Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 372
Before she could speak, Qi Muyuan spoke first: "I think you should go to my place. My place is big, and there are many people, including servants and cooks. Hire a doctor to get medicine for these two people, feed them and change their clothes It's all convenient. You probably don't have any servants there, so I can't bother you to serve them, right?"

"Okay, let's stop bothering." Du Jinning said gratefully.

A group of people rushed to the north of the city.

With the status and wealth of the Qi family, the house in Fucheng is not small, and the same four-in-one, a family of six surnamed Shen lived in the gate to guard the door.

It's easy to have servants at your beck and call.Du Jinning and the others went in, and they only needed to give an order, and someone would ask the doctor to see the doctor, cleanse and feed the Jiangbei brothers and sisters, and Du Jinning didn't need to do it himself.

The yard where Qi Muyuan and others live is tidied up all the year round, and it is clean.According to Qi Muyuan's instructions, Aunt Shen took her daughter to tidy up another yard for Du Jinning to live in. Du Jinning just drank a cup of tea, and the yard was tidied up.

"You tell me the address of your small courtyard. I'll ask Ma Biao to come over later and ask him to bring Wang Fulai here." Qi Muyuan said.

Du Jinning was not too outspoken about the need to bother these people. He gave the address, handed the key to Ma Biao, and said politely, "Uncle Lao Biao."

"Such trivial things are not worth mentioning." Ma Biao waved his hand, took the key, and led the horse out.

Qi Muyuan took Du Jinning to the courtyard where she lived.

Qi Muyuan likes to be quiet and is picky about the environment. Du Jinning was arranged in a small courtyard close to his yard, which was also relatively quiet.Although there is no pond in the yard, the vegetation is lush and lush, which made Du Jinning like it very much.

"Just like you, I don't like my servants to come into my yard at will. Please tell Uncle Shen and them. If you have anything to do, just call at the gate of the yard. You don't need to come into the yard." Du Jinning said honestly and unceremoniously to Muyuan Make a request.

If it weren't for Qi Muyuan's living habits, she wouldn't be easy to open her mouth; but there are ready-made examples, so she wouldn't let them go and copy them directly.And she secretly planned in her heart that when she has servants in Fucheng, she will follow Qi Muyuan's example, except for her mother and sister, or if there are special orders, she is not allowed to enter her yard.

The problem can be solved without any trouble, Du Jinning's mood is particularly good, and Qi Muyuan is more pleasing to the eye.

Although he usually played with Guan Jiaze and Zhang Hongwen, Qi Muyuan always only had Du Jinning in his eyes.Now that Du Jinning even has the same living habits as himself, he has drawn her more and more into his confidant.Not only did she not feel disobedient to her request, but she also had a sense of approval.

He looked at Du Jinning with bright eyes: "You also like to be quiet like me? You don't want to order people around?"

Du Jinning sweated a lot.

She is a hateful exploiting class, and she would love to have someone to help her do things.But her status is special, so I dare not use it.

But she still had to nod: "Isn't it? I don't like other people touching my things."

Qi Muyuan looked at her: "Then what will you do when you get married?"

"I'm not married." Du Jinning shook his head, "I won't marry a wife for the rest of my life. Women are troublesome."

Qi Muyuan looked at Du Jinning with brighter eyes.

"Hey, that..." Du Jinning felt that he had led Qi Muyuan further and further away, and felt a sense of guilt, so he quickly changed the topic, "I will ask Uncle Liu to send a letter to shopkeeper Yao, and let shopkeeper Yao make an appointment to see the house tomorrow. .”

"How big a house do you want to buy? If there is one nearby, you might as well buy it here." Qi Muyuan said.

Du Jinning was very moved by what he said.

When she rode in just now, she saw that this place was full of wealthy families.The houses are all deep houses, and the alley in front of the door is very spacious, and two carriages can easily stagger when they meet.Although the environment here is quiet, passing through the small alleys is the busiest area in Fucheng.

The most important thing is that living here is relatively close to Qi's family.She is not familiar with the place of life in Fucheng, so she needs to take advantage of it.Now that the Qi family has such a big thick leg and doesn't hug her, is she stupid?

"Well, then ask around here to see if there is any suitable house." Du Jinning said, "But it can't be too big, I don't have a lot of relatives like you, we are a family of four, waiting for my third sister and fourth sister After getting married, there will be only me and my mother left, so there is really no need for a big house. The most important thing is that I don’t have a lot of money, and I want to make a living in Fucheng with some money left, which requires capital.”

Qi Muyuan nodded: "There is really no need to spend too much money to buy a house. Look at my house, the house is too big, not very popular, and I always feel uncomfortable living in it. The house is not big, just use it well." He asked again, "You What do you want to do for a living?"

Du Jinning shook his head: "I haven't figured it out yet. Let's talk about it later."

"Actually, if you want to save money for business, you don't need to buy a house. Our house has a front door and a back door, and there is a corner door next to it. The courtyard at the back door is ready-made, as long as the middle is separated, there are two houses. People. If you want, I will ask someone to build a wall in the middle, and you can just move in and live in it. Anyway, the house is for nothing, and the more popular the house is, the less likely it will be broken."

"Forget it." Du Jinning shook his head, "Our family has always lived in other people's houses. My mother said that I feel uneasy like duckweed without roots. If I don't have money, it's fine. Now I'm It’s really unreasonable to borrow money from someone else’s house.”

"Besides, I don't live here for a year or two. I have to live until the end of the palace examination and the assignment of official positions by the court. The court examination is okay, and I have the name of the chief of the government. As long as there are no major mistakes You can pass it. But the rural examination may not be so smooth. If it is delayed for one or two rounds, it will be several years. Your house is empty now, but it does not mean that no one will come back to live. If your grandfather stays here for a long time , your parents, your uncles and aunts must come back for a new year or something? They will also have to live in this house by then. "

Qi Muyuan shook his head: "My father and uncle both have official posts, how can I come back?"

Only then did Du Jinning realize that this place is not modern. There are annual holidays during the Chinese New Year, and it takes half a day to fly from south to north by plane.In ancient times, officials did not have long holidays unless they kept their filial piety; from the capital to here, it would take a month of driving and horses to travel fast, and it would take longer if they traveled by water first and then by land.Some officials have been admitted to Jinshi since they were young and became officials. Unless the old lady died, they rarely had the opportunity to go home and have a look.

"Anyway, it's better to live in your own house." She insisted.

Qi Muyuan could also understand her feelings, nodded and said: "Okay, then ask someone to inquire around here to see if there is a house for sale."

(End of this chapter)