Chapter 475 Building a Home
Muchuan County is not very big. The county government office is in the center of the county, and the inn is to the east of the county government office. Su Qianqian asked for directions and took Su Mu and Su Zi to the east.
This street is the most prosperous area in Muchuan County. All the shops are located on this street, with the county government office as the boundary. To the east are inns, taverns, restaurants and tea houses, while to the west are cloth, daily necessities, and mountain products and game.
People can exchange the animals and birds they hunt in the mountains at the market. The main form of transaction here is barter, and ordinary people rarely use silver.
"Miss, there is no big house here... We servants just need to follow you, no matter where you are, but I'm afraid you will have to suffer."
Su Mu looked at the houses with concern. The better ones were built with mud and wood, the worse ones were low thatched houses, and some were built entirely of wood, but they all had only a small yard.
It all comes down to one word: poor.
"No wonder Muchuan was regarded as a place of exile, it is really poor..." Su Qianqian also sighed.
There is nothing to compare here, everything is basically the same, and no one feels that their life is hard, because everyone is the same, even the county magistrate is not much better.
In just a quarter of an hour, they had reached the edge of the residential area. Further ahead was the city gate. There was even a large open space with some wood placed there, and children were jumping and playing on the wood.
At this time, a man who looked like a hunter came from the east gate, carrying a freshly hunted roe deer on his back, and happened to pass by here.
Su Qianqian stepped forward and asked if she was from Muchuan County. The man nodded, his eyes full of confusion for a strange woman like Su Qianqian.
"Brother, may I ask whose wood is here, why is it placed here, and who owns this vacant land?"
Su Qianqian pointed at the wood and asked.
"You said this. Originally, this place was going to be used to build a shrine for Marquis Wuning, but the Marquis stopped it after he found out. These timbers were also prepared by the people for the purpose of building the shrine."
The man answered casually and continued walking.
"Brother, if you are not going to build a temple, why is this place still empty? And these woods... clearly don't look like they are many years old."
Su Qianqian stopped the hunter and asked.
"Since this place was reserved for the Wuning Marquis to build a temple, how could anyone else dare to use it? Whoever wants to use the wood can take it, and the new wood will naturally be new after it is added."
After the hunter explained, he left in a hurry.
"It turns out that the Wuning Marquisate is so respected in Muchuan County that a shrine was built for it. Only the He Gu who later became an immortal had the people build a shrine to worship her."
Su Zi stared at the pile of wood with wide eyes.
"This place is big enough to build a large house, but time is a bit tight. It would be just right to build a house with three entrances, the kind with shops in front and houses in the back. It would also be convenient to guard the East City Gate and go up the mountain."
In Su Qianqian's eyes, a house with a shop in front has already become three-dimensional.
"Girl, no one in Muchuan dares to touch this place. If we come to build a house, I'm afraid we will be demolished to the bone."
Su Zi shrank her neck. She knew how angry the people were when they got angry.
"We can't, but the descendants of Wuning Marquis can. These woods are dried and can be used. I'll buy them with silver and use them on the house where the descendants of Wuning Marquis live. Is that okay?"
Su Qianqian blinked.
"You want to build a house here?" Jiang Baipin's voice was chilly.
"Yes, I am a person who cannot let myself down. Even if I only stay for a month, I want to live comfortably."
Su Qianqian answered Jiang Baipin while walking and measuring the large open space.
"Besides, I'm afraid we'll have to stay here for a while. We can't stay in the inn forever, right?"
Su Qianqian gestured, this is the kitchen, that is the study, and here should be a large fish tank...
Jiang Baipin stood there silently, watching Su Qianqian plan seriously, and turned into the Su Qian who gave his all to do things.
They returned to the inn when it was getting dark. The innkeeper and Su Qianqian's cook prepared the meal together. Zhuang Yan also came back, and everyone sat down to eat.
After the meal, Su Qianqian asked the innkeeper about the land. The innkeeper said that if it was used by the descendants of the Wuning Marquisate, no one could say anything and they just needed to go to the county government to get a land deed.
Su Qianqian asked about the craftsman again, and the shopkeeper patted his chest and said that he would take care of it:
"When the people of Muchuan County build their houses, it's all about relatives and neighbors helping each other, and they never have to spend money to hire craftsmen. The descendants of Wuning Marquis's mansion building a house should be the business of all the people of Muchuan. Why do they need to hire craftsmen?"
The shopkeeper spoke confidently, Su Qianqian was stunned, and hurriedly tried to dissuade him: "Shopkeeper, I appreciate your kindness, but building a house is not something that can be completed overnight, and you have to know how to build a house..."
"Young lady, please don't underestimate us Muchuan people. Although we seldom go out, we are not ignorant! We have capable people here!"
The shopkeeper suddenly looked mysterious. When Su Qianqian asked again, he refused to say anything.
When Su Qianqian woke up the next day, Zhuang Yan had already gone out to practice sword, and of course Qin Hanjin followed closely beside her.
Su Qianqian was about to go out after breakfast, but she saw Madam Qin and Mrs. Du stepping through the threshold first, followed by the Qin family.
"Qianqian, yesterday Lord Zhou entertained our family because of their grandfather's friendship, but we must not forget our current status. Since we are exiled here, we cannot live in the county government office."
Madam Qin came over and grabbed Su Qianqian and said.
"Lord Zhou has assigned us a place to live, but Han Zhang has already refused. How can an exile live in a good house of ordinary people?" Mrs. Du continued.
“In the past, exiles came here and lived in abandoned houses or rented houses from the people.
Han Yue had already looked for it just now. There were a few abandoned wooden houses at the foot of the mountain outside the city. They were where exiled officials lived in the past. They could be cleaned up and still be habitable. ”
The second old lady supported Wang Yuke. Now she was watching her daughter-in-law closely, but her eyes were fixed on Su Qianqian and she spoke expectantly.
"If you want to go back to Xijing... Thirteen and Sixteen will go with you." Qin Hanzhang's voice was low and firm.
"Okay." Su Qianqian turned around and told Su Mu and Su Zi, "Let's take our things and go."
"Yes." The two maids hurried upstairs to get something, and the cook followed immediately.
The eyes of the Qin family all dimmed, but no one stopped them.
Jiang Baipin walked out alone.
"Qianqian, it's okay to go back, but the situation in Xijing is ever-changing now, so you must take care of yourself." Mrs. Du looked at Su Qianqian seriously and said reluctantly.
"Qianqian knows. Let's go." Su Qianqian helped Madam Qin out.
Outside the inn, Jiang Baipin instructed the brothers of Mingyue Tower to set off immediately and return to Xijing, bringing a letter to Jiang Fan.
"Young Master Jiang, why don't you go back with us?" Su Qianqian asked in surprise.
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