Over the past year, he had followed Zhou Yanqing in and out, and often went to the city alone to do shopping, so he was very familiar with Qingchuan City.
Where the goods are cheap and the shop owner is kind and knowledgeable.
After a while, they came back with a cart full of things. They even had rice, noodles, bedding, and bedding.
"I thought, although it will take another two months for Mingjue and Mingheng to enter the academy, they have a house and room in the city. It is more convenient to go to the city for a day or two occasionally than to go home. This
It was also hot, so I decided to buy some bedding and come back."
Qiao's father and Qiao's mother looked at him and nodded repeatedly, praising him for his thoughtfulness.
Mingheng and Mingjue were very happy when they saw that they had a place to live in the city, and it was a house specially bought for them by their sister.
Now you can stay overnight when you come to the city to play or participate in some book club or poetry club. There is no need to send some things, such as books, etc., to Green Willow Villa after buying them. It is better to have your own place to store them.
It's much better to leave it in someone else's home.
The two brothers walked around the room several times. They were very satisfied and began to allocate rooms.
With firewood and teapots and cups, Qiao Mingjin began to boil water and make tea.
After the tea was brewed, everyone sat together to drink tea and talk.
Seeing the joy on the lips of the two brothers, Zhou Yanqing also smiled and said: "At that time, after Mingjue and Mingheng move in, you can find a woman or an old man to help with chores such as cleaning and chopping firewood.
, shopping, washing, etc., and I will help you look after the door. If you have a few friends, you can also invite them to live together. Or rent out the rooms separately, and the rent charged will be enough for the two of them to hire someone.
Expenses paid.”
Seeing everyone looking at him, he thought for a while and then said: "Anyone who rents a house here, unless the family arranges for a servant to follow him, will rent it with three or five people. First, we can share some expenses, and second, we can get together."
It's easy to hire someone to come to your home to do chores like housekeeping and washing, and the money shared is not much. If you save more, instead of hiring someone to stay at your home, you can just hire someone to do the work for an hour or two. This is also
You can save a lot. You can also save time to write more articles. Furthermore, you can invite three or five friends to live together. Firstly, you can discuss knowledge together, and secondly, you can spend time with each other. If the other person becomes successful in the future, you can also become a good friend.
edge."
The two brothers looked thoughtful after listening.
Mingheng thought for a while and then said: "Liu Qi must have come with me. His parents heard that my second brother and I were going to the academy. They wanted to send him to the academy too, but they were afraid that he would not be able to sit still.
I'm afraid that the gentleman who hired me won't be as patient as my second brother, and he's also afraid that he will drive me away again, which will make him extremely worried. He even secretly told me that his father was willing to double the monthly payment, just so that my second brother could stay."
After a pause, he said proudly: "My second brother is a person who is going to take the imperial examination. How can I follow his little brat all the time? It's better for me to say something nice and say that I will take him with me when I enter the academy.
As long as we stay together with him, that's all his parents are."
Everyone laughed after hearing this.
Mingheng also smiled and said: "Since my sister bought this house, then Mingjue and I might as well live here instead of living in the academy after we enter the academy. People in the academy are too talkative, so having me watching them will save them the trouble of following others.
Learn some bad habits. Then Liu Qi is a troublemaker. Someone must watch him."
Mother Qiao also nodded and said: "Although that child is a little more lively, but if you take him back to our house, he will still obey your words and his character is not bad. If you take him, his parents will be able to save money."
With some care, Mingheng can also have a companion. Anyway, there are plenty of rooms."
Qiao Mingjin glanced at Qiao's father and said to Mingjue: "Isn't Zhou Yaozu also studying in the academy here? Then you can see if you can get along with him and make an appointment to live here together. He will be with you next year when he is born.
If we can get along well with those who are studying in Qiuwei, we can discuss knowledge together if we live together."
Mother Qiao nodded repeatedly and said to Mingjue: "Your sister is right. You have been with him for a long time and you can develop feelings. Now his family is in trouble. Let's help him. He will be rich in the future.
Now, I can think of my Yue family and be kind to your third sister."
Ming Jue nodded and said, "I can still talk to him. Sometimes he would have a book club or a poetry club in the city, and he would invite me to go with him. When he was a child, his family was rich and he read a lot of books.
, and he doesn’t have the rotten air of a sour scholar. He is a man with a deep rift in his heart. I will invite him to live with me then."
Father Qiao also nodded: "That's good. We know each other well and are members of our own family, so we can get along more harmoniously. If you have a classmate you want to help in the future and ask someone to live with you, be sure to see their character clearly, otherwise they will come to the house to cause trouble."
If you work together, you will suffer the consequences."
"Yes." Mingjue and Mingheng both nodded in agreement.
It will soon be lunch time.
Zhou Yanqing originally wanted to invite Father Qiao and Mother Qiao to have dinner at the best restaurant in the city. But Father Qiao didn't want to go out, so Zhou Yanqing sent the stone and followed the car to the restaurant to order a table of food to be delivered.
The group happily sat around and had a sumptuous lunch.
After lunch, Zhou Yanqing paid a rare visit to Qiao Mingjin and wanted to invite her to the carpenter's shop to have a look. But seeing that she wanted to go shopping with her family, she had no choice but to do so.
He said goodbye to Father Qiao, Mother Qiao and others and left.
Qiao Mingjin sent him outside the courtyard gate.
Zhou Yanqing brushed a few stray hairs from Qiao Mingjin's face and said softly: "I see you are tired from the day, so why don't you take a rest for a while and then go shopping. It's a rare trip, so it's okay to rest for a day and then go back."
Qiao Mingjin smiled and shook her head: "I have to go back after shopping. My parents can't stop being angry. Come back when you have time."
Zhou Yanqing looked at her intently, wanting to hug her impulsively, but he didn't dare to be reckless here. He could only quickly pull Qiao Mingjin's little hand, turned around and left.
Qiao Mingjin was at the door until she saw his carriage turning around at the entrance of the alley and disappearing, then she turned around.
He raised his hand and looked at it. His face was a little pale, and he quickly calmed down and entered the yard.
Father Qiao didn't want to go out, so Mingjue stayed with him.
Qiao Mingjin and Qiao's mother took the happily Wan'er, Mingqi and Mingheng to the street to buy. It was still a Yunjin carriage.
Although the market was closed, they did not buy meat, vegetables, chicken or duck. The shops in the city were still open in a lively manner.
The whole family didn't get tired of shopping all the way. When they saw a shop, they ducked in. When they came out, they were carrying big and small bags.
Nowadays, Qiao Mingjin doesn't waste a dime and is very generous to her daughter and her family.
Seeing that Mother Qiao rarely made a trip to the city, and it was a time of fresh joy, she was not merciless at all. She bought all the items that she wanted to take a second look at, which made Mother Qiao repeatedly say that she was a prodigal.
When Mingheng saw that his mother said that his eldest sister was a prodigal, he quickly took out his purse and stuffed it into his mother Qiao's hand: "Mom, this is what I saved. You and my sister gave it to me. You can use it to spend money. You can buy whatever you like."
What. When I have a holiday, I can cut firewood with my eldest sister and sell it, or help you and dad collect eggs and sell them for money."
Seeing Mingheng's behavior, Ming Qi and Wan'er also took out their wallets and handed them to Mother Qiao, asking her to take them for flowers.
Seeing that her children and grandchildren were sensible, Mother Qiao felt very relieved. She was no longer tied down. As long as the family needed it, and her daughter said she should buy it, she went forward and made bold choices.
Yun Jin followed with a smile as a porter, moving things to the carriage one by one.
After wandering around for two hours, the family stopped when Yun Jin said there was no more room in the car.
Mother Qiao looked up at the sky and said she had to go back in a hurry. Otherwise, she would have to walk in the dark.
The car was piled with large and small bags, fresh fruits, various pastries and snacks, roasted seeds and preserves, cloth rulers, rice, flour, oil and salt, pen and ink books...most of the car was filled to the brim.
When they arrived at the academy room, Mother Qiao was scolded by Father Qiao, saying she didn't regard money as money.
Mother Qiao lowered her head and muttered: "I won't spend your money."
"What?"
"Hey, there's nothing there, it's nothing." Mother Qiao pretended to be stupid.
Qiao Mingjin's siblings looked very happy.
Their mother has bowed her head in front of their father all her life. She has been obedient to their father all her life. It is rare to say a word or two to her.
The family locked the house. Qiao Mingjin handed the key to Mingjue.
When they were sent to Green Willow Villa, the two brothers were still reluctant to leave. They held on to Qiao's mother and Qiao Mingjin, making Qiao Mingjin dumbfounded and making Mother Qiao's eyes red.
Father Qiao scolded Mingheng for a few words, and then Mingheng became honest.
Originally, Father Qiao and Mother Qiao thought it was getting late, so they wanted to hire another car and go their separate ways. But Qiao Mingjin felt that she hadn't gone back to see her grandmother Lan for a long time, and because of this incident, her grandmother was worried about her, so she
Deciding to go back and stay for one night, Father Qiao and Mother Qiao were naturally very happy.
As night fell, the family also arrived at Yunjia Village.
Grandmother Lan was indeed very happy to see Qiao Mingjin. Regardless of the presence of others, she pulled Qiao Mingjin at the door to ask questions. Mingyu also hugged Wan'er and had a sweet fragrance.
During dinner, Yun Jin asked Yun Jin to invite the Yun family's maternal grandparents and two uncles to come over for dinner, and the family happily ate until the moon went up.
That night, Lan took Qiao Mingjin to sleep together. Lan leaned against her ear and asked her many things, and also taught her a lot from the bottom of the box, which greatly benefited Qiao Mingjin.
It wasn't until the rooster crowed outside that Qiao Mingjin fell asleep in her grandmother's arms. Lan couldn't sleep, stroking Qiao Mingjin's hair and crying silently, not knowing what she was thinking.
Qiao Mingjin slept until three o'clock in the morning before getting up.
Wan'er has already had two rounds of meals with Xiao Yunluan.
Mother Qiao asked her if she wanted to go to the chicken farm or the field she bought, but Qiao Mingjin thought about it and decided not to do it.
The sun was shining brightly, and she had nothing to worry about leaving these properties in the hands of her family.
After having lunch at her parents' house, she took her daughter back.
Xiao Yunluan naturally wanted to follow her even though she was crying and fussing, holding on to the car without letting go. Yun Jin panicked thinking that his mother missed him too, so she took him with her.
The little thing was indeed very happy and jumped up and down on the carriage. His eldest aunt repeatedly called him a white-eyed wolf.
Qiao Mingjin originally wanted Mingqi to stay at home for a few days, but Lan Shi directly drove her into the carriage.
Qiao Mingjin also knew her grandmother's kindness, so she didn't say anything. She just told her to take care of herself. Then she lifted the car curtain and waved goodbye to her family... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come.
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ps: It’s late again. This chapter is from yesterday. After I finish coding, I always like to check word for word. Because the movement is synchronized, and I find it troublesome and don’t want to post it and revise it, so I always do something that a fool would do.
Thing. I’m really tired from the midnight party. I can’t do this tomorrow. It’s today...
