Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

The east-west courtyard gates face each other, and the gates are next to the wing rooms.

Compared with the East Courtyard, there are almost no catkins here. When checking the progress on weekdays, I turn left when I go out and go to the East Courtyard.

When they pushed the door open, the scene that came into view surprised the mother and daughter.

Liu Xu was stunned and exclaimed: "Wow, this is too beautiful!"

Xu Ruolan is an adult after all, so she didn't lose her composure, but the amazement in her eyes was no less than that of Liu Xu.

Both mother and daughter thought that the two courtyards should be similar, but after comparison, the main courtyard and the east courtyard are so weak!

There is a clear pond at the entrance, which occupies about one-third of the entire courtyard. An arch bridge connects the gate to the courtyard opposite. The water in the pond is still flowing slowly, and there are some pebbles at the bottom. If some lotus flowers are planted and some fish are raised, it will be more beautiful.

The edge of the pool is made of irregular stones, with red-leaf photinia and osmanthus trees planted on the side. They have not been trimmed, adding a bit of natural beauty.

The main house of the courtyard is a two-story building, facing west and east. The pond surrounds the main building in a crescent shape. At the end of the left side is a small stone hill with a gurgling stream on it, which splashes water when it falls into the pond.

Next to the stone mountain there seems to be a solid wooden grape trellis, with a swing underneath, as well as a small stone table and several stone benches.

Willow Catkins has already begun to imagine sitting here in the summer, eating grapes and swinging on the swing.

There is a water pavilion at the end of the pool on the north side, where tables and benches can be placed.

There is an open pavilion to the south, with two red plum trees planted outside, with a few flowers blooming sparsely. Liu Xu is a little worried about whether the flowers will survive...

However, it would be nice to hang up a gauze curtain and sit inside to drink tea and chat in the future.

What she is most satisfied with is the main building. Although it is said to be two-story, it should actually be one and a half stories.

"Mom, let's go in and take a look!" Liu Xu said, and pulled Xu Ruolan inside.

After crossing the stone bridge, we saw Zhu Jiacheng still directing workers to decorate the courtyard in the yard.

"Uncle Zhu, Uncle Zhu!" Liu Xu had let go of her mother and ran over.

"Hey, Miss Xu, Madam Xu, you are here!" Zhu Jiacheng was not surprised at all.

"Uncle Zhu, this yard you built is so beautiful. I want to move in." Liu Xu had starry eyes.

"Hahahaha, as long as you like it, you don't blame uncle for not building it according to your idea, right?"

Liu Xu shook her head like a rattle. "Don't blame me. If I had known you would build a yard like this, I wouldn't have given you any advice."

"Hahaha, this is a blueprint of Yongze Prefecture that I got by chance. Girl, didn't you ask your uncle to make it more exquisite for you? Are you satisfied?"

"Satisfied, satisfied, extremely satisfied!" She felt that with this yard, she no longer had to go to the mountains to practice. Once the gate was closed, no one could disturb her.

Zhu Jiacheng smiled lovingly, and then bowed to Xu Ruolan.

"Mrs. Xu, please don't blame me for making the decision on my own. The first time I saw this blueprint, I thought of your courtyard because it is perfect for a girl's boudoir."

"Master Zhu, you are so polite. I can't thank you enough. This yard is really suitable for Xuer to live in." Not to mention her daughter, she herself also likes this yard very much.

"Uncle Zhu, I didn't notice you were going to dig a pond when I came to see you before. You guys are moving too fast!"

Isn't it fast? Just about a week? Because the East Cross Courtyard is closer to her now, she went there reflexively to see it, and she just asked casually.

"Well, since we only built the main building, fewer people were needed to build the house, so the pond was naturally quicker. It was just that the garden took a little more effort."

"What about the water?" She didn't see them fetching water either.

"It's the well water in the backyard. We built a water inlet channel between the two courtyards. If we want to change the water in the pool in the future, we can just fill it in from the backyard. There is a water outlet at the other end. We just need to lift the stone gate."

Although there is only one main building in the west wing, there are quite a few rooms. There is one bright room, two dark rooms and two side rooms downstairs, and three rooms upstairs. Although the area is smaller, it looks spacious because there is no kang.

Zhu Jiacheng said that the East Courtyard was finished today, and the only thing left was to replace the glazed windows in the main courtyard, which would take another day. As for this courtyard, it would take two days later.

Because there were still a lot of workers here, the mother and daughter did not stay long. They went to take a look at the main building and then left.

"Mom, now that the west courtyard is repaired, can I move in with Master and the others? That way they won't have to go to the mountains to meditate every day?" Liu Xu said coquettishly, hugging her mother's arm.

"Are you willing to be so far away from your mother?" Xu Ruolan asked with a raised eyebrow.

Liu Xu shook her head without hesitation, "I can't bear to leave. How about letting Master and the others move over there? Then I can practice there and live here."

Hearing this, Xu Ruolan chuckled, "Mom is just kidding, move over there once you've packed up!"

"You are a girl. I won't tell you about your lack of conditions in the past. Now you should have a boudoir. Don't worry about me. There are many servants at home." Xu Ruolan said in a gentle voice.

"Mom, you're so nice!"

"Then it would be bad if I didn't let you move there?"

"mother……"

Cui Jin Lou will also come to pick up the goods tomorrow. Xu Ruolan asked Zi Mo to take people to check everything. Jixiang Cloth Shop had also taken away a batch of shoes, embroidered handkerchiefs and purses, so she planned to pack them for Cui Jin Lou.

The workshop just charged the cost for these things and used it as pocket money for the women and children in the village.

Later in the evening, Uncle He reported that the workers in the East Courtyard had all left, so he asked Aunt Lin to take people to clean up and light the kangs in each room to fumigate the room.

After we add some new things tomorrow, we can live here.

Liu Xu had nothing to do, so she went back to her room to practice calligraphy. Xu Ruolan wanted her to practice needlework, but... after countless times, Liu Xu became very afraid of needlework.

In her words, God did not give her this skill!

Fortunately, her mother was open-minded and let her do it as long as she promised to learn how to mend clothes in the future.

However, although she had no hope of embroidery, she could draw. Most of the patterns in the workshop were provided by her. After all, she was a college student, so she had some talent.

After dinner, Liu Xiumei and her husband responded that they planned to stay. Just like Liu Xu said, the people in Tuqiao Village had nothing to miss, and it would be best for their son or daughter to stay in Liujia Village.

The couple decided to go back after the Little New Year to arrange the house and land there, and also inform the village chief.

As for Liujia Village, just talk to the village chief. After all, he is your uncle and it’s easy to talk to him!

They also had to talk to the two elders about what they were going to do, because Liu Xiumei decided to move to the old house first. After all, they were already two families, and her younger brother was not at home, so it was not appropriate for them to stay here forever.

"Once we save some more money, we'll ask the village chief to help us mark out a piece of land and build a yard for ourselves. Then we can buy some wasteland in the spring. It won't be any worse than living in Tuqiao Village!" Liu Xiumei said with a smile.

Xu Ruolan nodded: "That's right. There are some depressions under Woniu Hill. Although it's a bit tiring, it will be fertile land when it's opened up. Once you've made your selection, I'll ask the servants to help."

"Aunt, Uncle, let Uncle Ming and Brother He Feng accompany you back when the time comes. They can help you with anything!"

One is good at talking and the other is good at fighting, so as to prevent the people in Tuqiao Village from causing any trouble.

Liu Xiumei and her husband were a little hesitant at first, but Xu Ruolan persuaded them a few words and they agreed.

However, in the end, Chen Ming and He Lei went back with them. It is said that Liu Fukang begged his master to do this...

Liu Xu was completely relieved. Even Old Lady Zhou in the village couldn't beat He Lei in an argument!

Of course, this is something.

After chatting for a while, they went back to their rooms to rest.