I was a god in the 18th century

Xia Qingdai and Owen took the cloaks that housekeeper Lim asked the maid to bring, put them on each other, then walked out of the door side by side, went down the steps, stepped on the horse stools and got into the carriage.

Andrew, the groom sitting in the front, saw that his master had settled down, so he flicked his whip skillfully and drove the carriage to Wanghe Villa.

When passing the farm, Owen looked up and saw the beautiful villa, the shock in his eyes flashed, and then he looked at Xia Qingdai clearly: "My cousin is in such a hurry to leave, are you moving it to Wanghe Villa? "

Xia Qingdai shook her head: "No, these two buildings are placed in Fucui Villa."

"There are two?" Owen stuck his head out and took a closer look. Sure enough, after turning his head half a circle, he saw another new villa with a unique shape next to the tenant's dilapidated house.

The style of these two villas is different from the country villas now popular among homesteaders with an annual income of four to five hundred pounds. The villa in front of you combines many elements, like a big stew.

It's not pretty, but it's definitely not ugly either.

After Owen finished admiring it, he sat down from the car window, looked at Xia Qingdai and said with a smile: "Such a beautiful castle villa, won't it be provided to the tenants for free, right?"

Xia Qingdai smiled: "It looks beautiful from a distance, but in fact it's not exquisite enough! Here is a building for the tenants of the villa, and another one for the farm employees. I plan to move the small wooden house on the farm to the mountainside for The ranger lives.”

Owen nodded to express his understanding: "The wood in the backyard is also used for these two villas, right? I just saw that there are no doors or windows on it."

"Yes." Xia Qingdai continued, "I also have a similar villa, which I plan to build on the farm of Wanghe Manor. The warehouse there is too shabby."

"Oh, I understand, that's why you are anxious to go there."

"Yes, once the cement is disassembled, all of it must be used, otherwise it will break."

"Oh." Owen said he didn't understand. What is cement?

But he didn't ask in detail, because he was thinking about other things now.

Although Xia Qingdai didn't say it explicitly, Owen had noticed that the goddess in front of him seemed to be restricted in her range of movement when she descended to earth - unless she took him with her.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why Xia Qingdai had to go with him whenever she left Fucui Villa, even if she was going to the pastor's house to pick someone up.

Maybe that's one of the reasons why she appeared above his castle and not somewhere else?

Thinking like this, Owen's eyes couldn't help but darken when he looked at Xia Qingdai.

He is the goddess's pathbreaker in the mortal world, so we should be considered inseparable! Just thinking about it makes me happy!

When the goddess is invisible, only he can see her.

If this is not called preference, what else is?

From Fucui Villa to Wanghe Villa, the straight-line distance is not far, less than a mile.

But the problem is that there is a very wide lake between them. There is no bridge, so to get across, you have to run around the lake. You have to pass through Mr. Brown's property before you can turn to Wanghe Villa.

There are ferries on the lake in spring, summer and autumn, but now it is winter, the lake is in a state of ice, and there are frequent snowstorms, which is not very conducive to navigation.

Another most critical problem is that in the cold season, people in the two territories basically have no desire to circulate. You might not earn a shilling a month by keeping watch on the lake during the winter. The boatman naturally put away the boat and stopped begging for food on the lake.

After Xia Qingdai bought Wanghe Villa, when she saw the lake, she also thought about buying a model of a bridge to set up on the lake. This would make it easier for her and Owen to run over to the new manor after it was built. But thinking about it, because I have no money and it’s not that urgent now, I keep putting it off.

Later, when she was buying materials for a mini-villa, she also searched for bridge models.

It turned out that the cheap toy building block bridge model looked particularly weak.

The better bridge models made of metal are not large enough. The common width is 2cm, which is barely enough for an ordinary two-wheeled carriage in Lilliput to pass. Even a carriage like Mr. Macken's could not pass.

However, there are also large-sized metal bridge models that match the width, length, and height. They are also finely crafted and are models of real bridges.

Everything is good, but it's too expensive, costing thousands of dollars.

Xia Qingdai liked it at first sight, but was deterred by its price.

How much money does she have left in total, how can she afford to spend it like this!

But after seeing the ultra-realistic models, she couldn't stand it anymore if she was asked to settle for the next best thing and choose a rough bargain worth dozens of dollars.

Either don’t buy it, or if you want to buy it, just buy a good one. This is probably the so-called “there was a time when it was difficult to overcome the difficulties”!

So the plan to buy the bridge was put on hold. Xia Qingdai planned to wait until the next batch of Lolita dresses that Owen helped her order from the London court tailor arrived.

Anyway, her castle is still under construction. It needs to be carefully constructed. It won't be built within a few years, so this bridge doesn't seem so urgent.

Riding a horse-drawn carriage around the lake is a great way to relax and unwind.

Not long after, the carriage arrived at the farm of Wanghe Villa. Xia Qingdai opened the curtains of the carriage and looked out, only to see several farmers in patched clothes busy.

Some of them were driving the sheep on the hillside into the sheepfold, some were feeding fodder to the cattle, and some were repairing on the roofs of dilapidated houses.

When the carriage that Xia Qingdai and Owen were riding in came out of the forest road in the distance, the person in charge of working on the farm saw it.

Now everyone is raising their heads and trying their best to show that they are busy!

The master is here, but you must not show off!

Since the manor was sold to the cousin who was said to be the Owen family's cousin from the East, not only were the construction workers responsible for building the castle, but they could also eat fresh white bread and hot mashed potatoes every day - and occasionally they could eat potatoes. Add some cream to the mud and spread some butter on the bread.

Even the servants on the farm, who were not looked down upon by Mr. Richard, can now receive flour and butter!

They don't have to go hungry anymore! Giving them extra meals is more fun than giving them wages!

Because this damn winter is really too cold, and the price of food has exceeded their salary affordability.

A black-hearted businessman will not show sympathy just because the food harvest is poor. On the contrary, they will take the opportunity to raise prices!

Those black-hearted capitalists will not give up until they break the bones of the poor and suck out the marrow. This is the voice of every poor person who cannot afford meat and food!

Every time Xia Qingdai comes here, she can see a prosperous farmyard scene. So much so that she had no idea that this was all done for her to see, and she thought this was the normal state of the farm!

Part of the reason why it is difficult for those in higher positions to discover things that are common sense to those in lower positions is that it is really difficult for them to see the cruel reality.

Therefore, Emperor Hui of Jin in the Western Jin Dynasty had the famous saying "Why not eat minced meat".