Chapter 17 Decoration
"It's not difficult. There's a Li Quan in the alley ahead. He has a team of people who do this. I'll go ask for you later." He said.
Now, He supports any decision made by Xu Qingmeng.
After Xu Qingmeng and He Shi finished packing their things, it was already noon, so they went out to buy things.
The owner of the meat stall was so enthusiastic when he saw Xu Qingmeng coming. He had already reserved whole pig offal for her, and also reserved the best pork belly for her. Xu Qingmeng thanked him and thought about making dumplings for them in the evening, so she bought some more. Seeing that the pig blood was quite fresh, she bought a lot of it, and also bought a few pig ears. The owner of the meat stall smiled even more happily.
When the two of them finished shopping and left, He Shi was muttering to He Xuqingmeng, "I've never seen this butcher so enthusiastic before. He's totally different now."
"The troubles in the world are all for profit. This is a common thing. Mother, you don't have to worry too much. We should just live our own lives. If my husband passes the high school entrance examination in the future, I'm afraid that such things will happen more and more."
He smiled and said, "I'm just nagging a little. If that happens, I won't have to worry about it. Yun Yi will take care of it himself."
The two chatted and laughed along the way. When they met acquaintances, He would introduce them to Xu Qingmeng. Xu Qingmeng smiled and greeted everyone politely.
Of course, there were also those who deliberately found fault and those who couldn't stand it, but they were all dealt with powerfully by He.
Xu Qingmeng didn't care too much about it. After all, as long as there are people, there will be many such things. However, she was still very moved by He's attitude towards her.
She stood aside very naturally and cooperated with He. Although Xu Qingmeng was a little fat, she still established the persona of a newlywed lady. Besides, who says that fat people must be big and strong? Of course, there are also those who are gentle and lovely.
The two returned home. It was still early for lunch, so they thought about making dumplings for lunch. They mixed the dough and stuffing first, and soaked the soybeans for tomorrow morning. They planned to take a nap.
After all, I got up too early today and have been working non-stop, so I am indeed a little tired.
When Xu Qingmeng woke up again, it was almost noon. The dough had been kneaded, the stuffing had been mixed, and she just had to roll out the dough and wrap it.
Xu Qingmeng worked very quickly and had made a lot of dumplings in a short while. He had already started the fire and they just had to wait for the water to boil so they could put the dumplings in.
After a while, two little guys came in smelling the fragrance.
"Sister-in-law, what are we eating today?" Xiao Yunsheng asked anxiously as he walked to the door.
"We're going to have pure meat dumplings today. Do you want some?"
"think."
The two little guys walked into the kitchen and said in unison, staring at the dumplings on the chopping board, obviously greedy.
Xu Qingmeng chuckled, "Then go wash your hands first, and you can eat later. And call your eldest brother along."
"good."
The two little guys responded, turned around and ran out to wash their hands without wasting a second.
He watched from the side and couldn't help laughing, "I don't know who these two look like, they are so delicious."
"They are still young now, and this is the age when they love to eat." Xu Qingmeng said with a smile while rolling the dough.
After the dumplings were cooked, Xu Qingmeng scooped a bowl for each of the two children.
"Be careful of the heat and eat slowly." Xu Qingmeng reminded.
Xiao Yunsheng didn't even wait for Xu Qingmeng to finish speaking before he took a bite.
"Wow, sister-in-law, it's delicious!"
He glared at her unhappily and said, "Eat, eat, eat. Look how fat you've become."
Yun Sheng stuck out his tongue and looked at Xu Qingmeng.
Gu Yunyi just happened to walk in and met Xu Qingmeng's eyes, which made Xu Qingmeng even more embarrassed.
He also realized that she seemed to have said something wrong. She looked at Xu Qingmeng and quickly said,
"Qing Meng, don't mind it, that's not what I meant."
"Mom, it's okay."
Xu Qingmeng smiled, looked at Gu Yunyi, and touched her nose awkwardly, because her original body was indeed fat.
Yun Mo burped loudly beside him.
"Sister-in-law, I'm full. The dumplings you made are so delicious."
This can be considered to have eased the embarrassment just now.
In the afternoon, He went to pick up the flat-top pot that Xu Qingmeng had ordered. As soon as He left, a man and a few others came to the door.
Although Xu Qingmeng didn't know him, she thought of him. He should be the Li Quan mentioned by He. Judging from his appearance, he should be similar to the modern decoration team.
Xu Qingmeng's requirements were not high, but they were still a little different from this era. She was afraid that she couldn't explain it clearly, so she took out the drawings she had drawn in advance.
Then, Li Quan narrowed his eyes and pointed to a place on the simple map and asked.
"Madam Gu, you want to completely connect the front hall and the kitchen here, and then build a table here. You want to hollow out the middle of the table, and put a few stoves next to it. Connecting them will make the shop look bigger, but you won't be able to put many tables there."
"That's exactly what happened. Uncle Li is indeed a professional. I just don't know if it can be realized."
Xu Qingmeng nodded in appreciation. This Li Quan was indeed very experienced and could understand the simple drawings drawn by Xu Qingmeng at once.
Xu Qingmeng shook her head. "I plan to leave a wider aisle on the left side of the shop. The tables will also need to be customized. I want to reduce the size a little. The tables on the right will be placed directly against the wall, and another row of tables will be placed in the middle."
Li Quan was a little confused, but since the boss asked so, he thought for a moment and said,
"Yes, it is possible, but such a change is quite large and will cost more. It may take two more days, probably five or six days."
After hearing this, Xu Qingmeng nodded and said, "I understand all of this."
After hearing this, Li Quan said, "We are neighbors, I won't frame you. The platform and the table, plus the need to connect the middle, the cost of materials and the cost of building the wall, all need to be included in the labor cost. I need to call six people over, at least eight taels and five cents of silver, and also need to include three meals for the next few days."
After hearing this, Xu Qingmeng did not respond immediately, but fell into deep thought. The price was indeed not low, but since it included the cost of materials, it was still acceptable.
Xu Qingmeng agreed. After all, if the shop she wanted was not renovated according to this idea, even if it was reopened, it would not achieve the effect she wanted.
Uncle Li brought a few people over in the afternoon just to get to know the door first, and then measured the size. Then he took people out to contact for materials. Before leaving, he told Xu Qingmeng that they could start work tomorrow, and the three meals that the Gu family would be responsible for would also have to start from tomorrow.
Xu Qingmeng didn't need to make the brine today, so the process in the afternoon was simpler than yesterday. Just at this time, He came back with a frying pan.
Xu Qingmeng adjusted the taste, and He said she would take care of the rest.
Xu Qingmeng is a person who cannot sit still. After being busy for two days, he suddenly became idle. He was a little uncomfortable for a while.
(End of this chapter)
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