Chapter 172 What is good and bad
After dinner, after clearing away the dishes, tables and chairs, the family crowded into the east wing to talk.
How should I put my things after moving to the new house? There are also a few new beds, tables, stools and cabinets at home.
The girls gathered together and chattered about what kind of curtains and bed curtains to hang in the house, and what kind of flowers and plants to decorate the table with.
It was much simpler for the two boys. They were happy as long as they could bring their favorite and most cared-about things and fill the house with them. They didn't care how the beds, tables, and chairs were arranged or what decorations were added.
"There are five rooms on the second floor. You five can discuss how to divide them. The four rooms downstairs will belong to us." Zhao Zhilan said with a smile.
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"Grandma, let's discuss this among ourselves!"
The five children responded in unison.
Zhao Zhilan nodded and went to discuss the allocation of rooms on the first floor with her three sons and daughters-in-law, without worrying that the five children would fight.
Actually, it is very easy to divide the house. There are five rooms on the upper and lower floors.
There were five rooms on the second floor, one for each of the five children. A small hall was partitioned off in the middle of the first floor, so two rooms were separated on each side, one for Zhao Zhilan herself, and one each for the couple in the first, second, and third rooms.
Zhao Zhilan finished discussing with her sons and daughters-in-law, and Yun Chengfu also summarized the final results of the discussion with his children.
"Grandma, we've already discussed it," Yun Chengfu said. "Starting from the easternmost room, the rooms will be Yunhua, Yunyue, Baoya, Chenglu, and me."
"Oh, the division is quite good." Zhao Zhilan praised, "Not bad, they all know to give way to Baoya. Baoya is the youngest, so it's very suitable for her to live in the middle."
"Pfft," Yun Chenglu chuckled, "Nana, that's not the case."
"We originally planned to arrange them according to age, but Yueya insisted on sitting next to both Huaya and Baoya. So, we finally decided to arrange them this way."
"Very clever." Zhao Zhilan smiled and touched Yunyue's head.
Seeing Baoya sitting beside her obediently and smiling at her, she reached out and gently pinched Baoya's little face, which was soft and very pleasing.
She was not surprised at all that Yunyue would make such a slightly willful request. Before Baoya came to their house, Yunyue was the youngest and the whole family complied with her little requests and her willfulness.
On the contrary, the little girl Baoya has always been so well-behaved that it makes people feel distressed.
She knew that no matter how the rooms were divided today, Baoya would gladly accept it and would be extremely happy.
Thinking of this, she took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, looking at Baoya's rosy, happy little face, thinking secretly that she must treat this little girl well and give her the best.
Not only because of the blessings she brings, but also because she deserves it.
"Oh, that's great." Yunyue sat on a small stool, holding Baoya's hand and swinging it back and forth. "I feel like we are just like young ladies now."
"Just because you live in a small building makes you a young lady?" Yunhua teased her, "How about giving you two maids?"
"Sister!" Yun Yue kicked her feet coquettishly, "I was just kidding! I don't want a maid, they are all clumsy!"
She knew that although the family had money now, it was not easy to make money.
Going to the town to help with her sister and Baoya, she could see the hard work of her third uncle and aunt, the hardships of her eldest uncle and aunt, and the daily hard work of her father, mother and grandmother.
"Yes, yes, our Yue Ya is the most capable. She can do everything and does much better than the maids!" Yun Hua also agreed with her.
Her words made everyone laugh, but Yunyue blushed, pouted and turned her head away.
"Come to think of it, being rich and powerful isn't necessarily a good thing." He Chunxiu suddenly said, covering her lips with a chuckle.
"Why?" Wang Cailian asked, "That wealthy family has power and influence, everything they want, and so many servants to serve them, so why is it not good?"
"Sanlang and I came back from town and heard some people chatting in the teahouse. They seemed to be talking about that Heshun Prince, who came to our side to suppress the bandits and pacify the north, and won a victory. After returning, he was appreciated by the emperor and asked to lead the imperial guards. But in the end..."
She paused at this point and took a sip of tea to moisten her throat.
"What's the result?" Wang Cailian, Li Rongyue, Zhao Zhilan and others all looked at her and asked in unison.
He Chunxiu: "As a result, a few days ago, he was suddenly demoted to guard the southern border. He was told that he could not return to the capital without the emperor's summons."
"Why is this happening?" Yun Dalang was stunned. "After winning a battle, he was demoted? How can this be justified?"
He Chunxiu and Yun Sanlang just passed by and overheard it, so naturally they didn't know why.
Yun Sanlang shook his head and said, "How would we know? Officialdom and royal family affairs have always been like this. Times change, and you might lose your head at any moment. It's better for us hardworking farmers to live in peace and comfort."
After hearing his words, everyone nodded. It turned out that working diligently on the farm and doing some small business was the surest way to get rich.
Seeing that it was getting late, Zhao Zhilan sent a group of smelly men to the west wing to sleep.
Only after all the adults and children in the room had crawled into their own beds did Zhao Zhilan get up and blow out the candlestick on the kang cabinet.
In the darkness, Wang Cailian tugged at her quilt and whispered, "Mom, this isn't right. If the officialdom is so dangerous, why would we support Chengfu and the other children to study and take exams?"
Zhao Zhilan smiled after hearing this and said, "What are you thinking? How can we ordinary people become high-ranking officials? I'll be content if Chengfu can become a prefect in the future. By then, he will be dedicated to serving the people and nothing will go wrong."
"That's right." Wang Cailian immediately felt relieved after hearing what her mother-in-law said.
How could ordinary people like them be the same as those generals and princes? As long as they cared about the people, were honest and upright, and did not offend the emperor, they would be able to live a peaceful life.
"Let's go to sleep. Our family is blessed." Zhao Zhilan muttered, already sleepy.
Wang Cailian responded and slowly fell asleep.
That night, everyone slept soundly and peacefully, but Xiao Baoya had a lot of thoughts.
Brother Duan Jiang distributed food to every household in their village, so he should be a good person, but he killed the servants of the neighboring Heishui Village; it was obviously a good thing that Prince Heshun defeated the bandits, but the emperor punished him by sending him to guard the border.
Why is this?
They are obviously good people but they do bad things, while good people do good things but they are punished.
She suddenly couldn't figure it out.
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