Chapter 609: Starting to Renovate the Pharmacy
By the time Bai Zhi and Shen Qian brought the cart over, Ye Qingbai had already thrown all the bricks outside. Although he was working with only one hand, his speed was quite astonishing.
He saw that the two girls were not pretentious at all, and they skillfully and quickly pulled the cart over, with gentle smiles on their faces.
They really can handle anything.
Ye Qingbai said, "Xiao Zhi, we need to ask where this garbage is."
"I'll go ask."
Bai Zhi went to the hardware store to inquire about Boss Zhao, who pointed out the nearby garbage station to them.
They were eager to help, but Bai Zhi politely declined, saying, "Boss Zhao, we have enough manpower. You can mind the shop; there's no need for help."
Bai Zhi meant that the three of them loaded the cart, then she pulled it, while Ye Qingbai and Shen Qian helped push it to take out the trash.
But Ye Qingbai objected, "Xiao Zhi, don't pull the cart. After your brother-in-law has finished prying everything off, he can pull and I can push. You two women can go inside and clean up. You don't need to do any extra work."
Bai Zhi couldn't stay idle, so she straightened the direction of the cart. "It's all flat road, so pulling the cart isn't tiring."
Ye Qingbai said firmly, "Whether you're tired or not, don't do it. With us men here, why would it be your turn to do hard labor?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Ye's voice came from inside, "Yes, you guys stop working, I'll be done soon, let's go take out the trash."
"Did you hear that? You don't need to do any more work. Just clean up the inside afterwards."
Ye Qingbai, who is usually carefree and irresponsible, was now forceful and domineering, stopping the two ladies from doing their work, which made people feel warm.
Shen Qian looked at him, a strange emotion rising in her heart.
Soon, Lu Ye pried up all the bricks, and then he and Ye Qingbai loaded them onto a cart. One of them pulled the cart, and the other pushed it. After several trips back and forth, they dumped all the bricks at the garbage station.
Bai Zhi and Shen Qian swept the small pieces of trash on the ground together, and then they hauled another load of trash into a truck.
The floor is currently uneven, so we'll wait for the new flooring to arrive before we start laying it again.
It was past midnight when I finished the work.
Bai Zhi originally planned to return the cart, but the owner should be having lunch at this time.
Old Xia's wife is so hospitable, we'll definitely have to invite her to stay for dinner.
So Bai Zhi first parked the cart at the shop entrance and asked Boss Zhao to keep an eye on it, and then return it in the afternoon.
Ye Qingbai rubbed his stomach and exclaimed, "I'm so hungry, brother-in-law, please treat us to a restaurant."
Lu Ye rolled his eyes at Ye Qingbai and ignored him.
He looked at Bai Zhi and Shen Qian and asked, "What do you want to eat?"
Bai Zhi said, "Then let's go out to eat. Everyone has worked hard today."
"good."
I washed myself at the tap, locked the door, and went to a stir-fry restaurant.
After a morning of physical labor, everyone was indeed very hungry at this time.
Ye Qingbai said, "Today I'm going to order a few hearty dishes to replenish my energy."
Upon hearing his words, Bai Zhi smiled and teased, "You've been giving all the chicken legs to Chen Qian these past few days, and now you want a main dish? Why didn't you eat any the other day?"
"Can't I eat some other kind of meat?"
Ye Qingbai was clearly a little guilty. He pointed to the menu and very domineeringly ordered a braised fish, then asked Shen Qian what she wanted to eat.
Shen Qian sat there expressionless. "I'm fine with anything."
"Then I'll order another twice-cooked pork."
After ordering, he said to Lu Ye and the others, "Alright, you two can order now."
Bai Zhi and Lu Ye discussed and each ordered a stir-fry dish: Mapo Tofu and Stir-fried Pork with Chili.
Lu Ye was quite generous today, saying, "Another soup, please."
After working so hard this morning, everyone was starving, and the food at this stir-fry restaurant was quite delicious.
Even Ye Qingbai, who is known for his picky eating habits, repeatedly praised how delicious it was.
But the portion sizes for that era were incredibly generous; the four of them ate until they were stuffed and still couldn't finish all the dishes.
When it was time to pay the bill, Ye Qingbai leaned over and whispered, "I'll pay."
Lu Ye glanced at him, then calmly took out his money. "No need, I have money."
"Wow, rich, that's impressive."
Seeing that Lu Ye actually took out a fifty-yuan bill from his pocket and handed it to the cashier, Ye Qingbai left with peace of mind.
Very well, he doesn't need to bail us out.
After finishing their meal, Ye Qingbai asked, "What are we doing this afternoon?"
"Let's go to the building materials store and see if they have any wood flooring."
The group then went to a building materials store after asking around.
After looking around for a while, I finally settled on a dark red wood floor.
These are the colors and materials that were popular in this era.
"How's this color?" Bai Zhi asked Lu Ye.
"It's alright. I'll choose a dark color for the medicine cabinet too, it'll match better."
Traditional Chinese medicine clinics should have a simple and elegant interior design.
"Xiao Zhi, you've prepared everything. When is Second Grandpa coming?"
Ye Qingbai's question stumped Bai Zhi.
She couldn't say for sure when the old man would arrive.
"Let's get ready first. He'll come when everything is ready."
Bai Zhi trusted the old man deep down.
She believed that the old man must have a plan in mind.
I won't stand her up.
After finding a suitable piece of wood flooring, they haven't made a decision yet.
After the flooring installer arrives, we'll take the measurements and calculate how many planks we need to buy.
When he returned to the shop, Lao Xia was standing at the entrance with Boss Zhao and a simply dressed middle-aged man, smoking and chatting.
Boss Zhao saw the group of people in the distance and said to Lao Xia, "They're back."
At the same time, Bai Zhi and the others also saw Lao Xia.
They walked over quickly, greeting him with smiles, "Mr. Xia, you've arrived?"
"Dr. Xiao Bai, Xiao Lu, let me introduce you." Old Xia pointed to the man next to him and said, "This is Old Chen, the bricklayer I found."
"Old Chen is the best bricklayer in our county. He worked in a big city last year, and he laid the floors in that building."
"Hello, Mr. Chen."
Master Chen was not good with words, and he looked at the several distinguished young people with a somewhat shy demeanor.
Hello.
Bai Zhi could tell from this that he was an honest person, so she said, "Let's go to the store first and you can help us calculate how much flooring we need to buy."
"good."
Lu Ye opened the door, and Master Chen took out a measuring tape, measured for a while, and without taking paper and pen, directly gestured and calculated on the ground.
After Bai Zhi provided him with the dimensions of the floor, Master Chen quickly calculated the exact numbers.
"Because these corners need to be cut, there will definitely be some waste. We need to factor in a few more pieces, and we can't just purchase according to the calculated figures."
Master Chen explained to them as he calculated.
"Okay, we'll do as you say."
Old Xia said to Bai Zhi and the others, "I've already spoken with Master Chen. We're all acquaintances, so I'll give you a discount on your wages."
Bai Zhi smiled and shook her head when she heard his words, "Boss Xia, just pay the market price. Everyone has a hard time, so we won't deliberately try to lower the price."
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