In fact, the Xu family's move into Ningxia City is definitely a big deal for the white-clothed army. This is no longer Xu Xingxia's personal matter. Xu Xingxia's every move now involves the entire white-clothed army. Just like the royal family, the royal family is selfless. All the members of the Standing Committee of the Board of Governors have taken this matter as an official matter. They were determined to get it right. Liu Guangliang and Chen Denglong rushed to Ningxia City early in the morning to see the place.

When the Xu family arrived in Ningxia City, they must find a suitable place to live. As the chairman's family, you can't live in an ordinary house, right? This is not Xu Xingxia's high and vain love, it is purely out of prestige. You can't live worse than your own subordinates, it will make them feel uneasy. Everyone worked hard and worked hard, for what? Isn't it a good life for yourself and your family?

Of course, Qingwangfu can't be lived in, it's too conspicuous. However, the original governor's yamen is good, except that the scale is not as good as the Qingwang Mansion, other aspects are almost the same, pavilions and buildings, rockery landscape pavilions, everything is available. The Xu family just moved into the original governor's yamen. The scale of the governor's yamen is just enough for the Xu family to live in, and it will not be empty. As for the Qingwang Mansion, it is temporarily used to receive distinguished guests from all sides, which is equivalent to the Honglu Temple of the imperial court. If you need it, treat it as a free private park and visit it often.

Lin Xiaoniang was obviously very happy, a little shy, a little shy, a little yearning, a little eager to try, and said shyly: "When the time comes, I will definitely accompany my mother to go shopping and buy a lot of fun things." ”

Xu Xingxia smiled and didn't speak.

These women know how to go shopping...... Is the street really that easy to shop?

Lin Xiaoniang suddenly remembered something, and said apologetically: "Official, the wine should be chilled, and I will bring it to you immediately." ”

With that, he hurriedly stood up and went.

If you want to say that the white-clothed army conquered Ningxia City this time, Xu Xingxia had gained something personally, and it is estimated that he got a lot of good wine. Qingwangfu originally had a large number of vineyards, and most of the grapes produced were used to make wine. The wine-making process of Qingwangfu is naturally not very bad, and every time the wine-making is made, there will be some high-quality products. These fine products were collected by King Qing and sent to other magnates, or used on major festivals. Many of them were tributes to the Forbidden City, which were very expensive.

In order to prepare for unexpected needs, the wine cellar of Qingwangfu naturally stores a lot of fine products. Over time, Qingwangfu has stockpiled a lot of fine wines. When King Qing fled, he didn't have time to take it away, and he was captured by the white-clothed army. Xu Xingxia was not polite, they were all distributed, and he himself got the best one, about one hundred and twenty bottles. The age is said to be very old, and the shortest storage year is more than 10 years.

Xu Fuqing doesn't like wine and thinks it tastes weird. He wants to drink liquor too. The rest of the Xu family is also unaccustomed to drinking. On the contrary, Xu Xingxia can drink a few glasses. Unexpectedly, Lin Xiaoniang could actually drink it. This is probably the only common language that the two of them have discovered so far. Of course, Tesna also likes to drink it. It's just that at present, she is not an official member of the Xu family. Xu Xingxia hasn't officially brought her home yet, and Xu Fuqing and Wang don't just ask.

Vaguely, Xu Xingxia felt that if Lin Xiaoniang was the daughter of a bookkeeper, it seemed that she should not drink wine! It must be known that at that time, wine was still very precious, and only the powerful could afford to drink it, and the average large family rarely had access to it. How could Lin Xiaoniang ...... However, there have been a lot of things recently, and Xu Xingxia's nerves are also relatively large, and he is not so sensitive, although he feels a little strange, he doesn't think much about it.

After a while, Lin Xiaoniang came with cold wine. She was ingenious and got everything ready. After the white-clothed army took control of the Qingwang Mansion, they found a lot of precious items from it, such as all kinds of precious blue and white porcelain, as well as all kinds of porcelain made of thin porcelain, and glow-in-the-dark glasses for drinking wine. These things were also distributed by Xu Xingxia, and he himself got a share. After a while, she and Xu Xingxia held the luminous cup and drank silently in the gazebo. The breeze blew, and neither of them spoke.

Lin Xiaoniang went down three glasses of wine, and her face became more and more flushed, which can be called delicate. Maybe it was feeling a little hot, and some beads of sweat were coming out of her body. She herself kept fanning her hands lightly on her chest, as if she were an immature little girl. In Xu Xingxia's impression, every time she eats chili peppers, she is like this, when she is spicy, she keeps waving her hand to fan the wind and constantly inhaling cold air, but in fact, it has no effect at all.

It's just that she is still very conscious, and there is no sign of confusion at all. She belongs to the kind of person whose eyes become brighter the more she drinks, but Xu Xingxia is a little hot and feels a little drunk. He didn't drink well, and he hadn't exercised in his previous life. Fortunately, it was wine, and if it was liquor, it would have been put on the ground. In a daze, I suddenly heard Lin Xiaoniang ask softly: "Official, are you going to Yulin City?" ”

Xu Xingxia held the wine glass and said casually: "Yes." ”

Lin Xiaoniang said: "After going to Yulin City, will you go to Xi'an Mansion?" ”

Xu Xingxia was drunk, and said a little strangely: "What are you asking for?" ”

Lin Xiaoniang gently removed the wine glass in his hand, obviously not giving him any more drinks. Her face was flushed, and she said eloquently: "I have a relative who ...... in Xi'an Mansion."

Xu Xingxia tilted his head and thought about it, he didn't know what he was thinking, his eyes seemed to be frozen, and he said after a while: "Relatives? Why haven't I heard you talk about it before? ”

Lin Xiaoniang said a little shyly: "Our family was originally ...... I don't have a good relationship with them...... Right now...... If my mother said I wanted to pass through the door......"

She explained in a hesitant manner that it was the Wang family who asked her to find a relative. At that time, whether it was marrying a wife or taking a concubine, as long as there were formal procedures, the woman's side had to have several relatives present to be like that, otherwise, the woman's status in the future would be easily ignored. The more relatives who come, the better. Think about it, you don't even have relatives, even if you are bullied by your husband's family, no one will stand up for you! When Lin Xiaoniang said this, Xu Xingxia understood.

But Lin Xiaoniang's previous home did not have any relatives. The only relatives she can think of now are a distant relative in Xi'an Mansion. In fact, she only knows the address of this distant relative, and has not met anyone yet. Even, she doesn't know whether the other party still exists. Perhaps, I haven't seen each other for so many years, someone else has moved away, or there may have been an accident. However, the only relatives she can think of now are their family.

Xu Xingxia said casually: "Are you going to bring them a letter?" ”

Lin Xiaoniang nodded a little shyly. Xu Xingxia asked this, which was tantamount to agreeing to send a letter to her relatives. In other words, he was willing to accept her relatives. This can be regarded as accepting her in disguise. If he agrees, her status in the Xu family will be unshakable. She was naturally shy and happy. Faintly, she was still a little scared and a little expectant, and all kinds of different looks were intertwined, looking more and more coquettish.

Xu Xingxia said happily: "Bring the letter, I'll send someone to help you deliver it!" ”

Lin Xiaoniang hurriedly turned around and went. After a while, she came back with a letter. The letter was not sealed, and it was obviously read by Xu Xingxia. Xu Xingxia didn't look at it, and put it directly in his arms. If you want to send the letter to Xi'an Mansion, it is estimated that you will have to trouble Wang Qinian again. Except for him, it is really difficult for others to find a way to enter Xi'an Mansion!

The two drank wine, and after a cool breeze for a while, Xu Xingxia was ready to go out. The strength of the wine soon wore off, and he gradually came to his senses. Lin Xiaoniang sent him to the door, and then returned. Xu Xingxia walked a few steps, looked back quietly, and found that Lin Xiaoniang and Niuniu were having a good time again. In the eyes of several little girls, she is a gentle and amiable big sister, and she is gradually more important than his brother.

I have to say that she is indeed an indispensable member of this family. Alas, speaking of which, the number of times he has been home recently is indeed a little too little. So much so that Niuniu and the others shifted their attention to Lin Xiaoniang. Suddenly, I remembered that people in later generations fell in love, if anyone came to Lin Xiaoniang like this, maybe it would be easy to get it! Of course, the people of the later generations are too complicated, and the cost that Lin Xiaoniang has to pay is much higher.

"Where did I think of this?" Xu Xingxia shook his head and drove out the distracting thoughts in his mind. Manly man, it's important to get down to business! The length of the family should be solved by a woman! You just need to take care of the white army. In the past few months, the development of the White Army has been too fast, and he has put all his energy into it, but it is far from enough!

Outside the door of the Xu family, Liu Chuang and several soldiers of the chasers were staring around vigilantly. In fact, Weizhen Fort is the safest, everyone who lives here knows the roots, and it is impossible for a new face to get in. They were worried that someone would be too enthusiastic and come up to surround Xu Xingxia. Seeing Xu Xingxia coming out, they hugged him.

"Let's go!" Xu Xingxia waved at Liu Chuang and turned over on his horse.

The group came out of Xu's house and walked north along the streets of Weizhenbao. The current Weizhen Fort has changed a lot. The original potholed Cross Street is now all paved with concrete and has become very smooth. The width has also been greatly expanded, and it is as wide as four lanes in later generations. On such a large road, horse-drawn carriages can be carried easily. In fact, the carriages that traveled to and from the craftsmen's workshops were run along this road.

On both sides of the road, all kinds of shops have been demolished and rebuilt. Thanks to the help of cement and pulleys, the architecture of Fort Wytown has undergone great changes. In the past, Weizhen Fort was basically a one-story thatched house, dilapidated and old, and there were very few brick houses. Now, the worst building is also a large brick house, spacious and magnificent. More buildings are already brick and concrete buildings. If you don't see it with your own eyes, you can't believe it.

Especially after the three iron-making blast furnaces were controlled by the white-clothed army, some of the iron tools flowed to the people, and some people used them to build houses. At this time, the steel bar, well, to be precise, should be an iron rod, of course, it cannot be as good as the later generations, and the surname can not be as good as the later generations, but, relatively speaking, it is still very beneficial. At the very least, the bearing capacity of iron rods is more important than that of wood. It's okay to build a three-story building.

Before, three floors were almost unimaginable. Even the average large family does not have a building with more than three floors. At that time, the buildings were all extended to the plane, and few developed towards the sky. Only special buildings such as temples, Taoist temples, and halls will exceed three floors. However, the materials used in these special buildings are very particular, either wood or stone, and the requirements for the construction process are also very high, and the cost is actually very high.

Ordinary people, such as Liu Guangliang's family, although the income is quite good, the total annual income of the whole family is more than five hundred taels of silver. However, in the past, it was not possible to build high-rise buildings. Such a little bit of silver is not enough to see. Fortunately, now there is cement, red brick, porcelain, concrete, and it is relatively easy to build a brick and concrete house. A three-story brick and concrete structure house can be borne by Liu Guangliang's family.

In later generations, cement prefabricated slabs were very popular for a period of time, and they were very popular in Weizhenbao. In the vicinity of Zhenshuo Fort, there are several factories that produce prefabricated cement panels. Cement, red bricks, prefabricated panels, the combination of three things, the speed of building a house, that is a few days, can build a layer. The tallest building, even more than five floors. This is already the limit that the brick wall can bear, and it is not safe to look at any higher than that.

In the decoration of the house, a large number of porcelain tiles have also been applied. The firing of porcelain tiles, in fact, is the same as porcelain, the key is the appearance of cement, which can make the porcelain tiles easily stick to the wall and will not loosen. With the maturity of technology, the color of porcelain tiles has also changed colorfully. People who covet beauty began to use porcelain tiles to decorate their houses. In this regard, there is not much difference between it and the house of later generations.

The stinky ditches on both sides of the streets of Fort Weizhen have also been resurfaced. The original health of Weizhenbao is still very bad, and every household is at the convenience of the eight immortals who cross the sea to show their powers, and there are all kinds of ways. Inevitably, it will lead to a mess inside Fort Willtown, and the air is always filled with the smell of poop. In the past, everyone's living standard was low, and they couldn't even fill their stomachs, so they naturally didn't care. But now, everyone's living standards are high, and they are full of warmth and desire, and they have noticed all the details.

(To be continued)