Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 703 1

Fang Songying wasn't as excited about this as she was. She was a little puzzled: "Although the house behind the Shujin shop is small, it has everything you need and is located in such a great location. You've lived there for several years, so why are you still so excited?"

"That's different. That's your shop. I'm just staying there temporarily. After I buy the house, I'll be living in my own home! Of course it's different!"

Song Ying smiled and nodded, "The orientation and lighting are both good, and the layout is also suitable and spacious. Let's go here."

When Yuan Shan heard this, she became even happier and ran away after saying, "I'm going to the backyard to pick a room."

After she left, Yuan Qing asked softly, "Are you really not excited?"

After Song Ying nodded, he pursed his lips, his tone filled with regret: "Actually, I'm also very excited. It's a pity that you are not with me."

Song Ying was stunned for a moment before realizing what he meant. He immediately laughed and couldn't help but reach out and poke his shoulder. "What's there to be sorry about? You and I are two different people. It's normal for us to experience things at different times."

After a pause, she continued, "Besides, when I bought a house for Master in the capital, wasn't I just as happy as you?"

"That's different," Yuan Qing shook his head, the regret between his brows deepened a little, "That was a tribute to Master, and this house is our home."

The sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting tiny shadows on his profile. Outside, the long cries of hawkers could be heard.

He acted as if he hadn't heard anything, and only looked up at Song Ying. "We are all people who have climbed up from the mud little by little, and we will experience many firsts in our lives. I hope to experience these moments with you."

Song Ying suddenly raised her hand to cover her lips, but the light dancing in her almond-shaped eyes could not be hidden.

She blinked rapidly, her long eyelashes trembling like frightened butterfly wings: "Why didn't I realize you were so sentimental before?

Besides, we've been childhood sweethearts and have known each other since we were little. If you still feel regretful about this, what are those men who don't get to see their brides until the wedding night going to do? "

Yuan Qing reached out and grabbed her hand that was covering her lips. He lowered his head and stared into her eyes. His voice was so soft that it sounded like a sigh. "I don't care about others. I just feel very sorry. We have been childhood sweethearts. How come we haven't experienced so many firsts together?"

There were thin calluses on his palms from years of holding a pen, but at this moment they were incredibly gentle, as if the calluses had turned into water, softly wrapping Song Ying's heart.

Song Ying looked back at him and whispered, "It doesn't matter. It's only been a dozen years. We still have many, many years to go. We can buy a house together, buy furniture, plant flowers and trees, and raise cats and fish."

Yuan Qing smiled and held her hand tightly: "Okay, it's a deal."

On the other hand, after shopping around, Yuan Shan felt that all the houses were very much to her liking. In fact, there were too many of them and she had no idea which one to choose.

Seeing that his brother and sister-in-law had not come in yet, he wanted to come over to ask their opinions. Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned the corner of the corridor, he found his heads very close to each other, and his eyes seemed to be glued to each other.

Although she felt that the two were too close, she was still an unmarried girl, and they were her brother's sister-in-law, so she naturally didn't want to joke with them. She pursed her lips and smiled, then tiptoed back.

After waiting for a moment, she excitedly shouted, "Brother! Sister-in-law! Come in quickly! The back is also very nice, I don't know which one to choose!"

Hearing her voice, Yuan Qing and Song Ying let go of each other's hands as if they had been electrocuted. They looked around and saw that she had not come out yet. Then they looked more relaxed and stepped in.

Yuan Qing cleared his throat and said, "The main house has three rooms. The middle one should be the main hall, used for ancestor worship and meetings. Grandpa and grandma live in the east side room, and parents live in the west side room. Your sister-in-law and I live in the east wing. According to the rules, you should live in the west wing, but we don't have so many rules in our family. If you want to live in the small building at the back, that's fine too."

He knew very well that ever since he saw Yingnuoxuan's small building, his sister had been longing to live there.

Yuan Shan exclaimed, "Ah!" and pointed at the main courtyard in front of her in surprise, "Everyone in our family lives in that outer circle? What about the other houses? Just leaving them empty? That's such a waste, isn't it?"

"The front back house has a gatehouse and guest rooms on the east side, a kitchen and storage room on the west side, and the back house is for servants to live in."

Yuan Shan's eyes lit up: "We want to buy a servant?!"

Yuan Qing nodded, "We have to buy them slowly. Grandma and Grandpa are old and need to be taken care of."

Yuan Qing was so excited, she was finally going to become a rich lady!

At this moment, the feeling of her surviving was stronger than ever before, even stronger than the day when her brother passed the imperial examination!

"Then I'll live in the west wing. Our family should live close together. The back room will be left for the future servants."

Yuan Qing smiled. He knew very well that his sister was unwilling to live in a servant's place, as it would lower her status.

But what does it matter? It's just a little vanity.

He continued, "Spring plowing is just around the corner, and given Grandma's personality, she definitely won't move in at this time.

During this period, it will be just the three of us living here. You and your sister-in-law are usually in the clinic, and I'm in the county school. Don't worry about the cook for now. Buy two strong servants so they can go back and help with the spring plowing, so that grandma and the others can have some relief."

Yuan Shan nodded repeatedly, "You have to say it's to prepare for escorting you to take the exam in the future, otherwise grandma would definitely not agree."

Song Ying smiled, "You use your brother quite well."

Yuan Shan shook her head proudly. "It's all based on experience. In our family, grandma will only agree to something if it's for my brother's success in the imperial examinations."

Song Ying looked at her bright smile and sighed softly. Fortunately, her brother Yuan Qing could see his sister's hard work and grievances, otherwise it would be another tragedy.

After the matter was settled, the three of them went to find the human trafficker the next day.

But buying a servant is a big deal. Since you live with the servant every day, the servant's character and background are particularly important and cannot be compromised.

After searching for a long time, I still couldn't find a suitable one, so I had to put it aside for the time being and asked a human trafficker to keep an eye on it. I had to wait until the spring plowing season to hire temporary workers to do it.

After the house was bought, on the day of moving in, all the Yuan family members came, and also invited people from the same village and some relatives to warm the house.

Naturally, the Song family, the in-laws from the next village, were also invited.

Li walked around the yard with mixed feelings. Although Yuan Qing was a scholar, he was not an official after all. Her eldest grandson was a real official, but she didn't expect that Tao would become a city dweller first.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but glare at Song Ying. This ungrateful person only thought of outsiders in terms of good things. If she had been able to involve Tianwa in the business of the Shu brocade shop, their Song family would have definitely bought a house in the city by now!

PS: I have a toothache these days, so I may not be able to update stably. Please understand.