Rebirth of the Starry Night Sky
The next morning, when Yun Lirang arrived in the living room, everyone was already there. Every weekend, the eldest of the Yun family would return home to stay for two days.
Yun Xi held Yun Qing Ran's hand with one hand and a few pages of paper in the other. When they arrived at the dining hall, she handed the papers over to Old Master Yun before carrying Yun Qing Ran to her designated seat.
Yun Lao Ye Zi folded the paper in half, handed it to Yun Xiang Fei, and told him to put it in his study. Then he let everyone have dinner. Yun Qing Ran's homework was also excused for today, and after finishing eating, they would go see the house together.
Qingshui Town is a riverside ancient town, and this river is just a small river with slow flowing water, called Qingshui River. This name fully explains the biggest feature of this river, the water is clear and transparent, with a faint green color, the aquatic plants at the bottom of the water are clearly visible, and you can see big and small fish swimming in the grass. On the large stone slabs by the shore, women are chatting and laughing together while washing their clothes, in the middle of the river, small fishing boats are floating, taking advantage of the cool weather in the morning to catch fish.
On the high embankment, there is a big road made up of large and small stones. Along the roadside are rows of wooden buildings, with windows facing the river upstairs and shops downstairs.
Yun Qingran looked at this fresh and quiet scene with joy, happy that she would soon be able to live here.
Yun Lao Ye Zi bought a house at the end of the town, where there are several large houses, either left by former officials or nobles, or merchants.
As they walked, Chen Cheng introduced the situation of the house. The owner of the house was an old couple, and now their son wanted to take them abroad to live together, so they were going to sell the house. The price they asked for was actually very low, many people had come to ask about it, but the two old men were not willing to sell, they wanted to hand over the house to someone who could treat them well and take good care of the things collected in the house.
That house is very large, the largest of the five houses there. The house is at the far end of the five houses, at least 500 meters away from the nearest house, standing alone at the foot of the mountain, with its back against the mountain and a clear river flowing on its right side. It's a very quiet place.
The stone path ran along the river all the way to that house. Two steps of white stone had been worn smooth, with gradually deepening green moss on either side telling the passage of time. The reddish-brown double doors were open wide, a stone screen blocking the view into the courtyard.
Chen Chen knocked gently on the door handle, "Uncle Wang, Auntie Wang, are you there?"
"Ah, Little Chen, you've brought your family!" A gentle voice came from afar, and a refined elderly lady walked out.
Yun carelessly sized up the old lady in front of her, whose temperament was somewhat similar to that of Yun's mother. Her silver hair was combed neatly, and she wore a well-fitted purple cheongsam, perfectly showcasing her noble demeanor.
Noble, that's right. This is the difference between her and Old Lady Yun discovered by Yun Qingran. Old Lady Yun has a elegant and refined feeling of a bookish family's lady, while Wang Lao Tai Tai has a noblewoman's feeling.
"Hello, Grandma Wang." After waiting for the adults to finish their greetings, Yun Qingran smiled and stepped forward, politely shouting at Grandma Wang.
"Ah, this must be Little Chen's adopted daughter, Cloud Light Ruo. So lovely! Come, Grandma Wang has made some snacks today, I'll take you to try them." As soon as Old Lady Wang saw Cloud Light Ruo, she showed an especially fond attitude towards her. Cloud Light Ruo had been studying under the guidance of Master Cloud since she was young, and with her bookish demeanor combined with her innate noble and refined bearing, she became even more captivating, and everyone who saw her couldn't help but love her.
"Thank you, Grandma Wang." Yun Qingran obediently held onto Old Lady Wang's hand and led the way in front.
As Wang Laotaitai went in, there were exquisitely carved corridors on both sides. After passing the stone screen, Yun Qing saw a rectangular small courtyard, with trees at the four corners flourishing and lush, except for that silver apricot tree, she didn't recognize any of the others. The small courtyard was filled with flowers and grasses all around, leaving only a small intact stone slab in the middle, on which were paved one-meter-wide stone roads, one leading to the main gate, one leading to the main hall, and two leading to two arched doors, two exquisite stone screens blocking the scenery inside the door.
Inside the hall, an old man with silver hair sat waiting in his seat.
"Welcome, everyone please sit down." Seeing people coming in, Old Man Wang stood up to greet them. "Guests, have some tea."
As soon as he finished speaking, two maids wearing cheongsam dresses walked in with trays and presented delicate tea cups to everyone.
"Xiao Ju, go bring the pastries I made." Old Lady Wang personally carried Yun Qingran to the chair beside her and said to one of the maids.
"Yes, ma'am." The maid replied softly and walked out with another person. Before long, they came in carrying two plates of different pastries.
After the maids had all gone out, Old Master Wang and Old Mistress Wang silently sized up the visitor, watching the other's tea-drinking movements and expressions, revealing a hint of a smile.
On the other side, the two elderly members of the Wang family were sizing up the crowd from the Yun family, while the two elderly members of the Yun family were also secretly observing their counterparts, discovering that every move they made was filled with a noble air, and thus realizing that their background was not simple.
"Everyone, would you like to sit and rest for a while before we take you on the tour, or shall we go now?" Old Master Wang asked after everyone had put down their teacups.
"Let's take a break. Please tell us about the specific situation of this house and the requirements for buying it first." Yun Lao Ye Zi replied without hesitation.
"That's good. The house, apart from the courtyard and living room you saw in front, also has a dining room next to the living room. Behind the living room is a large garden, which is the main house. The two doors leading out of the front courtyard, the one on the left facing the river is a separate small courtyard, and the one on the right leads to a small garden that can be connected to three small courtyards." Old Master Wang briefly introduced the layout of the house and then stated his requirements: "If you want to buy it, I require that the overall structure of the house cannot be changed, it cannot be altered beyond recognition. Most importantly...the things in the study cannot be thrown away, you must keep them well."
Yun Lao Ye Zi thought for a moment before asking: "What are those things? Why didn't you bring them all together?"
"Alas..." Old Master Wang let out a deep sigh, "These are the books our family has collected over the years and my late wife's musical instruments. There are too many things, we can't take them with us, so we have to find someone trustworthy to inherit this place."
Yun Qingran suddenly lifted her head and looked at Old Man Wang. Just by looking at their demeanor, it's clear that the two families are not ordinary, so the books and musical instruments they collect must be numerous and likely to be rare antiques.
Yun Lao Ye Zi heard this and also laughed, "I thought you wanted us to take care of something, it turned out to be these, don't worry we will definitely take good care of them."
"Alright, I'll take you to have a look. If it's suitable, we can settle on it. We've delayed for too long already, my son and the others are urging me." With that, Old Man Wang stood up and led everyone towards the courtyard they had just arrived at.
