The children's surprised cheers spread into the house. Qin Yao and his wife, who were resting in the hall, looked at each other when they heard the sounds.
Before Qin Yao could say anything, Liu Ji immediately stood up and ran towards his uncle who owned a mine with great enthusiasm.
Qin Feng stopped his horse in front of his house.
Just now, when he took a quick look, he saw two strings of lanterns hanging in front of the door, two large pots of evergreens placed in front of the gate, and a house full of laughter and joy. He almost thought he had taken the wrong road.
Is this still the deserted house he bought?
How come the place suddenly became so lively and bright as if his original home was right here, with his parents, brothers and sisters preparing hot meals and waiting for him to come back?
It was not until he heard the surprised voice of his uncle Si Sheng in his ears that Qin Feng suddenly remembered that he had given the house to his sister's family. His sister was his family, and the two brothers and sisters were each other's only relatives in this world.
Qin Feng patted the shoulders of the four brothers and sisters who surrounded him and called him uncle obediently, took off the bag on the horse's back, took out a colorful waist pendant from it and gave it to them.
"It was brought by merchants from Jizhou. It's made of a kind of colorful stone from their local area. Let's share it among ourselves."
Qin Feng was talking with a smile when a figure rushed out, shouting "Uncle, you're back", and hugged him tightly.
Qin Feng was caught off guard. The words were still in his throat and were about to come out when he was choked by the violent collision and coughed violently twice.
Liu Ji quickly let go of his hand and patted his uncle's back to calm him down. "Are you okay? Are you okay? It's only been a few days since I last saw you, but it feels like a year. I missed you so much that I was panicking. I was excited at the time. Don't be angry, uncle."
Don't hit a smiling person. Facing Liu Ji's smiling face, Qin Feng couldn't possibly slap him. He shook his head to signal him not to get so close, and raised his head to look into the door: "Where's my A Yao?"
Liu Ji smiled and replied, "Inside the house, uncle, please go in quickly. Dalang, take the horse to the stable in the backyard and give it more water and grass. The horse is panting so hard that it must be very tired."
Dalang responded with an "oh" and handed the colored stone pendant to Erlang, asking him to distribute it to his younger brothers and sisters and other people in the family. He took two big steps to the horse, took the reins skillfully, patted the horse's head and talked to it in a friendly manner for a while, then led the horse to the back door.
Qin Feng was worried at first, as Liu Ji, this careless guy, actually let a child tie the horse. But now, seeing Dalang's skillful movements and the docile horse, he felt relieved and walked into the yard.
There was a reason why Qin Yao came late. She specially brought the leftover cake that her family had just made today and the goat milk tea that Yin Le had made and placed them in the flower hall.
The word "brother" passed silently around Qin Yao's mouth. It was practiced, but no sound could be heard. Qin Feng stopped and waited in anticipation, waiting for a sentence: "Where are the others in the caravan? Are you alone? Are you done?"
He sighed a little disappointedly, but then he thought about how she had already said it once, and that was still calling her brother, so he became happy again, looking at the yard that had changed a lot while answering:
"We have already processed the goods we brought this time. Uncle Qi and his men will continue to go south to buy some cotton cloth and tea. I will wait a few days and then take a boat to meet them. I have to personally monitor the southwest. Otherwise, I can stay in Beijing for a few more days to accompany you. Then we can go back to Wangcheng together."
Liu Ji instinctively knew that returning to Wangcheng was not a good topic, so he immediately said, "There is no rush to return to Wangcheng. My uncle is back today. I asked Awang to add two more dishes, and our family will have a good meal first."
Qin Yao had already arranged for more dishes for Awang. Seeing that Qin Feng was annoyed by Liu Ji's attentiveness, Qin Yao waved her hand and asked Liu Ji to get a pot of wine and personally took Qin Feng home to show him around.
Liu Ji immediately assigned the task to Erlang and Sanlang, "Go, go to the wine shop under the archway in Fangshi and get two jugs of wine. Get the most expensive kind."
After stuffing the silver in their pockets, the father and his two sons chuckled, and the two younger ones went out crying.
Si Niang followed behind, "Second brother, third brother, wait for me, let's go together~"
There is money for running errands, and she wants it too!
After sending the children away, Liu Ji followed the brother and sister.
Qin Yao introduced: "I have renovated all my rooms in the mansion. My family lives in the front yard, and the rooms in the back yard have not been moved."
Liu Ji replied, "Yes, yes, we are the guests, and you, my uncle, are the host. The host lives in the backyard, so we didn't move a single room. Si Niang even wanted to sleep in the attic, but the little girl was ignorant and I called her back."
At the end, he gave a silly laugh, which was sincere yet a little flattering, and the scale was just right. Qin Feng was so choked that he didn't know what to say. He could only nod and respond with "hmm".
Qin Yao glanced at Liu Ji coldly. You are being too attentive to me for no reason. You are a weird boy!
As soon as Liu Ji met her eyes, he turned away, opened the door to the attic, and led Qin Feng in to see the house where his master lived.
Qin Feng originally slept in the attic, where the furniture was quite complete, including bedding and bed curtains.
But the last time he stayed here was half a year ago. The bedding was not folded and the bed curtains were not hung up before he left. When Qin Yao and her family moved in, they found that the bed curtains had become a rat's nest, and there were a few rat droppings scattered on the bedding.
Qin Yao immediately asked Awang to prepare rat poison, and asked Liu Jiyinle and the children to use pliers to dig out and seal all the rat holes in the mansion.
The first rat control task after moving into the Qin Mansion was successfully completed.
Now the attic has been redecorated by Qin Yao. All the bedding and bed curtains have been replaced with new ones in sky blue color. There are soft carpets, vases and bonsai trees, and incense. Anyone who comes can stay there at any time.
A large water tank was added to the small courtyard downstairs, which is kept full of water at all times so that water can be used at any time. In case of a fire, it can also be used to put out a fire in time, just in case.
I just don't know if Qin Feng likes it or not. Qin Yao stood at the stairs with her hands behind her back, looking like an old leader inspecting, but her eyes were always on Qin Feng.
Liu Ji was like a real estate agent, praising every part of the attic. He took down all the new things for Qin Feng to weigh them, and if they were too heavy to lift, he would pull Qin Feng's hand to touch them and feel them.
It was dark outside the window, but the house was brightly lit by standing lanterns everywhere.
The room was cleaned spotlessly.
Liu Ji pointed at himself frantically. He was the best at cleaning the house in the family!
Qin Feng's mouth twitched slightly, and he thought to himself, you are quite proud.
The house is clean and bright, the bedding is soft and smooth, and the soft carpet makes you feel relaxed when you step on it. The comfortable environment makes you forget your fatigue.
Qin Feng came to the window and leaned out. From the attic he could see the entire house.
Someone was busy in the kitchen, the aroma of food wafted in the air, children were fighting in the front yard, and the horses in the stable in the backyard were eating fresh hay, making fragrant chewing sounds.
Small lanterns are hung all over the eaves, illuminating this remote corner of Yongtongfang and emitting bright light in the night.
Qin Feng felt like he had a home again. (End of this chapter)
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