Chapter 49: The roof of the Class I house is completed!
Granny Sun looked flustered, and when she heard the voice, which sounded like an icy pool, she trembled.
Those were Xiao Linyuan's most formidable generals. Before they entered the backyard, everyone would fall silent whenever Xiao Linyuan entered the mansion.
They all looked like quails.
Only after he locked himself in the backyard for three years did this mansion dare to breathe again.
Xiao Linyuan is someone even saints would give some face to.
Even if he is no longer a mighty general, he is still someone that even the master has to treat with respect, and they would never dare to offend him.
The Jiang family is currently unable to utter a word.
With a 'thump'.
She kowtowed repeatedly to Su Jingge, saying, "Your Excellency, this old servant knows his mistake. This old servant has offended you and deserves to be punished."
The group of people trembled.
'Pa pa pa pa'
The sound of the slap echoed throughout the entire mansion, yet no one dared to utter a sound.
Then Xiao Linyuan took a few steps forward, cupped his hands in greeting to Su Jingge, and bowed: "Are you alright?"
Su Jingge shook her head: "Why are you here?"
[You've been at the temple in the west for several hours now. I was worried you'd run into trouble again, so I came looking for you. I never imagined... this person would be from my Xiao family...]
Su Jingge smiled and said, "I have some private matters with them, which are none of your business."
Jiang looked at the two of them and the more she looked, the more something seemed off. These two didn't seem like such a distant subordinate relationship at all.
Instead, they seem like... young lovers deeply in love?
Could it be that Su Jingge has taken a liking to Xiao Linyuan again?
Ha! This kind of vixen is different from other girls; a merchant's daughter is always good at scheming.
She couldn't very well let Su Jingge go to the princess.
Jiang walked up and looked at Xiao Lingyuan with a loving smile: "Linyuan is back, but you didn't even let me know. You're so familiar with Su Jingge, yet you didn't say anything. Isn't this a misunderstanding?"
Su Jingge and Xiao Linyuan remained unmoved, their backs straight: "Madam, please speak frankly."
Jiang gritted her teeth and said, "Lin Yuan, your brother owes Jin Ge money. You work for her, right? You get a monthly salary there, so why don't you use your wages to pay it off?"
"no!"
【Can. 】
Su Jingge had just finished speaking when she discovered that Xiao Linyuan had agreed.
She blinked: "No, you, me, why should you pay back the money Xiao Ziyu owes you? When did you and Xiao Ziyu become so close?"
Xiao Lingyuan looked at her earnestly: "How much is left? I've paid it all back."
Jiang smiled broadly: "That's excellent, that's excellent. You truly deserve to be the eldest brother."
Su Jingge: "......"
She grabbed Xiao Linyuan angrily and said, "You come here right now!"
She pulled the person out of the mansion.
"No, are you out of your mind? Let me tell you, I don't want your money. Xiao Ziyu can pay back his own money."
In fact, Xiao Linyuan had been waiting for Su Jingge to ask him for it, but she didn't.
Not even once.
They haven't even mentioned it.
This money was owed by the Xiao family, and I am also a member of the Xiao family; it should be repaid.
Su Jingge touched her nose in anger, hands on her hips: "Do you know what we call someone like you?"
"What?" Xiao Linyuan stared at her.
"Call me a 'brother-supporting demon'!"
"Let me tell you, don't look at me with those eyes that look like you're looking at a dog with affection. You haven't even used this money yet, so I don't want it back."
After she finished speaking, she turned and left.
Xiao Linyuan blinked: "Supporting the ground with steamed buns..."
What is that?
Watching the woman's departing figure, Xiao Linyuan fell into deep thought.
Just then, a servant from the Xiao family caught up with him.
"Young master, this is what the lady instructed me to give you."
The flying sword came up and took the item. He opened it and frowned slightly: "It's five hundred taels of silver notes."
Xiao Linyuan looked at the silver note. How could it have been issued by the Jiang family? His father must have found out about it.
Xiao Linyuan: [Go back and get my silver.]
Fei Jian was somewhat surprised: "Young Master, are you going to use your own money to repay Assistant Manager Su?"
Seeing that the person didn't speak, Fei Jian understood.
"I'll do it right away."
When the flying sword returned, it was already holding a silver note and placing it in front of Su Jingge.
"Assistant Su, this is something sent by Madam Jiang."
The flying sword did not mention silver.
Su Jingge opened it and found six or seven silver notes.
Around five hundred taels.
She was somewhat puzzled: "Did Madam Jiang send it? Madam Jiang is notoriously stingy; I simply don't believe she could repay this loan in full." She frowned slightly. "This silver probably doesn't belong to Madam Jiang, but to your general, doesn't it?"
Even after his flying sword was punctured, he remained shocked: "Assistant Su, are you joking!"
“My general is dirt poor. Five hundred taels of silver is a lot. My general doesn’t have any of that.”
Su Jingge scrutinized the man intently, remaining silent for a long while.
Fei Jian added, "Oh dear, perhaps Xiao Ziyu had a change of heart and returned the silver."
"Even if it wasn't Xiao Ziyu, he can spend a thousand taels to marry a princess, how could he not come up with a mere five hundred taels? How is that possible!"
Su Jingge looked at the man at the front desk, who had a calm and collected demeanor and clean-cut features, as he gazed at her.
She raised an eyebrow slightly: "Okay, I'll take it."
Isn't Xiao Linyuan rich? Let's see if he still has to pay back the remaining thousand taels.
Feijian watched as the man took the silver notes out of the box, folded them up, and put them into his pocket.
He was a little confused: "No, Assistant Manager Su, you just carried these five hundred taels on your person like that?"
Su Jingge had no concept of money; her main goal was to build the city and find peace and comfort.
The woman gave a dismissive "hmm".
"Otherwise what? Can we find a place to enshrine it?" She then took out a fifty-tael silver note from her bosom. "Flying Sword, take this silver note and go with Xu Yuan to purchase the necessary materials."
"You'll have to pay for this yourself?" Fei Jian blinked.
"Sigh~ The repair project can't be stopped. Zhao Zhou certainly won't dare to delay paying any more money. It's fine to pay in advance."
Fei Jian nodded: "Okay, I'll take care of it right away."
Two days later.
The goods at Linlang Drum Shop have all been restocked.
Jingfeng said that the hall master was very happy, so he gave everyone a lot of snacks to eat.
That morning, Su Jingge went to inspect the construction of a type of roof.
Xu Yuan sent someone to report that the roof of the first type of house was almost finished and that it could be handed over in the next two days.
So she came to visit in person.
There are two types of roofs: one is for the ancestral halls, private schools, opera stages, and study rooms of ordinary people.
It belongs to our family.
Another type is the pharmacy, workshop, or other establishment run by merchants.
The former has already ended.
Now we only need to look at the latter.
Su Jingge looked at the renovated rooftops, especially the pharmacy, which had shed the mottled marks of the old days, retaining both traditional charm and a touch of neatness.
The shrine appears even more solemn, housing the Five Immortals worshipped by the common people.
The bluish-gray tiles were rearranged neatly and tightly, extending along the slope like stacked scales. The damaged tiles at the edges were replaced with new ones, gleaming with a warm, matte sheen in the sunlight.
From then on, the black marks left by the leaks were gone forever...
From a distance, the roof has clean lines and a uniform color. It no longer has the dilapidated feel of the past, but still retains the calm and ancient atmosphere that a hall should have.
She nodded in satisfaction, and the prosperity level rose several degrees higher.
The people are grateful:
"Over the past two weeks, we've watched every house's roof go from leaking to looking so bright and beautiful. It's truly a beautiful sight in Yuxiang County!"
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