Eric's letter should have reached the valley long ago. Ed hopes the owner of the stone who received the letter will be moved by his sincerity and sell him plenty of coal, or even give it to him for free.
" Lord Ed, what are you laughing at? Why are you laughing so strangely?" Carly looked at the grapevines on the grape arbor, hoping they would bear grapes soon so she could eat delicious raisins as soon as possible.
But is it really delicious? She doesn't know yet, so she's somewhat looking forward to it.
"Did I? Carly, did I laugh? Did you hear me right? I'm going to the hotel to check on things now, do you want to come?" Ed came to his senses, wiped his mouth, and looked at Carly before asking.
"Oh! I think so! But the birds over there aren't any good birds, I don't want to go." Carly was still a little shaken by the time poop fell from the sky last time.
"Heh! Really?" Ed was at a loss for words. He was, after all, a bad bird, unless he refused to go. Besides, his hotel was a very respectable one, so he could only laugh to ease the awkwardness.
"It shouldn't be wrong." Carly is outside every day, and only the birds over there poop at her; what else could they be but bad birds?
Alright! Ed went to check the situation alone, because he had a feeling that someone from the territory would be coming.
Arriving at Chenghua Avenue in front of the castle, the small trees planted on both sides of the road have taken root, and neat rows of frog-shaped trash cans made by Cement are lined up.
Ed went up and looked at each one. There wasn't much inside. It seemed that there wasn't much trash in the territory now, and the raw materials he had prepared to use for heating the bathhouse in winter were far from enough.
Not long after they started walking, Ed arrived at Peach Road. One side of Peach Road had been completely occupied by newly built houses, which meant that the Market and the territory were completely separated.
Now he needs to go around to the middle of Windmill to reach the newly built hotel.
The hotel's overall structure has been completed, and the roof is currently under construction. It is expected to be finished soon.
Because Ed was designed to be simple, just a basic place for people to live, which is a little better than work sheds.
Standing here and looking into the distance, the city wall built from Lower Taoyuan Village is half completed and is now at the city gate, which is also the location of the path they used to go out to exchange for salt.
Judging from the section of the city wall that has already been repaired, it looks pretty good. At least ordinary catapults can't throw stones in or break through the wall, so Ed is quite satisfied.
"My lord, when did you arrive?" Roderick appeared out of nowhere.
"I just arrived, this place should be fixed soon, right?"
"Yes, it will be ready for people to move in soon. However, having so many wooden beds in the room is a bit of a hassle."
"Don't use a wooden bed, just build one with bricks, and then put something on top of it."
Ed plans to make it into the shape of a kang (heated brick bed), and the hotel will use it for heating. Of course, the hotel fees will be higher then.
"How do you build it?" Roderick hadn't thought about how to build a bed with bricks, but it was a very good idea. The lord was really clever.
"Don't rush, it's still early. I'll draw up the plans for you when the time comes." It's still summer, so Ed isn't in a hurry to finish making the bed.
"Yes, my lord, but I've studied that secret blueprint you gave me for a long time, and I still have some questions." Roderick had no other choice but to ask Ed about it.
"Secret blueprints?" Ed couldn't recall what blueprints he had given Roderick for a moment. It took him a long time to remember that they were the blueprints given at the last meeting, though he had almost forgotten about them.