Hou Men Splendid

Chapter 70 A New Life in Pengcheng

Here, Lin Qingran started packing after arriving at the magistrate. The original magistrate lived here with Mr. Xu’s family. The maid first cleaned out the main house, tidied up the clean quilts, let Lin Qingran and Brother Han have a place to rest first, and then started tidying up other places.

When Shao Ziyu came back at night, the mansion hadn't been cleaned up, and some boxes were still in the yard before they could be opened and placed. Lin Qingran asked everyone to rest first, and hurried over, and was not in a hurry to pack up soon.

Lin Qingran had a simple dinner, and Shao Ziyu was still smelling of alcohol when he came back. It was the first cleansing session of this trial, and it was not considered formal. Tomorrow, he would go to the yamen to hand over matters to Mr. Xu. There are still dinners like this continue.

Si Qin brought over the wine soup, and Lin Qingran took off his clothes for him, "It's just the first day I'm here and I'm in a hurry to find out, so eating it like this is not the way to go."

Shao Ziyu touched her face, "It won't last for a few meals. After Mr. Xu leaves, how to follow the procedure, it won't be solved by a few meals."

Master Xu did not go to Luodu City after his term of office expired, but went to other places to take up the post. Many officials may go to Luodu City during the palace examination, and then return to their hometown or go to other places to take up the post. The number of times I went to Luodu City again was very few.

And like Shao Ziyu, who came from a big family in Luodu City, in the eyes of the officials in Pengcheng, they just came out to experience some experience, and they went back as soon as the time came. It's over as soon as they go back, and they don't expect much from making too much contribution.

"It's not that the River God Festival is about to start." Lin Qingran pushed him to take a bath, brought him clean clothes, and wiped his back with a cloth, saying, "There are still two months left, Pengcheng Here, the River God Ceremony is as grand as the Chinese New Year, coming from the pier today, I see that several places are already preparing for it."

Shao Ziyu took her hand on the shoulder, "Don't worry."

"It will be done in a few days. I will hold a banquet at home and invite these officials' wives." When you get here, you must know that Pengcheng belongs to Huizhou. After she entertains these wives, she will have to visit the governor of Huizhou.

After taking a bath and returning to the room, Brother Han was sleepy and had already fallen asleep. Lin Qingran changed into her pajamas and saw Shao Ziyu sitting on the bed, her face burning hot.

Shao Ziyu hadn't touched his wife for so many days, she was still shy, but he couldn't wait, so he stood up and pulled her over.

Before I sat down and said a few words, Shao Ziyu said, "A moment in the spring night is worth a thousand gold", what else to say, just pull the tent and turn off the lights
I haven't had intercourse for half a year, and Lin Qingran's back was sore after it was over, Shao Ziyu hugged her contentedly and was about to go to bed, when the piano player outside the house knocked on the door to ask for instructions, "Miss, the young master is crying from hunger."

He hurriedly put on his clothes and opened the door. Brother Han was crying so wronged that he was sobbing in the nurse's arms, and when he saw Lin Qingran, he would throw himself into her arms. He had been crying for a long time, Lin Qing Ran pulled back the front of her shirt, Brother Han leaned over and began to suck, tears were still hanging there, she looked so pitiful.

The nanny didn't dare to rush in with the young master in her arms, and the violinist outside knocked on the door and shouted after there was no movement in the room. The young lady and the uncle hadn't had sex for so long, and the maids knew it well.

Lin Qingran glared at Shao Ziyu, and the latter touched his nose very innocently. He hadn't touched him for a long time, and he asked for one more time out of interest, which starved his son, and he was wronged. I just ate it not too long ago, and I can be hungry so quickly when I sleep at night.

Finally, he was full, Brother Han fell asleep after eating, his small hands were still on Lin Qingran's chest, and the tip of his nose was red.

Lin Qingran handed her over to the nanny, and she must be able to sleep until dawn. After lying down, Shao Ziyu came up, Lin Qingran pushed him, and Shao Ziyu admitted his mistake, "Madam, next time I will be restrained." , I won’t forget my son just for myself.”

Lin Qingran turned over and stared at him, Shao Ziyu could catch a glimpse of under the collar, and there was a faint scent of milk in the quilt.
The next day Shao Ziyu went to the yamen, and the magistrate here cleaned up for a whole day, and finally cleaned up.

Everything that needs to be changed must be changed. Lin Qingran asked Guan Yan to go to the city to find out which bed is better. Brother Han's small bed had to be knocked twice, and she couldn't sleep well before the Xu family stayed behind. The bed and the cabinet have all been replaced.

After dinner at noon, Mama He, who had previously married from the Lin family, came over with two maids. Lin Qingran wanted to hire another cook, buy a few maids, and add a few servants to the outer courtyard.

It was said that it was for the new magistrate's family to choose people, but the maids who brought them all tried their best to find the best ones in their hands and brought them here. Several, the cook is still missing.

The two maids still want to recommend them, but these few are not energetic, and they are sick and invited to be cooks. Can the host feel at ease when they eat.

How to teach people is left to Mama He. Lin Qingran walked around the mansion, and Mama Li led people through the mansion early in the morning to burn the grass to exorcise evil spirits. When new people move in, they have to ask God, and they can't be sloppy.

The magistrate is not small. In the past, it was not enough for Master Xu’s family to live in. Now that Lin Qingran and his family of three live in, it seems empty. The empty courtyard is cleaned and placed. Lin Qingran walked to the front hall and congratulated Mother happened to be looking for her, and said that someone was at the door asking if the cook was invited.

Please come in and have a look. It is a woman in her thirties with two children, a man and a woman. The clothes are very simple, but the women and children are clean and comfortable.

"Auntie, where did you come from?" Lin Qingran saw the two children hiding behind the woman, and the boy looked at them warily again, smiling gently, "Are these two your children?" ?”

"Returning to Madam, we came from the northwest, and there was a famine in our hometown, so I couldn't survive, so I took my two children out to beg for a living, Madam, I don't ask for much money, I just ask Madam to let me bring Let these two children stay at the house together." The woman spoke sincerely, and the anxiety and worry on her face were obvious. In the house, if you don't want to be a maid and a servant, you don't agree.

"What should I call you?" Lin Qingran saw the woman say this, and the child behind her became more vigilant, holding her sister's hand and looking at the woman, "You used to be a cook too. Mother?"

"My surname is Yuan, and this is my daughter Fuer, and this is my son Chengzhi. When I was in my hometown, I used to cook dinner for the wine maker in the village, and I also worked as a cook for more than a year in the previous household."

"Aunt Yuan, can I ask why that household didn't do it for a year?" As soon as Lin Qingran finished speaking, the girl behind the woman timidly hid back again, and the woman looked embarrassed , "Yes, the master of that family wants Fu'er to be a maid."

Seeing that the girl was born good-looking, juicy and juicy, and can grow up to be Tingting, it is really not easy for a woman to lead two children to make a living like this, and she has to be on guard at all times whether her master will Eyes on her daughter.

"Aunt Yuan, it's like this. Now there is a lack of a cook in the house. You can try it for a few days and see, we will keep you if you want to. I will give you the wages for a few days, one hundred Wen Yitian, if I keep you, the mansion hires a cook for two taels of silver a month, what do you think."

Aunt Yuan nodded and said yes, with a grateful expression on her face, Lin Qingran asked Mama He to take them down and settle down. It was only out of a little sympathy that Lin Qingran agreed to invite them. If she did well, she would naturally be able to stay.

When Shao Ziyu came back at night, it was another dinner. After drinking soup, Shao Ziyu leaned on the soft couch, "Master Xu will leave the day after tomorrow." In other words, there will be a farewell banquet tomorrow night.

"I'll send out this invitation letter tomorrow." Lin Qingran pressed his shoulders for him. It is very difficult for a new official to take office. Besides, he is still so young. These few days have been an invisible tug-of-war, the result of which will directly affect After that, what will these officials say about the new magistrate.

No matter how capable the commander is, he can't do anything, so even if Shao Ziyu doesn't want to socialize, he has to go.

"Are you done with the housework?" Shao Ziyu pulled her into his arms, squinted his eyes, Lin Qingran nodded, and talked about the matter of inviting a cook today, "The dinner is also delicious. Go and find out the truth personally."

"Well, I'll send someone to inquire early tomorrow morning."

The couple had a night talk, and Shao Ziyu was also tired, so he went to bed early, and woke up his son in the middle of the night. Brother Han leaned on Lin Qingran after feeding and refused to get off, so this is his son In the middle of sleeping, the husband and wife slept until dawn on both sides. Brother Han was on the pillow with his whole body, and his little meaty legs were very rudely placed on Shao Ziyu's neck.

Shao Ziyu felt his neck was heavy all night, and when he woke up, he looked down and saw the fleshy feet resting on his chin, turning his head to look at his son who was sleeping soundly, he couldn't laugh or cry.

Holding him to sleep, brother Han immediately followed the scent of milk into Lin Qingran's arms. Shao Ziyu kissed his mother and got up and went out. After breakfast, he hurried from the market to the government office and watched See what the morning market in the city is like.

When he arrived at the yamen, he was the first one to come. When the guards saw him coming, they hurriedly opened the door and entered the hall. Shao Ziyu didn't say anything, and directly looked at some official documents of Pengcheng in the past few years.

After a while, Xu Da came over with a big belly. He drank too much last night, and his eyes were still a little fuzzy. Shao Ziyu asked about the River God Festival.

"The River God Festival is the most popular in Pengcheng in Huizhou. I have also visited the river whirlpool over there a few times. I pay more attention to it for a few months throughout the year, and it is quite safe."

"Is this all gathered together for the river god sacrifice or do the people on the island have their own rituals?" Shao Ziyu saw that all of these were written about the river god sacrifice held on a large scale, and those on the island did not seem to be included.

"May is one of the months with the largest vortex in the river. The people on the island sacrificed directly into the vortex, which is different from that in Pengcheng."

Shao Ziyu pressed the official document with one hand and looked up at Master Xu with a half-smile, "Master Xu, what kind of sacrifices are used on this island?"

(End of this chapter)