All Hail Cousin Brother

Yu Youyao was a little at a loss. Although she was granted the title of princess and traveled in a luan chariot, there was no guard of honor. The people did not need to kneel down to greet her. They only needed to retreat to avoid collision.

Xie Jingliu, who was following the driver on horseback, smiled: "The three provinces of Liaodong are suffering from bitter cold. The crops that the people can cultivate are limited, and the food they can obtain is also limited. Materials are scarce. In addition, the gentry is in power, and the people often have no clothes to wear and no food to eat. "

"Xiangping was the first batch of beneficiaries of sweet potatoes. Everyone opened up wasteland to plant sweet potatoes, which have become their staple food. Prince Wu Mu spared no effort to promote your merits. Your reputation as a Living Bodhisattva first spread from Xiangping City. , the people in Xiangping even built a shrine for you, cast a statue, and worshiped it every day."

Yu Youyao suddenly thought that her original intention of planting sweet potatoes was to make the fields full of green vines, there would be no famine in the world, and everyone in the world would be happy.

Xiangping City did it.

When sweet potatoes are successfully promoted throughout the Zhou Dynasty, more people will no longer go hungry.

The ancient city of Xiangping is very big. Yu Youyao opened the car window. There are shops of all sizes along the road, and there are various stalls on the roadside. Government officials patrol the streets from time to time. The people coming and going are dressed in shabby clothes, but they are still neat and in good spirits. , the border residents were tall and strong, and their voices were loud. The streets were not prosperous, but there was a hustle and bustle.

Men and women walk freely on the street, showing no signs of shyness.

There are young and beautiful women walking on the street, and men stare at them dishonestly, but they don't show any embarrassment. They even stare back confidently, and some even scold them fiercely, which usually makes the men laugh a lot, or even brag. With a frivolous whistle, others laughed in good faith, without any malice.

Yu Youyao pursed her lips unconsciously and chuckled.

The ancient city of Xiangping is the first county in Liaodong. The car drove through the city for another hour before slowly stopping.

Xie Jingliu got off his horse and said, "We're home."

Chunxiao and Xia Tao got out of the carriage first, and the curtains were raised for a while. Aunt Xu followed, and Yu Youyao got out of the carriage, stepped on the footstool, and was helped out of the carriage by Aunt Xu.

The climate in Xiangping is relatively humid and cold. It's already March, and the weather turns warm and cold at first, and is still a bit stinging.

Aunt Xu took a waist-length cloak from her mother-in-law and tied it on for Yu Youyao.

As soon as Yu Youyao raised her head, she saw the tall and large house in front of her. There were three steps leading up to the main entrance. There were two wooden pillars on the left and right sides. The main door was painted bronze, making it look simple and low-key. A plaque of "Xie Mansion" was hung on the door. .

At this moment, everyone in the Xie Mansion was waiting at the door eagerly.

Grandfather, grandmother.

The eldest uncle Xie Xun, the second uncle Xie Liao, and the third uncle Xie Tuo.

The eldest aunt is Yao, the second aunt is Lin, and the third aunt is Zheng.

The eldest cousin Xie Xingzhou, the second cousin Xie Linyuan, the fourth cousin Xie Yanqing, and the fifth cousin Xie Yunze.

Seeing Yu Youyao get out of the carriage, Mrs. Xie was very happy and shouted quickly: "Bring the brazier over quickly and step over the brazier to ward off bad luck."

Immediately, a woman shouted: "The brazier is here."

The brazier was placed at the door, and Mrs. Xie quickly said: "When children and grandchildren step into the fire smoke, bad luck will disappear and good luck will return; when the family business is prosperous, people will not be upset, and when the family is harmonious, everything will be prosperous."

Yu Youyao picked up her skirt, raised her legs and stepped over the brazier, entering the door.

Mrs. Xie narrowed her eyes with a smile, quickly picked up a willow branch, dipped it in grapefruit peel water, sprinkled it all over her body, and asked her, "Is it clean?"

This is a good luck ritual, performed by elders to ward off evil, avoid evil, and ward off darkness. Yu Youyao quickly said: "Pure!"

Mrs. Xie smiled deeply and asked again: "Is it good or bad?"

Yu Youyao said again: "Good luck!"

Mr. Xie said quickly: "The old man is still waiting in the main hall. Go and say hello to him."

Yu Youyao, surrounded by several cousins, went to the main hall.

During this time, Mrs. Xie noticed that Yu Youyao was walking differently and quickly asked what was going on.

Yu Youyao explained it using the same words as her third cousin.

Xie Jingliu helped, and Mrs. Xie didn't suspect anything. She just felt sorry for her granddaughter. She took her hand and asked about the injury on her foot carefully.

When they arrived at the main hall, Yu Youyao thanked the old man respectfully and kowtowed.

Mr. Xie said quickly: "Get up, get up, you sprained your foot and it's not healed yet. You have to be careful. Our family doesn't care about these false gifts."

Old lady Xie stepped forward and helped Yu Youyao up: "Your second uncle and third uncle arrived in Xiangping in the twelfth lunar month. With the care of King Wu Mu, they bought two adjacent three-in houses in Xiangping City. The house is here, and the left side is for you. The people in the houses in front of you have set up the yard early in the morning."

Yu Youyao's companions all came to Xiangping first.

"Can people with three rooms live in a house with three entrances?" The Xie Mansion was in Quanzhou, but they built a complex of houses, and the people in each room lived in a courtyard with three entrances.

It's not that there aren't bigger houses in Xiangping City, but due to the etiquette of respect and etiquette, ordinary people's houses can't exceed three entrances. They are new here, and the ready-made houses are not as satisfactory as they are, and they may not be able to buy them with money. Wear suitable.

As soon as you enter the courtyard, you will see an independent quadrangle courtyard with two floors above and below the main house, plus side rooms on the east and west sides, and additional large and small side courtyards.

The Xie Mansion does not accept concubines, and there are not that many concubines and concubines in the family. There are only a few people in one room, and it is definitely more than enough to live in the courtyard.

But with Quanzhou Xie Zhai in front of them, there is inevitably a gap.

Mrs. Xie also thought of the house in Quanzhou and felt a little sad: "It's enough to live in. There are few people in the Liaodong area. Unlike Quanzhou, where every inch of land is valuable, the house occupies a large area and the interior layout is spacious. There are many rooms and a courtyard." There are many, and the first courtyard is as big as the second courtyard in Quanzhou."

In the north, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the housing land is not expensive. The regulations on housing cannot be exceeded, so loopholes are exploited in the land area, the layout of the home, and the number of small courtyards.

King Wu Mu helped pick out the house, but their family also liked the large interior of the house. Every time they entered the yard, they had more than half an acre (4), so they bought it.

Mrs. Wang also smiled and said: "There is a big hill behind our house. When we bought the house, we bought it together. When our family settled down in Xiang'an, we leveled the hill and built a few more houses. We were new here. , the first days are definitely not as satisfactory, but fortunately the whole family is in good order, which is better than anything else, and the days to come will definitely be better and better."

Everyone in the family lived alone in the courtyard, but she lived alone in a big house. Yu Youyao always felt that it was not suitable.

Mrs. Lin took her hand: "In addition to being a girl from our family, you are also the concubine of Princess Shaoyi who was granted the title of Princess Shaoyi by the imperial court. You can even live in the fifth courtyard. I arranged for you to live in it because I couldn't find a more suitable house for a while. After our family has settled down, we will expand the adjacent yard.”