Chapter 276 It is chewing the snake

Wen Zhenyi looked at the cream in her hand, his face full of headache: "Where did you find it?"

"It's really unbearable in the deep forest." After saying that, A Xiang looked at the dirty guy in his hand.

"What's wrong?"

"When I found it, it was holding a snake that was thicker than itself and chewing it."

Wen Zhenyi reached out to take the cream and held it in front of him: "You are quite unbearable."

The little creamy eyeballs rolled around, and even with a face full of stains, he looked at her with a silly and cute expression.

When Wen Zhen saw how dirty it looked, he didn't want to hold it. He just carried it down the mountain. When he got to the river, he washed it clean and then threw it into the backpack.

Cream was still a little unhappy, but this mood didn't last long, and it fell asleep on the mugwort.

When she returned to the yard, she saw Master Chang already sitting there waiting for her.

Aunt You saw her and quickly called out, "Yi Yi, Master Chang has been waiting for you for a long time."

Wen Zhen picked up the backpack and walked over apologetically: "Master Chang, I thought you would not come for a few days."

"I'll come over and tell you about it once it's settled. If everything's alright, I'll go order bricks and lumber for you. You need a lot of stuff for this house."

Wen Zhen smiled and nodded: "Okay."

Master Chang handed her a piece of paper, which listed a lot of things, such as how much wood was needed, how many bricks and tiles were needed, how many bluestone bricks were needed, etc.

Each item is very detailed, and the unit price and total price are also listed out, making it easy to see at a glance.

"Master Chang, how do you calculate your wages?"

"I get fifteen taels of silver a month, and my apprentice gets five. Accommodation is required in faraway places, but food is provided here. The rest of the people are found locally and paid according to the local wages. It's up to you how you pay them."

Wen Zhen nodded: "Okay, this price is no problem. I would also like to ask you to help me order the materials. We will start construction after the autumn harvest."

Master Chang nodded, took out a few pieces of paper from his arms, wrote down the time, place, deposit, and some related matters very clearly.

"Miss Wen, take a look. If there are no problems, just sign here."

Wen Zhenyi picked up the paper on the table and took a look. It was said to be a contract, and it was imagined to be a modern contract. It was listed very clearly. She checked it and found no problems, so she wrote her name in the signature area.

Master Chang also wrote his name on it. "I'll send a backup copy of this contract to the government office, and then send three copies to you after they're stamped with the official seal."

"Are you going into town now?"

"Yes."

"Master Chang, please wait for me. I also have something to do in town."

"I'll be waiting for you outside. I'll just be driving the carriage over here."

Wen Zhen nodded slightly, went back to her room and got some banknotes. After stamping the office seal, she would hand over the money for ordering materials to Master Chang.

"Axiang, I'm going to town."

"Don't you want me to go with you?"

"No need, I'll be back soon." After Wen Zhenyi said this, he got on Master Chang's carriage and went to the town.

Master Chang's carriage has no roof. It's just a simple carriage. It can carry a lot more things than a carriage with a roof. "It seems that we will have the chance to eat the delicious food made by Miss Wen this time."

"Master Chang, do you guys often run around outside?"

"Yes, we are all away from home all year round. We go wherever there is a house to be built. It just happened to happen to meet this time, otherwise we would have been away again."

“That’s pretty hard.”

"There's nothing we can do about it. We have to make a living and support our family."

"Where are your family members?"

"They are used to it. They go with me to distant places. Generally, they go home to stay for a while during Chinese New Year or when there are no business. They can be at home with their family. The rest of the time they have to be away. The fastest time is two or three months, but it's hard to say how long it will take."

“It’s quite hard.”

"That's good. It's close to home and I can go back anytime." Master Chang smiled happily.

"You can go back anytime you want. There's no rush in my house."

"That won't work either. I can't take your money and then not do the job for you."

"Do you all take jobs around town?"

"Not really. If it's far away, we'll go to the vicinity of the county town as well. It depends on the situation. But your reputation has spread far and wide. Many people come to the town just to eat your cooking."

"Yeah?"

"Yes, that's what happened to the family I built a house for before. It was too far to come to town, so they went to the county town to drink herbal tea and stayed there for several days before going back. When they left, they told me that the food was delicious, but they couldn't stay there forever."

Wen Zhenyi smiled slightly: "There's nothing we can do about it. Maybe there will be a solution later."

"We're away from home all year round and rarely come back. I thought I'd go to your shop and have some food this time, but I didn't expect to get an order from you to build a house. You don't know how happy my apprentice is."

“Even if you build me a house, it doesn’t necessarily mean I’ll be the one cooking for you.”

"It doesn't matter. Even my wife and son said they would come to help."

"Sure, I'll have to hire someone anyway, so it doesn't matter who I hire."

"Then I thank you on their behalf."

The two of them arrived in the town while chatting, and first went to the town government office to get the official seal.

Wen Zhenyi handed the banknote to Master Chang, asked him to order the necessary materials, and went to Lin Jie's house himself.

The courtyard is quiet now, except for the occasional coughing of Uncle Lin.

Lin Jie came out with a basin of water and saw Wen Zhenyi coming in. He quickly walked over and said, "Miss Wen."

"I've asked about the house for you. It's an old house owned by Aunt You. It's not very big, but it should be big enough for you and Uncle Lin to live in. However, I heard from Aunt You that there are no daily necessities in it, and the house needs some repairs."

"That's okay, I can fix it myself."

"If you're free now, I'll take you to see it. The price should be around two taels of silver."

"Okay, I'll talk to my dad."

"I'll go check out the shops first and buy some vegetables from the market."

"I'll pick you up at the store later."

Wen Zhen nodded and went to the store to check the situation. The business was the same as before.

It's past the busiest time now, but there are still some customers sitting inside eating.

Ji Hongguang was calculating the store's accounts, while others were cleaning up the dishes used by today's customers.

She didn't go in, but just took a look from a distance and walked towards the market.

Haiwa's family's stall has just been set up. They mainly sell lunch meals, which does not conflict with her shop at all. Many people like to come and have a meal.