HLnovel Chapter 525 The House is Completed
Chapter 525 The House is Completed
Wang Gui bowed and asked:
"Boss, do you think our shop accepts books, calligraphy, and paintings?"
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper wanted to refuse directly.
But seeing the calmness in his eyes and the demeanor that was totally inconsistent with his appearance, the words started to turn around in her mouth.
"Sir, our shop mainly sells ancient books, calligraphy and paintings, and we also sell some popular poetry books.
However, the popular poetry collections in the store have already been copied by our regular partner, the scholar."
After hearing this, Wang Gui bowed and said:
"I wonder if the shopkeeper still accepts the writings of Wang Gui from the Great Yan Dynasty?"
The shopkeeper's face lit up with joy when he heard this.
"Are you talking about the writings of the great scholar Wang Gui?
If it is genuine, the shop will definitely buy it."
The shopkeeper said this, took a step forward and said enthusiastically:
"I don't know. Can you bring it today? Would it be convenient for me to take a look?"
As he said this, he looked outside.
Wang Gui saw this and waved his hand:
"I didn't bring it today. I'll bring it next time so you can take a look."
The shopkeeper showed some disappointment on his face when he heard this, but he still agreed politely.
After Wang Gui left, the shopkeeper stared at his back in a daze.
Looking at the man dressed as a farmer, he secretly cursed himself for being so angry just now.
He is obviously a farmer, how could he have the writing skills of the great scholar Wang Gui?
I was really too excited. I saw that man said it seriously and I actually believed it.
After Wang Gui left, he found a smaller shop on the street.
Thinking that he only had two taels of silver, he asked the shopkeeper for the cheapest pen and ink after entering the store.
When the shopkeeper saw how well he was dressed, he didn't say much and picked out the cheapest pen and ink for him.
However, even if one bought the cheapest pen and ink, there wouldn't be much left of the two taels of silver.
At this time, the most important paper has not been bought yet.
There was no other way, Wang Gui could only choose paper within the range of the remaining silver and money.
In all his years, this was the first time that Wang Gui had to choose something of poor quality to buy.
There were many kinds of paper in the store. He picked up the papers of lower quality and asked the shopkeeper about the price.
Because I didn't have much money left, even if I came across something I liked, I had to let it go after the shopkeeper gave me a quote.
He picked and picked, and finally chose the mulberry paper that was closest to the previous dynasty.
Even so, I still had to bargain with the shopkeeper before I could buy it.
Of course, this was also the first time Wang Gui had bargained in his life.
Although it was a little difficult to open my mouth at first, after the first sentence was spoken, the rest of the words became much easier.
Even when I successfully bargained and got the mulberry paper for less money, I felt an unexpected sense of accomplishment.
The shopkeeper couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw him leave.
This man asked about the prices of almost all the inferior papers in his store.
You should know that the papers on the market nowadays are mainly tribute papers such as natural color paper and five-color large curtain paper.
The mulberry paper that was popular in the previous dynasty was actually of good quality, but few people use it nowadays.
He only agreed to the man's bargaining request because he had been hoarding the goods for too long and couldn't sell them.
On the other side, Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang had finished their shopping on the street where fruit seedlings were sold.
The two of them shopped at every stall, picking out varieties that were not available in the space and buying some.
Except for six or seven trees that I planned to plant in the yard of my new home, the rest were put away in the space.
Even so, the carriage was almost full.
Because Wang Gui also had to take the bus, Lu Qingqing carefully adjusted the positions of several fruit seedlings.
When the two arrived at the city gate, Wang Gui was already waiting there with pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
Lu Qingqing knew his identity in his previous life. When she saw the pen and paper he was holding, she just glanced at it and didn't pay any more attention to it.
However, Wang Gui was very interested in the fruit seedlings in the carriage and pulled Lu Qingqing over to ask about them.
After the three of them rushed back to Baoshan Town, Lu Qingqing planted the grape seedlings they bought in the planned location.
For fear that the construction workers would step on it, they surrounded it with branches.
She also discussed with Qin Lang and planted several other fruit seedlings.
As the rooting water was poured, the fruit tree seedlings slowly began to take root in the next few days.
At this time, Lu Qingqing's house was finally completed.
To be precise, several families who were building houses made of blue bricks and tiles have completed their work.
By this time, the entire team's house was complete.
When the crowd and the craftsmen had cleaned up the discarded materials on the ground and the women had cleaned the house, the building work was completely completed!
The cheers from the entire foot of the mountain lasted for a long time before slowly stopping.
The families in the team began to visit each other, wanting to see what other people's houses looked like.
The houses built with blue bricks and large tiles are the focus of everyone's visit.
Among them, Lu Qingqing's house was surrounded by people.
The most eye-catching thing is the transparent glass.
The sunlight shines into the house through the glass, making the room extremely bright.
When everyone saw it, they chattered about it, with envy all over their faces.
When they entered the house and saw the flat and smooth concrete floor, the crowd was excited.
You know, Lu Qingqing spent a lot of effort on this cement floor.
She discussed several options with the Sanqing team leader and finally decided to polish the entire floor smooth and then apply a layer of paint of a similar color.
This layer of paint is more like a ground solid.
But the final result did not disappoint Lu Qingqing's expectations.
In fact, when the cement was first laid a few days ago, many people came to see it out of curiosity.
But at that time, the ground was wet and no one could enter.
Now that it has been completely dried, everyone sees it for the first time.
Many women sat directly on the concrete floor, touching the flat and smooth ground, and they could already imagine how comfortable it would be to live here in the future.
As they touched it, they discussed the benefits of the cement floor.
Like it's clean and easy to clean, doesn't easily get dusty, and is cool in the summer...
In addition to the glass windows and cement floors, some people also discovered the design of the toilet.
After seeing this, many women regretted not having one at home.
You know, the adults are used to squatting in the pigpen to go to the toilet, but the children in each family are very scared.
Besides, this thing does look convenient and clean.
Thinking about their own pigpens, several women immediately decided to have their men fix one when they returned home.
Moreover, each family still had some bricks left from building their houses, which were just enough to be used.
As for the bathroom, only a few women discovered it.
They looked at the slightly sloping ground, then at the drainage channel, and after asking Lu Qingqing, they realized that it was the bathroom.
But the bathroom is not like a squat toilet in a latrine. It requires a good craftsman to make it carefully for a long time.
They built the house together, so they know it best.
In order to complete Lu Qingqing's house at the same time as other families', the owner of the Sanqing troupe transferred a lot of craftsmen and helpers over.
The labor costs, plus the material costs, add up to a considerable amount.
Therefore, when it comes to bathrooms, everyone just looks at them and envies them.
The fellow craftsmen were also watching, and the more they watched, the more proud they felt.
These houses were built brick by brick and tile by them, and they are very familiar with every place.
After spending a few months together, the two sides became familiar with each other.
Among them, a man with a more outspoken personality said things that were inconvenient to say when they were not familiar with each other.
"We followed the team to build houses everywhere and met many people who had fled famine.
Those people survived along the way by eating grass roots and tree bark, and only a few had a copper coin in their pockets.
When we first arrived, we didn't realize that you were also fleeing famine.
Come to think of it, you really don’t look like disaster victims!
If we weren't familiar with each other, I would have thought you were all landlords!"