Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 207 Xin Er Faints as She Moves into the New Home (7)_1

Chapter 207: Chapter 207 Xin Er Faints as She Moves into the New Home (7)_1

Afterward, Mo Qingze took a new broom into the main house and started sweeping from every corner, moving towards the centre of the main house, and then to the doorway, signifying the intention to sweep away anything unclean.

Next, Mo Qingze placed the eight pieces of yellow joss paper, which he had prepared the day before, at the doorway to pay homage to the "House God" of the new residence. Then, the family of four each held three sticks of incense and walked around inside and outside the house before inserting the remaining half-lengths of incense into the incense burner.

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By the time the moving ceremony was completed, half an hour had passed.

Mo Qingze had finished what he needed to do and began to entertain the villagers who came to congratulate him. Since it wasn’t the day of the housewarming, after offering their congratulations, the villagers slowly left, taking with them bags full of celebration candy that their children were reluctant to part with.

As noon approached, according to custom, on the first day of moving into a new house, one must light a fire to cook, and the family would sit and eat together.

Mo Yan told the eagerly waiting children to go check out their rooms while she joined Lixiu in the kitchen to cook.

The Mo family’s kitchen was built next to the main house, close to the courtyard wall, and had two doors. One door opened to the outside, leading to the yard, and another door opened inside, leading to the dining area, so that the kitchen door could be tightly shut to prevent the smell of smoke from wafting into the dining area.

The dining area, in turn, led to the main hall used for receiving guests, which then led to the hall for worshiping the Buddha, and on the other side of that hall was a large study. Judging by the current trend, the more the Mo family’s affairs increased, the more useful this large study would become.

Mo Yan was in charge of cooking, with Lixiu’s help. In less than an hour, they made eight simple home-style dishes.

"Big sister, how do you find our kitchen to use? I think the fire burns even more fiercely than the one in the city!"

At that moment, Zhenzhen burst in, took the fire tongs from Lixiu’s hand, and forcefully shoved a handful of firewood inside, excited to see the flames leaping up instantly.

Smelling the burnt scent of rice in the pot, Mo Yan quickly withdrew the firewood and lightly slapped his hand, half amused and half exasperated, "Isn’t a stove just a stove? The firewood is burning well because it’s dry. Don’t cause more trouble."

"But this kitchen is clearly better."

Zhenzhen silently surveyed the spacious and bright kitchen, muttering under his breath that it was even better than the room he used to sleep in.

Mo Yan couldn’t be bothered to argue with him. The newly built kitchen, with everything brand-new, naturally looked cleaner and more attractive than the old one that had been in use for who knows how many years.

Moving into the new house, everyone was very excited. At mealtime, Mo Qingze took out a bottle of wine, poured a full glass for himself and Lizhong, and even poured a thin layer for Mo Yan and the others.

Mo Qingze stood up with his glass, feeling emotional, and said, "From now on, this is our home. We are no longer rootless drifters! With this glass of wine, I wish for our days to get better and better."

Mo Yan and the others also stood up one by one, thinking about the hardships they had overcome along the way, each voiced their aspirations for a better life with tears in their eyes, and finally, at Mo Qingze’s call of "Cheers," they all drained their glasses.

Perhaps it was the joy of the occasion, but Mo Qingze drank quite a bit of wine and ended up drunk. Lizhong also drank quite a bit but was sober enough to help Mo Yan get Mo Qingze to lay down in his room. Once he did, the alcohol overtook him, and he needed Lixiu’s assistance to get back to his own room.

With no other matters to attend to that afternoon, Mo Yan and the others began to organize the belongings they had moved over from the city.

Originally, some of the old items, which were not essential, were thrown away by Mo Yan, so there wasn’t much to move over, only the bedding and clothing which had been purchased the year before. It would have been a waste to throw them out after just one year, so they were brought along.

Now that the house had many rooms, aside from the Mo family’s four members each having their own suite, there were several spare guest rooms, which meant more places that could use bedding.

Used bedding could serve as mattress pads, and the coverlets were made of cotton taken from the Space and processed at the cotton mill into new quilted blankets, better than the highest quality quilts available in the stores.

"Mommy, snake, there’s a snake, sister, help—"

While Mo Yan was in her own room organizing items, Xin Er’s scream of terror suddenly filled the courtyard.

Her heart skipped a beat, and Mo Yan rushed out only to see the huge head of the Red Python poking over the tall courtyard wall.

The Red Python, upon seeing Mo Yan, showed a burst of joy in its eyes. It hissed loudly with its big mouth open, twisting its thick body rapidly, and within a few moments, half of its length had come over the wall.

Seeing the large snake, thicker than her own body, scaling the wall to enter, Xin Er was so frightened that her legs went weak. As the Red Python appeared ready to pounce and bite, she fainted from fear...

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