Medicine Girl Jingjing

Chapter 195 The Di Family Moves into the Hou Mansion (2)
Youngest Hong shouted: "Who is guarding her body? Before the arrowhead of my thigh is taken out, I can't marry again!"

He Jingyan snorted coldly and spoke as if to stop the two of them from quarreling, and asked Li Laoshi to take Hong Laosan to see the He family.

Lu Daoming waited for the two of them to go far away, and said with a smile: "This kid knows how to repay his kindness, it's a good one."

He Jingyan said solemnly: "My master has something important for you and Li Bei. After you agree, we will leave tonight."

Lu Daoming was pleasantly surprised: "Master Hou wants me and Li Bei to lurk to the Xiongnu Dynasty?"

He really admires Li Bing so much, it's a pity that he didn't carefully study the experience of enemy countries stealing secrets in this life.

He Jingyan asked back: "Qingcheng is already in our hands, why go to the Xiongnu Dynasty?"

Lu Daoming's eyes brightened, "There are still a few cities in the northwest that have not been conquered."

He Jingyan didn't want to dampen Lu Daoming's enthusiasm, said: "You go, my master will tell you."

He has two deputy generals in the Tiger Ben Army, and Lu Daoming is one of them.

Taoist Lu Daoming came from a well-informed background, with a bold and straightforward personality, thick on the outside and thin on the inside, and has a very strong adaptability.

He is willing to take Lu Daoming with him when he goes back to his parents' home to visit relatives or perform missions.

On the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, it was cloudy and light rainy in Tanzhou Prefecture, and the weather in Liuyang County was fine.

The three grandparents of the Qu family returned to Qujia Village in the carriage of the Hou Mansion, announced the good news that Qu Kuaishou was a seventh-rank officer, then bid farewell to the elders of the Qu family, and moved the family to Wuli of Tanzhou Academy with their women and babies. A three-entry house outside.

The four 40-year-old servants are honest and hardworking people, otherwise they wouldn't be able to stay, and they would be sold off by the He family.

They had already received a message that the new master was coming today, they cleaned up the inside and outside of the house, stood in front of the gate and waited to see the carriage of the Hou Mansion, and set off firecrackers.

Qu Duo's youngest son cried out in fright when he heard the sound of firecrackers, and Xiao Deng hurriedly coaxed him.

Mrs. Deng got out of the carriage and saw the eight-foot-high fence painted with white powder, and then saw two big stone lions in front of the door. The word "Qufu" was written on the door plaque. .

"Ma'am, look at the home my sister and brother-in-law gave us." Qu Kuai took Deng's hand and strode into the gate.

The front yard is about half an mu of land, and the ground is all covered with bluestones of the same size. If you look closely, there are patterns of auspicious little animals carved on the bluestones.

There are osmanthus, magnolia, green bamboo, pear trees, orange trees and potted flowers planted on both sides of the yard.

There are eight rooms in each row in the three-entry courtyard, and each room is equipped with mahogany furniture. There are also some old antique vases in the hall.

There is a small garden in the backyard. There are two rows of brick houses with two kitchens, four miscellaneous rooms, two servant rooms, and even a stable.

"It's really good." Mrs. Deng had heard Qu Duo's description before coming here, but it was far less shocking than what she saw with her own eyes. It's just that there are four servants in such a house, which cost a lot of money every year, and she was faintly worried.

Qu Kuaishou said with a smile: "Now I am paid 15 taels a month for the army, and the government pays the mansion money for three taels a month. If I find something to do, I can get ten taels a month, which is 28 taels."

Deng said pleasantly: "This is more than 300 taels of silver a year?"

"Isn't that right? My brother-in-law said some time later..." When Qu Kuaishou was talking about excitement, he almost slipped his mouth, so he quickly stopped talking.

Even if Mrs. Deng had no experience, it was a great thing to hear Qu Kuaishou's subtext, and said happily, "That's great."

"However, my brother-in-law has repeatedly emphasized that we can't accept any money or items from outsiders. If something happens and trouble is caused, I will move back to Qujia Village." hear.

Less than half a month after he arrived in Tanzhou, he was wooed by more than a dozen waves of people who gave him houses, money, beauties, antiques, and treasures.

He's just a seventh-rank military officer, in charge of a small team of 50 people in the barracks, with a lot of power.

He knew that these people were targeting his prominent status as Li Bing's brother-in-law, not the little military officer.

He is already a man who knows his destiny, not a young man with a hairy head, he knows the principle of propriety, Li Bing raised his official position and gave him a house, so he can't let Li Bing's hind legs get dark and make Qu's embarrassment.

He didn't confiscate a single gift, and the beauty returned it after seeing it.

He did these things with confidence.Li Bing praised him for being able to keep his heart and be useful.

Mrs. Deng has always regarded Qu Kuaishou as the sky, so she quickly put away her smile and promised: "You are not at home, my granddaughter-in-law and I will not see any outsiders."

Qu Kuaishou looked back at Qu Jiujiu and Qu Duo, and said loudly, "Did you hear that?"

When he became an officer, his voice became even louder, and his sturdy demeanor became a bit more majestic.

Qu Jiujiu and Qu Duo nodded yes.

Mrs. Deng wants to see the kitchen first, and Mrs. Deng also wants to see the place where she will often stay in the future.

"What are you doing in the kitchen? You don't have to cook in the future." Qu Kuai said with a smile, "Slaves at home, cooking is very delicious. You will know after tasting it tonight."

The whole family sat and talked in the warm hall with charcoal fire.Qu Kuaishou asked the barracks for two days off to move, and only returned later.The academies of Qu Jiujiu and Qu Duo are closed for winter vacation, and they can stay at home from now until the end of January.

Deng's eyes fell on the rare fruit on the porcelain plate on the table, and asked: "What kind of fruit is this round gray thing?"

"Lychee. That's mango." Qu Kuai smiled and said, "Sister, sister Yi knew you were here, so she specially asked the servant to bring over some fresh food."

The servants reported loudly outside the door of the hall: "Master, Mrs. Xiao, Master Xiao from the Hou Mansion is here, and he has brought many gifts."

Qu Kuai smiled and said, "Xiao Yazi is here, invite him in quickly."

Li Yunxiao's fleshy, fair-skinned little face was flushed, his big eyes were dark and energetic, he was wearing a wolf fur hat, a purple robe, a blue gold velvet cloak, and buckskin boots, followed by two men with half ears missing Servant, come in and salute the Qu family.

Seeing that the little guy's temperament has changed a lot, Mrs. Deng has become a little noble son, if she hadn't watched him grow up since she was young, she wouldn't dare to talk to him.

Li Yunxiao said loudly: "My grandpa and grandma came here originally, thinking that you just moved here and you have a lot of luggage to pack, and my master's family came from Shu, thousands of miles away, to welcome them. Just change it to tomorrow."

"My relatives can come at any time." Qu Kuaishou waved his big hand indifferently and asked, "Who is Mr. Di's family?"

The corners of Li Yunxiao's mouth turned up, and he said with a smile: "There are ten people here. My master, my wife, my uncle, my wife, my uncle, my uncle, my sister, my brother, my second brother, and my sister."

Qu Changjiu exclaimed, "It's more than 2000 miles from Shu to Tanzhou. Now it's raining or snowing all the way in winter. Your teacher's family is really hard."

(End of this chapter)