The little children were yelling and shouting, running around the courtyard, all filled with novel excitement.
They ran from the first hall to the second, and then darted into the backyard.
The entire courtyard was magnificently built, yet it still felt cozy. The swing and grapevine trellis Zhao Zhitong had requested were already in place. However, there were no grapevines on the trellis yet, just bare frames. Underneath the trellis, two rows of stone benches had been placed.
By summer, when the trellis was covered in grapevines, they could sit beneath it to read and enjoy the cool shade.
The vegetable garden in the backyard had already been cleared and planted with radishes and cabbages. Even the goji berries Zhao Zhitong had transplanted from outside had been moved to the new courtyard.
Next to the vegetable garden was a shed for cattle and horses; further in were the woodshed and the warehouse.
