Chapter 295 - 186 Sold to the North_3
Qian Sangui gave the remaining fifteen taels of indenture silver to Li Jinhu, who then took the money to summon a doctor for his son.
Li Jinhu was responsible for driving the cart and running errands for Old Man Cai, while Sister-in-law Li took care of the flowers and plants in Guiyuan. His eldest son, Li Daniu, twelve years old, served as a boy servant for Mr. Yu. His younger son, Li Xiaoniu, eleven years old, worked with Su Sanwu by West Lake. Su Erwei was already betrothed to Cai Xiaohua, and both were to accompany Qian Manxia to the Wan family.
The three maids, Xiao Cui served as Lady Wu’s maid and also handled some chores in the main courtyard. Xiao Hong assisted Lady He in the kitchen. Xiao Ching attended to Qian Yijin, taking care of things in his courtyard.
The two old maids, their sole responsibility was to wash clothes and sweep.
Seeing that Guiyuan was short-staffed, Old Man Cai called back his granddaughter Cai XiaoYe from the county town. Qian Yixiu had always liked the clever Cai XiaoYe and wanted to take her as her maid, naming her Bai Zhu.
With these arrangements, her own family had become a large family. Qian Yixiu, grabbing Qian Sangui’s sleeve, called out in confusion, "Landlord Qian, Master Qian," which delighted Qian Sangui so much that he laughed heartily, stroking his beard.
May 4th was an auspicious day on the lunar calendar, and it was the official moving day for Qian Sangui’s family. They decided to host guests in two batches, inviting relatives and friends from the countryside on the first day. On the second day, they would invite the Zhang family from the county town, Shopkeeper Cui’s family, Butler Wong’s family, Landlord Li, Landlord Wong, and even the Master County Magistrate, the County Magistrate, among a few other officials. This was merely a formality, as they knew these officials would not attend.
Early morning on the fourth, everyone began to move. Each person, leading their servants and maids, carried items to their respective courtyards. No furniture needed to be moved; only some valuables were transferred.
Around Si Hour, guests started to arrive one after another. Not only did the relatives from the countryside come to celebrate, but also Qian Sigui’s family from the provincial city and Qian Xiang’s family from the county town hurried over. They also invited friendly villagers from Huaxi Village and Darong Village.
The country folk weren’t too particular, so both men and women dined and drank in the front courtyard, and were not directed to the back courtyard.
Even by merely witnessing the beautiful and spacious front courtyard, these folks couldn’t hide their envy. Especially the imposing spirit wall, which made Wang Lizheng so covetous that he continuously gave thumbs up to Qian Sangui, saying, "Brother Qian, now your Qian family, within a hundred miles, indeed takes the lead, and we cannot match you."