The group got into a huge argument.

In the end, having no other choice, they could only look to Lin Jinyue.

Lin Jinyue counted the number of people on their side; there were nine families in total, so they would need to build nine courtyards.

I don't know what these young masters are thinking. Before they left, they said that a two-story villa like hers would be fine. But after just one trip, their appetites have all grown bigger.

They bought five acres of land, intending to build a large mansion.

We simply don't have enough manpower.

After all, the villagers still need to build their own brick and tile houses.

Everyone was terrified of tornadoes. There was no need to dig a foundation or build a platform for a one-story house, but they were afraid that if a tornado came, all their efforts would be in vain.

So, no one says it's a waste of money; they just want to make the house as nice as possible.

If it gets blown away by the typhoon, everything will be for nothing.

Lin Jinyue thought for a moment and then said, "The houses you want are all large, and it will probably take until after the New Year to build them... It will take five months to build one house."

Ji Zixuan was getting anxious: "Can't we stay here for the New Year?"

Lin Jinyue hesitated, "Do I have to pay more?"

Lin Jinyue added, "Of course, your villas are all large, and you have a good relationship. Why don't you stay at a friend's house first? Young Master Ji's villa is the largest, and it has several quiet little courtyards."

The young masters all said, "You don't understand. It's always most comfortable to live in your own courtyard."

Lin Jinyue was at her wit's end.

These young masters kept saying that staying in their own courtyard was the most comfortable, but they were also staying at her house. When the three of them squeezed into one bed, no one complained about being uncomfortable.

Lin Jinyue scratched her head, "Then you guys draw lots. I'll do it as soon as possible, and I'll build a maximum of three courtyards at a time."

Their village has a limited population, but these young masters want to build those grand and large courtyards, so they need a lot of people.

Even with hundreds of people working on the site, it might not be possible to finish a courtyard within two months.

But where could Lin Jinyue find so many trustworthy people?

She needs to master the skills of laying water pipes, hot water showers, and sewers within at least two years.

She needs these things to attract people.

Building a house takes three months; how much money you make from it is secondary.

Building these houses will increase the development progress of her territory, granting her a significant amount of experience, more than that gained from clearing land and farming.

And she doesn't even have to pay for it, what a great thing!

Lin Jinyue considered that she could find people to help with the outer walls, foundation, tree planting, and artificial lake, but she couldn't do that when it came to the core buildings.

So when she said it would take three months, that's really the fastest it could go.

Lin Jinyue then took a handful of bamboo skewers, three of which were shorter: "You guys draw them, the ones with the shortest ones start first."

Ji Zixuan was on the verge of tears. "Sister Yueyue, I was the first one you bought, and you said you'd start working on it for me first. It's only been a few days..."

Seeing his pitiful look, Lin Jinyue thought for a moment, then pulled out a short bamboo stick and gave the rest to the others: "Alright, now there are two short bamboo sticks inside..."

To everyone's surprise, the young masters started playing the emotional card one by one.

Only under Lin Jinyue's assertive attitude did they resign themselves to drawing lots.

It was quite a coincidence that the winners were Ji Zixuan's good friend Yun Chengyan and Cen Jingyu, the young master of the Cen family.

The others were envious, and could only wait until the time came to freeload off them.

In order to expedite the construction and complete it within a month and a half, each household would have to pay at least two thousand taels of silver.

Ji Zixuan felt a pang of regret. Although he had persuaded his grandfather to help him build a house in Yunhe Village, taking out two thousand taels of silver at once was still a huge financial burden.

Even with his grandfather's instructions, he still felt a pang of regret.

Lin Jinyue then explained, "Or, you could discuss it with the other companies and ask them to contribute as well. I can then remove the lights and use them when building their houses. Actually, I don't think two thousand is enough, mainly because we can only work during the day. If we want to work at night, I need to get a very bright light."

At this moment, one of the young masters said, "Candles, candles aren't that expensive, are they?"

Lin Jinyue immediately said, "How could we possibly use candles?"

The light provided by the candle was simply insufficient.

She plans to use the new energy construction site lighting she bought from the system's online store.

The last upgrade unlocked a series of light sets, from nightlights to crystal chandeliers to all sorts of strange and wonderful lights.

There are also lights for construction site lighting.

It's very bright but not dazzling. It costs 2888 each, but if you buy three, you get a 60% discount for a limited time, making them about 1800 each. You can use the remaining 200 taels of silver to hire people from the next village to help you.

Moreover, it's not the lamp casing that's expensive; the lamp comes with enough new energy fuel to last for four months. If you buy another four months' worth of fuel, it might cost several hundred taels of silver.

Anyway, Lin Jinyue couldn't afford it.

Lin Jinyue was worried they would find it too expensive, and there was no middleman making a profit.

Ji Zixuan heard that the light could stay in their house, and that it was a new energy light that could be turned on with one press and turned off automatically with another press.

He immediately gave out two thousand taels.

They were reluctant to spend two thousand taels to speed up the construction of the courtyard, but Lin Jinyue said that the money was to buy a special ever-burning lamp, and everyone thought it was a good deal.

The young master of the Liu family, who didn't get a draw, asked, "So, will our acceleration be like this from now on?"

Lin Jinyue shook her head: "No, it's cheaper if you buy all three lamps together now. It will probably be about half a month later. After that, the original price will be 2888 taels of silver."

Suddenly, all the young masters who were reluctant to go home were preparing to go home.

I need money to go home.

Lin Jinyue was also thinking that she should take advantage of this discount period to replace all the chandeliers in her house with crystal chandeliers.

It's a bit expensive, but replacing it with a nightlight and a desk lamp would be a good alternative.

At night, the candlelight was too dim to do anything; if I wanted to read a novel, I had to go to the farm.

Sometimes her parents wanted to come over, but they couldn't find her.

The discount period is only half a month, so she needs to make more money during this time. Otherwise, if she wants to buy a lamp again in the future, she won't be able to become an inventor and will have to obediently pay up.

*

Within just two days, people from Guangcheng had already come to Lin Jinyue to arrange a date for her birthday banquet.

Moreover, within two days, news of her hosting a birthday banquet for Madam Li spread from Guangcheng to Shawan County.

Sure enough, quite a few more people have come to Linjia Village.

The narrow bay was not big enough to hold large ships, so the large ships were moored at sea, and small boats were released for the heads or stewards of various households to come over in small boats.

They are used to big events.

For a moment, I felt quite out of place looking at this somewhat dilapidated little village.

Oh no, the young shopkeeper lives here?

Many people were tempted; where could the conditions in the village compare to those in the prefectural city?

Ideally, I could stay at their house so I could go there every day for a free meal.

However, when they arrived, they saw Lin Jinyue's two-story villa, clean streets, and the sound of children reading aloud.

Many people were diligently digging the foundation, and the enticing aroma of food wafted from every household...

The wealthy businessmen fell silent for a moment.

To be honest, things are actually better here in Lin Jinyue's city than in their prefecture.