Chapter 176 Moving to a New House (Part 2)

Walking into the gate, there is a screen wall with the pattern of "Deer and Crane in Spring" in front of you, and a moon gate on the left. After passing through the moon gate, there is a row of inverted houses on the left, and a hanging flower gate on the right.

Passing through the hanging flower gate, there is a spacious courtyard with three main rooms in the front and side rooms on the left and right. Under the steps in front of the side rooms are two small flower beds with crabapple trees planted in them.

On the east and west sides are large wing rooms, as well as ear rooms.

A wind and rain corridor was built, making it convenient to enter and exit various places even when it rains.

There are some green bamboos and sycamore trees planted on one side of the yard. Although the trees have not grown up yet, you can sit under them and enjoy the cool air when they grow up.

There was a swing next to the tree, and the ground was paved with bluestone slabs, without a speck of dust.

There are two small moon gates from the east ear room or the wing ear room, passing through which is the backyard. The backyard is even bigger, with several small paths paved with bluestone bricks leading to various places.

A leisure area was built on the side, with an octagonal pavilion surrounded by willows, bamboos and peach trees.

Also made two swings.

On the other side, a small vegetable garden was set aside and there was a well, making water very convenient to use.

Go through the small moon-shaped door of the west wing, and there is an open space on the left, as well as a pergola used for making soap and bean paste.

A separate corner downwind was fenced off to raise animals so that the smell would not drift toward the main courtyard.

When they saw the Li family's outhouse, they were stunned. There were two outhouses, one marked for men and one for women.

After entering, the men's and women's toilets were divided into two small rooms. Not to mention that the toilet was also paved with blue bricks, why is this pit like that?

It seems to be made of white porcelain?

Li Wanyue specially found a ceramic shop, spent a lot of money, and tried several times before he made a special squat toilet device based on the current squat toilet and how to flush water.

A large iron water tank is supported on the wall of the toilet. There is a round hole on the side, which is held by a thick iron sheet. There is a handle welded to the iron sheet on the outside, which can be used to operate the iron sheet.

A round pipe connects the water tank and the squat toilet. There are several water holes around the squat toilet and copper pipes inside.

Bend the handle, the water in the water tank flows to the squat toilet through the round pipe, and then flows out through the copper pipe to flush the pit clean.

After rinsing, straighten the handle.

The pipes below extend all the way to the outside of the back wall, so when you deal with these things, you can just go outside the wall without dirtying the house.

The toilet and the bathroom are next to each other, and there are two bathrooms. Each bathroom has two ceramic water tanks. After all, they are used for washing, and they are afraid that the iron water tanks will rust.

One water tank is filled with mountain spring water, and the other water tank is used to manually pour a bucket of hot water when taking a bath.

The two water tanks are connected by a round pipe, and a bamboo tube is connected in the middle of the round pipe.

Similarly, use an iron sheet to hold the mouth of the round pipe and turn the two handles to adjust the water flow.

It is equivalent to a modern shower head and can be rinsed with running water.

A washbasin was also built, and pipes were laid underground, through which water was led outside.

This side is close to the foot of the mountain. Li Wanyue put a lot of thought into it, and discussed and tried with the construction team in the city, and finally brought the spring water from the mountain here.

If there is no way to bring in water, we can only carry water to the water tank every day.

After visiting, everyone exclaimed that the yard was so beautiful.

If they could live in a house like this, they would have no regrets in their life.

Zhao Dafa looked at the envious look in Dafa's wife's eyes and said, "Mother, we will also build a house soon. Although we can't build such a big house, we can build a smaller one. Let's build a smaller house, add a corridor, and lay blue bricks on the ground."

Dafa’s wife smiled and said, “Yes, the house doesn’t need to be too big, as long as it is big enough to live in. When the time comes, they will also live in a blue brick house, and that will be enough.”

Li Youtian, Tie Niu and others also thought about saving money quickly so that they could build such a house in the future.

Everyone comes to help, so of course we can't let others work for nothing.

They prepared six dishes and one soup, enough for two tables. They did not make a large dining table, but two medium-sized tables, so that if there were fewer people, they could sit at one table, and if there were more people, they could sit at separate tables.

The kitchen and the hall are separated. There are three iron pots on the stove, one for boiling water, and the other two for cooking.

Everyone ate and chatted.

Zhang Mei asked: "Suying, your front door is so far away from the main house. If someone knocks on the door, can you hear it?"

Zhao Suying smiled and replied, "Yes, the construction team in the county said that the iron ring on the gate is special, and there is also an accessory on the door that can make the sound louder and farther. If someone knocks on the door from outside, the inside can hear it clearly."

"I have really learned a lot from you. Now we are also knowledgeable people."

"That's right. I know a lot of things I didn't know before. Now my children are also learning from them. They will be much better than us in the future."

"Yes, my grandson taught me to read after he came home. Mr. Chen has a good temper and is very attentive to children. His wife also speaks softly. It would be great if they could stay in our village and teach forever."

Li Youshan said, "Well, why think so far ahead? What if someone from our village passes the examination for a Tongsheng in the future? Wouldn't that allow us to teach? For now, it's good enough for the children to learn knowledge."

Everyone nodded.

Li Youtian asked: "Brother Dashan, when will your family hold the housewarming party?"

Li Youshan said: "Wait a few days, and then we will inform everyone in advance."

Everyone ate to their heart's content.

After everyone else left, they each put their belongings into the room.

Li Wanyue put her clothes and jewelry in place and placed the money box into the secret compartment inside the bed.

After cleaning up, she lay on the small couch and looked out the window. Her quality of life finally improved.

If you have money, free time and a comfortable life, you can be a lazy person.

Li's Old House

Old man Li was smoking a cigarette, and Li Youfu frowned, "Dad, my eldest brother is moving house today, and he didn't even invite us to come and have a look at his big house, it must be very nice inside."

Old man Li blew out a smoke ring and glared at him: "Why? Are you willing to help them move? Moving is not a house-warming party. If he doesn't invite us to the house-warming party, the villagers will poke him in the back."

Old man Li felt very complicated at this time. If he had known that his eldest son had a bright future, he would never have let him go no matter what.

In that case, all the money the boss earns and the big house will belong to him, which is a pity.

Not to mention that the eldest brother's family has a good relationship with the county magistrate. With the county magistrate's support, they are not afraid of anyone.

He planned to repair his relationship with the boss. After all, he was Li Youshan's biological father. It should be no problem for him to visit the boss more often in the future to ease the relationship.

When the time comes, I will ask the boss to build a brick and tile house for me so that I can live comfortably.

Li Youfu felt aggrieved, but no matter how unwilling he was, he did not dare to cause trouble for the eldest wife's family. After all, they had the support of the county magistrate. Their family could probably do whatever they wanted in Anping County.

Old Mrs. Li was also unwilling, but there was no other way. If she had known this day would come, she would have treated the eldest wife's family well.

She said, "Youfu, what are you talking about? You know your elder brother and his family are moving, why don't you go and help them? Do you still need your elder brother to ask you? Be polite to your elder brother and his wife in the future, and don't make trouble. Your elder brother is loyal and he will definitely not ignore us.

Plus, your eldest brother and his men are close to the county magistrate, so it will be good for Xiangyu as well."

Li Youfu also understood what this meant. Ever since Xiangyu's parents-in-law found out that the eldest family was close to the county magistrate, their attitude towards them changed drastically, and they were also very attentive to Xiangyu.

They also came to our house to give us gifts. In the past, they had never shown up except for the Chinese New Year gifts.

Forget it. There’s no benefit in making a fuss anyway. Why not try a different approach? The old man is around, and the eldest wife can’t just ignore everything.