Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

Outside Suiyi Building, Cheng Erping and Deng Xiong were carrying things onto the carriage.

Cheng Wan, with one hand held by Old Lady Lin and one by Mrs. Wang, was listening patiently to the worried advice of his family.

"Grandma, mother, aunt, don't worry.

I followed the Minister of Works to carry out my errands. I was protected by guards along the way, and when I arrived at the destination, the magistrate of Qinghua County arranged food and accommodation for me.

I will be back as soon as I finish my work. I guess you will be able to see me in a few days."

Old Mrs. Lin looked at Cheng Wan's playful face and became worried: "It will take about ten days just to get there and back. If you add in the work, it will take at least half a month! You must follow closely behind that engineer, don't act on your own, do you hear me?!"

Cheng Wan nodded obediently, then looked at Wang, whose eyes were slightly red: "Mom, just open your shop as usual. Don't get angry if you don't make money. Anyway, even if you lose money, you won't lose much money."

"Mother knows. Don't worry about these things. Take good care of yourself and Nian Nian. Go early and come back early." Wang's smile was gentle and her voice was also very gentle.

Cheng Wan got into the carriage and sat down, then waved to Old Lady Lin and the others: "I'm leaving now, you guys go back quickly!"

The carriage gradually drove away. Old Mrs. Lin and others looked at the receding figure of the carriage and did not speak for a long time.

Deng Xiong looked even more depressed.

If he didn't have to learn skills from his master now, he would definitely follow him in such a matter...

After Cheng Wan left Suiyilou, he went to Xu Mansion to pick up Xu Zhinian as usual, and then went out of the city to wait for the carriage of the Lord Sigong.

Outside the south gate of Shuoyang City, Cheng Wan opened the car window and stared at the city gate while talking to Xu Zhinian.

Xu Zhinian slightly piled up the bags in the carriage and said, "Ah Wan, I thought my mother had prepared enough food and supplies for us, but it turned out that Grandma Lin and the others prepared even more. If this carriage wasn't big enough, I'm afraid it wouldn't be able to hold them all."

"They are all eager to bring their home to us." Cheng Wan watched a team of armored guards escorting several carriages out of the city gate, and quickly turned to Xu Zhinian and said, "Master Sigong is here, let's go down."

Cheng Wan and Xu Zhinian quickly got off the carriage, and then they stood one after the other, bowed their heads, waiting for the engineer's carriage to pass by.

The rumbling sound of the carriage was getting closer and closer. The engineer Ying Changlin looked sideways through the window at Cheng Wan, who was standing respectfully. "Master Cheng, have you been waiting for a long time?"

Cheng Wan stood with his body bowed, and said sincerely, "I just arrived as well. I didn't expect Lord Ying to come so early. I am really ashamed. I almost made Lord Ying condescend to wait for me."

"Hmph~" Ying Changlin snorted lightly, and it was hard to tell whether he was in a good mood or not: "Master Cheng is really good at talking every day, let's go."

"Yes."

Cheng Wan watched all the carriages pass by before he pulled Xu Zhinian onto the carriage.

Li Zuo drove the carriage and followed behind the last carriage, and naturally entered the protection circle of the guards.

In the carriage, Xu Zhinian approached Cheng Wan and whispered, "Ah Wan, every time I follow you to see this Sigong Sir, I feel that his words are a little... a little..."

Xu Zhinian frowned, as if he couldn't find a suitable adjective.

"It's a bit weird." Cheng Wan whispered and perfectly summed it up for Xu Zhinian.

Xu Zhinian's eyes lit up, and he whispered, "Yes, yes, it's just a little weird. Ah Wan, you're following the engineer out of town on this errand, the engineer shouldn't... embarrass you secretly, right?"

Xu Zhinian calmed down from the excitement of going to do something big with Cheng Wan, and now he was really worried about Cheng Wan's safety.

"No, don't worry." Cheng Wan answered with certainty.

After spending some time together, Cheng Wan had some understanding of Changlin.

I don't like her, but I find it convenient to use her.

I have the idea to do it to her, but I don't have the courage to do it.

She adapted well, but the other party made her speak more and more sarcasticly.

"This trip to Qinghua County was a task personally assigned by King Rui before he left Shuoyang City. He didn't dare to do anything tricky..."

After receiving Cheng Wan's affirmative answer, Xu Zhinian finally felt relieved and was in the mood to pay attention to the scene outside Shuoyang City.

A little away from the official road that Cheng Wan and his team were taking, a large group of people were busy building a cement road.

It is definitely not possible to build a cement road on the basis of the original official road.

Now that we are at war, the official roads must be kept open, otherwise important matters will be delayed.

Therefore, the new cement road can only be built from scratch.

"Eh? Ah Wan, there seems to be someone from Pingnan Village!"

Ok?

Cheng Wan looked in the direction Xu Zhinian pointed.

It really is.

The two sisters looked at the construction team in the distance, chatted about the beautiful sight of the completed cement road, and then laughed together with their hands covering their mouths.

It takes about five days to get from Shuoyang City to Qinghua County. On the fifth day of May, the Zongzi Festival, Cheng Wan and his party arrived in Qinghua County.

In a private room of the most famous restaurant in Qinghua County.

Qinghua County Magistrate Shi Lishi raised his glass and toasted to Sigong Ying Changlin first: "Mr. Ying's visit to our county really brings honor to our humble home. Mr. Ying, I offer you a toast."

"Master, you are too kind. We are all working for the prince. Today's banquet is so grand. I should thank you very much."

Ying Changlin's words were naturally very beautiful.

At the dinner table, in addition to the two main characters, Ying Changlin and Shi Lishi, there were also the Qinghua County Magistrate, the Chief Clerk, and Cheng Wan, who were responsible for providing supporting roles and making laughs.

There is nothing wrong with being a supporting actor and joining in the laughter. However, those who want to be a supporting actor and joining in the laughter are not even qualified to sit at the table.

Cheng Wan lowered his head and picked up a peanut, feeling the two people opposite him looking at him for who knows how many times. He looked up and smiled at the county magistrate and the chief clerk of Qinghua County opposite him, and took the initiative to raise his teacup to the two people opposite him.

The two people opposite were panicked at first, but then they reacted and quickly raised their glasses to drink with Cheng Wan.

The movements of the three people attracted the attention of Ying Changlin and Shi Lishi.

Ying Changlin glanced at the teapot in front of Cheng Wan, then looked at Cheng Wan's face, and when he was sure that Cheng Wan had not drunk any alcohol, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Ying Changlin looked around and said calmly:

"I'm sure you've all heard that the prince personally appointed a female official, and this female official is none other than the Lord Cheng in front of you.

Although Lord Cheng is young, he is extremely capable. The cement this time was made by Lord Cheng.

Also because of cement, the prince recently promoted Lord Cheng to the eighth-rank governor and ordered Lord Cheng to be directly under the prince's palace.

It is said that Mr. Cheng was originally assigned by Mr. Sima, and this time I borrowed Mr. Cheng from Mr. Sima to help."

Cheng Wan looked at Ying Changlin with some surprise.

Isn't this person being sarcastic today?

Why does it seem like you are speaking well of her and praising her?

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