Traveling through ancient times: living a different life

After touring the entire house, Biyue and Luochen chose a quiet yard for grandma. Next to the house, there was an open space where she could bask in the sun in winter.

In the summer, there are several big trees nearby, with branches providing shade and providing cool air. Grandma and Grandpa are very satisfied with this place, and they said to them with a smile, "This place you two chose for me is really great. You two are really good children, and you understand us old people's thoughts so well."

"Grandma and grandpa, if we plant a few grape vines here near the wall, it won't take up much space. We can just build a rack and it will be fine. I'll come back to you in a few days and send some fruit tree seedlings so that the gardener can see if there are any changes needed."

Grandpa thinks this house is ten times more beautiful than the one they lived in the countryside. He never dreamed that he would live in such a beautiful house. This is already good enough, and there is no need to hire anyone to do any more work.

"No, no, actually this is fine. We'll live here for now. We may have time to go to the manor you mentioned. I'm quite satisfied with the house as it is now. I've never lived in such a beautiful house. You also hired someone to redecorate it, right?"

"Yes, Grandpa. Before I went back, I thought about bringing you here too, so I made some modifications to the house and had the flowers and plants inside rearranged."

Grandma and grandpa looked at this beautiful granddaughter with gratitude in their hearts. This child was so thoughtful and had long wanted to bring them to Beijing. Grandma said to her softly,

"This is already very good. I never dreamed that there would be such a good day. Now I am enjoying great happiness with you."

Biyue was in the room. She made their beds and showed them where to wash and where the toilet was. She explained everything one by one.

I said to them, "I will go to my eldest and second uncles to check where the things I brought from the countryside are. After we are done, we will go back home. You can rest in your room for a while." After that, I took out a stack of banknotes from my arms and handed them to my grandmother along with the house deed.

Grandma and grandpa wanted to refuse, but Bi Yue said to them, "Just keep the banknotes and buy whatever you want. Ask your uncle to buy whatever you want to eat. Just stay in the capital and ask them to take you out when you want to play. There are two carriages in the back, which are also given to your family by your granddaughter. They are convenient for travel."

Without waiting for the two old men to say anything, he pulled Luo Chen out of their room and went to find his uncle and the others.

My eldest uncle and my younger uncle also chose the courtyards they liked. My two cousins ​​and two younger cousins ​​all chose the houses they liked. There were still many empty rooms left, and the courtyard with four entrances seemed a little empty to them.

After finding the eldest and second uncles, Bi Yue said to them, "I am going to take out all the things I collected from your house. Where do you think it would be best to put them?"

The eldest uncle took him to an empty house and put all the things he brought from the countryside there. He told his younger brother to show them to his sister-in-law later, and then took him to the backyard and put the firewood, hoe, farm tools, etc. in the back.

Biyue said to her uncle, "Do you want to let the old cow out?"

"Let it out, and keep it beside the two horses."

Biyue also released the cow and locked it up with the two horses after she finished her work.

Biyue took out four more silver bills and handed them to her uncle.

When the uncle saw that there were two thousand taels, he said to Biyue embarrassedly, "Yueyue, this house is also yours, and you still want to give so many silver notes, how can this be allowed?"

"Uncle, take it. This house will be yours from now on. Take grandma and grandpa with you these few days, go out and have a look around, take a look at the prosperous places in the capital, and take a break for a while. You will be busy then. Just take the banknotes and don't feel any burden."

After saying goodbye to my uncle's family, I came to the gate of the courtyard, asked the two old servants guarding the gate to get on the carriage, and then drove towards the princess's mansion.

After getting off the car at the gate of the mansion and returning to her own yard, two maids were cleaning the house. When they saw Bi Yue coming back, they said happily, "Miss, you are back. We have just packed up the things we brought back from the young master's house."

"You've worked hard. You stayed in the guest room on the first floor last night. How was your rest? Are you used to it?

"It's very good. The room is beautiful and the air is fresh. When the window is opened, the fragrance of the flowers around floats in. It is clean and bright. I am very satisfied."

Looking at the time on the table, it was almost 11 o'clock. Biyue said to Luo Chen, "After we finish lunch, I will go to the auction house for renovation in the afternoon. You can go with me."

"Okay, Yueyue, you've been tired all morning, go sit on the sofa and rest for a while."

The two of them sat in the lobby on the first floor, leaning on the sofa and whispering. When it was almost 12 o'clock, they held hands and went to the cafeteria to eat. At noon, it was a buffet and they only took as much as they could eat to prevent waste.

Luo Chen thought this method was very good to prevent food waste. On the wall of the cafeteria, there were reminders and colorful pictures of the "Clean Plate Campaign". As the name suggests, it means not to waste food and only take as much as you can eat.

The lunch menu was very rich, with 12 dishes, including meat, vegetables, and four soups. Everyone could choose their own flavor, with the principle of eating until they were full.

After dinner, Biyue and Luochen took two maids to go out. They got on the carriage outside the mansion gate. The two maids sat in the front to drive the carriage. The two talked inside. Luochen said to Biyue, "Yue'er, I have already talked to the Imperial College. I heard that you can go to school anytime. There are two private schools. Several brothers can go to study there. It's not far from the princess's mansion. It's only half an hour away."

"Okay, thank you. I have another thing that I may need your help with. So many people have come to the mansion all of a sudden. Some of the children are only a few years old. They can't play around with their parents every day. They also need to go to school. I want to buy the two-story courtyard next to the princess's mansion. Please help me negotiate."

"Don't worry, I'll help you with it."

"Your vacation is almost over, right? You have to go back to work tomorrow."

As they were talking, they arrived at the auction house. The four people got off the carriage and parked it outside temporarily. They walked in. Dozens of workers were working inside. The person in charge saw the princess and General Han coming and hurried forward to greet them.

Bi Yue said to them, "No need to be polite, just get busy. We found a master named Chen who specializes in installing glass. He is now directing his men to install glass for the house.

Bi Yue said to him, "Master Chen, my grandma and grandpa have already moved into the four-story courtyard. Some places may need to be modified, such as installing glass in the house. If I transfer three people from you to move there, will it affect your progress?"

"It's okay, Princess. It won't have any impact if I send three people over here."

"That's good. Thank you for your help. I will pay you when we are done."

We chatted for a while about the progress of the auction house renovation and other things.

Luo Chen, Bi Yue and two maids went to the place where the construction materials were placed. They checked and found that most of them had been used up. Manager Ding, who was guarding the materials, came over and asked a few questions. Then he went to the warehouse and placed more orders from the system for a lot of glass tiles, cement, etc.

After finishing all these, they walked around inside for about an hour, then four people came out, got on the carriage outside, and drove towards the princess's mansion.