Different mindsets lead to different journeys. After a few days and nights of traveling, I didn’t feel tired at all. There is a different kind of enjoyment in it.

When we arrived in Weibei and stood in front of the gate of the general's mansion, we still felt that the journey was not over yet.

I find it funny myself. How come I live more and more like a young person?

Xiaobao and the old lady had already received the news, and they came out of the yard quickly. When they saw me standing at the gate, they were both very happy.

Xiaobao immediately threw himself on me and said, "Mom, you're back. I missed you so much. Why did you take so long? I almost thought you had forgotten Xiaobao!"

I hugged Xiaobao and patted his back, and he pulled off me. Then I hugged the old lady and said, "I'm back."

"Hahahahahaha, I'm glad you're back, I'm glad you're back, hurry up, let's go in first." The old lady, who was a little reserved at first, got wet in her eyes when she saw me hugging her. She felt relaxed all of a sudden.

I know that some barriers disappeared in this hug.

"Cough cough cough cough cough," a coughing sound was heard beside me.

I looked up and saw the owner of the manor coughing. I called out in amusement, "Dad, are you okay?"

"Hey, what can happen to me? I'm fine. Well, I'm glad you're back, I'm glad you're back," Master Yun answered in a pretentious and majestic manner.

"Dad, Mom, Xiaobao, let's go in first and talk!"

"Zi Su, go and bring the gifts I prepared for Daddy, Mommy and Xiao Bao."

I supported the old lady, and Xiaobao supported his father's hand, and we sat down in the main hall. Zisu also brought in the clothes, shoes and hats that I had prepared for them in the big house.

The two were delighted when they saw it. They didn't need this little thing, but a daughter's love for them. Looking at that thing, they were happier than getting a mountain of gold and silver.

After chatting for two hours, they were immediately delighted when they learned that after I finished the granary project in Weibei, they would go to the farm they prepared for me and choose a place to live.

He kept telling me which house was in which style? What decorations were there? Where it was. He told me that the house I had prepared in Hidden Sword Villa was the most beautiful. He told me to live in the villa in the future. He told me to do whatever I wanted.

I agreed to all of them, and promised to accompany them to take a look after I finished my work here.

We chatted until dinner time. The old lady noticed that I was a little tired, so she sent me to rest.

When I returned to the courtyard of the general's mansion, the thoughtful Zi Su had already prepared hot water for me.

I took a comfortable bath, washed my hair, and dried myself. I didn't care about anything, and didn't want to see anyone. I just lay down on the bed, intending to sleep till I was exhausted.

Although I was in a good mood and the scenery was beautiful during the journey of several days and nights, I was still exhausted!

Imagination is beautiful, but reality is cruel. I couldn’t even sleep.

I tossed and turned in bed, but the excitement from the journey never left.

With my eyes closed, my brain was working at high speed. I sat up helplessly.

At this moment, Zi Su's voice rang softly outside the door: "Yun Niang, General Jiang, the eldest son of the Jiang family, is here. Are you awake?"

"Okay, ask him to sit in the hall, and I'll come over. I can't sleep anyway. It's good to borrow the river circle and chat about things."

I got up and dressed. I quickly fixed my hair. Then I opened the door and walked into the hall.

"Aunt Yun, you are finally here. If you hadn't come earlier, I would have asked someone to invite you over. The materials are almost ready. Now we are just waiting for you to mix them. Okay, we can start work right away. Aunt Yun, do you want to rest for two days?"

"Okay, then I can go tomorrow. No need to rest, and not too tired. If I finish my work early, we can do other things early. Do you plan to tear down all those granaries and redo them? Or just use a layer of concrete to pave the ground and apply a layer of cement slurry on the wall?" I asked Jiang Chuan directly without any more words.

"Auntie Yun, what is the difference between these two methods?" Jiang Chuan asked.

"It's definitely different. The first one costs a little more. The second one is to make modifications on the original basis. The main structure remains unchanged. It doesn't cost that much. It doesn't take that long."

“What are the pros and cons of those two approaches?”

The advantage is the first one, which may be stronger and more durable, but the disadvantage is that it takes a long time.

The second type has a short service life, but the cement slurry applied to the wall may fall off later, so the service life is not that long.

What do you think?

Jiang Chuan thought for a moment after hearing what I said. I will submit a memorial tomorrow and ask about it.

"Okay, you ask first and see what His Majesty means. And by the way, report the cost as well. It will be easier for His Majesty to make a choice."

"Zi Su, go to the study and bring in the pen, ink, paper and inkstone." I was really tired and didn't want to move, so I simply asked Zi Su to bring the things here.

The things were quickly delivered by Zi Su.

I picked up a pen and wrote down the total cost of the two plans with Jiang Chuan on paper.

If you don't calculate it, you won't know. Once you calculate it, you will be shocked. It will cost about 300,000 taels of silver to tear it down and rebuild it.

If we want to renovate the original main structure, about 130,000 taels would be enough.

Jiang Chuan made some changes and pushed the budget up to 35. The budget for the second plan was pushed up to 17. In this case, what changes have been made? The funds are also sufficient.

Finally, the work was done and Jiang Chuan went back with the budget paper.

I stood up and stretched, only to feel my eyelids becoming so heavy that I couldn't bear it any longer.

He just helped me back to the room, laid me down on the bed, and I fell asleep immediately.

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