In the past few days, Lin Xuan has been busy with moving matters. There are many things that need to be mentioned and prepared.
It's April 20th in a flash, and tomorrow is the day of moving.
That night, the family got together and had a meal. This was also the last meal they had in this house.
After Lin Dongyang finished eating, he walked around the living room with his hands behind his back. He sighed and said, "Oh, I have lived here for more than 20 years. I really have to leave now, and I am still a little reluctant to leave."
This house was bought by him after hard work, and it placed a lot of his emotions on it.
Lin Xuan smiled and comforted: "Dad, people always have to look forward, right? Moreover, our family is prosperous, not in decline. This is a good thing, you should be happy."
Lin Dongyang nodded and said, "Yes, you should be happy."
Seeing that Lin Dongyang was still in a low mood, Lin Xuan said, "Dad, this house is not for sale. I will have it rebuilt later. If you miss it, come back and live there for a few days."
The Lin family's house must have been built for decades. Although Lin Dongyang has had it repaired every year since he bought it, it is still a bit dilapidated.
"There is no need to rebuild, you can just have it repaired. I never thought in my life that I could live in such a big house!" Lin Dongyang said with a smile.
He has also visited the new house in the past few days and feels very satisfied.
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "What does this mean? Your son and I are now a marquis. According to the etiquette system, we can build a bigger building, but our family is small, so we can't continue to expand."
When the house was first built, he was an earl, and as it continued to be built, he became a marquis.
According to the etiquette, the expansion would not exceed 100 acres, but since his family only had a few people, he thought it was unnecessary, so he did not expand.
Don't think it's an exaggeration. For example, he has been to several government palaces, which cover an area of several hundred acres and are extremely majestic.
"Dad knows that you are promising. You should go back to bed first. Dad is taking a stroll!" Lin Dongyang said.
"yes!"
Lin Xuan knew that Lin Dongyang was still a little reluctant to leave. After all, he bought the house with his own money and lived in it for so long. This was normal.
Lin Dongyang walked out with his hands behind his back, and Butler Lin quickly followed. He has been following Lin Dongyang for more than 20 years and understands Lin Dongyang's mood very well.
"Xuan'er, don't worry about him, just let your father go away by himself." Zhang Qing said.
Lin Xuan nodded and said: "Mom, I understand. You should go back and rest early. You have to get up early tomorrow."
Lin Xuan returned to his yard and had nothing to do. He sat there and drank tea for a while before going to bed.
Many people say that drinking tea before going to bed will make them unable to sleep, but Lin Xuan doesn't feel that way.
Because he had to get up early the next day, Lin Xuan slept alone that night.
The next day, before dawn, Lin Xuan was woken up by Chun Yue.
At this time, the entire Lin family was brightly lit. Although most of the things had been moved in the past few days, some personal items needed to be left until the end.
Under the service of Chunyue and the others, Lin Xuan finished washing and began to pack his things.
Everything else is fine, you have to pack your own ‘treasure box’.
I kept busy until the sky was slightly bright, and finally loaded everything on the carriage.
After checking again, there was nothing missing. Lin Dongyang called Lin Xuan and said: "You carry the fire cage and sit on the front carriage when we set off."
"Dad, I understand." Lin Xuan didn't ask any more questions. It was just some ancient moving rules.
Lin Dongyang was a little worried and explained: "Remember, the fire cage must not be handed over to others. You must bring it to the new house in person and use this fire to light the stove fire."
"Dad, what happens next?" Lin Xuan asked.
Lin Dongyang said: "You just need to light the first fire."
The loaded carriage was driven through the back door by servants and Lin Xuan's soldiers.
Lin Dongyang led Lin Xuan in front, and Zhang Qing led Lin Duoduo in the back. The family came to the door and got on the prepared carriage.
At this time, everything was quiet, Lin Xuan and Lin Dongyang were sitting on the first carriage.
As soon as the carriage left Lin's house, he saw lanterns hanging at the door of many houses and candles lit.
Lin Xuan called Lin Dongyang out of the carriage and asked, "Dad, what's going on?"
He had been to court before, but he had never seen this scene.
Lin Dongyang said with some emotion: "This is them seeing us off."
During the snowstorm last year, Lin Xuan donated a stove to help the whole of Chang'an survive a cold winter.
But at the beginning, he was very nervous about briquettes, so Lin Dongyang gave some to everyone in his neighborhood.
And they couldn't send it off when they were moving, so they had to use this method to see off the Lin family.
After listening to Lin Dongyang's words, Lin Xuan had a deeper understanding of the simplicity of ancient people.
"Let's go." Lin Dongyang ordered to continue setting off and returned to the carriage.
Because Lin Xuan reported it in advance, the Imperial Guards along the road did not embarrass them.
When we arrived at the city gate, we didn't have to wait long before it was time to open the city gate.
With the help of the city gate guards, Lin Xuan's family was the first to leave the city.
After half an hour, we finally arrived at our new home.
Butler Lin and some of the others had already been here before, so they were not too surprised when they saw the new house.
And those maids and servants who had never been here were very excited when they saw such a magnificent house and thought that they would have to work there in the future.
Lin Ping had already led others waiting at the door. When he saw Lin Xuan and others getting off the bus, he hurriedly greeted them and said, "I have met the master, madam, young master, and young lady."
Lin Dongyang said: "Xuan'er, go to the kitchen and light the fire first."
"yes!"
The group came to the kitchen, and Lin Xuan used a fire cage to light the stove fire.
"It's a fire, it's a fire, and the new house will be prosperous from now on." Butler Lin shouted when he saw the stove fire lit.
Lin Xuan's mouth twitched. It was just a move. Is it the same as getting married?
There was no other way, so Lin Xuan also shouted a few words of "红红火火".
After the stove fire was lit, the cook at home was busy making breakfast, and housekeeper Lin and Lin Ping were busy greeting people to arrange the gifts they had brought.
Lin Xuan and Lin Dongyang, father and son, came to the ancestral hall and placed the ancestors' tablets.
After offering incense to their ancestors, the father and son went to worship various gods and goddesses again.
After finishing all this work, it was already daybreak.
After breakfast, Lin Dongyang and his wife went to have a rest because they got up too early.
Lin Xuan wanted to take a nap, but there were still a lot of things waiting for him, so he would not be so lucky.
"Are those maids and servants okay?" Lin Xuan asked.
After Lin Ping rested, he asked Lin Xuan for a new job.
Lin Xuan thought that he was going to move soon, but his yard was large and he needed a manager, so he promoted Lin Ping.
"Sir, those people have just arrived and must be honest. We will only know the details after a long time," Lin Ping said.
Lin Xuan was knighted not long ago, and the previous house was too small, so he never added any servants.
Now that the new house is built and there is space, dozens of servants have been bought.
Including the previous ones, the Lin family now has more than 60 maids and servants.
Don't think it's too much, just take Lin Xuan's word, the yard where he lives is cleaned, washed, served, and messed up, it's a dozen.
Lords in ancient times were very luxurious, but Lin Xuan had very few of them.
"We're going to have a banquet today. Go over and help Butler Lin and make sure it's done well." Lin Xuan ordered.
Although Butler Lin has been a housekeeper for more than ten years, the Lin family was a small family before. Now that he is suddenly asked to take care of so many people, it is inevitable that there will be oversights.
"Yes!" Lin Ping responded and went to work.
The main courtyard is where Lin Xuan lives. He originally wanted Lin Dongyang and others to live there.
But Lin Dongyang and his wife refused to do so, saying that if they were to live in the main hospital, they would rather move out.
Lin Xuan had no choice but to agree.
When Lin Xuan came to the main courtyard, Chunyue and Yuhe were leading a group of people to tidy up the courtyard and pack things.
"I've met the young master!"
When the servants saw Lin Xuan coming, they quickly saluted.
Lin Xuan waved his hand and said, "Do whatever you are supposed to do."
There is a building in the main courtyard with two floors. Below is the living room and some side rooms.
The second floor is Lin Xuan's bedroom, study, and several other rooms where a maid who serves him lives.
Lin Xuan came to the bedroom on the second floor and was very satisfied with the modernly decorated room.
What satisfied him the most was the big bed. Of course, he was not satisfied because the bed was big or good, but simply because he liked sleeping on the big bed.