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66: Drawings and Hawthorn

Chapter 66 Drawings and Hawthorn

The construction of Shen Zian's house began. Because there were so many people, the scene was bustling with activity. The men were working, and the women came over in groups of three or five from time to time. They nominally came to see if Su Zhi needed any help, but in fact they just wanted to see what their house would look like and what good materials would be used. When they saw the carts of bluestone bricks, the good wood, the piles of black tiles, and the foundation that had been laid, they were all amazed, thinking that this was a real big courtyard. Shen Zian's family was really going to become rich!

"Sister Su Zhi, you're building a really big house, so you'll need to make a lot of furniture, right?" Sister Li said to Su Zhi with a smile, "If you want to make furniture, don't bother anyone else, just find your brother Li Qing. His craftsmanship is second to none, and people from all over the village give him a thumbs up! If you guys want to make furniture, I'll ask him to waive the small change in your wages. Elegant Romance"

Su Zhi met many women in the village in the past two days, but she was most familiar with Sister Shugen and Sister Li, because their husbands worked here and neither of them had parents-in-law to manage their families, so they could come here often. They naturally became familiar with each other after meeting each other many times.

Su Zhi also knew that her two sisters-in-law were nice people, and their husbands were not bad people, so she smiled and spoke kindly to them.

"My family really wants to make furniture. Since my sister-in-law said so, then this job will be given to Brother Li Qing. We won't look for anyone else."

Su Zhi did not reject Li's solicitation for business. She had already drawn the furniture drawings after she finished drawing the structural drawings of the house. At that time, Shen Zian said that Li Qing was good at carpentry, and the couple had long planned to hire Li Qing, but had not yet asked for it. Now that Li's sister-in-law had asked, she decided to do her a favor.

When Sister Li heard this, she smiled brightly and took Su Zhi's hand and said, "It's settled then. I will definitely let my boss make the furniture for you well. You will definitely be satisfied!"

Sister Shugen had been listening with a smile. Seeing that Sister Li's story was settled, she asked, "Sister Suzhi, my boss said that your house was designed based on a blueprint. I heard that you drew it, and he always said that the blueprint was good. I see that this house has not been built yet, but it is really good. I can tell from the looks of it that you have seen the world. I wonder if you also drew the blueprint for your furniture?"

Sister Li was also curious when she heard this. She had also heard about this from the head of the family, who said that Shen Zian was lucky to marry a wife who could write and paint. She even pinched him and asked him if he thought she was not worthy of him because she could not write or paint. However, she was not jealous of Su Zhi. Instead, she thought that Su Zhi was not an ordinary person. She was more willing to talk to Su Zhi often, thinking that she could also benefit from it!

"Girl, do you have drawings for this furniture? Can you show them to us?"

Su Zhi smiled and said, "Yes, but it's not finished yet. If you want to see it, what's wrong with that? I'll get it now."

Su Zhi went into the sleeping room and took out the blueprint. In fact, the furniture she drew was all the furniture she had seen in modern times and thought was beautiful. Elegance and classicism are very common in modern times, but in this time and space, especially in the countryside, it is obviously very unusual, which can be seen from the expressions of the two sisters-in-law.

"Girl. Did you draw this?"

Sister Shugen looked at Su Zhi with a higher regard, thinking that this picture was really good. Although it was not as bright and festive as the New Year pictures, it was just some furniture made up of lines. However, it was able to use such straight lines to draw the furniture, and it still made people feel that it was standing furniture. This was more impressive than drawing New Year pictures! Moreover, the furniture above looked like the furniture in the homes of wealthy people. Once she went to a wealthy family in the city to deliver something, and saw that the furniture was not as beautiful as this one!

Su Zhi did not hide her shortcomings. After all, she had the experience of being a nunnery, so she was not afraid of others wondering where she learned these things. There would be many unique things for her to do in the future. People who can write and paint may be looked up to by others, which also raises their status. The country people all look up to educated people, even if she is a woman!

"I drew this, but it's not a good one and my two sisters-in-law laughed at me."

"What's wrong with it! It's really well drawn." Mrs. Li pointed at the furniture and said, "Look at this furniture, it looks like it's standing on the paper. If it were a picture of a person, it would be much more than the dolls in the New Year pictures!"

Sister Shugen also nodded, and both of them praised Su Zhi highly.

Sister Li said a little embarrassedly: "Sister, your furniture will definitely look good. Can I, the boss, also make furniture like this for others? This kind of furniture will definitely sell very well. Well, if you don't agree, forget it. If you agree, I will let your brother Li Qing make furniture for you without paying, and I won't charge you in the future, not even the wages for building the house this time. Is that okay?"

Su Zhi looked at Li's sister-in-law with her eyes slightly wide open. She was not angry. After all, many people would see the furniture. Once they saw it, someone would imitate it. She couldn't stop them. Especially since she made the furniture herself. She just admired Li's quick mind. She thought of making money from it just by looking at the blueprint. She also admired that she didn't take advantage of others and even knew to ask for her consent.

How can you compare these people? The old couple of the Shen family and the third wife are from the same family as Shen Zian, but they just want to take advantage of them. Look at these fellow villagers who live so many families away. They can obviously make money on their own, but they still come to ask them. This is the difference!

Su Zhi immediately had a better impression of Sister Li.

"Sure, Brother Li Qing, you can go make this kind of furniture for other people. I'll give the blueprint to you when the time comes. Sister Shugen, I can't give Brother Shugen the blueprint of this house. It would be bad if others knew how many rooms I have. But if he wants to learn how to draw, he can learn it. It's a gift from me, sisters-in-law, so don't mention whether you buy it or not. I'll pay you for it."

Now not only Sister Li was happy, but Sister Shugen was also happy. They both thanked Su Zhi repeatedly, but in their hearts they were both thinking that it would be a shame for the head of the family to take Su Zhi's things.

After looking at the drawings, it was already noon, and the two sisters-in-law went home to cook. When their husbands arrived home, they told the head of the family what they had said to Su Zhi. The two husbands were very happy and finished their meal early. Then they went to Shen Zian's house to thank Shen Zian and Su Zhi.

After this incident, Su Zhi felt that Sister Shugen and Sister Li seemed to be more enthusiastic about her. She thought to herself that it was no wonder that every time-traveling girl was so successful. A little common knowledge in modern times could be treasured by the ancients. Now she gave them a few drawings and they wanted to work for them for free. Should she try to sell a few recipes in the city someday?

Su Zhi thought about all these, but time did not allow it now. The house was being built with a wall, and Shen Zian could not leave. She had to cook for him and boil water for the workers. If she wanted to go to the city, she would probably have to wait for more than half a month.

If you can't get into the city, you can always go into the mountains.

Su Zhi had never thought about going back to the mountain. She said that she would have to wait until the house and walls were built before she could invite the holy beast. She was glad that she had already picked all the chestnuts and now they were stored in the most dilapidated house that was used as a warehouse. Although she regretted not picking more ginger and other things, what she had was enough for the time being. During the period of building the house, she did not want to go to the mountain again. But someone mentioned something that made her want to go back to the mountain.

On the day of the house beam raising ceremony, many people came. After the firecrackers, Su Zhi gave each child two pieces of candy and a handful of melon seeds. At this time, children rarely get to eat candy. When raising the beam, snacks are always given to the children who come to watch the excitement. Su Zhi was considered generous, as other families only gave melon seeds and peanuts.

Wang and Li also came today. They didn't come every day or always together these days, but they came quite often. At least others thought that the relationship between them was good and not as stiff as that between the third room and the third house.

The two watched Su Zhi give her children more candies and melon seeds, and remembered that Su Zhi gave each child a gift when they first met. Each girl received a silver swaying stick, and each boy received a small silver ingot. The silver ingots were all of good quality. They thought this sister-in-law was very good at handling things. Even Wang Shi could not find fault with Su Zhi's treatment of others, and thought that her sister from her natal family could not compare with her in this respect.

"Auntie, I don't have anything delicious, I only have this, you can play with it, it looks good."

Chuncao is the most lively of the sisters. She is still a small girl, but it can be seen that she will be a smart one in the future. Taking the candy given by Su Zhi, she took out a few red fruits from her pocket, held them up and handed them to Su Zhi. She must have felt that they were a bit shabby and was a little shy, but she still looked at Su Zhi, hoping that she liked them.

Si Lang was just passing by, and when he saw the fruit, he laughed and said, "Cao'er, you stingy guy! You actually gave sour fruit to Fourth Auntie! You rascal! Fourth Auntie, please don't eat it, it's too disgusting! Cao'er, you rascal, don't give her delicious food in the future!"

Chuncao looked at Silang angrily, and Silang made a face at her and ran away.

Chuncao looked at Su Zhi aggrievedly and said, "Fourth Auntie, I'm not bad. This doesn't taste good, but it looks good. I'm giving it to you to play with!"

"My fourth aunt likes it very much. How can it be unpalatable? It looks delicious at first glance. Believe it or not, even if it tastes unpalatable, my fourth aunt can make it taste good!"

Su Zhi took the two small red fruits from Chuncao's hand and thought to herself, aren't these hawthorns? They are just a little sour, but they are said to be unpalatable. It seems that no one knows the wonderful uses of hawthorns at that time!