The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Shang Xi said, "My uncle, you don't want me and Cheng Feng to compensate you, right? It's not impossible. After all, it was Cheng Youning who burned it, so it stands to reason that he should compensate you."

Wan Lianxing said: "What do you mean by compensation? I tell you, Shang Xi, you two have to be responsible for my place to the end. If you don't repair my ancestral hall and the main hall for me, you three can't just walk away."

Shang Xi scratched her hair, looking embarrassed, "Uncle, you know I've been busy lately. Those miners still have nowhere to live. I don't have time to build the ancestral hall and the main hall for you."

Wan Lianxing said: "Don't fool me, some of the miners have gone to Duanlu Forest to forge iron and forge weapons, so isn't it difficult to arrange accommodation for the remaining people?"

Shang Xi sighed and said, "Uncle, this is easier said than done. Look at that bamboo house, it's more difficult to build than a brick house."

Wan Lianxing said, "Then burn bricks and build brick houses. Why hesitate? Have you made no progress in building housing for the workers in the month I was away from the governor?"

Shang Xi had a hard time speaking out: "There has been some progress, but not much. Uncle, you know, it rained for eight or nine days at the beginning. We can finally start the work, but Yan Qilian is too busy with official duties to cooperate with me, so the progress is very slow."

Wan Lianxing said: "Don't count on Yan Qilian, the county magistrate. He is in the same situation as me. He is pestered by a group of officials every day. He is so busy with tedious official duties that he has no time to build a house. You can handle the house building yourself."

"Uncle, I am a little overwhelmed. I don't have that much time."

Wan Lianxing said: "Don't fool me, I've heard from others that you go to the Qian's house every day. If you like children, you and Feng'er should have one as soon as possible, and don't go to the old Qian's house every day to watch the fun."

Shang Xi was speechless and said awkwardly: "Uncle, you know all this."

Wan Lianxing said: "I know who works and who doesn't in this family, so don't be lazy."

Shang Xi said: "We were lazy. The bamboo house required a lot of bamboo. At first, we could get it locally, but later, the bamboo was in short supply, so we couldn't start building the house."

Wan Lianxing said decisively: "Burn bricks and build a brick house. Don't build a bamboo house. The weather is dry and the fire will catch fire. If you want to survive for a long time, build a brick house. You can dispatch the troops as you like."

Shang Xi scratched his head and said, "Uncle, I don't know how to make bricks?"

"Haha, you can make ceramics, but you can't make bricks?" Wan Lianxing obviously didn't believe Shang Xi's words.

"It has never been burned before, otherwise I wouldn't be here with everyone to develop bamboo houses."

Wan Lianxing said: "My people can make bricks."

"Your people will?"

"It's not difficult to make bricks. I will send someone to make bricks for you right away. You go and supervise them."

"Uncle, now? Cheng Feng is still at home waiting for me to serve him."

"There are so many servants and maids, why would you serve them? How come you are better at serving people than the servants?"

Shang Xi stopped talking.

Wan Lianxing said earnestly, "Shang Xi, the Yan Kingdom in the south is eyeing us covetously. Zou Sanduo is killing people indiscriminately and robbing people. The people are in a panic. If they don't have a place to stay, they are no different from refugees. Listen to your uncle and put the workers first. Your Cheng Feng will not die, and Cheng Youning will be fine too. Go ahead. If it doesn't work, I will take care of them myself."

Shang Xi had no choice but to go and make bricks as Wan Lianxing said, leaving a pair of distressed father and son at home.

Cheng Youning asked Qiao Rong: "Where is my mother? Why didn't she come to see me?"

While feeding medicine into Cheng Youning's mouth, Qiao Rong said, "You have burned down the ancestral hall in your mansion, and you still expect the young lady to come and see you?"

Cheng Youning asked: "It's been a whole night, is she still angry?"

Qiao Rong said angrily: "How can it be so fast? Don't you see what you did? You set fire."

After hearing this, Cheng Youning looked a little lost. When he was sick, he most wanted his parents to be by his side to care about him, but unfortunately, now these two people ignored him.

Qiao Rong looked at Cheng Youning, who had become listless and listless, and could only say, "Young Madam, under the order of the Marquis, took people to make bricks? She left the house early."

"Brick making? Where do you make bricks? Is it fun?"

Qiao Rong reminded Cheng Youning, "Young Master, you have been grounded by Master Wan. Don't even think about sneaking out to play. Besides, making bricks is hard work and not fun at all. You should stay at home and take care of your injuries. Take the antipyretic medicine quickly."

Cheng Youning drank a spoonful of medicine and asked, "How is my father?"

Qiao Rong shook his head: "He must be lying on the bed like you."

Cheng Youning thought for a moment and said, "I'll go see my dad."

"How are you going to go like this? You can't even walk."

Cheng Youning raised an eyebrow at Cheng Youning: "Why don't I crawl away? My dad will not be angry with me if he feels sorry for me."

Qiao Rong said angrily: "Are you going to piss off the young master to death? If you dare to crawl on the ground, he will break your legs."

Cheng Youning thought about it and came up with another idea: "Then carry me to my father's room."

Qiao Rong gave the last sip of the medicine to Cheng Youning, then sat on the bed with his back to Cheng Youning, "I knew you would be like this, come up."

Cheng Youning smiled and climbed onto Qiao Rong's back.

He and his father lived in the same courtyard, so it only took a few steps to reach Cheng Feng's door. Qiao Rong was about to knock on the door, but Cheng Youning stretched out his hand and pushed the door open, and heard Cheng Feng inside the room say, "Hey? You're back?"

Qiao Rong walked over with Cheng Youning on her back. Cheng Feng turned her head to look and saw that it was not Shang Xi who came back, but his rebellious son Cheng Youning. She resisted the urge to beat Cheng Youning again and turned her head back.

Cheng Youning called out softly, "Daddy."

Cheng Feng ignored him.

Cheng Youning asked again in a low voice: "Is Daddy okay?"

Cheng Feng didn't even look at Cheng Youning, he just said calmly: "I'm fine, you go back to your room and take care of yourself, and reflect on the stupid things you did."

"I have reflected on this all night and I know I was wrong."

Seeing that his father didn't say anything and ignored him, Cheng Youning secretly poked Qiao Rong, signaling Qiao Rong to put him on the bed. Qiao Rong had no choice but to put the shameless Cheng Youning on Cheng Feng's bed.

Cheng Youning said earnestly: "Dad has been injured so badly, I should serve him by the bedside, otherwise I would be unfilial."

Cheng Feng was so angry that he almost laughed. Cheng Youning came to him to show his filial piety. He tried not to lose his temper and pretended to be calm and said, "I won't rely on you to be filial to me. Just don't cheat your father again."

Cheng Youning said obediently: "I know I was wrong and I won't make the same mistake again."