As the sun set, Mu Wanqing stood with her hands behind her back, watching the cement being laid out bit by bit. Obstacles were placed on both sides, and people were assigned to keep watch at night.

Mr. Qian stared at the cement road in fascination, without blinking, "When will it be fixed?"

Mu Wanqing glanced at the sky and said, "A day or two. The cement will be solid once it dries."

The craftsmen are still working hard, putting up the beams in each room, it's quite lively.

Mr. Qian couldn't help but look over. Half of the house had been built, and there were chimneys on the roof. "Can I take a look inside?"

"Okay."

Mu Wanqing took Lord Qian to pick a room at random and entered from the back door. It was their residence. There were four rooms on the upper and lower floors. One on the first floor was used as a kitchen and dining room, and the other was a living room.

The second floor is made into three bedrooms, the layout is very compact but very practical.

Each room has cement floors and whitewashed walls, and looks clean.

The exterior looks antique, but the interior is built according to modern habits, so it is very different.

Mr. Qian walked around the living room and felt very comfortable. "What is this?"

Mu Wanqing glanced at it and said, "The kang can not only be used for cooking but also for heating. We won't be afraid of the cold in winter."

There was no kang at the moment, so she had been living in a shabby inn this winter, which was drafty everywhere. She had no choice but to find a way to build a kang.

The lowest cost and simplest.

Mr. Qian suddenly became interested, "Can we try it now?"

Although the weather is not cold anymore, he can't wait to try the effect.

Mu Wanqing nodded slightly, "Second brother, go and light up the kang."

To make a good kang, certain skills are needed. She trained the students in the academy and formed a kang-making team.

Practice makes perfect, and now the team that makes beds has very mature skills.

After a while, the room became warm. Lord Qian touched the head of the kang and it was warm!

His heart was even more excited, "Great, how much does it cost to build a fire pit?"

The ancient nobles had greenhouses, fire walls, and charcoal, so they were not afraid of the cold in winter.

But the cost is too high and ordinary people cannot afford it.

Mu Wanqing rolled her eyes. "The raw material is bricks, which are not expensive. You can build one for one tael of silver. When winter comes, anyone who wants to build a kang can come to us. We have a professional team to help. A kang can be used for a lifetime, so it is not expensive if you calculate it this way."

One tael of silver is a little expensive, but most officials can afford it.

Mr. Qian also wanted to build a few kangs to honor his parents. "Okay, it's settled."

In just a few words, Mu Wanqing had already brought a business to her family.

The yard is small, only about 30 square meters, but I can grow some vegetables and be self-sufficient.

Across the yard is a gate with flowers hanging down, and then there is another yard, which is exactly the same as the previous one, except that the yard is twice as big and is paved with cement.

Mu Wanqing originally wanted to dig a well in each room, but found that this was impractical. There is a water shortage here, and the water output is very small due to the geological structure. Some wells are even dry.

So, he found the best well digger and spent a lot of money to dig a deep well at the end of the alley.

Further on is the shop, connected to it by a secret door that most people would not notice.

Mr. Qian stood in the store and looked around. It looked very ordinary, but the ingenuity was evident in the details.

Mu Wanqing suddenly remembered something, "By the way, I want to buy the inn I live in, can you recommend an innkeeper to me?"

The government arranged our stay, so it was considered a private reservation. We didn't need a boss or a waiter, we did everything ourselves.

Lord Qian was stunned for a moment, then frowned slightly, "I'm afraid this is a bit difficult. This is their ancestral property. Although it has long been ruined, it has been maintained."

Mu Qingqing raised her eyebrows and said, "Please ask for me first. Thank you whether it works or not."

Although the inn is shabby, it is still quite convenient as it is about a quarter of an hour's walk from the snack street.

If it can be converted into a restaurant, there is still a lot of potential.

A panicked voice suddenly rang out, "Chief, Chief, something bad has happened, your eldest brother has been captured."

Mu Wanqing's face changed and she rushed out quickly, "What did you say? Didn't you go to repair the city wall? Who took my brother away?"

Mu Ji went along, but now he was covered in dust and his face was swollen.

"It's that Captain Li." He spoke of what had just happened angrily.

They took cement to help repair the city wall, and everything was going well until the end when Captain Li Bai rushed out and ordered his men to capture them.

Very unreasonable and arrogant.

"His target was Brother Mu, and I took advantage of the chaos to run out and report the news."

Mu Wanqing narrowed her eyes dangerously. How dare this bastard touch her family?

If he wants to die, then let him do it.

"Master Qian, my elder brother was doing this on your orders. Captain Li arrested him without even saying hello. This is clearly a slap in your face. I don't know the grudge between you two, but please rescue him immediately."

Mr. Qian was a little confused, and subconsciously retorted, "I have no grudge against him."

Mu Wanqing’s mind was racing, why on earth was this happening?

Logically speaking, they were already registered under the name of the Dusifu and were under the jurisdiction of the Dusifu, and had no direct relationship with Captain Li.

What reason did Captain Li have to kidnap people?

"Really? It didn't happen before, but it happens now. Sir Qian, if you don't fight back, you won't be able to hold on to this position in the future. We, the Mu family, are willing to stand up for you."

Lord Qian's scalp tingled. This was putting him in a high position. No, absolutely not.

"Don't be impulsive. I'll ask someone to find out the situation first... Hey, where are you going?"

Mu Wanqing had already rushed to the back door and shouted, "Second brother, gather everyone to follow me, prepare the carriage, and move quickly."

Mu Ziang was so anxious that he did as he was told without saying a word.

Seeing that a big fight was about to happen, Lord Qian couldn't help but get anxious, "Mu Wanqing, you can't make trouble. You are an exiled prisoner. You are naturally inferior to Li Baihu, and you can't take advantage of him."

Mu Wanqing exuded a chill, "I only know that if anyone dares to touch my family, I will kill him without a complete corpse."

It was the first time that Lord Qian knew that a girl could be so strong. He blocked her way and said, "You are dragging more than a hundred people to die together. He has many soldiers and you are unarmed. You can't be so willful..."

He was thinking about Mu Wanqing. Such an outstanding person like Mu Wanqing should not die because of this.

Mu Wanqing sneered, "Whoever dares to block my way is my sworn enemy. I will never tolerate my enemies. I will never show mercy to them."

There was a murderous look in her eyes and she had an alarming aura.

Lord Qian was secretly shocked when he saw this. "There are only more than a hundred of you. You are no match for Captain Li. You are going to die. Your talent will come to the fore sooner or later. Before that, you must be patient. Only those who can endure the most can be the best..."

As long as you speak up, there are plenty of ways to get justice.

Mu Wanqing looked at him steadily, her black eyes scorching brightly, "What is family? It's the people you'd risk your life to protect. In this world, there are some things you do even though you know they're impossible, without hesitation, and you fight for it with all your might. That's what it means to be alive, that's what it means to be human."

She covered her pounding chest and said, "My blood is still hot. I am not afraid of death."

Lord Qian was momentarily struck by her awe-inspiring aura, and stood there like a wooden chicken. There was actually a chilling and murderous aura about her.

All members of the Mu family rushed over, each with a solemn look on their face.

Mu Wanqing glanced at everyone and said only one sentence, "I am going to save my eldest brother now. Follow me if you are not afraid of death."

She picked up a stick from the ground, turned around and jumped into the carriage.

Mr. Mu and his wife and Mu Ziang followed without hesitation. They were responsible for protecting their families.

The others looked at each other, quickly picked up a weapon that suited them, and followed suit.

At this moment, the scattered Mu clan finally had a clan soul and cohesion.

Mu Rongxue gritted her teeth, stamped her feet, and decided to follow.

Just after taking two steps, someone grabbed her arm tightly. It was Madam Mu San. She looked panicked and said, "Xue'er, don't go. It's too dangerous. Our whole family is counting on you."

Mu Rongxue's face was bitter. "How can an egg remain intact when the nest is overturned? Mother, Mu Wanqing is the patriarch of the Mu family and also the patron saint of the Mu family. As long as she is here, the Mu family will be here. If she is gone, the Mu family... will vanish into thin air, and none of us will survive."

She saw very clearly that it was Mu Wanqing who protected them all the way and saved their lives.

It was also Mu Wanqing who turned the tide and escaped the fate of being enslaved by Li Baihu.

It was Mu Wanqing who showed them a clear path, allowing them to live with their heads held high.

It was Mu Wanqing who taught them a lot and opened a whole new door for them.

Without Mu Wanqing, they would become a loose sand and cease to exist.

"Mom, this is not just a matter for the Second House, it's also about the life and death of our entire clan. If Mu Zicheng can't be saved, what about us? Anyone can step on us and crush us to death."

After saying this, she forcefully pried Madam Mu San's hands apart and chased after her without looking back.

Mrs. Mu San looked at her receding back, her eyes red, but she did not stop her daughter.

Lord Qian woke up from a dream and called his men over, "Go and inform ..."

He hesitated for a moment, not wanting to make a big deal out of it, "Notify General Yan and have him stop the man."

He moved very quickly, but unfortunately, the person he met was Mu Wanqing.

Mu Wanqing is a person who will accomplish something no matter what.

The officer guarding the city gate saw the carriage coming and quickly stopped the people, "Who is it?"

Mu Wanqing poked her head out and said, "Sir, my last name is Mu, Mu Wanqing. The person who just delivered the cement was my eldest brother. Where is he?"

The general was stunned, with a trace of confusion in his eyes.

To be honest, they felt guilty for not protecting the people who sent them cement with such good intentions.

However, Captain Li was notoriously violent, and his sister married into the Du family and became General Du’s cousin.

How dare he offend?

"Captain Li... has a backer. You are not allowed to gather and fight."

Mu Wanqing, who was standing at the front, pointed at the repaired city wall, her eyes as indifferent as snow, "Do you want the cement formula? If you want it, get out of my way."

The general was stunned. Mu Wanqing leaned against the car window and led his men past the guards without looking away.

The guard hesitated for a moment and asked Shangguan softly, "Are you really not going to stop me? I feel like something is going to happen."

The officer's expression changed from time to time, and finally his eyes changed, "Who just passed by? I didn't see anything."

guard:……

Captain Li rode back to the camp in the afterglow of the setting sun, feeling very happy.

Just as they were about to return to their nest, they heard the sound of hurried horse hooves from behind.

"Everyone stop. Mr. Li, stop right there." A clear shout suddenly rang out.

Captain Li turned around suddenly and saw dozens of carriages coming at him. In the leading carriage, a girl in white had her black hair flying in the wind and her eyes were stern, like a sword drawn from its sheath, revealing its sharp edge.

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