Everyone climbed to the wooden door at a snail's pace. A security guard at the top of the mountain took out a key and opened the iron chain lock hanging on the wooden door.
Zhou Xiang's mouth twitched slightly. Do you dare to return to the ancient times?
When they finally stood firm on the top of the mountain, they were shocked by the scenery again.
There is another mountain opposite this mountain. The two peaks are about twenty meters apart, with two glass plank bridges in the middle.
Both mountains are rocky mountains, and the rock layers exposed outside the green trees are mostly red.
In the canyon at the foot of the mountain, there is a gurgling stream. The bottom of the stream is covered with randomly stacked stones, and countless small waterfalls are formed between the high and low stones.
In the cracks of the rocks beside the stream, clusters of thorny bushes grow in a disorderly manner.
Professor Chu sighed, "Although the scenery here is not as majestic as the famous historical sites, not as vast and magnificent as the northern grasslands, and not as beautiful as the south of the Yangtze River, it has its own unique artistic conception, a primitive and wild artistic conception."
After sighing, Professor Chu looked at the student and said, "Zhou Xiang! This should drive Huai County's great strides forward."
Zhou Xiang smiled reservedly. "I don't dare to have extravagant expectations. I'm just giving Zuo Heng and my third brother a way to develop in our hometown. We can only wait and see what the future holds."
"Zhou Xiang," Li Li approached Zhou Xiang, "How is it? I hope I didn't disappoint you."
"It's beautiful!" Zhou Xiang nodded vigorously. "Thank you for your hard work. If it were me, I might not be able to achieve such perfection."
"Hehe," Li Li grinned, "We didn't help much, it was Xiao Chen and the others who did the hard work."
Zhang Ning squeezed over and asked, "Zhou Xiang, when will the horses arrive?"
"I don't know about that. Ask my third brother to call Senior Jiang. Have you set a time for the opening?"
"No! We can decide after the horses and the raft arrive."
"Tell my third brother to call and urge them! If they can open in August, it will be considered a peak season!"
"Yeah! That's what I thought."
After Xiao Chunmei and her daughter walked across the glass plank bridge several times, she squeezed over and said, "Zhou Xiang, do you want to go take a look at the villa?"
Zhou Xiang looked up at the elderly people who were being coaxed by Ling Ran to walk on the glass plank bridge, "Wait for them."
Except for Dong Yunrong and Zhou's mother who covered their eyes and walked back and forth once and refused to go on the glass plank road bridge again, the other three elderly people walked back and forth several times until they looked down through the glass under their feet and no longer felt anxious or stuffy, then they got off the glass plank road.
After playing here for a while, Zhou Hua, Zuo Heng, Xiao Chen and Ji Bin also came over. The four black monkeys rushed to Zhou Xiang and asked what was going on.
Zhou Xiang relayed the teacher's comments to the four people, "..., Huai County's slow pace, combined with such a peaceful and tranquil place, plus the villa for rent, I think it should be very good."
Hearing this, the four of them smiled. After more than two years of hard work, they felt it was worth it to be rewarded with the word "very good".
Zhou Hua pulled his sister aside and said, "I also want to get some birds here. Can you provide some feed?"
"Of course I can," Zhou Xiang naturally supported his third brother's decision. It was too quiet here and needed some noise. "Just go back and get it regularly. When will Senior Jiang's horse arrive?"
"I just called and was told I'm on the way. As for the matter in the outer garden..."
"That was Ling Ran's idea," Zhou Xiang said casually. "Let him do whatever he wants! Is he really going to just follow me around like a mediocre kid? And he's also solving some people's employment problems at the same time. Killing two birds with one stone."
"That's right, these retired soldiers are really great, but the dormitory problem is a bit difficult to solve." Zhou Hua has been having a headache about this issue recently, and there are going to be another hundred people coming. Where should they place them?
"Looking for Ling Ran..."
"What do you want me for?"
Zhou Xiang turned around and saw Ling Ran approaching. "It's just right. You and my third brother are discussing the accommodation issue."
"Yes!" Ling Ran nodded. "I'm discussing this issue with Third Brother. Honey, you have to listen. If you don't agree, I'll change it."
"You speak, and we listen."
"The outer garden was originally planned to have a pond in the middle and long corridors on both sides. Now, due to accommodation issues, I want to build three-story, antique-style buildings on the east side of the pond. The first floor will be used as a storefront for rent, and the second and third floors will be used as dormitories. They will be simple buildings similar to the old tube-shaped buildings, but of course they have bathrooms and kitchens. There will be single dormitories and double dormitories for couples."
"Has all 25 kilometers been built?" Zhou was surprised. How much would it cost to build it?
"Of course not," Ling Ran smiled slightly, "Only the section north of the gate will be built. It's enough for living. The rest of the land can be used as a corridor or to build more buildings. We can continue based on future conditions."
"Okay! You can discuss this with Third Brother! You're only converting the long corridor into a building, which isn't much of a change from the original plan. However, I suggest you first clear out a large piece of concrete floor and build some simple buildings like those used on construction sites to accommodate the personnel. Your idea will take time to realize."
"Yes, we should first get a simple building to live in. I estimate that this simple building will take at least two to three years, so we need to choose a place where it won't be in the way."
"You guys talk!" Zhou Xiang waved his hand, "I have to accompany the teacher to see the villa."
Seven villas were built on a grassland in the south, with each villa about a hundred meters apart and three rows in total, forming the shape of seven stars surrounding a moon.
Except for the villa in the middle which is three-story, the other six are two-story.
"The one in the middle is yours."
Sitting in the pavilion at the bottom of the wooden plank road to rest, Zhang Ning pointed at the three-story villa and said to Zhou Xiang.
Zhou Xiang was stunned. "Even if you surround me in the middle, there's no need to build a three-story building for me."
"Hehe," Zhang Ning said with a smile, "You didn't know? Uncle Jiang and Brother Zhou both invested in Zhou Hua. Zhou Hua didn't dare to be too partial, so he added another floor to your villa and added a few more rooms."
Zhou Xiang was a little amused and said, "Didn't I specifically request two more buildings?"
"Zhou said you have a reason for asking for more. Uncle Jiang and Brother Zhou only come to visit occasionally. A few more rooms can solve a lot of problems."
"Has the villa been renovated?" Zhou Xiang changed the subject.
"It's already been renovated. I'll take you inside to have a look."
"Wait," Zhou wanted to stop Zhang Ning who was about to leave, "Have you chosen your villa?"
"No," Zhang Ning shook his head. "The basic decoration of the villas is the same. Considering that one of the other two villas is for Professor Chu to live in, we think it is better to let Professor Chu choose himself. After all, we can't tell the front from the back of our seven villas."
Zhang Ning raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the villas. "From where we are looking, it seems that the two villas on the north side are in front. In fact, the villa has two doors on the north and south sides. The appearance of both sides is not bad, and it is difficult to distinguish the front and the back. When you look from the south, you will feel that the two villas on the south side are in front. So, it is better to let Professor Chu make his own choice."
"What should I choose?"
Professor Chu had just walked into the pavilion and heard Xiao Zhang talking about him, so he asked casually.
"Teacher," Zhou Xiang stood up, "please sit here."
Zhou Xiang sat in the northwest corner, the coolest place in the pavilion, while the sunlight gradually shone into the other three corners.
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