My Antique Mirror Is A Portal To Another World-Chapter 50: Repairing The City Wall

Before Xue Ruhong could stop him, Zhan Qi had already stuffed the feed into his mouth.

As the others stared at him speechlessly, Zhan Qi’s eyes widened in surprise. With a mouth full of horse feed, he exclaimed, "It’s delicious!"

Hearing this, the others couldn’t help but pick out some corn kernels and try them as well.

Feng Xiyan shook his head helplessly at the sight of his generals eating horse feed. Leaving them to debate its taste, he moved on to inspect the other supplies. When his eyes landed on bags of glutinous rice flour in the corner, they lit up.

After the Yuezhi Tribe’s last attack, most parts of the city wall needed to be repaired. With this much glutinous rice and glutinous rice flour, fixing the entire wall wouldn’t be a problem. They might even have some left over to repair the houses around Xiqiang City.

Turning to Tan Pengtai, Feng Xiyan asked, "General Tan, do we have any quicklime left?"

At the question, Tan Pengtai stepped forward and replied, "Reporting to the Great General, we have less than 600 jins of quicklime left."

Getting the answer, Feng Xiyan frowned and muttered, "The ideal mortar mix ratio is one jin of glutinous rice soup to twelve jins of quicklime. That’s far from enough to repair the entire city wall."

When he said this, Tan Pengtai suggested, "Great General, how about we offer more things to Fairy Bai and ask if she could help us find more quicklime?"

Producing quicklime wasn’t difficult—all they needed were craftsmen to burn limestone in a kiln at high temperatures. However, they didn’t even have enough firewood for cooking, let alone for producing quicklime.

After pondering for a moment, Feng Xiyan agreed. "Alright. I will mention this matter to Fairy Bai later. For now, bring the glutinous rice flour to the city wall and have the soldiers begin repairs. Also, send the horse feed to the stable."

Tan Pengtai clasped his fists and said, "This subordinate will arrange it immediately."

Once Tan Pengtai left to organize the transport of the supplies, Feng Xiyan and the other generals left the warehouse to do their own tasks.

While Feng Xiyan and the others were busy strengthening the defence of Xiqiang City, Bai Hanyun was in the living room selecting a capsule house for Hua Yuyu.

Showing Hua Yuyu a model of the best capsule house on the market, Bai Hanyun said, "It’s inconvenient for a young woman to live with a man. How about I buy a capsule house and have it installed in the front yard for you?"

Living with Bai Hanyun wasn’t a problem for Hua Yuyu. However, since she was concerned about her reputation, he could only agree. As for her safety, he could simply install surveillance cameras around the house.

After thinking it over, Hua Yuyu nodded. "Miss Bai can decide. However, for your safety, I will need to install surveillance cameras around the house."

Hearing this, Bai Hanyun lowered her eyes in thought. ’If I refuse, it might affect his working efficiency and my safety. But if I agree, I will have to be careful when contacting Feng Xiyan. I guess I will need to rent a warehouse and have the supplies delivered there instead.’

Having made up her mind, Bai Hanyun nodded. "No problem. But you can’t install any in my bedroom or bathroom."

"That’s only natural," Hua Yuyu replied.

With the living arrangement and security plan agreed upon, Bai Hanyun called the capsule house company.

After negotiating with the salesperson, Bai Hanyun purchased a two-story capsule house with an area of 80 square meters for Hua Yuyu, costing 450,000 yuan. She paid extra to have it delivered the same day.

Once the purchase was complete, she transferred 50,000 yuan to Hua Yuyu and said, "You can use this to buy the surveillance cameras and your food." frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

Hua Yuyu accepted the money and nodded. "Understood."

As he needed to install the cameras as soon as possible, he left to buy them after reminding Bai Hanyun to stay home.

Once he left, Bai Hanyun searched online for available warehouses near her house.

After about fifteen minutes, she found an old warehouse two kilometers away. The owner was in urgent need of money, and since the location was quite remote, the rent was cheap.

Having made her decision, Bai Hanyun quickly called the number listed. "Hello, are you the owner of a warehouse near Qing Hu Village?"

"Yes. Who is this?" a middle-aged woman’s voice replied a moment later.

Bai Hanyun explained, "I saw your advertisement online about renting out the warehouse."

Hearing this, the owner’s voice became excited. "Oh, yes! Are you interested in renting it?"

"Yes. Can I see the warehouse first?" Bai Hanyun asked.

"Of course. When would you like to visit?"

Bai Hanyun pondered for a moment and replied, "Today. When can you show it to me?"

"If you want to come now, I can wait for you there," the owner replied without thinking.

Now that Hua Yuyu was staying with her, Bai Hanyun needed a separate delivery location as soon as possible.

With that in mind, she agreed, "Then let’s meet there in ten minutes."

"Alright. May I know your name, Miss?" The owner asked.

"Bai Hanyun."

"Then I will wait for your visit, Miss Bai."

After ending the call, Bai Hanyun grabbed her phone and car keys, then drove to the warehouse.

Ten minutes later, she arrived and saw a middle-aged woman waiting outside. Bai Hanyun parked her car and approached her.

"Are you the owner of this warehouse?"

Seeing her, the woman hurried over and extended her hand. "You must be Miss Bai. The owner of this warehouse is my husband."

Bai Hanyun nodded politely and asked, "Aunty, may I take a look at the warehouse?"

"Of course. This way, please," the middle-aged woman said as she led the way.

Unlocking the door, she explained, "This warehouse was used by my husband to store vegetables before. But this year, our son was admitted to university in Shang Du City, so we decided to move. Since we don’t plan to return, my husband thought it best to rent out the warehouse."

Bai Hanyun listened patiently and asked, "Aunty, since you are moving, why not sell the warehouse instead?"