Chapter 137 Craftsmanship
The next day, after everyone had breakfast, the village chief came over with five men.
The village chief introduced: "The five of them are all craftsmen. They have helped wealthy families build three-story courtyards. I brought them here today to learn what kind of house you plan to build. You can bring hoes to the homestead to mark it, so that everyone will have a count when the construction starts."
Xu Zhiyi nodded and said, "That's great! We can go to the homestead now and take a look."
Then he looked at Su Manman and said, "Manman, go and tell the other uncles and brothers to come over."
Upon hearing this, Su Manman hurried out the door.
Xu Zhiyi brought his family, the village chief, and the five craftsmen to the intersection, and the headman led everyone over!
Seeing that everyone was present, everyone headed for the homestead. When they arrived at the homestead, the village chief asked, "Which family of yours will choose a location first?"
Hearing this, Xu Zhiyi looked at the head of the village and said, "Uncle Lin, you go first!"
Village Chief: "You guys choose first!"
When everyone heard what the village head said, they all took a step back. The meaning was very clear, which was to let the village head choose first.
The village head was a little confused when he saw this, not knowing how to choose, so he looked at Mrs. Hu and said, "Which location do you think we should choose? The one near the foot of the mountain, or the one near the village?"
Hu pointed to the middle and said, "Let's choose the middle one!
Upon hearing this, the village chief took a hoe and went to mark the area, then asked, "How do you want to shape your house?"
The village head looked at the designated residential land and thought: "Let's put the main house and the main room in the middle! Then build on the left and right sides, two rooms on the side, three rooms on the right, and leave one room for the kitchen, so it can be smaller."
The head of the village had just finished stating his request when the five craftsmen over there had already simply marked out the house with hoes!
Then it was Doctor Li's turn. Without thinking, he pointed directly to the side closest to the foot of the mountain and said, "I don't have any requirements, old man. Just build three houses in a row, one for a bedroom, one for a pharmacy, and one for a kitchen. It's perfect. That's it!"
The village chief nearby heard the word "pharmacy" and couldn't help asking, "Brother, are you a doctor?"
When Doctor Li heard the word "old brother", he waved his hands anxiously and said, "Don't call me brother yet. I'm only sixty-three years old this year. I wonder how old you are this year?"
Upon hearing this, the village chief blushed and rubbed his beard awkwardly: "Ahem... I'm sixty-eight this year!"
After hearing this, Doctor Li quickly bowed and said, "See! I should be the one to call you, Brother!"
The village chief had no choice but to reply: "Brother"
Next, everyone pushed Xu Zhiyi to choose first. Unable to persuade them, Xu Zhiyi had to go over and choose two positions, one on the left and one on the right. This was what he had just discussed with the Su family.
Old Man Su: "Village Chief, the shape of my house should be the same as the first Lin family's!"
The village chief listened carefully and motioned the five men to go over and mark the place.
Su, who was standing by, pulled Xu Zhiyi and whispered in her ear, "Zhiyi, there should be at least one room for each person. Changan and Wuyou should live separately! You should also keep a room for yourself as a backup."
Xu Zhiyi: "Mom, why is my room reserved for backup?"
Su: "When it's inconvenient for you, go back to your own room to sleep. The rest of the time you have to go to Chang'an or Wuyou's room. Since you married someone, you have to be responsible! Understand?"
"Ahem..." Xu Zhiyi was choked by Su's words.
After the village chief and his five craftsmen dug the marks, they all looked at Xu Zhiyi, waiting for her next words.
Xu Zhiyi thought about it for a moment and said, "Then mine should be the same! But I need to build a small room in the front yard as a bathroom and a toilet in the back yard."
Then the next ones were selected.
Wang Xiaohe: "Dad, let's choose Sister Zhiyi's other side!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Daniu chose it readily.
Going down in a row, the first household close to the village is Wang Daniu, the second household is Xu Zhiyi, the third household is the Su family, the fourth household is the head of the middle, then the next three households are members of the Lin family, and the last one close to the foot of the mountain is Doctor Li.
Seeing that the work had been done, the village chief reminded them: "You have to go and order the tiles and mud for building your house. There is a small path on the left side of the town gate. There is a kiln over there. You can go there to order first."
"Starting tomorrow, if any villagers want to come and help, we will dig the foundation first, and when the mud arrives, we can start the construction!"
Xu Zhiyi: "Thank you, Village Chief. Let's go to the kiln to take a look later."
The village chief nodded, and then thought of the land behind: "Oh, after you build your house, you can use the small piece of land behind your house to grow some vegetables."
Everyone was even happier when they heard this, especially the mothers. How convenient it would be to have a vegetable garden so close to their homes! How could they not be happy? They were so surprised!
On the way back, the village head was worried about ordering tiles and clay blocks, so he asked everyone, "Are we going to order tiles and clay blocks today?"
Xu Zhiyi heard this and suggested: "Let's go today! We can also go to town to buy some things for the family."
Village head: "Okay, whoever wants to go, go back and prepare and we'll set off."
Su: "Zhiyi, let's not all go with them, you and Wuyou can go!"
Su Ze: “I’ll go too.”
Xu Zhiyi nodded, then went into the room and changed into a thicker cotton coat. She was afraid of the cold and had to wear something thicker.
When he came out, he looked at Shen Changan who was standing at the door of the next room, and went over to ask, “Changan, do you want to buy anything?”
Shen Changan shook his head when he heard this: "I don't lack anything, my lady, be careful on the road, and come back early"
Xu Zhiyi felt warmed when she heard his advice: "Yes, I will. Wait for me to come back home. Also, don't walk too much. You have to do it slowly and gradually."
"My dear, I listen to you very much. I will never do anything that you don't allow."
Xu Zhiyi: "Don't lie to me"
After saying this, he saw Su Ze waiting in the mule cart, and quickly trotted to the mule.
“Madam, let me pull you up.” Shen Wuyou stood on the mule cart and stretched out his hand in front of Xu Zhiyi.
Xu Zhiyi grabbed Shen Wuyou’s hand and got on the mule cart, and when the wind blew, he hurried into the carriage.
Shen Wuyou: "Uncle, I'll drive the car, please get in the car quickly"
Hearing this, Su Ze quickly grabbed the reins of the mule and refused to let go: "I'll do it, you go in quickly, it's windy outside, I put on an extra cotton coat before going out, so I won't feel cold."
Seeing that Shen Wuyou didn’t move, Su Ze urged again: “What’s wrong? Did the young couple quarrel? Don’t dare to go in?”
Shen Wuyou: “No, absolutely not”
"That's all, go in quickly"
Shen Wuyou had no choice but to lift the curtain and go in to sit next to Xu Zhiyi.
When he saw Xu Zhiyi put her hands into her sleeves to keep warm, he quickly went over and took her hand: "My dear, my hands are warm, let me warm you up."
Xu Zhiyi touched Shen Wuyou’s warm hand and asked curiously, “Why am I wearing thicker clothes than you, but my hands are colder than yours?”
Upon hearing this, Shen Wuyou blurted out: "My wife, you are so afraid of the cold, but I am warm and not afraid of the cold. When the house is built in the future, you can sleep in the same room with me, and I will warm the bed for you, my wife."
Xu Zhiyi: “…”
"Madam, shouldn't you?"
"Uh, I should!"
Shen Wuyou: "Okay, from now on, you will sleep in my room for half a month and in my brother's room for half a month."
Uh, you even arranged this for me!!!
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