Chapter 61 Construction and Trouble
When Xue saw Su Yanli take out some blueprints, he was very surprised: "The Imperial College also teaches this?"
Su Yanli shook his head and smiled, "In order to buy a dowry for my daughter, I bought a burnt shop and need to renovate it, so I drew a few renovation drawings. I would like to ask Master Xue to guide and modify them."
Xue Changcheng sighed, "Dr. Su, Dr. Su, the size and proportion of your drawings are better than my apprentice's. I really can't find any fault with them."
Su Yanli smiled, "Master Xue, the drawings I draw as a scholar are just secondary drawings, which are different from your construction drawings. Mine look good, but if it is built, I am afraid the walls and columns will be crooked."
Now it was Xue's turn to shake his head. "No, no, this is both a painting and a blueprint. There will definitely be no crooked walls or columns."
It would be impossible to draw this blueprint without ten years of practice!
Xue Changcheng smiled and said, "Can I draw a copy of this drawing?"
In his previous life, Su Ruojin put a lot of effort into decorating his shop. He learned everything from three-view, plan, and section drawings, so drawing a floor plan was no problem for him.
Su Yanli felt deeply about his daughter's talent but didn't think about anything else. After all, his daughter took a ruler, a level and other tools and practiced in the broken yard for three days, using eyebrow pencils and charcoal pencils to draw a sketch of uneven thickness for him, which he then repainted as if it were a painting.
As expected, this was his daughter who was raised by him, so Su Yanli did not think about it deeply. If a person does not understand these things, he will not be able to demonstrate them even if he is given a bunch of tools to demonstrate for ten years!
Su Yanli was secretly proud, my daughter is so smart.
On his face, he smiled modestly, "This..." Su Yanli really didn't know whether his daughter was willing to give away the things she had worked hard for to others.
Ancient recipes and professional stuff were all passed down within the family or passed down to individual sons. Xue Changcheng nodded in understanding, looked at the drawings carefully, and pointed out only a few unreasonable arrangements.
Su Yanli bowed his hands and thanked him: "Master Xue, on the day of the construction opening, I also asked you to come to the site in person to draw the lines for the designated positions."
Xue Chang honestly benefited from Su Yanli. Su Yanli invited him to show up and maintain order because he was respected as a sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Works. He nodded readily.
With the help of Master Xue in looking at the drawings and recommending craftsmen, Su Ruojin and her daughter saved a lot of trouble and started buying materials quickly.
Su Ruojin discovered an important problem, "Who will look after the materials in the shop?"
The decoration construction will take more than one or two days. If no one watches it and it gets stolen, all the money will be wasted.
The two brothers Dashi and Ershi rushed to watch, but Su Ruojin shook his head, "You have business to do, and I can't let it affect your sleep."
Mao Ya stepped forward and said, "Let me go and see."
Shu Tong also said, "I'll go."
There really is a need for manpower everywhere.
Su Ruojin thought about it and felt that although Mao Ya had skills, her age and gender were not suitable. Uncle Shu Tong had a lot of things to do. If she asked him to watch over the construction site, wouldn't she be useless?
Suddenly, she thought of someone, "How about asking Uncle Hua Ping?"
"Yes, why didn't I think of him?" Shu Tong agreed, "I'll go find him right away."
When Hua Ping heard that he was asked to watch the construction site, he almost jumped up and down, but Shu Tong patted him on the shoulder and said, "I'm doing this for your own good, little brother." "You hang around in the teahouse all day and don't have a proper business. Now help us watch the construction site. When the shop is ready, I'll let Second Lady be your shopkeeper."
Hua Ping: ...Thank you, and thank you to your second wife!
"Brother Hua, we in the Su family really don't have the manpower, so just think of it as me asking you for a favor."
Hua Ping almost cursed, "Brother, I don't admit that I am your brother. It was you who shamelessly insisted on calling me little brother Hua."
Who told him to be a hanger-on? In the end, Hua Ping was dragged over by Shu Tong to look at the construction site materials, two taels a month, "Our second wife said that if Hua does a good job, there will be extra rewards."
Hua Ping looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle: ...I drink almost two taels of tea in the teahouse every day. Damn it, he must have owed a debt to the master and servant of the Su family in his previous life, so now they ask him to work like a slave.
Su Ruojin ignored Hua Ping's resentful look and first cleaned up the small room where he looked after the door and materials. Although it was small, it had everything it needed. It was clean and tidy. "Uncle Hua, don't worry. Mother Dong will help you clean the room and wash your clothes when she passes by here after closing the stall every day. You just need to help me take care of the construction site."
That’s good enough. Hua Ping, who was feeling unhappy, finally felt better after being served.
Everything was ready, and Su Ruojin chose a day when the Imperial College was closed to start work.
In order not to attract attention, the opening ceremony was very low-key, with no firecrackers set off and only a few pieces of red paper pasted to show auspiciousness. However, all the craftsmen needed came to identify the construction site and explained at what stage they would enter the site to work.
So many people came to the burnt house at once, and it was obvious that the owner was preparing to start renovations, attracting people from the surrounding area to watch. Su Ruojin was prepared and asked Mao Ya to give candies to all the children who came, hoping for good luck.
Su Yanli led Master Xue to draw the lines. The ink fountain was just right. Before the first line was drawn, the crowd was squeezed all over the place and stepped on, screaming: "Who is it? Stop pushing and shoving!"
A fat man in red and wearing a flowery dress stood in front of the gate of the Qi family's dilapidated courtyard, swinging his sleeves and shouting at the onlookers, "Your father -"
In this section of Xiqiao Lane, everyone knows this ruffian - Xu Pozi's son - Dou Wangcai. Relying on the fact that his aunt and uncle are the stewards of the Prince of Jin's Mansion, he is rampant in this area. The common people have long wished that he would be hit by a carriage and die when he goes out. However, he has been quiet in the past six months and seldom bullies people on the street. It is said that the prostitutes in the West Street Lane area have been severely harmed by him. The common people secretly cover their mouths and laugh, saying that bad guys and bullies are a perfect match, and no one sympathizes with the prostitutes.
Why did it appear again today?
Common people didn't understand why Dou Wangcai hadn't appeared on the streets for a long time, but Su Ruojin knew it very well. It was because from the winter solstice to the New Year last year, the government cracked down on corruption, which led to people including the Prince of Jin being punished. Of course, those people from powerful families had to restrain the people under them.
I didn't expect that when summer came, these guys would come out of their holes and sting people like hibernating scorpions.
Su Yanli and Master Xue looked at each other and also had a headache. As the saying goes: It is easier to deal with the King of Hell than with the little devils. After all, they are eighth- and sixth-rank court officials. Even if the King of Jin comes, as long as they have not committed any crime, they will be polite to them. But the son of the sister in charge is a difficult problem to deal with.
Because it is obvious that they are trying to blackmail and bully you, what should you do?
Lou Dianwu's house was taken away, and even her breakfast stall business was taken away. What does this mean? It means that the rumored Jin Wangfei's manager is just like that! If there is a way to make money, she can still run her small stall.
If we don't put down Mrs. Xu's arrogance today, how will the shop continue to make money in the future?
Dou Wangcai wants to make trouble? Great, then make trouble with him!
(End of this chapter)
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