Li Mu originally wanted to leave quietly, but he missed one thing. In the west mountain of Xiaoyao Valley, there was a group of students from the Tang Technical School that were building their own school. They also gathered back to continue their work since the third day of the Lunar New Year. As soon as Li Mu arrived at the entrance of the valley, someone discovered them, so a group of students hurriedly put down their work and gathered to help carry things.

It is naturally a good thing to help someone, and Li Mu was happy to be idle. While he had time, he rode around the valley on his horse and looked at the progress of the project.

When Li Mu and Gongsun Kang discussed, they divided the construction of the valley into three construction periods. The first construction period was completed and the house he lived in was built. The second construction period was to build the "town center", which was where he worked, with yamen, vaults, etc. The third phase was fortifications, the entrance of the valley had to be blocked, and the valley had to be added to the valley, and the passes around the mountains had to be repaired to prevent the secrets in the valley from being spyed. As for the fourth phase, it could not be used by people. He wanted to build a secret passage. If he had to run away one day, it would take a god and he would not know it.

The total of four construction periods is one year, each construction period is three months. Now the first construction period is basically completed. What he presented to Li Mu was designed by him personally, a standard farmhouse courtyard.

At first glance, this is a very ordinary building, but in fact it is very ordinary. Li Mu never had much requirements for the place to live. He did not like carved beams and painted buildings, clean and regular. So the farmhouse courtyard he designed was his most ordinary house. The only highlight was on the windows. All the windows of this courtyard were made of glazed, that is, glass, and for the purpose of insulation, it was thickened double glass.

In the eyes of outsiders, the cost of this glass alone has risen sharply. Glazed glass is a gem, and ordinary people can pass on their families. When Zhulu Hou built a house, he actually used large pieces of glazed glass as windows. What is the point?

Although it looks like an ordinary farmhouse, it is actually a mountain of gold. Gongsun Kang calculated that if all the glass in the courtyard is deducted and sold, the copper coins he exchanged for will fill the courtyard. He really couldn't think of where Li Mu got so much glass, but he didn't dare to ask. When installing the windows, he was always staring at the carpenters' work with his own eyes, for fear that Li Mu would peel his skin.

A pigpen was built behind the Siheyuan. Gongsun Kang also didn't know why Li Mu's move was, but he still obediently did it. He was a master of the palace and did not know how to build a pigpen. For this reason, he specially found an old bricklayer from the village in the craftsman's workshop to build the pigpen.

In addition to these, Gongsun Kang also strives to be perfect in all aspects of construction. Although there is no room for design drawings, the details can be pondered. Every brick that builds this house is carefully selected, and the grout must be "full and even" and there is no mistake at all. Every stone in the yard is of the same size. It must also be a river pebble, not a mountain stone, because the rock has edges and corners, which is easy to get hurt. It is also not allowed to use stone slabs. Stone slabs are too regular and not natural enough, and they appear stiff when integrated into the environment.

These were all things that Li Mu did not ask for, but Gongsun Kang thought of everything in order to have a good performance in front of Li Mu. Otherwise, a courtyard house could not have been built for so long, which would have been longer than the construction period of heaven and earth.

The effect was naturally satisfactory. Li Mu visited inside and outside, but did not find any problems. He said ok, and Gongsun Kang was so happy that he almost jumped up.

From the Siheyuan, you can see that the second phase of the project on the other side of the river has been laid, and a little further west is the school building that the students are building.

The difference between major and unprofessional can be seen at a glance at these two construction sites under construction. Although the students have worked very hard, they are still unsatisfactory and can see many problems at a glance. However, Li Mu did not intend to point it out, but let them think about it themselves. If they can't figure it out, there are craftsmen from the Ministry of Works nearby, and they can also ask, but they can only ask, help is impossible, because Li Mu has already set rules that the school buildings of the Tang Dynasty Technical School must be built by students themselves. If one generation of students cannot build them well, then the next generation of students will continue. In short, there will be no craftsmen who will directly intervene in this project.

Thinking of the way these people looked when they came here, the situation is actually very good now. At least they can sleep in a covered house instead of living in a tent as hard as they were before the New Year.

After going around and coming back, the things were almost discharged. Li Mu sent Bai Naoer and Gongsun Kang away, and drove them away with all the students who helped. There were ten or eight, and he could still manage the food. What did he do with these dozens of people? They drove them away and ended up in peace.

It was almost noon when Li Mu lay on the lounge chair and shouted that he was hungry. Bai Qiaoqiao had to find all the dishes, rice and jerky they brought, and cooked them with water and boiled them. Li Zhien couldn't cook, so he could only help burn the fire, but there was no firewood. He had no choice but to be the old man. He took an axe to find dead trees in the forest and prepared to cut them into firewood.

As soon as he left the door, he saw a meat ball rolling in. Li Mu was startled. He was about to avoid it, but the meat ball got closer and then he recognized it. It was his precious son Pangda. Pangda ran for a while and was already out of breath. Seeing that Li Mu was right in front of him, he took a deep breath and charged again, hitting Li Mu's stomach and knocking him down.

"Oh my son!" Li Mu wailed and cried. This kid had eaten fertilizer. Why did he grow up so fast? He has only been around for ten days. He was like blowing a balloon, and he actually gained a lot. He pressed on his body like a bag of rice, which would have to be at least sixty or seventy pounds.

"Big fat boy!" Li Mu grabbed Pangda's two little ears, rubbed his nose intimately, and said, "It seems that your mother Ou has taken good care of you. Good boy, your father will not be able to hold you in two months."

Wang Ou's car came to the front and stopped. Wang Ou got out of the car and saw Pang Da knocking Li Mu down, and said angrily: "I'm naughty again, why don't you get up quickly?"

Fat Da looked back at Wang Ou, and saw her serious expression, she whispered twice, got off Li Mu and returned to Wang Ou's feet, and rubbed it twice as he pleased.

Li Mu was shocked and said, "Ow, you have some tricks. This guy asked you to be so honest. It seems that he can understand what you said!"

"There is nothing, I just stay together for a long time, I'm familiar with it." Wang Ou came over and pulled Li Mu up, saw the axe on the ground, and asked, "Husband, what are you doing?"

Li Mu picked up the axe and said, "Cut wood, wash rice and cook..." Suddenly, he remembered Wang Ou's origin and said, "Ou, you are a lady from a family. I'm afraid you haven't lived such a life? Are you interested in chopping wood with me? When you come back later, you can also see how Qiaoqiao cooks. Qiaoqiao's skills are no worse than those of the chef."

Wang Ou smiled and said, "Everyone is fighting for fame and fortune. If you want to have a wealth of clothes and food, you will do the opposite." As he said, Wang Ou sighed and said, "Who made me fall in love with you, can only be the husband and wife."

He turned around and ordered the maid in the car, "Take my things to the yard, ask where the lady is placed, and after packing it, you can go back to the city."

The maid couldn't help but say, "Miss, you are alone..."

"Why are you alone? My husband is here!" Wang Ou said a little angry and said, "If you talk nonsense again, be careful I will punish you."

The maid quickly closed her mouth and glanced at Li Mu, looking timid.

Li Mu waved his hand, and then the carriage entered the courtyard. Wang Ou came over and took Li Mu's arm, as if he had done something wrong, and said apologetically: "The servant neglected his discipline, which made the husband laugh."

"Nothing happened, what's that?" Li Mu kicked Pangda, who was about to come and rub Wang Ou's leg, and said casually: "Don't be too strict with his servants, they are also thinking about you--hey? This maid seems to have changed again. Is it the one I saw last time?"

"Ah?" Wang Ou was shocked. Of course, this maid was not the one from last time. Wang Ou never let a maid be by her side for too long, so as not to know too many things. Usually it takes half a month to change. She didn't expect Li Mu to notice it, and because of her guilt, she was also afraid that Li Mu would notice something.

But he looked at Li Mu secretly, and seemed to be asking casually, and then said vaguely: "It's all the supporters in the store. I followed me out and followed me. It turned out that I had a maid from my parents' family who got married two years ago."

"Oh." Li Mu smiled, said nothing, and just got through it.

Wang Ou let out a long sigh, distracted the topic, and asked about his marriage with Li Zhien. Li Mu had nothing to hide. While chatting, the two entered the woods. There were dead branches and dead trees in the forest. Li Mu chose a tree that was neither thick nor thin, and fell to the ground to repair the branches.

When Li Mu lived in Dingxiang, he had cut down trees to make furniture. He was very good at all. Tree branches were easier to burn, and it was best to put them in the stove to make firewood. Moreover, bundling was also a technical job. It was good to bundle a lot of firewood at one time. It was not tiring to carry a lot of firewood at one time, but it was not tiring, and it was too bad to carry less.
Chapter completed!