After walking like this for five or six days, the group finally arrived at Dalini. This city was originally a market surrounded by adobe by the people of Xidu, and it was only a matter of three or five years in the hands of King Yi. Even the city wall was also added by King Yi later, and the scale is naturally much smaller than that of Yanbei. And because most of the people of Xidu live on nomadic hunting, the city was originally surrounded by large areas of grassland and trees. Over the years, some Han Chinese have gradually migrated to the past, and the surrounding farmland has increased

Although Xiaoyu had been prepared in her heart, when she entered the city, she couldn't help but be a little disappointed. Except for the road facing the east, west, north and south city gates, which are paved with sand and gravel, and two carriages can run in parallel, the roads in the other alleys have not been repaired, and there are potholes, and there is still stagnant water in some places. In addition to a few houses on the main street, you can barely look at it, and most of the small alleys are low mud houses, which are dark and secluded when you look at them from the outside, and they are scary to look at. Xiaoyu thought to herself, even if there is a house to sell like this, I'm afraid it won't be good.

Vice General Xue first went to the Five Cities Governor's Office and placed the soldiers of the sixth master, and then took the eighth master and others to find a clean and bright inn. Seeing Xiaoyu's worried appearance, Vice General Xue comforted: "If you look for it slowly, you can always find the one you like, if you really can't find a suitable one, I will help you build a new house." ”

Xiaoyu's eyes lit up: "Brother Xue, why didn't I think of it!"

Because it was still early, Xue Yu took them out for a spin. It's just that this city is quite small, and even if you walk slowly, it will only take an hour to turn. There are five military governors in the city, and the adjutant generals who defend the city in the east, west, north and south are always here after discussing matters, and then each of them goes back to the city gate that he guards. The border pass is still martial, and the county government in the city is like a large and small shop, and it is also built by the governor's office of the neighboring five cities.

Xiaoyu tilted her head and looked around, thinking in her heart: "Brother Xue's southern goods shop, there is a space here, you can stuff it in." Zhang Xiangcheng's silk shop, I don't know whether the cloth shop opposite sells it or not, and it saves a lot of things. There are actually a few restaurants and tea shops here, which are also suitable, and when I settle down, I will open a restaurant on the side, I heard that An Ge did not follow the prince, so it is better to let him send someone over. ”

In the east of the city, the houses became more and more dilapidated, and many of them were crooked and crumbling, without even a window. Xiaoyu couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Brother Xue, it's a little messy here, how can you sleep soundly at night without windows." ”

Vice General Xue frowned: "This should be where the poor live, they are all on the window panel at night." It's much stronger than a papier-mâché window, and that's the door, do you see the planks on the left and right? Alright, there's nothing to see here, let's go back. ”

Xiaoyu pointed to two or three two-story buildings with red lights in the distance and asked, "Those houses look like shops, I don't know what kind of business they are, let's go over and take a look." ”

Vice General Xue's face turned red, and he frequently gave the eighth master a look, not wanting the eighth master to actually stand on the horse with a stirrup, pouting his ass and looking over there. Vice General Xue coughed and said, "I'm a little tired, let's go back." ”

Xiaoyu glanced at him, then at Escort Jiang, and thought, "What kind of dirty place is Xu, a little lady like me shouldn't go over." ”

The eighth master sank his buttocks, sat back on his horse and said, "I didn't expect that there would be a teaching workshop in such a place." ”

Xiaoyu suddenly came to his senses, turned his head and glanced at the eighth master fiercely, but saw that Deputy Xue also glared at the eighth master with a straight face, and glanced at her again, the two of them couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, Xiaoyu hurriedly said: "I'm also a little hungry, it's better to go back to eat and rest." ”

The next day, Vice General Xue accompanied Xiaoyu and the eighth master to Yaxing, and sure enough, there was no suitable house for rent and sale, but there was a lot of vacant land for sale, and Xiaoyu saw that the land was cheap, so he bought a few pieces of land near the Metropolitan Governor's Office.

Back at the inn, Xiaoyu asked the eighth master to draw a sketch, planning to build a house by himself. Vice General Xue had some ups and downs in his heart, he had never built a house, and what he said earlier was just to comfort Xiaoyu, but now he can only bite the bullet and go out with Xiaoyu to find a craftsman to set a date. When he returned to the inn, the sketch of the eighth master had not yet been drawn, so Xiaoyu and Xue Yu went over to take a look, only to see the pavilions and buildings above, the grass and trees and flowers were sparse, and the painting was so lively. Angry, Xiaoyu took a horsewhip and chased after the eighth master, and the eighth master lay on the branch and shouted: "My calligraphy and painting are good in the academy, even if Mr. also praises my painting well, if you are not satisfied, you will paint." ”

Vice General Xue looked at the closeness of their brothers and sisters, envied in his heart, and thought secretly: "The painting of the eighth brother is also ashamed of myself, why is Jiu'er still not satisfied." I looked at Jiu'er's last birthday, and I drew it... Appalling. Then he said, "Why don't I paint!"

Xiaoyu was curious, so he stood behind him with the eighth master and watched. Vice General Xue picked up his pen and thought about it, and first drew a square in the middle and wrote it in the main hall, and a courtyard in the back wrote on the main courtyard. A small square was drawn on each side, which reads East Cross Courtyard, West Cross Courtyard. Then I drew a few small squares and wrote the side courtyard. Looking back at Xiaoyu and said, "It would be good to follow the eighth brother's garden later." But there was some pride in his heart: "The strange ancients said: '* Add incense, open the thrush. In the future, I will become a relative to the third lady, and I will also want the third lady to stand behind me like this and watch me write and draw. ”

Xiao Yu looked at his painting, but thought in his heart: "It's just that Brother Xue painted it like this, why is the eighth brother so useless." I couldn't help but sigh, and when I saw Vice General Xue looking back at her in confusion, he said: "Alas, my brothers are so powerful, how can the eighth brother just..."

The eighth master coughed on the side: "I'm just a little more detailed." ”

Xiaoyu turned her head angrily and said, "Last time I said that on the way to Yanbei, it was mostly inconsistent with the map, so let you draw a map." What are you drawing, apart from green mountains, green water, if I follow your map, where will I stay every day? Do you ride a horse in the river every day?"

After that, he took a chair and sat next to Vice General Xue, took the thinnest wolf hao, took the drawings of Vice General Xue, marked the length and width, and the wood used. Several side courtyards and gardens were wiped out, and the entire foundation was pulled into a regular rectangle, and the fence was marked. Only then did he hand it to the eighth master and said, "Brother, let's reseal it according to this." ”

The eighth master sat down indignantly, and just about to draw when he picked up the pen, Xiaoyu said: "If you dare to add things to it, I will beat you." ”

The eighth master stared at Xiaoyu for a long time, and then redrew it angrily, and it was really neat and easy to understand.

Looking at Xiaoyu again, he took a few more pieces of paper, drew them separately everywhere, and sighed while drawing: "It would be nice if the fourth brother was here, the size of this door also has rules, I heard that the kind of door that is pushed is no longer popular, and the Jiangnan area has begun to use the horizontal sliding door in ancient times again." I don't remember how the eaves fit together, but I hope the craftsmen here will do it. ”

Wen Niang and Jiang Guard looked at it on the side, and saw that Xiaoyu was drawn on the left and right, and only the eighth master could understand it, and after re-drawing, he could see it clearly, it turned out to be the details everywhere.

There was a drawing, and the craftsman was found, so Vice General Xue followed Xiaoyu to supervise the work every day, and watched the craftsmen build the foundation little by little and build the frame: "If you can build a house with Sanniangzi and the two of you like this in the future, everything according to your own mind, how good it would be." "Because of the detailed drawings, the house was built quickly, but in ten days, it was the day of the beam. Xiaoyu inquired about the local customs, also set up a table with flowing water, and invited craftsmen and helpers to eat and drink with the neighbors.

Vice General Xue accompanied Xiaoyu Eighth Master to entertain the guests, and he was also very busy. When the banquet dispersed in the evening, Vice General Xue was a little drunk, and pulled Xiaoyu to thank him again and again. Xiaoyu thought to herself: "Thanks to you for being busy this time, why are you still chasing me to thank you." It's just that she was tired after a busy day, so she went back early to rest.

Xue Yu saw that everyone was scattered, and he shuttled between the houses alone, but he didn't feel lonely, caressing the wood that had just been painted for a long time, and thought: "Although this house has all kinds of shortcomings, it was built by myself." Looking at it, it is more beautiful than the big mansion full of flowers in the capital, I don't know how many times it is beautiful. Let's just say this gate, at that time I had to press a tiger's head knocker on it, I don't know how many times I quarreled with Jiu'er before I added it. Xue Yu touched the tiger head ring of the gate: "Add this tiger head, how magnificent." ”

"There are also the windows of the study, facing the east and west windows, and I can dry more when I read a book! I begged several times, but I didn't give a little rain, and finally changed it to the north and south. Behind the stove in the main house, too, according to my meaning, pressed a large bathing bucket. In order to pretend to be this, he was about to be scolded to death by Jiu'er. Well... It's going to be a vacation in two days, so it's better for me to use it first. ”

Xue Yu didn't wait for the sixth master, he left in a hurry, and after only two days of walking, the sixth master arrived, and along with the sixth master, Lan Haoxin, who had just been promoted to deputy general, and Xiaoyu's big girl Yingxue.

Lan Haoxin was proud, and when she saw Xiaoyu, she smiled and said: "I suffered a loss this time, I was so careless, I was actually kidnapped." Hahaha. ”

was so angry that Xiaoyu didn't talk to him for several days, and when arranging the room, he was deliberately arranged in the farthest courtyard.

Even the sixth master couldn't stand it: "Young Master Lan, you're looking for scolding!"

Lan Haoxin scratched her head and sighed embarrassedly: "Sixth brother, you don't know how anxious I am when I hear the letter." At that time, I was fighting with General Zuo, and I couldn't go out to find her. Alas, as soon as I saw her jumping around today, I was so angry that I couldn't help but want to say something to block her. ”

When the sixth master heard this, he laughed: "You can tell Jiu'er what you say, it's useless to tell me." ”

Lan Haoxin patted her chest and said, "Sixth brother, you touch your conscience and say." Aren't you the same I thought - I want to beat her up and make her be honest? ”

The sixth master's face was stiff, and his eyebrows were raised: "If you dare to touch a single hair of her, I will discount your legs." ”

Lan Haoxin touched her nose and said, "Sixth brother, you know what I mean." ”

The sixth master smiled: "I don't care what you mean, our Xia family is like this, only Jiu'er is allowed to prevent fire, not allowed, um..."

Lan Haoxin shook her head: "Okay, okay, I'm used to her, okay." Sixth brother, alas, Xue Yu is quite righteous, I really didn't expect it this time, I'm afraid, alas, if you want to say a few of our brothers, Vice General Xue's life is really not good, I heard that he may not be good this time..."

The sixth master sighed and bowed his head silently. R1152