HLnovel Chapter 98 Planning of the New House
Chapter 98 Planning of the New House
"Oh? I wonder where you saw it, sir?" An Qiao deliberately didn't say anything else and just followed the man's lead and asked.
The diner stroked his chin and thought for a while. "If they weren't twins, I did see it. The girl was dressed neatly and was held by a woman in gorgeous clothes. She didn't cry or make a fuss. I was a day laborer and had just helped the shopkeeper carry a few boxes of goods. I was sitting by the dock to rest. If someone in gorgeous clothes appeared on the dock, everyone would be unable to help but look."
The diner paused for a moment, lost in memory. "I still remember that the little girl was so cute that I looked at her a few more times. The woman in brocade and gorgeous clothes smiled at me, then hugged her and coaxed her. What did she call her? ... Chun'er, dear Chun'er. Later, the woman waited for a while, and a rich businessman got out of a boat at the dock and called her Huan Niang. The woman carried the little girl over, and then I went back to work."
"Is that child really not crying or making a fuss?" An Qiao opened her eyes wide. Could it be that a child of over four years old couldn't recognize his parents?
"He was really well behaved, so none of us expected anything. The child was missing." When the diner saw that his crabs were ready, he sat down at the bar and continued to gossip with An Qiao.
"Do you know who that wealthy businessman is?" An Qiao asked.
"I'm a day laborer. There's not much farm work at home these days, so I have to work at the dock to make a living so that I can have a better winter." The customer blew on the hot crab and sighed as he ate, "I worked for three days, and now I'm out of crabs when I come here to eat. I was planning to go back today, but it looks like I have to work for a few more days."
An Qiao smiled helplessly, not knowing what to say, so she could only change the subject again, "Do you remember what characteristics the ship had, and what characteristics the rich businessman had?"
The diners half-closed their eyes. I remember it now, but I might forget it later.
Koi, who had just been called to the Dali Temple to run errands, came in breathlessly, "Young lady, the young masters of the Dali Temple are all out."
There was no way, no one knew whether this clue was true or false, so An Qiao could only record it down first. Shao Xiao sighed and looked at the notebook in his hand. When did he become the "Chief of Intelligence Team"? It seemed that becoming the "Kyoto Know-It-All" was just around the corner.
While eating, he told An Qiao the details of yesterday, including the woman's appearance, the appearance of the rich businessman, their ships, goods, etc.
"Did they leave by boat?" An Qiao was slightly stunned and asked.
"That should be the case. I didn't pay attention later because I went to work. When I came back, the boat and they were gone. Either they went home and the boat left, or they left along with the boat." The diner was digging into a crab leg, feeling a little overwhelmed.
If they really left, it would be troublesome. Most of them were merchants from other places coming to Beijing. With so many ships traveling back and forth, it would be difficult to tell where they went.
Unless we find the ship number and the shipping company to see if it has gone to any large port, if it has gone to a small port, it may take half a year or a year to transmit the files back to Kyoto.
An Qiao served the diner a dish of conch, "Thank you for the clue, sir. Please enjoy your meal."
The customer had not expected to get a dish by gossiping, and he said contentedly while eating, "Don't worry, young lady, I'll ask around for you when I get back. Besides me, many people saw them. The woman was dressed so glamorously, it was hard not to notice her."
An Qiao immediately thanked him, "Thank you." An Qiao lowered her head and put the sorted things into a locked cabinet. After thinking for a while, she decided not to put the missing person notice away, in case there were other clues.
After another hour, there were fewer people eating lunch, so An Qiao went next door and brought Lichun with her.
My father taught Lichun a few words before she was sold. Later, the family couldn't make ends meet, so they sold her. But they kept the price down, hoping to delay her and let her go to a good family.
It just so happened that Anqiao needed to buy someone, so she took a fancy to Lichun and spent some extra money to buy her.
Now that she is brought along, on the one hand, she is responsible for supervising the work here. Someone needs to be assigned to this place at all times. If things are not handled properly here and the wall cannot be demolished, we still need to keep someone here.
On the other hand, An Qiao planned to plan the yard, so she took her with her to record it, otherwise she would forget it after planning for a long time.
When you open the door and go in, you will see flowers and trees all around the entrance, and a bluestone path around it. You have to make an S-shaped bend to reach the lake, where there is a pavilion. Countless flowers and plants surround the entire front yard, almost occupying the entire restaurant.
There is a two-story building at the back, which was originally used by Manager Hu to make bamboo weaving. There is also a whole bamboo forest opposite.
After passing a large bamboo forest, we went all the way back to where Manager Hu and his family lived, a small courtyard.
In fact, the whole yard is very large, but because Manager Hu likes flowers, plants and trees, there are very few buildings.
But Anqiao is used as a restaurant, so we can’t just build nothing at all.
A small half-circle room is planned to be built at the entrance of the yard, which will be elegant and quiet, suitable for family gatherings or afternoon tea.
A small shop was built on the left side of the lake, which is dedicated to opening a milk tea chain store.
There is no plan to make any changes to the pavilion in the middle of the lake. It will remain for viewing the lake and the scenery.
The place that was originally used by Manager Hu for receptions was cleared of all the bamboos, and a two-story building in the shape of a U-shaped building was built specifically for dining, with a stage built in the middle of the U-shaped building.
Towards the back of this huge double-story building is the living area.
In addition to retaining the original courtyard, it was decided to build a double-story dormitory on the other side so that everyone in the store would have a place to live.
After this side is all taken care of, half of the wall separating the two courtyards will be knocked down. Plants and trees will be transplanted, and a book corner will be built near the north. Two small shops will be set aside near the right. Anqiao has not yet decided what to do.
However, the original door from the backyard to the front hall is retained, and the front hall is basically untouched. The front hall is reserved for late-night snack stalls and people who eat fast food. This is both warm and reasonable.
As An Qiao was talking, Lichun was taking notes, asking questions whether they were true or not, whether it was like this or like that.
Because the project was quite large, An Qiao not only had to hire a lot of bricklayers and gardeners, but also had to prepare lunch and dinner for them.
We have to prepare quickly. Tomorrow, An Qiao will arrange for Dongzhi to go to the farm, and then she will go to the city to do the work. Even the tables, chairs, benches and various meal boxes have to be made.
An Qiao took a look and saw that Manager Hu had indeed not kept any furniture, so the bed and cabinets had to be made from scratch.
By then, these simple furniture will have to be prepared for each employee. An Qiao suddenly thought of the young master that night. If this banquet was really going to take place, she would definitely go as she was extremely short of money at the moment.