Xiao Si and Xiao Wu happily ran from one room to another.

"Wow, the bed and wardrobe in our room are exactly the same."

"What a beautiful bed, what a beautiful wardrobe."

"Xiaowu, do you want to sleep with me?"

"Xiao Si, I want to sleep alone."

"No, Xiaowu, you will be scared if you sleep alone..."

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Old Lady Jiang ordered everyone to clean their rooms, and the younger ones all went to work. Of course, in the end, Li and Liu brought the two sisters to clean again.

Each room has a bed and a wardrobe. The boy's room has a desk, a chair, and a bookshelf.

The girl's room has a dressing table and a chair.

A room for a couple, with a desktop, a dressing table and two chairs.

In addition to a dressing table, Liu Yuhan's room also has a desk and a bookshelf.

She opened the box of fabric she had robbed from the bandits. Inside was a light gauze, a bit extravagant, but perfect for curtains.

I gave them to my aunt and told them to sew curtains in their favorite colors. Liu Yuhan liked light blue, so there was a piece of lake blue fabric that was just right. Curtains were hung on the two windows in each room.

The window is made of wood in the shape of a Chinese character "田" and is covered with thick paper inside. It has good toughness and lighting, and the privacy is also good. It is not like in TV dramas where a hole will be made by poking it with your hand.

There were enough bedding in the space, and Liu Yuhan had already taken it out to dry and wash it over the past few days. The really worn-out ones were piled up in the old house, and he would keep them for future use.

After ventilating the room for two more days, they planned to move in on the 28th day of the lunar year. At that time, they would invite all the villagers to come over for dinner, which would be like warming up the house.

After two days of busy work, the warming work was completed ahead of schedule.

I recently bought about 200 pounds of pork left, and I used the pig's head and offal to braise it. I also used the lard for frying.

They chopped up the oil residue and cabbage together, added some lean meat, and made a lot of dumplings, which they would share with everyone on the day of the warming up. They had moved from the north and were already used to eating steamed buns, dumplings, and dough balls.

Liu Yuhan wanted to make dumplings. Chinese New Year was coming soon, so she wanted to have a bowl of dumplings with everyone in advance, just as a way to wish everyone a happy new year. So she and her aunt and mother prepared a lot of dumpling fillings in advance, including carrot and pork filling, leek and egg filling, mushroom and pork filling, and braised pork filling.

Liu Mang had already made arrangements with everyone in advance to go to his uncle's house to warm up early tomorrow morning. Everyone should bring their own stools and bowls and chopsticks and go over early to help.

On the day of greenhouse warming, Liu Shinan drove a horse-drawn carriage with his daughter to the town to buy food ingredients, eggs, more pork, and 20 chickens. From the chickens he bought last time, he kept two roosters except for the hens and chicks, and ate the rest.

I bought 50 freshwater fish. I was surprised to see some sea fish for sale at the fish stall! There were red snapper and grouper! Because these fish are hard to catch, they're rare and expensive, so they're usually reserved by wealthy families and restaurants.

Fishermen would sell their fish cheap if they couldn't, because they couldn't keep them for long without ice. She bought a basket of sea fish and put it in the space for her family to eat. This basket of fish cost her 6 taels of silver, which she thought was worth it.

Things are precious because they are rare, and they are valuable because they are hard to find. Ancient fishing boats were very simple, so it is conceivable that fishermen took great risks to catch these fish.

The father and daughter bought some more wine and hurried back home. Liu Yuhan took out pumpkins, winter melons, half a basket of Chinese cabbage, and half a basket of chayote squash. There were many people here today, so they needed a larger quantity.

Liu family.

Liu Mang was sitting at the gate of his uncle's house. There was a table in front of him and he was writing down a list of gifts.

The Liu family had already told the villagers to just come for dinner and not bring anything. But how could that be? Those with more money gave forty or fifty coins, while those on a tight budget gave ten or twenty. Those without silver brought eggs or homemade rice cakes. It was all a token of their appreciation.

When Liu Yuhan returned, Old Mrs. Jiang was leading the women to make steamed buns and dumplings. They were not going to cook rice today, but would just eat steamed buns, dumplings, and dough balls.

Liu Yuhan drew up the menu: braised fish, braised pork (with offal), braised chicken with potatoes, braised pork with vermicelli and cabbage, scrambled eggs with leeks, bone and winter melon soup, stir-fried chayote, and two bowls of dumplings, one bowl of steamed buns, one bowl of steamed buns, and a bowl of noodle dumplings for each table. That was pretty much it.

The younger men helped to kill and pluck the chickens, and some helped to chop the firewood. The older Liu Daling took them to the main hall for tea.

Village chief Lin came with everyone. The main hall was full of people, so they moved to the yard to sit. They watched the children running around and playing in the yard, the half-grown children competing in reciting, and the women and young men busying themselves. It was a lively scene with a strong sense of life.

The dishes were served. Liu Daling exchanged a few words with the elders, and Village Chief Lin offered a few words of blessing to the Liu family as they moved into their new home. As soon as they started eating, the villagers eagerly reached for their chopsticks. The food was so delicious!

There was chicken, fish, and meat—lots of meat! The dumplings and buns were incredible. Everything was delicious, every dish was fragrant, and every bowl was packed to the brim. After eating so much, everyone was so stuffed that some people even burped, which was embarrassing.

The older men were enjoying themselves while drinking and eating, and the children were eating with their mouths full of oil.

We had lunch at noon and chatted after the meal. It was mid-afternoon when everyone took their bowls and chopsticks and left. The women who stayed behind helped to wash them.

Old Lady Jiang distributed the leftover vegetables to several women who worked as helpers and took them home. The women were grateful again and again, saying that these were not old vegetables at all, but extra, clean vegetables that could have been kept for themselves, but they gave them all to the people who helped with the work.

Liu Yang and his sister-in-law washed the gate and yard with water.

The family was so tired after working for half a day that they didn't even have dinner. Everyone washed up early and couldn't wait to get into their new beds and quilts.

They stroked the bed, the things in the room, the beautiful curtains, the new furniture over and over again. The room was clean and bright. They really didn't expect that they, who were fleeing famine some time ago, actually had such a nice house and such a nice room.

It's like a dream.

Sisters Liu Yao and Liu Yun wanted to sleep in the same room. Xiao Si and Xiao Wu were also asked to share a room by their parents. Liu Guang also wanted to sleep with Liu Lu. The adults agreed with them, telling them to cover themselves with blankets and avoid catching a cold.

Liu Yuhan finally had her own room. It was at the very edge, because Xiao Si and Xiao Wu slept together, and the twins went to sleep with Liu Yun and Liu Guang respectively. The two rooms next to her were empty.

It was so quiet. She really enjoyed the quiet sometimes.

Lock the door and take out your usual bedding and pillow from the space.

Ah, that’s great!