Lin Hairu's courtyard was large, and the wing rooms belonged to her, separated from Lin Hairu's inner chambers by a passage. Yining rarely came here, so she went out to take a look. Although smaller than her previous residence, the flowers and plants in the courtyard were more exquisite. There were crabapple trees and a rockery, with a small pond beneath the rockery.
She could keep her turtle here...
Yining decided to keep the pair of turtles. She didn't bring many things from her grandmother, so this was just a thought for her.
She asked Xuezhi to bring out the porcelain jar, and she personally dumped the turtles into the pond. The two turtles suddenly had a wide open space, and they swam around several times with their short legs before resting on the rockery.
Yi Ning stood up and handed the porcelain jar to Xue Zhi. She looked up and saw her third brother just entering the yard, followed by a number of servants.
"I'll make a study for you." Luo Shenyuan said to her, and called the servant behind him to go into the side room next door. He would build a study for her.
Yi Ning was a little confused: "Third brother, what do I need a study for?"
Luo Shenyuan said calmly, "You have to read and write. I'll teach you when I'm free. When I'm not free, just read more on your own."
The servants quickly got busy, bringing in a desk, a treasure cabinet, and a guqin, and placed them by the window for her.
In her previous life, Yining had never learned to play the qin. Her grandmother always considered music to be of inferior quality. Only the girls in the music school learned it, and they were forbidden to touch it at all. Yining casually plucked the qin a few times, and the deep, ancient sound made her know it was no ordinary instrument. Then, she saw the words "Daoyan" engraved on the end of the qin. Even if she had no experience, she knew it was a qin made by the famous Master Daoyan.
Where did he get it?
A piano made by a famous virtuoso is priceless.
Yi Ning turned around and looked at Luo Shenyuan: "Third brother, do I want to learn this too?"
Luo Shenyuan said, "This is for you to play with."
Seeing that there was nothing special about his expression, Yi Ning couldn't help but say, "This zither should be quite valuable..."
Is it valuable? Luo Shenyuan thought about it. When Daoyan gave it to him, he just said he made it when he was bored and gave it to him for fun. He didn't like it and kept it in the warehouse without taking care of it. Thinking that Yining might like it, he moved it to her.
"How do you know it's valuable?" Luo Shenyuan looked at her.
How could she know, Yi Ning thought? Because of Lu Jiaxue, Daoyan later became famous in Zhejiang and Fujian, and his zithers were hard to come by. The eldest sister-in-law had always wanted one, but she had never encountered one.
But if you calculate the time, it was still many years before the Japanese pirates were rampant in Fujian, so I'm afraid Daoyan is not famous yet.
In fact, inviting Daoyan out of seclusion was one of the few good things Lu Jiaxue did. With Japanese pirates rampant, he actually sent a monk to Fujian. Despite opposition from many in the court, he insisted on using this person. Later, Daoyan proved to be very successful in suppressing the pirates, and the people who suffered greatly from the pirates even erected a longevity stele in his honor. It seems Daoyan continued to help Lu Jiaxue with his work.
Yining accepted the guqin, planning to keep it in the house even if she didn't learn it.
This thing has the effect of making the humble house shine.
As for how to tell her third brother, Yi Ning just casually said: "Will you give me something cheap?"
Luo Shenyuan was outmaneuvered by the little girl, but he actually smiled. Yi Ning had been in a bad mood for the past few days. After Mrs. Luo passed away, she looked helpless and pitiful. Now that she had finally regained some of her spirit, he would not hold it against her.
After decorating Yining's study, he took Yining out and went to Lin Hairu's place.
It was already dark. The Taoist priests in the mansion were still performing rituals, the water and land rituals that would last forty-nine days. From time to time, the sounds of the rituals could be heard. These past few days had passed so quickly that Yi Ning felt almost dreamlike. It was as if her grandmother hadn't died at all, and was still waiting for her in the main hall for dinner. But that was clearly impossible.
Mother Xu was already waiting for her at Lin Hairu's place with her maids and servants.
Mother Xu held a box in her hand and asked Yining to sit opposite her. She opened it and showed it to Yining.
"Miss Seven, these are documents of land deeds, four in total. These are the deeds of sale of the people on the farm. These are the house deeds, five in total, three of which are shops. They were all purchased by the old lady before she passed away." Mother Xu showed them to her, closed the box and put it in her hand.
She took out another key and gave it to her as well.
"This is the key to the old lady's storeroom. Go check it out when you have time. She left behind quite a few things." Mother Xu felt a bit uncomfortable as she spoke. She took a deep breath and said, "I have already counted everything. The inventory book is with the Third Young Master."
She stood up, bowed, and said, "I have served the old lady all my life, and I wanted to follow her. But I wonder if Miss Seventh is in need of someone to serve her..."
Yining understood what she meant and immediately pulled her aside, saying, "Of course I'm short of money! Mother Xu, please stay."
It would be great if Madam Xu agreed to stay. Madam Xu had served Old Lady Luo, and she had seen countless things and understood countless truths in her life. If it weren't for her, after the old lady died, Madam Xu could have retired to her hometown and lived out her days in peace. How could Yi Ning have refuted her words?
Mother Xu was also worried about Yining, and Yining had no maid to look after her. She thought it would be better for her to take care of the matter first, as she didn't trust anyone else.
Lin Hairu was naturally happy to see that Mother Xu stayed. With Mother Xu around, the maids and servants around Yining would be fine.
Besides, there is Chen in the Luo Mansion, as well as Aunt Qiao and her daughter, who are always a cause for concern.
She asked the maid to pack up the things and set up dinner. After eating, they had to go to the wake.
Yining was thinking about the things her grandmother had left her. Since they were her grandmother's, she naturally had to take good care of them. She just didn't know who to entrust them to, as her grandmother had always done it herself.
She looked at her third brother who was eating quietly next to her.
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