Spring Drunk Chang'an

Liu Ai was tidying up her "new home" inside and out.

At that time, Liu Wang'er had already started working at the Ministry of Revenue, and Liu Lai took Sanxi out with him to buy some things.

Although the Song family had made sufficient preparations for this move, there were still some things that could not be moved, so the Liu family simply gave them away and prepared to buy new ones.

The father and daughter went by themselves.

Liu Ai was so busy that her face was covered in dust and she was kicking her feet. When she saw her eldest daughter, she grabbed her savior and shouted urgently, "Come and help me, hurry up!"

"Oh!"

Liu Changan's heartstrings, stirred by the prince's words about the 'selection', suddenly calmed down as if it were still water, "Hey, mother, I'm here!"

She responded, rolled up her sleeves, and got down to work.

The mother and daughter worked together with rags and basins, cleaning and moving. The floor of the house was wiped clean by them until it glistened...

When Liu Laishun and Liu Sanxi came back carrying the miscellaneous items, they were a little afraid to step!

"Wow, this is so bright! I feel like if I step on it, your mother will kill me!"

Liu Laishun looked at the ground and muttered to himself.

"Dad, I can't run away either!" Liu Sanxi blinked his eyes and stood at the gate of the yard, not daring to take a step.

"What are you two doing? Have you bought the soup pot? I have already prepared the ducks, and I can't cook without a soup pot! Hurry up!" In the room, Liu Ai turned her head and saw the father and daughter, frowned and raised her voice.

She was very tired from working.

Tired and hot.

The tone is not very good.

Liu Laishun shrank his neck out of habit.

Liu Sanxi blinked his eyes and said with a smile: "I've bought it, I've bought it, Mom. I bought it all according to your wishes!"

"Then come in quickly and fetch some water so I can cook!"

Liu Ai ordered.

The water in their yard is a saltwater well. It is convenient for washing clothes, but not for drinking. If they want to cook or drink water, they still have to go to the sweet water well in the mansion to fetch water.

The sweet water well is in the southern corner of the palace.

It was a little far from their courtyard. She was tired today and didn't want to move, so she simply ordered her husband to do it.

"Okay, I'll go right away!" Liu Laishun was also used to working, so he responded immediately. After putting the purchased sundries in the kitchen, he carried the load on his shoulder, looking very happy.

The family was freed from slavery, moved to a new residence, and the son had a successful career as an official.

How could he not be happy?

It was just that Liu Laishun was naturally dull, otherwise, he would have wanted to carry the burden on his shoulders and hum a tune.

Just jump away.

Unfortunately, he was not a person with such a flamboyant temper. He just moved more briskly. When he met acquaintances, he greeted them in a friendly manner. His attitude was more polite than when he was a slave.

Only when he passed by Xia Mu's courtyard did his face darken and his chin rise a little higher.

Xia Mu bullied Chang'an and scolded Wang'er.

The Xia family once thought of taking advantage of their childhood sweetheart relationship to take control of his eldest daughter.

snort!

Chang'an is good, the Xia family is bad.

Liu Laishun pouted and walked away with his chin held high.

In the small courtyard of Xia Mu's house, Xia's mother looked at Liu Laishun's back through the crack in the door. His back was very straight, and when he walked, the shoulder pole on his shoulder did not move at all, but the two buckets of water swayed.

Show off!!

What are you showing off?

Show off that you have a bucket at home! !

Mother Xia gnashed her teeth in hatred, her eyes turned blue, and she didn't know how to curse.

"Mom, hurry up and cook, I'm hungry!"

Behind him, Xia Shi's impatient voice came.

Mother Xia froze, and when she turned around, she saw several people standing under the eaves, with Gao Ming watching the excitement...

As I said before, a house with three courtyards is not big enough to accommodate more than 80 servants. Of course, it is not possible to let the dowry girls sleep in a large dormitory, but it is also unacceptable to cram three or four families into one courtyard.

Anyway, there are at least seven or eight houses in a courtyard, so it can accommodate everyone.

The Xia family's courtyard is quite large, with the main house, east and west wing rooms, east and west side rooms, and the back room... In total, there are eleven houses, so four families live in this courtyard.

The Xia family is just one of them.

and……

Alas, because apart from Mother Xia who had served Song, the rest of the family, Father Xia, Xia Mu, and Xia Shi, were all on official business!

A man who manages the greenhouse - Father Xia.

A runner in the outer courtyard - Xia Shi.

The other is Xia Mu, who serves as a guard beside the second master.

The three of them had little to do with the Song family. In fact, when they were choosing the people to leave, the Song family had hesitated, wondering whether to take them with them. After all, in terms of dowry, it was only Mother Xia who was truly responsible. However, at that time, Liu Xiu was so angry with her that he lost his mind and didn't want to leave anything related to her behind.

The Song family also didn't want Liu Xiu to take advantage.

So, the Xia family was forced to follow.

They had no face in front of the Song family. The Song family... actually knew a little bit about the affair between Xia Mu and Liu Changan, and they were a little displeased with them, so when allocating the courtyards, they were slightly biased!

Among the eleven houses, the Xia family got the two with the worst location and the smallest area.

Back cover room.

It was so small and low, not even a ray of sunlight could get into it, it didn't look like a proper house.

"What a pity! They originally lived in six large tiled houses in Ju Ning Alley!"

"Who says it's not?"

"Humph, it's what he deserves. He always looks down on others, as if Xia Mu is going to be an official soon and is different from us."

"Bah, Meixiang and I are sworn brothers, and we are all slaves. If we are really capable, it would be like we are serving his family. With the grace of the master, the whole family will be exiled, and the son will be promising. He can pass the imperial examination and become an official."

"Hey, I heard that Xia Mu and Chang An seemed to have a relationship before, and they were about to get engaged. Why is there suddenly no movement?"

"Who knows? I haven't asked, but it's too late to say anything now. Chang'an is no longer a citizen, and she is still the daughter of an official!"

"Xia Mu, even if you climb a ladder you can't reach the hem of her skirt."

"Hey, who said it wasn't?"

"Quick, quick, stop gossiping, she's coming..."

Under the eaves, several women who were chatting dispersed.

Mother Xia's face turned the color of liver. She glared at the women and wanted to go up and fight with them, but she was afraid. She clenched her fists tightly, tears streaming down her face, and returned to the stuffy little room.

Xia Mu was sitting on the bed with his eyes wide open, holding a wine glass in his hand and drinking it sip by sip.

"Son, don't drink anymore. It's broad daylight, and you can't drink so much. Don't, don't..."

Mother Xia wanted to say, "Don't delay the mission and make the second master unhappy," but then she changed her mind!

"Just drink it. I don't have any other job anyway." Xia Mu stared at me and took another big gulp of wine.

He looked extremely decadent.

After leaving the Ningguo Mansion and losing his respectable job as a guard, Xia Mu suddenly realized that, with just a piece of paper indenture, he was no different from any other errand boy in the mansion...