Chapter 204: Going to the City
Early in the morning on the tenth day, two carriages that had been arranged in advance had already stopped in front of the Gu family restaurant. The Gu family was going to the provincial capital, and there was also a carriage from the Zhou family, but with only Zhou Yuanjia.
The carriage was full and heading towards the city, including Huang Boyang of course.
Huang Boyang ranked second only to Gu Yunyi in the last college examination, but he did not study in the provincial school. County Magistrate Huang had connections and found a great scholar in the provincial capital for him.
Huang Boyang is different from Gu Yunyi and Zhou Yuanjia. He is not just a scholar. He also helps County Magistrate Huang to deal with some chores. Compared with the other two, he is no longer at the same starting point.
In the modern sense, Gu Yunyi and Zhou Yuanjia were born in such mediocre families and are still struggling for the college entrance examination and their future, while Huang Boyang, who has an excellent family background, has already received professional tutoring from famous masters, and in his spare time, he also learns about social relationships.
Along the way, He's face was full of anticipation, but also a little nervous, and her hands were sweaty.
"Now that we have bought our yard, can we move in directly? Or?" He asked.
"Mom, Master Huang said that he has already asked someone to go in and clean up. Maybe the bedding we brought is not enough!"
He sighed and said, "I should have packed more bedding earlier."
Xu Qingmeng smiled and said, "How can I take everything with me? I'm not going back to Yan County in the future. Can I carry it back with me when I go back?"
"That won't do. Wouldn't that make me exhausted? I just feel a little sorry for the money. I don't know how much it will cost." said He.
"Mom, this yard is big, and there will be a lot of things to buy. The small things may not seem to cost much, but when added up, it will be a lot of money. There is no kang in the room, and the weather is getting colder. We will have to burn a charcoal basin in the future. Charcoal in winter costs a lot of money, so we can't save it."
"I know, I know. I'm just saying that we should spend what we should spend. We should prepare the yard early and go check out the shops."
"Okay." Xu Qingmeng nodded with a smile.
Finding a shop and decorating it all take time. After giving birth, I have almost no time.
He was no longer worried and discussed with Xu Qingmeng how to open the store and what to sell.
It must be food, but Xu Qingmeng hasn’t decided what to buy yet.
She was not so worried about the money. After buying the house, she still had a lot left. If worse came to worst, she still had the red chili peppers and Jinxiuxuan.
Zaoqiao must be a money-making job, and He is more familiar with it. But now that the child is born, He will definitely have to take care of the child.
As for dim sum, it's not possible either. Not only is she too busy, but even if Xinting is included, the two of them can only support a small stall at most, so it's not possible either.
Forget it, I don’t want to think about it anymore. I’ll consider it when I find a suitable shop.
The carriage arrived safely in the city.
The inspection by the city gate guards was still as strict as before, even stricter than the previous time. Everyone had to get off the bus, and even their bags had to be opened and inspected one by one.
"The control in this city is really strict. It's scary."
"Mom, there's nothing to be afraid of. We don't have any contraband with us."
Gu Yunyi and the others came down, and when they heard what He said, they spoke.
"Aren't you afraid of this man with a sword and a spear waving in front of you?"
"Cough cough cough." Gu Yunyi coughed twice.
How can we not be afraid? I think everyone is afraid! This is human instinct.
Huang Boyang knew the inside story and explained, "There has been unrest in the Qingzhou camp in the past two months. In order to prevent riots in the city, the city gates are so strict. I think it won't take long to recover."
"So that's how it is. I thought it was like this every day."
"No, it's not that we have more stuff."
The provincial school was quite far away. Although the courtyard they bought was some distance away from the provincial school, it was not particularly far.
After walking for a while, He was worried about the health of Xu Qingmeng, Gu Yunyi and Zhou Yuanjia, so she asked everyone to get on the carriage again.
The carriage traveled for a long time before arriving at the destination.
Huang Boyang had said before that the four courtyards were together.
When they arrived at the place, Huang Boyang asked the people who got off the car to go to Gu's yard first.
The Gu family's yard is the largest and closest to the street. The Zhou family's yard is next to the Gu family's, but slightly smaller. The other two yards are a little further inside.
The Gu family’s yard is very large, and there is an osmanthus tree at the gate. It is the osmanthus season now, and you can smell the rich osmanthus fragrance as soon as you enter the door.
Huang Boyang pushed open the door and introduced them: "This courtyard is quite large. There is a room near the door, which is for the gatekeeper to live in. There are several other rooms inside. If you want to buy servants in the future, you can live here. If you don't plan to, it can be used as a grocery room."
"That's good. I've discussed this with Yun Yi before. Meng Niang's body is getting bigger and bigger, so it would be more reassuring to have a maid by her side."
Although the yard is big, the front hall is not very big. There is only a front hall and three rooms.
The backyard is spacious and divided into two parts, which are connected by a round hole door in the middle, so it can be seen as two yards.
Near the courtyard inside, there are three rooms and an ear room.
In the yard outside, there are six living rooms, a kitchen and an ear room. To the west is a small garden and next to it is an open space, which is separated by a gravel road.
Xu Qingmeng fell in love with this small garden at first sight. It would be nice to have some flowers to decorate it in the summer.
He took a fancy to the vacant land nearby. "This vacant land is good. Clean it up and sow some vegetable seeds. Maybe we can eat it in the twelfth lunar month."
Xinting also echoed from the side, and Xu Qingmeng listened with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
There was no need to discuss this. Xu Qingmeng and Gu Yunyi lived in the inner courtyard on the east side, while He, Xinting, Yunsheng and Yunyi lived in the west courtyard.
Gu Tong, the book boy that Gu Yunyi brought from Shiqing Village, was only fifteen years old this year. In He's opinion, he was still a child, just a little older.
He originally wanted him to live in the west courtyard, but because Chunmei was already engaged, it was not appropriate and she was conflicted.
Gu Tong was a man of good sense, and he said directly: "Young Master, Madam, I am already an adult, so I should live in the front yard. This way, I will be closer to the study, and it will be more convenient for me to serve you."
He didn't say anything and looked at Gu Yunyi beside her.
Gu Yunyi didn't think about it any more, "Okay, you stay here first, and I'll find a doorman for the next two days so that you can have someone to keep you company."
Gu Tong smiled happily and said, "Hit!"
After visiting the Gu family, Huang Boyang brought a few people to the yard next door. The Zhou family's yard was similar to the Gu family's, but a little smaller.
However, the house seems a bit too big for Zhou Yuanjia to live in alone. After all, Xinting and Zhou Yuanjia are not married yet, so they cannot live together.
Huang Boyang saw that the mission was completed, so he packed his luggage and went back home.
(End of this chapter)
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