Acai's Sky

Chapter 665: What Does the Heroine's Escape Have to Do with Me?

Tong Yan slowly shook his head, frowned, and said with a puzzled look: "I'm not quite sure what's going on, but when this old house was bought, your father and I didn't even exist yet!"

After saying this, he slowly stood up and paced leisurely in the front hall, as if he was thinking about something important.

After a brief pause, Tong Yan suddenly turned around and instructed Ah Cai beside him, "Ah Cai, open a small door between the Mengyou Pavilion next to you and your Qingxue Pavilion. This will be more convenient. For the time being, you can live in the Mengyou Pavilion first."

Tong Yan had a kind smile on his face and his tone was soft and gentle.

Tong Yan then continued to explain to Ah Cai with a smile, "Our Tong family has only gradually prospered since your grandfather passed the imperial examination. Therefore, most of our Tong family members still stay in the village and work hard on the farm."

Ah Cai nodded obediently, indicating that she understood what her father meant. She knew very well that her father said this to remind her to keep the secret and absolutely not to implicate other members of the clan because of this matter. After all, their Tong family's foundation was indeed lacking compared to those aristocratic families.

Seeing that Ah Cai understood his intention, Tong Yan said no more and hurried back to his study.

He quickly walked to the desk, picked up the brush, and wrote on the paper like flowing water, describing what he saw in the secret room at a very fast speed.

As Tong Yan wrote, he thought to himself: "These things are almost all treasures presented as tribute to the imperial court. If they can be properly handled and utilized, perhaps they will become a great opportunity to open up the country and promote trade! In this way, our Tong family will surely rise to prominence!"

Thinking of this, Tong Yan couldn't help but reveal an expression of excitement and anticipation.

After finishing the letter, Tong Yan checked it carefully. After confirming that it was correct, he carefully sealed the letter and dripped fiery red paint on the seal to show his seriousness.

Afterwards, Tong Yan summoned his trusted servant, Sunglasses, and solemnly handed him the letter, instructing him, "Sunglasses, this matter is extremely important. You must rush to Kyoto as fast as you can and personally deliver this letter to the old master. There must be no mistakes!"

Sunglasses knew the mission was of great importance and quickly responded, "Don't worry, sir. I will definitely live up to your trust!"

After saying this, he took the letter, led his horse over, mounted it, whipped his whip, and disappeared at the end of the road in the distance...

Ah Cai took advantage of the darkness of night when no one was around and quietly moved into the quiet Mengyou Pavilion.

After she had carefully arranged everything, she summoned the majestic golden raccoon to her side and told it to guard the invaluable treasures all night long.

At the same time, in another room, Rong Mama was carefully counting the mountains of treasure in the secret room.

She narrowed her eyes, gently rubbing her chin with her fingers, and muttered to herself, "Although these treasures seem to be quite a lot, I estimate they are only worth about one million taels of gold. It's really not that much."

At this time, Ah Cai was lying comfortably on the couch with her head resting on her hands.

She looked at the ceiling and said thoughtfully, "Prices in this plane are generally lower, but fortunately the purchasing power of the currency here is still quite good."

Suddenly, Ah Cai seemed to remember something important. She sat up and said to Aunt Gu beside her, "Oh, right? Don't we have a few farms? The weather is getting colder day by day. Why don't we put up greenhouses on them first?"

Upon hearing this, Nanny Gu nodded in agreement.

Then, Madam Rong continued, "Also, buy some more farms and grow some of the food and fruits that the young lady likes to eat. That way, no matter what you want to eat in the future, you will have a reliable source."

Hearing this, Acai nodded with satisfaction.

Finally, she lowered her voice and said solemnly to everyone, "Our Sixth Miss of the Tong family is no ordinary woman. She seems to have traveled from another place and can even conjure up all sorts of objects at will. Therefore, our belongings must be able to withstand investigation and we must not leave any evidence for them to be caught."

Several maids and Ginkgo quickly agreed.

At this moment, Nanny Ying walked in hurriedly from outside the door.

She came before Ah Cai, bowed respectfully, and then said, "Miss, Uncle Qi, the steward, has just discussed this with the elders of the Tong family. After some discussion, they finally agreed to use radish bricks and glutinous rice bricks for the first layer of the fortifications."

At this point, Madam Ying paused for a moment, then added, "Actually, at first, the elders wanted to build two layers of each type of brick. But then, I don't know what the five elders said, but that's what made everyone change their minds, and they finally decided to build only one layer of each type of brick."

Ah Cai frowned slightly when she heard this, and gently supported her head with one hand. After thinking for a moment, she said, "This won't work. The population of our Tong family is growing every year. If we continue with the current plan, I'm afraid the food rations of the elderly and children will be deducted. In my opinion, we should build two layers of each brick. This way, we can ensure there is enough space to accommodate more people."

After saying this, Acai paused for a moment, as if thinking of something else.

She then continued, "Also, for the renovation of the ancestral hall, let us pay for it ourselves, and the clan will be responsible for providing the manpower. Also, remember to have the housekeeper, Old Master Qi, bring his son along to oversee the progress of the project, so that his son can take this opportunity to gain some experience."

Nanny Ying nodded quickly and responded, "Okay, miss, don't worry, I will do it!" After that, she turned around and prepared to convey Acai's instructions.

...

The Tong family's ancestral hall has undergone a major project that is almost like a reconstruction!

The wall was so thick that it was comparable to the city wall of the county town. From a distance, it looked like an impenetrable fortress.

The outer layer is made of solid blue bricks, and on top of this, four layers of grain bricks are added!

With so many layers stacked up, how could this wall not be thick and heavy? You know, each grain brick is carefully fired and has an extremely hard texture.

When talking about the reconstruction of this ancestral hall, we have to mention the third master of the Tong family.

It was he who generously donated a lot of money to support this huge project.

When everyone saw this, they naturally had their own thoughts.

Since someone is willing to pay, why not take advantage of this opportunity to build the ancestral hall to be more sturdy and durable?

So everyone tried their best to do the job to the best of their ability.

Look at those grain bricks, each one of them is real good stuff!

After the wall tiles were finished, I took them in my hands and weighed them. I found that none of them weighed less than five pounds.

You can imagine how strong the wall formed by piling up such heavy objects must be.

Then, no one knew who had the sudden inspiration to come up with a brilliant idea: even the outer walls of the ancestral hall should be made into sandwich walls!

In other words, the two sides are wrapped with green bricks, and the middle is filled with grain bricks.

This not only further enhances the stability of the wall, but also makes the entire ancestral hall look particularly majestic and spectacular.