After the feast, Lin Wanwan gathered the gifts, and Yun Shang and Hong Yan registered them in the warehouse for her.
There are more and more things coming from favors, and Lin Wanwan's existing warehouse is no longer enough.
So the backyard wall was pushed down and more than an acre of stone land was expanded into the courtyard. Now that she is a fifth-grade rural monarch, the homestead is no longer limited to one acre.
The Tang Dynasty stipulated the specifications for the houses built by officials at all levels. For example, if they were not kings or princes, their houses could not have heavy arches or caissons; for those of the third rank or above, their houses could not exceed five rooms and nine bays;
Shelves... For ordinary people, the house cannot exceed three rooms and four bays, and the gatehouses at both ends cannot exceed one room and two bays.
But in fact, the further away from Kyoto, the less people take this rule seriously. Just look at the housing specifications of Lin Wanwan's maternal family, the Xiao family, in the Tang Dynasty.
Their family currently only has two bedrooms and a low-level civil servant in the county government, but there are five courtyards built in the big house, which is far beyond the standard!
Since ancient times, imperial power has not been sent to the countryside. In fact, no matter how Lin Wanwan builds a house in the countryside, no one will tell her.
The rural gentry and landowners in various parts of the Tang Dynasty had countless houses overlapping each other, and there were many houses of more than seven or eight acres.
That is to say, the Linjiazhuang area is limited. This seaside land surrounded by mountains does not have much room for expansion, otherwise Lin Wanwan can build it as big as she wants.
Lin Wanwan has now connected the wall to the foot of the mountain. She relocated the tribesmen who originally lived behind her and built brick houses for them on other plots of land.
Those families who were demolished were very happy. Being able to live in a bright, new tile-roofed house with light gauze-paved wooden window panes and varnished original wooden floors was simply a dream home.
What's more, Lin Wanwan not only built a new house, but also provided three gold coins worth of cloth and cloth for resettlement!
It was very simple to build a few brick houses. The town hired professionals to come over, and the tribesmen did their own small work. It took eight days to build one, and after a few more days of drying, the relocated tribesmen moved in.
Got a new home.
Just making such a move, for them, means they have escaped poverty and become rich. If there is an unmarried 20-year-old son at home, matchmakers will immediately come to propose marriage, making the tribesmen living in other places have their eyes red with envy, and they will pester them one by one.
I live in Sun Chueyao and hope that he will expand the courtyard of Lin Wanwan's house to where I live.
Patriarch Lin recited this a few more times about Lin Wanwan's approach of letting her hands go so loosely.
Originally, Lin Wanwan wanted to give ten gold, but Patriarch Lin categorically rejected it. Although Lin Wanwan had a lot of money, she could not spoil her clan members like this. Getting something for nothing would cause problems, and Patriarch Lin would not allow it.
In the Tang Dynasty, it was easy for Lin Wanwan to buy a piece of stone wasteland and build a house in the countryside with her status as a fifth-grade rural monarch. If you were asked to move, you had to move obediently. There was no compensation. Sheep cannibalizing people is a similar situation.
After enlarging the backyard, Lin Wanwan built a stone warehouse next to the vegetable garden in the backyard.
The warehouse looks like a rockery, with a cellar dug underneath. A pond was dug next to it, which led to the stream from the mountain. They bought seeds from Hyundai and planted a piece of lotus root.
In addition, a small building was rebuilt. Behind the small building are the stables, elephant houses and sheep pens. Lin Wanwan's family does not raise chickens, ducks and geese. She finds it too noisy and wants to eat them anyway. So she can buy them from the tribesmen or buy them from modern times.
After the stone warehouse in the backyard was built, all the more valuable things were moved here. I bought a large lock from Hyundai. The key was divided into two. Lin Wanwan took one for herself and gave the other to Yun Shang for safekeeping.
Yunshang didn't find this kind of registration and storage troublesome at all. On the contrary, she was very happy, thinking that this was an affirmation of her trust and ability.
After that, she served Lin Wanwan and Xiao Qingyu with more and more attentiveness. She now placed herself in the position of Xiao Qingyu's "nurturing mama", so she was particularly strict with herself.
She goes to bed last every day, and before going to bed, she must check the yard and reflect on her day's work. She is also the first to get up in the morning, checking the vegetables and clothes prepared for the masters today.
She is very dedicated to her work and is definitely a role model in the housekeeping industry. Lin Wanwan is quite satisfied with her.
During the half month that Xiao Xianghua lived here, she and Yun Shang discussed embroidery while Lin Wanwan was giving lessons to the children. When Lin Wanwan was free, she and Lin Wanwan chatted and hung out, talking about skin care and poetry.
Standing on the attic of Lin Wanwan's newly built small building, you can see the beautiful scenery from 360 degrees, with the green mountains at the back and the sea facing the sea. It is a quiet and peaceful scene. If a poet lived here, he could write hundreds of poems every day.
Xiao Xianghua eats well and lives well here. He has no direct elders above him who need to take care of himself in the morning and dusk. He lives a lazy and casual life. He is as happy as a god.
During this period, Lin Wanwan also received invitations from the ladies who had visited her at the previous banquet.
Lin Wanwan took Xiao Qingyu and Xiao Xianghua out. They had a dance for three days, met many celebrities in Luan County, and danced a lot of Tang dances. Her little life was really free and uninhibited.
When seeing Xiao Xianghua off, he cried so hard that he really couldn't bear to leave his cousin Lin Wanwan. I don't know what it will be like next time we see her again!
It's a pity that Lin Wanwan is just a cousin, not an elder.
As an unmarried young lady, Xiao Xianghua could not stay at her cousin's house permanently. Half a month was already a long time, and the Xiao family wrote letters to obliquely urge her.
Lin Wanwan presented Xiao Xianghua with many earthen gifts and a complete set of cosmetics. She waved her handkerchief and watched Lin Mengbo and others sail the boat to see her off.
Lin Wanwan was actually quite reluctant to leave this cheap cousin of the Tang Dynasty.
Xiao Xianghua is deeply bound by feudal etiquette. She is very organized and emotionally intelligent in everything she says and does. Moreover, she is a girl in her twenties and eighties. She is pure and beautiful. She admires Lin Wanwan quite a lot. Getting along with her is like a spring breeze and she is very comfortable.
For Lin Wanwan, who has never had a sister, this way of getting along like sisters and best friends is very strange.
You must know that her modern friends, such as Chen Jinyu, are friends who are interested in each other, and sometimes their "frankness" can hurt her unintentionally.
And because of the difference in time and life circle, my good friend Gu Jingyu from junior high school has long since drifted away and has no topic of conversation.
Lin Wanwan was not interested in hearing the trivial things about her boyfriend that the other party was keen on chatting about.
On the other hand, my neighbor Gong Mingyu in Hangzhou a while ago was somewhat close to each other, and we still keep in touch on WeChat.
But they are very different from Xiao Xianghua.
Xiao Xianghua's upbringing is destined to make people she cares about feel very comfortable when getting along with her.
It's not that Lin Mengyun is deliberately trying to please him, but his words and deeds are just pleasant.
Even the twins of the Xiao family and the second wife Xiao Ronghua couldn't do this. The nobles' upbringing of their eldest daughter was beyond question. This chapter has been completed!