"I thought our status was sensitive, so we should keep a low profile. I'll take charge of renovating the house. Take a look. If there's anything that's not suitable, we'll change it immediately."
Ling Jiheng went in and took a look, and found that the house built by Jin Bao was much better than he had imagined.
A large blue brick and tile house covers an area of nearly three acres. It looks like a whole from the outside, but has four independent courtyards inside.
There are four rooms in each courtyard, and each room has a kang.
In the future, if the family splits up, we can build a wall and open a door on it, and it will become an independent courtyard.
At the end of the four courtyards are two rows of single rooms, a vegetable garden, and a livestock shed, which are used by Ling Jiheng's men to live.
As for the servants, well, the Ling family doesn't have many servants now, so they can just squeeze in the yard or build another room and live there.
Chi Xingyue went in and took a look around, and found that Jinbao was not honest.
What do you mean by making do and being low-key? It's a yard of nearly 2,000 square meters, and you call this a grievance?
Then what is the office of about ten square meters where she lives, a storage room?
Why not eat meat?
But she didn't say anything because the house was really great.
She has been observing the environment of Qingshan Village since she entered it. It can be said that it is even poorer than Nanshan Village before its development.
Most of the houses in the village are made of adobe, and a few are even made with a few wooden boards.
The roof has no tiles, it's basically thatched. Can it withstand the blizzard and extreme cold?
Don’t freeze to death!
However, now is not the time to talk about this. Chi Xingyue shook off the thoughts in his mind and walked into one of the courtyards.
I found that there were not only two main houses, but also two side rooms.
There is an annex next to the main house, which can be counted as six rooms.
There is also a kitchen in the yard, which is more than enough for a family as small as theirs to live in.
The group followed Ling Jiheng's footsteps to the end and found that the small seedlings in the vegetable garden had grown very tall.
There is also a barn, which is cleaned neatly and the baby pigs inside are eating happily.
Ling Yi and his men came in through the back door and led the cows to the cowshed. There were ten cows in a row, plus a horse, which looked quite impressive.
Jinbao sighed, "It's a good thing the shed we built was big enough, otherwise it wouldn't have been able to accommodate so many animals!"
Ling Jiheng hummed, then went to the toilet to take a look. Finding that it could be flushed just as he had designed, he nodded with satisfaction.
Chi Xingyue widened his eyes in surprise, not understanding why an ancient person would have the concept of modern flush toilets.
Although it was built very crudely and simply flushed the waste into a pool outside, it was still quite impressive.
Before she could ask, the group walked to the well.
Jinbao had the well walls raised and covered with wooden boards.
There is a slot on the side of the board that can be locked to ensure the safety of children.
"Very good!" Ling Jiheng gave a very high evaluation.
The other people in the Ling family hadn't expected that they would be able to live in such a nice house after arriving in Youzhou. It was like a dream.
"Master, which courtyard do you want to live in? I'll ask Erzhu to bring you hot water!"
Before Ling Jiheng could reply, Ling Weicheng became excited: "Erzhu is here too?"
"Yes, Master, when we confiscated the Ling family's property, we bought back all the servants and gave them two choices: to follow us north or to stay in Jiangning Prefecture.
At that time, only twelve people chose to go north, including the housekeeper's family of four, Nanny Chen who was beside the old lady, and the four new maids and three servants.
They are working in the fields right now. I have just sent someone to call them, and they should be back soon."
When Jin Bao replied, he originally wanted to call Ling Weicheng "Old Master", but Ling Jiheng felt that since everyone would live together in the future, it would be too confusing to address him like that, so he asked his subordinates to address him like the servants of the Ling family.
But I have made it clear to everyone that subordinates are subordinates and no one is selling themselves out.
The Ling family can ask them to help with things, but they cannot be treated like servants.
Ling Weiyuan was being carried by Ling San and Ling Si, and excitedly asked the question in his heart: "Ling San, were you the ones who brought us food in the beginning?"
Ling San nodded: "The master has instructed us to ensure the safety of the Ling family members heading north."
Ling Weiyuan was somewhat touched, but then he changed the subject and complained, "Those steamed buns made with unleavened dough are too disgusting. Where did you buy them?"
Forehead......
The scene was dead silent. Hongyu was so embarrassed that she almost shrank into the cracks of the rocks.
Ling Yi coughed lightly and said, "Master, there was disaster everywhere at the time, and we couldn't find any stalls selling cooked food, so we made the dough and steamed it ourselves. I'm sorry for causing you any trouble!"
Old Master Ling slapped his eldest son on the forehead and said to Ling Yi politely, "Don't feel wronged, don't feel wronged. Without you, he wouldn't have survived to Youzhou."
After saying that, he glared at Ling Weiyuan and said, "What's wrong with the unleavened buns? Can't eat them? I haven't seen you eat less than a bite!"
Ling Weiyuan rubbed his aching forehead, looking aggrieved: "I can eat it, I can eat it!"
He had never been beaten by his father in his entire life. Who would have thought that, at the age of forty and a grandfather, he would actually be beaten?
Or because of an outsider.
Old Master Ling was also feeling aggrieved. It was obvious that Ling Yi was a martial artist. Although he was a subordinate of his second grandson, he always felt like a dependent.
He was afraid that his unpromising children and grandchildren would suddenly have a brain attack and be driven out. By then, even if he wanted to intercede for them, no one would listen.
The look he gave Ling Jiheng became complicated.
The old lady, on the other hand, touched the blue bricks with joy, thinking that her lovely grandson was really great.
He bought a house quietly, it seems that he had hidden a lot of things.
Ling Jiheng glanced at the expressions on everyone's faces and nodded, "Uncle and auntie will live in the first courtyard, uncle and auntie will live in the second courtyard, uncle and auntie will live in the third courtyard, and mom and dad, we will live in the fourth courtyard.
As for grandparents, you two should discuss whether to live with your uncle and aunt, or with Xingyue and me."
The old lady naturally wanted to live with the second wife, but the old man was old-fashioned and believed that the eldest son had always taken care of the elderly since ancient times, so he chose the first wife.
As a result, the first courtyard was crowded. But Ling Jiheng didn't offer to help them expand.
When Ge Jinglan and Shu Xuhong heard that their nephew had left a courtyard for them, they were so moved that they couldn't express it in words.
But it's not a big deal to live in the Ling family all the time. After a while, people will gossip about you.
Shu Xuhong said, "Jinglan and I will go out and ask if there are any vacant houses in the village..."
Before he could finish, Shu Muyun spoke up, "Brother, what do you mean? You just accompanied us into exile here, and now you want to move out and live on your own? Who do you think of our Ling family?
It’s not like there’s no room for you at home, and Heng’er can support the three of you.
You're not familiar with the place, why would you move out? Just stay here, and I'll see who dares to say anything mean!
Shu Muyun is very confident now.
In the past, the family relied on the old man and the old lady for food, but now the entire Ling family relies on his son for food.
Anyone who dares to object, get out, we won’t tolerate her bad habits!
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