When he came to the courtyard and saw Li Banxian coming in, Song Qing hurriedly apologized.
"Hey, isn't this Li Banxian? What's the matter?"
Li Banxian smiled and said: "I heard someone said you were coming, so I came here to catch up on old times. By the way, I just saw Li Yongnian carrying a chicken and some silk cloth towards your village..."
Before Li Banxian could finish speaking, Song Qing hurriedly smiled.
"Yes, I bought the cloth for him. I am his uncle. I heard that his life is really bad, so I have to help him."
Li Banxian drummed in his heart. In the Great Wu Dynasty, women's status was very low. This also resulted in the so-called natal family and husband's family having little contact with each other. There was almost no difference between marrying off a daughter and selling one.
The moment my daughter left, she said she had nothing to do with the family anymore. This was not an empty talk, but a fact.
After many women leave their husband's family, the majority never return to their parents' home.
On the contrary, it is rare for Li Yongnian's father to help Song Qing.
And judging from Song Qing's previous attitude towards Li Yongnian, did he buy something for Li Yongnian? It would be nice not to rob Li Yongnian's family property.
Li Banxian smiled and said: "Brother Song, there are some things that you can't hide from others, but you can't hide them from me. My name is Li Banxian, so it's better to tell the truth. Maybe I can help you a little."
Hearing what Li Banxian said, Song Qing's eyelids jumped and he said.
"Okay, let me tell you the truth. In fact, I have taken a fancy to this place, so I exchanged a house in our village for the Li family's old house. After all, this place is bigger than my yard. It is said that you were responsible for the feng shui here back then? The feng shui of this land is good."
Hearing what Song Qing said, Li Banxian was inevitably a little disappointed.
"Oh, it turns out they just changed the yard."
"Yes, when the new house is rebuilt, I will ask Li Banxian to show it a good life."
"sure."
"Okay, let's drink together some other time. I drank too much yesterday, so I won't invite you in today."
These words were obviously meant to see off guests, and Li Banxian was too embarrassed to go in, so he had to leave.
Just watching Song Qing hurriedly close the dilapidated door, Li Banxian sneaked back and looked in through the crack in the door.
When Song Qing returned to the house, he was afraid that someone would come again, so he lay down on the broken bed and began to wait for dark before digging.
The other side.
Li Yongnian took his four wives and went directly to Songjiazhuang next door.
Hearing Li Yongnian ask about the house Song Qingqing built, the villagers showed envy to Li Yongnian.
When Li Yongnian came to the house, he understood why Song Qing showed a reluctant expression in the first place.
Although the new house built by Song Qing is not as large as Li Yongnian's old house, it still has five rooms.
In addition, the bricks and tiles are all new, giving people a refreshing feeling when walking into the yard.
If you add the pine wood window lattice, it is reasonable to say that the two villages are the same.
Leng Xiaojudao: "This house probably cost a lot of money, right?"
Liu Yuanyuan said: "This house is obviously built in imitation of Liu Yuanwai's house. I heard that Liu Yuanwai built an eight-room brick house similar to this one, which cost more than one hundred taels of silver."
Leng Rushuang said, "Just these bricks will cost a lot of money. If we live here in the future, the house will be fine for decades."
Li Yongnian is also very satisfied. If the window paper is replaced with glass, it will really feel like traveling back in time.
"Okay, there are exactly five rooms. From now on, we will have one room each."
Leng Xiaoju said: "I'd better share a room with my husband. If you don't want to wake up at night, I'll get you a chamber pot."
Li Yongnian looked embarrassed.
"That's not necessary. You mainly need to take care of yourself now, and I don't get up at night."
In the past, Li Yongnian didn't choose the time when he ate or drank, and he would wake up normally at night. As long as he wasn't too busy and drank plenty of water before going to bed, he wouldn't have to get up in the middle of the night.
After entering the house, there is not much furniture in the house, but there is everything that should be there.
It can be seen that Song Qing has been doing well in the past few years.
"Let's set up a wardrobe here and you can change your clothes."
"There should be a study room here. By the way, Sister Yuanyuan, what kind of books can I buy in the county?"
Liu Yuanyuan said: "In addition to the Four Books and Five Classics, there are also martial arts books. But didn't you say you don't want to be a general? Then you can buy some Four Books and Five Classics."
Leng Rushuang said: "You can also buy some Xianxia novels."
Liu Yuanyuan quickly winked at Leng Rushuang.
Leng Rushuang quickly changed her tune.
"Xianxia novels are said to be not good, so there is no need to buy them."
Li Yongnian smiled and said: "Don't worry, I told you that I won't get sick when I'm with you, I promise."
"Okay, Sister Yuanyuan, let's get rid of this chicken. Rushuang and I will go out to buy some things. Get some rice and noodles so that we can start the fire in the evening. We can't miss anything without food."
Li Yongnian took out the gold and silver from the chicken's belly and buried it under the bed in his bedroom before taking Leng Rushuang and Xiao Nan out.
After Li Yongnian left, Liu Yuanyuan quickly packed up the dead hens. When she returned to the house, she saw Leng Xiaorou sitting at the table, smelling the rouge and gouache that Li Yongnian bought back with curiosity. Liu Yuanyuan sat down with a smile. Leng Xiaorou's side.
"Xiaorou, you still don't know how to put on makeup, right?"
Leng Xiaorou said sheepishly: "I'm not as old as my sister. Later, my father became ill and didn't study."
Liu Yuanyuan smiled and said: "It will be fine in the future. My husband is fine, and life will get better and better. Can I teach you now?"
Leng Xiaorou said in surprise; "Okay, okay."
After that, Liu Yuanyuan and Leng Xiaorou sat face to face, drawing for themselves and helping Leng Xiaorou draw at the same time.
Leng Xiaorou listened carefully and became more and more excited, because the beautiful Liu Yuanyuan in her memory gradually appeared in front of her again.
"Sister is so beautiful."
Liu Yuanyuan smiled and said: "This is just applying powder. The next step is to put on red makeup. This is the most difficult. If you don't apply it well, your face will be too white and bloodless, which will make people think you are sick."
After speaking, Liu Yuanyuan put a piece of cut silk cloth on her fingertips, dipped a little blush on it, spread it on the cloth, and gently rubbed it on her cheeks.
Watching the red color change from deep to light, from small to large, Leng Xiaorou's eyes were full of curiosity.
"nice."
"Here, I'll put it on you too."
Soon Liu Yuanyuan applied rouge to Leng Xiaorou's cheeks.
"Okay, you can go to the well and have a look. Remember to be careful."
"Um."
Leng Xiaorou hurriedly ran to the yard.
The terrain of Songjiazhuang is low-lying, and the water surface of the well is not deep.
Looking at her face on the water, Leng Xiaorou couldn't believe that it was her.
Just when Leng Xiaorou was intoxicated with her makeup, there were footsteps behind her. Leng Xiaorou thought it was Li Yongnian who was back and turned around with a smile.
And this smile directly stunned the few people who barged in with fierce faces.
