The Love of Passerby A

Chapter 961 Everyone Has a White Moonlight (28)

Afterwards, Chu Hanzhou found specialized craftsmen to start repairing the house.

Although the gate was not replaced, they carefully gave it a fresh coat of paint to make it look brand new.

The roof tiles have also been carefully renovated to ensure the stability and beauty of the house.

The original rockery and pond area were thoroughly cleaned up, then replanted with bright lotus flowers and stocked with lively fish, creating a vibrant scene.

At the same time, the dead plants were removed and replaced with various beautiful flowers and green grasses, making the whole yard full of vitality.

The back of the house is connected to a large open space, and coincidentally, this open space is connected to the academy.

After discussion, Chu Hanzhou and Su Xiangran decided to find the owner of the vacant land and buy it.

Then, they hired someone to plant a dense bamboo forest here, and also built an exquisite bamboo house for use in cooling off in the summer.

What’s even more clever is that Chu Hanzhou specially arranged for people to pave a small stone path.

In this way, he could directly enter Qingfeng Academy by passing through the bamboo forest behind the house.

This design is not only convenient and fast, but also perfectly integrates home and workplace, bringing great convenience to life.

"Let's dig a well!" Su Xiangran's voice was as bright as the morning sunshine, and her eyes looked at Chu Hanzhou with anticipation.

She believes that digging a well can not only solve daily water problems, but also save a lot of expenses.

There are merchants in Shangcheng who specialize in waterwheel business. If you need water, you can make an appointment with them one day in advance, and they will deliver the water to your home the next day.

In addition, some people choose to draw water from nearby wells and carry it home, but most of these wells are privately owned, and the water charges are relatively low.

There is a small hill behind Qingfeng Academy. On the hill there is a clear spring. Many teachers would send their servants to fetch water.

However, the amount of water in this spring is limited and can only be used to make tea, and cannot meet the needs of daily life.

Therefore, the Chu family usually relies on water trucks to order water to maintain basic living water.

After hearing Su Xiangran's suggestion, Chu Hanzhou thought that digging a well was indeed a necessary measure, and he decided to arrange it as soon as possible.

However, it is not easy to dig a well. They then found a specialized craftsman and searched several places. Finally, they found a suitable place to dig a well near their newly built bamboo house.

"My Xiaoran is a lucky star. If you hadn't proposed to buy the vacant land at the back, we wouldn't even have a place to dig a well." Chu Hanzhou's love was blind and firm. In his opinion, all the good luck came after he got engaged to Su Xiangran.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Su Xiangran said shyly.

In the following days, the craftsmen found by Chu Hanzhou began to get busy.

They first used hoes and shovels to dig up the ground, then slowly dug down to find water.

After several days of hard work, we finally dug up clear groundwater.

Chu Hanzhou and Su Xiangran looked at the clear spring gushing out of the wellhead, their hearts filled with joy.

They discussed building a small pavilion around the wellhead, which would provide shade and shelter from rain while protecting the well.

However, the person who likes the well the most is Chu Hanzhou's long-time attendant Chu An.

"Master, is this our well?" Chu An looked around the well and looked at it again and again. "In the past, there was also a well in the old house, which was very convenient. After we moved to Shangcheng, we have always hired people to bring water with a water truck.

Now it’s fine, there will be no trouble in the future.”

"Yes!" Chu An's wife was also very happy.

After several months of renovation, the house finally looks like a new one.

That day, Chu Hanzhou took Su Xiangran through the spacious courtyard gate. Looking at the brand new courtyard and pavilions, the two of them always felt as if a certain moment was approaching step by step.

Various exquisite potted plants are arranged in an orderly manner in the courtyard, which contrast with the surrounding corridors.

In the center of the main hall of the inner courtyard stands an exquisitely carved mahogany table and chairs, and several calligraphy and paintings hang on the walls.

The wing rooms on both sides are used as guest rooms and study rooms respectively. The layout of the rooms is simple and elegant yet exquisite.

Walking along the corridor, you can also see unique rooms.

"Have you renovated so many rooms one by one?" Su Xiangran thought that Chu Hanzhou would only renovate a part of them. After all, there were not many people in the Chu family.

"It has been repaired!" Chu Hanzhou nodded. "There are not many people now, but there will be more people in the future. Apart from other things, I also need to find a cook."

"It would be best if you know how to cook medicinal food." Chu Hanzhou added, "I've asked Uncle Su, you have a weak spleen and stomach, so you have to be especially concerned about your diet. And if you take medicine for a long time, it might ruin your appetite, which would be bad.

I used to eat in the public canteen with the students in the academy, and if I wanted to change the taste, I would go out to a restaurant or ask Chu An's family to cook something.

But it’s different after I get married. I don’t have any requirements for food, but you can’t! And Uncle Su said that sometimes you don’t eat, so after you get married, you have to eat every meal with me.”