After Meng Li said this, she felt the air around her became colder.
She looked at the man: "You are still thinking about me touching your face."
"No."
"You're just scheming." Meng Li stretched out her face and said, "You touch mine too, so we're even."
Lu Mu took a look at that face and saw that Meng Li had grown up, with a plump look, fair skin, and a lively smile.
His Adam's apple rolled silently.
"I'm not that stingy."
"Okay, then just smile."
The corners of Lu Mu's mouth twitched to both sides.
Meng Li rolled her eyes: "You are smiling but not smiling."
It was already dusk when the carriage arrived in Qingshui Town. When they reached the middle of the street, they looked up and saw Yunsheng walking towards her.
"Miss Meng, good news. I just happened to find out that there is a house for rent. It's not big or small, just big enough for your family of five."
Yun Sheng said and pointed a direction to Meng Li: "In that Anning alley, there is resident No. 8."
Anning Alley is not far from Qiushui Pavilion and is convenient for walking around. Meng Li also hopes to rent it.
"I've asked the owner of the house to wait in the yard. I've seen their house, and those who need to move have already moved out. If everything goes well, it will be decided soon, and you can come and stay that night."
"Thank you for your hard work, I'll go and ask." Meng Li said.
"You're welcome, Miss Meng."
Anning Alley is quite spacious, and the households on both sides are in regular, medium-sized courtyards. There is a certain distance between each household, which makes it very comfortable to look at.
The door of the No. 8 courtyard was open, and a woman was sitting in the courtyard eating melon seeds.
She heard the noise outside and saw a young man and woman standing at the door.
A smile appeared on his face: "You are here to see the house, right?"
"Yes, Auntie."
"Oh, I've been waiting for you for a long time, please come in." The woman stood up to greet the two of them, and enthusiastically stuffed each of them with a handful of melon seeds.
"You can take a look around, and if you have anything to ask, just ask."
There are three rooms in the east wing, three rooms in the west wing, and a lobby in the main building connects the rooms on both sides. There are several warehouses and woodsheds on both sides of the door, and the kitchen is also there.
The interior was neatly tidied and spotless, with basic necessary furniture such as tables, chairs, shelves, wardrobes, etc. There were also dishes, chopsticks, pots and pans in the kitchen.
Meng Li took a closer look at the structure of the house, and there was no hidden danger anywhere.
She felt satisfied.
"Auntie, how much is the monthly rent for your yard?"
The woman held out three fingers: "Just follow the market price, three taels a month."
"Sure." Meng Li agreed: "We will rent it for three months."
"Okay, long-term or short-term rental is available. I'll ask the scholar to sign a contract." The woman was very happy. Her house was vacant yesterday and rented out today.
"You wait here, I'll call the scholar."
Seeing that the young couple looked kind, the woman felt relieved about them, and walked out of the yard after speaking.
Meng Li said: "There are six rooms, and our family of five can't live in them all. Now we don't have to squeeze into one room and one bed."
Lu Mu: "You want to live in a room alone?"
His tone was ordinary.
"I like to talk in my sleep at night, move my hands and feet around, and always disturb you. I feel a little sorry in my heart."
"It doesn't matter to me," he said.
Meng Li: "With so many beds, it's so spacious for one person to sleep in one room."
"Think about it yourself. If this happens, others will think that our relationship as a couple is broken, and they may talk too much."
"And there is also the test of family members. How are you going to get through it?"
"If you don't care, it doesn't matter."
Meng Li was silent. Yes, if the eldest brother and the second brother saw her and Lu Mu sleeping in separate rooms, they would definitely disagree, asking and persuading.
She sighed, then reluctantly, continue.
I didn't notice that the corners of the man's mouth seemed to be raised slightly.
I just felt that Lu Mu seemed to be a bit talkative just now.
The woman quickly came back with the scholar. Both parties reported their names, place of origin and other detailed information. The scholar completed the lease contract and checked it over to see if there was anything wrong. Both parties signed the contract happily and each kept one copy.
Meng Li took out nine taels of silver and handed it to the aunt named Qian.
Aunt Qian handed Meng Li a bunch of keys to the front door and each door: "My home is on Yongxiang Lane, three lanes away, on the 15th. If anything happens, just go there and find me."
"You can move in tonight. If you don't have much stuff at home, I have three sons. I can ask them to help."
"Not much, just one round trip is enough. I don't have to worry about this free aunt," Meng Li said.
"Okay, I'll go back first. If you want to go home, remember to lock the door."
Aunt Qian nodded to the two of them and left.
Although it was said that we could move in tonight, the date written was from tomorrow, and the landlord was quite nice.
After carrying the bedding and clothes in the carriage to the house and returning the carriage, the two returned to the village.
It's already getting slightly dark.
Meng Yao sat in front of the stall at the door, looking towards the village intersection.
Seeing two familiar figures, his eyes lit up and he shouted to the back: "Second brother, eldest sister and brother-in-law are back."
Meng Ning started setting out the meal.
When the two of them arrived at home, the food was already laid out and had been cooked long ago. It had been kept warm in the big pot and was still hot.
"Did your trip to the county seat go smoothly?" Meng Wu asked.
"I got the qualification to sell tea and other goods, and sold another two hundred taels of tea."
The family members' hearts were stirred up.
The wealth from the second house will be endless.
They all said in their hearts that Meng Li was so amazing, it was simply a blessing given to them by God.
And Lu Mu, after entering this family, everything has improved. The Meng family's good fortune must be related to him.
The Meng family has two big living treasures!
Meng Wu couldn't help but pick up some food for both the couple: "Sister-in-law, brother-in-law, you have worked hard to help. Come on, eat more."
There was no expression on Lu Mu's face, but his eyelids moved slightly.
This family is very good to him.
Meng Li talked about renting the yard again, and everyone unanimously decided to wait until the craftsmen who built the house arrived before moving to the town. After all, a gold nest and a silver nest are not as good as their own doghouses. Although this house looks dilapidated and shabby, but the ancestors The roots are right here.
This is resettlement. Otherwise, everyone with some money would go to the town to build a house.
The next day, Meng Ning deliberately arranged for Lu Mu and Meng Li to sell things together in front of the stall, and even called the little girl away.
"Second brother, why? I want to sell things too." Meng Yao protested.
Meng Ning made a shushing gesture to the younger sister: "Your eldest sister and brother-in-law just got married. Let them cultivate their relationship. You see, your brother-in-law doesn't like to talk. It's always good to spend more time together."
Because when he and his eldest brother thought about it, it seemed that there was always no sound in the eldest sister's room. It was not that they deliberately inquired about this, but that it was a little abnormally quiet every night.
