Spring comes to the desperate place

Chapter 434 In person

Cai Sheng originally thought that he had got a good job, but when he arrived at the place, he found that it was not the case at all. Not to mention the long journey, the mountains, rivers and lakes encountered along the way made these people rack their brains just to plan the route. They drew feng shui map after feng shui map, and finally everyone decided to start from the grassland, which was the easiest to deal with.

The grassland is flat and the original route leading here went around the foot of a mountain. The re-planned route is to directly blow up a mountain top, so that it can directly cross the original mountain top, shortening the distance by one third.

However, the hilltop cannot be blown up whenever one wants. Cai Sheng and his men debugged it many times. At first, they only dared to blow up a few small stones. After making sure that there was no risk, they began to blow up the larger stones that were more troublesome. It took almost half a year to completely flatten the hilltop. All that was left was to use the broken stones to pave the road surface.

The gravel road is just the foundation. Cai Sheng has a hunch that such roads will be upgraded again in the future.

As soon as the road was repaired, the memorial was sent to the capital at full speed. The emperor was very excited when he looked at the newly drawn map. He wanted to drive to the local area immediately to see with his own eyes what the mountain looked like now.

Of course it is impossible to go there, but fortunately there are ready-made samples in the capital, which are even smoother than the gravel road.

"So this is the reason why the emperor appeared in my house? My good brother." Song Chunlin crossed his arms and stared at Gu Fengyun sinisterly.

Gu Fengyun coughed lightly to hide his embarrassment: "Well, isn't this just you passing by here, and we're all old acquaintances. Well, look at those kids, aren't they getting along quite happily?"

Song Chunlin glanced at the princes and princesses, who were having a great time playing with his two younger sisters and two nephews. Gu Fengyun even brought his own son with him, saying that he hoped the child could absorb more spiritual energy from the Song family and return with a strong body.

What the hell, the Song family has no spiritual energy at all. They think that their family is the center of the formation and can be used for cultivation. They just want to find an excuse to give their family of three a holiday. Song Chunlin rolled his eyes to the sky, but turned to face the emperor and others with a smiling face. There was no other way, he had to put on a show, otherwise his family would be in danger.

Su Fuqing and Old Madam Su did not know the emperor, but they were not fools. Just by looking at the other party's aura of a superior, they understood that this gentleman was not a so-called noble, but someone with a more powerful status and background whom they could not afford to offend. Therefore, there was a hint of restraint in their politeness.

On the contrary, the Song family was much more natural. Grandpa Song and Aunt Song were both smart people. They both guessed that the emperor had a noble status, but they didn't take it to heart. They thought that since he didn't say it clearly, he didn't want to reveal his status, so they could just treat him as an ordinary guest.

Song Qinshi and Song Dazhuang all owe their confidence to Song Chunlin. No matter how high their status is, as long as they don't make any mistakes, Song Chunlin can protect them.

Therefore, the Song family was harmonious and the children did not have the arrogance of royal children. They showed great interest in new things they had never seen before.

This time, the emperor was accompanied by the three youngest princes and princesses. Being young, they didn't go through all the twists and turns of the adults. After they became familiar with the children of the Song family, they squatted in a row on the side of the road, whispering to each other.

Coincidentally, Song Chunming rarely went home, but he found three unfamiliar children squatting at the door of his house. At first, he thought they were relatives of someone in the village, but when he saw their luxurious clothes, he felt that no one in the village seemed to have such wealthy relatives. When he got closer, the third prince, the oldest of the three, raised his head, and a little face that looked very similar to the emperor caught Song Chunming's sight.

He stopped and for a moment he felt as if his legs weighed a thousand pounds. He didn't dare look up into the house, for fear of seeing someone he didn't want to see, for fear that person wanted to take him away.

Seeing that this strange man seemed to be in a daze, the third prince poked Song Manman's arm beside him.

"Who is this? Why won't you leave at your door?"

Song Manman was confused, and when he looked up, he found that it was his third brother whom he hadn't seen for a long time. He jumped up excitedly and ran to Song Chunming.

Song Chunming squatted down helplessly to greet his sister.

Song Yuanyuan was not to be outdone. The two little girls held their third brother's arms on the left and right and refused to let go. They were chattering away, telling him about what had happened at home in the past few days.

"Third brother, look! This is the road the government built for our village. They said it was made of some kind of cement developed by your academy. They are so amazing that they can even create such magical mud."

"Yeah, it's amazing."

"Third brother, do you do hard labor every day in the academy? Look at you, you are as dark as the big brother in the village."

Song Chunming: "...Song Manman, it's been so long since we last met, can't you say a few nice words about your brother?"

Song Manman chuckled and said, "I'm always telling the truth, Third Brother."

Song Chunming had been in college for more than half a year, and his return home this time made his family overjoyed. Song Qin looked her son up and down carefully several times, and finally, with red eyes, she said that he had lost weight.

"You've become thinner and darker. Aren't you going to school? Why do you look like you're working in the fields? And your hands, oh my, how come your hands have become so rough after going to college?" Song Qinshi held Song Chunming's hand tightly with a distressed look on her face. Song Chunming tried to pull it away several times but failed, so he just let her hold it.

"Mom, I'm here to learn how to build a house. Building a house can't just be done on paper. You have to do the work yourself to know where you're lacking. Besides, we're working for ourselves, so it's not very hard."

Even though he said so, Song Qin still felt that her son had suffered. He was a fair and tender handsome young man when he left, but how come he had turned into a skinny piece of charcoal when he came back?

"How long will you stay back this time?"

"The academy gave us a long vacation a month ago. They said we should have a balance between work and rest. We can't be so tense all the time."

"That makes sense, that makes sense. Ah, we have distinguished guests at home today..." Before Song Qinshi finished her words, Song Chunming saw the man standing at the door of the main hall.

The man was similar to the one in his memory. Song Chunming saluted the man, who nodded slightly, and his face seemed to be very satisfied with Song Chunming's current condition.

Well, he was indeed darker and thinner, but he didn't notice it because the last time they met was a few years ago. He didn't expect Song Chunming to grow so fast. He looked taller than himself. He wondered in his heart whether the food in the academy was better or the food in the Song family was better. This child could actually grow so tall. If he sent his own kids to the academy as well...