"We need to hurry. Tang Wen only gave you a few days. Besides, Three-Handed Tai Sui happens to be in Sea Saint City right now. If he leaves, even I won't be able to find him," Shen Gongyang said.
"All right, stop the carriage, stop! I'll write a letter and have it sent off immediately. We must hurry," Chu Cong called out.
"Everyone, our buildings have been topped out. What should we do next?" After listening to the recording, Tang Wen called Zhan Dongwen, Luo Yiwu, and the other elders who were home to a meeting.
"Decorate them, of course. Otherwise, they'd look far too ugly," Luo Yiwu replied.
"Don't underestimate decorating. For a whole house, decorating can account for half the cost. In fact, for some luxurious residences, decorating costs more than construction," Tang Wen said.
"That's true. For instance, if a wealthy household uses golden thread nanmu for its interiors, the expense is staggering.
"I heard even the stairs in the Shen Family's mansion are made of golden thread nanmu, and the walls are covered entirely in thin gold leaf.
"The utensils they use at home are mostly either gold or silver. Step inside, and the entire building glitters with gold and jade, like an imperial palace," Wen Jinyuan said.
"They supposedly spent over a billion taels of silver building it. Master, we have too many buildings. We couldn't possibly decorate them like that," Luo Yiwu said.
"If that's what you want, you might as well sell your master," Tang Wen said, setting everyone roaring with laughter.
"Master, now that the buildings are finished, how to allocate them is another issue. Your holdings are vast, but an uneven distribution often causes disputes," Zhan Dongwen said.
"Everyone will live wherever Master says. Anyone who dares object gets locked up!"