Chapter 134 Chapter 134 Preparing for renovation and opening
At this time at home, Lin Chunhe and Lin Duoer knew that Lin Chuntao had gone to buy a shop today. As the time was up and Lin Chuntao and her friends had not returned yet, the two sisters had a faint expectation in their hearts.
"Third sister, do you think my sisters and the others will wait until they have bought the shop before returning?"
Lin Chunhe thought that buying a shop was not like buying a small toy, so it would cost at least dozens of taels.
"That shouldn't be the case. It's that much money."
Lin Duoer bit her lip, her eyes rolling around, "What if my sister sees it and thinks it's a good fit, and buys it right away?"
The two sisters chatted back and forth. Lin Duoer asked Lin Chunhe, "If we buy a shop, will my second sister often stay in the county town and not come home?"
Lin Chunhe shook her head. "I don't know. I don't know if we should sell dinner. If we do, then my second sister would probably live in the county town."
After saying this, Lin Duoer pursed her lips, feeling a little eager in her heart. She also wanted to go to the county town to play.
Seeing Lin Duo'er's expression change, Lin Chunhe raised her eyebrows slightly and asked directly: "If my second sister goes to live in the county town, do you want to go too?"
Lin Duoer looked at her with a smile, and Lin Chunhe looked at Lin Duoer's expression and knew at a glance that she was right.
Lin Duoer couldn't help with Lin Chunxing's work. She was now learning tailoring from Madam Fan. If she went to the county town to play, she would have no intention of coming back to learn tailoring.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Chunhe said, "My second sister is going to the county town to do business. You're just going to help. My sister said that she will slowly hand over the making of sauces at home to me. We will each do our own things in the future. You said you wanted to learn tailoring. I've paid your tuition. Once you've finished your apprenticeship, if you want to open a shop, I'll definitely help you do it. But if you follow my second sister to the county town now, you won't have any skills in the future."
When Lin Duoer heard Lin Chunhe's words, her eyes widened.
"Sister said that making the sauce is for you?" Lin Duoer asked in surprise. Lin Chunhe said, "Almost. I'm learning how to make it every day, right?"
Lin Duoer swallowed her saliva. She looked at Lin Chunhe and said, "My elder sister taught my second sister how to make noodle soup. My second sister went out to do business. Then she gave you the skill of making sauce. Does my elder sister have any arrangements for me?"
Lin Chunhe listened to Lin Duo'er's words. She was afraid that Lin Duo'er would misunderstand Lin Chuntao's painstaking efforts, so she said softly, "Yes, my sister said that since you are the youngest, you can learn whatever you like. So if you want to learn tailoring, I will find a master for you. Unlike me and my second sister, we have to focus on making money."
"You don't even know, my second sister and I envy you so much, and my sister is partial to you."
Lin Duoer stared with wide eyes and giggled. Lin Chunhe struck while the iron was hot and continued, "You've seen it too. My second sister sells noodle soup and makes sauce at home. Although she makes some money, it's very tiring. If you learn Madam Fan's craft, you can open a tailor shop in the future. It won't be dirty or tiring, and you can still make a lot of money."
Lin Duoer was successfully persuaded by Lin Chunhe and was full of fantasies about opening a tailor shop and making a lot of money in the future.
Lin Chunhe asked, "If you follow your second sister, will you still learn tailoring?"
Lin Duoer nodded and said, "I will definitely learn."
When Lin Chuntao and the others arrived home, Lin Chunhe and Lin Duoer had already finished their conversation.
Seeing them coming back, Lin Duoer trotted over and asked, "Sister, have you bought the shop?"
Lin Chuntao said, "I bought it. It's on Sifang Street. I'll take you to see it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."
"Wow! You really bought it! How much is it?"
Before Lin Chuntao could say anything, Lin Chunxing said, "It cost a lot."
Lin Duoer was very excited. Although she no longer went to the county town with them, buying a shop was like buying a shop. Even if she didn't work in the shop in the county town, the shop belonged to her family. No one in the village had bought a house in the county town yet!
"Just now my third sister said that even with so much money, she might not buy it today."
Lin Chunxing said, "Sister bargained and bought it when she thought it was a good price. The title deed is already in place!"
Lin Chunhe looked at Lin Chuntao and asked excitedly, "Sister, when will Second Sister move her stall into the shop?"
Lin Chuntao: "We still need to renovate it, build the stove, and the tables and chairs."
Pei Ying said, "Let's continue to ask Brother Sun and his team to build the stove. I think the stoves they make are pretty good."
Lin Chuntao nodded.
"Sure, let's go there tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and stop by Brother Sun's house to see if they're free."
After the matter was decided, the next afternoon, Lin Chunhe took Lin Duoer to the county town, Lin Chunxing took Lin Chunhe and the others to look at houses, and Lin Chuntao and Pei Ying went to Sun Hu's house.
Sun Hu was out and only Yu Meixi was at home.
Seeing Lin Chuntao and the others coming, Yu Meixi greeted them with a smile, "Sister Chuntao, it's been a while, come in!"
Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "Sister Yu, how are you guys doing lately?"
"It's still the same, busy as always. How about you? Have you finished harvesting the crops?"
Lin Chuntao: "Just finished collecting everything."
As they were talking, Lin Chuntao and the others followed them into the house. Yu Meixi made tea for them, and after they sat and chatted for a while, Lin Chuntao mentioned that they had bought a small house.
Yu Meixi's face was full of smiles. "Sister-in-law would like to congratulate Chuntao in advance!"
Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law. I came here just to ask you and Brother Sun to come take a look and help us plan how many stoves we need to build, and we also need to make a few sets of tables and chairs."
Yu Meixi smiled and said, "Old Sun won't be back until tonight, I'll go with you guys first."
After Yu Meixi finished speaking, Lin Chuntao and the others went over together. Yu Meixi also took a piece of cloth and an ink block.
When they arrived at the house, Lin Chuntao took Yu Meixi around the house and told her about the plan. There was a kitchen with four to six stoves, which would be more convenient if there were many guests. Eight sets of tables and chairs could be placed in the front of the house. Lin Chuntao also made two long tables and chairs, which would be equipped with single chairs so that people who came to eat alone could sit there.
Yu Meixi said, "Sister, I think your business is good, you should make some space in the backyard."
Lin Chuntao said, "Sister-in-law, the backyard needs to be occupied. I don't think it's a good idea to let outsiders in now. We need to re-plan it."
Yu Meixi took another look at the layout of the house, then said to Lin Chuntao, "It can be adjusted. Sister, please find someone to take a look at the layout someday, and then we can discuss our ideas."
Lin Chuntao asked Yu Meixi and her team to make the tables and chairs as well. Yu Meixi said, "Sister, it's the same as always. I'll show you the designs after I finish them and give you a price."
After seeing Yu Meixi off, Lin Duoer and Lin Chunhe were still running around in the room, their brisk steps revealing happiness.
Lin Chuntao waited until they had enough fun and their excitement had subsided before taking them to the market to buy things.
Yu Meixi and the others are very efficient at their work, so we need to prepare the dishes as quickly as possible.
Lin Chuntao bought a pig's head, six pig's trotters, and some pork tenderloin. After the meat was purchased, she went to buy some stinky tofu, some dried black fungus, some day lilies, and some vermicelli. When she was leaving the market, she happened to meet a woman holding two old hens, so Lin Chuntao bought them all back.
Lin Chunxing was a little shocked. She said to Lin Chuntao, "Sister, are you buying all these to make new flavors?"
Lin Chuntao nodded, then said, "Make one braised pork and three flavors of noodles. I like one of them more, but I'm not sure if you and the guests will like it. Let's try it."
They listened to Lin Chuntao's words and didn't hear what Lin Chuntao said afterwards at all. They only heard the first sentence, which Lin Chuntao liked more.
In their opinion, anything that Lin Chuntao likes must be delicious.
It was still early when she got home. Lin Chuntao washed the pig's head and trotters and soaked them in clean water. Then she called Pei Ying to go to the headman's house to rent a cow.
Those corn fields are empty. The corn harvest is very good this year, and Lin Chuntao and her family are not short of food, so they will not plant buckwheat this year. Lin Chuntao plans to plant some radishes and green vegetables. She can make sour radishes and pickled vegetables, and can also feed them to pigs, which is very convenient.
There were still two days left before the last payment, so Lin Chuntao paid a few more days' money and signed a contract.
Uncle Zheng thought that the rent for the cows from Lin Chuntao and the others for the past two days had been settled, but he didn't expect Lin Chuntao to come again. He was a little unhappy in his heart, but since the head of the village didn't say anything, he didn't say anything either.
After renting the cow, the headman's wife asked Lin Chuntao about selling sauce. Lin Chuntao told them the truth. The sauce was contracted to the young master of the Chai family to help sell it, so only his family could sell it in the county town, but peddlers in the town or the countryside could come directly to Lin Chuntao to get the sauce and sell it.
When the headman's wife heard this, she asked about the price. The villagers bought from Lin Chuntao at fourteen cents per catty, but this was a bulk purchase. If they were peddlers selling the goods on poles, and the price was higher than fourteen cents, people who wanted to buy would definitely come directly to Lin Chuntao.
Lin Chuntao said, "If the peddlers come to buy the sauce, it will be fifteen cents per pound. I suggest selling it at no more than eighteen cents."
After Lin Chuntao finished speaking, the village head's wife smiled and said, "I have a nephew who asked me to ask you something. He wants to sell some sauce at the market in town. I'll come to you on his behalf later."
After hearing what the headman's wife said, Zheng Lao Da's family finally understood why they were so happy when Lin Chuntao came to Qianniu. It turned out that she was planning something.
The village head said, "Looking at Lin Chuntao's attitude, maybe she won't come to rent our cattle next year."
Boss Zheng replied, "She wants to raise cattle for rent too? Is she trying to steal our money?"
The village head put his hands behind his back, shook his head and sighed.
"She may not necessarily rent a cow, but she will definitely buy one if she has the money herself."
After the matter of renting the cow was settled, Lin Chuntao and Pei Ying came back slowly. It was almost evening, so they went to the vegetable garden to pick some vegetables and brought them back.
The soaked pig's head and trotters were almost done, so Lin Chuntao went to change the water and then called Lin Chunxing to go wash the vegetables together. Tonight, Lin Chuntao planned to cook a new flavor of noodles for them to try.
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