At that time, Baldy Li was only in his early thirties, a young and energetic age.
He didn't have much background, so it was not easy for him to climb from a leading soldier to the position of deputy general.
He earned it all by virtue of his military exploits on the battlefield, where he was not afraid of life and death and fought with sword and gun.
In particular, when he suddenly left the military camp, it was when he repelled a group of Yan troops heading south, and everyone thought he would be promoted again...
After leaving the northern frontier army, Baldy Li returned to Shangliang, Kyoto.
Not long after, he was recruited by the Guan family and became the head of the Guan family's nursing home.
However, he didn't stay in the Guan family for long before he left the Guan family and came to Wangjiang to open the Ruyi Gambling House.
If it hadn't been for this time, Guan Xing went to the gambling house on the first night he came to Wangjiang County, Mao San would not have noticed him.
If I hadn't noticed him out of curiosity, I wouldn't have checked him out.
Naturally, I would have never known that he turned out to be a person with such a background.
The reason why Mao San knew so clearly the details of Baldy Li was because there was one of his spies in Ruyi Gambling House.
Moreover, this person is also a close confidant of Baldy Li.
"Third brother, do you think this spy from Ruyi Gambling House is reliable?" Duan Wenjun felt a little uneasy when he heard that this person was actually Baldy Li's confidant.
"Young master, don't worry! Those who can become spy shadows have been carefully selected by me." Mao San nodded, "There will definitely be no problem."
Duan Wenjun had no doubt that Mao San was definitely more diligent in controlling the spy than himself.
He nodded, "Okay, third brother, I'll thank you for the hard work. Also, you have to keep an eye on Guanxing."
Mao San nodded and returned to the construction site of the inn.
Duan Wenjun and Mo Shoucheng ate something casually and returned directly to Duan's house.
At this moment, Lin Nanzhun had returned and was staring at the drawings of the inn in his room. He didn't even hear Duan Wenjun walk in.
"Master Lin?" Duan Wenjun called softly.
"Well, what's the matter?" Lin Nanzhun looked up at him, then lowered his head and stared at the drawing.
Suddenly, he raised his head and said, "Master Duan, when did you come back?"
Just now, he thought it was a servant of the Duan family who came in...
Duan Wenjun couldn't help but smile. It seemed that the people he had found were really dedicated to their work.
When he was in the wine shop just now, Huang Xiaoming didn't realize it was him at first and was still settling accounts; now Lin Nanzhun is like this...
That's a good thing, though.
Lin Nanzhun looked very excited when he saw Duan Wenjun coming back.
He has designed and built houses all his life, but this was the first time he came into contact with cement.
During this time, he has also been studying the properties of cement.
If such materials could be found before, he felt that the buildings he designed would be at least one or two steps higher than before.
In particular, Duan Wenjun also taught them a method of embedding iron rods in cement, and the performance shocked him even more.
He also understood why Duan Wenjun told him that the problem of columns and load-bearing was not difficult to solve.
Cement has overturned his original understanding of architecture.
Cement pillars with iron rods inside are used, and the load-bearing capacity can completely solve the defects of log pillars.
Moreover, the size and shape of the column can also be set according to needs.
Not only is it safer, but you can also use it to personalize the floor and come up with more designs.
In particular, using this structure to reinforce the foundation will make the entire inn more solid.
The foundation of a building is the foundation, and safety is the most important.
The use of cement has completely solved Lin Nanzhun's previous worries.
Lin Nanzhun pulled out a few drawings from the side of the table and began to talk to Duan Wenjun about some of his adjustments and ideas.
He felt that with cement as a support, he could design the entire inn more perfectly.
Of course, if the cost of the cement itself is not considered, the cost of the adjusted inn will be cheaper than before.
Since Duan Wenjun has left the construction of the Duan Family Inn to Lin Nanzhun, and he is an expert in this field, he will naturally not interfere too much.
After all, this thing is not his expertise.
However, since Lin Nanzhun wanted to explain to him, he listened politely and patiently, and also gave some suggestions on appearance.
After talking about the drawings, the two chatted for a while about Xiao Daqian.
Mao San selected a dozen people from the construction site and asked Luo Dabian to take them out to inquire about Xiao Daqian. Lin Nan must have known about it.
At this moment, he was also very worried about the safety of his old friend. He didn't know when there would be news about Luo Dabian and the others' return.
Because Xiao Daqian's craft is too partial and can easily be targeted by many people with ulterior motives.
Someone once wanted to ask him to copy the handwriting of ancient great calligraphers and make fakes for sale, but he refused righteously...
Naturally, Duan Wenjun also promised him that he would get Xiao Daqian back as soon as possible so that he could proceed with the construction of the inn with peace of mind.
When Lin Nanzhun came out of his room, the moon climbed above his head, and it was already early morning.
Walking into the west courtyard, the first thing I saw was Cuiping and Duan Xiaoxing, one on the left and one on the right sitting on the threshold, leaning against the door frame and falling asleep.
Cuiping woke up first when she heard footsteps.
She stood up, not forgetting to kick Duan Xiaoxing next to her, and rushed forward, "Master, you are finally back!"
In the evening, they heard that Duan Wenjun followed the Lin family's carriage back to Wangjiang, but they never waited until he returned home.
I waited from dusk until late at night, and finally fell asleep leaning against the door frame.
"Master, you must be exhausted! Come in and rest quickly! I'll put the bath water in for you!" Duan Xiaoxing walked up and took what Duan Wenjun was holding.
Mo Shoucheng didn't like others to take care of him, so he went back to his house.
Cuiping and Duan Xiaoxing walked into the house with Duan Wenjun surrounded. Cuiping was busy taking off Duan Wenjun's clothes, while Xiao Xingzi filled a bucket of hot water into the bath bucket that had been prepared in the next room.
They all know that Duan Wenjun has a habit. When he is tired, his favorite thing is to take a hot bath.
Lying in the wooden tub, Duan Wenjun closed his eyes and let Cuiping scrub and massage him.
After several lessons, Cuiping's massage skills are getting better and better.
With just one click, the fatigue of the whole day is instantly eliminated.
Duan Xiaoxing was beside him, telling him what happened in the house over the past ten days.
The pepper tree in the backyard has produced a lot of peppers recently.
Following Duan Wenjun's previous method, he and Cuiping picked the red peppers, dried them, mashed them, and weighed about ten kilograms.
The pepper peels were given to Shopkeeper Huang of Duanjia Winery, and the pepper seeds were kept, ready to be sent to Duanjiabao after Duan Wenjun came back.
In Duan Daxiong's courtyard, the second aunt's and third aunt's parents' families, somehow by chance, came two days ago, with a dozen or so people.
It was Butler Zhang who accompanied the two concubines to receive them personally, and a large banquet was set up at that time.
However, Duan Xiaoxing did not know what the specific matter was that brought them here and how Butler Zhang or the two concubines handled it later.
Two days ago, the county magistrate Guanxing came to visit the house. Butler Zhang told him that the master went to Kyoto and the young master went to Duanjiabao. After returning, he would go to the county government to visit him in person.
Hearing this, Duan Wenjun let out a long breath.
Perhaps, it's time for him to meet Guanxing again.
