The weather is getting colder and colder, and the Xu family is moving.
Although she had known for a long time that the family would not stay in Wubao for much longer, when Mrs. Wang led Xu Yue to the door and told them that they were planning to move out of Wubao, Ms. Xu still felt a deep sense of reluctance in her heart.
The two families have been getting along for nearly a year, and they are extremely harmonious. In addition, Xu Da has now won the favor of Gongsun Zan, and has many plans for his own family. The Xu family no longer regards this distant nephew as a distant relative.
Moreover, the three Xu brothers and sisters are very polite. Whenever there are good things at home, they will be sent to them immediately.
During this time of going back and forth, the two grandchildren at home were already called cousins and were affectionately called to each other.
Mrs. Xu originally thought that Mrs. Wang would have to wait until Xu Da came back, finish this year, and wait for the next spring to find a better time before moving.
I didn't expect that the family would move so quickly.
"Why are you so anxious? In such a short period of time, Zhuangzi has not finished it. It is getting colder and colder, so don't freeze the children." Xu said worriedly.
Mrs. Wang knelt down and sat opposite Mrs. Xu, looking at Xu Yue who was saying goodbye to her cousins in the courtyard, and smiled slightly, "Don't worry, auntie, I have ordered craftsmen to renovate the old house and added earth dragons and fire pits, so they won't be cold.
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"My husband wrote a letter two days ago, saying that he would be back soon, so I thought I would take care of all the things at home before he came, so that when he comes, it will be a lot easier."
When these words came out of Wang's mouth, Liu, who was sitting next to him, almost choked on his tea.
She knew who was in charge in her cousin's family after watching it for nearly a year.
It was Wang who always said the right thing, but if it were my cousin Xu Da who said what he just said, it would be much more natural.
Mrs. Liu consciously thought that this was Mrs. Wang who was trying to save Xu Da's face outside, and she secretly praised her cousin's wife's way of being a husband.
Having said that, Mrs. Xu didn't feel like saying anything more, so she only asked the mother and daughter to stay and have dinner before leaving.
Due to the kindness of my aunt, Wang and Xu Yue stayed and explained the arrangement of the house on the village.
Those two houses have been bought by Xu Da and Wang Dayou, and now they are about to move out, leaving the house vacant.
After all, it was the starting point of the family. Wang didn't want it to remain empty like this, so she planned to leave two slaves here, call Yu San, and continue to run the tofu shop.
But once you have employees, you still need someone to manage them.
After saying this, Mrs. Xu gradually realized that she was planning to give the tofu shop to her?
"This can't be helped. You are just starting out and you have to spend money a lot. If you are worried, I will ask Jixiang to go over and look at it for you. I will send the money for the accounts on time every month. You don't have to worry anymore.
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Mrs. Wang raised her hand lightly, signaling to her aunt to stop this idea, and explained:
"Now that the sales markets around the county have opened up, our mill alone is not enough for everyone to share, so we need to build another tofu mill next to the new house."
"There are few people at home, and we can't take care of the two mills, so we have to trouble my aunt."
Seeing Ms. Xu nodding her head to express her willingness to help, Ms. Wang continued, "We can't take advantage of an elder like you, my aunt, so the annual profit of the tofu shop in Wubao is divided between our two families 30-70."
The Xu family accounts for seven, and the Xu Yue family accounts for three.
Of course, for the Wang family, it would be fine to give all of it to the Xu family, or simply stop the business.
After all, now that Wang Dayou has glazed porcelain, the small profit of Tofu House is no longer necessary.
But once there is no contact between people and no involvement, the relationship will eventually fade away.
Now there is a tofu shop in Wubao. Because of business matters, the two families will keep moving around, and this relationship will not fade away with the distance.
Besides, this can be regarded as leaving a way out for the family.
If trouble comes one day, the family can still have a place to stay.
Mrs. Xu could vaguely understand Mrs. Wang's thoughts, so she pretended to decline twice and then accepted the offer.
The smile on Mrs. Liu's face immediately brightened a lot. Just as Mrs. Wang said, the tofu shop may not seem very profitable, but she knows how to calculate it in her heart and has already figured it out.
After the farewell dinner was over and the matter at the tofu shop was settled, the Xu Yue family, who had been preparing for the move early the next morning, got busy.
Most of the objects and livestock have been brought to Xinjiazhuangzi one after another in the past few days, and now all that is left are Xu Yue's family's daily necessities.
A donkey cart, a carriage, and two ox carts borrowed by the Xu family, a total of four carts, were used to load all the things that the Xu Yue brothers and sisters were accustomed to using at home.
Wang Dayou's family's belongings had been moved away yesterday.
The arsenal at Xinzhuangzi was still waiting for him to pass. No one was here early in the morning, except for the two Junmei siblings who were temporarily living in the Xu family.
Lu Meng brought a group of tribes over. Except Wang and Xu Dalang riding alone, the remaining tribes each took a child. The group drove towards their new home through the thick fog in the early morning.
The newly purchased Zhuangzi is not far from Gongsunshi Wubao. It is in a mountain valley between the county seat and Wubao. It is about four or five miles away from Wubao and even closer to the county seat, only three miles away.
This mountain col is also the only mountain col in the wide land outside Yuyang City. The land is narrow and there are few fields. Because the terrain is slightly higher, water is relatively tight.
Therefore, it has never caught the attention of local powerful people.
It was also because of this that Gongsun Yan was able to help Wang get the land deed so quickly.
The first time Wang received the land, he led his subordinates Lu Meng and his gang to dig ditches and divert water from the river outside the county town.
The previous owner had done this too. There was an old ditch. Wang and others could save a lot of effort by renovating it on the original basis.
However, such a river ditch can only be used temporarily, and the time is limited. Let's make do with it first, wait for the family to settle down in the village, and then deal with it after the New Year.
In addition, wells have been drilled in Zhuangshang's residence and dormitory area, which can fully meet the needs of daily water supply.
The horse clicked into the yellow mud path, which was just big enough for a carriage to walk, and passed between two low slopes.
After walking less than fifty steps, the vision suddenly opened up, and a large area of farmland that had been harvested and only withered grass was revealed.
Surrounding the farmland are neatly trimmed slopes, with chopped sorghum poles still left on them for fertilization.
The tenants on Zhuangzi are busy at the foot of the slope, widening the previously narrow road to make it easier for carriages and horses to travel.
Behind this large farmland is a renovated three-story blue brick house.
There are various trees planted around the yard, among which a huge old tree is entangled on the left side of the gate. The fallen leaves are flying, and the stone tables and benches under the tree are covered with a layer of orange.
At the foot of the slope on the right side of the main house, rows of adobe thatched huts were built in three rows, in a "pin" shape, standing neatly at the foot of the slope.
