History of Struggle of Salted Fish

After five days of walking on the official road, Yu Wenchuan's family finally arrived in Shangjing.

Now that the population in the mansion is increasing, the Yu family’s two-entry house in the early years is not enough to arrange even if they want to live in it. So this time when they come back to Beijing, the family of Yu’s mansion still lives in the three-bedroom house in Taichang Temple under the name of Fan’s family. Enter the house.Because it was inconvenient to do major renovations in the winter, the servants who arrived in Beijing in advance could only carefully clean and tidy up all the houses, and also re-purchased some daily necessities according to the orders of the young lady Yu Xiangqing.

Fan bumped on the road for several days, and when he got out of the carriage, he saw a dark sky and dark sky in front of him.When I woke up, it was already Shenchu ​​time.The two daughters have been guarding the main room for two hours.

Aunt Xie arranged all the trivial matters in the house according to the old regulations, but nothing went wrong.During the period, Yu Wenchuan came once, and Fan Shi was still awake at that time.Mr. Yu had no choice but to socialize with those former colleagues who had helped him.Xiang Qing Xiangwan had ordered her maid to prepare the medicine according to the prescription prescribed by Liu Yizheng, and it happened to be ready for her mouth at this moment.After Fan took the medicine, she ordered Xiang Qing to ask the concierge to send a message to her natal Fan's house, saying that she would visit her brother and sister-in-law on another day, and fell asleep again soon.

Ordinarily, the Yu Mansion just settled down today, and Master Yu was promoted again, and the whole family was supposed to have a reunion dinner together, but Yu Wenchuan went to the welcome banquet, and Fan Shi was resting in bed, so Xiang Qing temporarily decided to postpone the mansion banquet , but the red envelope for the reward has already been put down.

The two sisters hadn't returned to their yard since they got off the carriage, so taking advantage of Fan's medicinal properties, they were catching up on sleep, and went back to the backyard hand in hand, ready to go to the room after freshening up.

It has been nearly 15 years since the Taichang Temple house was owned. Yu Wenchuan and Fan have lived here for almost 5 years. At that time, they worked hard to repair it. Later, they rented 3 families, but they did not let the place fall into disrepair. .This house is not considered extravagant, but it is much more spacious than the ancestral house of Yu's second family in Jizhou and Houya, the magistrate of Luzhou.

The house faces south from the north. There are three courtyards in total. There is a cross courtyard on the east and west sides. In terms of structure, it is no different from ordinary houses.Only the third house is built according to the style of the garden in the south. When you look up, you can only see blue tiles and white walls, and winding corridors, which can be described as changing scenery with each step.There is also a small pond in the yard. There is a stone rockery beside the pond, and there is an octagonal pavilion on the mountain.Xiang Wan fell in love with her new home immediately.

The pond is on the west side of the middle of the entire third entrance yard, which just divides the yard into east and west sections.Xiang Wan and her sister lived in the show buildings on the east and west sides respectively, and set up a main room at the entrance to the north as the office.

Xiangwan's show building is in the west, with two floors, three rooms on each floor, the upper floor is used as a bedroom, living room and study room, and the lower floor is the dining room, main hall for receiving guests and washroom.Not far to the north of Xiulou is a row of six brick houses, four of which are used as servants' rooms, and two are temporarily used as warehouses.The layout on Xiang Qing's side is also similar, except for a row of five warm pavilions on the east side, which are still vacant for the time being.

When I came back from the upper room, some rough women were carrying in from the outside the luggage that had just been unloaded from the carriage.Because it was noon when we arrived in Beijing, and the servants had to put the luggage in the main courtyard of the main house first, followed by the young master and lady, and then the aunts after lunch.But before coming to Shangjing this time, many servants were dismissed from the mansion, and they hadn't been replenished for a while, so there was inevitably a shortage of manpower, so even now, the luggage has not been packed yet.

When Xiang Wan returned to the west building, Jiu'er was taking Zi'er to check the cages they had moved in with a booklet.Zhu'er took Yue'er to paste window paper and hang curtains, while two women who were transferred temporarily did some rough work of cleaning.Seeing Xiang Wan enter the house, Zi'er quickly poured Xiang Wan a cup of the freshly brewed Longjing. Xiang Wan saw that she was clever and pleasant, so she asked her to lead the way upstairs to see her current boudoir.

Xiulou also faces south from the north, and goes up to the second floor from the stairs to the west of the main hall. The one on the left is a study room, and the two on the right are a living room and bedroom connected together.Xiang Wan first went to see the bedroom, where there was a carved boxwood bed, a dressing table and stool of the same color, a set of mahogany tables and chairs, two suitcases and two sets of mahogany wardrobes.The Babu bed faces a window on the west side of the room, the head of the bed leans against the west wall, and the living room is separated by a wall; A chair forms a triple, a landscape screen at the entrance, plus a mahogany flower stand at each corner facing the sun, nothing else.

Xiang Wan thought about it, and called the two women downstairs, and asked them to change the position of the bed and the cabinet. She is not used to sleeping by the window, and no matter how tight the wooden window frame is, it will leak air. She is not a hedonist Or, they will live a more comfortable life within their abilities.

The study room is the place where Xiangwan is most surprised. To the west is a mahogany bookshelf on half the wall, and there is a desk next to the window. In addition, a moon door-style mahogany shelf naturally divides the study room into two spaces. The furnishings on the shelves need to be added slowly.Xiang Wan thought that in the future, he could also put two chairs and a coffee table on the outside of the shelf, or add a piano case.

Generally speaking, Xiang Wan is quite satisfied with her living environment in the next few years. If there is something wrong, just change it. Good days will come slowly, so don't worry.

Not long after, Jiu'er and the others also counted the boxes and cages, and first carried Xiang Wan's dowry and small valuables to the second floor. Among them, the red lacquered wooden box had been locked in a cabinet. all of his wealth.Jiu'er handed over the key to the box and the rewritten ledger to Xiang Wan, while she kept the key to the cabinet herself, which was what Xiang Wan meant.In the past, in Luzhou and Xiang Qing, although they had their own team, Yi Ying's daily life basically followed her sister's kind arrangements.From today onwards, Xiang Wan has truly closed the door and become the master of the house. Xiang Wan decided to live her life in a down-to-earth manner.

After Xiang Wan took a shower and changed clothes, she took Zhu'er and Zi'er to Xiang Qing's east building to observe, leaving Jiu'er to look after the house.Xiang Qing was not there at this time, she and Aunt Xie were meeting the matchmaker who had just been found at the work place, and the house urgently needed some servants.

In the past, Xiang Wan would not have joined in the fun, but today is different, she thought about the current situation, and decided that she had to see the people in her room by herself.

When Xiang Wan entered the room, Aunt Xie was helping Xiang Qing choose servants for the kitchen.

"Craftsmanship is one aspect, quick work is another aspect, and the most important thing is that people should be fresh and clean."

"Don't worry, the person recommended by my mother-in-law Zhang will definitely meet your wishes. Don't rush to sign the contract. You can wait until you have tried your hand at the stove before deciding." With Mrs. Xie's attire, I'm not sure of her identity, she doesn't look like the wife of the family, nor does she look like a servant, so I can only call you vaguely.

"Miss, let's see, why don't you try it first?" Other places can be filled up slowly, but the matter of eating can't be delayed.

"According to what my aunt said, these three cooks will stay here first, and if they need to use the stove tonight, they will all be signed tomorrow. I am new to the house, and there are many places to employ people. This mother might as well tomorrow morning Choose more people who can be used, no matter the concierge, the rough envoy, the servant, or the maid. If there is no suitable one for a while, please troubleshoot and find them as soon as possible. Afterwards, I will definitely reward my mother for her hard work." Xiang Qing is now able to handle housework. Looks good.

"Be sure to hurry up with your mansion to send capable people first. Whoever can come in to serve the mansion of the servant is a blessing from eight lifetimes of cultivation. My wife Zhang is doing business, so don't worry about my lady and auntie." For a big deal, Mrs. Zhang decided not to keep her secrets anymore, lest the cooked duck fly away. "To tell you the truth, I have a few new little girls in my hands. They are all hard-working and diligent. Why don't I bring them here today to show you two?" Even if she was dealing with several prostitutes at the same time, Mrs. Zhang was also afraid that others would get ahead of her.This is especially true for the candidates for maids. Which prostitute doesn’t have ten or eight girls of the right age? Girls are worthless these days, but they can make a lot of money if they turn around and sell them to rich families. It is doubled.

"Alright, you go back and get someone." Mrs. Zhang heard the words and hurried home to get someone, feeling windy all the way.

"Sister and aunt are well, were you just picking out someone for the mansion?" Xiang Wan stood at the door for a while, waiting for Mrs. Zhang to leave before entering the house.

"You're here at night. Now that you're here, don't rush back. There are only four people serving in your room now. It's not enough. When the matchmaker brings someone, you just take advantage of today to make up for it."

"Then I'll take a look with my sister and aunt."

Mrs. Zhang was determined to make a lot of money, but she brought him here within half an hour.

There are 13 little girls in total, ranging from 5 to 15 years old, and they all look upright.After they entered the house and saluted, they all stood in the hall with low eyebrows and waited for the host to choose.Aunt Xie couldn't help but be satisfied with three points first, this is only after the past.

After asking about the name, age and place of origin, Aunt Xie first excluded the three people who were younger than 6 years old and older than 13 years old.He asked the rest of the people to stretch out their hands, and removed two more.Xiang Qing and Xiang Wan would choose the remaining 8 people.

Xiang Qing first picked two, a 2-year-old and a 9-year-old, the ones who were not outstanding among the eight were named Danlu and Linshuang respectively.Both of them are not locals, and it is said that they were both sold out after their families suffered a disaster.

Xiang Wan chose two honest-looking guys, both of whom were 8 years old, and named them Rui'er and Ye'er respectively. Rui'er had a round face and was very cute, and Ye'er was the tallest of the eight. , but very well-behaved.

For the remaining 4 people, Mrs. Xie decided to choose two 6-year-old girls for Rui Ge, who could serve and play with Rui Ge, but they did not change their names.

Seeing that almost half of the 13 people were selected, Mrs. Zhang burst into a smile, and she did not forget to praise the host for her kind eyes.

Xiang Qing asked Mrs. Zhang to ask the steward to write a contract to get the money, and asked her to bring other candidates over tomorrow. Mrs. Zhang became happier and worked harder, planning to maintain the business with this family for a long time.

Xiang Wan asked Zi'er to take the two new maids back to the west building first and hand them over to Jiu'er.I lingered in the office for a while before going back.Rui Ge's maid was also sent to the Nuan Pavilion in the main courtyard by Pinellia. This time Rui Ge came to Beijing with 2 wet nurses, 2 maids and 2 rough envoys to serve him.

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