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

Chapter 309 Other Courtyard

The next day, when Haitang was having breakfast in the main courtyard, she heard her grandmother Ma complaining to Aunt Cui and Aunt Ma about her husband Hai Xiya's sudden request.

He wants to organize the room on the second floor in the front yard, and it may be occupied soon.

Ma complained: "It comes as soon as you think about it! If the spring comes and the flowers bloom, it's okay to host one or two people to stay for a few months. If spring comes, we will prepare to live in people. How can we endure such a cold day without a kang?" Can you live there?! Use the brazier, and the charcoal gas will make you very smoky. Strong people can still support it, but a little baby in poor health will probably fall ill within two days if he lives in it. God knows what kind of complaints will be left by then? It’s hard work Unpleasant!"

Aunt Cui comforted her: "Madam, don't worry, the walls of our house were thick when it was first built. Even on the second floor, it won't be too cold. Those gentlemen who lived in our house at that time never Complained.”

Ma said: "At that time, they were all exiled prisoners. Someone was willing to take them into the city and provide them with good food and drink. Even if they burned high-quality incense, how could they complain that the room was not warm enough? Why? It's better than the stable! But this time is different. The master plans to entertain a distinguished guest. I heard that this distinguished guest has a good temper, but there is a difficult elder behind him, so he may be picky about our family! "

Aunt Ma smiled and said: "I wonder where this distinguished guest comes from? If our family only entertains him, as long as he is satisfied, it is fine, regardless of other people's opinions. If he wants to bring his elders with him, then Mrs. It's better to find another way to accommodate the guests, and save trouble. Now my concubine owns a hotel business in Chang'an City, which has many clean and exquisite courtyards. It's better to send the distinguished guests there. The concubine only needs to pay money. Wouldn't it be troublesome to just ignore everything? Even if the elders of the distinguished guest insist on finding fault with the eggs, how dare they offend the Zhou family in Chang'an City? "

Ma sighed, but did not agree. He just said: "You guys take the people and tidy up the house on the second floor in the front yard. I don't know when the guests will move in. Anyway, you are prepared. Maybe the weather will get warmer after spring. , Lao Cao and Lao Lu wanted to move back to the second floor. Although the second floor is not as warm as the downstairs, it is more spacious and the two of them do not have to squeeze into the same room. "

Aunt Cui and Aunt Ma responded in unison.

After they left, Haitang also finished her breakfast and sat down next to her grandmother Ma: "Grandma, which distinguished guest is grandpa going to entertain? Why haven't I heard him talk about it before?"

"What kind of distinguished guests are you!" Mr. Ma pouted, "I don't know why your grandfather and cousin are so crazy. They want your cousin to take in a boy from the Wu family as a student! It's said that your cousin can't stand Mrs. Gui. He was too harsh on the Wu brothers and wanted to separate them. The best reason was that he accepted the Wu brothers as students. Just like the Du family sent their sons to study in the capital, neither the Zhou family nor the seventh master could stop them. Wu Duke Wen'an's students are willing to teach his grandson to read, how dare Mrs. Gui stop her? If she dares, the Duke Zhenguo's office won't let her stop her!"

Haitang couldn't help but feel shocked: "I heard from my brother that my cousin, Grandpa Cao and Grandpa Lu met Wu Ke yesterday. At that time, my cousin didn't say anything. We thought he was not very satisfied with Wu Ke. Unexpectedly He actually wants to accept Wu Ke as his student..."

Alas, the orphan of the Wu family, the thorn in the side of the Sun family, and the relatives who depend on each other are also suspected of killing the sixth prince... It sounds like trouble at first sight. Why did my cousin get into such trouble? Mr. Wu Wen'an clearly felt sorry for Uncle Xie, so why did Uncle Xie still care about his kindness? Could it be that this is what a gentleman thinks? There is no need for a gentleman to be so sincere in doing things!

Haitang sighed again and again, and then heard Ma say: "Your cousin is probably still thinking about the kindness of Duke Wu Wen'an who was his tutor and taught him his articles! He has suffered all these decades, but he has no regrets." Take it to heart. It’s hard to persuade your grandpa, what else can you say? Your grandpa Cao and grandpa Lu think your cousin’s house is too small to entertain students, so they would rather give up their own houses and move them to the second floor. Go and live there. Your uncle-in-law was afraid that they would suffer from old ailments if they lived on the second floor not warm enough, so he said he could just move. The three of them couldn’t come to a conclusion. Your grandpa still said to clean up the house first. Who We will decide who will stay later, so they stopped. The Duke of Zhen has not nodded yet. God knows when this student will come to the door and will he live in our home? It is too early to argue about this now. "

Haitang understood and came up with an idea: "The house in the second courtyard is newly built. It is spacious enough and has a heated bed. Wouldn't it be more suitable than the room upstairs in the front yard?"

Ma immediately objected: "How can that be done? That is the place where your second uncle's family is going to live. If the new house and the new furniture had not been aired before they could live in it, they should have moved in years ago. There is no time for the New Year right now. It’s such a hassle. When the weather gets warmer in spring, they can choose an auspicious day to move. How can they give up the place to an unrelated outsider?!"

There is another concern that Ma has not expressed, that is, the second courtyard is too close to the main courtyard of the inner house. The granddaughter is now a twelve-year-old girl, not much younger than Wu Ke. She lives too close to her and sees each other frequently, which easily leads to gossip. She had often heard that Mrs. Gui was difficult and mean. How could she let her granddaughter get involved with Wu Ke and let others talk about her? No matter which family a girl is from, as long as she marries Wu Ke, she will never have a peaceful life in this life. How could she bear to let her own flesh and blood suffer this? !

Haitang didn't know what Ma was thinking, and even gave her some advice: "Will the Zhenguo Government always take in the Wu family? Or will it buy another house and property for them? If Wu Ke has his own house, the place will definitely be better than ours. Our front yard is big, so why can’t we let my cousin go to his house to take classes? We can persuade the Duke of Zhen to arrange for the Wu family to live not far from our home. By then, it will be convenient for my cousin to come and go, and our family will also be able to go there. Don’t worry about offending Mrs. Shanggui.”

Ma shook his head: "How is it possible? The master will not agree!"

No matter who gave Wu Ke's house as a gift, Mrs. Gui, mother and daughter are considered the owner's house, and they can come and go as they please. On the contrary, Xie Wenzai, who is a teacher, cannot make the decision. He was living under someone else's roof, not to mention preventing Wu Ke from being influenced by Mrs. Gui. He was afraid that even his diet and daily treatment would depend on his master's face. Because Hai Xiya couldn't bear to worry about his exiled cousin, he left his hometown for decades and followed him all the way to the northwest to take care of him. Now he finally saw that he was free and could live a comfortable life for a few years. How could he be allowed to suffer again? ?

Haitang's suggestion was rejected again, but she was not discouraged. After pondering for a moment, she came up with another idea: "Is there an empty house near our house? Whether it is rented or sold, if our family can get it by spending some money, we can use it as a separate courtyard. Whether it is used by my cousin to provide When students are in class, they still use it to pile up some items, and even entertain a few guests from out of town, and there is a place for friends to have small gatherings and banquets. Just like Miss Wenjun originally said she planned to invite Sister Peng and I to her It’s like meeting and relaxing in the courtyard of your home. Isn’t it convenient to be able to take charge of your own place without interfering with your daily life at home?”

"Another courtyard?" Ma was a little surprised, but felt that this seemed to be a feasible solution, "Then I have to send someone to find out if there is any vacant house nearby."

She didn't plan to rent it, it would be easier to buy it directly. The Hai family does not lack this little money, and the house she bought makes it easier for her to clean up and renovate it. Anyway, with the prosperity of Chang'an City, when the Hai family leaves, they won't lose money by selling the house.

And if the Hai family doesn't plan to return to their hometown and settles in Chang'an forever, the house they bought can also be used as a dowry for their granddaughter. It's very decent and practical!

(End of this chapter)