Major General Through the Upper Gate

Just when Cheng Wei was discussing with Wei Xiaopai about going to the town to find someone to borrow some mules to bring back the bluestone, someone came to their house.

"Excuse me, but Cheng Wei, Brother Wei?"

"Exactly, who are you?"

The visitor was in his early forties, wearing dark blue and purple clothes, Cheng didn't see the purple strokes, he knew that this was a member of the official family, and he should have a high grade.

"I don't know if Brother Wei can take a step to speak?" The visitor cupped his hands, but his expression was calm.

Cheng Wei looked into the house, and found that Gu Xizheng was not at home, so he opened the door of the courtyard, took the person in two steps and said, "My brother Qi is not at home, so it is not convenient to welcome you in, if you have anything to say, please let me know." Let's talk in the yard."

The man was not annoyed either, he took out a token from his sleeve and handed it to Cheng Wei, and then whispered: "I have been ordered to come here, I heard that Brother Wei is planning to break ground to build a new house, now I have found [-] artisans The rest are all waiting in the town."

He glanced at Cheng Wei and said, "No matter when Brother Wei breaks ground, he can go to No. 17, Second Street, East City, Town, and after showing the token to Yazi, he can be brought back to work."

What he said made Cheng Wei stunned, and he immediately realized that this should be arranged for him by the sixth prince.

"Thank you Cheng Weixin, please thank your master for me." Cheng Wei took the token silently, and he returned the gift: "I don't know what the official name is?"

"Brother Wei, you are welcome. My surname is Qin. Because I have something important to do, I may not be able to come to help you in the future. This is a few bluestone and wood shops with good reputation in the town. Our master said, no need Save money, and you have to bother Brother Wei to work hard on everything." The official surnamed Qin said with a smile while stroking his beard.

The official rank who can afford to wear purple should not be too low, what is rare is that he always smiled at each other, even if Cheng Wei didn't even allow him to enter the house, he didn't show any concern.

"Cheng did not remember."

"Then the officer will take his leave."

After the two of them exchanged a few words, the official surnamed Qin boarded the carriage and left in a hurry.Cheng Wei sent people outside the door, looked at the carriage that was drifting away outside the door, and looked at the token in his hand, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart.

When Gu Xizheng came back at noon, Cheng Wei told him about it, and decided to go to town tomorrow to have a look.

"The man said that there are more than 30 people in total. If they all come, there will be no place for them to live at home." On the second day, Cheng Wei and Gu Xijiao thought as they walked to the town.

"Let's go and see what those [-] are doing first. If they are all coolies, we can build a simple house in the bamboo forest and live there temporarily. If not, then we will find another way." Gu Xizheng thought Since the Sixth Prince wanted Chu Mo to live comfortably, the people he found might not be just coolies.

When the two arrived in the town, they went directly to Dongshi and took the tokens to see Yazi. It was exactly as Gu Xijiao thought. Among the more than 30 people, there were two blueprint masters, four carpenters, and five engravers. , and the rest are coolies.

What makes people half happy and half sad is that the sixth prince prepared more than these 30 people for him, as well as more than [-] mules and two cows.

"It's too ostentatious." Cheng Wei dragged Gu Xijiao aside and said that they were just building a house. If so many people and horses returned to Tonghua Village in a mighty way, it would definitely attract a lot of gossip and inquiries. When Chu Mo came to live, wouldn't the news be leaked immediately.

Gu Xizheng thought for a while and then said: "It doesn't matter. Let's divide the horses into three teams. One team will transport bluestone back from the town, one team will go to Xiahe Village, and the other team will transport blue tiles. This way the goal is smaller, and it is not difficult As for hurting the horse."

It sounded like it was also feasible. He looked at the people inside and said, "Since the Sixth Prince has found someone who made the blueprints, I'm afraid we won't be able to get the blueprints we thought about before. Why don't we take the people who made the blueprints back to have a look?" Terrain, after the official start of work, I will bring other people back, saying that they are short-term laborers rented by the town."

Gu Xijiao nodded. He originally thought the same way, so he responded: "Okay, when the construction starts, it will be almost spring, and it's not a ostentatious thing to hire part-time workers."

After the two made up their minds, they went in and explained their plans to the two blueprint masters.The three masters all nodded, indicating that this matter is feasible.

These 30 people have a supervisor named Liu Yi, because the two blueprint masters were found in Fuzhou, and now they want to enter the village, so he has to go with them.

Cheng Wei bought some vegetables and prepared to go back and cook a lunch for them. On the way back to the village, Cheng Wei said to Liu Yi who was beside him, "Guan Liu, there is no spare room in the place where my family lives. Another place to live has to be built first.”

"It doesn't matter." Liu Yi waved his hand cheerfully, and he said: "The master has told us beforehand, I want to see the terrain first when I come together today, if it is suitable, I will let some people come in tomorrow to build the living quarters for the craftsmen. When the materials and the date arrive, we can start working immediately.”

Hearing what he said, Cheng Wei was a little relieved.

Back to Tonghua Village at noon, Cheng Wei and Gu Xijiao cooked lunch for the three of them, and went to the bamboo forest after they were full.Cheng Wei showed some craftsmen the place that Uncle Jing had circled for him, saying that the house was probably built at this location.

"This location is pretty good," said one of the drawing masters, who was a little older, with a smile, "Did you ask someone to see this place?"

Cheng Wei didn't hide it from anyone, he nodded generously and said: "Yes, I don't want anything else, but I want the people to live safely and smoothly."

The master laughed cheerfully. He took out a charcoal pencil and said, "This place is good, but I'm afraid it's a bit petty to build a house."

He extended the circle that Uncle Jing had given him a little further, and happened to enclose all of Uncle Jing's circle inside. Cheng Wei couldn't see the good or bad, so he followed them all.

Because there was no place to live, the few of them took the time to familiarize themselves with the boundaries of the land, and then they went on the same journey without saying goodbye, and the three of them returned to the town.Liu Yi said that the days that Uncle Jing saw before were feasible, but it would take three days to get the blueprints.

Three days later, Liu Yi brought five people to Tonghua Village. They came in to build a temporary residence in advance.Cheng Wei and Gu Xicheng cleared out the attic that had not been used for many years. Since there were no beds, they had to spread mats and quilts on the floor so that those people could sleep.

Fortunately, the attic was not close to the ground, and Cheng Wei also burned a pot of charcoal for them every night, so they didn't feel particularly cold when they slept like this.

When they came, they also brought blueprints, Cheng Wei and Gu Xijiao looked at it, and it turned out to be a courtyard with two entrances.The outer circle should be a wall, and the whole house faces south, with the main room in the middle, divided into east and west wing rooms.If you only look at the drawings in the inner courtyard at the back, there is not much difference from the front.

The house has a total of three floors. The rooms on the first floor are marked for various purposes. Except for the wing rooms, there is no bedroom on the first floor of the main building.Before seeing the size of the windows, Cheng knew that the style of the house should be imitated from the official courtyard at the county level. In this way, the bluestone and wood they expected before may not be enough for one-third.

"It's really a big deal." Cheng Wei put away the blueprints and lay on the bed and sighed with Gu Xijiao. The house was built so big that he was afraid that he would be embarrassed to live in it.

Gu Xicheng chuckled lightly and said, "That sixth prince really has a crush on Chu Mo."

"I hope they will have a good result." Cheng Wei turned over and whispered against Gu Xizheng.The person next to him lowered his head and kissed him on the lips, but in an instant, the two rolled together again.

Half an hour later, Cheng Wei was dripping with sweat, and a blush lingered on his face for a long time.

Now he has an unspeakable trouble, Cheng Wei closed his eyes and let Gu Xicheng slowly touch him around.He and Gu Xizheng have formed a bond for so long, and the two of them never completed it once.

He could feel Gu Xizheng's longing for him, but when he was on the bed, Gu Xizheng was extremely restrained and felt pity for him.Once or twice, when he was in a daze, he couldn't restrain himself.He always felt that this kind of thing should go with the flow, but after half a year, he was actually a little anxious.

Cheng Wei's closed eyes and eyelashes trembled slightly, he remembered what his little dad said to him, and immediately buried his head in the bed again - he couldn't do what his little dad said.

Well, it's fine now.

Cheng Wei grabbed a corner of the quilt and thought, he and Gu Xijiao haven't known each other for a short time, and the relationship probably still needs some time to develop, how can such a thing be rushed.

And now there are still big things on their minds, it's only right that the two of them are not in the mood.Cheng Wei thought wildly, and slowly fell asleep.

It's just that there are some doubts in my heart, like a cotton that has absorbed water, and occasionally I can't help thinking about it when I have free time.

After struggling like this, a week later, the simple address was set up.As the start of work was approaching, the craftsmen in the town came to Tonghua Village in two batches carrying their things.