No one could refute Shermulin's words.

Wen himself knows his own business. In front of Mrs. Xie, she never dared to speak loudly, no matter whether she had the heart to resist or not, she only bowed her head and obeyed, at most, she went back to her room afterwards and cried secretly, complaining in private. In the past, she may not even dare to admit this fact, but now she dares to admit it, but she doesn't have the courage to correct this shortcoming, so she can only say that there is a little improvement.

Xie Xianzhi and Xie Jinzhi have similar problems, the temper of a scholar, thinking that he should honor his grandmother. Xie Xianzhi is more rigid in this matter, Xie Jinzhi's thinking should be more flexible, but he also doesn't think that strict control of his elders is what he should do. If Mrs. Xie refuses to take medicine, if she has to eat big fish and meat, Xie Xianzhi will kneel on the ground and beg bitterly, and Xie Jinzhi will find a way to coax her to be obedient. Contradicting words? That's a fantasy!

Xie Huizhi is just an impulsive live monkey, and he can't be expected to do fine work; Xie Hanzhi was young and frail, his small body lived in the old mansion for two days, maybe he would collapse, and he was sick with Mrs. Xie, and Pearl and Mrs. He didn't know which one to take care of first.

Even Xie Yingfen, who rushed to hear the news, wanted to volunteer to go to the old house, but Xie Mulin also stopped the person back: "The fourth brother's affairs have to worry about the fourth sister." You honestly stay at home and take care of your brother, and by the way, share my mother's worries. You don't have to worry about the old mansion. ”

Xie Yingfen glanced at Xie Han, and then glanced at Wanqin, who also rushed to hear the news, and suddenly stopped.

Under the banner of wanting to give Xie Hanzhi, who was sweating, to change into clean clothes, she pulled her younger brother and biological mother Wanqin out of the main courtyard, leaving the space for Xie Mulin and others.

Xie Mulin carefully explained his plan to everyone.

When she went to the old mansion, she not only had to keep an eye on Mrs. Xie to take medicine to recuperate, but also to supervise the renovation of the old mansion. She found a cement recipe from an "ancient book" that could be used to renovate the house with cheap materials and save time. If this material can be easily applied in the old house, then the family can also open up a new industry in the future, specializing in the production and sale of cement to supplement the household.

It just so happens that the production of cement requires a kiln, and if Wen has the intention to pull Xie Jinhua's family to help, it is also feasible for his family to participate in cement production. At that time, Xie Jinhua can take care of his wife at home, use brick kilns, raw materials, and craftsmen as capital, and invest in cement workshops, even if he is not distracted to operate, he can also receive dividends.

Moreover, once cement can be produced smoothly and the market is opened, a workshop cannot meet everyone's needs. If there are still clansmen in the Xie clan whose livelihood is not going well, it is no problem to continue to open a workshop to make cement.

It's that the pollution may be larger. Anyone who works in a cement workshop needs to take precautions.

The brothers Wen and Xie Xianzhi didn't take Xie Mulin's words too seriously, and they were all happy with Xie Mulin's idea. If the family can really open this cement workshop as Xie Mulin said, not only will the family's income increase greatly, but the shopkeepers and guys under Xie Pu may no longer need to work hard to buy and sell groceries from the north and south, and they can earn silver by staying at the door of the house.

Xie Mulin estimated that things were not as easy as they thought, but there was no need to pour cold water on his family at the moment, so let's draw a big pie for them to see. In this family, no one really understands business. Xie Huizhi may be better, but he doesn't look down on this kind of "small workshop" for the time being. Xie Mulin himself is not familiar with the industrial and commercial rules of this era, so he is only responsible for getting the cement out, and the rest is still left to people who know how to do it.

The family reached an agreement, and Xie Mulin went back to the old house to serve Mrs. Xie. Wen was originally worried that she would delay her class, but after Xie Mulin decided to return to school from the old mansion once every three days, she was no longer worried. The old house is only two quarters of an hour away from Xiejiajiao. For those who live four rooms away, it takes almost a long time for their daughters to walk to school. If you are worried that Xie Mulin will have to work hard if she gets up too early in the morning to go to school, she can come back one night earlier and stay at home for one night to reunite with her mother and siblings.

Xie Xianzhi felt that he should still go to his grandmother from time to time to say hello, and he couldn't put all the responsibility on his sister. If my sister needs her own help, he can also help. He even felt that going to the old house every night to spend the night and accompany his grandmother and sister would not hinder his studies.

Xie Mulin did not object to him occasionally visiting the old mansion to visit his illness, but he was opposed to him living there. Because the renovation project of the old mansion will start next, it must be noisy, messy and dirty, in case it affects his study and sleep.

Xie Jinzhi persuaded his brother and asked his sister: "If the old house is noisy, how can the old lady recuperate?" ”

Xie Mulin smiled: "I will try to ask the craftsman to make the movement smaller." But the old house is to be repaired by the old lady, and if the work is to be stopped, it should be her old man who speaks personally, how dare I make my own claims? ”

Xie Jinzhi sighed: "If you use this to prevaricate the old lady, her old man may not believe it." Although my sister is not afraid of being scolded by the old lady, it is not a good thing to be scolded all day long. ”

Xie Mulin waved his hand: "The old lady doesn't come out of the back building, if she scolds, I just don't go to the back building." The whole old mansion is so big, why not build it with me? ”

She remembered one more thing, so she asked Wen: "Where is the title deed of our old house?" Is there an indication on the top of the land how the boundaries are divided? I thought that the walls of the old house were not very good, and I still felt that it was not stable enough to repair a few broken places, so it was better to rebuild it. However, the old house is secluded around, and it is estimated that it is not safe to tear down the old wall and build another one. The best way is to build another wall outside the wall, and then you have to figure out how the foundation of the old house is divided. Although that area is our Xie clan's land, there is a dispute between the clansmen over the boundary of the house, and it is not good to hear it. ”

Wen said, "It's easy, you just have to build it." Our old house occupies a large area. It had already been expanded once, and it was already asking for land from the clan. Because the old lady and the old lady didn't expect our family to move away at that time, they left enough room to prepare for the future when the family is prosperous, and then build a new yard. Don't say that you just build a new circle of walls, I'm afraid that you will build a few more new yards, and the land will be enough. The dirt slope behind the house actually has a large part of our house. ”

Xie Mulin was immediately relieved when he heard this: "That's good, I'll go back tomorrow and ask someone to clear the land around the old house." ”

The matter was agreed. Xie Xianzhi originally wanted to say something more, but was pulled away by Xie Jinzhi. Xie Huizhi's eyes rolled and chased after him. Without waiting for Xie Mulin to think about what the three brothers would say, he was dragged by the Wen family to the second room to see the Song family. Xie Mulin was going to the old mansion to serve the sick, and there were also things such as the third room contributing to help the thirteenth room, and the Wen family thought that they needed to report to their mother-in-law.

After listening to Wen's and Xie Mulin's explanations, Song pondered for a moment, and his face showed a rare look of confusion: "Yingzhen found the cement recipe from which ancient book?" This cement recipe...... Could it be that he was referring to the kind of cement made by Emperor Taizong? I heard that only the inner government still has this recipe left, and the people have long been extinct, so does anyone still know? ”

Who? Emperor Taizong? Who's that? How did he make this cement?

Xie Mulin couldn't help but be stunned.

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