Chapter 407 Some people are happy while others are sad
Listening to the shrill wind outside the window, Xiao Qingyu asked Lin Wanwan confusedly: "Mother, what does displacement mean?"
Lin Wanwan only focused on discussing with Xiao Xianghua and did not respond to the little guy. The anxious little guy stretched out his little hand and turned Lin Wanwan's face towards her: "Mother, mother! What does displacement mean?"
Lin Wanwan looked at her then, pondered for a moment and said: "Being displaced means having no house to live in and nothing to eat."
"Why is there no house to live in and nothing to eat?"
"Because their houses were blown down by the wind and their fields were flooded."
"Ah, how pitiful, what will they do? Their children don't have a house to live in, and have nothing to eat? Are they going to be hungry?"
"They will work hard to farm. When the time comes, they will grow food that they can eat and exchange for money to build houses."
"Oh, mother, let's farm too. We also need to grow a lot of food!"
"Okay! Listen to Xiao Qingyu!" Lin Wanwan smiled and took Xiao Qingyu's face and kissed her.
Xiao Yixun, who was watching silently from the side, his face suddenly darkened when he saw this, his head turned, and he became angry, while Xiao Xianghua laughed and teased them, such a crooked couple.
The sky outside was overcast, the wind was howling, and the rain was thundering.
In the attic, the four people sitting on the mats sighed and continued to enjoy their own little beauty without being affected by the wind and rain raging outside.
After the sultry heat of autumn is driven away by the violent storm, even the ticking of raindrops seems to coincide with the rhythm, which is relaxing.
A few warm yellow glazed palace lanterns illuminate the entire attic, which makes the entire attic feel particularly quiet. Even if you are doing nothing, you will feel full.
If you lean back lazily on the desk, read a book, occasionally chat with the little sister next to you, and say a word or two, and there is a child who is tired from playing sleeping not far away, then
It looks like the time has passed peacefully.
After reading the native books of the Tang Dynasty on the vertical board for a long time, Lin Wanwan felt sleepy. She put down the book and looked at the coastline not far away through the glass window, looking at the sea to change her mind.
At this moment, Lin Wanwan saw several moving figures in her eyes. She pulled Xiao Xianghua in surprise: "Xianghua, look, is there anyone on the beach over there?"
Xiao Xianghua put down the embroidery in his hand, looked at Lin Wanwan's fingers, and said in surprise: "There is really someone! Who is so brave? Everyone hid at home during the typhoon, but there is still someone going to catch the sea? Cousin Wanwan, is someone from your clan?
People?"
Lin Wanwan also said uncertainly: "I don't know. I can't see my figure even though I'm wearing a raincoat. But it's low tide now, and it looks like there are people rushing to the sea to pick up goods. I heard Brother Meng Jin mention it two days ago. During the typhoon,
There may be many good things by the seaside."
"Really? But no matter how much seafood there is, it's not as important as life." Xiao Xianghua was shocked by what he saw. How could someone want money but not their life to this extent?
Lin Wanwan also said that it was difficult to understand. It was reasonable to go swimming in the sea before the heavy rain came, but why would she still brave the wind and rain?
It would be great if she had a telescope, Lin Wanwan thought, so that she could see clearly who was on the beach now.
Now, the gray sky and earth were filled with dense rain curtains. No matter how hard she opened her eyes, she couldn't see clearly, so she simply withdrew her gaze.
Let them go, they are all adults anyway and know what they are doing.
After spending another hour in the attic, Xiao Qingyu, who was taking a nap, fluttered her eyelashes and opened her eyes. As soon as she woke up, she asked Lin Wanwan: "Mother~"
"Hey, mother is here." Lin Wanwan picked her up, who was still a little dazed, and took Xiao Xianghua and Xiao Yixun downstairs.
Time passed quickly, and before we knew it, the four of us had been staying in the attic all afternoon, and it was almost dark today.
The servants at home are not as leisurely as the masters. They can't go out during the typhoon, and the maids will have nothing to do. Everyone, including the female musician Heng Wu, is busy cleaning.
This main house is where Lin Wanwan spends the most time on weekdays. The rooms above and below must be cleaned, and the furniture inside must be wiped. Cleaning a large manor is a hassle.
According to the rules of ordinary noble families, personal maids like Yun Shang and Hong Yan, as well as female musicians like Heng Wu who specialize in entertainment, do not need to do menial work at all, and there are even extra maids to serve them.
But it's different in Lin Wanwan's house. In such a large manor, there are only four personal assistants, Huanong, Yunshang, Hongyan and Rongrong, two people, Sun Shi and Mrs. Sun, sweep the courtyard, and two people, Mo Xiang and Dian Xiang, tend the poultry.
As for the livestock, Ah Jing helped Xiao Qingyu raise the animal army, the newly purchased Mrs. Wu was specially bought to prepare food for the servants at home, and the remaining one, Heng Wu, was responsible for teaching.
Even if we include the personal maids of Xiao Xianghua and Xiao Yixun, there are only thirteen maids in the house. If they don't share these tasks, who else can do it!
It couldn't be that the ten general boys who were nominally accompanying Xiao Qingyu to study, but were actually trained as reserve forces, could come into the house to do these tasks.
Not to mention the little boy, even the little girl Rongrong was taken aside by Yun Shang and others, just cleaning tables, mats, etc. It was obvious that their master did not allow children to do rough work.
As for Kunlun, Sun Chueyao, He Ada (the son of Grandma He, the manager of the embroidery workshop) and the few new male servants, they all work in the outer courtyard, as well as in the farmland in the village.
At this time, none of them will come into the main room. One is guarding the door in the front door, one is guarding the door in the west courtyard, and the rest are probably staying in the wing, drinking wine and playing small bets.
On a typhoon day, with their master raising them, they had no worries about food and clothing, and shelter from the wind and rain, so they were carefree and happy.
When Lin Wanwan and others went downstairs, today's super cleaning had come to an end.
Huanong finished work early and led Mrs. Wu to put on her raincoat and go into the kitchen through the corridor to prepare dinner for everyone. Mo Xiang, Ran Xiang and the mute girl A Jing went to feed the cattle, horses, sheep and poultry they took care of;
Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Sun, Sun's wife, also returned to the servants' room where they were supposed to stay.
Naturally, the only ones who could hang out in front of masters such as Lin Wanwan and Xiao Yixun were Yun Shang and Hong Yan.
Yun Shang put down the rag in her hand, raised her head and smiled at Lin Wanwan: "Madam, Huanong has gone to prepare dinner. Do you want to eat some fruit first to satisfy your hunger?"
Lin Wanwan replied: "That's fine, let's have some fruit before the meal, not too much."
"Here!"
Xiao Xianghua looked at the polished wooden floor in the hall that was almost reflective, and said with a smile: "They did a lot of things this afternoon. Cousin Wanwan, the maids in your house are really well trained."
Lin Wanwan put down Xiao Qingyu and asked her to play with Rongrong. She casually replied: "I'll train you there, but just let nature take its course."