Ordinary clear day

Chapter 66 Arrival
After the ship entered the Pearl River Estuary, it drove for a while.Mrs. Tong ordered Wang Ruibao's family to lead a group of servants to pack their luggage and prepare to go ashore.The Wang Ruibao's family yelled and directed everyone to pack things into boxes and pack things into boxes. Shuning frowned and walked away to avoid it, but she saw that the big Liu family had already ordered her family to leave. After packing his bags, he brought his sister over to talk with Tong Shi.

Not long after, Zhang Bao got off the boat at the Tianzi Wharf, and personally passed the boat to help Tong to go ashore. He told her to be careful of the pedals under her feet, and told the maids to be careful not to fall into the boat. in the water.Shu Ning is extremely dark.

On the wharf, a small official from the local yamen had already heard the news and rushed to welcome them to the reception booth in front of them, so that they could rest for a while, and then ordered someone to call for the sedan chair, and then ordered someone to notify the other officials.

Zhang Bao was not a regular official, so the ceremony of accepting the official was much simpler, he set up the incense table, and after a little gesture, he took over the official seal.

Later, Changfu came up and whispered that Mrs. Tong was a little tired, and it would be better to go to the residence earlier to settle down.Zhang Bao nodded, then told the little official, and asked someone to bring a few sedan chairs over.One is Zhang Bao's official sedan chair, followed by Tong's sedan chair, old doctor Chen's one, Shuning and Liu's sisters all have shares, but there are maids and servants in the family, but they have to be divided into several carts, and the male servants They can only walk with their feet.Wang Ruibao's family wanted to explode, but was stopped by Tong's slap in the face, so he had to mutter and get into the car.

Shu Ning stood in front of a small sedan chair, a little hesitant.Speaking of which, this was the first time she sat in a sedan chair after time travelling.I remember that before crossing, she once sat in a so-called "ancient sedan chair" in a certain tourist area for 5 minutes. It was the most troublesome when getting on the sedan chair, because the bottom of the sedan chair was tilted, and she dared not retract the supporting leg after sitting in it. He didn't know how to straighten the sedan chair, so he struggled to sit on the window frames on both sides in the end.

Now it is a real ancient sedan chair, I wonder if it will be the same?
Before Shu Ning could take a step, she might as well be picked up by someone, but when she looked back, it was Qiao Yun, who smiled and said to her, "Girl, let me sit with you in my arms." Then she got into the sedan chair.Shu Ning was startled, and quickly grabbed the window frame next to her, but it was more secure than expected, then the sedan chair was straightened, and the curtains were lowered.

She turned her head to look at Qiao Yun, only to see the other party say: "That cart is crowded to death, girl, be kind and let me stay here." Then she smiled brightly.Shuning turned her head helplessly.

Not long after, the sedan chair was lifted up, and then walked forward, swaying along the way.At this time, Shu Ning felt a little lucky that Qiao Yun also came up, and with someone supporting her, she sat still.

Through a small corner occasionally lifted under the car curtain, you can see the road outside, which is paved with irregular stones, ranging from large to small. From time to time, you can see potholes, some filled with sand and gravel. Some still have potholes. It doesn't matter if you walk, but you can imagine the situation where the wheels are walking on them.

Listening to the rattling sound of the wheels of the big car behind on the road, and the cries of the little girls in the car who couldn't stand the bumps, Shu Ning couldn't help praying for them.

Zhang Bao went to the Yamen to meet the Shangguan and his colleagues, and the family members first arrived at the mansion where they would live for the next three years.This is the place where the former Tongzhi lived. In fact, it is one of the residences built by the Guangzhou City Yamen for the officials in the city. The place is not too big.

After Tong got off the sedan chair, she felt chest tightness and nausea. She entered the house early, walked through a front yard, and sat down in the front hall. The old doctor reported that he did not see his sedan chair.

Chang Fu hurriedly ordered the servants to carry their luggage, Wang Ruibao trotted all the way to follow just now, he was out of breath.His wife sat on the steps, leaning on her waist, groaning.Ermo wasn't there, she was the highest-ranking servant girl, but she just sat and rested, and the others didn't know what to do.

Seeing her like this, Shu Ning frowned, and said to Su Yun: "Let's find a room for Er Niang to lie down and rest. I'm tired all the way, maybe I'll be fine if I sleep." Su Yun nodded and asked Where is the main room of the original maids in this house, and one of them in blue clothes said it was at the back, so she went to look, but when she came back, she said: "Although there are beds and furniture, I still need to tidy up before I can sleep." Turning around, she saw Tong Shi seemed a little nauseous, so she hurried over to serve.

Mrs. Liu was originally sitting on the side, but when she saw this, she stood up and said, "Look at you, I have to be cheeky and help you out, otherwise you won't be able to settle down after a long time." Turning around, he called the two daughters-in-law Then he said to the blue-clothed maid: "Go and lead the way, let's go to the upper room." Then he went back.

Mrs. Liu came up to help Mrs. Tong wipe away her sweat, and said strangely, "I was fine when I got off the boat just now, but I was just a little tired. Why are you so sad now?"

Tong said with a wry smile: "I just sat in the sedan chair, and I was really flustered. Once I got off, I felt sick."

Xiao Liu was even more surprised: "Although the sedan chair was a bit bumpy, it didn't reach this level. What's more, you are pregnant. Didn't your adults tell you to carry it more steadily?"

Tong shook her head: "I don't understand either. It's not like I haven't sat before. How could I suddenly feel dizzy?"

Shu Ning thought for a while, and understood a little: "I think it's because Er Niang has been on the boat for so long, and when she landed, she always felt that she was on the boat, and her feet were shaking. The sedan chair was already shaking, so Er Niang felt even more dizzy. Bar?"

After thinking about it carefully, Tong Shi and Xiao Liu Shi both felt that it made sense.

Xiao Liu looked outside and said, "Now that there are clouds, it's cooler than before. It's already October, but it's still so hot. The weather in the south is really strange."

Tong Shi said wearily: "It's just hot, I just feel stuffy, it's so hot, why is there no wind at all?"

Da Liu came back while shaking his sleeves, and said: "I asked someone to tidy up a side room next to the main house, and spread the quilt brought by your family. Go and have a rest."

Tong said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work, actually letting a guest take care of me, it's really..."

"Okay, okay." Da Liu stopped her and said, "What kind of relationship are we? Don't say those polite words. If you really want to thank me, just ask someone to help me find out where my uncle's house is."

Tong Shi naturally agreed, and then went into the room to rest with the support of the maids.

Shu Ning walked to the door and looked around, but there was still no sign of old doctor Chen, feeling strange.Just as he was about to go back to the house, he saw Wang Ruibao and his wife still looking dead. They glanced at him with disgust, and said to Changfu who had just finished unloading their luggage: "Uncle Changfu, why don't you gather so many people in the yard?" Tell them to clean up the other houses first, the kitchen and the hall have to be cleaned up."

Chang Fu responded, and ordered to go down. He saw one of the maids who were in the mansion standing on the porch, so he called her over and asked, "Where is the kitchen? Take someone there quickly, and burn it first." A pot of water is ready for the masters to drink tea."

But the maid opened her mouth and said: "Are you talking about boiling water? Boil the left, ring the kitchen, what kind of tea do you want to make?" ?)
Changfu was silent, Shuning was guessing what it meant.

Then the maid said: "I have an oolong, but my family is an autumn tiger. Your land is willing to come here by water, so it's better to drink green tea. But my wife is so tight that I might want to drink white tea." Sow with boiling water.” (We have oolong tea, but now it’s Qiuhu. You have come here so far, it’s better to drink green tea, but my wife is pregnant, so I may want to drink boiled water.)
Changfu remained silent, while Shuning continued to guess vigorously.

Does that mean they should drink green tea?Or oolong tea?This is Cantonese, right?Why does the pronunciation sound a little different?She lived in Guangdong for a few days before crossing over, so she could understand some Cantonese, but she could only understand a few words of the few words just now.

At this time, there was a sound at the door, Shu Ning looked back, and it turned out that it was Mrs. Chen who had arrived.As he walked in, he fanned his hat and said, "It's really hot and muggy. I heard it hasn't rained for more than 20 days."

Chang Fu hurriedly went up to meet him, and said, "Why did you come here all this time? I was worried that you didn't know where you went."

The old doctor laughed and said: "A bearer turned his foot on the way and stopped. I saw a seller of preserved fruits nearby, so I went to buy two packs. I haven't eaten them for decades. Anyway, the road is not far away. I simply walked over by myself." He threw a small bag to Shu Ning and said, "Miss Shu, I'll give you a bag, it's delicious."

Shu Ning caught the bag and found that it was wrapped with a few big green leaves and inside was pickled olive fruit, so she raised her head and said to the old doctor Chen: "Thank you, Grandpa Chen. My mother-in-law just felt dizzy in the sedan chair. I feel sick, please ask Grandpa Chen to take a look."

The old doctor Chen said "Oh?", followed Shuning into the backyard, went to Tong's resting room to feel her pulse, and then said, "It's okay, I'll write some herbs later, and ask someone to buy them and cook them." Just drink a bowl of water and you’ll be fine. After sitting on the boat for so long, I’m afraid I’ll feel my feet shaking in the past few days, and I’ll be fine after a while.”

Suyun agreed, but Shuning looked at old doctor Chen with some embarrassment: "Grandpa Chen, do you understand what the people here say?"

Old doctor Chen couldn't help laughing after listening to Shuning's talk about the situation just now: "That's the local dialect, this maid probably has a country accent, no wonder you can't understand, go, take me to find her, I'll help you Please interpret." The blue-clothed maid next to her stepped forward and said, "That's my sister-in-law, she can't speak official language, please don't take offense, just ask me to do it if you need anything."

Mrs. Tong has recovered a lot. Seeing that the maid was about fifteen or sixteen years old, although she was ordinary-looking, her clothes were clean and she could speak clearly, she asked her, "Are you originally from this mansion? what name?"

The maid replied: "My name is Adi, and my sister-in-law's name is Ahua. My brother is a servant in Tongzhi's yamen. We are here to help."

It turned out that they were not slaves, so Tong Shi was more polite: "Since that's the case, I would like to ask you to take my housekeeper and maids around and tell them where and what they do in this mansion."

Adi smiled and said "I dare not", she really took Zhou Si's family and Wang's family.

After resting for a while, Mrs. Tong felt that there was nothing to do, so she got up again and went back to the outside hall to direct the servants at home.Because the performance of Wang Ruibao and his wife was disappointing, she reprimanded them a lot, deprived them of their management status, and then announced that the external affairs would be in charge of Changfu, and the inner court affairs would be handed over to Zhou Lin's family, a servant They are all arranged properly and each performs their duties, so they are asked to do their own thing.

Although Wang Ruibao and his wife were a little dissatisfied, they had no choice but to admit that they had not done a good job in front of everyone, and only hoped that they would have the opportunity to regain their positions in charge in the future.

Mrs. Tong confessed to clean up the room to entertain old doctor Chen and sister Liu, and sent someone to ask where the Eight Banners garrison was, so it was considered free.

At this time, the sky boomed and it rained.

(End of this chapter)