Chapter 1470 Moving
Mr. Zhuang has also been keeping an eye on things and has noticed that the Zhou family has adapted very well. They move things over there whenever they have free time. Speaking of getting along with their neighbors, Zhou Wulang said, "I'll probably send them some pickled vegetables later."
Zhou Lijun also said, "Fourth Uncle will be here soon. He will definitely bring the pickled vegetables that Great Aunt brought. We will divide them into small jars and give one to each family. Don't worry, sir. We will definitely prepare the gifts."
Mr. Zhuang: ...
As for Manbao and Baishan Bai Erlang, you might as well just not worry about them. Apart from studying and paying attention to the affairs of the court, why should they worry about such things?
They are neighbors, but their houses are so far away. So, who are their neighbors?
Bai Dalang was a bit nervous. He hadn't even moved in yet, but he was already feeling uneasy. "Sir, if the neighbors come to visit, how are we going to entertain them?"
The main thing is that three families live in one house. How can I explain this?
Mr. Zhuang shook his head and said, "Learn from your fellow apprentices. You see, they never worry about this."
Bai Dalang: ...Isn’t it because they didn’t expect it?
Anyway, whether they were worried or not, they took a few days to roughly tidy up the house, so they chose a good day, took leave, and moved their things in.
In the past few days, most of the things have been moved here. What remains in Changqing Lane are only the daily necessities they usually use. Once these things are moved, they can be put back together.
Manbao lived in the main room, which was bigger and even the bed was bigger.
She rolled on it happily, then ran to the other side to see the small study that Old Lady Liu had arranged for her.
Yes, this time her small study is in her room. There is a wooden couch by the window with a small low table on it. If she doesn’t like to sit at the desk to write, it is also nice to sit on the wooden couch and write.
The main thing is that this window is the back window. When you open the window, there is a bunch of roses behind it. At this time, several rose trees have buds, which will bloom in a while, and it looks particularly beautiful.
Looking into the distance, you can see the big garden.
In order to prevent mosquitoes from coming in, Mrs. Liu also got her a gauze curtain. When it is lowered in the summer, it can not only keep out mosquitoes but also allow for ventilation, which is very comfortable.
Bai Shan and the others’ rooms are not as exquisite as this one.
After everyone moved in, Old Lady Liu began to arrange the servants in various places.
Not only the people of the Zhou family, but even Bai Shan and the others were not used to having servants serving them personally, so she only placed two doormen at the main gate, and the others were on duty in various places, mainly doing cleaning and taking care of the carriages and horses.
Because the house is too big, the small courtyards are a bit far from the big kitchen, so when you need hot water, you have to go to the big kitchen to get it.
No one liked to have servants, so they prepared a pot in the small kitchen and planned to boil water themselves.
The most convenient ones were Manbao and his friends, because they lived in the main courtyard not far from the kitchen. They still had to carry a wooden basin to the kitchen to get warm water to wash their faces early in the morning.
This was their first day living in the mansion. After washing his face, Manbao couldn't help but pinch his waist and yelled, then went to invite Zhou Lijun and Zhou Liru, "Shall we go to the garden to practice boxing later?"
Zhou Lijun refused. "I'm going to the restaurant after dinner. Fourth Uncle should be here in the next two days. We've all moved here. Big Brother has to go to the city gate to make sure he doesn't get lost."
Zhou Liru also refused. "Today the head shopkeeper wants to check the book I memorized. I memorized it last night, but I'm not very familiar with it yet. I have to memorize it again in the morning while my mind is clear."
Manbao washed up and went to the garden. She found an open space and started jumping around.
Bai Shan saw her doing the strange Five Animals Exercises and asked, "Do you want to learn swordsmanship with me and Daji?"
Manbao shook his head, "No, I still have to do horse stance, it's so tiring."
After the exercise, everyone gathered in the main hall for breakfast. Mr. Zhuang took out a set of invitations and said, "According to the list you gave me, the invitations for the greenhouse are all ready. It's set for April 19th, which is a good day for you to have a day off."
Things like posting are naturally left to them, since the people invited are all their friends.
Mr. Zhuang also invited a few friends to post his own posts. It just so happened that he was going out to play today, so he brought them to them.
Manbao found the note addressed to the prince and hesitated, "Do you really want to give this to me?"
Bai Shan said: "Give it to him. It's up to him whether he comes to visit or not. This house is a gift from him, so we have to give it to him when we move into a new house."
Manbao stuffed it into his sleeve, intending to ask Doctor Liu to take it to the palace and give it to Eunuch Wu.
Since she no longer has to go to the palace, Manbao has more time to teach them. Now Zheng Gu and Dr. Liu can sit in the clinic with her to prescribe medicine, although their prescriptions are still rarely used.
Manbao didn't invite many people. Apart from her three disciples, there were only the doctors in Jishidiang and Fu Wenyun.
It was Bai Shan who sent the invitations to Lord Yang and Lord Tang.
The most invited guests were students from the Imperial College.
Zhou Lixue and his classmates also invited their classmates, so they took away a lot of invitations. After breakfast, everyone dispersed.
When Zheng Da, the shopkeeper, received Manbao's invitation, he couldn't help but sigh, "It's only been a year, and you've already moved into Chongyuanfang."
Manbao looked up at him in confusion, and the shopkeeper Zheng smiled and said, "It's okay, I just feel a little sad, but I'll get used to it after a while."
Doctor Ding, who was drinking tea nearby, almost spit out the tea.
In fact, few people thought that the prince would give the house in Chongyuanfang to Zhou Man, as most of the people living there were aristocratic families.
A commoner suddenly moved into the place where everyone lived. Although he was a miracle doctor, it still felt very strange.
However, no one could express any objection, because this was a gift from the prince, not a gift from the national treasury or the inner treasury given by the emperor. It was a private act, so even if everyone had any objections, they had to keep it to themselves.
Moreover, when the Zhou family started moving things in, Prince Guangping also came to Beijing.
So the case that had been shelved was reopened. During that period, there were fights and quarrels in the court every day, and no one was in the mood to pay attention to the Zhou family's move.
When I paid attention, I heard that the Bai family also moved in.
Everyone felt better immediately.
Although the two families lived together before they were officially married, it was common for relatives to stay together, and it was not uncommon among wealthy families.
The Bai family is from a noble family after all. With them watching over them, the Zhou family shouldn't do anything disrespectful, right?
The Zhang and Du families, who were neighbors of the Zhou family, thought silently.
As a result, the Zhou family didn't pay any attention to their neighbors' thoughts. Zhou Wulang and his family moved in the day before, and had to rush back to the restaurant to open the door and welcome customers the next day.
If the shop is closed for one day, they will lose one day’s sales, right?
(End of this chapter)
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