Chapter 13 Preparations
After finishing this big thing, all that remains is the intensive relocation.
It turned out that the auspicious day for moving was set for Whelan, the owner, and she needed to move from Bofu to Li's house with some luggage with other family members except for those who stayed on both sides that day. Then complete a series of rituals, and the move is complete.
The rest of the belongings had already been moved in before that day, so as to avoid the hectic day of the move.
On the same day, Huilan wore a new filial piety dress, holding a small bag of corn in one hand, a piece of ancient jade in the other, and a new pillow on her lap.
The corn went into the granary, the new pillow was sent to Huilan's bedroom, and the ancient jade was enshrined in front of the statue of Emperor Zhenwu.
After sacrificing the ancestors of heaven and earth, worshipping Emperor Zhenwu, and completing a series of rituals, it can be regarded as completing all the procedures for moving.
Originally, moving to a new house still had to warm the house and warm the house, but the Li family was still in the hot filial piety, so this item was exempted.
Whelan has been tired enough these days, so she can simply be the shopkeeper and don't have to bother to contribute.
Those housekeepers can't be as idle as her, first of all, after the Qingming Dynasty, the handover of the Bofu land and gifts and the like was completed.
Then he gave Whelan all the girls in the room. In addition to Qingguo, there are two second-class girls, four third-class girls, and four rough girls.
Then he gave a reward to all the servants who remained, and gave them to you as soon as possible according to their previous allotment.
Even Steward Zhou and Mother Liu also left Huilan with tears after the handover was clear after Qingming and went to take care of Zhuangzi.
After Qingming, Huilan found that the Li Mansion gradually calmed down. Except for Steward Li and Mother Wang's husband and wife, none of the rest of the people were idle meals. There are two porters, two cooks, a groom, an accountant, four nurses, six rough envoys, and Whelan and her eleven maids!
Whelan felt deeply corrupt and asked if he wanted to reduce a few, but was politely but resolutely denied by Steward Li.
Although he didn't quite understand, Whelan still didn't insist.
In the evening, Wang's mother served her for dinner, and accompanied her to eat in the yard before explaining the reason to her.
"These girls include almost all the daughters of the servant family who are left. First, it is the best errand to be assigned to the girl's room; After the second came, the girl entered the Zhenguo Mansion, and she had to bring some people who took advantage of it; Third, with these girls by her side, the girl will not be estranged from her family. Mother Wang couldn't get enough of it.
Whelan understood what she didn't say, people's hearts are fickle, in case any family has other thoughts in the future, having these girls by her side is also a constraint.
Of course, these girls also include Liu Ya, the daughter of Wang's mother, and the daughter of Zhou's steward Liu's mother, and Huilan can't help but be moved by the intentions of these loyal servants to her.
"I understand, when I come to the Zhenguo Mansion in the future, I will take good care of them." Whelan promised Wang's mother.
called Qingguo who followed behind, "While there is still a period of time, my mother will teach those little girls with Qingguo, learn some rules, and know some eyebrows and low eyes." I definitely can't take all of these individuals with me. But this is my home, and I definitely want to come back, and I have to study hard if I stay. ”
Huilan took Qingguo and Liu Ya's hands, "Mother Wang is busy, Sister Qingguo, you have to worry too much." Liu Ya should not be idle, just learn and teach at the same time. I'm waiting to see you become a good master and teach a bunch of good apprentices, and then the world will be full of peach and plums. ”
Mother Wang responded with a smile, and also made fun of Qingguo, and asked Liu Ya to apprentice. Qingguo was embarrassed, and agreed with a few modest words. Liu Ya responded crisply, and made a gesture to apprentice to Qingguo, provoking Qingguo to beat her. The two and a half girls laughed a few words, and Whelan joined in with the joy of seeing it.
A few vivid and vivid girls, laughing and laughing in the moonlight, added a lot of popularity to this quiet new house.
Next, Li Zhai is on the right track. Steward Li took the account room and the nursing home to arrange and improve various protective measures such as waterproof, fire and theft prevention in the house and warehouse.
Mother Wang took her rough mother-in-law to plant flowers and grass, clean and smoke air conditioning to teach the little girls. Huilan and Liu Ya were opened by Wang's mother, and after dinner, they learned some etiquette rules in the room, and they had the right to eat.
After Steward Li made the safety plan for the house, it took more than ten days to pack up all the valuable and light things, stack more than 20 boxes outside the warehouse, and take them to the Zhenguo Mansion when the time came.
Isn't that too much? Whelan weakly said that you don't need to bring so many things to live in other people's homes!
"The girl is to live permanently, not to go to relatives. The master is not there, it's okay to keep those stupid things in this house, and other valuables must follow the girl. In the future, the girl's personal exchanges, gifts and gifts will come from here. Steward Li explained to her that he was very persistent.
Is that so? Huilan didn't know much, she only remembered that Sister Lin didn't seem to bring many things and people with her when she entered Jiafu twice!
It wasn't until later, when Hui Lan asked Qingguo on the side, that he knew that Uncle Li was right. She was misled, and Whelan covered her face. The first time Sister Lin went to visit relatives, so she didn't bring much things, and the second time was that it was not clearly stated in the book, and most of it was swallowed privately, so she thought that she didn't need to bring many things to live in other people's houses. Of course, that's all for later.
"Moreover, in addition to the Zhuangzi shop, the old man's dowry was entrusted to his aunt's wife." Steward Li added another sentence.
By the way, the mother's dowry is still there, and where can the aunt receive it, it can only be in the Zhenguo Mansion. With those things as a base, she shouldn't be eye-catching if she brings some more things!
Fortunately, the silver in the treasury had been sent to the bank to be saved, otherwise she would have had a few more boxes, and Whelan was very happy.
Those little girls have to do needlework in addition to learning the rules and doing work, and the corners of Whelan's eyes twitched as she looked at the shining silver embroidery needle.
God forbid, fortunately she didn't become a maid, otherwise with her handmade waste firewood index, her fingers would be gone.
After a busy April, the family has changed into thin shirts.
Mother Wang has been taking green fruit and willow buds to make clothes for her these days, and the little girls are reluctantly out of school, except for their own busy work, they are all doing some rough needlework (Wang's mother's language).
When Huilan comes out of the 100-day hot filial piety, she will move the nest, and then she will not have to wear filial piety clothes, just plain clothes.
Wang's mother opened the storehouse and took a lot of cloth and silk. The soft silk silk made her the inner clothes and pants and shoes and socks, and the silk with flowers made the purse for appreciation. Clothes and sachet accessories are specially called to the famous clothing shop outside to tailor the clothes, and the clothes are made by themselves.
As the weather got hotter, Whelan made clothes for the whole family, so that everyone could wear new clothes together after a hundred days.
The little girls are happy, and the house is more lively.
On May 14, the 100th day of the death of the former Xiangcheng Bo. Huilan took his family to perform the ritual early in the morning, bathed and changed clothes, even if it was a hot filial piety.