Lu Qiqi went to the money exchange with the manager of the brokerage firm, and the property deed with the official red seal was in her hands.
This is the first house in the world that bears her full name, Lu Qiqi.
I was overjoyed.
After buying the house, the next step is to plan how to allocate accommodations.
Li and Lu had already toured the entire residence and knew its layout like the back of their hand.
Madam Lu said, "This house was purchased by Seventh Sister, so she should live in the main wing of the east courtyard."
We will live with the children in the west courtyard. There are many rooms in the west courtyard, so each child can have their own room.
Living together makes it easier to take care of the children.
The children were all looking forward to moving into the big house, and they didn't care about the east or west yards anymore.
Li also felt that Lu's arrangement was very good, and said, "Sister-in-law is right, let's do as sister-in-law says."
Lu Qiqi didn't say much. The magistrate's house had only one main wing room, one side room, and two studies in the east courtyard.
There was a large reception room in the front courtyard, and the rest were secluded side rooms, which seemed to be rooms reserved for servants and maids.
Since there is a spacious place, there is certainly no reason for people to stay in small rooms.
After deciding on the date, Lu Qiqi chose to move on the eighth day of the lunar new year.
They didn't move much; it was more like adding things to their new house than moving.
Lu Qiqi's plan is for her family to live in both the East Market and the Veterans' Village.
Since they lived in both places, bedding, a bronze mirror, toiletries, and other necessities were all replaced.
Even the squat toilets, Lu Qiqi notified the porcelain shopkeeper to help make them.
The magistrate left behind a lot of furniture when he moved, and it looked like it had been there for a long time.
This highlights the importance of having a carpenter in the family. Li Qingshan plans to renovate all the wooden furniture in the house.
Lu Qiqi also took the opportunity to release all the tables, chairs, benches, screens and ornaments that she had exchanged with the pawnshop owner in her space.
Seeing this, Mrs. Lu exclaimed that the house was a worthwhile purchase, not only worthwhile, but she felt that she had made a considerable profit.
On the day of the move, Lu Qiqi and the others drove the carriage towards the mansion and saw a group of government officials escorting several people in a grand procession on the street.
Lu Qiqi tightened the reins, making way for a group of yamen runners.
Among the people being escorted by the yamen runners, Lu Qiqi saw Mr. Tian and Xiao Bangzi, with a pot-bellied, richly dressed merchant following behind.
The wealthy businessman had a large nose and thick ears, which contrasted sharply with Mr. Tian's tall and well-proportioned figure.
"Bah! A mere child prodigy dares to pretend to be a scholar, sleep with my woman and seize my property! I'll make sure you're dead!" the wealthy merchant cursed, supported by his servant.
This incident passed quickly and did not affect Lu Qiqi's family's mood at all during the housewarming party.
After the housewarming ceremony, the noodle shop and snack stalls reopened, and there was also a daily supply of vegetables to Zuixianju.
With liquid funds at hand, Lu Qiqi felt much more at ease.
After the Lantern Festival, the Zhou brothers will be starting school.
Li Qingshan took the Zhou brothers to the school, but Lu Qiqi and Lu Yao were turned away.
Lu Yao lowered her head, feeling somewhat dejected.
Lu Qiqi knew that the school did not accept female students and had no female teachers.
However, to her surprise, the private school did not accept female students, and there was no precedent for it.
This contradicts the promise Lu Qiqi made to Lu Yao earlier.
Looking at Lu Yao's downcast, forlorn yet envious gaze, Lu Qiqi felt a sharp pain, like tiny needles pricking her skin.
She pulled Lu Yao into her arms and stroked the back of Lu Yao's head, offering silent comfort.
She was too idealistic. In this era of male supremacy, women were not allowed to serve as officials in the court, and their opportunities to learn and read were extremely limited.
Unlike her, who lived under the red flag and enjoyed nine years of compulsory education, she had more choices in knowledge.
Just as Lu Qiqi was pondering where to find a female tutor to teach Lu Yao on her own.
Lu Yao crawled out of Lu Qiqi's arms and said with a faint smile, "Sister, I'm not going to school anymore."
There are still many embroidery projects at home that haven't been finished, and Aunt Zeng has many patterns that I haven't learned yet.
I'll learn embroidery at home and become a master embroiderer like my mother in the future.
Seeing Lu Yao's sensible way of comforting her, Lu Qiqi felt a sudden pang of pain in her heart, as if someone had squeezed her heart.
But she couldn't make any promises at this time, at least not until she found the lady.
The Zhou brothers were sent to school, and Lu Qiqi took Lu Yao back to the mansion.
Madam Zeng sat in the main room of the west courtyard waiting for them to return home, but only two little girls came back.
Zeng, who had put down her embroidery, smiled and said, "Why are you two the only ones who came back first?"
Lu Qiqi revealed that the private school did not accept female students.
Zeng asked, "Isn't there a clan school in the village?"
Lu Qiqi shook her head, "Lijia Village has only recently moved to Veterans Village, and it does not yet have the conditions to run a school. There are not enough students, so it is difficult to find teachers to teach."
She glanced at Lu Yao and then spoke her mind, "Aunt Zeng, do you know where I can find a female tutor? I'd like to find a private female tutor for A Yao."
“The female teacher,” Zeng murmured, “when I was working for the master’s family, I only heard that there was a female teacher in the Great Jin Dynasty, but she has already passed away.”
It seems that there were very few female teachers in the Great Jin Dynasty, and even if there were, it would be difficult to invite them.
When Zeng saw that Lu Yao's nose was red, she said, "If you don't mind, how about I be your tutor?"
While I was with the master's family, I studied quite a few books with the young lady, and I can teach simple book explanations.
Upon hearing Zeng's words, Lu Yao raised her head and looked at Lu Qiqi with bright eyes.
Lu Qiqi was instantly captivated by Lu Yao's soft and pitiful appearance and smiled, "As long as Yao is willing, then we'll trouble Aunt Zeng."
"I'm willing, I'm willing," Lu Yao said eagerly, as if afraid that Lu Qiqi and Aunt Zeng would change their minds.
Having resolved the issue of Lu Yao hiring a female tutor, Lu Qiqi felt relieved, which meant she hadn't failed to fulfill her promise to Lu Yao.
Although Aunt Zeng was one of our own, the apprenticeship ceremony and tuition fees were still essential.
On the day of the apprenticeship ceremony, Lu Yao bathed and burned incense before bowing to Zeng Shi and Hu Jinfei, who were seated above her.
Lu Yao carried vegetables, lotus seeds, red beans, red dates, longan, and meat strips into the house and performed a kneeling ceremony.
This winter, all the crops froze to death, so Lu Qiqi cleverly replaced the celery with leafy greens.
Celery symbolizes diligence and a thirst for knowledge, and that mastery comes from hard work.
The pronunciation of "qing" and "qin" is the same. Zeng knew the reason behind this and did not dwell on these minor details.
After Lu Yao finished her greetings, Zeng, her teacher, began to give her instructions.
Lu Yao, standing upright, listened attentively to the instruction, her eyes shining with a light that Lu Qiqi had never seen before.
It was as if Lu Yao had grown up a lot in an instant.
Lu Qiqi stood aside, fully experiencing the feeling of "my daughter has grown up."
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