Huang Nianxun curiously put down his book and looked outside.
But apart from the yard, there was nothing else to see.
“I didn’t see anything, Erxun. Do you think there are luminous pearls in the world?” Huang Nian’an came back to his senses and asked his younger brother.
"No, what a load of rubbish! If it really existed, it would have been published long ago. But we're all so old, how come we've never seen it? It's all just made up by those pedantic scholars. I don't believe it. Only a fool would believe it." Huang Nianxun loved reading and had read quite a few wild books and novels in his spare time.
But he only treated it as a pastime and never believed it.
"Big brother, you don't actually believe in luminous pearls, do you? Have you gone mad from sleeping? I'd rather believe in ghosts than luminous pearls. Big brother, you'd better pack your things. Your clothes are still piled up in the closet. If Mom sees them, she'll scold you to death. Don't blame me for not warning you then."
He stared blankly at his older brother.
Huang Nianxun said again, not forgetting to warn him to pack his bags so he wouldn't get scolded.
"You're the one who's stupid." Huang Nian'an rolled her eyes, too lazy to explain to him.
On the other side, Yan Xia went straight back to her residence after leaving the Huang craftsman's house.
She originally wanted to go to Jiangnan County herself, but then she thought that once she went there, she would have to fawn over Madam Fan at the Xu residence and spend money to buy gifts for Madam Fan. Otherwise, if someone complained that she went to Jiangnan County but did not pay a visit, wouldn't all her previous efforts to please her be in vain?
If they were even less lucky, they would have been recognized by Chen Shouguo.
That would be even more disastrous.
Forget it.
Yan Xia returned home and continued to lie there like a corpse.
She planned to hand the blueprints to Jin Yu and have his assistant, Bai Xiaobao, go to Jiangnan County.
I was just thinking about it.
Jin Yu then came over with a joyful expression.
“Sister Xia, after you told me last night, I went to the real estate agency to make arrangements. I went out early this morning, looked at houses, and settled on a two-courtyard house at the end of the city. It's only separated from your house at the end of the city by a road, but the price is much cheaper. The house is already dilapidated inside, but since you said you wanted to demolish it and rebuild it, it doesn't matter if it's dilapidated or not. What I want is that piece of land. The real estate agent said it would sell for six hundred taels, but I bargained it down to five hundred and forty taels. Is that okay? If it is, I'll go and buy it right away.”
Jin could not hide the joy on his face.
I've been busy with this for several days now.
It's finally settled.
"Five hundred and forty taels? Okay, have you spent the thousand taels I gave you before?" Yan Xia didn't even look at the house before she completely trusted him.
"There are still four hundred taels left. A lot of money was spent on building the workshop, buying people, travel expenses, etc."
Be sure to speak the truth.
"Alright, I'll give you another five hundred taels. No, I'll just give you twelve hundred taels directly. Round up the rest. Building a house isn't cheap. You don't need to report to me about small things anymore. You can decide for yourself how to use the money. There must be quite a few damaged parts in this house, otherwise it wouldn't have sold for more than five hundred. Let's tear it all down and rebuild it. Find as many people as possible. If we can't find any in this county, we'll go to the neighboring counties. It must be finished by next spring. Xiao Ji! Come here." Yan Xia was sitting in the courtyard, and Xiao Ji was cleaning the house.
"Auntie, what's wrong?" Hearing Yan Xia's call, Xiao Ji quickly came out.
His pace was very fast, almost like jogging.
"Go to my room and get a silver note for 1,200 taels of silver," Yan Xia replied.
"Okay, Auntie, I'll go right away." Xiao Ji nodded and went back inside.
"I understand, Sister Xia. Do you want to go take a look at that house?" Jin Yu asked after Xiao Ji left.
"No need, I trust you. No, I still have to go. I need to draw the blueprints for the school myself. I can't draw them without seeing the house. Here's what we'll do: you buy the house today, and once you've got everything sorted out, I'll go with you to see it tomorrow. Also, have Bai Xiaobao come over tomorrow. I need him to go to Jiangnan County."
Yan Xia was busy with school affairs, so she didn't plan to make him make a special trip for this small matter.
It's a waste of talent.
As soon as she finished speaking, Yan Xia patted her forehead.
"Tsk, my brain, why don't I just tell you directly? Come here, I'll show you a blueprint. After you buy the house, give it to Bai Xiaobao and have him handle this in Jiangnan County." Having been idle at home for so long, Yan Xia felt like her brain was rusting.
I always forget this and that.
I refrained from letting out a soft laugh.
Xia Jie was so adorable just now.
"I drew the necklace on this blueprint, and the gemstones for the pendant are ready. It's just inconvenient for Bai Xiaobao to take it to Jiangnan. Have him go to Jiangnan County to find the best craftsmen to make it, and then bring it back for me to set myself. Remember, be quick. Chang Yu's birthday is next month. I'll pay any price, but we must get it back before Chang Yu's birthday banquet. I don't know what to give Chang Fu for his birthday yet, so I'll leave that to you. You're both men, so you should know what he wants."
Yan Xia had never been in a relationship and didn't have any male friends.
The eldest son and the second daughter are twins, and they share the same birthday.
It won't do to only send gifts to daughters and not sons.
But when it came to actually giving her son a gift, she had absolutely no idea what to give him. Should she give him a jade pendant, clothes, or a money shop?
She knew nothing about it.
"I understand, Sister Xia. I'll subtly inquire about it with him over the past few days." Jin Yu took the blueprints and nodded in agreement.
Yan Xia breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, she couldn't remember when her children's birthdays were, since she had arrived halfway through her life. It was Chang Yi who mentioned it by chance, saying that she had been saving money to give her eldest brother and second sister birthday gifts.
Yan Xia then remembered.
Since it's a birthday gift, we can't just give her this necklace. Otherwise, it would be unfair if she gave Changyi something else for her birthday.
In modern times, she was treated like that by her biased parents.
Now that she's here, she naturally wants to treat her children with absolute fairness and never show favoritism!
Therefore, Yan Xia plans to hold a grand birthday banquet for her children.
"Auntie, the silver notes are here, 1,200 taels. Please count them." Soon, Xiao Ji brought the silver notes.
There are four in total: two denominations of five hundred taels and two denominations of one hundred taels.
Yan Xia glanced at it, then handed it directly to Jin Yu, saying, "Alright, you can go ahead and get busy."
"Alright." Jin Yu put away the silver notes, turned around and left.
Day and night alternate.
Another day has passed.
The next morning, Jin Yu drove a carriage to take Yan Xia to see the house.
The house was quite large. After the two entered the gate, the dilapidated house appeared before them. The house was either missing a corner, or the doors and windows were gone, or it was moldy from being soaked by rain. It was obvious that the wood was not properly treated when the house was built. The connecting corridor was even worse, with most of the tiles missing, making it almost open to the elements.
In the middle of the second courtyard is a garden with a small pond.
It was lush and green, and it even smelled faintly bad.
It looks like stagnant water.
As for flowers and plants, there were none; weeds grew rampant. The trees, on the other hand, were quite lush, having taken deep root and no longer needing watering, relying entirely on rainfall.
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