Chapter 258: Xiao Ying visits a house in the county and is assassinated
Ning Yuanze replied: "It hasn't been reported yet. We want to wait until the cement is produced and tested before we make any decisions. This matter must be foolproof."
"The cement workshop is nearly complete and production will likely begin tomorrow. There's no need to rush it for a day or two."
Ning Yuanchen smiled with relief: "You are right to think about it. It seems that you have made a lot of progress during your time as an official."
"Third brother, stop praising me." Ning Yuanze's expression was a bit complicated: "After coming here, I know what life is like for most people in Yue Country. The people are really suffering."
"If I can make money from cement in the future, I can do more for Yun'an County. This time I plan to use cement to build the new village."
Ning Yuanchen showed an expression of approval, then leaned lazily back in his chair.
"I can't do what you do for the country and the people. I just want to expand my business, make more money, and live a carefree life."
Ning Yuanze shook his head and laughed, but did not try to persuade him.
"Then when do you plan to meet Mrs. Xiao?"
Ning Yuanchen thought for a moment and said, "Let's take a day off first and go the day after tomorrow."
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Xiao Ying didn't know that someone was targeting him. After lunch that day, he took his family to the county town.
There were many people going this time, including Chen Xinghe and his servant who were about to go to school, as well as Chen Xinghai, Chen Xingyun, Chen Xingyue, Ling Yun, Xiao Qian, Kang Ruolan and He Changgui. The big carriage was full.
She went to see the house.
The emperor rewarded her with a two-story house and handed the title deed directly to her, so she naturally went to accept it.
The location of this house is very good, close to the city center. Coincidentally, it is related to Qian Qingrong, as he bought it to keep his mistress.
After he got into trouble, all his properties were seized, including this house, which fell into the hands of the government.
This time the emperor rewarded her with a two-story house, and the government chose this place and directly registered it in her name.
When you open the gate, a breath of greenery hits you in the face.
However, after being idle for a few months, a lot of weeds grew in the yard, making it lush and green.
There was some dust in the gatehouse and on the floor, but it did not in the least detract from the spaciousness and elegance of the house.
"This house is quite big, it should be nice to clean it up."
Kang Ruolan glanced around and reported with a smile.
Xiao Ying nodded slightly. This house is bigger than his home. If it were to be sold, it would be worth at least eight or nine hundred taels, which is much bigger than the one he bought for Chen Xinghe.
The front yard is the hall for receiving guests, as well as the kitchen and servants' rooms. Including the back yard, there are nine rooms in total. The yard is neither big nor small, and there is also a well.
The backyard is where the owner sleeps. In addition to the three main rooms, there are east and west wing rooms and two ear rooms, totaling nine rooms.
However, there is no place to raise chickens and ducks. After all, it is in the city, and many people think raising these things is dirty and smelly.
"Let's keep the decoration and layout like at home. There are four rooms for each of you four."
After seeing it, Xiao Ying was quite satisfied. Although he didn't have much time to stay there, he still had to clean up the place.
"Xingyun, you can stay here when you come to the city to look after the shop."
Chen Xingyun nodded: "This place is not far from the shop, it is indeed more suitable than my second brother's place."
Kang Ruolan asked, "Madam, this house is not small. Do we need to find a few people to take care of it on a daily basis?"
"It's up to you to decide."
Xiao Ying now almost no longer cares about these little things.
"Yes, ma'am."
Kang Ruolan was very pleased with it, as it showed that the lady trusted her.
So the children went to choose their own rooms, which were exactly the same as at home. The two brothers lived in the east wing, the two sisters lived in the west wing, and Xiao Ying still lived in the main house.
Ling Yun and his companions also picked a room. There were many people here but few in number, so one room was enough for each person.
The next step was to clean the house, which would probably take two or three days, so Kang Ruolan and He Changgui stayed.
This time when the two of them came to the city, they were not only responsible for this house, but also had to go to the brokerage firm to see if they could buy another group of people to farm the land. They were still short of four or five hundred places.
It was also because of this that the people rewarded by the emperor were not brought along.
That group of people must be observed further to confirm that they can be trusted before they are allowed to come into contact with more things.
There were fewer people returning, only Xiao Ying's family of four and Ling Yun and Xiao Qian were left.
Ling Yun drove the carriage, Chen Xingyun and Chen Xingyue chatted and laughed, Chen Xinghai asked Xiao Ying questions about alchemy, and Xiao Qian sat aside with his eyes closed to rest.
The picture is very harmonious.
Seeing that it was still early, Xiao Ying simply went to the cement workshop and found that it had changed a lot.
Spacious and bright buildings are rising from the ground, and hundreds of workers are working hard with excitement in their eyes.
In just a few days, the cement workshop was nearing completion.
Such a speed is truly astonishing.
"Madam, you are here too?"
When Wang Da Chong saw her, he ran over happily, his skin tanned dark red.
"Well, come and see how things are going here." Xiao Ying raised his eyebrows slightly: "Why, has anyone else been here?"
Wang Da Chong said, "The county magistrate was here too and just left. Didn't you meet him, Madam?"
Xiao Ying shook his head, thinking that he might have missed it somewhere.
"How's it going here?"
"It will be completely completed by this evening, and production can begin tomorrow!"
Speaking of this, Wang Da Chong became excited again. He watched this cement workshop being built bit by bit, and he felt a great sense of accomplishment.
"Just now, the county magistrate came over and said that he had found the first batch of workers, a total of 400 people, and asked me if it was enough."
Xiao Ying suddenly realized: "Four hundred people should be enough."
I guess most of them were selected from the disaster victims.
"That's what I told him." Wang Da Chong nodded. "The county magistrate also said that construction of the city wall would begin the day after tomorrow and asked if our cement production could meet the demand. I said yes."
"Well, 400 people can produce at least 5,000 shi per day, which should be enough to build the city wall." Xiao Ying agreed. "But if we need to build roads and new villages later, we'll probably have to increase production."
Wang Da Chong smiled and said, "This way, more people will come to work and earn money. Everyone will be very grateful to you, Madam, and the County Magistrate."
Xiao Ying thought to herself that this was the simple thinking of the common people, but she didn't know that she and the county government made the biggest profit.
Of course, building city walls and paving roads for the county town is indeed pure expenditure, but the money is all paid by the county government.
After confirming that the county magistrate would come to attend the cement workshop groundbreaking ceremony tomorrow, Xiao Ying left.
To get to the official road from here, one has to go through a small path. No one took it seriously at first, but they didn't expect an accident to happen when passing through a canyon.
When the carriage reached the steepest section, five masters suddenly rushed out from both sides and attacked with lightning speed, heading straight for the carriage!
However, just as the five of them were about to kill, they were discovered by Xiao Ying, Ling Yun and Xiao Qian.
Xiao Qian, the worst among the three, is also comparable to an ordinary top master of the sixth level of Qi Refining, not to mention Ling Yun who is in the late stage of Qi Refining.
Therefore, just as the five killers took action, they saw Ling Yun's expression become serious, and then he opened his five fingers, and five invisible forces swept out!
"ah……"
In an instant, several screams resounded through the air, startling the nearby birds and filling the surroundings with a murderous atmosphere.
The next moment, Xiao Qian rushed out with a cold expression on his face. He cut the tendons of the five men at an extremely fast speed and threw them in front of the carriage.
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