Wei Yin swallowed hard, pondering Yin Jiuchen's words for a moment.
He quickly added a handful of firewood to the stove and then ran off to fetch more wood.
The six cartloads of timber were unloaded by the men in less than half an hour.
Gu Lili pretended to hand the silver notes to Uncle Facai, who also pretended to count them before putting them into his sleeve.
Actually, this banknote only passed through Uncle Fa Cai's hands briefly before being shown to everyone.
By the time Uncle Fortune put the money into his sleeve, the silver had already returned to Gu Lili's pocket.
As Yin Jiuchen watched Uncle Facai leave with his convoy, he felt something was off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
Old Zhou and the others couldn't wait any longer. They washed their hands, drank a couple of sips of water, and hurried to the neighboring yard.
Today, we will prepare to make a bed for the wife so that the mother and daughter can have a bed to sleep in.
Wei Yin hurriedly fetched water for Yin Jiuchen to wash his hands and poured him some water to drink.
"You should rest too. You've been tending the stove all night, now it's my turn to clean it up," Yin Jiuchen said to Wei Yin beside him while drinking water.
In fact, there are many of Yin Jiuchen's secret guards near Gu Lili's house.
Yin Jiuchen didn't need to personally guard the stove; he could simply call out a hidden guard.
However, Yin Jiuchen did not want them to show themselves.
If everyone came to Gu Lili's house, how many more sets of bowls and chopsticks would we need?
Grandma Li and Gu Chenxi were even more exhausted.
Furthermore, if it happens, it will definitely make the originally relaxed atmosphere become awkward again.
Anyway, they often live a life of hardship, so it doesn't matter if it's just for a day or two.
To prevent them from disturbing the Gu family and the villagers, they hid at a distance.
Therefore, there's no need to worry that Gu Lili might discover someone lurking in the shadows and take out the tranquilizer gun again, causing a misunderstanding.
Wei Yin looked terrified and waved his hands repeatedly, "Your Highness, I'm not tired, I'll keep watch."
Yin Jiuchen had just been scare half his life off the firewood.
How could he dare let Yin Jiuchen personally guard the stove?
Isn't this a matter of losing your head?
"Alright, enough talk. I order you to go and rest!" Yin Jiuchen said without room for argument.
Having no other choice, Wei Yin had to return to his room to rest.
As they walked, they kept wondering why Yin Jiuchen seemed like a completely different person.
In the past, when he was in the capital, let alone these rough jobs, even his meals were served to him by someone.
There's nowhere that he needs to do it personally.
However, the Yin Jiuchen of the past was like a cold iceberg, without warmth and never liked to smile.
He was ruthless and decisive, like a cold-faced Yama.
The current Yin Jiuchen has become much more human, and he smiles more often.
Wei Yin seems to prefer the current Crown Prince.
Yin Jiuchen drank the water in his hand in one gulp and went to the courtyard next door.
He just saw Gu Lili go next door. He took on this task because he wanted to spend more time with Gu Lili these next two days.
After all, who knows when we'll see each other again.
Yin Jiuchen thought Gu Lili had come to see the saline solution, but when he arrived at the next courtyard, he didn't see Gu Lili at all.
Seeing that the fire in the stove was dying down, Yin Jiuchen added a few pieces of wood and then casually strolled around the neighboring yard.
I want to see where Gu Lili is.
Gu Lili only watched Lao Zhou and the others work for a while before going to see the workers building the house.
Their house is almost finished.
All that's left is the wall.
Judging from the current state, it should be finished today.
But looking at the wall, Gu Lili still felt unsafe.
She recalled that night when Niu Cuihua's younger brother came to steal their silver.
With more houses available now, it's even more important to pay attention to safety.
With people coming and going, if someone were to climb over the wall, it would be difficult to tell them apart at first glance.
After all, this courtyard will probably house dozens or even hundreds of people in the future.
Looking at the high wall, Gu Lili suddenly had a flash of inspiration and came up with a brilliant idea.
You can go to the beach and collect some seashells, then sharpen them and stick them upside down in mud.
Gu Lili knew very well how sharp those seashells were.
I've cut my fingers several times while going beachcombing.
Although it's not serious, it really hurts.
If all the seashells are placed upright on the wall, any villain who tries to enter through the wall will surely suffer.
With that in mind, Gu Lili went to discuss the matter with the craftsmen who were building the house.
The craftsman thought it was excellent and nodded in agreement.
After all, this is a win-win situation: Gu Lili's family is safe, and they can get a few more days' wages.
After saying this, Gu Lili turned around and saw Yin Jiuchen behind her.
"Chang'an, is something the matter?" Gu Lili asked.
Yin Jiuchen was momentarily speechless, as he couldn't very well tell Gu Lili directly that he had come to find her.
I want to be with her.
Seeing Yin Jiuchen's stammering, Gu Lili laughed and said, "Did you hire a craftsman to build your yard?"
Otherwise, how could they be here?
Yin Jiuchen hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes, yes, I came to ask about building a house!"
Gu Lili nodded, understanding dawning on her.
“Building your courtyard will probably take some time. There’s still one area here that needs improvement, but you can discuss it with the craftsmen first.”
As Gu Lili spoke, she prepared to leave.
Yin Jiuchen hurriedly stopped Gu Lili and said, "Since your work is not finished, I will come back to discuss it with the craftsmen later. Actually, I have something I want you to help me with."
Gu Lili looked puzzled, wondering what kind of help Yin Jiuchen wanted her to provide.
"I'd like you to draw up a blueprint of the yard for me," Yin Jiuchen explained.
Gu Lili's two courtyards were both designed by her personally, and she made many improvements.
Gu Lili chuckled and said, "I built this house to open a workshop, but I didn't expect it to catch your eye. If you want to use it for living, then you may need to make some changes."
Yin Jiuchen nodded.
What he values most is the heated kang bed designed by Gu Lili, which is the room he lives in now.
He had seen the structure, and he couldn't even imagine how warm the house would be if the firewood outside were lit in winter.
This method might also be used to design a flower hall.
When the heavy snow falls, we'll move to the flower hall, where we can plant many flowers.
If the temperature is high enough, they will not die.
This way, you can enjoy flowers that you can't usually see in winter, which is truly wonderful.
If only, in the future, when I'm not so busy, I could enjoy the flowers with Gu Lili...
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