Xiao Yunying never dreamed that she would go downstairs to buy cold medicine, and a bolt of lightning would strike her into ancient times, turning her into a fat girl who was abandoned on her weddi...
Luo Li leaned out of the car and said, "It's a promise, I can come to you if I want something delicious to eat."
Xiao Yunying replied perfunctorily, "Yes, yes, it's settled. If your parents agree, it's no problem for you to stay here for a few days."
"I took what you said seriously."
"You're talking about me. Hurry up and leave, it'll get really dark if we don't go now."
Little brat, what good are you really? The precious young master of the Chen family, it's no wonder your parents would be so reluctant to let you stay in the home of some unknown farmer in the countryside.
Xiao Yunying watched the Chen family's carriage leave and then found Mu Lianrong, who was tidying up her family's porcelain basins and plates.
The tables, chairs, pots, pans, and dishes borrowed from outside the yard were all moved back, and even the bones were taken back by the dog owner. The yard was cleaned up quite well.
"Mom, you've had a hard day."
"It's not hard work, Mom is happy."
Xiao Yunying rolled up her sleeves: "I'll take care of the rest, Mother, go and rest."
"You don't need to get involved anymore. Everything's done. Just wait for your dad and brother to move it home."
"Aren't Dad and Brother drunk? Where did they go?"
“They wouldn’t dare. There’s so much going on. Before the banquet started, I pinched their ears and reminded them not to drink too much. After they saw the clan elders off, they went back to help you move your things.”
The two older brothers led two oxcarts and made four or five trips to move the old furniture and other things that had been packed up the night before.
All the quilts and blankets were also moved over. Xiao Yunying didn't have time to tell her mother in the morning that she wanted to use the old quilts from home to keep the greenhouse warm. She asked her brothers to take the ones they had made for them back and replace them with old quilts and blankets, which were then piled up in the storage room.
Xiao Yunying had her two older brothers move Luo Sheng and his mother's belongings into the most remote room, locked the door, and gave the key to Luo Chen for safekeeping.
The old furniture was of such poor quality that there was no point in keeping it now that we have new ones.
Apart from the two chests that were part of the original owner's dowry, the rest of the old furniture was chopped up by her two brothers and burned as firewood.
After her two older brothers filled the large vat with water and put everything away, Xiao Yunying boiled water and made fruit tea for her family.
After resting for a while, everyone toured the new house.
Xiao Yunying followed behind them, explaining the function to anyone who had a question, just like a guide.
Mu Lianrong said, "Yunyun, is this all what you thought?"
"It's just something I came up with randomly. Whichever piece of furniture Mom likes, I'll have Uncle Yang make it for you."
"Everything at home is fine, there's no need to build anything new."
Xiao Yunying knew her mother was reluctant: "Mother, if you hadn't said anything, I would have made the decision for you."
"No, no, even if you dare to do it, you're not allowed to move it here."
Xiao Yunying said helplessly, "I won't do it anymore, Mother, please don't be angry."
After walking around for a while, Xiao Yunying said, "Dad, do you know anyone who can dig wells? I want to dig a well in the yard and another one next to the greenhouse so that it will be convenient to use water and I won't have to go to the big well in the village to fetch water."
Xiao Shanhai said, "Your uncle knows how to dig wells. The big well in the center of our village was dug by him when he was young. I'll go talk to him about it tomorrow."
Xiao Yunying calculated the amount of silver in her hand: "Father, how much silver would it cost to dig two wells?"
"For two wells, the labor and materials would probably cost more than twenty taels."
Fortunately, she can still afford it.
“I also want to build two swings in the front yard, a chicken coop in the back yard, and a kiln next to the kitchen against the yard wall. Dad, do you know how to build a kiln?”
"Your father doesn't know how to build a kiln, so what are you doing building one?"
"It's used for making food, baking snacks and the like."
Wang put down her cup: "Dad, if you don't understand, come to my house and let my dad teach you. It's not difficult."
For his daughter's sake, Xiao Shanhai said, "Why don't you take some things back with you tomorrow and ask your father? If it doesn't work, then forget about it."
Xiao Yunying knew that the ancients attached great importance to techniques or secret recipes and would not easily teach them to outsiders. Generally, the business was passed down from father to son and from family to family.
Disciples who can become apprentices are like half sons; they will be expected to care for their masters in their old age and see them off in their final days.
"Second sister-in-law, could you go back and ask for me? I don't do anything else, just make a small kiln, bake pastries, chicken and duck, and other similar foods. If that doesn't work, then forget it."
Wang said nonchalantly, "It's alright. The technique of firing porcelain isn't about the kiln. Firing a kiln isn't a secret. Many people in our village know how to build one. It's not just my family that knows how to fire porcelain."
Mu Lianrong said, "Go and say hello, so your parents don't think our family is unreasonable."
"Okay, I'll go back to my parents' home tomorrow."
After finishing her business, Xiao Yunying told her family to sit down and rest, then took the blueprints and went to the Yang family's house.
After telling them about Cheng Yue's need for furniture and giving them the address of Jinxiuge, they exchanged a few polite words and then returned.