"What's wrong, Brother Li? Is there something wrong with this position?"
"Here, this is Lan Qingcheng's cemetery."
"Cemetery?" Qiao Linxi wondered, if it was a cemetery, why would the old man give her a key? And the system also said that this is the key to the third courtyard.
"Could I have seen it wrong?"
"I'm from Lan Qingcheng, how could I get it wrong? The old man gave this to you, right? I advise you not to take it seriously. I don't know where this key comes from."
Although Li Guancha said so, Qiao Linxi really wanted to go and take a look. Didn't the system say that this old man was pretending to be crazy? Maybe there was some mystery in it.
"That's true." Qiao Linxi looked at the sky and asked Li Guancha: "Brother Li, where is the courtyard you mentioned? Is it far away?"
Qiao Linxi planned to go to the courtyard Li Guancha mentioned and stay there while making plans.
"It's not too far. It's just behind the main street, so it's a bit remote, but it's surrounded by residents, so it's not too deserted."
Soon he arrived at the farmyard that Li Guancha had mentioned. He went up and knocked on the door. The person who opened the door was an old woman with white hair and a kind face.
"Boss Li? What's the matter?"
The old woman's back was bent and her eyesight was beginning to blur, and she could only see a blurry figure.
"Grandma, I have a group of children here. They just came to Lanqing City and were looking for a place to stay, so I thought of you. Is it convenient for you to see?"
"Child?" The old woman stretched her head and looked behind Li Guancha: "That's great. It's quite lonely for me and my husband to live in this courtyard. It would be more lively if there are children here."
Qiao Linxi stepped forward: "Grandma, how much rent will we give you if we live here for a month?"
"What kind of money do you need? This courtyard has always been occupied by the two of us. It's quite cold. You guys are here to keep us company. It's just that I'm old and can't cook for you anymore."
"It's okay, we can do it ourselves."
In this way, Qiao Linxi and the others all moved into this courtyard. Although it was just an ordinary courtyard, it was really big. Nineteen of their children could stand in the courtyard without feeling crowded.
Qiao Linxi took out some more coins from her arms and handed them to Li Guancha: "Brother Li, thank you so much today. Without you, we would have been in the dark after entering the city, and we might not be able to find a place to eat until now. "
"Girl, you're welcome. This is what I should do. You settle down first and come find me if you have any questions."
After Li Guancha left, the old woman took the children to see the room. The courtyard was not only spacious, but also very unique. There is a pond in the center of the yard with a rockery in it.
At this time, it is the season of lotus flowers. The pond is full of pink lotus flowers. The lotus flowers sway in the wind, like a graceful girl.
Swimming under the green lotus leaves are red goldfish. It is really puzzling that this old woman can raise goldfish when drinking water is a problem.
"My pond has never dried up, and I'm a little bit puzzled. The fish and flowers are raised very well." The old woman explained, probably because she saw Qiao Linxi staring at the pond.
"This is truly a beautiful painting." Qiao Linxi praised, saying that future generations would not be able to create this kind of beauty with much money.
After looking at the yard and then the room, the old woman returned to her house.
The yard is not only spacious, but also very clean. There is no musty smell at all that no one has lived in for a long time. This may be because the old woman cleans it frequently and puts green plants in it.
Finally settling down, Qiao Linxi felt at ease. She was very moved when she saw that the children had left the best and largest room to her.
She was just touched, but Qiao Linxi still had to arrange work for the children. Eating for these dozen people every day was a big deal, and she couldn't do it as perfunctorily as before.
"From now on, we will settle down. Although we are all children, we have a clear division of labor. Someone has to do the cleaning of the yard and cooking every day. And if you have anything you are good at, tell me. I'll see. Let’s see if we can use your expertise to make some money.”
What disappoints Qiao Linxi is that although these children are sensible, they are all farm children and have no special abilities. The most important thing for farmers is to take care of their crops. How can they think about letting their children learn a skill?
Even though they didn't know anything, Qiao Linxi still had to find a way to survive, and she didn't want to just rely on the few steamed buns given by the system.
They say people's hearts can't get enough. Now that Qiao Linxi has settled down, she doesn't want to eat steamed buns anymore. After all, she was also a high-end white-collar worker in her previous life, and her life was also very exquisite. The hardships she has endured in the past few days since arriving here may have been as much as the hardships she endured over the past thirty years combined in her previous life.
After helping the children allocate their rooms, Qiao Linxi went out alone. She did not go to the location on the map that the old man gave her, but went to the market to see if she could buy some meat and noodles. of. She still had a little rice in her system, but it wasn't enough. She had to find a way.
It is now evening, and many stall owners of popular products have begun to close their stalls and prepare to go home.
Qiao Linxi saw that there was only a little pork belly and big bones at the meat stall, so she bought them all. Went to the rice and grain store again to buy noodles. I bought some condiments such as salt at a condiment store, and then I carried my things back to the yard.
Qiao Linxi didn't pay attention when she first arrived, but now she saw clearly that this small courtyard was called Zhucui Garden, and there were many bamboos planted at the door.
"Children, come and help us."
There are several big bones, and with the flour, it's still a bit heavy.
"Wow, there's meat." Several children were playing in the yard. When they saw Qiao Linxi coming back, they all put down the wooden sticks in their hands and walked towards Qiao Linxi.
"Sister, the kitchen is here." Qiao Linqi carried the pork belly and led Qiao Linxi towards the west rear.
I don't know if it was because of the evening, but Qiao Linxi always felt like the courtyard was shrouded in something. When I entered the courtyard, I felt an inexplicable suffocation, as if I had walked into a bottle.
If there was a problem with this yard, why would Li Guancha bring them here, unless there was also a problem with Li Guancha.
Seeing that everything was normal and the children were also normal, Qiao Linxi shook her head and felt that she was overthinking it. Even the system didn't say there was a problem with the yard.
When they got to the kitchen, Qiao Linbao volunteered to chop wood, Qiao Linshan lit the fire, and Qiao Linqin washed the meat.
In the yard, there was a large tank behind the rockery, where Qiao Linqin went to wash the meat. But Qiao Linxi was surprised to find that there was no shortage of water in the large tank. After Qiao Linqin pumped it out, it was full soon after.
It's so magical. Could this be the kind of well in later generations that can produce water on its own? It is said that this kind of well can produce water because there is an underground river underneath. But if there really is an underground river, why is this place still so dry?
Qiao Linxi tilted her head to watch Qiao Linqin washing the meat. Her brain was also thinking about this problem, but she didn't notice that the window of the main building was opened a crack, and there was a pair of strange eyes staring at her.
