Fan Jin was discussing specific details with bricklayers and carpenters from the prefectural city.
The bricklayers hired eight skilled workers, each responsible for the progress of the main house, the east wing, the west wing, and the rear building.
With many helpers, work can be carried out simultaneously on all four sides without disturbing each other, and the building can be completed quickly.
With a skilled bricklayer supervising and directing, the work can be carried out according to the blueprints, and the quality of the house can be guaranteed.
The carpenter was a master craftsman who had two apprentices.
Fan Jin told the carpenter his specific requirements: "Ten beds, each 1.8 meters wide and 2 meters long."
Shuiqing said this size is the most suitable; it's spacious enough for two people to sleep in, and even more spacious for one person.
The children are young now, but they will grow up eventually. The wood from our own trees is solid and won't break even after decades of use. Let's just get it right the first time, so we don't have to replace it when they get married.
Each of the five children has their own room, so with them, the family needs six beds.
When my parents-in-law come, they stay in one room, Wen Hua in another, and there are two spare rooms in the guest rooms. Although we don't have many guests now, we might have some in the future.
“Okay! We’ll make whatever you say!” Upon hearing that they were going to make ten beds, the three carpenters immediately perked up.
They originally thought that in a rural family, it would be quite generous to give one card to an adult, one to a girl, one to a boy, and one to a guest!
Little did they expect that the male master would ask for ten sheets right away. The more they did, the more they would earn, so of course they were happy.
Fan Jin added, "Ten cabinets in total, three of which should be large cabinets, three of which should be of normal size, and the other four should be simple small wardrobes."
Shuiqing said that they and their two daughters had a large wardrobe, which might have a lot of clothes in the back. Jianghehu, on the other hand, had fewer styles of clothes, so one normal-sized wardrobe was enough for each of them.
Even if Mr. Hu, Mrs. Hu, and Wen Hua come to stay, given their personalities, they won't stay for too long. They'll only bring a change of clothes and a simple wardrobe.
"The dining table needs a large round table that can seat at least ten people, plus an eight-immortal table, four long benches, eighteen domino-shaped stools, and five or six small stools for picking vegetables, washing vegetables, and doing laundry."
"Oh right, I also need to make two bathtubs, one large and one small, for soaking, as well as five or six large wooden tubs." I felt that the wooden tubs I bought yesterday for storing rice wine were still not enough.
There happened to be a carpenter here, so we could take this opportunity to make one ourselves, which would be cheaper than buying a ready-made one.
“Okay, I’ve got it!” the carpenter replied in unison.
After assigning tasks, everyone had a clear division of labor, and while the work was in full swing, it was also well-organized and efficient, busy but not chaotic.
After looking around, Fan Jin returned to the kitchen and prepared food with Shui Qing.
Seeing her son-in-law kneading dough, Hu's mother was happy but also worried, saying, "Son-in-law, go and rest. Shuiqing and I can handle things in the kitchen!"
"You're a scholar; if someone saw you working in the kitchen, Shuiqing would be talked about to death."
What man in a family does housework in the kitchen? Especially when the son-in-law is a scholar!
If others see this, they'll say their daughter is too lazy, having to do all the chores in the kitchen.
Before Shuiqing could speak, Fan Jin said, "Mother, it's alright. We can do whatever we want, it's none of anyone else's business."
Seeing that her son-in-law didn't care at all, Mother Hu was even happier, and she looked at Fan Jin with great satisfaction.
My son-in-law is a considerate person.
"Oh dear, how could my good son be working in the kitchen!"
"I've raised him for over twenty years and never let him cook, and now that he's been separated from us, he's already cooking!"
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