Bai Liyun was stunned for a moment after listening to Ren Xiaoyao's words, curious about what Ren Xiaoyao was doing with paper and charcoal, these two things didn't match each other at all. However, seeing Ren Xiaoyao's pensive appearance, it is not easy to disturb.

Turning back to Sizhu, who was watching the box, he shouted: "Sizhu, don't look at it, bring some white paper and charcoal for Ren Gongzi." In fact, she was also very curious about the fruit in the box, she had never seen such a fruit, but because of Ren Yao's presence, she was not too curious.

Sizhu heard Bai Liyun's words, returned to glance at Ren Xiaoyao, who was using his brain to calculate materials, muttered a few words, scolded Ren Xiaoyao again, and walked out of the side hall.

When he came back, he took a stack of yellowish white paper and a few pieces of black charcoal, and threw them on the small table next to Ren Xiaoyao at random.

Ren Xiaoyao heard the voice, glanced at the paper and charcoal on the table, glanced up at the back of Sizhu, and shouted at Bai Rongquan: "General Bai, can I borrow your sword?" ”

"Kid, what do you want a sword for?" Bai Rongquan said when he heard this, looking at Ren Xiaoyao with a strange look. Just now he was dissatisfied with Ren Xiaoyao's use of his sword, and a dignified sword that killed the enemy in battle was actually used as a tool for opening the box. Fortunately, he didn't bend, otherwise he wouldn't have let go of Ren Yao.

Ren Xiaoyao saw Bai Rongquan's reluctance, frowned, and said, "Hurry up, it won't be bad if you use it, I'll take it away?" It's a big deal, I'll give it back to you. ”

is a little dissatisfied with Bai Rongquan's slow behavior, after all, his brain power is limited, and what he just thought must be recorded quickly, otherwise he will have to think about it again. And the reason why he asked for paper and charcoal was to calculate and draw.

Bai Rongquan saw that Ren Xiaoyao was unprecedentedly serious, afraid that Ren Xiaoyao was really of any use, so he reluctantly stretched out the long sword on his waist in front of Ren Xiaoyao and said, "Give it, take it." ”

Ren Xiaoyao looked at the long sword in front of him, and he didn't know anything precious, and he didn't understand why Bai Rongquan was so precious. He took the sword, drew it, and sharpened it against a large piece of charcoal.

Ready to use this wood charcoal to sharpen into a pencil to use, this Huaxia mainland still uses a brush to write, which is not conducive to streamlining the drawing, and he does not know how to use a brush, so he has to do this more and make pencils by himself.

Bai Rongquan was stunned for a moment when he saw Ren Xiaoyao using his sword to sharpen charcoal, and shouted back to his senses: "Stop, stop, stop, Xiaoyao boy, you are sharpening wood charcoal with a sword?" ”

"What? Questions? Ren Xiaoyao was startled when he heard Bai Rongquan's sudden shout, almost didn't scratch his hand, and looked up to see Bai Rongquan looking at himself with a shocked and angry face, which made him confused.

"Questions? Not only is there a problem, and a very big problem, do you know how long this sword has been with me? It has been fighting on the battlefield with me for more than ten years, and it is usually taken care of, and you are so bad at it now, you tell me that it is no problem? ”

After listening to Bai Rongquan's words, Ren Xiaoyao was speechless. This is a sword as a person, in his eyes this sword is just a murder weapon used in fighting, he didn't expect it to occupy such an important position in Bai Rongquan's eyes.

Yu Yu said in surprise: "Huh? No wonder it's so rough and blunt that it's not easy to use, so do you have any other swords? "For a sharp knife that often uses a universal knife, this Bai Rongquan's portable long sword is indeed too rough and blunt.

Bai Rongquan heard Ren Xiaoyao comment on his sword like this, and he was so angry that his nostrils smoked. Suddenly shouted: "Xiao Li, you roll over for me, I'm angry, I'm angry"

Ren Xiaoyao looked at Bai Rongquan, who was like a crazy cow, stunned, and didn't know what kind of nerves the other party had. When he came back to his senses, a soldier in black armor walked into the room, respectfully saluted Bai Liyun and Bai Rongquan, and said to Bai Rongquan: "General, what are your orders?" ”

"Go, bring the kitchen knife from the kitchen and give it to this little brother."

After the soldiers left, Bai Rongquan took back the long sword from Ren Xiaoyao's hand, wiped the long sword against his clothes, and wiped the carbon ash on the sword.

Bai Liyun looked at Ren Xiaoyao's behavior, couldn't cry or laugh, and admired Ren Xiaoyao's behavior even more. That long sword is Bai Rongquan's most precious memory, it is a memory of his experience in a hundred battles, and it is also the only item with his dead comrades, and he is reluctant to use it until his life is in danger.

Once, Bai Rongquan, because the assassin assassinated Prince Jing, would rather use more than a dozen assassins with a long sword with a white blade empty-handed, rather than use this sword, because he was afraid that the long sword would be damaged. If it weren't for the last assassin, he would quickly cut off Prince Jing's head with his sword, and he wouldn't draw his sword.

Ren Xiaoyao looked at Bai Rongquan, who treated the long sword like a child, and was speechless. Because not everyone in China has to serve in the military, they have never been a soldier, they do not understand the importance of their own weapons, and they do not know the friendship between comrades-in-arms. So I don't understand why Bai Rongquan is so excited

After a while, the soldier who left walked in with a kitchen knife, handed the knife to Ren Xiaoyao, and found that the atmosphere in the side hall was very strange. Originally, I wanted to ask Bai Rongquan if he was okay, but he found that he was maintaining the long sword, so he had to stay in the side hall.

Ren Xiaoyao took the kitchen knife and sharpened a piece of charcoal into the shape of a pencil. I used a wooden charcoal pen to list a large number of formulas on a blank piece of paper, and wrote Arabic numerals on a blank piece of paper. He drew a simple plan on a piece of paper, and marked the drawings with symbols that only he could understand.

Once you're done, calculate how many stone bricks, iron, lime, and so on to use. got up and handed the drawing in front of Bai Yun, and said, "County Lord, do you see the courtyard in this drawing to be satisfied?" ”

Bai Liyun took the drawings handed over by Ren Xiaoyao, except for drawing the general outline of the courtyard horizontally and vertically, she couldn't understand anything else. And the drawings in my hand are the first time I have seen them.

glanced at the picture, looked up and said: "Ren Gongzi, what is the purpose of this, Shu Qianyun is only a shallow learner, and he can't understand this painting, can you give me some pointers." ”

Ren Xiaoyao was stunned for a moment when he heard Bai Liyun's words, and said with a smile: "No, no, no, the county lord doesn't understand the symbols in the painting, you just need to look at the ministry of the courtyard in the painting, so that I can calculate the materials and explain the price of the house." ”

After listening to Ren Xiaoyao's words, Bai Liyun lowered her head and carefully looked at the horizontal and vertical strokes in her hand. Ren Xiaoyao didn't make the drawing very complicated, but just marked the picture, which was a drawing that could be understood by elementary school students. It's just that only he can understand the symbols on the plan.

After reading the drawings, Bai Liyun frowned slightly, raised his head and said: "Preliminarily, there is nothing wrong with Qian Yun, but after Qian Yun and the master discuss it, I don't know how much silver is needed according to the house in the picture?" ”

After listening to Bai Liyun's words, Ren Xiaoyao was very depressed, and complained in his heart: At a young age, he is so superstitious. When he came back to his senses, he said, "The master who built the house gave me two choices, one to bring my own materials, and the other to prepare materials. The price of these two types is different. ”

"Before that, let me explain. The main material of the house in our courtyard is a kind of gray-white powder, iron rods, stone bricks, river sand, small stones, lime and other materials. Among them, stone bricks and off-white powder account for the most materials, followed by the rest. ”

"Of these materials, the gray-white powder was developed by the man alone, and he could not bring it himself, and the others could be provided by himself, except for the iron rods, or they could be provided entirely by the man. So it's up to you which one you choose. ”

Ren Xiaoyao told all the materials needed to build the house in one go, so that Bai Liyun knew the materials used for the house, so that he could make an offer. Otherwise, if you ask for a lot of silver as soon as you open your mouth, you are afraid of scaring Bailiyun.

After listening to Ren Xiaoyao's tirade, Bai Liyun felt that her brain was not enough for the first time, and she was confused and ignorant. Strangely looked at Ren Xiaoyao, who was dressed shabbyly, and asked:

"Ren Gongzi seems to be familiar with the construction of the house, and must have a lot of relationship with that master, or the master who built the house is Ren Gongzi himself, I don't know if Qian Yun is right?"

From the beginning of the drawings, Bai Liyun suspected that the person who built the house was Ren Xiaoyao, and now he listened to Ren Xiaoyao's words, and he was even more suspicious. Even if it's not, it's very familiar with the person who built the house.

Ren Xiaoyao heard Bai Liyun's words, his eyelids raised slightly, and he said with a smile: "The county lord is really ice and snow smart, although I also want to be the master of building houses, but unfortunately, I am not." It's just that he is an outer disciple of the master. Because the master doesn't like fame and fortune, he forbids his disciples to publicize it, so I hope the county lord will forgive me! ”

Ren Xiaoyao had long guessed that he would be suspicious at the beginning of the drawing, so he thought of a countermeasure early and turned the fictional character into his "master".

I believe that Bai Liyun has already investigated her own details, and with the living habits of the previous body owner who often went into the mountains to pick wild fruits, Bai Liyun was preconceived, combined with her living habits, thinking that there was indeed such a master.

After listening to Ren Xiaoyao's explanation, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, and her heart was like Ren Xiaoyao's calculation, and she didn't doubt what Ren Xiaoyao said at all. opened his mouth and said: "It seems that Ren Gongzi is hiding it very deeply, I don't know how much silver it will cost if he brings his own materials, and how much silver he needs if he doesn't bring his own materials." ”

After Ren Xiaoyao listened to Bai Liyun's words, the lion opened his mouth and said: ?" If you bring your own materials, it is very small, only 3,000 taels of silver, which requires the palace to bring its own manpower. If you don't bring your own materials and manpower, it is very expensive, requiring 10,000 taels of silver. ”

The reason why Ren Xiaoyao is so big is because this transaction is too big, with an area of at least seven or eight acres of land and more than a dozen buildings. With the addition of materials and risks, at least one square meter and one or two taels of silver can be taken to do.

Bai Liyun was stunned, thinking that she had heard it wrong, and asked: "Ren Gongzi, did I hear it wrong or did you say it wrong, or are you joking, 10,000 taels of silver to build a courtyard that is only eleven entrances." ”

When Bai Rongquan and Sizhu heard Bai Liyun's words, they came back to their senses, looked at Ren Xiaoyao strangely, and said separately:

?“ Xiaoyao boy, you eat too much kohlrabi, do you know how much 10,000 taels of silver is? A set of seven-entry courtyards in Four Seasons County only costs 3,000 taels, and you build a set of eleven-entry courtyards for 10,000 taels? ”?

"I think you're a thief, this is clearly a robbery, it's all to blame on the big guy, let you go, you should be cut down."

Ren Xiaoyao looked at the excited appearance of the two and Bai Liyun's surprised expression, which was not different at all. The price is indeed very high, but can this thatched house compare with a villa? No matter how much manpower and material resources the house requires, this is very huge.

As far as he knew, although there were bricks in the Sunset Country, they were very expensive, and the cheapest brick cost 1 penny when the transportation cost was included. The specifications of Ren Xiaoyao to build a house require at least 550 bricks for 1 cubic meter, which is 55 yuan.

According to the price he calculated before for 1 square meter and 1 tael, it is really not much, and this does not count other materials. A 100-square-meter house is seven or eight meters high if it is two floors, which is 700 or 800 cubic meters. It takes 38 taels, and the remaining 62 taels minus labor, etc., and that's it.

Seeing the three of them looking at themselves with a look of neuroticism, Ren Xiaoyao said lightly: "Well, I was wrong, and I'm not stupid, there is no silver including iron rods in this, and I don't need to say more about iron, this eleventh courtyard needs iron that is almost the same as these ten thousand taels." ”

After speaking, he looked at a few people, his mouth was dull, he looked up at the sky outside the hall, it was already dark, and said: "It's not early, I should also say goodbye, if the county lord figures it out, come and talk to me!" ”

Walking outside the house, he glanced back at the screen in the side hall with a faint smile, turned back to Bai Liyun and said, "Perhaps, the county lord can discuss it with the prince, I believe the prince may agree." Also, please eat this fruit before the ice melts, otherwise it will really rot. ”

After speaking, he strode towards the gate of the palace

After Ren walked away, a middle-aged man in his forties and fifties walked out from behind the screen, the man was wearing luxurious clothes, his aura was amazing, and he had an aura of giving up who else in the world.

The man looked in the direction that Ren Xiaoyao left, looked down at the wooden box in the hall, frowned, and said to himself: "Interesting, really interesting hahaha"

When the three people in the hall saw the middle-aged man, they said respectfully, "When did you come, Lord Wang?" "Lord" "Dad, when did you come?" ”

This person is the master of the palace - Prince Jing, he came when the silk bamboo was taking paper and charcoal, and walked in through the back door of the side hall. It was to observe what Ren Xiaoyao did with paper and carbon. I didn't expect to hear that Bai Liyun shared her worries, and she also found a very interesting teenager.

Bai Liyun looked nervous, looked at Prince Jing evasively, and didn't dare to speak out for a long time, waiting for her father's teaching. However, she didn't expect that instead of admonishing her, Prince Jing praised her.

When Prince Jing heard the voices of the three people, he glanced back at the three of them, sat down in the side hall, and said lightly: "Rong Quan, Sizhu, you go out first, I'll talk to Xiao Yun for a while."

"Yes," the two replied when they heard Prince Jing's command. After speaking, he left the side hall and closed the door of the side hall, leaving Prince Jing and Bai Liyun (to be continued. )