Soon, the carriage drove into an older street. The first few houses were pawnshops. Chen Li stopped the carriage and observed at the intersection first.
After a few minutes, the carriage stopped at the door of the second dental clinic on the left.
Then a middle-aged man with wrinkles on his face, white hair on his head, and an honest and simple look stood at the door. When he saw the carriage stop, he immediately took two steps forward.
"What do you want?"
There was a young man in the shop who was holding a feather duster and sweeping the counter intermittently. When he saw a customer coming, he immediately straightened his expression and started cleaning seriously.
"My family is going to build a house. Do you have any skilled craftsmen here?"
The man standing outside the pawnshop nodded and said, "Let's talk inside!"
After the group walked in and sat down, the man slowly spoke. They did whatever they could to make money, and many people came to them to build houses.
"What is this gentleman's name?"
"My last name is Shen."
"I wonder what kind of house Mr. Shen wants to build? I can introduce it to you."
Shen Changshan: "The residential land is about three mu, and the house has not yet been planned."
When the boss of the dental clinic heard this, his eyes lit up instantly, and at this time the servant beside him came up with tea.
After he had placed the tea, Mr. Wu, the owner of the dental shop, asked, "Have Mr. Shen's bricks and lumber been prepared?"
"No, we just arrived here, and we have this house to build urgently. We plan to move in before the snow starts."
When Boss Wu heard this, the smile in his eyes grew even brighter. It was still at least a month before the snow fell, so there was still enough time.
"Then how about we outsource the work on Mr. Shen's house? You can ask for anything, as long as it's reasonable."
After hearing this, Shen Changshan glanced at his daughter beside him. Seeing her nod slightly at him, he nodded:
"Yes, but the construction period must be faster and the quality cannot be bad."
Upon hearing this, Boss Wu said sternly, "Don't worry about that. Our dental practice is right here and we will never do anything that would tarnish our reputation."
"Um."
"Then I'll take you to see the craftsman. It just so happens that he's free these days, so he's available."
"OK."
During the conversation, the two sides exchanged a few more sentences, and Boss Wu roughly guessed that these people were from other places and seemed to be planning to settle down here.
Combined with the actions of the government during this period, they quickly figured out the previous identities of Shen Changshan and the others, but they did not look down on them.
For the people in their pawnshop, the rich are the boss, so of course they have to be served well.
With the guidance of Boss Wu, they soon arrived at a house. The place where this house was located was not very famous, but it was quiet and secluded.
After explaining his purpose, he was quickly invited in by the servant. The craftsman was not very old, but the houses he built or renovated were very popular among the rich, and he was also well-known in several nearby counties.
"Master Chen, long time no see!"
"Boss Wu, you've always been the type who wouldn't come to me unless there was something important to do. Are you going to ask me to build a house for you again?"
Chen Jian had a friendly smile on his face and teased Boss Wu a few times.
"Look at what you're saying. Why would my family need to build a house?"
Then he pointed at Shen Changshan who was standing beside him and said, "This Mr. Shen wanted to build a house, so he came to me and I immediately thought of you!"
When he heard that someone wanted him to build a house, he immediately straightened his expression and said to Shen Changshan: "Tell me first, what do you want your house to look like?"
"Let my daughter speak."
Chen Jian looked at Chen Li beside him, but he was not annoyed. He waited quietly for her next words.
"Well, our family has been granted three mu of residential land and plans to build a bigger house. There are eight people in our family, and each of us needs a separate yard."
"As for the structure of the house, you should have some drawings here for reference, right?"
She could offer some suggestions on how to make the house more comfortable, but Chen Li had never studied this complex ancient architectural structure, so she didn't want to show off her skills in front of others to avoid making a fool of herself.
"Yes, please wait for me for a moment."
After saying that, Chen Jian stood up and went to look for the blueprints. A quarter of an hour later, he returned with a carved box. He placed it on the table, opened it, took out a stack of blueprints, and displayed them one by one in front of everyone.
Chen Li looked at the complicated pattern and shook her head. Fortunately, she didn't rashly say that she designed it, otherwise she would have made a fool of herself.
After looking at it for a long time with her father, their eyes finally stopped on a drawing. On the drawing was a sketch of a courtyard. It had the gracefulness of the Jiangnan region, and also incorporated some characteristics of other places, which caught the eyes of the father and daughter.
"That's it!"
Chen Jian looked at the drawings they had chosen and nodded with satisfaction. Then the two sides discussed some details, such as the number of courtyards.
"I just heard from Boss Wu that your house needs to be completed before the snow starts to fall?"
"No?"
Chen Jian nodded. "Of course it can be done, but the deadline is so tight that we need to hire more workers, otherwise we might not be able to finish it."
Shen Li nodded, "Okay."
"Also, I will charge you two hundred taels for the blueprints of this house. Tomorrow morning, 3:30 pm is the auspicious time. If you have no objection, we can start construction tomorrow."
Of course he was happy to be able to earn some money for the New Year before the snow fell.
Chen Li nodded, "Okay, but there are still some details. I'll write them down when I get home tonight and tell you tomorrow."
"good."
The employer was easy to talk to, so Chen Jian naturally agreed.
Everyone had a good chat. Chen Jian stood up and walked them to the gate. He only went back after they were far away.
Next, they went to look at blue bricks and timber. With such a large order, Boss Wu naturally wanted to introduce it to someone he knew.
However, we also helped them get a preferential price. With so many families building houses together, they needed wood and bricks urgently. However, the store owner agreed immediately and naturally provided the supply.
After this round, it was already late, and when Chen Li and his group finished their work and returned home, it was already noon.
Before I even got home, I saw a woman standing at the door of my house from a distance. She was sticking her butt out and seemed to be looking at the situation in the yard through the crack in the door.
I don't know what she was looking at, she was so engrossed that she didn't even hear the carriage coming behind her.
"Auntie, since you're so curious, why don't you go in and take a look!"
"No, no, I..."
As the woman was speaking, she seemed to realize something was wrong. She straightened up and looked back, a wry smile suddenly appearing on her face.
"Hehe, is this your home?"
"Well, what were you looking at just now? It must be tiring to look at it like that. Let's go in and take a look together!"
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