Chapter 026: Moving to a New Home (2)

"Auntie, look, this is the outer courtyard, the main house has five rooms plus three ear rooms on the left and right, and there are also three wing rooms on the east and west sides," Wang Qifang supported Mrs. Li, slowly came in through the hanging flower door of the outer courtyard, pointed to the spacious and bright courtyard and said, "My brother will enter Beijing next month, I want to invite him to live here, do you think it's okay to clean up." ”

"Well, yes, the security of Ping'an Fang is very good, and this house is not bad," Mrs. Li carefully looked at the layout of the room and the furniture placed inside, and nodded with satisfaction, "But you are a woman with three children alone, and it is best to have a man at home who supports the façade." Fortunately, Da Lang will enter Beijing next month, and with him, your uncle and I can rest assured. ”

Hearing Mrs. Li's sincere and unpretentious words, Wang Qifang smiled gratefully, and then said: "Qi Niang knows that my uncle and aunt have always been at ease with me and the children, but please rest assured, although I am all women and children here, I am not bullied."

Hehe, don't forget, the third uncle and the third aunt also gave me two chivalrous apprentices, plus the two helpers given to me by the eldest cousin of the Li family in Pingzhou, I have four chivalrous apprentices in my hands. With them here, my little yard is very safe. ”

Wang Qifang knew that her uncle was not at ease with herself, saying that since she signed the paperwork with Zhao Tianqing, her aunt said more than once that she would let her take her children to move to the Li family in Xuefu Lane, and also said that the family house was big and there was a Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the city, so their mother and son would live in the city if they wanted to, and live in the countryside if they wanted to, anyway, she was not allowed to spend any more money to buy a house.

If it weren't for the coincidence, she accidentally got Li Huaien's house, presumably their mother and son would have been packed and taken to the Li family by their uncle at this moment.

In fact, Wang Qifang is very grateful for the ardent care and sincere care of her uncle and aunt. She is not a Da Zhou person in her bones, and naturally she does not feel that it is natural for a married woman to rely on a foreign family, on the contrary, she feels that she is a mother, and she can't just covet the stability of life, and not think about her three children.

The eldest uncle and the eldest aunt must have wanted to take care of them from the bottom of their hearts, but the eldest uncle's family is not only the eldest uncle and the elder, but also the cousins, cousins, cousins, and so on. Perhaps, at the beginning, they would not get bored of her and the children's refuge in the face of their uncle and aunt, but after a few years or even more than ten years, no matter how deep the feelings are, they will slowly be worn away by time and reality - she doesn't want the children to be wronged under the fence.

Instead of living together and spending each other's feelings, it is better to live not far away, the two families are more intimate, and they can maintain a normal relationship with each other.

As for the eldest uncle and eldest aunt, she and the children remembered the kindness of the two elders, and they respected them more in the past.

Out of this consideration, Wang Qifang agreed with Li Huaien's proposal at that time, if nothing else, for this house, she would also let Li Huaien go.

"Yes, that's good." Mrs. Li nodded, and then continued to follow her niece inside, "By the way, the subordinates and the four high-ranking disciples, where are you going to be placed?" The inverted seat of the first entry or the second entry? ”

"I've also thought about this," Wang Qifang turned his head to look at the first inverted seat behind him, and said: "There are a total of six inverted seats in the first entry, two of which are for the two chivalrous high-ranking apprentices, the other two are for the small house in the outer courtyard, and the remaining two are handed over to the elder brother to dispose of. ”

Saying that, the two of them came to the second courtyard together, Wang Qifang pointed to the two rooms on the side of the weeping flower gate of the second courtyard and said, "These two rooms are for Amethyst and Zizhu to live in, they are responsible for the inner account room of the family, and it is just right to live here." ”

"Well, yes, I've seen that girl from Amethyst, and she's a safe person."

Mrs. Li came to Ping'anfang this time, one is to see Wang Qifang's new home, and the other is to teach Wang Qifang how to deal with housework. In fact, it was the duty of the biological mother to teach the girls how to manage the housework, and it was generally two years before the daughter's marriage, the mother would take her daughter with her and teach her some principles and methods of managing housekeeping to her daughter by word and deed.

It's just that when Wang Qifang was born, her biological mother passed away, and her stepmother was like that, not to mention teaching Wang Qifang to manage housework, if it weren't for the Wang family's family motto, I'm afraid she wouldn't even let Wang Qifang learn to read. Later, it was Mama Zhao who protected Wang Qifang, while recalling how his wife was in charge of the inner courtyard back then, and then told Wang Qifang the methods one by one.

How can the rules and methods of the nurse according to the gourd draw the scoop can be compared with the veteran experience of actual operation?

In addition, the two are different in terms of identity and status, and the perspective of considering problems will be very different, which in turn seriously affects the methods and scales of doing things.

This is also the reason why the big families are reluctant to marry daughters and concubines who are not disciplined by female elders, because if there is no well-educated elders who understand the rules to preach, no matter how smart the daughter's family is, they will not learn how to manage a clan family, let alone have good experience to pass on to the next generation.

It can be said that if a daughter-in-law is not selected well, it will not only affect the current undignified presiding over the middle feed, but also affect the upbringing of the next generation.

As for Wang Qifang, although she was born noble, there was only one loyal nurse by her side to remind her that even if she learned, she was not proficient. That's why, in the first few years after getting married, I was timid and cowering, not to mention a housekeeper, and even a girl couldn't be deterred.

Now, Wang Qifang, who has become a mother, may be much stronger, but many of the details of managing housework are still not familiar. Wang Qifang herself realized this, and Mrs. Li, who was close to her, also noticed it, so she thought of mentioning Wang Qifang a few words when she moved.

“…… This is the inner courtyard, with five main rooms, three left and right ear rooms, and the wing rooms of the things are the same as the outer courtyard," Wang Qifang carefully helped Mrs. Li up the steps, and the two of them came to the living room of the main house. This is the place where the biggest changes have been made in this renovation of the house, Wang Qifang pointed to the ground and introduced them one by one: "You see I have changed this place, and the floor has been hollowed out to make the earth fire dragon." There is a coal stove in the left side of the room, which can be burned when it is cold, and the hot smoke flows through the underground space, and finally exits from the right side room, so that the whole room will be warmed from the bottom up......"

"Good way, this is indeed much warmer than a charcoal basin, and it doesn't smell good." Mrs. Li listened to Wang Qifang's introduction, her eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but follow Wang Qifang to the ear room on the left, and looked at the two-foot-thick coal stove and the thick flue of the sea bowl, she found that there were shallow black marks on the white wall around the flue, so she asked with a smile: "Have you ever tried it?" ”

"I just tried it yesterday, and the whole room is warm." Wang Qifang saw that the eldest aunt was very interested in the Earth Fire Dragon, and hurriedly said: "It just so happens that those craftsmen are helping me rebuild the shop and have not left, if the eldest aunt is willing, why don't you also connect your bedroom to the Fire Dragon?" ”

"Well, okay, your uncle and I are both getting older, and we are getting more and more resistant to freezing, if this fire dragon is not troublesome to rebuild, our main house will also be connected."

When Mrs. Li saw her niece's concerned face, her heart was also warm, and she said happily.

"Don't bother, look at my house, it's only been a month to renovate it."

Wang Qifang took Mrs. Li's arm, and the two of them came to the east wing again, "Uncle, look, this is the east wing, and it is also three rooms...... She has been working with me for more than 20 years, and I want her to rest and rest. ”

"It's okay now, but Brother Xiaoxin and Maruko will have to separate the yard when they grow up, and at that time, you have to arrange the room. In addition, Mama Zhao is indeed a loyal servant, thanks to her for protecting you all these years, otherwise you would ...... However, I heard that her two sons also came to Beijing? Instead of letting her be raised in the inner courtyard, it is better to reward her house, let her live with her sons and grandchildren, and enjoy the blessings of her children and grandchildren. ”

Although Mrs. Li has a good impression of Mama Zhao, she is still more rational than Wang Qifang when it comes to handling affairs.

“…… Well, what my aunt said is that Qi Niang only thought that the conditions in the inner courtyard would be better, so that Mama Zhao would be more comfortable to live in, but she forgot that she was also the one who hugged her grandson. ”

Wang Qifang was stunned for a moment, thought about it carefully, and knew what the eldest aunt meant.

Maybe she can't understand it, but in the eyes of the world, no matter how loyal and protective Mama Zhao is to her, Mama Zhao is just a slave, the master thought of her good, rewarded her house and let her be honored, it is already a great mercy, how can she be supported in the inner courtyard like an old lady?

"Hehe, you, where you can't think of it, it's clear that you can't bear Mama Zhao," Mrs. Li has experienced so many things, and she doesn't know what her niece thinks. But if you think about it, you can understand that Qi Niang was born without a mother, her father is not hurt, her brother is not close, and there is only one Zhao Mama who is good to her, and she is afraid that she has regarded Zhao Mama as her own mother in her heart. However, this is not good, no matter how good Mama Zhao is to her, it is also the duty of a slave, how can she mess up her identity and generation?

Alas, it seems that Qi Niang really needs her to teach her well.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Li asked again: "By the way, now that Yuan Niang, Xiao Xin Ge'er and Xiao Maruko are all living with you, have they chosen their personal girls and housekeepers?" I remember you said, the girl next to Yuan Niang is not good, do you want to buy some more? Is it. ”

"Back to my aunt, Qi Niang is about to ask you about this," Wang Qifang had long wanted to add some servants to a few children, but she had never met a good one, and she had too many recent things, so she put it aside. Now that they are about to move, but the children are only surrounded by their respective nurses, how can they do it? Even if she doesn't want to, the rules of the world can't allow her to be so slack.

"Yuan Niang, they haven't had a proper little girl and housekeeper mother, and I don't want to use the people of the Zhao family, so I want to buy some clean little girls from Renyazi, but-"

"Hehe, no problem, when you have a candidate here, I'll help you with the details."

Choosing a slave and maid is a matter of learning, and people who have not managed the house and have no practical experience can't do it.

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