Chapter 213 I have seen people rushing to pay tribute
Cui Qingyi's mind, which had been confused by the crying, finally calmed down.
She gave Jing Wei an apologetic look and then focused on talking to Uncle Fan.
Uncle Fan: "The village chief is right. This house is big. If we build five or six kangs, it would be more cost-effective to lay out the entire house with floor heating.
However, I've never made an earth dragon before, so I'm afraid the result won't be ideal."
Uncle Fan has worked with Cui Qingyi many times. He is a down-to-earth person and will not make promises rashly just to make money from Cui Qingyi.
He had to say what needed to be said clearly. If the owner was willing to let him give it a try, he would naturally try his best to do things to the best of his ability.
Jing Wei listened quietly to the conversation between the two and realized that Cui Qingyi wanted to install an underfloor heating in the house.
He glanced at Cui Qingyi without hesitation. She was indeed a little thin and seemed to be afraid of the cold.
Cui Qingyi hesitated for a while. This ground heating is not as simple as a kang. It mainly relies on laying flues to transport heat, which means that the flues will be spread throughout the house. The workload and technology are not a simple matter.
"Uncle Fan, you know a lot of craftsmen. Could you please help me find out if there is anyone who has made earth dragons?"
Hearing this, Jing Wei cleared his throat.
He instantly attracted the attention of Cui Qingyi and Uncle Fan to himself, "If the village chief trusts me, I have someone who knows how to build a ground dragon. I will let him come over and work with Master Fan."
Hearing this, Uncle Fan narrowed his eyes and looked at Jing Wei.
This guy is quite interesting. Judging from his demeanor, he must be from a wealthy family. Naturally, since his family is wealthy, he would not look down on Jiandilong's meager wealth.
But now he took the initiative to ask his people to follow him to build a ground dragon for the village chief. Why? To show his courtesy to the village chief?
Cui Qingyi's eyes lit up. She was a little afraid of the cold, especially since the house was big and empty, and she felt the cold air coming out of her breath. If the underground heating could be built as soon as possible, the people in the village chief's mansion could also enjoy a good time this year.
"How long does the Beijing escort leader plan to stay in Dongping County this time?"
Jing Wei: "I am waiting here for my own caravan and the foreign caravan."
Cui Qingyi thought to herself: That means it will be June or July.
"Then I'll have to trouble the Beijing Escort Chief."
It can be seen from the things in his wooden box that Jing Wei has not given up.
Cui Qingyi did not forget the words Zhou Yanxiu said before he left. In this world, there are gains and losses, and this was still the feudal era.
She was indeed meritorious in presenting new potatoes to the court, and the court rewarded her with the title of village chief.
While she gained fame and fortune, it also meant that she was on the royal roster. She was afraid that one day the emperor would suddenly remember that there was a Dongping Township Lord in the world, and would arbitrarily tie her to a stranger with an imperial decree granting her marriage.
And according to Cui Qingyi's idea, perhaps because of the failure of her previous marriage, the imperial decree granting marriage would come faster than she imagined.
The emperor's granting of marriage is a happy event, an honor, and a reward for those who have made contributions, but it may not be a good thing for Cui Qingyi.
The fundamental way to avoid this kind of thing from happening now, or the best result she can control, is to take the initiative and find a suitable person before the royal family takes action.
But Jing Wei...
Cui Qingyi looked at the man who came to her and said he wanted to marry her, but she didn't see much love for her in his eyes. Instead, she was curious and wanted to find out more.
But sometimes being curious isn't a bad thing.
Hearing Cui Qingyi agree so readily to let his people help, Jing Wei immediately wanted to ask Amu to go back and find people, but when he turned around, he found that the damn boy had already run away with the silly girl and the dog.
After agreeing on the time to start construction, Uncle Fan stood up and said goodbye.
After waiting for Jing Wei to be the only guest left in the room, Taozhi handed a wooden box to Cui Qingyi.
Cui Qingyi took it, her face showing a mix of confusion and disapproval: "There were so many people busy yesterday, the chief of the Beijing escort team must have not seen clearly and sent the wrong thing. Please take this box back.
Your timely intervention yesterday, preventing Konjac from being injured, was the best gift you could give us."
As she spoke, Taozhi had already handed the box to Jing Wei, and reminded him with a smile: "Captain Jing, please keep the things safe."
Jing Wei's eyes didn't even focus on the wooden box. He tapped the small table with his slender, thin fingers.
"Village Master, I, Meng Jing, was reckless before, coming to your house to ask for marriage with nothing.
But this time, Jing had made sufficient preparations and came with full sincerity.
A title deed to an eight-courtyard house in a prosperous area near the center of the Imperial City, several prosperous shops on Imperial City Street, several titles to two hundred acres of fertile farmland in the suburbs of Beijing, and fifty thousand taels of silver notes.
This is Jing's betrothal gift!"
Taozhi, standing behind Cui Qingyi, looked at Jing Wei with a subtle expression. These things were enough to marry the daughter of a high-ranking official in the capital. But in order not to lose face for her master, Taozhi tried hard to pretend to be calm.
Cui Qingyi had already seen the house deeds, land deeds and banknotes in the box, otherwise she would not have insisted on returning these things. Who would give a housewarming gift like this?
Cui Qingyi smiled and suddenly dropped the dignified air she maintained in front of outsiders.
She relaxed her body, as if she was a little tired, and supported her cheek with one hand, while the other hand rested on the small table beside her and tapped casually.
A pair of large, bright lychee-shaped eyes fixed on Jing Wei, and he said something startling: "I'm afraid marrying someone is out of the question, but I can consider marrying a son-in-law. My village head mansion is in need of a male master right now. Would you be willing, Jing Escort Captain?"
Cui Qingyi was certain that Jing Wei would not agree to her ridiculous request. After all, this man did not look like a possible son-in-law.
Who knew that the next second it was Cui Qingyi's turn to stare wide-eyed. The man, with his sharp-edged and handsome face, asked seriously, "Why not? The village chief is revered by all the people. It would be a great honor for Jing to be his husband."
When will the village chief propose to me? I don't have much stuff, so I can move into the village chief's house immediately."
Cui Qingyi had seen people rushing to pay tribute, but she had never seen anyone rushing to become a son-in-law.
"Ahem... Let's discuss the betrothal proposal later..."
Jing Wei showed a disappointed expression on his face, as if he was very disappointed that he could not immediately become the son-in-law of the village chief's mansion.
Then he quickly said, "I was too anxious. I should have given the village chief time to prepare.
But it doesn't matter. I'm all alone. As long as the village master doesn't abandon me, I can wait for just a few months."
Cui Qingyi...met her match!
Amu was holding a plate of pastries in his hand, with a small gecko lying tightly on his head, a dog on his left, and a full moon with pastries stuffed in its mouth on his right.
Listening to the conversation inside, Amu gave a thumbs up to the air.
He muttered, “As expected of my Amu’s master, you are not particular about small matters.
As long as he can marry a wife, what's wrong with marrying into the family? There are many men in the north who marry into the family, and the young couple still live a happy life, which is the envy of others. "
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