The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

How big is the new house?

Even though there are more than 20 servants working in the new house, Li Fu still feels that there are not enough people in the house when he lives here.

Only then did Li Fu figure it out. No wonder those wealthy families keep so many servants in their houses.

Whether they work or not is another matter. The main thing is that the house is too big. If there are not many people living in it, it feels really wrong.

To put it bluntly, the reason why there are not many people in this house now is because the population of Jingyang Palace is not prosperous enough.

In the future, when there are children and they grow up, each child will live in a separate courtyard, and there will be people to serve in the courtyard.

At that time, there will be more than 20 servants working in this big house.

Li Fu thought about it and, in addition to the servants, all the guards who originally lived in the old house were transferred to live here.

As for the work on weekdays, the guards also have to be on duty during the day and at night.

Although there were troops on the farm and scouts patrolling at night, Li Fu was not at all vague about his own safety.

All the appliances in the new house were new, including the place where Li Fu slept. The bedding was brand new and made of cotton. During the day, Xiaotao and Yunyan moved the bedding out and dried it in the yard for most of the day. In the afternoon, they took it back to the house and spread it out. By the evening, the quilts were all hot.

At night, when it was time to sleep, he lay down on the bed.

Comfortable.

The quilts all smelled of "sunshine".

Lao Zhao hurriedly found Li Fu.

"My dear, Master Yan is here and is in the front hall now." Lao Zhao bowed and said.

Li Fu put down what he was doing, got up and walked out.

Lao Zhao hurried to catch up.

"Did Old Yan come from Chang'an?" Li Fu asked.

Lao Zhao nodded.

"That's what Young Master Yan said. He said that Chang'an had nothing to do recently, and the Craftsman's Supervisor was also free, so he just came here."

Walking to the front hall, before entering the door, Li Fu saw Yan Lide sitting in the hall drinking tea.

Yan Lide was an old acquaintance in the house. After all, he had lived in the old house for so long before, and he knew all the servants in the house.

Moreover, they had a good relationship. When he came and sat down here, he was served good tea and cakes.

"Old Yan!" Li Fu walked in and called Yan Lide with a smile.

Yan Lide quickly put down the teacup.

"Huairen!"

"Hahahahaha."

The two looked at each other and laughed like crazy.

"Did you run away from the Craftsman's Supervisor?"

After laughing, the two sat down in the hall again.

Li Fu did not sit in the main seat. He sat on a chair on the left side with Old Yan. There was a small square table with high legs made of huanghuali wood between them.

"There is nothing to do in the Artisan Bureau." Yan Lide explained: "In the past two days, I have met some people with poor brains, which made me laugh."

Yan Lide complained to Li Fu and felt that the people in the Imperial Household Department were too brainless.

When Li Fu heard this, he was related to the Japanese again.

Still need drawings?

The Japanese want to imitate the architecture of the Tang Dynasty as a reference and build some in their Pingjing City?

Some ancient buildings in Japan do have the shadow of Tang Dynasty architecture. In theory, it is all due to the influence of the Tang Dynasty envoys.

Li Fu narrowed his eyes.

But he didn't expect that the Imperial Household Department could go to the Artisan Bureau to ask for drawings.

I didn't expect that he was so stupid even though he was an official.

Don't say Yan Lide. If it were Li Fu, he would definitely be less civilized than Yan Lide. He would definitely greet his relatives and friends and evaluate his ancestors.

"I'll ask the people of the Imperial Household Department to find carpenters and masons in Chang'an City, ask them for some drawings, and fool them." Yan Lide waved his hand: "They are all a bunch of troublesome people. The officials of the Imperial Household Department didn't look down on them before, but now they really don't have a good impression of them."

The main thing is that they are too stupid.

They have to help others count money after being sold.

"A group of people dealing with animals can't be expected to be so smart. If they know how to judge the situation, they can continue to be officials in the Imperial Household Department."

"I scolded them purely because they didn't even know how to judge the situation in this matter."

Li Fu nodded slightly.

The people of the Imperial Household Department took the Japanese envoys to stroll around Chang'an City. It was not wrong to say that they were a group of people dealing with animals.

I'm afraid that those Japanese people will not be fooled so easily.

Taipusi was frustrated by the Craftsman Supervisor. Those Japanese who couldn't count on Taipusi would definitely think of other ways.

Civilian buildings are completely different from other buildings they like.

Civilian houses, what kind of construction techniques can be used?Clever? How exquisite can it be?

"Okay, Old Yan, calm down." Li Fu said with a smile: "Since I have nothing to do, I will live in the manor."

"Huairen, are you planning to do anything in the manor recently?" Yan Lide asked.

"There is no plan for the time being, and even if there is some movement, it is just a small fight."

Yan Lide looked at Li Fu in surprise.

"This is not like your style. People in the manor don't do something... According to your plan for the manor, you should have a lot of work to do now."

"At this season, farmers are busy with farm work. Farm work is more important. Other things can be put aside for the time being." Li Fu explained: "Besides, building workshops and houses has gained experience. It is enough to find a foreman who used to work with you to watch over it."

Letting Yan Lide build workshops and build houses is a waste of talent.

"Don't worry about it. Just have a job here. Don't worry about whether it's enough." Yan Lide waved his hand.

Even if he was working here, it was much better than being idle and arguing with them in the craftsman supervisor.

Moreover, even if there were people watching over the workshops and houses on the farm, it wouldn't be much if there were one more person, right?

You can't just sit here and eat for free, right?

"Old Yan, don't be stubborn." Li Fu said, "Don't do such trivial things first. Don't you consider your own home?"

Yan Lide frowned when he heard it.

"My own home? What's wrong?"

Li Fu smiled.

"Have you forgotten that you said you wanted to buy a house on the farm?" Li Fu asked, "Now you are free anyway, and you are already in the farm, and the land has been reserved for you, so why don't you think about it?"

Aren't you free?

Build a house for yourself.

In the future, when you are older and come to the manor with your family, what if you feel embarrassed to live in this house? Will the whole family live in an inn?

It’s not that Li Fu has no place for Old Yan to live. If it really doesn’t work, the old house can be vacated for him.

But it’s not like that after all.