"Of course you can, but it will take a little longer."
"It's okay, as long as you can do it."
At that time, I will plant a fruit tree in my yard and plant beautiful flowers and plants in the yard. When I am free, I will sit in a rocking chair and relax, thinking about the picture. It seems very beautiful.
"Girl, what's the name of this chair?"
"A rocking chair."
"Girl, I won't charge you for this rocking chair. I'll make it for you for free. Could you please name a price for it? I'll sell it in my shop later."
Chen Li originally thought that what he was going to say was that he would do it for free and give him the right to use the drawing, but she didn't expect that he would want to buy it with silver.
"Is this shop yours?"
"No, it belongs to my nephew, but I can get the dividends."
There's no need to be so frank!
"Okay, then how much money will Master Wang give?"
Master Wang pondered for a moment, staring at the blueprints. After a long pause, he slowly spoke, "100 taels of silver. I don't have any more. Also, I'll give you a 10% discount on the furniture you bought today."
"Can."
Chen Li nodded decisively and agreed. She had her own money and diamonds, and the furniture she bought today was at a discount, so she naturally couldn't miss such a good thing.
The waiter standing by felt the pain in his flesh. How much money had he lost in an instant?
Master Wang asked some more details, and then Shen Yi followed the waiter to get the deed modified.
Shen Changshan and his wife did not follow, but sat in front waiting for Chen Li. When they learned that dozens of taels of silver were missing, the couple were very happy.
After buying the furniture, the three of them drove back in the carriage. They would prepare other things later. Anyway, there was still some time before moving in, so there was no rush.
Every day, villagers stop outside Chen Li's house to watch. This is the first time they have seen such a large house in their village.
Of course, I have seen it before. There are many landlords' houses not far from the village. Their houses are also very magnificent. However, this house, which was built bit by bit under their witness, is a little different.
In the blink of an eye, another 10 days passed, and the weather was about to change. Fortunately, most of the house had been built, and now we just had to put up the beams and lay the tiles tomorrow.
This was the date that had been chosen before construction began. After all, Chen Jian was a craftsman with rich experience, and the date he chose was just right, which would not affect the construction period but would not delay too much time.
Chen Li and Lin Cuicui went to buy candy and buns early in the morning, as well as incense, candles, paper money and other items.
Today is an auspicious day. The sun came out early in the morning. The weather has been gloomy these days. I thought it would rain, but I didn’t expect the sun to come out today.
The mother and daughter simply bought some food and wine and hurried back. They were going to treat the craftsmen and workers to a meal after the beams were put up at noon today, so they had to go back and prepare.
After returning home, she helped cook. Yunniang, her two aunts, and other familiar women came to help.
The three older brothers went out to cut bamboo early in the morning and came back to burn it at the new house at noon.
The use of gunpowder has not been discovered yet, so we can only use this old method.
In the midst of the hustle and bustle, time quickly came to noon. Several families who came with Chen Li and his friends gathered in front of the house. There was a table in front of the house with fruits and snacks on it.
Shen Changshan lit the incense, candles and paper money, and said auspicious words, "Today is the day of 'Sacrificing Liang'. May the world open up, wealth flourish, and people and horses be strong."
Then a piece of red cloth was hung on the beam of the main house, and red papers with auspicious words written on them were pasted on both ends, such as "Good luck on the beam" and "Green dragon brings good luck on the jade pillar, white tiger supports the golden beam" to show auspiciousness.
Soon it was time to put up the beams. Cheng Jian and the workers beside him were chanting auspicious blessings, "A house with four corners, and skilled craftsmen will build a magnificent hall."
The beam raising ceremony was almost over here. At this time, Shen Changshan climbed to the top of the beam, and everyone gathered below.
The people who had come, as well as many children and women from the village, saw this scene and they also crowded downstairs.
Next to Shen Changshan were two baskets filled with candies and buns wrapped in oil paper, which he had bought and wrapped himself.
Looking at the people below with happy faces, Shen Changshan's face was full of smiles. He directly threw one basket after another down, and soon two baskets were finished.
Above this area came the happy voices of women and the laughter of children.
We ate outside the house and cooked the dishes here. The people who came to help had already started cooking, and the aroma of the dishes had spread throughout the open space.
After receiving the candy and buns, the uninvited people in the village had already left on their own accord. The remaining people were all invited by Shen Changshan.
After the beam-raising ceremony, everyone started setting up tables. Each family put together two tables and then moved in chairs.
Including the helpers, there were a total of 8 tables, and the food on the tables was also very rich, with several meat dishes alone.
These were found by the brothers and sisters in the mountains the day before. They were fresh and delicious.
There were a total of 10 dishes on the table, fish head and tofu soup, big bone and winter melon soup, stir-fried river shrimp, stir-fried lean meat with celery, stir-fried black fungus, stir-fried cabbage, scrambled eggs with chili peppers, fried tofu, peanuts, and cold lotus root slices.
The food surprised everyone, but when they thought about the house built by the Shen family, they had nothing to say and ate with their stomachs full.
Even the village chief was invited by Shen Changshan. Originally, he was asked to bring his family with him, but the village chief thought he was a man of honor and would not do such a thing.
Halfway through the meal, Shen Changshan took the wine and drank from table to table, and Shen Jingyuan followed him.
We will not start construction today and will start tomorrow. The meal lasted for an hour before everyone dispersed.
The craftsmen who had drunk went back to rest, and the people from the Lin and Shen families stayed here to help Lin Cuicui clean up.
With everyone's help, we packed up our things quickly and everyone went about their own business. We had just settled down in Daohua Village and were building a house, so there was a lot to do.
Chen Li didn't drink at noon. Looking at the bright sun outside, she remembered that she had been here for so long, and there were still two farms and a shop she hadn't visited.
The locations of these two farms and shops are very clever. They are right near Qingxi County. If they were not refugees and their settlement places were not randomly assigned, one would think that the Lu family knew about it in advance.
After returning home, Chen Li took Chi Yan out and met her three brothers who had brought back tables, chairs and benches at the door.
"Ali, where are you going?"
"Big brother, third brother, fourth brother, didn't the Lu family give us two manors before? I'll go take a look."
Shen Qi'an asked, "Do you want your brother to accompany you?"
Shen Li shook her head and refused, “No, ordinary people can’t bully me.”
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