The next day, a young official from the Ministry of Industry came to the door.

In the main hall,

"Who are you?" Gu Yin looked at the person in confusion.

"I'm Shen Cong, a doctor from the Ministry of Works. I've been ordered to come here to assist the county princess in building a clubhouse." Shen Cong bowed and paused for a second when he mentioned the word "clubhouse". It was really the first time he heard this word.

Gu Yin suddenly realized, and thought to herself that Jun Xiao was quite reliable and knew to find an assistant for her. With the help of officials from the Ministry of Industry, it would be much easier to coordinate resources.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Lord Shen." Gu Yin said happily, "I was just planning to draw a design! Lord Shen, are you free now? Take me to see the land given by the emperor."

"Anytime." Shen Cong is in his twenties, and perhaps because he works in a technical department like the Ministry of Industry, his eyes do not look as deep as those of other officials. Instead, they look a little more pure.

"Then please sit here for a while, Lord Shen. I'll pack up and leave." Gu Yin ordered the servants to refill Shen Cong's tea.

The land provided by Jun Xiao is close to the imperial palace, covering an area of ​​more than 100 acres, which is equivalent to about 60,000 to 70,000 square meters in modern terms.

The two stood in front of a mottled door, and Shen Cong introduced, "This was originally a marquis's mansion. It has been vacant for several years without maintenance, and it must have been overgrown with weeds."

Shen Cong's servant went forward to open the door. The door, which had been in disrepair for a long time, made a harsh creaking sound, but fortunately the door was still sturdy.

Gu Yin and Shen Cong climbed the stairs and stepped into the gate. As expected, they saw that the house was full of weeds and fallen leaves, and it looked like a dilapidated scene.

"Miss, I'll clear the way for you!" Zhenzhu found a long branch, walked in front of Gu Yin, and kept waving the branch to push away the weeds on both sides of the path to prevent her from being tripped by the weeds. It could also scare away snakes and insects hiding in the bushes.

Gu Yin let her do what she wanted while she observed the layout of the garden.

Although it has been vacant for several years, based on the landscape layout of the park, one can still see how beautiful it was in the past.

After walking for about half a cup of tea, they came to a pavilion. The stone table in the pavilion was covered with dust. Gu Yin turned around and looked around, then walked to a patch of weeds.

"Miss, what do you want to do? Just let me do it!" Pearl said attentively.

"Get some grass and clean the table." Gu Yin pointed to the stone table.

"Got it." Pearl moved quickly, "Miss, please stay away. There's too much dust."

Shen Cong's servant was also very tactful and came forward to help. Soon, the dust on the stone table was swept away.

Gu Yin took out the paper she had prepared in advance and laid several layers on it, then took out a pen and drew what she had just observed.

"The county lady's pen?" After Gu Yin made a few simple strokes, Shen Cong discovered that the pen in her hand was unusual.

Gu Yin didn't even raise her head. "Homemade charcoal pencils are more convenient for drawing."

"If you are interested, I will send you two later."

"Thank you, Princess!" Shen Cong agreed without hesitation. There was no other way. This sum was perfect for his job.

Gu Yin quickly drew the layout of the small courtyard, put away the paper and pen, and said neatly, "Let's go to the next place."

In this way, by the time they finished walking around the Marquis' Mansion, half a day had passed.

"I'm hungry." Gu Yin touched her stomach and said, "Let's go eat."

"I've been walking for half a day and I'm really hungry." After spending half a day together, Shen Cong had become accustomed to Gu Yin's casualness, and his tone became relaxed as well.

The two of them arrived at Food World, and when the shopkeeper saw Gu Yin, he immediately stepped forward and greeted her warmly, "Boss, you're here!"

Gu Yin nodded and ordered, "There are four of us. You decide how many dishes to serve."

After that, he turned around and asked Shen Cong, "Sir Shen, do you have any dietary restrictions? You can talk to the shopkeeper."

"Ah? Oh, no, no, I'm not picky about food." Shen Cong came back to his senses from the fact that Gu Yin was the owner of this restaurant and said in a daze.

"Then you can arrange a few signature dishes." Gu Yin casually instructed the shopkeeper and led the way upstairs.

After eating and drinking, Gu Yin said goodbye to Shen Cong and hurried home.

Strike while the iron is hot. Gu Yin locked herself in the room as soon as she got home and marked the general layout.

Since we are going to open a club, it must be a high-end club that has never been seen in the world and is unique to Daji Dynasty. It aims to make the princes, nobles and young ladies from aristocratic families linger and want to go countless times after visiting once.

Gu Yin took out pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and listed the services that would be included one by one.

First of all, food is the most important thing for people, and the food provided by the club must not be bad.

Secondly, the club will also have to set up some entertainment programs, including the popular throwing pots, archery, darts, etc. in the Daji Dynasty!

In addition, there are also places for showing off one's elegance, such as winding stream flowing wine cups and chess and card rooms.

Finally, the key project of the club: foot massage! Beauty!

After deciding on the major categories, Gu Yin stretched himself and then continued to list the specific contents of each category.

There were more and more papers piled up on the left hand side, but Gu Yin was still working hard, drawing and marking, and he didn't even notice that the sky was gradually getting dark.

"Miss, it's time for dinner." Pearl reminded softly, afraid to startle her.

"Okay..." Gu Yin put down a stroke, put the brush on the pen holder, and then stretched lazily.

Seeing this, Pearl hurried forward to massage her young lady's shoulders and back, asking her young lady to relax. She couldn't help but said with concern, "Young lady, you've been sitting here for the whole afternoon. You should take more rest no matter how busy you are."

"No way, this habit can't be changed."

Gu Yin knew that sitting for a long time like this was bad for her health, especially her cervical spine, but once she started to work seriously, she would get into the state. Once in the state, she couldn’t be distracted by doing other things. Otherwise, it would be like her spell being interrupted, and she wouldn’t be able to get back into the state for a long time. So it was better to do it in one go, finish the work, and then have fun.

Gu Yin was busy for nearly a month. There was no other way because all the designs of the entire club had to be completed by her alone.

During this period, the two little sisters wanted to play with her, but she was rejected. It was Song Ruorou and Ye Ningxin who found opportunities to visit Gu Yin two or three times.

Only when Shen Cong came to visit did Gu Yin take the time to discuss the construction of a new club with him.

Gu Yin originally thought that she could rest for two days after she finished drawing the design, but she never expected that her brother would come back from the Imperial College just as she finished.

"Brother, weren't you studying in seclusion? Why are you back?" Gu Yin looked at Gu Chenshuo in surprise.

Gu Chenshuo was even more surprised than her, "The provincial examination will be held in two days, don't you know?"

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