Chapter 76 Furniture Construction Completed

With the villagers' rush to harvest, all the rice was harvested in just a few days. The efficiency was really amazing, which made Deng Yunjun, the production team leader, sigh that if everyone's enthusiasm for work had been so high before, then their Naye Production Team would definitely be the richest production team in the county.

The rice has been harvested, and it will take several days (if the weather is good) to dry the rice. However, that is a relatively easy job that can be done by the women in the family and does not require the help of strong laborers. Therefore, the reclamation work of Deng Shirong's orchard can continue.

While every household in the village was busy drying the grain, Zhang Jiefang and several other carpenters worked hard for a full month and a half and finally built all the furniture that Deng Shirong needed.

The doors and windows had been installed long ago, and after all the furniture was assembled, the originally empty house was completely transformed.

Deng Shirong was in a good mood after seeing this, and that night he prepared a large table of delicious food to entertain the carpenters.

After they were full and satisfied, Deng Shirong took out the wages he had prepared and handed them to the carpenters one by one. He said with a smile on his face, "Thank you for your hard work over the past month and a half. The fire will start at 6:18 the day after tomorrow. Remember to come and eat then!"

Several carpenters received their wages and looked at the pictures of unity, with satisfied smiles on their faces.

However, polite words still had to be said, especially to Zhang Kangmei. Deng Shirong was his matchmaker, so after he received the wages, he only kept half of it and handed the other half back to Deng Shirong, saying, "Jiu Gong, you have been providing us with good food and drink for such a long time, why do you need to pay so much wages? This is enough!"

Grandpa Zhang and Father Zhang also politely returned half of the wages.

Seeing this, the other carpenters felt embarrassed to take all of it, so they also returned half of it.

Deng Shirong didn't take it. He smiled and waved his hand, saying, "This is what you deserve. Stop pushing it back and forth. If I want to add more furniture later, I'll have to ask you to come over and help me again!"

The carpenters pushed and shoved for a while before happily accepting the money.

"Uncle Jiu, if you want to make any furniture in the future, just send me a message and I will make it for you as soon as possible."

"Jiu Gong, thank you for your hospitality during this period. This is the most comfortable day I have ever had in my life!"

"Jiu Gong, if you have any instructions in the future, just tell me. I'll be there whenever you call."

After some pleasantries, several carpenters left.

After leaving Deng Shirong's house, the three generations of the Zhang family naturally had to go to their relative-in-law Deng Yunjin to say hello.

The work of the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren was finished, and the next step was to go back and prepare for Zhang Kangmei's wedding.

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Whether in this era or in the future, moving into a new house is an extremely important thing for rural people.

After all, rural people have limited means, and many of them may only build a new house once in their lifetime, so it is not excessive to attach great importance to it.

The Hakka people in Bobai call moving into a new house "Jinhuo", and they usually invite all relatives and friends to come over for a meal. If the house they build or buy is very high-end, they will basically hold a big party called "Jinhuojiu", and its grandness is almost as grand as a wedding.

After Deng Shirong's house was built, it was unique in the entire Shuangwang area. If it were any other family, they would definitely hold a grand celebration.

However, Deng Shirong had no plans to do it on a big scale.

Firstly, in his mind, this house is just for transition. At most, it will be demolished and rebuilt in ten or eight years. Therefore, this house is not as important in his mind as outsiders imagine.

Secondly, the girl he had chosen for his eldest son would be coming to visit in a few days, and he would have to invite relatives and friends over for dinner. If he bought some liquor and made a big feast, then the frequency of banquets at home would be too high.

Of course, starting a fire is a big event anyway. Although Deng Shirong did not intend to make a big deal about it, he still wanted to invite relatives and friends to come over for a meal, so he greeted the carpenters and asked them to come over for dinner the day after tomorrow morning.

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October 14th of the lunar calendar.

At 6:18 in the morning, amid the sound of crackling firecrackers, Deng Shirong, his children, relatives and friends, said auspicious words and entered their new home together.

After completing various procedures according to custom, they began to make fire and cook.

Today, Deng Shirong did not cook himself, but let his eldest daughter Deng Yunzhen be the commander-in-chief of the kitchen. She had a large group of people helping her, and she only needed to take charge of the overall situation and cook.

Deng Shirong accompanied his relatives and friends to see the new house.

Although friends and relatives had already visited Deng Shirong's new house after it was built, the feeling of an empty house and a house with furniture is completely different, so friends and relatives naturally had to take another good look at it.

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Needless to say, all the relatives and friends were shocked again.

In rural areas of that era, furniture was really rare, and there were only a handful of families that owned wardrobes.

Deng Shirong's house has thirteen rooms, and each room is equipped with a large wardrobe, which is really luxurious to the point of being outrageous.

What is particularly admirable is the wedding room that Deng Shirong prepared for his eldest son in advance. The bunk bed in this room has a pattern of the Chinese character for "happiness", which looks both beautiful and festive. The large wardrobe is also different from the other twelve rooms, as it has a mirror. After seeing this large wardrobe, the women present all showed a look of desire in their eyes, and it is obvious that they all want to have a large wardrobe like this one.

In addition to the bunk bed and wardrobe, there is also a dressing table that looks very nice.

These two or three pieces of furniture would be considered shabby in later generations, but in this day and age, friends and relatives who see them all praise them from the bottom of their hearts.

Chen Dacong (Deng Yuntai's second uncle) said with admiration: "Brother-in-law, this big brick and tile house is matched with such beautiful furniture. When the girl comes to visit the day after tomorrow, I'm afraid she won't be able to take her eyes off it!"

Chen Daming (Deng Yuntai's third uncle) also praised: "Yes, this room is really beautiful, with a clean cement floor, a large and bright room, and such high-end and beautiful furniture. When the woman sees it, she will definitely be very satisfied."

Deng Shirong smiled when he heard this, and agreed with what his two brothers-in-law said. It cost him a lot of money to have someone make so many pieces of furniture.

Even though he provided the wood himself, he paid several carpenters seven or eight hundred yuan for their labor after they worked hard for a month and a half, not to mention the good food and drinks they had been provided for over a month. After spending so much money, it would be strange if there was no effect.

(End of this chapter)