Perhaps it was because Yan Qingqing's housewarming feast was so grand that the people building the house worked even harder.
After another half month, Yan Qingqing's three-courtyard house was finally completed, and all that was left was the decoration.
Yan Qingqing looked at the three-courtyard house and smiled with satisfaction. Four months after arriving in ancient times, she finally had a car and a house.
Although the vehicle was just an oxcart and the house was a self-built house in the countryside, Yan Qingqing was already extremely satisfied.
In this life, she has a very open mind. Some things you can't take with you when you die, so there's no need to be so attached to them. As long as you have enough money to spend, that's enough.
Yan Qingqing is currently content with having a house and has long forgotten the time she made empty promises to her children.
The children were incredibly excited looking at the new house, and Li Xiangkang couldn't help but ask, "Mom, when are we moving in?"
Yan Qingqing replied, "It's still early. We should renovate properly."
Li Xiangkang asked, puzzled, "Renovation? What's renovation, Mom?"
In this era, unless a wealthy family would renovate their house after it was built, there was no such thing as renovation in the countryside.
Yan Qingqing didn't want to be too unconventional, but moving in like this would be too hasty, so she said, "What I mean is, decorate your room according to what you want your future living space to be like."
Yan Qingqing planned to simply renovate all the rooms, lay down some flooring, paint them white, and let them do the rest themselves.
Flooring doesn't exist in this era. Yan Qingqing has the idea of making it herself, but she doesn't have the ability or energy at the moment. For now, wooden flooring can be used as a substitute.
Painting walls white requires plaster powder, putty powder, and paint, but the current conditions certainly don't allow for that.
However, Yan Qingqing recently discovered some natural plaster in the back hills. She's thinking of processing it a bit so she can use it to paint a simple white wall, or even create a design she likes.
Given the limited resources available, this is all she can do.
Li Xiangkang felt a little discouraged when he heard that it would be a while before he could move to the new house. Wouldn't that mean he would have to continue sleeping in the same bed with his two older sisters?
Seeing that Li Xiangkang was unhappy, Yan Qingqing patted his head and said, "Good things come to those who wait. I'll do a simple renovation of the house and you'll see the difference. I promise all your waiting will be worth it."
Also, although we're not moving today, Mom promises you you can choose whichever of these houses you like best. You can live in whichever house you prefer.
Li Xiangkang was delighted to hear this, but after looking around, he found that he liked every courtyard, so he didn't know which one to choose.
Finally, looking at Yan Qingqing with a wronged expression, he said, "Mother, can I live in the same courtyard as you?"
It was rare for this child to be so close to her, and since they weren't going to share a room anyway, sharing a courtyard would be fine too, so Yan Qingqing immediately agreed.
Everyone else looked at Li Xiangkang with envy. Actually, they also wanted to live with their mother, but the courtyard was only so big, and after their mother gave birth to a younger brother or sister, they would definitely need to live in the same courtyard as her. At that time, their mother's courtyard would definitely not be big enough.
Yan Qingqing chose a courtyard first, which was the innermost location, and the design of the courtyard was exactly what she liked.
Then Li Xiangping and the others each chose their favorite courtyard.
After everyone had made their choices, Yan Qingqing started working on the renovations, leaving the entire process to Li Xiangping and Li Sanniu.
Li Sanniu had worked hard recently, running around doing all sorts of things. Yan Qingqing paid him two taels of silver as wages, but Li Sanniu refused to accept it no matter what.
They said they were all family, and it was only right for him to help. They also said that Xu had already received her wages for working at their house, and he couldn't take advantage of her anymore.
One thing at a time, even brothers need to keep clear accounts, so Yan Qingqing insisted on giving it to him.
Finally, unable to reach an agreement, Old Master Li offered a compromise: Yan Qingqing should settle accounts with Li Sanniu based on the wages paid to the workers.
The entire process took 45 days and should have cost 1,125 coins, but in the end, Li Sanniu accepted one tael of silver from Yan Qingqing.
Yan Qingqing knew that Li Sanniu was capable, so she trusted him completely.
Similarly, Yan Qingqing provided a plan, which Li Xiangping and Li Sanniu then implemented.
After settling the house arrangements, Yan Qingqing decided to take a few days off. She was now seven months pregnant, and the little one in her belly would be born in a little over two months.
She was thinking that she should start preparing supplies for the baby after birth. In fact, Yuan Huiniang and Li Xinniang had already prepared a lot for the baby, but Yan Qingqing, the mother, hadn't even prepared a diaper for the baby yet.
That night, Yan Qingqing was sleeping when she heard Zhao Yumei next door start making a scene again for some unknown reason, accompanied by painful wails that were almost as loud as a pig being slaughtered.
Yan Qingqing was very annoyed. That family had a lot of messy things going on every day, and they argued every few days since Li Daniu came home.
Even Grandpa Li usually doesn't want to get involved in their family's messy affairs.
Yan Qingqing turned over, wanting to continue sleeping, but the noise was too loud. Then she heard Yuan Huiniang knocking on the door and saying, "Mother, something happened next door. Do you want to get up and take a look?"
Yan Qingqing knew from Yuan Huiniang's words that this was no small matter, otherwise Yuan Huiniang wouldn't have bothered her so late.
Yan Qingqing was quite far along in her pregnancy, making it difficult for her to get out of bed. However, she still struggled to get out of bed and opened the door to find Yuan Huiniang standing in front of her with a complicated expression.
Yan Qingqing asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
After hesitating for a moment, Yuan Huiniang said, "Auntie stabbed Uncle."
Yan Qingqing was somewhat surprised. What was this couple up to? They usually just argued, but today they actually used knives.
Yan Qingqing casually asked, "Is he dead?"
Yuan Huiniang replied, "No, but..."
Yuan Huiniang is not usually a slow and hesitant person, but today she spoke haltingly, which was not like her usual speaking style.
Yan Qingqing, not wanting to play games with her, said impatiently, "Why were they arguing? How badly are they hurt? Just tell me directly."
Yuan Huiniang took a deep breath and said, "I heard that a vital part was injured, and I'm afraid she will never be able to have sex again."
Yan Qingqing also gasped. What deep-seated hatred must these two have for each other?
And Zhao Yumei's attack was so ruthless, even injuring someone there. If it was unintentional, that's fine, but if it was intentional, then Li Daniu is really intriguing.
After a pause, Yuan Huiniang spoke again: "I heard that my aunt stabbed my uncle elsewhere, and he was carried back by others."
Upon hearing this, Yan Qingqing realized that the injury had occurred at home in the middle of the night. Her gossipy nature stirred within her, and she said to Yuan Huiniang, "Wait a moment, I'll go put on some clothes, and then we'll go watch the excitement."
After saying that, he darted into the house with a whoosh, his speed astonishing, leaving Yuan Huiniang somewhat dumbfounded.
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