They all went up, and the old lady didn't know what to say, so she ordered her subordinates to start, and the carriage swayed slowly, and soon arrived outside the small courtyard of the Luo family.
"Sister, I'm coming to see you", Cai Yuhan didn't wait for the carriage to stop, jumped down, and rushed into the door of Luo's house in a few steps.
Grandma Luo saw such a big family of them first, and was taken aback, and hurriedly went to the house.
The little girl, Lily, pursed her lips when she entered the room, her face full of disdain.
Luo Xiaoqiao heard the commotion and also came out of the living room: "Old lady, are you here?" ”
"Girl, I haven't seen you for a long time, you're handsome again", after the old woman exchanged a few words with Grandma Luo, she grabbed Luo Xiaoqiao's hand and smiled very kindly.
"Old lady, you should be old and strong. You came just today to come, the Zhuangzi in Daqingshan has just been renovated, I will take you to see it and experience the scenery of our farmhouse. ”
"Okay", the old lady laughed as she followed Luo Xiaoqiao out.
"Huh? Is that? Zhang Baiyi raised his eyes, seemed to see Mu Jingyi's figure, pushed open the courtyard door next door, and suddenly looked excited.
"That's King Jing?" Zhang Baihe couldn't wait to follow him immediately, "Why does he live here?" ”
Although it is separated from the Luo family by a courtyard gate, it is said that it is also the courtyard of the Luo family, and it still lives next door, what does this mean? How is it that no one has ever said that?
"Lily, don't talk too much about things that shouldn't be inquired about", the old lady sank her face and glanced at Cai Wenxin with dissatisfaction, such a big person, she can't even teach her daughter.
"Steward Sun, bring our convertible out, it's rare for the old lady to come over, be our first passenger to experience it", Luo Xiaoqiao turned his head and said to Sun Dianfu.
"Yes, girl".
"Old lady, our convertible car is not the same as the carriage you sit in, the summer scenery is good, you can try it."
As he spoke, Sun Dianfu had already returned, followed by six subordinates, each riding a strange-shaped car, which seemed to be an enlarged version of the model sold in Dafengfang.
The convertible is really open-topped, only a canopy on the head, for the sake of female customers, there are also curtains around it, but they are all rolled up, ventilated on all sides, and the wheels of the car are still wrapped in rubber, which is really strange.
The old lady looked surprised, "Little Miss Qiao, this is a convertible?" ”
"Yes, you try it, it's not slower than a horse-drawn cart, and you don't need horses, now that cement roads have been built, it's not easy to clean up the livestock manure pulled onto the road in the province." Luo Xiaoqiao said while teaching them how to get in the car.
There are two rows of seats in one car and can seat four people, and these six cars are enough to pull them all.
"Let's go", Luo Xiaoqiao nodded, and Sun Dianfu ordered his subordinates to set off.
The man rode all the way, humming and singing folk songs all the way, and his rough voice was matched with the cool breeze blowing on this country road, which really had a unique charm. At least a few women in Caifu had smiles on their faces.
That Zhang Baihe also temporarily stopped thinking about going to King Jing, and turned his head left and right to look outside, looking very novel.
When I arrived at the Qingshan Inn, Zhang Lihe was even more like a fish in water, the two-story inn, upstairs and downstairs, and finally occupied the swing in the yard.
Among their group, Cai Yuhan was the youngest, Zhang Baihe was second, and Cai Wenxin didn't speak, so it was difficult for others to say anything.
In fact, Cai Qinqin and Cai Coriander are not very old, but they are not as presumptuous as her.
Zhang Baihe played with the swing for a while, and ran to other rooms of the inn, and finally didn't know where to find a very beautiful coral bracelet, Luo Xiaoqiao could see at a glance that it was given to Luo Xiaoni by Luo Zhiping, she was usually reluctant to take it, maybe she came to help recently, and put it in a certain room.
But Luo Xiaoni must have received it into the jewelry box, and it must have been put in a drawer, and I don't know how it was turned out by Zhang Baihe.
Zhang Baihe put it on her wrist with a big grin, raised her arm and said to Luo Xiaoqiao: "Xiao Qiao, I like this in your family, can you give it to me?" ”
The others didn't look this way, Cai Qinqin's ears were pointed, and she was a little angry when she heard it, "Zhang Baihe, you put things back, where did you raise this habit?" Don't you have one at home? You're stealing! ”
Zhang Baihe disagreed, "You are talking nonsense, what is this stealing?" What I like is to give her face, besides, didn't I discuss it with her? ”