Chapter 2842 Home
Liu Gui directly asked the servants hired by County Magistrate Fang to leave, leaving only Mrs. Shao and Old Man Fei who were originally hired by the county government for them.
They have a lot of things and a mixed population, which makes them prone to trouble.
After everyone left, Liu Gui asked Old Man Fei to close the door. He then led his men to check the entire backyard and the small door leading to the county government office in front. "Who has the key to this door?"
Old Man Fei immediately said, "I have it here."
After saying that, he handed over a key.
Liu Gui took it, opened the door, walked a few steps over, looked at it, and then stepped back. He closed the door again, but did not lock it. Instead, he waved to the guard who followed him and ordered, "Go get a lock."
The guard left.
A lock and key were brought in a short while later.
Liu Gui changed the lock directly and gave the key to the guard, "You guard the door."
Old Man Fei: ...Isn’t this his job?
He was a little worried for a moment.
Liu Gui smiled at him and said, "We still need you to guard the main gate, but there's no rush right now. Let's go check the warehouse first."
There was nothing in the warehouse, it was empty. When County Magistrate Lu left, he took away what he could take away, and gave away what he couldn't take away.
After all, no one knows who the next county magistrate will be, and leaving old things behind will only cause trouble for the other party. Therefore, most county magistrates will dispose of their things unless they leave in too much of a hurry.
Liu Gui was very satisfied with the empty warehouse. He looked at the room next door and saw a bed frame inside. He asked, "Who is this for?"
Old Man Fei said, "It's where the people guarding the warehouse live."
Liu Gui frowned, pointed to another small room on the side and asked, "What is that room used for?"
"It's vacant. I clean it up and use it to warm myself by the fire and drink tea in the cold winter. It's not used for anything else."
Liu Gui nodded, and then said to the guards behind him: "Clean up this room and use it as a warehouse. Put the bed in that small room. People will live there later."
Liu Gui searched step by step, while Zhou Man and others in the main courtyard were also busy.
The servants carried their luggage into the main room. Manbao took a look around and said, "The room has been cleaned."
But Wu Yue still despised it and rolled up her sleeves and said, "My lady, please go sit in the study for a while while we clean up here."
Then he called Jiulan and Xibing to take out the wooden basin and fetch water.
Mrs. He, who had followed them outside, stood there somewhat stiffly. Seeing them, she hurriedly said, "I went to the kitchen and checked. The pots and other things were still there, but there was no firewood or anything like that. My husband and my wife will need some hot water soon..."
Wu Yue said, "No hurry. Sister-in-law, take Xiao Kou to put down your things first. I will ask someone to buy firewood and water and boil water in a while."
When Bai Shan and the others took office this time, Madam Liu was worried that they would not be able to adapt to the food in Qingzhou, so she wanted Aunt Rong to come with them.
However, Bai Shan took into consideration that the old lady and the others were also accustomed to Aunt Rong's cooking skills, so he did not bring Aunt Rong, but chose Sister He, whom they brought back from the Western Regions.
In the past two years, she has learned a lot of skills from Aunt Rong and Xiao Qian. She did not leave the Bai family, but signed another five-year work contract after working for a full year.
Now that her skills are pretty good, Bai Shan decides to take her to Qingzhou.
Mrs. He only brought a girl named Xiao Kou from the kitchen. She was only twelve years old and was a lifelong servant of the Bai family. She had been selected from the Longzhou manor only two years ago and had been helping in the kitchen.
Sister He likes her very much and has accepted her as her apprentice. If nothing unexpected happens, Sister He will stay in the Bai family and let Xiao Kou take care of her in her old age.
Wu Yue handed the wooden basin to Xibing and turned to find Mrs. Shao.
Seeing that there were so many people in the new county magistrate's house and everyone was busy, Mrs. Shao was a little at a loss as to where to start.
Wu Yue smiled and called her, "We need to buy some things, but we are new here and are not familiar with this county. Please, Granny Shao, show us the way."
Seeing that she had found a place to use her skills, Mrs. Shao breathed a sigh of relief and immediately took them out to buy things.
In May, he ordered a bodyguard, hitched a car and set off. Along the way, he bought rice, flour, grain, and oil, and also went to the vegetable market to buy a lot of vegetables and seasonings.
Wu Yue thought about it and decided it would be too much trouble to go back and make it now. She took out her purse and counted it. She simply asked Mrs. Shao to lead her to a street. She saw a shop selling steamed buns, so she went up and ate one. She thought it was okay, so she waved her hand and ordered a hundred. "I don't want it now. Please send it to the backyard of the county government office in an hour while it's still hot."
She took out twenty coins and said, "This is the deposit. I'll give you the remaining eighty coins when you arrive."
The stall owner had obviously never encountered such a large customer before, and was a little confused for a moment, but when he saw Mrs. Shao standing next to Wu Yue, he recognized her and asked, "Is this the new county magistrate's family?"
Seeing that he asked in front of others, Mrs. Shao didn't know how to avoid the taboo, so she glanced at him and nodded, "Yes, it's from the new county magistrate's family. Don't fool around, the steamed buns should be firmer."
The stall owner bowed and nodded repeatedly, feeling both excited and worried at the same time.
He was excited because he had ordered a hundred more steamed buns in such a short period of time. But he was worried that after the steamed buns were delivered, would he really be able to get the balance?
May had no idea that the stall owner suspected they were going to default on the eighty-cent payment for the goods, so after placing the order, she got into the car and went back contentedly.
In the backyard, everyone had almost finished cleaning up.
Old Man Fei had only served one county magistrate, and this was the first time he had seen such a wealthy county magistrate, so he had not yet come to his senses. When he saw the carriage coming back, he hurried forward to remove the threshold.
The carriage entered the yard, and Wu Yue had the two bundles of firewood tied to the back of the carriage sent to the kitchen, and the rice, flour, grain, and oil on the carriage were also sent over...
When she returned to the main courtyard, she saw Jiulan and Xibing had already taken down the mosquito nets and curtains in the main room and replaced them with the ones they had brought with them.
There were no supplies on the bed, so it was simple. I just spread the mat they brought and took out the bedding and laid it out.
Then he started to open the boxes and took out the clothes inside and put them into the closet. Xibing also took out some incense and fumigated the closet first.
Mrs. Shao, who couldn't find anything to do for a while, followed Wu Yue in and saw all this.
Wu Yue walked around and seemed to remember her. She smiled and said, "Grandma Shao, go help in the kitchen. Sister He is the boss in the kitchen. Just follow her instructions."
Mrs. Shao nodded blankly, and after leaving the main courtyard, she went to the kitchen at the back.
The servants and guards all lived in the back house next to the front garden. There was a row of houses there, and two people could live in one room. It was not very spacious, but it was still very comfortable if you cleaned it up carefully.
Behind the yard are the rooms and kitchen where the maids live. There is also a well, making life very convenient.
Manbao and Baishan were busy in the study. They opened their own book boxes, chose their respective bookshelves, and put the books there one by one.
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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