Uncle San nodded, “We can do it. Let the younger generation repair the wood, and we’ll take care of the construction. Once you’ve finished building the house, the furniture will be ready too. I’m an old man who’s almost in my grave, and I’ve never lived in a two-courtyard house before.”
"Then you can wait to move into the new house with two courtyards. It will be very soon. I'll leave the furniture to you."
"Don't worry, we'll handle it."
An Shuyi nodded and went to find Lin Changye to ask him to help make molds, as well as doors and windows for the workshop. After that, she went to the village entrance and waited for the villagers to finish building the wall before asking them to carry stones to pave the road. The road would be paved with cement tomorrow, and the road had to be dug up and paved with stones today.
We'll have to go to Jinnan City tomorrow to see if they sell the village gate. If not, then we'll have to let Lin Changye make it, since the gate is really too big, more than three meters wide and more than two meters high, and the surrounding wall is about four meters high as well.
After the villagers of Xinglin Village finished work and went home, she returned to the village. The road from the village entrance to the village had been paved and was more than three meters wide, enough for two horses to pass through. The land next to the road was dug, some of which had been dug and some of which had not. Their resting place was a little next to the workshop. The workshops were on both sides of the road, two rooms on each side. About thirty meters further in, there was the foundation for their house.
She told the eldest and second eldest to continue digging while she went to check on the workshop. Outside the workshop, some tribesmen were mixing mud, and Hua Hua was teaching them how to lay flooring. The flooring in the next room was already laid and was just waiting to dry before it could be used. The floor wasn't very smooth, but it wasn't bad either.
She and Huahua will come back in the evening to polish it again with tools, and it will be as smooth as a stone slab. After that, everyone will pave the remaining two workshops with cement before going to eat. Although there are no windows or doors yet, they will be available in a few days.
Hua Hua had already had the pools built in the workshop, and they had also applied a layer of cement to them. The other two rooms didn't have pools built; they were used for making clothes. The third room hadn't been decided on yet.
When the two lay down to sleep that night, An Shuyi asked, "Huahua, do we really want to take out the sewing machine?"
When they were discussing what they wanted to make, Huahua said that she had fabric here and a sewing machine there, and she could also draw patterns, so they would make dresses to sell. But is it really okay to take out a sewing machine?
Xia Hua nodded, "Of course we'll take it out. Don't worry, nothing will happen. The clansmen will just be curious when they see it and won't tell anyone. As for outsiders, as long as we lock the door after work every day, no one can come in. With this machine, we can make clothes much faster than by hand."
Moreover, she doesn't just sell dresses; she also sells dance costumes, pajamas, dolls, and four-piece bedding sets. These don't require embroidery; they're made quickly with a sewing machine.
“Are you sure you’re okay? Then do it. Once the floor is a bit drier, we’ll find a chance to bring the sewing machine back.” She found these people to be really adorable. They were storing cement and sand in the village, and aside from being curious about how to use it, they never asked where it came from.
She and Xia Hua didn't explain. If they asked, they would just say that the items were too precious, so they had the cement and sand seller bring them over at night.
Xia Hua said, "The road isn't finished yet. In a couple of days, once it's dry, we'll go to Jinnan City, buy back the carriages, and bring back the sewing machines. But we don't know how many we'll bring."
An Shuyi thought for a while, "There are quite a few people in this village who know how to make clothes. Twenty sheets should be enough. Just like making ice, two people will make one-tenth of the work, one person will make half a-tenth, and those who can't come can make paper. By spreading it out like this, I can make sure that no one will be idle."
For families with many members, one more person will go, and for families with few members, one less person will go. The silver will then be distributed according to the established system.
"Okay, then twenty sheets it is. I'll buy them now. In a few days, we'll also go up the mountain for a stroll. You should use less of the money you have there and save it to buy medicinal herbs." Fortunately, she had been live-streaming for the past few days, only turning it off when it got dark.
She's made a lot of money lately. After spending some of her previous millions, she's made up for it in the last few days. Now she has over ten million, and her warehouse is full of things like cement and sand, all of which will be used to build a house in the future.
They're still hauling the bricks and tiles; it might take another two days to finish. The 1,000 taels they ordered earlier have already been delivered. These later orders are all new orders. Although the clansmen don't have the money to build houses yet, once business is good and they have the money, it will be deducted directly from their share.
"Don't worry, I haven't used it these past few days. After deducting what I've spent during this time, I still have a little over four thousand taels, enough to buy medicine." Originally, I had three thousand eight hundred taels, but after selling that snake, I have four thousand four hundred taels. I've also spent two hundred taels during this period. Once the house is built, it's time to take out the deer in the warehouse, bleed it, and soak it in wine.
Thinking of this, An Shuyi said, "Huahua, do you have any yeast? How about we use our fourth workshop to brew wine?" She hadn't decided what to do with it before, but brewing wine was a good option.
Xia Hua turned her head and said, "You don't even drink alcohol, so why would you brew wine? Do you even know how to brew wine? I thought you would want to make cooked food to sell, especially braised meat, since that's an essential skill for the female lead who transmigrates."
"And you have plenty of chicken and duck meat, and I have some braising spice packets here. It should be easier to make this than if you don't know how to brew wine."
An Shuyi thought it made sense when she heard what she said. After all, she really didn't know how to brew wine. Even if Hua Hua had the yeast, she would have to experiment to make it before she could produce it in large quantities.
"Alright, let's get the other workshop businesses up and running first, and then we'll start the braised meat business. But speaking of braised meat, we'll go to Jinnan City tomorrow—no, today—to buy a lot more meat, as well as other vegetables and such."
Even a skilled cook can't cook without rice. Although there was rice, there were no vegetables. The dishes that Wu made were simple, and Wu didn't even have the appetite to eat them.
"Okay, then let's go buy more today. Don't you have radishes, live chickens and ducks, and chicken and duck eggs? Take some of them out and have Wu cook something nice for you to improve your meals." It's a good opportunity to treat her too.
Before dawn, they got up. They were going to pave the road today, and they would go to Jinnan City later. They could teach them how to pave the road now. After dawn, the two of them washed up and changed into the cross-collar ruqun that Jinxiuge had bought a few days ago.
"Zhao, come here and help me and your aunt comb our hair." An Shuyi called out to her eldest daughter-in-law, who was washing up. Ever since they transmigrated, their hair had been casually tied into buns and fixed at the back of their heads. Back then, when they were fleeing famine, no one noticed. But they couldn't do that now; they had to comb their hair up.
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