Chapter 432 Comfort

Author: Loeva

Chapter 432 Comfort

Qin Hanzhen soon moved into a new residence in Jinling City with his grandfather Qin Bai and grandmother Niu Shi. His cousin Qin Jian naturally followed him for his studies.

The new house is located near the Confucius Temple. It is a quiet place amidst the bustle. It is not far from the neighborhood, and the neighbors who live around it are all decent and polite families. From the time he bought the house, Qin Bai went through the process of cleaning up the house and moving.

He kept a low profile and never publicized his identity. People nearby only knew that the new neighbor was an old country squire with a rich family. He brought his old wife, granddaughter and nephew to live in, so they greeted him according to etiquette. Qin Bai also ordered Zhou Xiangnian and Hubby to

I greeted them politely and gave them some home-made cakes as a meeting gift, but there was no intention of deep friendship. Everyone maintained a polite but distant relationship, and they felt comfortable with each other.

The house has three entrances, which is actually a three-way and three-entry layout, that is, nine courtyards.

On Zhongzhong Road, the main house in the front yard has five rooms. There are no east and west wing rooms. There are verandas built along the walls on both sides to facilitate people walking. The main house is spacious and ventilated, and is divided into several small rooms with Bisha cabinets.

The main hall also has space for dining room, tea room, outer study, etc., which is used for entertaining guests. There are small doors at the east and west ends of the main house leading to the verandah of the yard at the back. Once the doors are closed, the front and back yards are isolated.

Although there are no formal two doors, the inside and outside are clearly distinguishable.

Behind the front yard is the main courtyard, which has an upright main room with three rooms and two wing rooms, and three east and west wing rooms. The main room has an extra floor with five rooms. It has been cleaned at this time, but it is only temporary.

If it is empty, some tables, chairs, couches, heaters and screens are set up for use when viewing the scenery. Downstairs of the main house is the residence of Qin Bai and Niu. Niu also pointed out the west wing for Qin Hanzhen to live in, and the east wing for Qin Han.

If you really want to make a small study room, Aunt Tiger and Aunt Wei can take the girl and do needlework there.

There is a row of row houses in the backyard, which are used as residences for the maids and women. When the courtyard of the new house was arranged, Qin Hanzhen specially asked to reopen the wellhead that was originally sealed in the small courtyard to make it convenient to use water and create another empty space.

A room was built as a bathroom, and a simple stove was installed outside the house so that hot water could be boiled at any time.

The east and west sides of the house have the same layout, there are no wing rooms, and there is only one large main house in the three courtyards. The two sides are either white walls, narrow eaves, or planted with trees and decorated with a few lake stones.

, for decoration. The front and middle courtyards on the east road were given to Qin Jian and his entourage to live in, and he was left to arrange them. The backyard was used as a servant room.

The west road was reserved for Zhao Mo. With the same arrangement, he asked his two followers who stayed in Jiangning to move in with their luggage. The backyard was used as a kitchen, and there happened to be a small door connected to the backyard on the main road.

There is also a small door between the latter and the backyard on East Road, which is convenient for servants to come and go. Of course, when the front yard is keyed at night, the small doors on both sides will also be locked, and servants are not allowed to wander around at will.

Such a small and exquisite house, where Qin Bai's ancestors and grandsons lived, plus Qin Jian and Zhao Mo, as well as male and female servants, was well organized and did not make people feel crowded.

The house was originally 80% new, but it had been renovated, with a heated kang and fire wall added, and the stove and sewers improved. Even in the winter, the interior was as warm as spring. Zhou Xiangnian specially hired someone to rearrange the flowers and trees in the yard in advance.

The lake stones, pools, verandahs, etc. now show no signs of decay. Qin Bai and his party just moved in and immediately felt that this house was more comfortable than the six-bedroom ancestral home.

Qin Jian felt that this was simply unreasonable. He complained to his cousin Qin Hanzhen: "When my grandfather ordered people to renovate the ancestral house in Qinzhuang, I don't know who he found to be in charge. He must have enriched his own pockets, or else it was him

In fact, he is an incompetent person who knows nothing. The house he built looks grand on the outside, but it is not comfortable to live in at all. In winter, when people are in the house, the doors and windows are closed tightly, and the cold wind always feels good.

It's like blowing from all directions, and there is still cold air seeping under the feet. There is no water on the body and feet, but there is always a wet and sticky feeling. Unless you hold the stove or hand stove all day long, otherwise the body will feel wet.

It’s not dry and warm at all. I thought the weather in Jiangnan was like this, but now I find out that the house is actually not built yet! When I return to the capital, I must report it to my grandmother!”

Qin Hanzhen smiled and said: "According to what you said, that person may be a little unfair. We didn't feel very warm in the rooms at the other end of the house. The winter in Jiangnan should be like this. You will think this house is nice

, because the heating facilities are more comprehensive, but it is also easy to get angry. Therefore, cousin, please remember to drink more clear and moist soup."

Qin Jian glanced at her with a smile and didn't say much. Anyway, he had now concluded that the ancestral house must not have been renovated well. Even the third uncle's recently bought house could be lived in like this after simple renovations.

It's comfortable. The person who is in charge of the renovation project of the ancestral house only needs to put a little more care. Why is he still afraid that the house will not be built well? It can be seen that it is all his fault!

As Qin Jian traveled south, he often saw all kinds of ways people embezzled their master's money. He knew that the person who was in charge of the renovation of the ancestral house must not be clean, so he just looked for an opportunity to attack him and take advantage of it.

The evil habits of the people in the Hou Mansion, lest they treat the masters of the Qin family as easy fools and fool them at will!

However, this will happen in the future. It is rare to live in such a comfortable house. The temperature outside is not as cold as the capital except for being damp and cold, so Qin Jian simply concentrates on studying in the warm room. Brothers of the clan

He paid little attention to the various calls and invitations coming from him. It was a cold day, and there would be rain and snow from time to time. Who had time to run outside all day?

Qin Hanzhen was also nestled in her room, sitting on the kang, wearing a jacket, memorizing and copying books warmly. Her homework began to be different from Qin Jian, Zhao Mo and others. Zhao Mo wanted to learn more.

Principles, broadening the mind, Qin Jian began to study the Four Books and Five Classics, and study the techniques of scientific examination articles. Qin Hanzhen only needed to be able to memorize the texts and understand the principles of the sages' articles. He did not need to delve too deeply, let alone learn any stereotypes.

As for knowledge, you can put more thought into poetry, songs, music, chess, calligraphy and painting to cultivate your sentiments.

The piano that had been put away earlier was turned out, and the black and white jade chess pieces that Zhao Mo gave him a few days ago were placed on the newly bought chessboard and placed in the corner of the Kang. Qin Hanzhen also had people buy good paintbrushes from a nearby market.

, paint and paper. Qin Bai taught his granddaughter stroke by stroke, starting with the simplest line drawing of flowers and birds, and also found many famous painting books for her reference.

Qin Hanzhen has also seen many famous calligraphy and paintings, and he has a good vision. When he went south, he also saw some mountains and rivers, not to mention the modern experience as a basis, but his skills were not good enough.

She couldn't draw anything yet. She thought that there were no cameras in this era, and if she wanted to preserve the pictures in her memory, the only thing she could count on was a paintbrush, so she calmed down and patiently learned painting from her grandfather. She

I learned some basic techniques from Mr. Zeng in the capital, but I can still keep up with Qin Bai's lessons.

The days of study are full and busy, but with Qin Hanzhen's temperament, of course it is impossible to only study in life. Previously, he lived in a six-room ancestral house, living next to his clansmen, interacting with them every day, and many other things.

Familiar servants from the sixth house were watching, and Qin Han really felt uncomfortable in everything.

Now that he is doing well, he has moved into his own house. Qin Jian lives on East Road. Except for coming to ask his uncle for lessons every day and coming over for three meals a day, Qin Jian usually stays in his own place. He brought

Those servants would not point fingers at Sanfang's lifestyle. So Qin Hanzhen could finally eat what he liked, joke and gossip as he pleased.

Qin Hanzhen was used to eating rice, but he didn't like the sweet Jiangnan dishes cooked by the chef of the sixth-floor ancestral home; his grandmother Niu Shi talked about her noodles and spicy spicy food for a long time, and now that she is cured, she doesn't need to eat anymore.

Taboo; although my grandfather Qin Bai has a southern taste, he has lived in the north for many years, so his eating habits have inevitably been affected, and he is also a bit picky about food. Thanks to Sanfang, he brought a cook with him when he went south.

, Grandma Hu is also very good at making northwest pasta, and the three-bedroom grandson and grandson together with a Qin bamboo slip can finally eat more comfortably.

However, occasionally they would go to nearby restaurants to eat out, especially the famous time-honored ones. A rare trip to Jiangnan would be in vain if you didn’t try the local delicacies.

After eating the delicious food, Qin Hanzhen returned home and wrote a long letter again. It was still addressed to her second cousin Qin Jinhua, just because she was greedy. Qin Jian found out about her behavior and shouted despicable more than once, and then went there by herself.

I've written the last one.

The whole family was enjoying their time in Jinling City and did not miss Shu. Qin Jian did not go back to his clan, but the clan would send his clan members to pay their respects every few days.

The family member of the Fang family sent by Feng to serve as a guide for Liu Fang was actually the one who was responsible for traveling to and from Jinling City. His surname was Qu. He had been doing his job faithfully these days and helped Liu Fang a lot. I thought about their family.

They were sent by the clan clan. Qin Bai and Niu both missed the clan clan's affection and were very kind to the visitors. Among them, one or two young men, who didn't know whether they were sincere or pretending, pretended to be studious and took advantage of themselves.

They came to ask Qin Bai for advice on questions or discuss poetry and essays with Qin Jian. Both Qin Bo and Qin Jian answered their questions well.

From the mouths of these people, Qin Bai also knew that because the progress of clan studies was too slow, a respected old man in the clan had complained about Qin Keyong of the clan, and said that since Qin Keyong had something to do, Teng

If you don't take any action, simply hand over the family knowledge to others to avoid hindering the official business. Now the clan leader is teaching his second son Qin Keyong, and he doesn't seem to want to leave this good thing to other clan leaders, so he

The attitude of scolding his son came.

Qin Bai didn't care about these things and just pretended that he didn't know. Qin Jian had a few private discussions with his clan brothers. No one knows whether he came to a conclusion, but it was true that he had made friends with several clan brothers.

A few days later, several brothers from the tribe who had often played together with him came over. They were not here to encourage Qin Jian to go out for fun. The elders in the family were strictly forbidding them from "bringing bad luck" to the eldest son of the sixth family.

As for the direct grandchildren. The purpose of their trip was, firstly, to tell Qin Jian the latest news heard by the clan, and secondly, to bring a letter from Zhao Mo to Qin Jian.

Zhao Mo sent a letter while traveling. But he didn't know that Liufang had already moved into Jinling City, so the messenger still sent the letter to Liufang's ancestral home. Along with the letter, there was a heavy box of things.

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Chapter completed!