Chapter Twenty-Three: The Storm Rises Again
For the first time in his life, he had his own house, and it was such a big mansion, which made Wang Li very excited, and he walked around the yard for a long time.
This is a three-entrance courtyard, enter the street gate on the south side, and on the left is the bamboo forest corridor around the stream, and go straight to the study directly facing the gate.
Facing the street door is the upside-down seat, which is used to house the servants' rooms, and to the right is the kitchen.
Wang Li looked carefully in the study for a long time, late that day and night, did not look carefully, but today I felt that the layout was excellent.
Behind this study is a small pond, facing the window can see the reflection of the bamboo forest, there is a corridor behind the bamboo forest on the left side of the pond, which extends from the corridor in front of the study, which can be used for rest.
Facing the pond is the east house, the things in it have been accumulated for a long time, Wang Li has to think about buying a new one, the bed can be kept, and the bedding can not be used by others.
After the hanging flower door, the left and right hand verandahs lead to the west chamber and the east chamber, the north side is a large main room, after this entry, and then there is a row of back cover rooms.
This courtyard is really too big for him to live in, and there are no street lights at night, and he doesn't dare to go out of the house in the middle of the night.
"I have to buy some servants to come back, I also have a family business in Da Yao, I have to run it! By the way, I went to Taishou Mansion to cast a name post, Liu Taishou helped me, although it is for the sake of Brother Shi and Brother Fu, I still have to go to thank one or two tomorrow, but I don't know what I can do in Da Yao, become a pharmacist?"
Shaking his head, Wang Li had no interest in becoming a doctor.
"Take your time, although there is a "Thousand Medicine Immortal Prescription", if it is found out, there will be trouble!"
was kidnapped just because of a small cup, if it was known that he had a treasure against the sky such as "Thousand Medicine Immortal Prescription", his own strength was not enough, and there was no one to protect him, he knew what would happen.
Sitting quietly in the study, he carefully looked at the three introductions and two door decisions, pinched the fingers with his left hand, and introduced the spiritual qi of the medicine into the body to practice for a while.
After that, Wang Li wrote a name post on the bookcase according to the style of the ancient times in his previous life, and went out.
He didn't know how to find Yaxing, and remembered that he had just entered the city that day to go to Baoqifang with Kong Chengshi and Kong Chengfu, so he chartered a carriage and went. The car and the groom had a few casual conversations, and only then did they relax when they learned that Baoqifang really had private teeth.
When I arrived at Baoqifang, I walked around the first floor for a long time before I found a tooth shop, and after telling the Ya Po the requirements, I went to pick someone.
Picking someone has to go elsewhere, which is quite troublesome.
followed Yapo around and around, and I don't know how long I walked until I arrived at a small courtyard.
There were girls in the courtyard who were dressed ordinarily and had decent faces, but most of them were ragged and emaciated children, and it was impossible to distinguish between men and women.
There are also middle-aged couples who drag their families with their mouths.
This gave Wang Li a great shock, although he studied history and knew about these for a long time, when he really saw and came into contact with these, how terrifying the waves in his heart were.
How barbaric and primitive people have become here, and all civilization has become a joke.
After settling down, ignoring Ya Po's chatter, he pointed to the ragged children and asked, "Isn't Da Yao's grain yield quite high, why are there still refugees?"
Interrupted by Wang Li, Ya Po smiled indifferently: "Eh, Gongzi doesn't care about the world, this grain is a lot, and the silver and land are not too much, besides, now the medicine is so expensive, who can eat it! Just don't get sick, you have a tax on farming, if you gamble on ......"
Wang Li listened to the big head, stopped Ya Po, pointed to the good number and said, "Just them, how much silver?"
Finally waited for Wang Li to buy it, Ya Po couldn't help but rejoice, and grinned: "Eh, that baby's parents died early, was eaten out of the household, was sold by the uncle, in the end, it was fate, and you were hit by the child! Childe, don't look at her dirty now, just clean it up! Childe picked it up! I calculated, Childe, why don't you buy those maids, Childe, who is handsome and can get through the house......"
Wang Li hurriedly stopped, "That's all, count how much silver, I'm in a hurry." β
He chose those ragged children, who were in a different world, and since he had met these people with tragic fate, he could help some.
Although he has a sense of being ahead of the times, he doesn't have the ability to overturn these, he won't be ridiculous to think that he came to Dayao to change all this, history will have its own choices, and there is no room for an incompatible person to point fingers.
Wang Li didn't want to be assimilated by him, so he had to do his best to do what he could, even though he knew that this was extremely hypocritical.
"These, reluctantly count them for you, eight maids, give you ten taels of silver, those four are thirty taels, a total of forty taels. β
Just buying those children, Wang Li was afraid that he would not be able to help in the short term, so he bought two strong couples, and after confirming that they could cook on the stove, they bet on the white deed and paid the silver.
Half of the one hundred taels of silver that had been exchanged before had been used.
Wang Li said the detailed address, and let Ya Po go to the courtyard in the south of the city at about six o'clock in the afternoon, and he went to Baotailong to exchange three hundred taels of silver, and went to Fumen Road with the name post.
Taishou Mansion is opposite Xu Mansion, the two houses are opposite the street, and the Liu Mansion is slightly larger.
Wang Li went to Liu's Mansion this time, told the doorman about his origins, voted for a famous post, and went back.
Back in the courtyard, I took a collection of poems in the study and read it for a long time, I heard someone knocking on the door, and my heart said that someone had sent it, and when I opened the door, I saw a black-faced man, followed by the maid and servant that Wang Li bought, and the black-faced man left after making sure that it was correct.
Wang Li led the people into the courtyard, and the eight dirty children were very flustered and cowardly, and stood aside, not knowing what awaits them in the future, what was the temper of the young master in front of him, whether he was vicious, and he sobbed quietly when he thought of the bad things, and he suffered so much from the tooth dealer that he did not dare to make a sound, but he had to tremble his shoulders and bow his head and weep bitterly.
Wang Li looked sad and big-headed, and said: "From today on, this is your home, and I am alone in the yard. β
Wang Li picked up the book of poems between his elbows, walked to the child who was crying the most, and saw that it was the Ya Po who said that he was eaten by the clansmen, he bent down slightly, and said, "What's your name? Don't cry, no one is bullying you." β
After such comfort, the child cried even more, and was no longer afraid, and let out some sounds.
Wang Li was helpless, and waited for her to cry for a while, and only after her mood gradually settled down did she continue: "Manly man, what are you crying about! Don't cry, tell me quickly, what is your name?"
The child was weakened, looked very thin, and had a dark face, but his eyes were large, but they were a little dull.
She dodged Wang Li's gaze, lowered her head and said timidly: "I, I'm not a man. I don't have a name. β
Wang Li patted his head, yes, everyone said that they were maids, but these children are too young, they are all unkempt and gray-faced, where can they distinguish between men and women?
After all, the two couples on one side are middle-aged people, who have seen the wind and waves, and stand quietly on the side, waiting for Wang Li to question.
Wang Li asked for his name, and knew that the short and slightly darker one was called Gao Fu, his wife Li, the slightly taller one was called Sun Tong, and his wife Zheng was all from Yucheng.
is experienced, Wang Li nodded secretly, this initial purchase of household belongings and management of the yard depended on them, and the eight yellow-haired girls had to make other arrangements.
Wang Li is not ruthless enough to let these fragile and malnourished minors do rough work.
"You've got to have a name first. β
Wang Li looked at the child on the side, upset for a while.
He hates names, so he flipped through the poetry book casually, and said in his heart that although he hates the work of making names, how can cultural people not give nicknames such as Cuihua Dog Egg, it still has to be formal.
Turned to a long poem, didn't look at the author, and read: "Yun who thinks in the cold palace, and the morning and twilight are late." The court is full of butterflies in the afternoon, and the brocade characters are often difficult to fit into poetry. The emotion is mostly in the cold and clear moon, when the lonely shadow is missing. Idle spring flowers to the boat year, willows under the song blue bridge fairy. In the past, Meng Dong was drunk and will leave forbearance, and Danguan is still naΓ―ve. I have no intention of parting for a long time in the past, and I have no reason to stay up all night. I want to come to the distant mountains and Chuyi section, but I don't know Yuanlan according to the window. The thrush is cloudy and foggy, and the smile looks back at Luo Yu. Now he is usually the same, and his body is dark and only Confucianism. The posthumous Danqing indulged in the skillful hands, and the shame was not shared. This night flower fades dark and fragrant, and the twilight and waning moon trail smoke is heavy. Ten thousand cups of frivolity do not teach, and hate not to dream of meeting. β
Wang Li pressed the words and said: "From now on, your name is Yun Si, your name is Qingyue, your name is Chu Yi, your name is Luo Yu, your name is Zhan Feng, your name is Meng Dong, your name is Confucianism, and your name is Lanqiao." β
After speaking, he turned around and asked the little girl in front of him, "Do you remember your name?"
The child hurriedly nodded and said timidly, "My name is Chu Yi." Chu Yi remembered. β
With an exhale, Wang Li arranged his personal duties and room.
Mr. and Mrs. Gao Fu and Mr. and Mrs. Sun Tong lived in the inverted house, and the eight children lived in the back room in the innermost room.
Sun Zheng is good at cooking, Wang Li asked her to be in charge of the kitchen, she came to buy vegetables and cook, Sun Tong would drive a horse, so he asked him to buy a carriage for a while, and travel with him to do chores in the future.
Gao Fu and his wife are in charge of the household, and when a few maids are well raised, they can instruct them to do some ordinary housework, and the eight people share it, and they don't have to be tired.
Wang Li instructed Gao Li to see how many bedding, silk, toiletries, kitchen utensils and other household items were missing in the courtyard, and let Gao Fu buy those that were missing.
He gave Gao Fu and Sun Zheng money money, and specially asked Gao Fu to buy new clothes for the four of them and the eight little girls, and the four of them were grateful. He gave fifty taels to Sun Tong and asked him to buy a carriage, and he bought ordinary ones, which didn't have to be good.
Wang Li is not afraid that the four of them will be greedy for his silver, Da Yao's criminal law is extremely strict, and the four of them are not uninformed people, and they know the fate of doing this.
There was no curfew in Da Yao, and there were still people buying and selling things in Fang Street at night, and it was not until the end of dusk that the newly bought household was settled, and Sun Tong bought a brown horse and tied it to the back of the kitchen.
Before and after, it cost Wang Li nearly a hundred taels of silver.
Wang Li temporarily lives in the east house across the pond, where the environment is the best.
didn't let Gao Li clean up, after cleaning up himself, he asked Gao Li to boil water to bathe and change clothes for the eight girls, and Sun Zheng picked up vegetables and cooked.
During the meal, they didn't dare to leave the same table with Wang, so Wang Li had no choice but to move a small table on the side. The girls took a shower, changed into new clothes, combed their hair, and looked much more delicate and girl-like.
It was late at night, and the scrolls, hostas, square cards, and scimitars snatched from Xu Kuanga were put into the cabinet and locked, and everything was settled. Sleeping on the bed, covered with a soft brocade quilt, Wang Li had a place to stay in Yucheng, and fell asleep in a few moments.
Not long after the sun rose on the second day, Wang Li, who was asleep, was woken up by the noisy quarrel outside, and was irritated to see Chu Yi running into the door, so he asked, "What's the matter, why is it so noisy outside?"
Chu Yijing settled down a lot better last night, but her thin little face was still yellow, she ran into the house in a panic, looked at Wang Li anxiously, and said, "Master, there are many people outside, they have blocked the door, and Aunt Sun can't go out to buy vegetables." β