Chapter Twenty-Eight: Preparing to Move

Zheng Qingluan circled around the pond, and could probably estimate the size of the pond, which should be more than one acre, more than double the original size, but the water level did not decrease. This must be living water connected to the groundwater, and it would be great if the water could be drawn out and circled around the yard and then flowed back. In a territory like the northwest, it is impossible to want a small bridge and flowing water, but at least it can be regarded as a backdrop to the mountains and water, which is an excellent pattern in feng shui. What's more, the water flows and takes into account the role of irrigation, saving a lot of labor, so why not do it?

Zheng Qingluan thought about it in his heart, and it really didn't cost a few taels of silver, so he planned to discuss with his father, and before moving over, he would rest the yard and bring the water out casually.

Walking fifty or sixty meters away, there is a small courtyard. The vermilion gate, on one side is a row of hugging houses, divided into six small rooms, all of which are coiled with kang, which is the subordinate room prepared in advance. On the other side is an arch built by a flower wall, which is a small courtyard, side by side with the hugging building on the other side, it is also a slippery house, but there are three large rooms, in the middle is the place of hospitality, one is the outer study, and the other is the guest room. There is also a small dressing room. This should be the only way to act as an outer courtyard. Zheng Qingluan nodded with satisfaction. Further ahead is the shadow wall engraved with "Five Blessings", bypassing the shadow wall. It is the hanging flower door, and the hanging flower door is on both sides of the hand-copying verandah, leading to the east and west compartments. Facing the main entrance is the main room, the main hall of the main house and the east and west rooms with the east and west two ear rooms. Where the east and west compartments meet the corner room, each set aside a small arch to lead to the backyard, a row of back cover rooms in the backyard, kitchen, utility room, and firewood room are located here, and the front of the house is not a large vegetable field, and the easternmost position is the back door of the house. Outside the back door is the secret passage.

Seeing Zheng Qingluan turn back, Gorou raised his eyebrows proudly and said with a smile: "It's not bad!"

"Hmmm! Zheng Qingluan smiled back.

Several people stood on the patio in the courtyard, planning carefully.

"Put a big urn in the middle. Saburo pointed to the feet of several people, the ground was a path separated by bluestone slabs, and the rest of the place was reserved for planting flowers and trees. "It's so convenient to use water, and it can also be used as a fire prevention function. ”

"Don't plant any flowers, once you plant an evergreen tree, plant mosquito grass under the tree. The location of our house is both mountain and water, and there must be a lot of mosquitoes in summer. Zheng Qingluan frowned, she hated mosquitoes the most, and the bag on her body couldn't go down for ten days and a half, "Even in the big yard, I also plan to plant it on the side of the big road and the small road, especially around the pavilion by the pond." She gritted her teeth and hated it.

Zheng Laosan smiled and said: "Okay! Under the window sill in the corner, you can plant as long as you can." ”

Zheng Qingluan discussed with everyone about the matter of wanting to draw the water out of the pond, "It is to play the role of a canal, and pave small stones underneath to make it look like a stream." ”

"It's not a problem. Anyway, the yard needs to be tidied up, it's just convenient, and it's really convenient!" Zheng Laosan nodded, "If you have any other requirements, please put them forward together." ”

"I'm going to live alone. "Hachi was the first to jump out, he has been squeezing with his two brothers, and now he is most eager to live alone.

"There are three rooms in the east and west, you can choose by yourself. The rest of the room was used as a study. Zheng Laosan said with a smile: "The furniture is ready, please ask someone to move over in the afternoon." ”

Zheng Qingju came out of the house, sweating profusely, "You don't need to add any more firewood, it's almost done." That wall of fire, it's really good, look at it that makes me hot. Wiping his sweat with a handkerchief, he said, "Don't worry about it here, let's go back." I moved in these two days, and this house will be cleaned up according to your wishes, and in another month, I won't be able to move in. Let's pack up two or three houses first, let's move, and the rest will be purchased slowly. ”

After a few minutes, he walked out and planned along. San Lang said: "It's far away from the gate, if you don't look at the gate, we won't be able to hear the visitors calling the door." ”

"Why don't you open a side door? outside the east wall, we can go to the town and build the path together?" Gorou thought for a moment and suggested.

"Okay!" Zheng Laosan nodded, "I still have to buy two people." There are many houses and big yards, and it is unbearable to just sprinkle and sweep. ”

After two days of being so busy, I picked it up—

Zheng Family Courtyard

Old man Zheng sat on the kang, inhaling dry smoke, the fire was bright and extinguished, reflecting people's faces, and it was impossible to see clearly. The old lady sat cross-legged across the kang table, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand. No matter how eccentric, the third and fourth are always the flesh that fell from their bodies, and they were under their noses in the past, and they couldn't show it, but now they moved out in the blink of an eye, and they actually gave birth to a little unspeakable sourness. It's like a growing finch that really flies away from the nest.

"It's all white-eyed wolves with no conscience!" the old lady snorted aggrievedly. Originally, she planned to live well, she lived in the landlord's house with the old man, and let the boss live in the west house. There are four rooms in the east and west compartments, the third, the fourth, the fifth and the eldest live, and the ear rooms on both sides, one grandson, one granddaughter, also live. They are all the flesh and blood of their closest relatives, no one dislikes anyone, how good it is to live together with affection. Who would have thought that the two wolf cubs built a house without saying a word, I heard that the third child built a two-entry house, and also brought a pond garden, and the third child was also a blue brick and tile house, with a shop. The way she is tight on weekdays is to fool her old woman. The daughter-in-law is all spicy, and she is reluctant to be filial to the old couple, and she is reluctant to help her poor daughter. "My heart is so ruthless!

"Don't howl!" the old man glared, "If you recruit the third family and the fourth family again, see how you are done? Half a lifetime, you can't suppress your daughter-in-law, and you still have a face to cry! What can you do?" Old man Zheng took a puff of cigarette, "As long as they take the filial Shunshun as a treat, you will be content." However, in this regard, these two daughters-in-law are stronger than the eldest and the fifth family. He also saw that as long as the requirements were not excessive, the third and fourth children were still filial. Although the daughter-in-law is more powerful, she can stand up to the door, and she has heard praise in the village, but I really haven't seen anyone say a word that is not good. That's it! Not to mention the birth of several grandchildren. It is said that the third family of the old Zheng family is the most upright and has five children, three sons and two daughters, and both children and daughters. Just looking at the neatness of the six girls in the court, you can know that these two people have put a lot of effort into raising their children. A girl's film, so many big officials who take the school examination, are all said to have good knowledge. What's more, Saburo Goro, I'm just afraid that his knowledge is better. I don't know what the future will be! Let's not talk about the marriage of the six girls, either they will have a noble son-in-law, or they will get a fame for themselves, even if they don't get married, in the entire Zheng family, they will also be aunts and grandmothers, and they will be willing to provide for them. Even the four girls promised a son-in-law like Catcher. Recently, he also inquired, the Wang family has a solid family background and is also capable. Now it's time to build a big house and a big yard, and the days will be better in the future. Although the fourth child is not promising, he still has the ability to live a prosperous life. The key is that he and the third brother are really close, I heard that the third child helped a lot of money to build a house this time, and built a house with a shop in two courtyards, which is not big, but it is enough. There are two shops, and there is a lot of interest in a year, and the days are definitely not bad. The second child has been away from home for almost 20 years, so he took a face-to-face and didn't say anything. The fifth child has not been famous in these years, and now that the land has been sold, what will he do to support his family in the future? He has a unique personality and is not close to any of his brothers, and the fifth daughter-in-law is slippery, and he has no friendship with anyone. Now there is only one child in Xiaoqi, and there will be no one to help him in the future. Thinking of the boss, the old man had a stump in his heart, how much he had expectations in the past, and how disappointed he was now, now he doesn't expect him to take the test at an age, as long as he can live his own life clearly, it is not bad. Who would have thought that he would be so confused that he would be confused in his reading! This is also to blame for this dead old woman, who harmed the eldest and married three daughters-in-law one after another, two of whom are nieces of the old woman's maiden family, and the other is a distant cousin's niece. None of the Zhao family's daughters are good! If there is a reasonable woman to persuade her, the boss may be able to get better. Now the marriage of the three granddaughters is ruined, but fortunately, there is such a son as Dalang. Speaking of Da Lang, the old man remembered that he was twenty years old, and he had been married for five years, and he had no children! Not to mention his son, he didn't even have a daughter. Thinking that Dalang's daughter-in-law is the daughter of the Zhao family, he suddenly felt angry, it is definitely not a good one. When he met such a person who couldn't lay eggs, his eldest grandson would be ruined. Do you want to let Da Lang follow the old path of the boss? This is resolutely not possible.

The old man got off the kang irritably and went back and forth in the house a few times. It was like having made up some kind of decision. Said to the old woman: "You go and prepare the meal." Call all the people in the third and fourth rooms here today for a reunion dinner, I have something to say. ”

"What kind of reunion dinner! The girl also said last time that the two granddaughters couldn't eat enough. I just wanted to save money so that I could bring it to my daughter, and this brought people together, how many things would have to be wasted. Do evil!

The old man's eyes widened, "Let you go, you will go!

"Dead old man!" muttered the old lady, not daring to disobey the old man's wishes. Put on your shoes and go off the kang, and you plan to go out.

"Cut two catties of meat, weigh two catties of old tofu, and then add a catty of wine. Don't fool people with your thin pig food!"