Happy Housewarming

The master looked left and right in Gulan's yard, walked through almost every place, and finally chose a low-lying area in the backyard where the humidity was the heaviest and there was a small cluster of mugwort that had escaped the net. From the roots, it could be seen that there should be a patch of this plant growing here. Experience is very important in every field. The master who selected the site was right and successfully pumped out water here.

After three busy days, they dug a deep well, then reinforced the inner wall of the well. After the water was successfully extracted, it had to be washed several times, and the wellhead was also cleaned, which also took a day.

Cleaning wells in early winter was a really hard job, and when paying for it, Gulan paid an extra tael of silver. Including this extra tael of silver, the total cost for one well was ten taels, which was indeed a price that ordinary farmers could not afford.

The masters were very happy after receiving the silver. After thanking Gulan, they did not leave, and continued to look for a suitable place to dig a well in the village. This was a new job they had received in the past few days. Although it took a little longer than Gulan's, the effect was quite good. They successfully found a water source and dug a deep well. It took a full seven days and they harvested another nine taels of silver. Then they left happily.

Except for Gulan, the silver was pooled together by all seventy households in the village. It seems like a lot, but it is actually not much when it is shared by each household. A hundred or so coins per household is within the affordable range.

The well was dug and the house was almost ready to dry. We chose an auspicious time and bought firecrackers on the second day after the well was dug. We celebrated the move amidst waves of joy and happiness, and moved all the things we had prepared and the food we needed into the new home one by one.

Gulan also chose this day, but the furniture and other things were moved in when they were delivered by the wood workshop. There were not many things that actually needed to be moved, just some clothes, bedding and so on. A large string of firecrackers was set off, and Gulan drove into the yard amid the festive sound of firecrackers. While she was busy, two carriages stopped outside the gate.

Xiang Yunjin, dressed in dark blue brocade clothes, walked out of one of the carriages that looked low-key yet noble. At this moment, Gulan and several children were moving things from the carriage into the house in the yard, and they had no idea that there were uninvited guests outside the yard. When Xiang Yunjin and his men came in carrying a lot of things, Gulan, who was going in and out of the house, realized that there was a distinguished guest in the courtyard.

"Brother Jin?" Gulan looked at the handsome man standing in the yard in surprise, and glanced at Dahei who was standing in the yard wagging his tail. No wonder she didn't hear this guy calling her. It turned out that the person who came in was an acquaintance.

Aren't they just acquaintances? They have lived together for two or three months. Xiang Yunjin feeds Dahei food from time to time, and Dahei has long remembered Xiang Yunjin.

But...it's really unexpected.

She had said before that she would treat Xiang Yunjin to a good meal after the move, but she didn't say it would be on the day of the move, so even though the two guards left by Xiang Yunjin stayed for a long time, Gulan did not ask them to invite anyone. She didn't expect that hr ame on his own even without being invited.

"You're not welcome!" Xiang Yunjin smiled and glanced at Gulan. I haven't seen Gulan for a while and he hasn't changed much. He's still so thin.

Gulan smiled. "How could that be possible? I was just too surprised. I didn't expect Brother Jin to come. Welcome, welcome. Come in and sit down. But my place is too simple. You can't despise it." Gulan led the way while talking and smiling, leading Xiang Yunjin into the main room of the house, which is also the living room.

"Sit," Gulan pointed to the couch by the west wall.

Xiang Yunjin sat obediently on the couch, observing the furnishings in the hall without leaving any trace.

Since we just moved in, many things have not been put away yet, so it looks a bit messy, but the large pieces of furniture have been neatly arranged. It was obvious that Gulan had divided the hall into two parts, east and west. One part was the couch area where he sat. There was not only a couch, but also a rectangular desk in front of it that was not much different in height from the couch. There was also a row of matching couches in the corner. The other part is the normal arrangement. There is a long table against the wall in the main hall, followed by an octagonal table, and several armchairs are arranged in order under the octagonal table.

"Very good," said Xiang Yunjin.

"Brother Jin, I'm glad you don't mind," Gulan said with a faint smile, "Brother Jin, please sit down first. I'll go boil some water for tea."

"I'm not busy. I'm not an outsider. I don't need these courtesies. I don't treat you as an outsider, but you treat me as an outsider. You didn't even inform me of such a big event as moving to a new house. If Liu Lin hadn't said it accidentally, I wouldn't have known about it." Xiang Yunjin looked at Gulan dimly.

"No, I heard you've been very busy these days. Besides, it's not easy to treat guests on the day of the housewarming. I thought I'd invite you over for a nice drink after everything is cleaned up. But I'm really surprised that Brother Jin can come. It's just that there is nothing prepared at home. Maybe we will have to let Brother Jin and us eat something casually later."

"It's okay. You know I'm not picky about food." Xiang Yunjin raised the corners of his mouth suspiciously and raised his eyebrows slightly. As he said this, he signaled to Gao Xing beside him and asked the guards to bring the things in.

"I brought some gifts to celebrate your new home. I hope you don't mind." As the words fell, boxes were carried in from outside and opened.

Then, Gulan, who saw the thing, glanced at Yunjin. The corners of her eyes twitched. If I dare to dislike these things, I will be struck by lightning! But I finally understood why this guy said it was no problem. It really doesn't matter, the ingredients have been packaged and brought here, and he is certainly not picky about food.

In addition to these, there were also two large boxes of food, cloth clothes, children's toys, various cakes, and even wine, fruit, and charcoal for heating. What Gulan could not have expected the most was that there were also pens, ink, paper, and inkstones for practicing calligraphy. This takes into account everything to eat and use, and in large quantities. Gulan really doesn't know what to say.

"Brother Jin, you are making fun of me. Who would reject such a good thing?" Gulan looked at Xiang Yunjin helplessly.

"Look...you're overthinking it." Xiang Yunjin certainly did not admit it just now.

"Okay, you're the guest, you have the final say, but I really don't have time to entertain you right now, so please do as you please." Gulan said it very naturally, just like she did on the road.

Gulan's open attitude made Xiang Yunjin happy. He stood up and said, "I'll help you."

Gulan glanced at him and shrugged without refusing. It was actually she who did the work along the way and she served him all the way, so it was not a loss for Xiang Yunjin to help with some of the work. Besides, there wasn't much stuff in the carriage, so there was no need to get tired.

Xiang Yunjin was happy with what he did, which left Gao Xing and the guards guarding the yard dumbfounded. If the prince's threatening look had not been so obvious, they would not have dared to stand still and would have rushed to finish the job. Soon all the remaining things in the carriage were moved out and scattered by Gulan in various rooms.

Therefore, AnAn, who was following Daya and Erya to pack up the two sisters' rooms in the side room and was actually causing more trouble, also noticed Uncle Jin's arrival.

The little guy was very excited to see Xiang Yunjin. He looked at him with sparkling eyes and rushed over to him, shouting "Uncle Jin."