Chapter 581583. Keeping the Secret
Gu Wenheng thought of tomorrow's schedule and asked Jin Qianqian directly, "The lighthouse we talked about before has been built. Do you want to go and see it together tomorrow?"
"The speed doesn't seem to be that fast this time. It's been more than a month. Did we encounter any problems?" Jin Qianqian calculated the dates when they went out to sea before.
Gu Wenheng and several other officials hurried back to the yamen that day, and it shouldn't have been repaired until now.
Gu Wenheng looked mysterious. "If you're curious, let's take a look together tomorrow. Won't it be revealed?"
"You're still keeping it a secret until now," Jin Qianqian didn't miss the smugness in his eyes, "It seems like this lighthouse is worth looking forward to."
Gu Wenheng, "How about you guess first?"
Jin Qianqian shook her head and didn't continue his words. "I'll know the answer after I wake up from sleep, so I won't waste my brain cells."
Gu Wenheng, "..." This lady is becoming more and more difficult to lead...
The next day, in the carriage, Gu Wenheng asked again, "Are you really not curious?"
Jin Qianqian, "It's just a lighthouse. No matter how hard you try, it will still look like that."
Gu Wenheng, "...Is my husband so bad?"
No matter what, his look of seeking praise made Lichun and the others hide in the corner of the carriage, lowering their heads and laughing secretly.
"Is it funny?" Gu Wenheng glanced at the corner and heard the snickering himself.
Lichun and the others quickly admitted their mistakes in a serious manner, "We dare not."
After being together for so long, they knew that the master was very gentle behind the scenes.
As long as they serve their master well, the master will not punish them even if they occasionally play a little joke.
Sometimes, when he was in a good mood, he would even tell a few jokes to amuse the ladies and the young master. They liked the atmosphere of the ancient mansion very much and gradually relaxed a little.
However, they always kept in mind their duties as slaves and knew what to do in such situations.
"Okay, stop teasing them." Jin Qianqian took out some dried fruits from the cabinet next to her. "Some fresh fruits happened to be delivered earlier, so I specially asked someone to make some preserved fruits. You can try them."
Gu Wenheng picked one up and threw it into his mouth. He could accept the original flavor of preserved fruit without any additives. "It has a light sour taste, not bad.
But Madam, you made me suffer such a mockery, and you think you can buy me a favor with such a small thing?"
Jin Qianqian, "This matter is really not my fault, how about you take these girls down and give them a few whippings?"
"Am I such a cruel person, sir?"
Jin Qianqian, "How about this? These girls are old enough, why don't you help them find some husbands, and then someone will naturally train them in the future."
How many people are there in the beginning of spring? "..."
Jin Qianqian saw their stunned faces and said with a smile, "Look at these girls, they really can't wait. They don't even have a shy expression."
Gu Wenheng was really thinking about it seriously, "You can slowly start looking for it, but you don't have many people around you now, so you should train a few people to stay by your side and take over their jobs.
Look at the people around me, if there is anyone you like, feel free to ask them, if they are suitable, you can decide on that person first."
After so many years in ancient times, they had already changed their minds.
If you really wait until someone reaches adulthood before getting engaged and married, you will probably be criticized.
There is no such thing as late marriage and late childbirth here, and they are unable to make any changes in their current status.
Jin Qianqian, "Time has passed so quickly without me noticing. I married Qingzhu and the others, and Lichun and the others have grown up."
At that time, I felt that I was too young to use her, but this also had its drawbacks. I hadn't been with her for two years when she reached the age to get married.
"Madam, we don't want to get married." Li Chun and the others came to their senses at this time and said in a low voice.
They can learn a lot from being with the Madam, and life is simple here, and they are not stupid to want to leave.
"I'm not asking you to get married right now, I'm just reminding you that you should take care of things yourself. If you think someone is suitable, let me know. The master and I will not treat you unfairly."
Lichun and the others all lowered their heads and dared not say anything.
The carriage also slowly stopped at this time. Jiang Mili and Mingfeng said outside, "Master, Madam, we're here."
"The answer will be revealed soon," Jin Qianqian didn't forget to joke when she was about to get off the carriage.
Gu Wenheng smiled and shook his head. He didn't believe that Jin Qianqian hadn't guessed it and was just trying to tease him.
As soon as Jin Qianqian got off the carriage, she saw the stone piles standing in front of her, or it could be said to be a stone fortress.
"It's all built of stone. No wonder it took so long."
Gu Wenheng, "If you want to stay here by the sea for a long time without having to do it over and over again, this stone material is the most suitable."
At this moment, there were rows of soldiers standing around. Jin Qianqian knew that Zhou Shixiong had also arrived.
"Where are Brother Zhou and the others?"
Gu Wenheng pointed at the lighthouse in front and smiled without saying anything.
Jin Qianqian didn't expect that at this moment, he was still keeping it in suspense, and was looking directly at the newly built stone lighthouse in front of him.
The foundation was built with stones, and the solid foundation was about three meters high. People went up step by step with stone steps, and there was a hollow place inside.
But in the corner, there were rows of stairs going up along the wall, and you couldn't see the bottom at once when you looked up.
"This lighthouse must be several dozen meters high, right?"
Gu Wenheng did not answer him, but held his hand and walked up the escalator.
These steps are not made of stone, but of wood, with several pillars supporting them as they go up.
After walking up dozens of steps, there is a window. It is this window that is enough to illuminate the way forward.
Jin Qianqian estimated that she had climbed several hundred steps. When she felt the light above was getting brighter, she knew that she was almost at the top.
"It seems that the fact that you have completed it in just over a month is pretty fast."
Jin Qianqian originally thought that it would be made of simply piling up wood, but it seems she underestimated it.
At this time, Zhou Shixiong's hearty laughter also appeared in his ears, accompanied by several quarrels.
"You've been staring at it for a long time. Let me take a look first."
"First come, first served, understand? My official position is higher than yours, you have to give way to me."
"Bullshit, I'm older than you, why don't you show me some respect?"
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After hearing the quarrels, Jin Qianqian finally got a glimpse of Mount Lu's true face.
There was an open platform above, with four or five generals standing on it.
Seeing them coming, everyone smiled.
At this time, Jin Qianqian had already seen someone holding something similar to a telescope and looking into the distance, and she immediately understood what Gu Wenheng had been trying to say.
"When did you come up with this? I don't think I saw you leave Lucheng."
(End of this chapter)
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