No one can disturb my retirement life in the Red Mansion

"Fortunately, we acted early!" Ou Mengmeng nodded. She thought of the noise in the school. Her home was in the dormitory of the Education Bureau next to the school. Every time her daughter came home during the holidays, she would cover her ears and ask if we could move. Every day, the school had no time to broadcast, and there were also the bells for classes, and the students were galloping during breaks...

"The commercial street needs to be extended." Old Foster pointed to the area reserved before. As the population increases, the convenience of life will naturally increase. Food, clothing, housing and transportation, you can't just go to Diagon Alley when you have nothing to do.

Old lady Augusta looked back. This community was already the most concentrated community in the wizarding world. There was even an Auror office and an office of the Ministry of Magic. In this way, everyone didn't have to go to London to flush the toilet when they had something to do.

"Then is the Hogwarts Express useless?" Augusta suddenly thought of something.

"No, the point is, the issue of Hogwarts boarding school. Do students living in the village need to live on campus?" Ou Mengmeng certainly knew what the old lady meant.

Almost one-third of the wizarding families live in the valley, and those who can't get in are either old aristocratic families like the Malfoys, or really poor people like the Weasleys. So this is actually a middle-class community in the wizarding world, so at least half of the students at Hogwarts are here.

The terminus of the Hogwarts Express is also here. Students coming from London, except for the first-year students who take the boat and follow the footsteps of the Big Four to enter Hogwarts, all others take carriages pulled by the Thestrals.

So the students who live here just need to wait for the day to gather at the station. Why should students from London bother? Isn't it better to rely on relatives and friends, disperse to different homes in the community early, and go to school directly?

Even if they wanted to take the express, there were not enough people, so the Hogwarts Express was now seriously insufficient. Moreover, Ou Mengmeng thought about it, the Ministry of Magic had spent so much manpower and material resources to build the Hogwarts Express, but it was only for Hogwarts students to go to school twice a year, so it was just left there during normal times? Only the students were willing to take a ten-hour trip to London, and the rest of the people would not do it even if they were crazy, it was indeed a bit useless.

Now Ou Mengmeng is thinking, if I can walk to school, why should I live on campus? She asked Old Foster to open a branch and buy a mountain to build a house, just to be close to home. She doesn't want to waste ten hours on the road anyway, even four trips a year is not acceptable. However, since her home is so close, why should she live on campus?

Augusta and Old Foster didn't indulge her this time. They patted her together and said, "You should have your own collective life?"

"Actually, it's just to let the school look after the children and the parents take the opportunity to have a holiday. Otherwise, the parents will go crazy!" Ou Mengmeng nodded. This was what the teacher at school had said. The teacher also said one more thing, which was that holidays are compensation for teachers. Otherwise, the teachers would also go crazy.

The two old men and the old woman hit her again together.

Hermione didn't pay much attention to this place. She had seen this kind of tourist town in other parts of Europe. If it wasn't emphasized that this was the wizarding world, she actually didn't think it was any different. She was looking at the Fosters' house. It was a cartoon-like house, a yellowish-brown bread-shaped house, which looked a bit like a fairy tale. There were also magic colored lights on the side. When they drove over, in mid-air, the house was also very eye-catching and cute.

"Why is it designed like this? Is it to be consistent with the houses at the foot of the mountain?" Hermione looked at Ou Mengmeng.

"Almost. The main reason is that we are not aristocratic family, so we don't want to make it too formal. Besides, there are only two of us, so we care more about functionality." Ou Mengmeng nodded.

There are also long-term plans here. You should know that this mountain belongs to their family, so this house is actually the center of a magic circle. It is located at a high place, and together with several hidden stakes around the mountain, it can form a magic circle to cover the town below. If an emergency occurs, this place can have a self-protection system like Hogwarts.

Of course, only she, old Foster and Professor Snape knew this. Lucius didn't know. This man didn't have much faith. It would be too unsafe if he knew. Of course, there was no need to tell Miss Know-it-all. Please come into the house. This is a warm and typical European-style residence. There is a small and thick fabric sofa and a large stone fireplace. The sideboard against the wall is full of beautiful porcelain plates.

"So wizard homes feel pretty much the same as in the Muggle world, except that they're a little old." Hermione thought magical houses would be a little more special.

"The Burrow is quite special. We are a commercial town, so we can't do whatever we want." Ou Mengmeng moved her neck and thought about it. In fact, it seems that the magical homes of the middle class and above are actually quite normal except for being old. For example, the Weasleys' house was probably a normal cozy cottage at the beginning, but as the number of children increased, it was normal to build randomly in the real world, right? She hurriedly said, "It's also good. It has a special cartoon flavor."

"I haven't been there." Draco said with a little regret.

"Think about yourself." The twins were busy moving things. When they heard this, they said with disdain that only friends could be invited home, and Draco could not be invited just because of his shabby platinum hair.

"Don't worry, I won't invite you to Malfoy Manor." Draco raised his noble platinum head again.

"Humph!" The twins snorted. They really didn't think about this, because their father, Mr. Weasley, often went to their manor to check their family's dark magic items. So, they really didn't envy them.

Ou Mengmeng didn't care. This kind of antagonism really didn't happen overnight. In principle, the two families didn't need to become one camp. There were still a few small groups in a class of 40 or 50 people. This could promote progress, just like the four houses of Hogwarts, which was actually effective to some extent.

"Tomorrow we are going to Godric's Hollow to visit Grandma Bathilda. We will use the Floo Network. Do you want to go?" Ou Mengmeng looked at the twins.

"No, let's go to the store to help." The twins thought in unison. The toy store here is bigger and busier.

"Don't stay too long." Old Foster said casually. He was still relieved about his granddaughter. He also knew that they went to Godric's Hollow mainly for Harry, and this must be completed before school starts. As for the child's independence, he felt that there was no need to worry about this.

"Can I go?" Neville asked hurriedly. His dear teacher, Professor Sprout, was busy with the start of the school term, and he and his great uncle had been trained for a holiday in order to be more agile. He urgently needed to go out with his friends and breathe the free air.

"Grandma Augusta?" Ou Mengmeng looked at the parents hurriedly. The other kids were authorized by their parents, but Neville of course had to get Mrs. Longbottom's approval.

"Of course!" Augusta had nothing to worry about and waved her wand, "Come and eat, it's too late!"

Ou Mengmeng took a breath, she felt that she could lose weight. (End of this chapter)