Guan Bo and his two brothers were dragged back to Zhou's house to drink again. Zhou Xiang didn't dare to pay the bill with them and asked them to come again tomorrow.
At night, Jiang Weihua slept in Zhou Niao's master bedroom. He had no other place to stay, so he had to sleep in the master bedroom.
Xiong Mingli slept in the second bedroom with his teammates.
Jiang Weihua was not happy about the Zhou family having a dozen or so young men, but after hearing that it was only temporary and they would soon move out, he put up with it.
The next day, construction on the suspension bridge began at dawn. It would not be profitable for them to delay the construction for too long.
The work was finished at nine o'clock. Ling Ran settled the bill with Xiang Qian, and the final amount exceeded 80,000.
Xiang Qian is very serious and responsible in his work. He has checked the materials and is quite satisfied with the price.
After Xiang Qian's cart left, the front yard was completely empty. Ma Gua worked slowly and leisurely. Ling Ran became anxious and sent the ten people to help Ma Gua again.
With ten more people carrying mud bags and passing bricks up and down, the speed was obviously faster.
The workers were urged by the mud bag to work faster.
There were eight rooms and seven beams. I went to three carpenters and asked them to work overtime to make four beams according to the old style.
Finally, the triangular beams were installed. Xie Ling brought firecrackers to set off. Although he was repairing an old house, the beams were already installed, so he had to set off firecrackers to make some noise.
After the beams were installed and four purlins on the north and south sides were nailed, reed bundles were placed, cement was applied, and tiles were laid. The roofs of the rooms were quickly laid out. Ma Gua looked at the speed and then at the ten strong men who were constantly delivering mud bags and tiles.
I sighed: "Comparison is always frustrating. Normally, I see my own men working pretty fast, but how come they're completely outmatched by these strong men? They're still complete novices!" After mixing cement, sand, and soil, adding water, in no time, the mud bag was back on the roof.
If the concrete in the mud bag is not used quickly, it will be ruined if it solidifies. The weather is so hot that it will solidify even faster.
In the past, people on the roof would urge those below to bring up the mud quickly, but now it’s completely reversed. There are 25 people on the roof, 5 people on the ground carrying mud bags, and 5 people carrying tiles upwards.
In one day, the roofs of eight houses were completed. Fortunately, it was a sunny day, and the roofs were ready to dry and solidify. The floor of the house was re-leveled, but the ten strong men did not participate because they really did not know how to do it.
When Guan Bo came to settle the bill, he didn't look for Xie Lin, but went directly to Ling Ran.
Ling Ran looked at his invoice and asked him to rewrite it. "Uncle Guan, I'll charge you the normal price. You didn't increase the price of the iron mesh, nor did you increase the labor costs. The money you earned from the hundreds of iron pillars is not enough to cover the sweat you shed. And the installation of the park benches is also a cost. Don't be so naive as to save money.
She is rich. Didn’t you see how I shamelessly insisted on marrying her? Just because she is rich and can support me.”
Zhou wanted to push him aside and shove the bill in his hand. "Don't you know how to write? Go and help Fatty Uncle write it and then reimburse him."
"Yes, Boss Zhou."
"Go away, you bastard."
Guan Bo stood up. He didn't plan to ask Ling Ran to write. He could see that the two children were fighting and making noise. They must be trying to take care of him.
Zhou Xiang pulled him to sit down, "Uncle Fatty, don't worry about him, let him write. He also invested in this park, so don't save money for him."
Guan Bo smiled and said, "Whatever! Just consider it as fulfilling the wishes of these two children."
"Uncle Fat, Ling Ran said you'll stop doing this after this one, right?"
Guan Bo nodded, "Yeah! I'm over 50 years old now, and I can't lift the hammer anymore. I'm quitting. I'm going back to help your aunt wash the gluten."
"Is the business going well, aunt?"
Guan Bo shook his head. "There are two companies that follow our example and sell cold noodles. There's also one that sells cold noodles and giant salamanders. A lot of them were taken away by students during the summer vacation. But it's still a business, so it's still doable."
Zhou Xiangxiang wanted to arrange a job for him in the park, but thinking about his father's nature of liking to invite people to drink, he didn't say much and decided to talk about it later!
After Ling Ran finished writing the invoice, he added 30 percent to the original price, and Guan Bo accepted it. The installation fee was about the same, and the two children were paid according to the normal price.
With more than 30,000 yuan in hand, Guan Bo planned to leave. Ling Ran told him that he could rebuild the blacksmith shop into a building and use it as a hotel or restaurant, or rent it out. It would be better than leaving it idle.
"The town will get better and better in the future. I feel it's a pity that Mr. Huang's new house is just an ordinary tiled house. If it had a few more floors, it could accommodate more people."
Guan Bo looked at the money he had and thought, it shouldn’t be enough to cover it, right?
Zhou Xiang, however, had a different opinion. "Uncle Fatty, Qiangqiang isn't a child anymore, is he? He can't always work for his brother and his brother-in-law! I have an idea that doesn't cost a lot of money. That's to not demolish or rebuild the house."
There is an authentic haunted house in the town now, which has promoted the ancient culture. Yours is a blacksmith shop left by generations. I think you should ask the mayor for help and apply for a non-cultural heritage project. In short, try to preserve it.
Hang all the things you used to work as a blacksmith on the wall. Place the large items that cannot be stolen next to the stove.
Let’s build a special tourist attraction together with the market town. This kind of ancient culture will become less and less in the future. You won’t feel sad when it is demolished. However, you won’t be able to see it in the future, so you won’t be able to see it, right?
The admission fee is only 1 cent per person, which is very cheap. As long as we can boost the tourism of the town, it doesn't matter if outsiders pay an extra 1 cent.
If someone wants to watch the live blacksmithing, you can make an ordinary kitchen knife or scissors. Of course, there is a fee to watch the live operation, and the fee is three or four yuan, which is acceptable to tourists.
If someone sees the kitchen knives and scissors you’ve made and thinks they’re good, you can even sell them a small item on the spot.
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