The two shops Fang Hu was looking for were both in the outer city.
Shops in the inner city are not available at this price.
After Xie Xiuwen heard this, he asked him to have the dentist come to his door tomorrow. The wife and young lady can make the final decision regarding the shop.
The side of the villa has been renovated. Not only that, an additional courtyard has been built on the basis of the original house. It can be used as a study room for several young masters.
When Xie Xiuwen brought Liu Dalang and Cheng Jingzhou into the capital, he had no intention of teaching them personally. He had to go on duty, so how could he have so much time?
But he takes a bath every five days, so he can go over and give some advice, and he can also take his wife and daughter over to relax together.
Liu Ruolan took the decision for the rest of the matter, with Fang Hu cooperating.
As a court official, Xie Xiuwen could not always focus on these trivial matters. Fortunately, Xie Rongzhao, his daughter, had learned a lot and could occasionally help.
Liu Ruolan had never taken care of so many things before, let alone setting up a shop or arranging the affairs of a village by herself.
This time, even with the help of Fang Hu and Gu Shi, she still had a hard time doing it.
However, Xie Xiuwen would ask her a few words in the evening, and then he would always praise her for her good work, and also said that most officials and family members were like this, and it was impossible for them to just guard their own one-third of an acre of land and not worry about other things. Wouldn't that be the life of a fairy? ?
When Liu Ruolan received her husband's praise, she naturally worked harder.
Not only were the servants of the two families brought over by Xie Xiuwen placed in Zhuangzi, but they also bought a few additional slave servants.
"Brother Lang, you will go to the villa to study tomorrow. Your father is also a famous scholar who has been personally invited by your father. Your father will also take time to go over and give you guidance on your homework every month. You must study hard. Mo To disappoint your father.”
"Yes, mother, my son has remembered it."
Xie Ronlang was very excited. If it hadn't been for being adopted into his father's name, he would have been so hungry that he would be reduced to just a layer of skin and bones. How could he dare to think about studying?
After all, Guobao treats him well. If Guobao didn't like him, his father and mother would never agree to adopt him.
"Mom, it's hard for my son to come back now that he's gone. He won't be able to fulfill his filial piety by your side. You must take good care of your health. And if my sister doesn't like the music, chess, calligraphy and painting, mother shouldn't embarrass her."
Liu Ruolan burst out with a smile: "You little douchi, you should defend her first! Don't worry, with your father watching, who can bully Guobao?"
This is not false.
Even if Xie Xiuwen doesn't protect her, there is still Zhao Yue!
Of course, with Xie Xiuwen's attitude of protecting his daughter like her life, he was reluctant to let her suffer any injustice.
"Tomorrow, Guabao and I will go there, just to stay with you for a few days, and then come back together when your father takes a rest. Fang Ping is the son of Butler Fang, and both your father and I can trust him. If there is anything If it’s inconvenient, just remember to tell him.”
"Yes, my son knows."
"When you are not giving lectures, you should learn more from some of your brothers, especially Sanlang. His knowledge should be the best. Even though he is not much older than you, Sanlang started learning early and has a good reputation. The name of the child prodigy, if you don’t understand anything academically, feel free to ask him.”
"Yeah, I will."
Seeing such a sensible Xie Ronlang, Liu Ruolan felt a little reluctant to part with him.
"come here."
Xie Ronlang took a few steps forward, and Liu Ruolan touched his head gently: "Brother Lang, I know that you had a hard life in the past and suffered a lot of grievances. Now that you have a good life, you have to find a way to keep this job." My son is safe and healthy, do you understand?"
Xie Ronlang probably understood what she meant, but he couldn't explain clearly, so he could only nod.
"You are Brother Hui who has been adopted into our name. Although you are young, you are the first to adopt me as my son. You are different from Brother Hui. Your father only cares about letting him study hard and get fame in the future. The future is bright. Your father and I sincerely care for you as our own son, and we hope that you can protect me more in the future, so you have to work harder and be successful in the future to protect your sister in this prosperous capital city. .”
"Yeah, I will."
This time, Xie Ronlang nodded seriously. He really wanted to protect Guobao.
After breakfast the next day, Liu Ruolan sent Xie Xiuwen to the office, and then arranged for people to get organized.
Fang Hu specially hired a few carriages. After Xie Rongzhao acted coquettishly, he squeezed into the same carriage with Cheng Jingzhou.
Of course, in addition to Cheng Jingzhou, there are also Xie Ronlang, Xie Zhou and Liu Dalang.
When they got to the foot of the mountain and got off the carriage, they realized that this place was completely different.
Xie Ronlang, Xie Zhou and Xie Rongzhao had been here before. When they saw the changes here, they were naturally surprised, and then they cheered excitedly that it was beautiful!
It was the first time for Cheng Jingzhou and the others to come back, and they really felt good when they saw that the mountain gate had been decorated in a decent manner.
Especially the small bamboo forest on the side has a somewhat peaceful atmosphere.
The mountain road was specially built and widened. Because the slope in front of the mountain is gentle, carriages can also go up it.
But except for Liu Ruolan and Gu Shi, everyone else came down and played while walking. When they arrived at the villa, Liu Ruolan and Gu Shi had already gone in to tidy up their clothes.
A plaque hangs on the gate of the villa: Fuyuan Villa.
Seeing this name, Xie Rongzhao was a little bit shy, so she deliberately showed off to her brothers that she had come up with the name.
Such a down-to-earth name would not have been chosen by some literati.
Cheng Jingzhou patted her head lovingly and asked, "Are you tired?"
"Not tired."
Xie Rongzhao was really not tired. When she went up the mountain, she was led by Cheng Jingzhou and Xie Ronlang almost the whole way. If she could use their strength, it would naturally not be a hard task.
Liu Ruolan has already directed people to start working.
Cheng Jingzhou and the others want to live in the newly built west courtyard, which has two entrances. The front is mainly a place for classes and meals, while the back yard is mainly used for resting.
There are three main rooms in the front and rear of the west cross courtyard, and there are two wing rooms in the east and west. Plus the east and west wing rooms, reverse seats, etc., this is quite a lot of accommodation.
Xie Rongen came with Master Wu, but he had been sitting on the shaft of the car outside. Now that he was at the place, his eyesight could no longer be used.
"This is really the Second Uncle's Zhuangzi? Is it so grand?"
Xie Zhou also thinks that the construction here is good. There are so many houses, but even the Xie family's old house is not so grand.
"Silang, you and Master Wu live in the front yard. The front yard is quite large. You can still get up in the morning and practice boxing and kicking as usual without disturbing each other."
(End of chapter)
