The fragrance of plum blossoms is very fragrant, and the whole mountain is covered with plum blossoms. The mountain here is not high, and both sides of the road are full of plum blossoms, with red, white and pink flowers.
The plum blossoms were about to fall at this time, and the ground was covered with a layer of flowers.
With a fragrant aroma coming over, Su Qi lifted the curtain and smelled the intoxicating aroma.
There are several scattered houses hidden in Merlin.
Most of them are wooden houses.
There are also two-story houses.
One of the courtyards is very large, and the main house inside is two stories high.
Ying Shi had already come over and pointed at the carriage to stop in front of the largest yard.
"Master, Madam. There are many rooms in this yard, and there is hot spring water inside." Ying Shi has already figured out everything about Merlinli.
"Did the servant buy it?"
Ying Shi nodded and said, "To answer Madam's question, we bought two families to do some rough sweeping work. We bought about ten young men, and we also need to take care of the safety of Merlin.
I also bought a few maids. As for the others, I'll look for them later. I found a place where we can grow vegetables and tea. We can find a few honest farmers to buy them from."
"Alright. You can arrange these things."
Gu Beiheng had no opinion on this matter.
He entered the yard and looked around. Ying Shi followed him and explained the layout of the houses, the terrain, and what was in each place.
Ying Shiyi is currently training the young men. Naturally, he won't be in the main courtyard.
Yingjiu went to investigate the surrounding terrain and make some safety arrangements.
The main courtyard was kept very clean, and two maids were left here.
Bai Zhi glanced at the two maids, who seemed both clever and well-behaved. She knew Ying Shi and his crew had their own standards for hiring people, but they always had good taste in their hires.
After Su Qi came in, two little maids came over and knelt down.
"What are your names?" Su Qi was standing in the corridor. The two little girls kneeling on the ground were both wearing green coarse cloth clothes.
One of them has a round face with a pair of dimples, while the other is taller and more stable.
The more steady girl kowtowed and said, "Please give me a name, Madam."
The round-faced girl also knelt down and kowtowed, "Please give me a name, Madam. We were originally sold to a merchant. Later, our master got into trouble and we were sold out."
"Let's call you two Qiuhe and Donghe."
The steady one was called Qiuhe, and the round-faced girl was called Donghe. They both knelt down to express their gratitude.
Xiang He came out of the house. She had followed Ying Shi and the others to the hot spring villa. Since Xiang He didn't know martial arts, they rarely took her out.
They kept her in the yard.
Take care of Dabao, Erbao and Suqi's daily life and clothes.
"Xiang He, take Qiu He and Dong He with you. There are also a few maids for you to take care of. Ying Shi and the others will have a servant to take orders from. Let Ying Shi and the others make their own choices."
Xiang He said yes. Then she came to Su Qi and whispered, "Madam, why don't you go take a hot spring bath and relax first?"
"good."
There is a hot spring pool in the yard.
It was covered with a layer of plum blossoms. Xianghe said that she and her maid picked these flowers from the plum forest.
Lying in the hot spring pool waiting for Su Qi to come and take a bath.
The hot spring pool in the yard is connected to the master bedroom, and there is a door leading into it from the room next to the master bedroom.
The area around the pool was large, with a couch on top, and several vases placed along the walls.
Plum blossoms of various colors are inserted inside.
It looks very comfortable.
Su Qi soaked in the water for an incense stick of time before getting up. She changed into a light purple jacket and skirt, and a dark purple jacket over it.
The hems and collar of the jacket were made of white fox fur, and a pattern of a magpie climbing a branch was embroidered on the garment with gold thread. The hems of the skirt were also trimmed with white fox fur.
Although the clothes are made of fine cotton, they look like they were made with great care and are not cheap.
After Su Qi came out, she asked Xiang He to call everyone over.
There were about twenty people standing in the yard waiting for instructions.
Su Qi questioned them and learned that these people had committed crimes or offended powerful people in their previous masters' families. They were tripped up by others and their family businesses were destroyed, so they sold all the servants.
Among the dozen or so young men, there was an older one who looked good.
Ying Shi had said before that this person could be trained.
Su Qi pointed him out and asked, "What's your name?"
"My surname is Ji. Please give me a name, Madam."
"What was your real name before?"
"Ji Fan."
"Then call me by your real name." Su Qi saw that this man had only sold himself later, so it would be better to let him use his real name.
Ji Fan was very happy and knelt down to kowtow. "Thank you, Madam."
"You will follow Ying Shi and learn how to take care of the villa's safety and all other matters, big or small, from Ying Shi."
As soon as Ji Fan heard it, he knew that Su Qi wanted to train him to be a manager.
Naturally, I feel happier.
It is difficult for these people to gain recognition from their owners after being sold again.
People like Su Qi usually let their own people take charge of things. Now the master is willing to give him a chance, which is a great blessing.
I secretly made up my mind to do my job well to repay my master's kindness.
Ying Shi was also in charge of the other young men. Most of them had been sold as prostitutes when they were young. Since they couldn't remember their original names, Su Qi started with "Mei" (plum), "Mei Yi" (Mei Er).
The names of several other maids began with the word "Xiang", such as Xiangcao, Xiangyun, and Xiangzhu.
The other two families came with their families.
One family was surnamed Zhuo. Zhuo Yuan was in his thirties and lived with his wife Zhuo Ning, two sons and a daughter. The youngest child was eight or nine years old.
Another family was surnamed Hu. Old Hu was in his forties. His wife had passed away, leaving him with two sons.
Both sons have started their own families.
Hu Da and his wife Hu Yang had two daughters and a son. Hu Er and his wife Hu Zhou had a boy and a girl.
Zhuo Yuan was originally the accountant, so Su Qi put him in charge of the accounts at Meilin Villa. His wife was in charge of the main courtyard.
Old Man Hu is in charge of purchasing and other matters.
The two brothers Hu Da and Hu Er are responsible for growing vegetables in the back.
Hu Yang used to work in the kitchen, so she let her two sisters-in-law take charge of kitchen matters.
Xianghe taught them how to do things in the kitchen.
Su Qi planned to stop living in Yue Mansion during her stay in Jinyang Prefecture. After all, it only took half an hour to get from the most prosperous area of East City to Meilin Villa.
After all these are arranged, each person will be rewarded with half a pound of silver.
He also asked Xianghe to take people to purchase some fine cotton cloth and coarse cotton cloth to make clothes.
Clothes were distributed according to individual positions. Except for those working in the fields who wore coarse cotton, the rest wore fine cotton clothes.
Xianghe took Zhuo Ning and Old Man Hu out to purchase.
Su Qi made this arrangement because they would not be living in Jinyang Mansion for the time being. Xiang He and the others would not be allowed to stay here, so naturally they needed some people.
However, Gu Beiheng planned to arrange for some people from the Northwest Camp to come over.
Pretending to be a farmer, he was stationed in the Merlin Villa to deal with emergencies.
Gu Beiheng has been very busy since he came to Meilin Villa, and the two little guys, Dabao and Erbao, are also very busy.
They dragged Zeng Wuming along, called the youngest boys from the Hu and Zhuo families, and ran out of the main courtyard together to play hide-and-seek in the plum forest.
Until evening.
Gu Beiheng had just returned, and he first wrote a secret letter to Military Advisor Mo, asking him to arrange for someone to come over.
Su Qi has already filled the three rooms with everything he needs.
On the desk were pens, inkstones, and bamboo tubes filled with writing brushes. The bookshelves beside them were also filled with various books.
All the bedding in the room was replaced with items from the space.
He also took out a few vases.
The antique shelf also contained the things in the space. There were a lot of these things in the space. Su Qi was not worried about having nothing to put.
The glazed kang screen was also taken out and displayed.
Gu Beiheng looked at the room full of the breath of life and couldn't help laughing.
"Qiqi, it seems you like this place very much."
Su Qi nodded noncommittally. "This place is nice. I really like it. I'll plant some tea trees here, and fruit trees too. We can use this as our holiday resort."
"Leave the tea tree issue to me. I'll ask Military Advisor Mo to help me find them. There are many tea trees in his hometown. Even though he won't be going back, there's a way to find them."
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