Traveling through ancient times: living a different life

After the three of them went to choose a place, Han Chengyuan said to Biyue in order to ease the embarrassment, "Rong'an, go ahead and do your work. I have something else to do, so I'll leave now."

Bi Yue knew that it was awkward for a grown man like him and a girl to sit here alone, so she said readily, "Okay, go ahead. Thank you, Brother Han, for helping me so much."

"Your Highness, you're welcome. My fourth brother asked me to do this. He doesn't have time right now, and he hasn't been in the capital for the past few years. He's not very familiar with this area, so I took this job. I'm happy to help you solve some small problems. After all, we will be a family in the future."

After Han Chengyuan said goodbye and left, Biyue found an older large yard in the east wing and ordered a lot of bricks and tiles from it. She put cement in the house and also ordered a lot of steel bars. She prepared all the materials for repairing the house and filled the entire yard.

Then he went to find the three masters to see where they had chosen and where they planned to build their small Western-style building. When he arrived at the south side of the lotus pond, he saw several people gesturing there.

Biyue saw from afar that this place was quite nice, as it was close to the lotus pond. In the summer, it was quite cool with the breeze blowing. In the winter, when the doors and windows were closed, standing in front of the glass and seeing the snowflakes outside, it was another beautiful sight.

The three masters saw Bi Yue coming and greeted her quietly, "Princess, what do you think of this place?"

"The three chefs have very good taste. I am very satisfied with this place."

"It is our honor if the princess is satisfied. We will lead our workers to start construction tomorrow."

"Okay, thank you three masters. I have prepared the materials and placed them in a dilapidated yard in the east wing. I will take you there to have a look. If you need them tomorrow, you can pick them up there. You can go back and rest today and arrange for everyone."

So he took the three of them to the east wing, where the materials were stored, stood at the door, and the three of them walked in by themselves.

I saw a yard full of construction materials, including steel bars, cement, bricks, tiles, mud, sand, shovels, etc.

The three of them were very satisfied. The princess had prepared sufficient materials and they could start work tomorrow with some tools and people.

The three of them came out and bowed to Bi Yue, saying, "Your Highness, these materials are fully prepared. Some of us will know how to use them, and some won't. Princess, please be there to guide us when the time comes."

"That's no problem. I will definitely tell you how to use those materials."

After saying that, four people came out. The three masters said goodbye to Bi Yue and went back to arrange for people to come to work tomorrow.

Bi Yue found Xiao Mai and asked her, "There are a lot of things to do today. Are you exhausted? After I finish the arrangements, I have to go to another place. If you are tired, go back and rest first.

"Miss, I'm not tired at all. It's nothing to help you with these small favors. Wherever you want to go, I'll go with you."

Today, Chen Chen, Dongnanxibei, Xiaohua and others were weeding and tidying up the yard.

Biyue took Xiaomai out, because Luo Chen's mother gave her two courtyards and four shops, and she wanted to go and see them first. When she went out of the gate, the carriage was still parked outside.

After Bi Yue got on the carriage, Xiao Mai drove the carriage to the house on South Street. The house was a courtyard with four entrances. From the outside, the house looked quite nice. The two opened the door and walked in. An elderly couple in their sixties came out. The man asked, "This is the empty house of Dingyuan Gong. Who are you looking for?"

Xiaomai said to the two of them, "This is the newly conferred Princess Rong'an by His Majesty. This house belongs to General Han's mother. The Duke's wife has given this house to Princess Rong'an, and she came here today to take a look."

"Oh, it turns out to be Princess Rong'an. My apologies. We are servants that came with the Duke's wife as a dowry. We were specially arranged to look after the house here. Since the lady has given the house to Your Highness, we can go back to the mansion."

"If you are willing to stay and continue to look at houses here, I will pay for the monthly salary. I will talk to the Duke's wife. I wonder if you two are willing."

"Thank you, Princess. Of course we are willing to do so. We are both old and can't do much. I hope Your Highness doesn't mind."

The two old servants closed the door and took Bi Yue and the others inside to look around. The house was about 70% to 80% new, probably because someone cleaned and renovated it regularly. It was much better than the princess's mansion.

It is much cleaner and tidier. It seems that this old couple is very dedicated and responsible in taking care of the yard here. It is very good.

After walking for about an hour, I took a good look around the house. It was still very beautiful inside, with pavilions, towers, and gardens. It was a very comfortable environment for a family to live here. Before leaving, I said to the two of them, "You two are very dedicated and responsible in your work. I will report your loyalty and honesty to the Duke's wife. If you are willing to stay and help me, I will increase your monthly salary by two taels of silver each."

"Thank you, Your Highness. We are willing to stay and help you look after the house."

"That's settled then, let's go"

The two of them left the yard and found two shops nearby. They were the two shops that Jiang Zhenzhu had given her, so she just happened to come over to take a look.

Now these two shops are rented to others, they are a grocery store and a clothing store respectively.

The master and his servant walked in. The boss of the grocery store saw them coming in. The two young women walking in front looked like fairies, very beautiful. The waiter was only fifteen or sixteen years old. He greeted them enthusiastically and asked what they wanted to buy. Then he introduced them nonstop. Seeing that he was so hard working, he couldn't refuse their kindness. There were many children among the servants who bought today, so he bought 10 kilograms of candy and shared them with them tomorrow, 10 kilograms of brown sugar, and 5 kilograms of salt.

The young man was busy packing happily. Xiaomai said to the boss, "You hired a good young man. He is very enthusiastic and has a sharp tongue. You should give him a raise, otherwise he will be poached by others."

The waiter blushed and said, "The customer is joking. This is my job. It's my duty, it's my duty."

The two of them left the shop with their things in their hands, put them on the carriage, and drove the carriage to a ready-made clothing store in front, which was also their own store. After getting off the carriage, the two of them walked in, looked around, and asked the boss how the business was. The boss was very smart and asked, "This shop belongs to the wife of the Duke of Guo. Are you two here to buy clothes?"