After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 145 Brain hole
At dinner time, the family gathers together.

Mr. Ma set up two tables in the upper room of the main courtyard, a large table in the middle hall was occupied by men, even the two children Hai Jiao and Xiao Shitou were on the table, and there was another table on the big Kang in the pavilion. , the female family members were sitting around, and no one paid any attention to dining etiquette. They chatted and laughed with each other while eating.Although the meal was simple, everyone enjoyed it.

The long journey is finally over.The Hai family mansion in Chang'an is a familiar home to everyone.Everyone feels at ease settling down in this mansion.

Hai Xiya discussed with his cousin Xie Wenzai that he and his friends should rest for a few more days and stop worrying about other things. They had to make up for the weight lost during the journey as soon as possible so that they could go around to see old friends in the New Year.As for his own work in the yamen?I have already reported for duty today.At present, I only need to prepare materials for the farming tasks after next spring. It is not too busy, but I need to visit the local government and military officials first to get acquainted with their faces.There is no need for Xie Wenzai to accompany him for this kind of thing.He wasn't quite used to seeing strangers around.

Ma took a leave of absence on behalf of her grandchildren.Although the two children looked energetic and energetic, the old grandmother felt that if they were tired, they must be very tired and needed to rest for a few days before they could recover.Anyway, the New Year will be here in more than a month. Why bother with the children in the cold weather?It’s important to tidy up your home first.

Hai Changan was already thinking about visiting the graves of his late father, mother and father-in-law.Last night when I was resting in the village, my wife Hu was thinking about this.The four old people have not yet met their grandson Xiao Shitou, so they cannot wait until the New Year to take their children to burn incense.

Cao Gengyun was a little concerned about the house he used to live in and wanted to move back.He remembered that his house had the best lighting, and when he got up every morning, he could still see the beautiful sunrise.

However, both Xie Wenzai and Lu Bainian put his idea back because his previous room was upstairs in the front yard. There was no fire pit and he could only rely on charcoal basins for heating.It didn't matter when I was young, but now that I'm older, how can I survive without a kang?It's winter, so don't aggravate his old cold legs. He can't get out of bed or go out. He can't play around with his old friends or visit friends. It's too late to cry even if he wants to.

Cao Gengyun was told by his old friends that he bowed his head and gave in. He reluctantly accepted the arrangement of the Haixi Ya couple and stayed in a guest room with a heated kang in the front yard, where he continued to squeeze together with Lu Bainian.But he has already said hello, and when spring comes next year, he will still move back to his old room upstairs.When he was in Suzhou, the house was small, so he had to squeeze into one room with his old friends.Why would he continue to smell Lu Bainian's feet now that he was in such a spacious residence in Chang'an?

What he said made such a good-tempered person like Lu Bainian couldn't help but laugh and scold him.

During this period, Hai Jiao tried to ask his grandfather about the case of Jin Jiashu's family. Hai Xiya only vaguely said that the prefect's Yamen had ordered Chang'an and Wannian counties to help search for the murderer, and then changed the subject.Haijiao didn't want to ask more questions, so he had to keep silent.

After having enough wine and food, everyone left happily and went back to their rooms to rest.

Haitang returned to the backyard with Grape.

The room she lives in now is the main room in the backyard plus an east room. The east room has a separate door and is occupied by the Ma family's mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandson and grandson.The two rooms on the west side are stacked with large luggage brought back from Suzhou, which will need to be sorted out slowly at another time. One of the rooms may be turned into a sewing room in the future.

Most of the Hai family's needlework is done by Ma, his daughter-in-law Hu, and the maid at home. Now that Ma is getting older, Hu is busy taking care of the children, and she is a little overwhelmed.Ma had already intended to set up a sewing room.Now that their family has just come back, they must go out to socialize during the Chinese New Year. They need to make at least two sets of coats for everyone as soon as possible, and they must be in line with the styles currently popular in Chang'an City.

It is said that Aunt Ma and her daughter-in-law Ma Changnian's family are very good at needlework, so they were arranged in the sewing room.It happened that they had worked in the third branch of the Zhou family for many years and were familiar with the situation in Chang'an.It is up to her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to decide how the latest batch of clothes should be made and what style they should be.As long as it can be completed before the end of the year, they can ask for as much money and clothing as they want.Mrs. Ma handed over this important task to Aunt Ma and her daughter-in-law before dinner.

This is the first big challenge that Aunt Ma's family will face after entering the new owner's home.Time waits for no one and the tasks are heavy. Aunt Ma is under great pressure. She is anxious to discuss an arrangement with her daughter-in-law and granddaughter. She will go to the mistress Ma early tomorrow morning to apply for money, and then go to a familiar shop to buy clothing materials.Ma Changnian's family still wanted to go to Hu's place to help with work, so she had to find her granddaughter Putao first.As soon as Putao poured hot water for Haitang to wash her face and feet, Aunt Ma came to the door.

Haitang didn't want anyone to share a big bed with her at night, and it wasn't convenient for her to mess around with her own affairs, so she said generously to Tao Tao: "Aunt Ma's errands are important, please go over and help. I only need to help me tomorrow morning." Just go to the kitchen and bring hot water. You don't need to worry about anything else. The most important thing is to make my new clothes quickly so that I can wear them and go out during the Chinese New Year."

Putao quickly agreed, picked up the used water basin and retreated. Aunt Ma apologized to Haitang again, and the grandfather and grandson hurriedly left together.

Begonia got off the kang and walked around the house a few times. She mentally planned the order of tidying up the house in the next few days, then yawned, blew out the candles, and went to sleep on the kang.

A good night's dream.

When Haitang got up the next day, the genius had just dawned.There was no movement in the room next door, presumably the Ma family's grandparents and grandson were all still asleep.Haitang didn't call anyone, she combed her hair and dressed herself, went to the stove outside to scoop some cold water, wet a cloth, wiped her face briefly, applied moisturizing oil, and went out.

You can see more clearly during the day than at night.The backyard is quite large, nearly 40 meters long from east to west, and almost four to five meters wide from north to south. It has more than 100 square meters of flat space, which is enough for her to practice martial arts.This is more than twice the size of the yard we used to have in Suzhou!If we use the length of the east and west ends of the yard and place archery targets diagonally, we might be able to extend the distance for archery practice to 50 meters.

Haitang walked around the yard and felt very satisfied with this new home.

She looked up at the walls on both sides of the yard again, walked around the small building, and paid careful attention to every corner. She also walked up the stairs in the west room to the second floor, and even opened the door upstairs. I looked at the windows, observed the strength of the doors and windows, and found several signs that they had been recently repaired.

Although she couldn't see clearly at night, now that there was enough light, she could see the environment of her residence clearly.

The two-story building in the backyard is almost seven meters high.The ceiling on the ground floor is already relatively high, and the floors above are not too low.Climb out of the window and climb on the brackets under the eaves. Anyone with good skills can easily climb to the roof, right?The two sides of the roof are closest to the wall, which is about 1.5 meters wide. With a little force on your legs, you can jump to the top of the wall.The wall is not high and is close to the eaves. This design is not very conducive to anti-theft.

Fortunately, the outer wall of this mansion is about two and a half feet high. It goes straight up and down, and is completely bare, with nowhere to stand.Unless you encounter a thief who is extremely skilled in light skills and can leap to the top of the wall in one breath, it is impossible for ordinary people to enter the Hai family mansion.I wanted to use a ladder, but there was no such long ladder.There are many government offices and mansions nearby, so no one would be so bold, right?
Haitang couldn't help but open up her mind.If she needs to hide it from her family in the future and sneak out at night, she can leave by taking this "air route".With her current Qing Kung skill, it didn't take much effort.But it's easy to go out, but it's more troublesome to come back.

If that day comes, should she prepare some wall-climbing equipment in advance?

(End of this chapter)