"Besides, look at the city, it's all houses, there's no land to grow vegetables or raise chickens. If you don't earn money, living here is even harder than living in the village."
The other siblings agreed.
The group reached a consensus: living in the city requires making money, otherwise you can only look at things but can't buy them, and that would probably be a bad experience.
Making money...how can I make money...?
Fan Jin used to be in the city almost every day and was very familiar with the roads. He drove the oxcart to its usual parking spot, watched his wife and children get off the oxcart one by one, and then casually carried the basket on the cart to his back.
They need to buy some small items later, and a basket will make it easier to carry them.
First, let's get down to business, which means finding a craftsman.
There was a specialized brokerage firm there. After asking for the address, I first went to the carpenter's house, agreed on the date, place, and money, paid the deposit, and then went to the craftsman who designed the garden.
Shuiqing waited at the door with her five children while Fan Jin went in to talk.
Fan Jin came out shortly after, holding a rolled-up sheet of paper. He opened the drawing to Shui Qing and explained, "The gardener heard me say that our house is on high ground and said that this is the simplest one. He has some previous drawings and asked me to pick one to take with me. He only charged me three hundred coins. Is that alright?"
Shui Qing looked at the blueprints with Fan Jin's hand.
One of the sheets meticulously depicted the dimensions of the house, yard, and even indicated the approximate number of bricks and tiles used;
The other one shows how to lay the tiles so that the water flows faster, how to quickly drain the water, and which channels to build in the yard to prevent water accumulation.
The last picture shows the location of the kitchen, outhouse, stables, and even auspicious patterns made of pebbles and gravel paving the path in the yard.
After reading it, I have to say, the plan is extremely reasonable!
"Okay, we'll build our house according to this design."
Fan Jin smiled slowly and asked, "Shall we go eat now or go to the general store?"
They didn't set out early, and the oxcart was slightly faster than walking, but after walking around the city for so long, they must have been starving.
Shuiqing was a little hungry. She looked at the children and asked, "Do you want to eat first or go to the general store?"
I thought the children would be hungrier and would eat first without hesitation, since they would always rush back before mealtimes, looking like they could eat a whole cow.
Surprisingly, all five children gave the same answer: go to the general store first, their eyes shining.
We all grew up from children, how could we not understand?
This is because I'm so focused on getting what I want that I don't even have time to eat.
They went to a large general store nearby, and Jianghehu rushed towards the counter with the slingshot with a whoosh.
Yan Qiuxing turned to look at the beaded hair ornament;
Shui Qing headed towards the brown sugar direction.
Inside the shop, Fan Jin didn't need to worry about the children's safety, so he followed Shui Qing.
He asked in a low voice, "Should we buy brown sugar for my mother-in-law?"
Shui Qing shook her head and said in a low voice, "The two catties of brown sugar I sent last time, she could probably drink it for a year and still have some left."
I want to see the quality and price of brown sugar so I can grow my own sugarcane and make sugar someday.
Fan Jin blinked slightly in surprise. Did they grow their own sugarcane and make sugar themselves?
Shui Qing didn't mention this before.
“It’s convenient to make money by buying and selling on the mall, but it’s not a long-term solution. Our family needs to have a physical business. What happened this morning has strengthened my resolve.”
Using someone else's name is ultimately unacceptable.
Now that we have savings, we can build a house and have a workshop. With the confidence of having a shopping mall, we have the conditions to do physical industry.
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