The remaining masters hurriedly put forward their views and opinions, and the discussion in the room was as lively as a vegetable market. However, based on the precise drawings and the opinions given by these experienced masters, the plan was quickly finalized.
These masters were very careful and cautious when estimating how much silver was needed to build houses and workshops. Several people calculated on their own, and it took them an hour and a half to finish the calculation, and they had already calculated it twice.
Master Xiao: "The winemaking workshop needs four thousand taels."
Master Cao: "The garden and the courtyard will cost about 15,000 taels, most of which will be spent on the garden."
Ke Xin nodded. There were only a few small buildings in the garden villa, and the rest were servants' rooms, kitchens and the like. However, the scenery in the garden needed to be meticulously crafted, so the cost would naturally be high. She had already thought about this.
Master Yun: "The sauerkraut workshop needs one thousand taels."
Master Wen: "This five-story house will cost three thousand taels."
Master Meng: "Five-spice powder and sausage workshop. These two connected workshops need five thousand taels."
Master Ma: "The seasoning workshop needs three thousand taels."
Ke Xin gave them half of the deposit based on the price they estimated, but the payment was all in silver bills. They held the silver bills in one hand and signed with the other.
After everyone collected their banknotes, Ke Xin said, "Except for Master Wen who starts work on the ninth day of the second lunar month, the others will all start work on the first day of the second lunar month. Is this okay?"
It's the beginning of spring, and although the outside hasn't melted completely, it's no problem. Several masters kept agreeing: "No problem."
Ke Xin: "Whether you're building a workshop or a house, our family won't be responsible for meals. I'll only pay you a small portion of your wages. With safety as the priority, I hope you all will ensure quality while also working hard on the construction, especially the workshop."
The masters holding the workshop nodded in agreement: "We will hurry up. After all, we are also anxious to find the next job. Making more money will help us have a good year next year."
Master Xiao's words made everyone laugh.
Ke Xin waved her hand and said, "I've already made arrangements in the village. When you get there, someone will greet you and tell you what kind of workshop is being built there, what kind of space is needed for the house, and so on. If you have any questions, just come and ask me."
When the masters heard this, they all stood up and said goodbye, all wanting to go and take a look at Anjia Village.
After lunch, Jiang Shan came.
As soon as he saw Kexin, he smiled foolishly and said, "Jiuer, our village is bustling now."
Seeing her second brother's excitement, Ke Xin handed him a cup of tea and said, "Talk slower. Look how happy you are. Your teeth are showing."
"I'm so happy! You have no idea how many craftsmen went to our village at noon. When they found Grandpa, they said they were building a workshop. Oh my... everyone in the village went. When they heard that they were going to build several large workshops in a row, all paved with bluestone bricks, we were so happy! Everyone's face was so bright. Our village can finally hold its head high."
Ke Xin could imagine that scene: the village, which had been poor for many years, was finally known to everyone, not because of its poverty but because of its wealth, so everyone was happy.
"Okay, second brother, sit down. I want to ask you about Miss Wang."
When Jiang Shan heard the words "Miss Wang", the smile on his face suddenly fell, and he sat down dejectedly: "What's there to say? She wants to marry into the family, but my mother doesn't agree."
"Why, if mom really agrees to marry into the family, will you really go?"
Jiang Shan rubbed his hands, glanced at Ke Xin, and hesitated for a few seconds: "I'm not lying to you, I really dare."
satisfying:....
True love is truly priceless. My second brother dared to think this way for this girl. It was definitely not a momentary impulse. But my mother only has two sons. She didn't let her sons marry into the family when we were the poorest. Now that we have no worries about food and clothing, it is even more impossible for her to agree.
"Um... Second brother, what do you want to see me about this time?"
Ke Xin didn't dare to say anything more. Instead, she asked him why he came to see her. If there was nothing, he wouldn't come back.
Jiang Shan then remembered the purpose of his visit to Jiuer: "Grandpa told you to go home. He didn't say what the matter was, just that you understand."
Ah~ She understands?
Ke Xin's eyebrows almost twisted into her head. After thinking carefully for a long time, she finally understood what her grandfather was talking about. She sighed and said, "I understand. Our grandfather is greedy for wine. You go back and pull a cart later. I will be back a little later and stay at home tonight."
Pull wine?
Jiang Shan's drooping face suddenly showed a smile again: "Where is it? I'll go get it."
He couldn't wait to take it away and have a good drink at home. The wine tasted sweet and delicious.
Ke Xin shook her head and called Jasmine over: "Take my second brother to the warehouse and have him take all the wine away."
There are only about ten jars outside, which were made last night. Most of them were taken away by my parents-in-law, and the rest were prepared for my own drinking. If it weren't for grandpa's reminder, I think these wines would be gone in a few days.
Jiang Shan responded happily and urged Jasmine to take him to get some wine. The last time they drank was on New Year's Eve. It had been half a month since they had a drink and they missed it a lot.
As soon as Jiang Shan left, Ke Xin took some things from the warehouse and left in a carriage with her maid. She left a message for Liu Feiyang, asking him and Xiao Wu to ride horses to her parents' home to wait for her.
Jasmine drove the carriage and stopped at the archway of Lingjia Village.
Ke Xin got off the carriage and saw some people chatting at the village entrance. She politely went up to them and asked, "Happy New Year, Auntie! I'm from Anjia Village. I'd like to know where Miss Wang Yu lives!"
The old lady sitting in the sun at the memorial archway, her eyes immediately turned cold when she heard that he was from Anjia Village: "Oh, are you here to propose marriage to that boy Jiang Shan again?"
Jiang Kexin nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, Jiang Shan is my second brother."
The old lady didn't react for a moment, thinking that it was her own sister who came to propose marriage. She pointed and said, "It's at the thatched cottage at the end of the village. That's where Wang Yu and her father are staying temporarily."
Ke Xin gave the old lady a bag of snacks, thanked her, got on the carriage, and went in the direction the old lady pointed.
Someone watching the excitement nearby suddenly thought of something and exclaimed, "This Jiang Shan is from Anjia Village. I remember Jiang Shan's sister is the village chief of Anjia Village, right?"
Someone immediately realized, "Yes, it's the young lady of the Liu family who married into a wealthy family in town... Oh, isn't this the young lady of the Liu family, Jiang Kexin, the head of Anjia Village?"
The old lady holding the pastry in her hands was also filled with excitement for a moment: "Oh, look at how exquisite this cake is. No wonder this young wife is so generous. She is the wife of a wealthy family."
Ke Xin, who was walking in front, had no idea that she had been labeled with many labels. The most common title was "Young Madam," and the rest was "Village Chief." No one remembered that she was the one who was supposed to grow peppers.
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