Becoming a stepmother of three children gives me space

Chapter 200 The Children Return, Xiao Family Manor

"mother....."

If you say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here.

Niuniu and Xiaobao pounced on her with their short legs, and she picked them up and kissed them on the face.

"Kekeke..."

Niu Niu smiled and leaned hard into Xiao Yunxi's arms, smelling the pleasant scent of her mother and asking her if she missed her.

"Of course, I think about it every day. Does Niuniu miss her mother?"

"Yes! I think about it when I eat and when I sleep."

The mother and daughter were so affectionate and affectionate that Xiaobao also interrupted and said:

"I want it too. I want the meat my mother made."

He tapped Xiaobao's nose. This guy is a straight man. He doesn't miss her, but her craftsmanship.

"I'll make you something delicious at noon, okay?"

"it is good!"

Even Wu Chunfeng forgot about the hot air balloon and started drooling.

During the days when the child was away, Xiao Yunxi didn't feel like cooking and just ate whatever she wanted. Wu Chunfeng was picky and was used to Xiao Yunxi's cooking.

The food cooked by the cook is simply tasteless.

When the children came back, Xiao Yunxi was full of motivation and made the braised pork that Xiaobao liked, the sweet and sour spareribs that Niuniu liked, and the grilled fish that Dabao liked.

There were also boiled chicken, pickled duck feet, fish-flavored pork shreds, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, etc., filling up a whole table.

Wu Chunfeng devoured the food in no time, and it tasted delicious.

After dinner,

Dabao talked to Xiao Yunxi about building a military camp.

He and Zhou Jin learned the news yesterday evening and immediately started working on it. They successfully grabbed a spot and had no time to prepare building materials.

It was easy for Zhou Jin to gather the building materials, but he had no way to control the cost.

The wood, stone and adhesives on the streets of Beijing were snapped up by the princes. If you wanted to buy them, you had to pay more than 20% of the price.

The construction of military camps does not require much technical content, and the quality is similar. In the end, it all comes down to price, and Dabao is obviously at a disadvantage.

"It's okay, mother has a way."

When building a house in the northwest, Xiao Yunxi had a feeling.

The construction cost is high and the construction period is slow, especially the adhesive. The raw materials required include sticky ash powder, glutinous rice, etc., which seriously affect the construction period and cost.

Xiao Yunxi is ready to use her ultimate move, she wants to make cement!

Two days passed in a flash, and the capital was bustling with activity.

When the prince left the capital to build the Xinjun Camp, everyone made a big fuss and went around the city before leaving, fearing that the people would not know what they were going to do.

"Have you heard that the prince has gone to build a new military camp?"

"What military camp?"

"You didn't even read the imperial court's notice? The court wants to expand the new city. Many people need to relocate, and the original military camp needs to be moved to a more distant place. The six princes are responsible for building the new military camp. Whoever does the best will be responsible for the construction of the new city."

"Is that so? Then how do we determine who performed well?"

"It all comes down to quality, cost, and time. If it's finished within a month, the quality won't be that good. In the end, it all comes down to cost and time."

The main thing about a military camp is site selection, building barracks, some auxiliary facilities, and fences. It does not require much technical content.

“I heard that the Crown Prince was also involved?”

"Don't talk nonsense, that's the King of Qin, but there's nothing going on."

"You may not know this, but the other princes have already received the news and bought stone and timber in advance. The stone and timber merchants have made a fortune, and Your Highness the Prince of Qin can't buy any materials at all."

"Can all the materials still be bought out?"

"All the available goods on the market have been bought up by other princes. If you want to buy them, you have to pay a high price to buy them from the surrounding areas. The price is so high that even if you complete the mission, you won't win."

The news of the competition had spread a long time ago. The princes were making purchases with great fanfare, and the people were talking about it with relish. However, Dabao didn't make any move, which was a bit confusing.

The emperor was not sure what Dabao and Zhou Jin were going to do.

The competition between the princes was originally a matter of the imperial court. I don’t know who spread the news, but many common people said they wanted to supervise it, and they formed a group to go to the military camp for the acceptance.

The emperor believed that Zhou Jin had done it in order to prevent Dabao from being treated unfairly, but when the news came out, Dabao did nothing.

"Your Majesty, the King of Qin left the capital two days ago and went to Xiao Family Manor in the Western Hills."

The emperor knew that Madam Xiao's farm was in the Western Hills. He also knew that the farm was sold by Duke Dingguo.

None of this matters.

Dabao secured a spot and publicized it widely among the people, but Xiao Yunxi and Zhou Jin ended up taking Dabao to Xishan for vacation?

Completely incomprehensible.

Could it be that he couldn't buy the materials, so he gave up and decided to give up?

If that's the case, that would be great.

After all, Dabao is also his grandson. If he can give up the throne, he is actually willing to get close to him.

"Continue to monitor. Regarding refugee resettlement, the cabinet has already finalized the rules. Send out the imperial decree as soon as possible to let the people know who is treating them well."

"promise!"

Prince Chu's Palace,

Zhao Zhen also didn't understand what Dabao was doing.

He originally regarded Dabao as his most important competitor, but now it seems that he is just a paper tiger, and Zhou Jin and the secret guards are just in name only.

"It seems that this time, it's a showdown between me and Lao Wu."

The King of Chu was already looking forward to the moment of his victory. Dabao, whom he regarded as not to be feared, was struggling with cement in Xiaojiazhuang in the West Mountain.

At the foot of West Mountain,

Xiaojiazhuang,

The earliest owner of this manor was the King of the Northwest. After the rebellion was put down, the manor was confiscated and later awarded the title of Duke of Dingguo by the emperor as a reward.

The Duke of Dingguo had a prodigal son who needed a large sum of money to make ends meet. It happened that Zhou Jin wanted to buy a farm, and the two hit it off.

The manor was sold to Zhou Jin, and all the servants moved away, which happened to be the case with the villagers of Tangjia Village.

Xiaojiazhuang is extremely large, covering an area of ​​35 acres, almost catching up with the imperial farm, but the quality is far behind.

Most of the imperial farms are fertile fields. Xiaojiazhuang has tens of thousands of acres of fertile fields, most of which are mountainous and have no development value, otherwise Duke Dingguo would not have sold it.

Xishan is the northern end of the Xingshan Mountain Range. It is not a specific mountain, but a general term for an area covering more than 10 hectares.

90% of it is mountainous. Xiaojiazhuang is on the northeast side of Xishan Mountain. Apart from farmland, there are mountains behind it and the Niu River running through it.

The back mountain of Xiaojiazhuang,

The area where the Niu River flows through has formed a basin in the valley. Soldiers are stationed at both ends of the valley to guard it, so the interior of the valley is very safe.

It was mid-May, and the valley was beautiful, a good time for an outing. However, the beautiful scenery was ruined by the densely packed hemispherical cave dwellings.

Zhou Jin and Xiao Yunxi, along with Dabao and their follower Wu Chunfeng, squatted in front of a cave.

"This time, adjusting the proportions should be successful."

"Correct!"

"It will definitely succeed."

They were covered in gray mud, their faces were dusty and dirty, but no one cared, especially Zhou Jin and Dabao.

If cement is really as Xiao Yunxi said, then it is not as simple as building military camps and houses. It is a good thing that can change the world!