Chapter 696 Moving at night, moving to a new home

The old village chief told the villagers that although everyone regretted that Qiao Ran could not witness this exciting and important moment with them.

But everyone couldn't help but be happy that they were finally able to move into a new house.

So the next day, the people of Qingshui Village staged a spectacular scene of moving at night.

The elderly and young children held torches on the roadside to provide lighting for everyone. The older children packed up the things in the tents with the adults and moved them to their new houses in the valley.

Baskets, sacks, carts, oxcarts, horse-drawn carriages...

Carrying on the shoulders, carrying on the back, carrying in the hand, carried by several people...

Cocks crow, dogs bark, cows moo, horses hoofs...

Children screamed, adults laughed, and the birds in the trees on the roadside fluttered in fright...

The flat road leading from the tent area to Devil's Valley was bustling with activity, and the firelight illuminated every happy and smiling face.

This is a joyful moment for the people of Qingshui Village to move to a new home. This is an important moment for the people of Qingshui Village. This is a critical moment for the people of Qingshui Village to turn their lives around.

From now on, the small remote village that was so poor that even a full meal was a luxury, will create their own paradise in the valley outside the capital, where they can live, work, prosper and develop in peace and contentment.

In the Qiao family tent, Zheng Huiniang, Lin Guizhen and Mrs. Qiao were packing clothes, quilts, etc. Qiao Erhe and Qiao Sanhu were preparing to move the heavy furniture there first.

Qiao Dong, Qiao Nan and Qiao Xi were all helping to clean up. Even the three little ones Bei, Xing and Yue were not idle. They followed the example of adults and put their own toys and gifts from their eldest sister into two bamboo baskets. inside.

While he was busy, many villagers, including men, women, old and young, came in one after another at the entrance of the tent.

"Hui Niang, we are here to help you move your things!"

"Hey Guizhen, you're still carrying a child, don't get tired! You can take the children here to rest for a while, we can move these things!"

"Erhe, Sanhu, your dining table is so big! It looks so heavy. Come on, brothers, come and help us!"

"Brother Dong, Xiaonan, Xiaoxi, my mother asked me to help you move your things!"

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For a moment, the Qiao family's tent was bustling with activity, and everyone was rushing to help the Qiao family move their things.

Mrs. Qiao quickly thanked the enthusiastic villagers:

"Thank you! Thank you all so much! Why can't I bother you to help? You also have to move things at home!"

Qian Shitou's father said honestly:

"Auntie, you're welcome! There are only four people in my family and we don't have much stuff, so just pack it up. You have a lot of family members, most of whom are children, and there are so many things. We will help you move there first, and then we will move back to our own home. ”

Huzi Niang also said: "Yes, Auntie, don't be polite to us. Ranran saved my Huzi and his father. My family has never had the chance to repay this kindness. This is just a small effort and does not deserve your thanks." ”

Other villagers also said:

"Yes, yes, Ranran also saved my baby's life. It's only right to do this little favor."

"Ran Yatou has helped our whole village so much. Now that she is not at home, we have the obligation to take good care of you for her!"

"Auntie and Sister-in-law Guizhen, just take care of a few children. You don't need to do anything. There are so many people in our village. Each of us can move one piece and we can help you move it back and forth in one round!"

As everyone talked, they each grabbed what they could, moved it and walked out of the tent door.

Mrs. Qiao looked at this scene and smiled happily.

The eldest granddaughter is very capable and has done so many things for the people in the village. Fortunately, the people in the village are also grateful and have lived up to Ran Ran's kindness.

There are a lot of things in the tents of the Qiao family, not only the various furniture purchased in the past few months, but also gifts from the General's Palace and Dingbei Prince's Palace and rewards from the palace. In addition, there are also people who have come to ask for help. All kinds of rare treasures and rare medicinal materials sent by doctors.

The ghost doctor's tent was filled with medicinal materials. He ate with the Qiao family, thinking that he was also a Qiao family, and everyone respected him, so they helped him move with Master Sun.

Although there were a lot of things, there were also many people who came to help. Basically every household sent one or two people to help.

Sure enough, it only took one trip, and the Qiao family's tents were empty. There were still people who didn't have anything to move, so they helped dismantle the tents and move them to the new house.

These are linoleum cloths that I spent a lot of money to buy. They will be useful in the future, either for drying things or keeping out the rain.

After helping the Qiao family move their things, everyone went back to move their own belongings.

In the Qiao family's new house, the moved things were placed in the main hall and several side rooms on the first floor.

Qiao Erhe and others went to help the villagers move their things, but they were stopped by the villagers.

"Erhe and Sanhu, you don't need to help us, we can move it ourselves."

"Yes, you just pack your things at home. It's getting late today. You have many children at home, so finish packing early and go to bed early!"

"Auntie, Huiniang, Guizhen, let's leave first! This pile of stuff in your house is enough to keep you busy, don't give it away, don't give it away, go back quickly!"

Everyone put down their things and left without letting the Qiao family give them away.

The Qiao family had no choice but to express their gratitude and lent two carriages and an ox cart to the villagers.

After the villagers left, the Qiao family began to pack up and put away the things they had moved in.

Every room upstairs and downstairs was lit with oil lamps, and the oil in these lamps was filled to the brim to ensure that they would not go out all night.

Although I feel sorry for the lamp oil, it is a custom for new residents, and no matter how frugal they are, they cannot be saved on this night.

There are actually many other customs for moving into a new home, but this move was in a hurry and there was no time to prepare.

Everyone plans to move in first, and as for other ceremonies, they can wait for Qiao Ran to come back and then have a lively one together.

The Qiao family now has fourteen owners, and the guests include Master Sun and the ghost doctor, plus Huang Laogen, a silkworm farmer, for a total of seventeen people.

In the small courtyard upon entering, there were originally several rooms for raising livestock and poultry.

But then I thought about raising silkworms, and the excrement of livestock would be very smelly, so I decided not to raise silkworms at home. Instead, I built several houses on a piece of land not far away near the pond specifically for raising cows and horses. Pigs, sheep, etc.

Therefore, the first few houses that we enter now are used for raising silkworms, and the other one is Huang Laogen's house.

Silkworm farmer Huang Laogen refused to live in the second courtyard for any reason. He decided to be a slave or long-term worker of the Qiao family. How could he, a servant, live with his master in the second courtyard?

In the second courtyard, there are eight rooms on each of the three floors. On the first floor, in addition to a main hall, a large kitchen, two thatched rooms, and two utility rooms, there are only two side rooms.