Chapter 41
Her legs were about to break, Xianyi was a girl who had suffered in her previous life, but in this life, before leaving the Jin Mansion, she was pampered and spoiled. Even after her mother left the Jin Mansion and she encountered some difficulties, she didn't need to run around. But unexpectedly, soon after leaving the Jin Mansion, she had to follow a madman out to show off, from morning till night, and when she returned, even her calves were swollen. The most tragic thing was that despite being so exhausted, she didn't dare to slack off or quit, in case she spoiled this person's interest, who knew if he would take revenge.
After comparing several houses and running for three days, Jin Fenghua finally settled on a three-entry courtyard house, located at the intersection of Wa Tuan Lane and Narrow Mouth Bridge. Next to it was the only Warm River in Linqing County. It is said that this was once a mansion where a marquis had placed his concubine, but later the marquis returned to Beijing and mysteriously passed away. The concubine could no longer make a living and did not dare to seek help in Beijing, so she sold the house and went elsewhere to make a living. Linqing is not a big place, and there are even fewer three-entry courtyard houses that can be built. Even though Jin Fenghua looked at it for three days, he could only barely settle on this one. After all, this was where the marquis had lived, and the taste was naturally different from that of ordinary people in Linqing.
With a tinge of regret, Jin Fenghua reluctantly bought the house, painfully handing over the payment. This gave Xian Yirong a huge sigh of relief, at least Jin Fenghua wasn't bored enough to haggle over prices in such a cheap place, just to satisfy his own twisted sense of humor.
Actually, Xianyi has been following him for several days and really thinks this place is not bad, although it's a three-bedroom apartment with a small area. In Chapter 041, he lost his life, and Jinfenghua temporarily left the question in her heart, intentionally indulging Xianyi's words and deeds. However, neither of them understands that sometimes probing and indulgence can become the premise for slowly understanding each other, and wanting to understand each other often means moving towards a pink future together.
Time pushed back another half month, the new house was renovated inside and out, Jin Fenghua held great curiosity towards ordinary life, pulled Xian Yi into the new house with excitement, even sending gifts to neighbors and inviting them to come over for a drink the next day.
Living in this location, although the surroundings are not all wealthy people, they are mostly rich. Only the area across the narrow bridge is slowly entering the ordinary people's district, where most of the residents are business partners or small vendors and artisans. However, the best food in Linqing is also on that street across from here, especially Lao Fei's meat buns, which are well-known throughout Lin County for their delicious taste. In addition to this, there is Liu Shu's tofu brain, Jiang Ji's fermented fish, although they are all common flavors and don't cost much money, but for someone who has eaten at the heavenly clothes restaurant, it doesn't feel like it's inferior to the refined cuisine of the Golden Palace.
The new house is called Jin House, and Jin Fenghua didn't change his surname out of disgust for the world. On the contrary, Xian Yihui felt that Jin Fenghua wasn't particular about his surname or family. Perhaps to Jin Fenghua, these three words were just ordinary symbols. The street around Jin House had only four houses. Except for Jin House, the house across from it was abandoned after a fire two years ago. Although no one was hurt, the owner didn't want to stay and moved to another county. The other two houses belonged to the owner of a famous wine shop in Linqing and a farmer's family who had moved from a neighboring village after their son passed the imperial examination. However, they still owned land in the village and would return to tend to it during busy farming seasons. Among these four houses, the one that caught fire was the largest, with three courtyards covering an area one-third larger than Jin Fenghua's. Next was Jin House, also with three courtyards, while the other two houses had only two courtyards each. The family from the village didn't even have a servant and did everything themselves, but they were still happy.
Xianyi moved into the Jin residence, but because she wasn't married, she could only live in a side wing. This was also a special rule for when a concubine or a woman from a poor family married into a wealthy household, as the woman's natal family had no say in her life and all control rested with her husband's family. Even if the couple hadn't completed the wedding rituals and didn't live together in the main house, the woman still couldn't leave her husband's household to live elsewhere. Some places also followed this custom when marrying a girl who had lost both parents. It was said that "fat water doesn't flow into another person's field," meaning that the girl belonged to her husband's family from start to finish.
After a brief rest, Xian Yi was about to get busy. This mansion didn't have a mistress, and she happened to be Jin Fenghua's fiancée. As long as Jin Fenghua didn't have other plans, she had to take charge of the household chores. However, there were too few servants in the mansion - just one groom, one young servant, and one maid. The three courtyards, no matter how small, felt empty and lacked vitality. If they wanted to hire more people, it wouldn't be many, considering there were only two masters. If they were to make it like the Jin Mansion, that would truly be a waste of money. Therefore, after discussing with Jin Fenghua, Xian Yi added one cook, one kitchen helper, one doorman, one backyard servant, and two gardening masters responsible for trimming flowers and cleaning ponds. As for the housekeeper, Xian Yi thought she could handle it herself.
Thus, Xian Yi arrived at the first house in this world and it finally became lively.
