However, the Ministry of Industry did not go to the houses of the seventh and eighth elder brothers to take measurements. It was not until the seventh elder brother asked officials from the Ministry of Industry that he learned that the Ministry of Industry had divided the expansion into two batches this time.
The expansion of the Seventh Prince's and Eighth Prince's mansions were placed in the second batch.
The eighth prince seemed very calm about this matter. Expanding the mansion was a matter of time, but only later.
It is said that people are soft-handed and short-tongued. After receiving Wanyue's benefits, the officials from the Ministry of Industry were particularly diligent in drawing the drawings. From time to time, they even went to Prince Heng's Mansion to ask for advice on expanding the house.
But when Wanyue showed a copy of the drawing to the sisters in the backyard, everyone had some opinions.
The small pond Su Xin wanted was too far away from the West Side Hall. If it were built according to the drawings, she might not have the heart to raise fish in the small pond.
There is also the dining room that Ma Gege expected. The Ministry of Industry actually placed it in the southernmost part, saying that it is closest to the market and is convenient for delivering food. There is no need to disturb the female family members by passing by the backyard.
Only the pavilions that Wanyue wanted were painted reasonably, but in this case, adjustments would have to be made to what Suxin and Magge wanted.
After some discussions with officials from the Ministry of Industry, Wanyue had no choice but to make a compromise and convert one of the pavilions into a small pool. The newly added dining room was also moved to the east end of the open space, so that it was close to the west wing.
In this way, the final drawings were finally established, and everyone was satisfied, and they were just waiting for the actual expansion to begin.
In June of the forty-fourth year of Kangxi's reign, it was finally the day to start the expansion of Prince Heng's Mansion.
However, the weather in June was already quite hot, and when the sun came out, the ground felt like it was on fire.
In the backyard of Prince Heng's Mansion, several masters were so noisy by the noise of repairs that they could not sleep.
Wanyue was waving her fan to fan Si Feng when she saw Grandma Wang running over sweating profusely. She looked at Wanyue anxiously and said out of breath: "Miss, the craftsman on the west side is repairing
There are people who have fainted again. Lord Beile just asked Butler Yan to come over and send a message, saying that he wants you to arrange for a few people to go over and prepare some things for them to relieve the heat."
Wanyue hurriedly stood up and handed the fan to the nanny who was taking care of Sifeng. Then she looked around and said: "Aunt Wang, take a few boys to build two tables in the west, and we will distribute the summer heat relief later."
The soup is needed; Yudan, please take a few more people to the dining room and ask them to prepare some pumpkin and mung bean soup. Make more pumpkin and mung bean soup for the craftsmen. You can go over first. I will go back to the house and change clothes before I go over.
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After saying that, Wanyue walked straight to the back room, and Grandma Wang and Yu Dan also led people to help.
Wanyue changed into ordinary people's clothes before going to the dining room to help. When she arrived, everyone was busy. Yudan was cooking pumpkin and mung bean soup. She vaguely felt a person standing behind her and thought she was also here to help, so she
He told her: "Please help me get the pumpkin on the table."
Wanyue did not reply to her, but directly brought up the pumpkin not far behind Yudan.
After Yudan lowered his head and took the pumpkin, he handed the pot containing the pumpkin to Wanyue.
Several maids who came to help couldn't help but smile. Yudan heard their laughter and quickly looked up, only to find Wu Fujin standing next to him.
"Master, when did you come? I almost didn't recognize you in this dress." Yu Dan looked surprised. Remembering that she had just given orders to Wu Fujin, she lowered her head in embarrassment.
Wanyue joked: "I also see that you are doing things too seriously, and I can't bear to interrupt you."
The two looked up and laughed at each other for a while. At this time, Grandma Wang hurried to the dining room again and sighed: "Miss, something happened again!"
When Wanyue heard this, her face became sullen. Why did something happen again? Then she asked Grandma Wang, "What's wrong?"
Grandma Wang sighed: "A craftsman accidentally cut off a large piece of skin from his hand while sawing wood, and he was bleeding profusely now!"
Wanyue frowned after hearing this, "Go out and ask a doctor to take a look at him. What's going on today? It's a hot day and there are a lot of things going on."
After Grandma Wang left, Wanyue raised her hand to call the two boys up and warned: "Go ahead and tell the craftsmen to be more careful. It doesn't matter if the construction period is slower. The important thing is that they ensure their own safety.
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"Yes." After hearing this, the two young men flew towards the craftsmen who were doing the work.
The craftsman who accidentally lost a piece of skin on his hand was lying in the shed that had been set up. He screamed in pain and was sweating all the time. After the heat-relieving soup was cooked, Yudan specially served it to him.
A bowl of pumpkin and mung bean soup came over, but before the man finished drinking it, Yu Dan ran out of the shed first.
The smell of sweat inside was really unbearable for Yudan, so she had to come out first.
The doctor came only after the bleeding from the craftsman's injury had stopped.
The doctor was actually dragged here by a servant. On such a day, he would be hot and sweaty when he went out. When the doctor arrived, his whole body was dripping with sweat.
The doctor glanced at the strong man lying in the shed drinking pumpkin and mung bean soup, and couldn't help but frown slightly. He didn't look like he was injured.
But the doctor still pretended to ask: "Who needs medical attention?"
Yu Dan, who was guarding the door of the shed, winked at the doctor. The doctor seemed not to have seen him. Yu Dan even wondered if the doctor was out of sight. Did he not see such a big living person lying in the shed?!
Yudan couldn't help it anymore, raised his hand and pointed at the doctor, saying contemptuously: "Doctor, the person who needs medical treatment is lying in the shed. There is no one else but him."
The doctor said oh, put down the medicine box, and looked at the strong man again.
Then he asked calmly: "Where are you injured?"
After asking, the strong man didn't answer until he finished the last mouthful of pumpkin and mung bean soup in the bowl. As he put down the bowl, he couldn't help but admired: "This pumpkin and mung bean soup is really delicious. It relieves the heat and is delicious."
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The doctor looked at him with a dark face. The strong man seemed to have noticed the doctor's gaze. He raised his left arm and said to the doctor: "Well, it's just my arm that lost a piece of skin, but there's no bleeding now."
The doctor then focused his attention on his arm, and sure enough, a large piece of skin had fallen off. The doctor sighed, "Here, let me take a look."
After a long while, the doctor nodded again in front of Yu Dan and the strong man and said: "It's nothing serious. I just lost a piece of skin on my left arm due to sawing. Fortunately, the injury was not deep. Just put on a few plasters and it will be fine."
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As a result, as soon as he finished speaking, the strong man stood up and replied: "Since there is nothing else, I will continue to work."
It really shocked Yudan and the doctor.
Yudan quickly stopped him, "Hey, you should rest first and let the doctor bandage your wound first."
The doctor's forehead was dripping with sweat, and he coughed twice in embarrassment. He took out the prepared ointment from the medicine box and applied it to the strong man's injured arm.
Yudan saw the doctor applying medicine and wiping sweat, so he turned around and served a bowl of pumpkin and mung bean soup to the doctor.
The strong man who saw the pumpkin and mung bean soup couldn't help but look up at Yu Dan and said sheepishly: "Girl, can you serve me another bowl of pumpkin and mung bean soup."
Yudan looked back at the strong man with some surprise, nodded with a slight blush, and took back the empty bowl he placed beside the bed to fill the soup. This was the first time she heard someone call her sister.
Wanyue, who was not far away, saw this scene in her eyes and said regretfully: "Yu Dan is not young anymore."
