Chapter 104: Building a House
"Keep it up, otherwise you would still be expecting to buy it all the time!" Wan Hongmei said.
Although the two of them have lived in the city for so many years, they grew up in the countryside when they were young, and they all had their own chickens and ducks.
Even if there is space, the taste of chickens and ducks that have been frozen for a long time is not as good as fresh chickens and ducks.
They eat these things every day at home, and they have to have an explanation, and when guests come over, they have to cook a decent meal for them.
Even entering the city immediately would be inconvenient.
"Okay, then we have to build a nest to raise them, but we can't raise them in a house." Yun Huachun thought.
"Dad, how about we get a dog? And then a cat?" Yuntao said with bright eyes.
Her family had promised her before that she would get a cat after she graduated and started working.
But now I have traveled through time without finding a job, and it is difficult to support myself.
"Dog breeding shop! Go to the street and have a look, you can pick the one you like. As for cats, the cats here are different from ours. There are few cats here. Each one costs dozens of taels of silver, and you have to go to the official's house to buy it.
." Yun Huachun rummaged through the memories in his mind and said.
Cats are rare pets in Jin Dynasty, unlike the pastoral cats of later generations that can be seen everywhere.
Yuntao couldn't help but gasped after hearing this, "If you don't want to raise a cat, let's raise a dog."
Yuntao likes animals, but she knows better how long it will take to earn these dozens of taels of silver.
Their family's original property was only a few taels of silver, and it was swallowed up by space. If she had a gold mine cat, it might be stolen one day.
There is no place to cry.
"Our land still needs to be planted. I originally thought that farming would be tiring. If I don't farm, I can do some other work or buy food to eat."
"But if this land is not planted, it will be difficult to account for these sweet potatoes!" Yun Huachun thought.
The book says that in the later stages, the South will be affected by disasters and production will be reduced.
If there is no food in the fields then, it will be difficult for him to buy food even if he has money. He cannot rely on space and just eat what is there.
The sweet potatoes at home are precious and cannot be refreshed much when the space is refreshed.
Plant one crop, and after harvest, leave it as potato seeds, and then distribute them to the people in the village for the next crop.
"I want to grow cherries! Dad, we still have cherries in the refrigerator!" Yuntao said excitedly.
The cherries in the refrigerator are particularly delicious, but they are only refreshed every ten days and there is only a small box, which is not satisfying at all.
Every time Yun Tao eats it, she thinks about keeping the core until she can escape and plant a cherry tree, so she won't have to worry about it anymore.
"It takes five or six years for cherries to grow. They are not easy to grow, and there is a lot of rain in the south, so the cherries are prone to cracking." Yun Huachun said.
A relative in my family originally had the idea of growing cherries in the south. Why can't they grow cherries in the south but not in the north?
I went to ask and found out that cherries ripen during the rainy season. If it rains too much, the fruit will naturally be bad and difficult to sell.
"It doesn't matter! You can eat it even if it's cracked. The worst thing you can do is build a shed on it. I just want to grow cherries!" Yuntao muttered.
Planting cherries is a trivial matter, so Yun Huachun naturally agreed to it.
"Okay, okay, you can plant whatever you like! Dad is following you, you can plant whatever you want in such a large open space!"
"Let's leave a vegetable patch in the backyard. It should be farther away for convenience."
"We also need to dig a cellar." Yun Huachun added as he thought.
Yuntao took a pen and paper and jotted down quickly.
As for the furniture and furnishings, there is no need to rush. You will have to think about it slowly after the house is built.
Farming is a top priority for villagers, even when the villagers are still thinking about opening up wasteland.
Yun Huachun came back with a group of people, followed by many oxen and horse-drawn carriages, carrying piles of wood, sand and gravel.
In addition, Yun Huachun also transported a truckload of special things.
"Dad! What did you buy?" Yuntao pinched her nose and said, feeling like she could hardly breathe.
"Ye Xiang!" Yun Huachun said a fancy name.
Yuntao reacted instantly and bought the dung!
"Don't our family want to grow sweet potatoes? I think the land here is not good, so I spent money to buy a car and fertilize the land first, and then plant." Yun Huachun tried to reduce his breathing.
The air next to the night fragrance doesn't smell very good!
I still spent money to buy a car and have it delivered. I guess there won’t be anyone like him in Nantong City.
Yunhua asked the villagers to dig a big hole for him in the early morning of spring. He poured the cart of things into it, filled it with soil from time to time, added some water, and stirred it evenly.
Leave it for two days, then spread it evenly into the field where you want to plant sweet potatoes.
This is considered a base fertilizer!
Yuntao hated it, but she held her nose and started working with her parents.
Home is her home and she is one of the family members.
Although she is still young, it does not mean that she can completely rely on her parents and do nothing.
The construction of the Yun family's house is in full swing, and they hired a professional house building team from Nantong City.
Because this house is built far away from the sea, it cannot be flooded and does not need to have a high foundation. However, in the summer, the wind and waves will become stronger.
They gave Yun Huachun a lot of professional advice.
It is best to build a house with a wooden roof. There are many tile-roofed houses in Nantong. When the wind is strong, it is dangerous for the tiles to blow down.
Poorer families would also use local palm leaves to be dried in the sun, tied up like straw, and covered on the eaves.
It has a strong grip and is rarely blown away by the wind.
Even if it blows down, just wait until the wind stops and put it back.
Cheap, simple, and safe.
Yun Huachun nodded, could it still be like this?
"The foundation should be laid firmly so that it won't be blown away by the wind, and better wood should be used so that it won't get damp." The master babbled.
Yun Huachun followed and listened. Although he was engaged in interior decoration, he could not compare with these professionals.
Earlier, when he was traveling, he listened to the publicity of some ancient buildings.
After thousands of years of wind and rain, it has not been knocked down. It is said that this ancient construction technology is so superb.
But in modern times, all of them have been lost.
Next to Nantong City is the port, and Yun Huachun saw many tall wooden buildings.
Those wooden buildings did not fall down, which shows that the construction technology of Jin Dynasty was passable.
"You can rest assured to build it, I will pay for it!" Yun Huachun said.
Their family is not short of money.
Seeing that what Yun Huachun said was true, the old master couldn't help but say a few more words.
"There's no shortage of money. I advise you to recruit more people. It's already April now, and the sea breeze comes early. It can come in June."
"The wind is blowing so hard that you won't be able to build this house by then!"
Yun Huachun agreed, "Then let's find more people."
The sooner it is built, the sooner you can live in it.
"Okay, you are quite happy!"
"As long as you choose good materials, they won't be blown away by the wind, soaked by rain, or infested with insects. Everything else won't be a problem."
He grew up by the sea, so he knows how big the wind and waves can be.
But isn’t it said that there are goddesses protecting Nantong Mansion?
No matter how big the storm is, there is no loss.
Yun Huachun did not believe in the blessing of a goddess, but felt that there was a certain scientific basis for it.
For example, the terrain here is good, and the wind will turn around and go away.
Chapter completed!