Chapter 388 Fine Decoration
Zhao Yeqing was obviously still not used to the living habits of becoming rich overnight. "The fire pit in the middle will not be filled. It can be used from time to time. Normally, it is used to smoke bacon."
Mu Xi was not used to it either, but smoking bacon might not require a fire pit:
"There is a fire pit in the middle but it is not often used for cooking, which is actually a bit of a hindrance. Smoked bacon can be put in the drying room. If we want to use the wood stove occasionally, we can also keep the other small brick stove. The one in the middle should be filled up to make an extra long workbench."
His consideration was mainly for safety. The direction he usually faced was the fire pit, so there would be no safety hazards even if he didn't pay much attention to other places.
But if you cook in front of the induction cooker on the workbench in the future, it is easy to step into the fire when you step back carelessly. Even if you don't usually light a fire, you will inevitably get covered in ash.
When summer comes, I don’t dare to use a fan for fear that the dust will be blown everywhere.
This concern is well-founded. Zhao Yeqing thought about it and it made sense. "Then fill it up and redecorate the kitchen."
Mu Xi's mind was now open, and all the ideas came to his mind. He quickly planned the area to be renovated.
"In addition to preparing the water pump and booster pump, it is also important to lay water pipes and water heaters. When the time comes, the kitchen faucet pipes will also be reconnected and connected to the electric water heater so that hot water can be used at any time..."
It was another big project. Mu Xi listed out the material list and drawings. Zhao Yeqing didn't even need to look at them carefully. He could tell at a glance that it would take more than a month to finish.
Well, well, well, she discovered that their skills were not how to survive in the mountains, but how to find work for themselves in the mountains every day...
And I work harder and harder.
Seeing that her expression had become dull as she stared at the drawing, Mu Xi quickly said with a smile: "Why is this expression like that? It's actually not as difficult as you think..."
Zhao Yeqing slowly raised his eyes and pointed at the kitchen blueprint that revealed some exquisiteness. He said, "Even the kitchen needs to be tiled. After laying the tiles, we need to make such a long cooking table. I don't know how many red bricks we need to burn. Isn't this difficult?"
Mu Xi immediately defended his drawings: "Actually, it's just that laying tiles is a bit troublesome, but red bricks are really not needed. Do you remember the largest hotel in the tourist area?"
"Remember, when we were looking for a refrigerator, I thought it would be great if we could use their large commercial freezer. It would have enough space... What's wrong, do you want to move the freezer back?"
Mu Xi shook his head: "We'll talk about it later when we need it. Now I'm not talking about the freezer, I'm talking about the stainless steel workbench in the back kitchen. We can just move that workbench back and use it."
After hearing what he said, Zhao Yeqing suddenly remembered that the kitchen was huge and the food inside had long been moved out. Only some kitchen utensils were left in the entire kitchen, the most common of which were stainless steel pots, pans, and several large metal workbenches that took up half of the kitchen.
Why didn’t the two of them think of moving the existing operating table back for use before?
Now part of the kitchen workbench still belongs to the original owner, and part is made by Mu Xi himself. They are all made of wood, which is difficult to clean when they get dirty. Replacing them with stainless steel will eliminate this problem, and the color tone will be more unified with the refrigerator at home.
It is also convenient to clean the kitchen floor after replacing it with tiles. Just mopping it will make it much cleaner than a cement floor.
Mu Xi said, "Since the kitchen floor has been replaced with tiles, it would be best to replace the toilet and bathroom with tiles as well. Choose large tiles. The bathroom and toilet only need a few tiles to cover the small area."
“What about the pipeline?”
"The plumbing is actually not difficult to deal with. We don't really need to hide the pipes in the wall for the sake of aesthetics. We can just go with exposed pipes, which will be convenient for modification later."
Well, now that we have planned it, let’s not waste time and just get started.
You cannot cook in the kitchen during the next few days of renovation, so move out all the original things and lay the floor first.
After the two of them pried back the tiles, Zhao Yeqing laid the tiles in the bathroom while Mu Xi installed the water pump first. Only after the water pump was installed could the water heater be installed, so that the two of them would not have to work hard and sweat all over but still not be able to take a shower.
The water heater is an electric water heater with a large water storage tank. It is installed outside the toilet, between the toilet and the original main house.
This location can not only supply hot water to the toilet and bathroom next to it, but also to the kitchen next to the original main house.
The bathroom tiles are laid first, and when they are ready to dry, the kitchen tiles are laid first.
The toilet was placed at the end, and Mu Xi also got a flush toilet. Anyway, the dog would not go to the toilet at home, so the toilet was more convenient than the squat toilet. A layer of water would accumulate in the toilet to block the odor.
In this weather, you can step on the tiles 48 hours after they are laid, but it will take another four to five days for them to dry completely. During this period, you cannot take a shower in the bathroom. You can only wipe them in the toilet with hot water.
The kitchen has the largest area and took the longest time to lay tiles. The two people's skills are obviously much more proficient than the first time. The tiles that were laid together rarely crack again. After paving the kitchen with tiles, it looks clean and bright.
The toilet was the last one to be tiled. Within 48 hours after the tiles were laid, the two of them could only go to the toilet outside. Originally, they could wipe their bodies in the toilet, but now they can only fetch water to the backyard to wipe.
After the recent warming up, the temperature has stabilized at around 30 degrees, and I don’t feel cold when washing outside.
The cooking was moved to the first floor of the small brick house, right next to the fireplace, but this time there was no need to light the fireplace, you could just take out the induction cooker and plug it in to cook.
Although tiles can be walked on after 48 hours, it is best not to walk on them too frequently before they are completely dry. You can only make simple foods like pancakes in the house, and cutting vegetables is not very convenient.
After laying the tiles, the only thing left to be done at home was the fermentation greenhouse. The cabinets and cooking counters in the kitchen were all moved back from tourist areas and did not need to be done. Only some shelves nailed to the wall required manual measurement of size, but they were just a few wooden boards and did not require much effort.
After the fire pit was filled in, Zhao Yeqing saved the wood ash inside. Since there would be no more fire in the future, the wood ash would become a rare thing and had to be kept for emergency use. Otherwise, it would be a hassle to burn it when needed.
Zhao Yeqing divided out the area of the fermentation greenhouse and placed it against the wall on the right side of the backyard. A long greenhouse support that is more than two meters long and one meter wide is made of wood or bamboo and is covered with plastic film.
Wooden strips are used to press down and nail them to the ground near the ground to prevent rain leakage.
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