Wen Qing opened the door and entered the room, and saw Chu Lian sitting at the table, lowering her head slightly, drawing something on the paper with snails.
She walked over lightly, stood aside, and looked at it for a while, but the picture drawn by Chu Lian was so strange that she couldn't understand it at all, and there were even strange symbols on the picture.
Before asking Qing Xun to ask, Chu Lian said: "Go and tell Guanshi Qin, and send someone to find the best carpenter in Liangzhou City! You must hurry!"
Chu Lian's words were firm, and even Wenqing couldn't help but pay attention to it. She had absolute trust in her third grandma. Sometimes Chu Lian's ideas seemed absurd to others, but Wenqing would never question her. After many experiences, Wenqing has long been a fan of his mistress.
"Third Mistress, don't worry, this servant will go to find Guan Qin right away."
The matter was notified to Guanshi Qin. Although Guanshi Qin felt confused, he went to deal with it immediately.
Steward Qin is still very capable. It only took half a day to send someone to receive the best-known carpenter in Liangzhou City from He Fuzhong.
When he entered the mansion, he happened to meet Mo Chenggui, the leader of the family who led people to shovel the snow.
Mo Chenggui was wearing unlined clothing, sweating profusely while shoveling snow, even his hair was smoking.
The families around me will be even more tired and panting.
Looking up, I saw Guanshi Qin, who was dressed in decent clothes, was leading an old man in with a smile, and his expression was quite flattering.
Mo Chenggui is a stubborn person, and he can't tolerate sand in his eyes. He already has a prejudice against Chu Lian, so it's natural that Qin Guanshi, who is useful to Chu Lian's subordinates, has no good face.
It's just that usually the two of them don't interfere with each other, and they are barely harmonious, but today Mo Chenggui is not happy.
Everyone in this yard is shoveling snow, even the brothers and sisters Li Xing and Li Yue in Chu Lian's yard are no exception. This steward Qin is good at things, and it's nothing more than doing nothing. He even took people out for a stroll early in the morning. Bring some dirty people in.
Mo Chenggui squinted at Guanshi Qin, and said in a mocking tone, "Everyone in the Hefu is going to be busy, but Guanshi is leisurely. The snow outside the door reaches your knees and can't block your legs."
Steward Qin didn't have time to quarrel with Mo Chenggui, so he saluted in Mo Chenggui's direction, then led the carpenter and walked quickly towards Chu Lian's yard.
Mo Chenggui's old wrinkled face turned black with anger.
"Look, what a good dog!"
The family generals next to him were silent and did not speak, lest they accidentally ignite this hot-tempered and impulsive old man with a single word.
Mo Chenggui couldn't hold his breath anymore, so he spat, "Send someone to see what the third grandma is doing at this moment!"
A general next to him responded with a quick walk.
When Steward Qin brought the carpenter into the yard, Chu Lian was already sitting in the main room holding the blueprints and waiting.
Manager Qin is still very reliable in his work. Although the old carpenter he hired was illiterate, Chu Lian took the blueprints and explained it to him in person. The old carpenter only thought about it for a quarter of an hour before he knew what to do.
"Master, how soon can it be finished?" Chu Lian asked eagerly.
The old carpenter looked at the blueprint in his hand, and said for a moment: "This nobleman, the little old man has lived such a long life, but he has never made such a thing. The little old man told you the truth, if the old man is alone, at least It will take five days, if the old man's sons and grandchildren are called, two or three days will be enough."
Chu Lian glanced at the old carpenter. Although the old carpenter's face was full of wrinkles, his old eyes were not cloudy at all. Not only that, but shrewd.
Chu Lian laughed, "Master, after all, he has eaten a lot of rice and grain. I can agree to your conditions, but I also have a request, without my permission. If this blueprint is leaked, we will not stand together like today. Let’s have a good deal together.”
The old carpenter's old eyes lit up, he knelt down to Chu Lian while clutching the blueprint, and kowtowed twice, "If the little old man disobeys the order of the nobleman, he will have his children and grandchildren cut off!"
The ancients paid great attention to inheritance, and they also feared ghosts and gods. Chu Lian was not so worried about being able to make such a heavy oath.
"Master, I'll leave it to you. I don't care how many children and grandchildren you call over, I will only give you three days. After three days, I want to see what is on the drawing!"
"The little old man will not disappoint the nobleman."
Chu Lian turned his head and ordered Qin Guanshi, "Qin Guanshi, as long as the materials needed by the master must be delivered as soon as possible."
Manager Qin was quick to do things, and immediately dragged the old carpenter to the side room to discuss.
So, before noon, the old carpenter had already started work.
Manager Qin also sent someone to bring the old carpenter's three sons and one eldest grandson into the mansion. Chu Lian's courtyard was not big in the first place, so it was very conspicuous to see people coming and going in and out this morning.
Because the drawings were confidential, Chu Lian arranged for the old carpenter's family to do carpentry in the vacant warehouse next to the yard.
Brothers and sisters Li Xing and Li Yue took turns guarding the outside of the warehouse.
Chu Lian's grand occasion almost alarmed the whole palace, even Tang Yan sent someone to ask what Chu Lian was going to do, but Chu Lian made excuses to go back.
This made Mo Chenggui even more dissatisfied.
Just because Tang Yan can be easily dismissed by Chu Lian does not mean that Mo Chenggui will let it go.
It snowed heavily for two consecutive days, and the streets of Liangzhou City were buried under white snow, making it even more difficult to go out.
Mo Chenggui sent someone to the frontier barracks early in the morning to inquire about the situation. The family general who came back to report frowned tightly and shook his head silently. They were all veterans of the battlefield and knew that the situation was getting worse and worse.
Mo Chenggui learned about the situation of the frontier army from He Changdi, but at this moment he could only act in a hurry. In the past two days, because of getting angry in a hurry, two big blisters appeared on the corners of his mouth.
Because of his prejudice against Chu Lian, he never ate the food sent by Chu Lian's people. No matter how delicious the food was, he didn't take a bite and asked someone to send it back intact. Not only did he not eat it himself, he also did not allow his generals to eat it.
Chu Lian's asking someone to bring food over was just for superficiality, but after being rejected by Mo Chenggui, she wisely never brought it again.
Now, the people around Chu Lian can still eat a few mouthfuls of food made of dried vegetables for a few days in a ten-day period. Because of the balanced nutrition, they all have rosy complexions and a good complexion.
But these generals under Mo Chenggui are different. They have a separate stove, and what they eat every day is the dry hard pot helmets made by the soldiers in the barracks. The better thing is an extra bowl of gruel and a Bacon, after a long time, many people's faces were sallow, and they began to get angry.
The family generals went out in a different style from the rest of Chu Lian's subordinates.
At this time, the person who went to Chu Lian's side to inquire also came back.
Mo Chenggui, who was sitting at the head of the main room, looked at the veteran who was going to inquire about the news, "Is there any movement from the third grandma?"