dognovel Chapter 339 Moving House
Chapter 339 Moving House
"It's late, we really should get settled!" Lin Chang'er grasped his arm, gently turned him around, and supported his back as she gently pushed him out.
He turned around and extinguished the candle in the kitchen, then locked the kitchen door.
Throughout the entire process, Wu Qingfeng silently stayed by her side. Only after she finished dealing with the situation did he take her hand and escort her back to her room.
Lin Chang'er then gave him a few more instructions on the road, but unfortunately, the distance from the kitchen to her bedroom was too short.
They didn't exchange many words before arriving at the door.
He had to travel tomorrow, and Lin Chang'er wasn't one to be sentimental. She simply said "Get some rest" and went inside.
Wu Qingfeng and Bai Shaoan had been gone for many days, and they still hadn't returned by the time the roof beams were raised for the Gu family's new house.
With Ah Er and Ah San accompanying her, and the city gate guards being He Yang's men, Lin Chang'er felt relatively at ease.
After waiting a few more days, Zhou Hai and Old Master Huo found a feng shui master to choose an auspicious date for Lin Chang'er to move.
Grandma Bai also finished repairing her house in town and returned to the village, and Headmaster Chen also came to the primary school to teach as promised.
At the same time, the students who were introduced to her for part-time work and part-time study, who were told that food and lodging were provided, only required a monthly tuition fee of 500 coins. After the two parties discussed it, they were ready to come and teach as soon as they had settled their homes.
Li Mian and Wang Xing'er's injuries were treated personally by a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, and they recovered quickly.
Both of them were already able to get out of bed, but Lin Chang'er didn't want them to develop any chronic illnesses, so she forcibly ordered them to rest for two full months.
They ate and used Lin Chang'er's food and supplies, and lived in Lin Chang'er's workshop.
Li Mian felt really uneasy, so he pleaded with her and eventually asked Aunt Li to ask Second Sister Gu to intercede on her behalf.
Lin Chang'er finally agreed to let him teach at the primary school.
Now that the primary school has three teachers, Lin Chang'er divides the curriculum into sections and lets them teach according to their strengths.
Following the practice of later generations, a class was only three quarters of an hour long, with a one-quarter-hour break between classes.
In the morning, the children do morning exercises with the coastal defense team. They only have two classes in the morning and four in the afternoon, so it's not too tiring.
Li Mian and the other two teachers adapted quickly. After the children started their regular studies, they were no longer able to go up the mountain to play as before.
However, even Gu Xiaoman has recently changed her ways. After school, the children sit together to study.
Li Qingyang, Li Qingning, and Li Chuan also spent their days in the Gu family's courtyard, along with Zhou Xiaoniu, Xiaoshan, Xiaoshu, Datou, and Da Mao and Xiao Mao.
I don't know if they heard something, but suddenly they all became more diligent.
This made Zhou Yi, the youngest, feel uncomfortable. He would try to play with one older brother, but that brother was studying; he would try to play with another older brother, but that brother was counting abacuses. Even his fourth uncle rarely had time to play with him throughout the day.
There was nothing else Zhou Yi could do but go play with the raindrops who were still babbling and didn't have to go to school yet.
Zhou Yi is young, but he talks a lot and can talk for a long time.
He's still young, so even if the raindrops can't play with him, they can still entertain him by just babbling in response.
Every day after school, he would rush to the second room, shouting as he ran, "Raindrop, your brother has come to see you!"
Finally, his obsession with being the older brother was fulfilled.
At this time, Gu Ersao was always the happiest. She would bring a small stool and place it next to the cradle for him to sit down, and she would also bring him pastries to eat.
With food to eat, Zhou Yi was happy and worked even harder to amuse Yu Dian'er.
Time flies, and Yudian's month is over. It just so happens to be the same day as the Gu family's housewarming party. After discussing it with Gu's second sister-in-law, Lin Chang'er decided to hold the full moon celebration and the housewarming party together.
The neighbors, of course, knew about it long ago.
The elders of Li Family Village, as well as Aunt Li, and Lin Chang'er also sent a message through someone.
Pei Sihai from the town, Old Zhu and his friends from the city, needless to say, Headmaster Chen, Master Chen, and even Chen Ming from the prefectural city all volunteered to come.
In Lin Chang'er's hometown, it's customary to give out wedding cakes (steamed buns, a popular snack) and cigarettes when moving to a new home. Wealthy families will also scatter coins.
She had told the Gu family about the housewarming well in advance. The Gu family runs a breakfast shop, and steamed buns are considered a local specialty.
Normally, the household members would help with the housewarming arrangements, but the Gu family were outsiders, and the Lin family...
With Zhou Hai and Old Master Huo present, the men and women from both families took over all the work without Lin Chang'er even having to ask.
Sister Gu, who runs a breakfast stall in the same town, came to Linshui Village a couple of days ago to help out.
The kitchen helpers for the banquet were all arranged by Pei Sihai's side.
Master Chen had already exchanged two baskets of copper coins and sent them over, while He Dashan, along with his two sons and Xiao Jinyu and a few others, waited on the mountain, hunting wild boars and muntjacs to supplement their meals.
Chen Mingxian sent a large cartload of fireworks and firecrackers from the prefectural city to add to the festive atmosphere, but he himself would not return until the actual day.
This time, Old Zhu and his men were quite simple and honest, bringing nothing but their large bonuses. Even County Magistrate Li and Chief Clerk Zhu told each other that they would come over after their shifts to deliver housewarming gifts.
Lin Chang'er wasn't one to rush, so she didn't choose a very early time.
The guests were all in time for the ceremony, and after thanking the gods, the firecrackers went off for a full quarter of an hour. Then, Huo Shiyi and the others began to send out steamed buns and lucky money from the windows of the new house from all directions.
The villagers had already been waiting in ambush, hoping that steamed buns and lucky money would fall from the sky.
Lin Yanqing, Zhou Li, Gu Silang, and a few other senior members, who were also key players, occupied one window.
Little Goldfish, Gu Xiaoman, Gu Xiaolu, and the others are still little dumplings after all. Their height is a major drawback; they can't reach the windows, so they scatter lucky money in front of the front door.
While everyone was distracted, Gu Xiaoman secretly stuffed a handful into her pocket!
Lin Chang'er happened to see it, leaving her both amused and exasperated.
Gu Ersao had also finished her postpartum confinement, but it was noisy at the moment, and Lin Chang'er originally wanted her to rest in her own room.
But Gu Ersao had been cooped up for a month, and Yudian'er had also started to enjoy joining in the fun, so she stood far away and watched the commotion from her own side.
Fireworks don't look good during the day, so Chen Ming brought them to be kept for the evening.
Chen Shanzhang is now a familiar face in Linshui Village and doesn't need Lin Chang'er's care at all.
On the contrary, they were already able to help greet the guests, which made the owner very happy, and the primary school was naturally given a day off.
Li Mian and the other two teachers also came over to help greet the guests.
Chen Zhao had been staying in Linshui Village for a while and had long since come to regard the Gu family as his own.
Although Chen Ming was also Chen Shanzhang's grand-nephew, he was also someone who didn't like studying, so he was somewhat afraid of Chen Shanzhang from a young age, and was accompanied by Chen Zhao.
When the Gu family moved, almost the entire village came to help. Fortunately, the chefs at Sihai Restaurant were experienced, and the entire banquet proceeded smoothly.
Of course, the main meal is still in the evening.
As dusk settled and the evening feast began again.
Thinking of something, Lin Chang'er stood at the doorway and looked towards the village entrance, wondering how Wu Qingfeng and the others were doing...