I was a god in the 18th century

Chapter 351 Decorating the Castle.

Jean-Antoine Houdon was one of the most famous sculptors of the 18th century. If France had not been in the midst of revolution, Xia Qingdai would have gone to Paris to meet him long ago.

However, since I can't see the real person, seeing his works can feel like a spiritual connection.

What appeared in front of Xia Qing was a lifelike sculpture of a child. Different from the stone sculptures in scenic spots and parks that Xia Qingdai had seen before, the child in front of her was full of vitality.

Those eyes were touched up by Jean-Antoine Houdon's famous eye-dotting technique, and they seemed to be alive as if they would blink in the next second.

Xia Qingdai admired it for a long time before she said with satisfaction, "I want to take this sculpture away."

Owen said, "Okay, I'll move it to your room right away."

"Yeah. Put it by the window so I can get it later."

"Okay." Owen immediately got busy.

Xia Qingdai followed beside him, looking at the sculpture and thinking about the pink banknotes.

She has decided that when she returns to the modern era, she will contact Yan Shixian and ask his uncle if he still wants the micro-carving.

Xia Qingdai would be satisfied as long as the works of this French master could be sold for a few million.

Although this work is worth millions, it still loses money. The actual value is far more than that. But that's how art is. The fame of the creator is its most important halo. The same work, whether it comes from an unknown person or a famous artist, will have completely different market recognition.

Xia Qingdai had no way to prove to future generations that this was the work of the master sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon, so she could only sell it at a low price. A few million was already an ideal price, but it was not certain that it could be sold at that price.

After moving the sculpture into the room, Xia Qingdai could finally calm down and go to French class with Miss Bai.

Owen went to the study to attend to his daily affairs.

As the sheriff of this area, he is not the kind of person who just sits in office and does nothing but work diligently for the people.

Miss Bai was very pleased with Xia Qingdai's progress in French. Teaching talented people brings a great sense of accomplishment.

Because it was easy to learn, Xia Qingdai was very enthusiastic about learning. In a virtuous cycle, the course efficiency was also very good.

After Owen finished the things in his hands, he sat quietly in the chair, listening attentively to Xia Qingdai's loud reading in the next room, and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously.

His French was actually better than Miss Bai's. After the course, Xia Qingdai would occasionally communicate with him in foreign languages.

He taught her French and she taught him Chinese, and they took turns being teachers.

Calculating the time in the evening, Xia Qingdai returned to the modern era and had a meal with her brother who had returned from overtime work.

Xia Shanglu was too tired to type, so he lay down on the mattress and fell into a deep sleep as soon as he got close to it. Both brother and sister had the skill of falling asleep in seconds.

Xia Qingdai pulled up the curtain of the transparent sliding door for her brother, then tiptoed back to her own room, closed the door, and could play Lilliput Kingdom with peace of mind again.

She took out the glass Christmas tree lights she bought last year, two new Christmas candles, and the carousel music box that she hadn't played with for a long time from the tatami storage compartment under the bed, and then she took out two red apples.

Then lie down in front of the glass tank and put these things in one by one.

Because it was night in the 18th century, no one noticed the object falling from the sky at first. It was not until Xia Qingdai turned on the switch of the solar glass lamp that the faint light attracted everyone's attention.

"Oh! What is that?" the guard on duty tonight exclaimed. "The magic lamp, the magic lamp that appeared last Christmas." His companion answered excitedly.

"God has blessed us again. Go and inform the butler!" the guard said as he ran into the castle.

At this time, it was supposed to be time to lock the key to the servants' room, but because of the appearance of the divine object, everyone became busy again.

In fact, all they could do was to drag two huge apples and Christmas candles into the cellar with a trailer.

Things like Christmas tree glass lights and carousel music boxes are difficult to move, and a small trailer is definitely not enough.

Xia Qingdai didn't need them to worry about it, she enthusiastically chose a place to put her things.

The two Christmas tree glass lights are naturally placed at the two corners of the castle's front yard, serving both as decoration and as lighting.

However, this lamp has been hidden for half a year and has just been taken out. The solar energy is insufficient and the light is very weak. It will be able to truly shine when it absorbs enough solar energy tomorrow.

As for the carousel music box, Xia Qingdai chose to place it in the back garden of the castle. Surrounded by glass greenhouses, the carousel music box is particularly full of fairy tale atmosphere.

By the way, this glass greenhouse was also built by Xia Qingdai. The glass was not expensive, as it was all toys she bought in modern times, but the tax was very expensive.

There are only a few landlords who can afford to build such a large glass greenhouse these days. Even if most people have the money, they are not willing to spend so lavishly.

Without Xia Qingdai's resource support, the financial resources of Fucui Villa itself would not be able to support such a large glass greenhouse.

Although it is now a Little Ice Age, the cold winter cannot kill all the flowers, plants and trees in the world.

Humans are best at using tools and the environment to fight against the forces of nature. The colorful flowers blooming in the glass greenhouse are the best proof of this.

Xia Qingdai turned on all the colorful lights on the base of the carousel, and in the darkness, the lights looked even more dazzling.

She admired the carousel music box surrounded by the glass greenhouse for a while and felt very happy.

At this moment, a small figure appeared in the glass greenhouse.

This person is none other than the owner of the castle, Little Owen.

Xia Qingdai had an idea and went into her room, then opened the door and ran downstairs happily.

When she reached the back garden, Owen was just about to turn on the carousel.

He stood under the bright colored lights and bowed deeply to Xia Qingdai.

Xia Qingdai knelt in return, walked forward briskly, happily picked a wooden horse, and said to Owen, "Shall we play together for a while?"

Owen took off his cloak and handed it to Xia Qingdai: "It's cold on winter nights, I think you need it."

"You're right, thank you." Xia Qingdai was not polite. She reached out to take it and put it on. She felt warm instantly and the cold wind could not chill her at all.

This carousel can be rotated manually by winding the base, and it also has a switch for direct electricity use, which is really convenient for little people.

Xia Qingdai and Owen had just picked a horse each when Caroline, attracted by the noise, ran over and joined the spinning team. Only Miss Bai, who went to bed early, missed the excitement.

After the three of them were seated, two male servants came forward and pressed the switch on the base. Music started playing and the wooden horse started spinning, as if they were in a fairy tale.