After giving instructions to the craftsmen, Wei Yingzi sent them back, since the neighbors next door hadn't finished moving in yet.

The Black Tiger Guards settled in, had dinner with Su Yujiao and the others, and also kept watch over the security of the courtyard.

Although the five men felt that it was a waste of their talents to be bricklayers, and they didn't even care about the daily wage of thirty coins.

But one has to admit that the county magistrate's family eats really well, with a different meal every day, and everything is delicious.

For lunch, they had braised noodles in a large pot and seaweed and egg drop soup. The noodles were fragrant and soft, and the side dishes were green beans and pork belly. It was incredibly delicious.

It tastes so much better than the steamed or boiled food they usually eat.

And then there's that simple seaweed and egg drop soup, with a light flavor, yet incredibly delicious.

For dinner, we had pork stew with vermicelli, served with wood ear mushrooms, greens, and shredded tofu, along with two large steamed buns. It was so delicious, I almost wanted to swallow my tongue!

After eating and drinking their fill, the five suddenly realized that this wasn't a chore at all. They thought they could have more of this kind of enjoyable job in the future.

They wanted to stay in the county magistrate's house and live off him for the rest of their lives!

The next morning, before dawn, the group got up to practice their swordsmanship, a habit they had developed over many years.

Before long, a group of teenagers gathered in the backyard and started practicing, panting heavily.

Some of the others couldn't stand it anymore. What kind of amateurish kung fu was this? The punches were weak and powerless; it was just a joke.

So, the group took the initiative to become coaches, correcting their mistakes and supervising their training.

"You have to punch fast."

"Keep your steps steady!"

Five Black Tiger Guards accompanied Tiger and his group in training for an hour and a half when they heard Xiao Tao calling for dinner from the front yard.

The children all rushed to the front yard.

If you're not enthusiastic about eating, there's something wrong with your thinking!

The five of them went to the front yard together and were looking forward to the county magistrate's breakfast.

Soy milk, tea eggs, meat buns, and red berries—not very sweet, but delicious.

With meat, eggs, vegetables, and staple food, it's an extremely nutritious breakfast.

The five people discovered that the county princess and her two children were eating the same food as them, and were not being given special meals.

This surprised them; such a thing would be absolutely impossible in any other mansion.

Not only did the masters and servants eat the same food, but even the legitimate sons, illegitimate sons, legal wives, and concubines had different meal standards.

They strictly divided people into different classes!

It's extremely rare to find a household like the county magistrate's family that treats every servant so equally.

After breakfast, the workers came to work.

One of the foremen asked, "Your Highness, what kind of courtyard do you wish to build? Do you have any blueprints?"

Logically, he should have come alone today, and after finalizing the building plans with the homeowner, he would then have the workers come over.

However, the host instructed them yesterday to all come to work early this morning.

Therefore, all of them, about a hundred people, came.

Su Yujiao said, "We don't need to build houses, just build a high wall around these six courtyards."

"Huh? Repairing the courtyard wall?"

"Yes, just repair the courtyard wall!"

If there is still time after the courtyard wall is repaired, then build a high-rise building with cement and steel bars.

It's much sturdier than the house they live in now!

Moreover, one building can accommodate a lot of people!

But it also requires time and technology, so we should build the courtyard walls and city walls first, and the building construction can only be put on hold.

Foreman Chen asked in surprise, "Does it take so many people to build a courtyard wall?"

“Princess, you may not understand how these jobs are done. Repairing the courtyard wall is very simple and doesn’t require so many people.”

Su Yujiao smiled. This contractor was a very honest man. He was worried that she would spend too much money on labor, so he actually made a point of explaining.

“I know I won’t need that many people, but I want to fix it within three days, so I have to hire more workers.”

These workers, like the five Black Tiger Guards, will all be involved in the construction of the city gate tower in the future.

She estimated that Mr. Wang would be able to prepare a large amount of cement and steel bars for her in three days.

Therefore, these people should practice on her first.

Only after these people have gained experience can they lead others to build the city gate.

After all, this is a huge project that requires thousands of people. If she were to teach them one by one, wouldn't she be exhausted?

After thinking it over, Foreman Chen figured that with so many people building the wall and the area not being too big, it wouldn't be a problem to finish it within three days.

"Does the county magistrate mean to tear down all these old courtyard walls and raise them again?"

"no."

“Build a new wall around these old walls, a wall that is taller, thicker, and incredibly sturdy.”

Foreman Chen asked, puzzled, "Why is that?"

"That's not how you build it! It would look awful!"

“If you build it the way I say, you won’t be afraid of it looking bad.”

"OK."

"I'll take you to see the materials."

What are these things?

"Will the county magistrate use these to repair the courtyard wall?"

"Exactly."

Foreman Chen looked troubled: "But... I've never seen these before, and I don't know how to use them."

"I'll teach you."

"I will provide guidance throughout these three days. Just do exactly what I say."

"OK."

Foreman Chen was very interested in these things, especially the iron bars, which looked very sturdy.

"You must study hard. Whether you will be given important positions by the court in the future depends on how hard you work now."

"The imperial court is giving him an important position?" Everyone became interested.

"Is the imperial court going to build palace walls like this?"

"You'll find out in three days."

"Let's get started."

“Come out with me first, and dig a deep trench at the location I’ve marked, to lay the foundation stone.”

"yes."

"Tiger One, Tiger Two, you guys should dig too. You can only learn by doing it yourself."

The Black Tiger Guards were taken aback. Tiger One and Tiger Two?

Are they being called?

"I'm calling you. I can't remember your names, so it's easier to call you this way."

"..."

"yes."

More than a hundred people dug the ditch at the same time, and soon a deep ditch was dug around the house.

Then Su Yujiao only knows the next step.

After the steel frame was built, they were taught how to mix cement and the ratio of cement to sand and gravel.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and a high wall was built around the courtyard. Although it looked out of place with the surrounding buildings, it gave people a great sense of security.

"You guys, install these electric fences around the perimeter of the yard."

After the power grid was installed, Su Yujiao tested it and found it to be very powerful.

The courtyard wall surrounding the small house in the east of the city has attracted a lot of attention and discussion.

I don't know why this county princess built such a high wall around her courtyard, as tall as a two-story house, like a small city wall.

Furthermore, Su Yujiao had all the large trees near the courtyard wall cut down to prevent anyone from climbing the trees and scaling the wall.

Actually, even if there are trees nearby, it's not easy to climb over the wall, since the wall is too smooth with no bumps or unevenness, so there's no foothold at all.

Let alone those Gu people who only have brute strength, even experts in lightness skills would find it difficult to enter.