sbdcsierra Chapter 191 Rocking Chair, Beam
Chapter 191 Rocking Chair, Beam
"Of course you can, but it will take a little longer."
"It's okay, as long as you can do it."
At that time, I will plant a fruit tree in my yard, and plant beautiful flowers and plants in the yard. When I have free time, I can sit in a rocking chair and relax, thinking about that picture. It seems quite beautiful.
"Girl, what's the name of this chair?"
"A rocking chair."
"Girl, I won't charge you for this rocking chair. I'll make it for you for free. Can you name a price for this rocking chair so I can sell it in my shop?"
Shen Li originally thought that what he was going to say was that he would do it for free and give him the right to use the drawings, but she didn't expect that he would even pay for it with money.
"Is this shop yours?"
"No, it belongs to my nephew, but I can get the dividends."
There's no need to be so frank!
"Okay, how much money will Master Wang give?"
Master Wang pondered for a while, staring at the blueprint, and then slowly spoke after a while: "100 taels of silver, I don't have more. In addition, I will give you % off the price of the furniture you bought today."
"can."
Shen Li nodded decisively and agreed. She had her own money and diamonds, and the furniture she bought today was at a discount, so she naturally couldn't miss such a good thing.
The waiter standing by felt the pain in his flesh. How much money had he lost all of a sudden?
Master Wang asked some more details, and then Shen Yi followed the waiter to get the deed modified.
Shen Changshan and his wife did not follow, but sat in front waiting for Shen Li. When they learned that several dozen taels of silver were missing, the couple were very happy.
After buying the furniture, the three of them drove back in the carriage. They would prepare other things later. Anyway, there was still some time before moving in, so there was no rush.
Every day, villagers stop outside Shen Li’s house to watch. It is the first time that they have seen such a big house in their village.
Of course, I have seen it before. There are many landlords' houses not far from the village. Their houses are also very majestic. However, this house, which was built bit by bit under their witness, is a little different.
In the blink of an eye, another 10 days have passed and the weather is about to change. Fortunately, most of the house has been built. Now we just need to put up the beams and lay the tiles tomorrow.
This was the date that had been chosen before construction began. After all, Chen Jian was a craftsman with rich experience, and the date he chose was just right, which would not affect the construction period but would not delay too much time.
Shen Li and Lin Cuicui went to buy candy and buns early in the morning, as well as incense, candles, paper money and other items.
Today is an auspicious day. The sun came out early in the morning. The weather has been gloomy these past few days. I thought it would rain, but unexpectedly the sun came out today.
The mother and daughter simply bought some food and wine and hurried back. They were going to treat the craftsmen and workers to a meal after the beam was put up at noon today, so they had to go back and prepare.
After returning home, she helped cook. Yunniang, her two aunts and other familiar women came to help.
The three older brothers went out to cut bamboo early in the morning and came back to burn it at the new house at noon.
The use of gunpowder has not yet been discovered, so we can only use this old method.
Amid the busyness, time quickly came to noon. Several families who came with Shen Li and his friends gathered in front of the house. There was a table in front of the house with fruits and snacks on it.
Shen Changshan lit the incense, candles and paper money, and said auspicious words, "Today is the 'sacrifice to Liang', the world will be open, the source of wealth will be abundant, and the people will be strong and the horses will be strong."
Then a piece of red cloth was hung on the beam of the main room, and red papers with auspicious words written on them were pasted on both ends, such as "Good luck on the beam" and "Green dragon carries the jade pillar, white tiger carries the golden beam" to show auspiciousness.
Soon it was time to put up the beams. Cheng Jian and the workers beside him were chanting auspicious blessings, "A house with four corners, and skilled craftsmen to build a magnificent hall."
The beam-raising ceremony was almost over here. At this time, Shen Changshan climbed to the top of the beam, and everyone gathered below.
The people who had come before, as well as many children and women from the village, saw this scene and they also crowded downstairs.
Next to Shen Changshan were two baskets filled with candies and buns wrapped in oil paper, which he had bought and wrapped himself.
Looking at the people below with happy faces, Shen Changshan's face was full of smiles. He directly threw one basket of food down, and soon two baskets were finished.
Above this area came the happy voices of women and the laughter of children.
We ate outside the house and cooked the dishes here. The people who came to help had already started cooking and the aroma of the dishes had spread throughout the open space.
After receiving the candy and buns, the uninvited people in the village left on their own accord. The remaining people were those invited by Shen Changshan.
After the beam-raising ceremony, everyone started to set up the tables. Each family put together two tables and then moved in chairs.
Including the helpers, there were a total of 8 tables. The food on the tables was also very rich, with several meat dishes alone.
These were found by the brothers and sisters in the mountains the day before. They were fresh and delicious.
There were a total of 10 dishes on the table, including fish head and tofu soup, pork bone and winter melon soup, stir-fried river shrimp, stir-fried celery and lean meat, stir-fried black fungus, stir-fried cabbage, scrambled eggs with peppers, fried tofu, peanuts, and cold lotus root slices.
The food surprised everyone, but when they thought of the house built by the Shen family, they had nothing to say and ate with their stomachs full.
Even the village chief was invited by Shen Changshan. Originally, he was asked to bring his family with him, but the village chief thought of himself as a respectable man and would not do such a thing.
Halfway through the meal, Shen Changshan took the wine and went to each table to drink, and Shen Jingyuan followed him.
We will not start the construction today and will start tomorrow. The meal lasted for a full hour before everyone dispersed.
The drunk craftsmen went back to rest, and the people from the Lin and Shen families stayed here to help Lin Cuicui clean up.
With everyone's help, the things were quickly packed up and everyone went about their own business. They had just settled down in Daohua Village and were building a house, so there was a lot to do.
Shen Li didn't drink at noon. Looking at the big sun outside, she remembered that she had been here for so long, and there were still two farms and a shop she hadn't visited.
The locations of these two farms and shops are very clever, just near Qingxi County. If they were not refugees and their settlement places were not randomly assigned, one would think that the Lu family knew about it in advance.
After returning home, Shen Li took Chi Yan out and met her three brothers who had brought back tables, chairs and benches at the door.
"Ali, where are you going?"
"Big brother, third brother, fourth brother, didn't the Lu family give us two manors? I'll go take a look."
Shen Qi'an asked: "Do you want your brother to accompany you?"
Shen Li shook her head and refused, "No, ordinary people can't bully me."