Chapter 396 Preview the Garden
After returning home, Jia Qing did not enter Ning'an Hall, but stepped directly from the road to Huifang Garden and entered the Grand View Garden under construction.
The yard has been built for more than three months now, and what should be found has basically taken shape, and the layout of many places can be seen.
Jia Qing walked around and looked around, or encountered someone he didn't understand, so he asked the craftsmen or supervisors who were working on it casually. He could always get the patient answer from the other party's excited voice...
After passing Huifang Pavilion, or it is no longer called Huifang Pavilion, because the originally yellowed stone pillars have been replaced with bright white marble pillars. After walking forward a while, I saw a large group of people surrounding an old man, as if they were listening to opinions...
As he got closer, Jia Qing heard a little more clearly.
"This place is quiet, and there are fewer other rocks and trees, but bamboo cannot be missing. Moreover, bamboo cannot be planted in a mess. There are most suitable two types of bamboos in front of the house and behind the house. One is nanmu bamboo and the other is spotted bamboo.
The blue bamboo is green and beautiful, tall, and planted on the back to form a concealment. The spotted bamboo is clever and has small and vigorous branches, which is suitable for planting in the yard for ornamental purposes."
"Mr. Yamakono, how should we design outside this courtyard wall?"
"Of course, there is no need to be constrained outside the wall, just don't plant trees or bamboo that are too tall or have thick leaves here. The tall completely covers the house, and the thick leaves are prone to rot, which is not conducive to coming in and viewing. Therefore, it is best to plant a few rows of zither bamboos or ink bamboos on the path you come in, and a fence is surrounded on the outside...
As for the slope on the front, it is easier, and there is no need to stick to bamboo. Any rare trees can be planted in blocks or in arrays, and then covered with rocks, combined with their natural momentum, it will surely create a beautiful place with green ghosts..."
"Okay, okay, Mr. Yamakono is indeed very talented. I look at this place, but the design of Mr. cannot be perfect."
The other sounds suddenly sounded, causing all the dedicated people to look back. When they saw clearly, it was Jia Qing who was "inspected". They were also very surprised and were also glad. Fortunately, they were just doing serious business...
"I have seen Mr. Jia."
"I've met the second master..."
Jia Qing walked over with a smile, looked at the craftsmen who were in full swing and working endlessly inside, and Jia Qing nodded with satisfaction and asked, "Who is responsible for the construction here?"
"Back to the second master, this is the slave supervision..."
Jia Qing saw it and said strangely: "It turns out to be Butler Lu. Why? Can you come in to see the Guanyuan in person?"
This butler Lu is a well-known first-class slave in the mansion. In Rongguo Mansion, he is almost a big butler like Lin Zhixiao and Daliang. Jia Qing was quite satisfied with him when he could come in to supervise the construction of the garden himself.
"The second master was joking. How dare the slave say anything in person or not? This is a task assigned by General Manager Lai. Everyone in our mansion is responsible for supervising a place. General Manager Lai said that if something goes wrong, he will hold him responsible..."
He also needs to report it to Jia Qing. But he didn't say this.
"But if you do it well, you will be able to show your face when you come back, or if you are satisfied when you visit the wedding..."
Jia Qing smiled and said, "Mr. Lai said it well. This is a garden built for the Empress. If there is no place to satisfy her, I will take the lead in rewarding all the responsible personnel."
Butler Lu was delighted. Although his place was not the main hall, he had compared it everywhere. It was definitely the best place. In addition, they and Shan Ziye had studied it for so long, and he was very confident about the actual effect after the construction of the place.
Jia Qing smiled and said, "Okay, you can take me in and take a look now and tell me how you all plan to build it."
"yes."
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"Second Master, we have already thought about this place. All the paths are paved without cutting stones, and are paved with small stones...
The tables and chairs here don’t need to be relocated later. Now they are put to the point. Then they are connected directly to the tables and chairs and paint them to make them feel one."
Jia Qing listened and nodded silently. He continued to walk dozens of steps around the construction site and came to a wide terrain. He saw many larger pits digging in front of him in an orderly manner. Jia Qing asked, "What are these?"
Butler Lu smiled and said, "Go back to Erye, this is the backyard. Mr. Shanziye said that although bamboo is mainly planted in the courtyard wall, it is a common practice and requires some decorations. Therefore, Mr. Shanziye suggested planting a few pear trees and a few banana trees in this backyard to embellish it.
I thought that the pear tree and banana trees were all formed for many years. If the tree was too small, it would definitely not be able to achieve interest at the first time. Therefore, I was going to buy ready-made trees of the right size and transplant them directly here, so that I don’t have to wait for them to come and see them when they become popular."
Seeing that Jia Qing was interested in listening, Mr. Lu had a thought of showing off and pointed to the front and said, "Second Master, please see, under the courtyard wall, we opened another gap of water, and prepared to bring in a stream outside. From here, here, and then here, we winded to the front yard steps, and then opened a gap of water from there to lead it out, pour it into a clear stream planned outside to form a flowing stream. In summer, it can also bring some coolness, and with these green bamboos, it may become a place to escape the summer heat."
Jia Qing didn't care about his showing off his thoughts and looked at him. Although he couldn't remember what the Xiaoxiang Pavilion looked like in his memory, it was not bad according to his words. He nodded again and Jia Qing said: "Okay, it's a good job..."
Then he pushed Shan Ziye out.
When he got outside, Jia Qing said to Shanziye: "If you have free time today, why not ask the old man to take me as a guide and take me everywhere to see it. It is just right for me, the person outside the door, to help you solve your doubts. I wonder if the old man is willing?"
"The Lord is interested, I dare not obey..."
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Then, under the leadership of Shan Ziye, Jia Qing crossed a temporary wooden bridge from east to west and headed north, and then went east, and saw a place where construction was obviously faster than elsewhere.
"Sir, this is the main building of the entire garden. This is also the place where General Lai of the Mansion was personally supervised by the government." Yamakono said.
Jia Qing stopped and looked at it. This place should be the Grand View Tower in the future. Jia Qing, who was not very interested in this place, continued to move forward, and Shanziye hurriedly followed. He walked forward for about one or two miles and saw that the peach trees in the area were all newly planted, and the soil below had been cultivated. The trees were not small seedlings, but large adult trees, and in front was the source of the stream that introduced the garden.
Jia Qing knew that this was where Jia Baoyu peeked at the west wing, and the small hill opposite was where Daiyu buried flowers were.
"Okay, thank you, Mr. for guiding me. The place where I came here is, so Mr. No need to send it to me...
I am very satisfied with all the scenery in this garden. The hills and valleys in the old man's heart really amazed me.
But, please ask the old man to worry more. When the garden is completed, the young man should personally hold a banquet and serve wine to repay the old man for his whole heart."
Shanziye hurriedly said, "The Lord is serious. As the saying goes, 'Eat the king's fortune, the matter of loyalty to the king'. These are the things that I have to do."
Jia Qing smiled and said, "For this reason, I'll thank you for the old man. I'll take a step first."
"Sir, go slowly..."
Chapter completed!