Space Food Storage: Daily Travel

Early in the morning, the Liu Shihu brothers took Liu Yang with them to prepare to use the remaining materials to repair the house they were currently living in.

Old Mrs. Jiang has already taken Mrs. Li and Mrs. Liu to temporarily move out all the useful things in each room. They will be staying here for a few more days.

Wait until the new house is dried and the bed is delivered, then find a good day to move in. However, it’s only a few days before the Chinese New Year.

Liu Daling settled the accounts with his eldest granddaughter and spent all the 119 taels he had.

I spent 350 taels of silver on buying land, materials and labor costs, buying beds and wardrobes, as well as pork, eggs, rice, noodles and glutinous rice!

It was almost within Liu Yuhan's plan. They used bricks, tiles and stone slabs, which was very expensive for such a large area.

In modern times, it would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to build such a large courtyard house.

But Liu Daling and his group were speechless with shock. Their eldest granddaughter had earned so much money, so how could their wealth be so huge?

Liu Yuhan had more than 700 taels left from selling the bracelet, and now she has 400 taels left after spending it.

The firewood at home has been almost chopped, and the family cleaned and tidied every room again today, opening the windows and doors to allow ventilation.

Fortunately, although the weather is colder, there is sunshine every day. The stove in the kitchen of the new house can only be lit on an auspicious day.

After nearly two months of hard work by my uncle and several young men, they managed to get the bedside tables, chairs, tables needed for each room, the storage racks needed for the kitchen, and the table tops and stools for dining.

Some of them have simple carvings. Although they can't compare with those sold outside, the details of smoothing are very good.

Liu Yuhan was very fond of these wooden furniture. He wanted to pay the young men for their work, but they and their families refused to accept it.

During that time, they were eating at the Liu family. They were learning skills from Liu Shihu so that they could run a regular business in the future. They regarded Liu Shihu as their master.

After dinner, the family decided to go to the county town to buy New Year’s goods tomorrow.

There are 60 households in the village, and almost every family has people coming to help. They don’t charge for their work, but that doesn’t mean the Liu family doesn’t remember it.

They were going to the county town to buy some New Year's goods and send some to each family. Of course, Village Chief Lin and his men also came to help. They had informed the village chief uncle in advance that they would borrow their ox cart tomorrow.

Early in the morning, all the family members, young and old, went out. This was the first short trip the family had taken since Liu Yuhan came to the ancient times.

An ox cart, a horse cart, and a horse, 14 people drove towards the county town in a mighty procession.

On the way, we also saw villagers going to the town. They also wanted to buy some New Year's goods.

Liu Yuhan thought she still had over 400 taels, so she didn't rush to sell the jewelry. She had the 100 taels from the Yiyang City government office, the 100 taels from Liu Shinan during the bandit raid, the 40 taels she'd received from the bandit den, and the 100 taels in silver notes the county magistrate had given them as a reward. All told, she had nearly 800 taels.

Don’t touch anything else for now. Buy what you should buy and spend what you should spend. Of course, don’t waste what you shouldn’t waste. Frugality has always been a traditional virtue of the Chinese people.

Liu Yuhan not only took everyone to buy New Year's goods, but also wanted to equip Feiyan with a good carriage. He didn't care about Jifeng, as a convertible was more convenient for hauling things.

After arriving at the county town, we stored the ox cart and horse carriage, and took our family to eat a bowl of wontons in the county town first.

The little ones were so happy. They could finally go out shopping and looked around here and there with great curiosity.

The county town is very lively. The Chinese New Year is approaching, and everyone, whether rich or poor, wants to buy some New Year's goods.

The streets were also hung with red silk and red lanterns, which was very festive.

Everyone was happy to see this and thought the wontons in the bowl were delicious too.

Liu Yuhan asked them what else they wanted to eat. Xiaowu looked at the candied haws and said no, no. Everyone laughed and bought a string of candied haws for each of them.

Do the most important thing first. Go to the furniture store and talk to the owner so that the furniture can be delivered to their house tomorrow.

In ancient times, the main hall was a place for worshipping ancestors and gods, where family members gathered and discussed matters, and even where guests were entertained. Liu Yuhan wanted to buy some good tables and chairs, and an altar.

The owner of the furniture store strongly recommended it to her. He could see that the whole family doted on this girl and her words were trustworthy.

Liu Yuhan asked for her family's opinion and selected a complete set of fir wood furniture suitable for the main hall. The price was reasonable, a total of 30 taels of silver, and it was ready for delivery tomorrow along with the bed and wardrobe.

The next step is to buy gifts for my family. The New Year is coming soon, so I won’t buy them new clothes if they already have them. I can use any good or bad materials in the space to make clothes.

I took my younger brothers to the bookstore to pick out some books, bought some toys for Xiaosi and Xiaowu, and some hairpins for Liu Yao and Liu Yun.

This time, Liu Yuhan did not forget his elder brother, his father and his uncle. His uncle wanted a set of tools for making furniture, so he went to a blacksmith shop and ordered a set, which he could get after the New Year.

My father wants to buy a good saddle for Jifeng.

My eldest brother scratched his head and didn't know what he wanted. Liu Yuhan bought him a jade pendant at the silver shop. "Moshang Gongzi is as beautiful as jade." Isn't it said that men in ancient times liked to wear jade pendants? It should be okay for my sister to give it to him.

I bought jade hairpins for my grandmother, my aunt, and my mother. I wanted to buy gold for my grandmother, but she refused.

The three of them also helped Liu Yuhan choose a silver hairpin and a silver bracelet. Not only did she have the silver hairpin and the silver bracelet, she also had more in her space.

There is gold in the space, and she will melt it down to make jewelry when she has the chance. She did not select the jewelry in the space for them, nor did she disinfect and clean it. Maybe she felt a little disgusted.

It’s easy for my own grandfather. I go to the restaurant to buy wine for him, good wine. I buy a lot of Tu Su wine and keep some for New Year gifts.

I have almost bought everything for my family, so I started shopping for New Year’s goods on the street.

I bought a lot of various malt candies, melon seeds, peanuts, longans, dried fruits, various snacks and bread, cured pork, and brown sugar.

Liu Yuhan bought about 66 servings of the food and also bought 66 woven baskets.

Liu Shihu said they could weave it, but Liu Yuhan thought that the New Year was coming soon and he didn’t want them to be too tired, so it wasn’t expensive to buy it.

I bought a lot of door stickers, red paper, brushes, ink and yellow paper, and took them back to write couplets myself.

The brushes and ink can be used for the younger ones to practice calligraphy. They have been practicing on the ground before. We will let them practice during the New Year. After the New Year, we plan to send them to study under Zhang Lizheng in the town.

Liu Shinan had already inquired about Zhang Lizheng and his son. They were serious about teaching and not pedantic.

There is still food in the space, which is prepared to be added to the New Year gifts for the villagers.

I won’t buy pork. I’ve already made an appointment with the butcher in town to have them deliver three slaughtered pigs tomorrow.

Fortunately, Liu Shihu and his son, and Liu Shinan all carried backpacks, otherwise Liu Yuhan and others would not know how to carry the things they bought.

The three of them resigned themselves to their fate and put the things on the ox cart. Liu Shihu and his son guarded the things, while Liu Shinan went directly to the carriage and horse market to find them. He wanted to buy a good saddle, and his daughter wanted to buy a good carriage.

Liu Yuhan and his group went to the carriage and horse area. Horses were generally not for sale and would not be bought or sold unless they were old or sick horses from their own family.

I saw people selling donkeys, mules and cows. Next to the livestock stall was a stall selling all kinds of ox carts, horse carts and saddles.

Liu Shinan picked out two good saddles, and Liu Yuhan chose an old carriage. Although the carriage was old, it had plenty of space, so after some tidying up, it would be fine. Even that wasn't cheap, so he bargained and bought the saddles and the whole thing for 15 taels.

The group spent about a hundred taels of silver on a trip to the county town.

It was already past noon when they were ready to go back. They bought some sesame cakes in the county town to eat on the way. With an extra carriage, it didn't feel crowded even with so many things.

Today is another fulfilling day.