Zhao Mo's timing was still very accurate.

Qin Bai and Niu's were in a good mood at this time, and Zhao Mo's statement seemed very open, and there was no sign that they wanted to meet Qin Hanzhen alone, so they agreed without thinking too much.

It's just that Qin Bai also instructed one more sentence: "When you go over tomorrow, clear the courtyard first, don't let the craftsmen stay there, it's easy to mess up if there are too many people, and bring two more girls." ”

In fact, there is no need for Qin Bai to specifically instruct, Zhao Mo will not leave a craftsman or anything to get in the way in the other courtyard. He didn't even want to take the girl. However, for the sake of An Qinbai and Niu's hearts, of course he will not be stupid to tell the truth now, anyway, when the time comes, he will bring Feng'er and Ah Shou, these two people are very eye-catching now and know what they should do.

Zhao Mo looked at Qin Hanzhen in a good mood and winked at her with his left eye. Qin Han really knew that he was proud, avoiding his grandfather and grandmother, he always made a grimace, and quickly returned to normal. Zhao Mo saw it clearly, knowing that she understood what she meant, and couldn't help but show a somewhat silly smile.

The time agreed between Zhao Mo and the second elder of the Qin family is tomorrow morning. Wu Shaoying wants to go with Huang Jincheng's family from Tongzhou to the capital, and it is estimated that it will take an hour on the way to enter the city. For such a long time, Qin Bai and Niu's were just sitting and waiting at home. Qin Hanzhen didn't have anything to do, and it didn't seem to be a big deal to push back the time period of practicing calligraphy and painting a little by an hour, and walk around Zhao Mo's new home.

However, Qin Bai still made a request, Qin Hanzhen could only go for an hour, and when the time came, he had to go home. She can walk through the alley outside the side gate of the garden, which is more unsightly. Although this trip is quite fair and honest in the eyes of Qin Bai and Niu, there is no need to let outsiders know, so as to save people who don't know the inside story from talking nonsense.

As a result, Zhao Mo came over early the next morning, and it was breakfast in Yongjiahou's mansion. Facing Qin Bai and Niu's family, he sweetly said that it was because he missed their family earlier, but in fact, only he knew his inner plan-

Huang Jincheng didn't say that Wu Shaoying might not return to the city from Tongzhou with him. With Wu Shaoying's close relationship with the Yongjiahou Mansion, maybe he will leave early in the morning, and the time to return to the Yongjiahou Mansion may not be as late as Qin Bai and the Niu family expected. He is Qin Hanzhen's cousin, and he has always cared about her nephew and daughter, if he arrives and asks to see Qin Hanzhen, Qin Bai will send someone to call his granddaughter back, what should he do? Zhao Mo was worried, if that hour hadn't arrived at that time, wouldn't he have suffered?

Moreover, although Qin Bai only gave Qin Hanzhen an hour of time, but the important student returned to the capital, he and the two elders of the Niu family must be very concerned in their hearts, and for a while, they may not pay too much attention to whether the granddaughter, who has always been sensible, has returned home as promised. If something happens during this period and slows down the trip, as long as there is enough reason to explain the past, the two old men should not blame too much. That hour is likely to become an hour and a moment, an hour and two quarters, or even an hour and a half!

For Zhao Mo, this is a very rare time to be alone with Qin Hanzhen, not under the nose of any elders, restrained, and he doesn't have to care about Yahuan's gaze, because Yahuan will not be present at all! Zhao Mo felt excited as long as he thought about it like this.

That's right, his wishful thinking is so loud.

Qin Hanzhen didn't know anything about his thoughts, and it wasn't until he walked into the back door of the other courtyard that he sensitively sensed his bad intentions.

After they entered, Ah Shou quickly closed the door, and then dragged a reluctant Feng'er to a room not far from the back door. There were two small retreats, presumably for the people guarding the back door to rest for the night, and now they were empty, with only some tables, chairs, tea sets, and braziers in front of them, which could be used for them to relax for a while.

Qin Hanzhen glanced at Zhao Mo with disgust: "You have already premeditated." Grandfather thought you'd join me and show you around the new house. ”

Zhao Mo glanced back at her with a smile: "I mentioned to you a long time ago, I want to go to the new house alone with you, but I haven't deceived anyone." My grandfather didn't ask me if he had brought a lot of people?"

Qin Hanzhen took a sip of him, then turned his head and looked at the newly rebuilt courtyard.

This annex is now completely different from the original house. The back door is quite spacious, the walls are newly repaired, painted white, along the root of the wall, there is also planted a slip of bamboo, the ground is paved with cobblestones, winding forward, except for the fork in the path, leading to the two regressions, the other fork leads to a spacious hand-copying verandah, green tile ochre pillars, extending in the west and north directions. From a distance, you can see that this hand-copying verandah leads to the front hall on one side, and the wooden building on the west side on the other. It's just that it's far away and can't see clearly.

Qin Hanzhen glanced at it curiously, only to feel that her hand was suddenly warm, but it was Zhao Mo who held her hand and pulled her forward with a smile: "Let's go for a closer walk?" for an hour...... It's almost enough to visit the whole new house. ”

Qin Hanzhen stared at him and held his hand, his face was slightly red, and he didn't break away, so he pulled himself forward.

Compared with the architectural sketch she drew at the beginning, the annex seems to be a little different now. In general, this annex presents an inverted "concave" structure, and the concave part in the middle is actually the front yard and main courtyard of this annex, which is used as a living room, the main hall, and a place to receive foreign visitors during Zhao Mo's temporary residence here, that is, the "façade" of the courtyard. There are also two small courtyards on the left and right sides of the main courtyard, a total of four small courtyards, which are intended to be used as guest rooms or residences for subordinate officials. The other part outside this main courtyard is the living area where Zhao Mo and his bride will live in the future.

Qin Hanzhen originally suggested that because this courtyard is not a serious county palace, the layout does not need to be too square and strict, and it can be used as a place for vacation and leisure. Zhao Mo still recognized this line of thought, and the people from the Zongren Mansion and the Ministry of Industry have never changed. Therefore, the eastern half of the courtyard is actually a garden in the house, and a house is placed in the garden, and the scenery is the scenery when you go out, and the house itself is also a scene. The rooms are spacious and airy, surrounded by doors and windows, with excellent lighting, and the wooden floors are smooth and flat, only painted with varnish. Qin Hanzhen didn't have to take off his shoes, he could also imagine what it would be like to step on them barefoot in the summer.

Zhao Mo said with a smile: "This house is lived in in summer, and it will definitely be extremely cool." I also asked people to plant a lot of bamboo around, so I chose the one planted near Fengweixuan in your home. Now the bamboo looks dwarf, but by next summer, it will be a phoenix-tailed forest and a verdant forest. ”

This is where he prepared to make his own room, and in order to ensure that the summer can be cooler, he also built a garden in front of the house, dug a culvert through it to form a pool, and built a rockery with rocks, decorated with green grass and vines, and installed a sluice mechanism. As long as the sluice gate is opened, the water will flow down from the rockery, forming a three-fold waterfall, gurgling down, falling into the pool, merging into the stream, going around the house, and building several small stone bridges for easy walking.

Qin Hanzhen originally thought that the lake stone was too expensive, and it would cost the people and money, so he suggested that he not use the lake stone to build a rockery in his garden, but he didn't expect that he changed to another material, and still made a rockery, and the height and scale were not small.

Zhao Mo said that the rockery used for building rockeries is not a valuable variety, it was originally the remnants left by the Ministry of Industry from the former practice palace, which is not very good-looking, and has been stacked in the warehouse. When he went to the Ministry of Works to select stones for paving the path, he saw these and simply asked for it. Although he is not as good at painting as Qin Hanzhen, his aesthetics have made great progress, and there are hills and valleys in his chest. After his personal conception and guidance, the pile of ordinary rocks has become this rockery with a waterfall, which is chic and cost-effective. It is said that the Ministry of Industry has found a new way out of the waste rock in the warehouse.

Qin Han really saw it, and was also amazed: "What a good idea! Whether you look at it in the main hall or enjoy it in the verandah, this waterfall is a beautiful scenery! If you meet the right time, maybe there will be a rainbow!"

Zhao Mo tilted his head suspiciously. Rainbows? Isn't that a natural thing? How could you have expected it?

Qin Hanzhen smiled and didn't continue, only continued to visit other rooms.

There is a wide corridor in front of the main hall, which must be an excellent place to enjoy the shade in summer, walk west along the verandah, a row of inconspicuous annex houses at the turn, probably the residence of the next person, suddenly the verandah turns, and leads to another square house, with glass windows on all sides, the window lattice style is simple, there is a bright and elegant feeling. This is the study.

In addition to the study, there is a tea room, a piano room, a painting studio, a warm room for planting flowers and appreciating flowers, and even an empty room for the owner's fitness. All the buildings are in the same style, as if they stand on their own, but they are connected by verandahs, allowing people to move freely between them, even in rain and snow. Dotted with rockeries, green bamboos, flowers and plants, water streams, stone bridges, stone tables and stone chairs, this annex is clearly a large garden.

Qin Hanzhen sighed: "It seems that there are not many houses, and there are no carvings on the doors and windows, but when I look at it, I feel that this house is really well built, and it has an atmospheric and elegant temperament." The garden is good, the layout is much stronger than I originally thought! The designer you are looking for is really of a high level! I just walked around this house, and I can't wait to move in for a few days!"

Zhao Mo looked at her with a smile: "If you want to live, then live." Hengzhi will also be your home in the future. ”

Qin Hanzhen glanced at him with disgust, didn't answer him, and only said: "It's that the main hall is spacious and ventilated, and it's extremely cool to live in summer, but what about winter? It's going to be very cold, right?" Zhao Mo is going to spend this winter here, do you want to eat the northwest wind?

Zhao Mo smiled: "Don't worry, I thought about this when it was first built." Fire walls and floor heating are available, although the house is wide and may not work everywhere, but it is better than nothing. I also had people make a blue gauze cupboard, using glass instead of yarn, dividing the room into rooms, and then placing a brazier, which made it warmer. ”

He looked at Qin Hanzhen: "Besides, if it's really cold, I'll go to my grandfather and grandmother for help, and ask the second elder to take me in, presumably they won't be able to bear to refuse, right?" In the Yongjiahou Mansion, there are warm empty houses, which are closer to the fiancée.

Qin Hanzhen turned his head away with a cold face and did not answer.

There is still such a routine?! She really lost to Zhao Mo!