The taste of the mushroom and three-fresh dumplings that Xianjin had in the morning is still fresh in my memory - I've even vomited so much that it almost made my throat ache, how could it not be fresh?
After Master Chen Wu finished signing, Xian Jin smiled and instructed Brother Hai Si, "... Please give us a detailed list of materials needed, such as ten loads of stones, four thousand pieces of blue tiles, thirteen meters of fir wood, etc. It's better to make a deal first and avoid confusion later than to argue about the bill later."
The depth of decoration lies in two aspects: materials and labor.
The materials used can vary greatly. Good fragrant fir can be worth one tael of silver per meter. It is not only strong but also has a wood fragrance and can repel insects, rats and ants. Worse fir has poor straightness and large knots with slight bends. It is very unstable when used as beams, and each beam is worth no more than one tael of silver.
This is where the contractor makes his money.
Also, under bricks, on roofs, in the soil... these places that customers can't see are also good places to save money.
When Chen Laowu heard Xianjin's words, his smile froze for a moment. He was about to open his mouth to speak, but was interrupted by a look from Hai Sige.
"Okay! I'll do it tomorrow! I'll give you the order and the money tomorrow, Manager He, what do you think?" Fourth Brother Hai smiled frankly and heartily.
Xianjin smiled and said, "Of course it's good. The sooner we start the work, the better. The sooner we finish the work, the better."
Brother Fourth Hai then took a tape measure and measured it carefully. His face was serious and he looked very professional.
Xianjin's eyes fell on the tape measure that was obviously not straightened, he smiled and said nothing.
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When Chen Laowu was sending Hai Sige out, he lowered his voice and said, "...Once the size is determined, won't it be difficult to make a difference? Can you still save money from it?"
Brother Hai was confident, "There are plenty of places to save money! Two hundred and fifty taels, not a single copper less for you."
Chen Laowu felt deeply aggrieved: Why had he ever been a pimp for two hundred taels of silver?
I have no money now!
Squeezed dry!
I cleared the account books yesterday, and now there is only eighty-six taels of cash on the books!
Eighty-six taels, eat shit!
Chen Laowu patted Hai Sige on the back and said, "Do your best and make it look good. It will only be useful for a few years. If you do it too well, it will be useful for decades, and neither you nor I will make any money."
Fourth Brother Hai chuckled.
The next day, Fourth Brother Hai brought over a list of fine materials. Xianjin opened it and saw that, as expected, the price of "seventeen meters of top-quality fir wood" was twenty-five taels of silver.
Best?
How to define the best? Who defines the best?
Why not just write "fragrant cedar"?
Xianjin smiled, closed the list of details, and asked Suo'er to take out three hundred taels of silver notes, "…send it to Fourth Brother Hai, and ask him to come in the next day or the day after tomorrow."
Manager Dong hesitated and asked, "Then our Jixi workshop will be closed tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?"
Xianjin nodded.
"What should we do, guys?" Manager Dong frowned.
The situation was already shabby, and now that there was a long vacation, he was afraid that these lazy idiots would die at home.
Xian Jin had a blank expression on his face. "Pack it up, pack it all up, and send it back to West City Avenue."
Xianjin touched his upper lip to his lower lip, "Give them to the training camp."
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