The old lady's house is a traditional courtyard house in southern province.

It is 36 meters wide and 16 meters deep, with blue bricks and black tiles. Because of its profound historical heritage, it is not so bright and beautiful to the naked eye, but it reveals the simplicity of Chinese architecture and the solemnity of a large mansion.

The layout is a three-span courtyard with three classic four-water-converting-to-the-hall courtyards.

The entrance is in the center, with three courtyards corresponding to three entrance doors, and the main door in the middle.

There are side doors on both sides.

The house is large, with more than twenty rooms in total across the three courtyards.

There's no way to live here.

What should I do?

The old couple were reluctant to let Dou Dou go, so the child took his cat and the old couple to live in the main courtyard.

Jian Yuelan and his wife live in the courtyard on the right.

The space is large and private. Once the gate is locked, it becomes a large independent space.

The old man was also thoughtful enough to have two rooms cleaned out in the couple's courtyard, one for Jian Yuelan as a workshop and the other for Ye Linxing as a study.

There is also a study in the main courtyard, which is shared by Doudou and the two elders.

In the old man’s words, if his mother doesn’t strive for progress, his great-grandson must not follow suit.

So, he and his wife decided to take over the child's education.

Jian Yuelan agreed with this wholeheartedly. Both elders came from large families and their academic background was truly beyond reproach.

They are also quick to accept new things.

But these are not the point. The point is that the two elders have accompanied this country through its journey.

What they have seen and heard, the levels of exposure, the perspective and pattern of looking at things, etc., are things that the couple will never be able to learn even if they live another lifetime.

Having two elders educate children will only benefit them and will not cause any harm.

Therefore, Jian Yuelan had no reason to disagree.

Bai Ye, who was cleaning noisily, wiped the sweat from his forehead and couldn't help but sigh, "I used to think big houses were great, but today I realize that living in a big house is both painful and joyful."

Jian Yuelan, who came in carrying a long solid wood table, heard what he said and asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"

"We need to keep it clean."

Bai Ye said seriously, "We've been doing this for over three hours and we're not even halfway done. I finally understand why those wealthy families in ancient times had to keep so many servants."

It is necessary to have servants. With such a big house, if the owner does not hire servants and relies solely on himself to run the business, he will be exhausted to death.

Before Jian Yuelan could react, Ye Linxing started to complain, "Stop your nonsense! My wife does all the physical work, and the three of us men just do the cleaning and wiping. You think this is tiring? Are you still a man?!"

Bai Ye, "??? I was just expressing my feelings, how did it become associated with not being a man?"

Liu Chengqi chuckled, "Xiao Ye thinks you talk too much. I hope you can talk less and do more."

“Tsk.”

Bai Ye shook his head, took a rag and climbed up the ladder to wipe the dust while saying to Jian Yuelan, "Sister-in-law, considering we're cleaning today, you have to prepare a delicious meal for us tonight."

"It has to be."

Jian Yuelan placed the table against the wall and dusted off her hands. "I've put the heavy objects away. You guys will take care of the cleaning. I'll go buy groceries and come back to cook."

"Okay."

Then, Jian Yuelan went to find Doudou and the others and asked if they wanted to go shopping with them.

"go."

The child was leading Daji and the others around to explore the territory. Hearing the sound, Dada ran over and hugged her legs. He raised his little face and asked cutely, "Mom, take Daji and the others with you."

"no."

She smiled and refused, "Mom goes to buy groceries to find labor, not to do the labor herself, understand?"

"clear."

Mom wanted him to help carry the vegetables, but she didn't want to carry the big ones.

"Then I won't go."

He let go, stepped back, and waved his little hand towards Jian Yuelan with a bright smile, "Mom, you send some. Daji and I will stay home well and won't burden you."

Wow, this little idea is becoming clearer and clearer.

"Okay, then mom is going."

"Go quickly and come back soon!"

"Know."

She turned to leave, and the old lady smiled and stood up from her chair, "I'll go with you."

"So that you won't be able to find the place because you are unfamiliar with the place."

"good."

So, Jian Yuelan took the old lady's arm and went out with the basket.

The old lady grew up in this area and knows exactly where to buy things.

On the first day of moving into the old house and entertaining guests, meat is definitely an indispensable dish.

But the old lady didn't take her to the vegetable market. Instead, she took her around in circles and ended up at the free market.

"It's just a trial run. Don't go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy vegetables anymore. You can come here directly."

That’s right, as one of the first two provinces and cities to open up to the outside world during the reform and opening up, Ancheng has already seen the emergence of free markets, small vendors and self-employed individuals.

The free market is officially run and is quite lively.

There are not many small vendors and self-employed individuals, and most of them are in a wait-and-see state.

As for the free market, apart from some official stalls, the rest are random small vendors.

Most of them are fellow villagers from the countryside who bring their leftover vegetables and reluctantly eat eggs and duck eggs to exchange for some money.

Jian Yuelan and her friends were lucky. When they arrived at the free market, they happened to see the official stalls selling meat.

The ones that came out first were pork, but the ones that came out last were lamb.

Like beef, mutton is also a rare commodity.

Jian Yuelan was sharp-eyed and took a good position and bought half a sheep directly.

The main reason why I can buy half a lamb at a time is that lamb does not require meat coupons, but the price is higher than pork.

In addition, lamb has a fishy smell, and many people can't stand the smell. At the same time, they are not sure how to cook lamb delicious, so they choose pork.

In this way, Jian Yuelan took advantage of the opportunity.

But in contrast, the good pork is gone, and what's left are just scraps and a few offal.

She had no interest in leftovers; the meat was so bad that it would be unsightly to serve guests with leftovers.

So I asked for two sets of offal and prepared to braise them at night.

Soak it overnight tomorrow to make it taste better. The day after tomorrow, Ye Linxing and the others can bring the braised food to school as a snack for themselves.

Once you enter school, you can't leave unless it's a holiday.

The food in the school cafeteria is not that bad considering the current conditions, but it cannot be said to be very good either.

Therefore, it’s a good idea to carry more food for them.

In the evening, the whole family sat together for dinner. Liu Chengqi, who had been busy all day, looked at the rich dishes on the table, and then looked at the meals that Jian Yuelan specially prepared for the elderly and children. He felt that he could finally let go of his worries.

I can also go back and report to my parents.

Considering how meticulous the Ye family's sister-in-law is, not to mention that she is not the grandson's wife, even if she is the grandson's wife, she may not be able to do this to the elderly in the family.

Looking at the elderly and children who were eating and laughing happily, he drank the wine in his glass in one gulp and took Ye Linxing's hand and said, "Xiao Ye, you married a good wife."