The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune
Chapter 178 - 174 Master Architect Cai Shanyu

Chapter 178: Chapter 174 Master Architect Cai Shanyu

Master Han and the elderly lady of the Xuanyuan family were too eager to know if mushrooms could indeed be cultivated.

The next day, they had people come over and, following Ruo Xuan’s instructions, began to build a mushroom house on the mountain.

Shopkeeper Gu led a group to Ruo Xuan and said to them, "You all listen to Lady Xuanbao’s arrangements. For that mushroom house, build it exactly as she says."

"Yes," the middle-aged man leading the group responded cheerfully.

He glanced at Ruo Xuan, realizing he was to build a mushroom house for a little girl to play in.

He wondered if this young lady belonged to the Imperial Palace or was the precious daughter of the Zhenguo Duke Residence.

No matter what her identity was, as long as she wanted a mushroom house, that was all that mattered.

He decided he must ask the young lady what she imagined the mushroom house to look like, and he would craft it to be both realistic and charming, even more beautiful than she could imagine.

"Lady Xuanbao, how big do you want the mushroom house to be?"

The people Shopkeeper Gu found were naturally not ordinary. This butler, named Cai Shanyu, was extremely skilled in constructing various types of palaces. The Imperial Palace of Xuanyuan Country was created by his great-grandfather.

The craftsmen led by the Cai family were renowned for building houses, bridges, and roads throughout Xuanyuan Country.

Many wealthy families sought their services to construct residences and layout courtyards.

Cai Shanyu was just passing through Shengping Prefecture on his way to the neighboring city to assist a wealthy merchant in remodeling a courtyard.

Since it was on the way, he decided to pay a visit to Shopkeeper Gu, not expecting that Shopkeeper Gu would suggest he help with building a house.

And a mushroom house, no less.

This mushroom house concept was incredibly imaginative, even more than what he dared to conceive!

A house shaped like a mushroom—he had never thought of such a thing before.

To be honest, deep in his bones, he always wanted to build unique houses, but the people did not accept them, and the Imperial Court also had regulations against constructing buildings haphazardly.

This was truly a constraint on his talent!

So, upon hearing that Shopkeeper Gu wanted him to build a mushroom house,

he knew at once that his exceptional talent would finally have a chance to shine.

Without a second thought, he agreed, and he sent a letter to the wealthy merchant in the neighboring city, postponing the construction of the residence and offering a half-price discount.

Ruo Xuan: "I don’t have any special requests, just to have a small one built for my use as soon as possible. It doesn’t need to be too big; if it’s not enough, we can always expand it later!"

Cai Shanyu’s eyes sparkled; this was going to be a cluster of mushrooms!

This would allow even more room for his extraordinary and otherworldly creativity!

He could already envision it: a collection of mushroom houses of varying sizes and shapes nestled among the green trees and colorful flowers, creating a picturesque scene, so beautiful!

It was simply a paradise of happiness for children.

"Rest assured, Lady Xuanbao, just tell me what kind of mushroom house you want to build, and I will exhaust all my knowledge to make it happen, ensuring your complete satisfaction. Do you have any specific requirements for the mushroom house?"

Ruo Xuan did not understand why building a small brick house for cultivating mushrooms required exhausting a lifetime of knowledge.

"I really don’t have any specific requests; just a simple house will do. Uncle Cai, just build a random one for me to use, not too big, not too small. Just the size of a main house is fine."

After all, it wasn’t the house that was most important, but the wood for cultivating mushrooms, and the humidity and temperature inside the house.

Cai Shanyu was even happier now; he loved having the freedom to express himself.

"Rest assured, Lady Xuanbao, I will build a very beautiful mushroom house for you, one that you’re sure to love."

Ruo Xuan waved her little hand, "Uncle Cai, there’s really no need to go to so much trouble, just keep it simple. Just use mud brick and straw for now, to make one for me to use."

What did beauty matter? Practicality was key.

After all, it was for the mushrooms to reside in, not her.

Plants without spiritual intelligence aren’t picky about their growing environment.

When they gain spiritual intelligence and wish to be choosy, they should at least be able to cultivate into immortals and transform into humans before they can freely choose where to settle.

Mud brick and straw? Cai Shanyu’s eyes brightened; children’s minds were indeed nimble.

Which noble would ever want to build a house out of mud brick and straw?

This was his first time attempting a thatch-roofed house!

He already had an idea of how to construct a stunningly beautiful mushroom house using mud brick and straw.

"Rest assured, Lady Xuanbao, I will build a mushroom house for you that is unprecedented, incomparable, beautiful beyond words, and renowned throughout the world."

Ruo Xuan: "..."

Does a house built for growing mushrooms need to be unprecedented, peerless, beautiful beyond compare, and renowned throughout the world?

Well, Craftsman Cai truly lives up to his reputation, he takes building houses very seriously indeed!

Forget it, Xuanyuan Grandma and Master Han said if the mushrooms can be cultivated successfully, it would be a great benefit to the people.

Ruo Xuan likes benefiting the people, and the rewards for doing so are generous—silver, land, shops; in short, almost everything related to clothing, food, shelter, and transport is covered!

She just doesn’t know what kind of rewards The Emperor will grant this time for benefiting the people.

Let it be renowned throughout the world! After all, being renowned throughout the world means letting everyone know, and that’s fine, let all the people know that mushrooms can be grown!

To benefit even more people is to receive even more rewards.

And with mushrooms having such a beautiful house to live in, who knows? they might even grow better and faster in good spirits!

Let it be!

Ruo Xuan courteously said, "Thank you, Uncle Cai, for all your hard work!"

How she envied the mushrooms for living in a house that’s unprecedented, peerless, beautiful beyond compare, and renowned throughout the world!

She has never lived in a house renowned throughout the world before!

But soon, she will have a new house to live in as well.

After the lunar new year, the Ruo Family’s house would start construction during these days of good weather, and they’d be able to move in in about a month.

Ruo Xuan only envied for a moment and didn’t take it too seriously.

After discussing the matter of the mushroom house with Cai Shanyu, Ruo Xuan ran off to find Xuanyuan Que.

She has been very busy lately.

Outside the city, there is a large stretch of barren land, which has already been cleared these last few days, waiting to be planted with flowers and herbs.

Spring is coming soon, and when spring arrives with a burst of blooming flowers, she can make perfumes, fragrances, and rouges to sell.

Ruo Xuan approached Xuanyuan Que.

Xuanyuan Que was carving the jade raw stone.

She ran in with a "thumping" sound, panting: "Brother Xuanyuan, I want to make flower dew extracts and fragrances. Can you make those tools?"

If Divine Lord Xuanyuan couldn’t, she would just create a few sets herself.

"Hmm, I’ll give them to you in a few days," Xuanyuan Que said without lifting his head.

Good, he had people looking for materials to make glazed glass, and at that time, he could just make her a set of transparent glassware for extracting flower dew.

"Thank you, Brother Xuanyuan, what are you carving?"

"A birthday gift for Grandmother."

Only then did Ruo Xuan remember that Xuanyuan Grandma’s birthday was approaching, and she had yet to make the gift she had promised!

Ruo Xuan immediately took out fabric, needles, and thread from her Qiankun Bag and began to cut and sew clothing.

Xuanyuan Que glanced at her and then ignored her!

After all, she was wearing the bracelet he gave her, so the needle wouldn’t prick her delicate hands.

He reminded her, "You should just make undergarments; no need for embroidery on those."

After all, no one would even know what the embroidery depicted.

"Good idea! But I didn’t prepare any fabric for undergarments."

Xuanyuan Que gave her a piece then.

This was fabric woven from silk reared from heavenly silkworms, warm in winter and cool in summer, never making one feel cold or hot when worn. It was impervious to water and immune to fire.

Ruo Xuan joyfully accepted it and set to work cutting and sewing clothes.

Xuanyuan Que needed to carve a magic artifact and could not afford distractions, so he left her to it.

Half an hour later.

Ruo Xuan happily said, "Brother Xuanyuan, I’ve finished!"

Xuanyuan Que raised his head to look: "..."

What in the world had she sewn?