Transmigrated as A Farm Girl Making Her Family Rich-Chapter 216 - 215: Going with Brother-in-law
Chapter 216 -215: Going with Brother-in-law
Zhong Xingwang listened to Cousin Tang’s concern and said with a confident smile:
“Indeed, this is just a small courtyard dwelling. Though our family in the Capital City isn’t the wealthiest, building a modest courtyard is still within our means.”
Mr. Tang nodded upon hearing his young cousin’s words and decided not to pursue the matter further.
Scholar Mozi learned from his young uncle that the visit was not solely for pleasure, but also came with a task.
He silently observed his young uncle, noting how despite his youth, he was quite steady and knew to seek help from relatives instead of recklessly acting on his own.
Having come from a poor family, Scholar Mo had never taken on the role of head of the household or learned anything about building a house before.
He refrained from making irresponsible comments and avoided presuming to instruct his young uncle without understanding the subject.
Regarding the house construction, he remained silent, knowing that minor mistakes were excusable for him, a brother-in-law who had no money to contribute; speaking too much would be pointless.
At this moment, Housekeeper Tang arrived and mentioned that he planned to take Zhong Xingwang to survey the land and then proceed to the government office to sign the necessary documents.
Mr. Tang told them to proceed with the work as he had many other matters to attend to and would not personally accompany them over such a trivial affair.
Zhong Xingwang brought along his idle brother-in-law to handle the matter, using the opportunity to indirectly teach the brother-in-law some things.
In the future, as the man of his elder sister’s household and its main pillar, he could not remain ignorant.
Previously, being an uninformed scholar was perhaps excusable because his family had been poor and had no opportunity to purchase land or build a house—chances to build in their rural home were rare, too.
But now, having married his elder sister, his life was bound to change; he needed to learn and understand these things—it was essential.
Scholar Mo agreed to accompany them. After all, these were his wife’s relatives, and it was beneficial for him to be there as an observer. This experience would help him to know the location of his in-laws’ home for future reference!
When his wife inquired, he would have answers, showing her that he was not indifferent to her family’s affairs.
Housekeeper Tang, along with staff and a government official, went to measure the land, preparing for the first phase of the procedure.
Of course, compensating the government official with a gratuity was customary, a cost borne by either their family or the Zhong Family.
Zhong Xingwang had already considered the purchase of the land, how many rooms were needed, the size of the garden, and the layout of the buildings therein.
The vacation courtyard would naturally feature a lake, artificial mountains, pavilions, towers, and galleries, as well as a selection of beautiful trees and flowers to be planted.
Scholar Mo watched quietly; to him, the purchase of so much land seemed an enormous burden, as he had never imagined owning a house and courtyard of such vastness.
It wasn’t that he lacked dreams or responsibility, but reality is reality, and dreams are just dreams. Whether those dreams could become reality was still an unknown.
“Brother-in-law, I have a plan for constructing the courtyard. When the time comes, I’ll trouble you to draw the design so it can be built.”
“Can I do that? I’m not a designer. It’d be better to find a professional.”
“Brother-in-law, of course we will seek a professional, but we’ll need to consult one and share our own ideas before the design is possible. Otherwise, we may overlook certain Feng Shui aspects in the garden, which we don’t understand—some places shouldn’t be built upon, as doing so could bring negative effects.”
Although Zhong Xingwang had never dealt with such matters, he had heard the older generation talk about the importance of building homes according to Feng Shui principles and arranging the garden by Bagua positions or Feng Shui considerations.
He thought he should consult Housekeeper Tang about finding a Feng Shui Master for building a home.
They would hire a Feng Shui Master to assist and then proceed to draw the building plans.
Mr. Mo nodded after listening and knew that the secondary residences or houses of wealthy families were not like those in the rural areas, where building a few small rooms according to one direction was enough.
Someone had sought out a Feng Shui Master to consult, and then proceeded to build. Afterwards, others followed suit, constructing houses almost identical to the first one in the same direction.
But the architecture of the wealthy was more particular; the houses they built were larger and cost more money and effort. They really couldn’t be built carelessly.
Housekeeper Tang was busy on the site, watching them take measurements and calculating based on how much land Zhong Xingwang had purchased.
He also heard the two men chatting, but he didn’t interfere with their conversation. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to help, but if he took the initiative to do too much, it was fine if it turned out well. However, if it didn’t, the blame would fall on him.
Working in a grand household, Housekeeper Tang was always very cautious, doing more work and speaking less, minimizing mistakes.
Not to mention that he appeared quite prestigious, serving as the housekeeper in the richest family in the county, even government officials gave him some respect.
But in his duties, he also had his own taboos. In the Tang Family with many masters, he was very cautious in his actions and made sure not to offend anyone.
By the afternoon, the land measuring was complete. Housekeeper Tang instructed the workers to mark out the area, and then they invited those who had worked to dine at the restaurant.
By this time, it was already evening, and mealtime had arrived. They all headed to the largest restaurant in the county for dinner.
With so many people in their group, they reserved a private room and opened two tables.
The government official, Housekeeper Tang, Zhong Xingwang, and Scholar Mo sat at one table, while the others sat at another.
Even though so many people weren’t sitting at the same table, when Housekeeper Tang ordered the dishes, he ensured both tables had the same dishes and similarly instructed the staff to serve wine.
During the meal, Zhong Xingwang expressed his gratitude to the people who had helped.
The people, having received money and enjoying a feast, laughed and said there was no need for thanks, telling him to find them in the future if he ever needed help again.
Zhong Xingwang certainly needed those words. Although these people were not the biggest officials in the county, they were subordinates of higher officials, and it was certainly better to make connections than to offend them.
Seeing how courteous Housekeeper Tang was, one could tell that in this county, officials and merchants were equally harmonious, each needing the other.
During the meal, Housekeeper Tang mentioned to Zhong Xingwang that they would go to complete the paperwork and pay the remaining amount of money early the next morning.
Zhong Xingwang agreed and asked Housekeeper Tang to help arrange for someone to check the Feng Shui.
Housekeeper Tang agreed, offering to introduce a Feng Shui Master so that they could discuss the house’s design with him afterwards.
Zhong Xingwang agreed and thanked the housekeeper once again, expressing his gratitude to the people who had helped that day and toasting with them.
The young man before them was so generous; the young master was so polite, winning the favor of these people who then heartily drank with him.
Scholar Mo was entirely an accompaniment to the drinking, eating quietly and toasting along with everyone when they did.
Throughout the entire meal, he didn’t say a word, resembling a silent bookworm.
Even though Scholar Mo didn’t say a thing, their identities had already been introduced during their initial meeting. This silent, less talkative man was a teacher of the Tang Family, the brother-in-law of the young master before them.
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It seemed that studying to change one’s destiny was indeed true. With good looks and knowledge, there was a chance to be favored by a miss. Though he didn’t appear to be extremely wealthy now.
But with the support of his wife’s family, he wouldn’t have to rely solely on himself like these people; from time to time, someone would look at Scholar Mo with eyes full of envy.
