Chapter 85: Repairing the house(1/2)
Yi Mingxue has some free time these days.
Then they called Carpenter Wang and two other masons to the house.
Started repairing her family's house.
The first thing to do is to build up the collapsed wall of the main hall.
Then, the thatched roof, which was leaky and leaky, had to be replaced with tiles.
The building of walls and roof tiles was left to professional carpenters.
Yi Mingxue herself began to mess with her yard.
She studied it twice carefully.
Finally, it was decided to expand the yard eastward and run through the northeast corner.
It was changed into a more practical front and back yard.
A stable and a chicken coop were built in the backyard, as well as used for stacking farm tools, firewood and other sundries.
The front yard is where they live their daily lives.
In addition to her greenhouse and Yi Tianlei's practice area.
A big long table also needs to be set up.
When the sun is nice, the carrots can play in the yard.
In addition, Yi Mingxue also built a stone altar half an arm's width under the courtyard wall.
The area near the stove house is the vegetable plot.
The area in the east where the sun is better will be reserved for Lao Wu to use as a medicine garden in the future.
She has sown rose seeds in the remaining area.
Just wait for the coming spring, when the vines will grow wildly and the flowers will bloom, climbing all over the yard along the mud wall.
It is both pleasing to the eye and can play a certain role in protecting privacy.
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The twenty-seventh day of the winter month.
The Yi family's house was successfully repaired.
That day, Yi Mingxue got up early.
According to rural custom, a big red firecracker was also set off.
Aunt Li, Aunt Zhu, and others originally planned to come to help her.
In the end, there was no need for them to take action at all.
Yi Mingxue had already brought a few radish dices with her to tidy up their home and make it look brand new.
It was also a coincidence that Boss Mei happened to see their new home being renovated.
"Sister! Sister Yi?!"
She stood at the door and shouted twice at the top of her lungs.
I was afraid that I had remembered the wrong place and recognized the wrong door.
Is this still the dilapidated thatched house from before?
The collapsed hall has been rebuilt and covered with beautiful black mud tiles.
The walls inside and outside the house were painted white, and the door and threshold were repainted with red paint.
Jian Yi came out gently and answered the door.
Shopkeeper Mei secretly breathed a sigh of relief and exclaimed.
"Are you building a new house?"
Now that Yi Qingqing met Shopkeeper Mei, she was no longer as cautious and timid as before.
Although his voice was still soft and gentle, he obviously had more confidence in speaking.
"No, it's just some repairs..."
With that said, he led Shopkeeper Mei to the newly added long table in the yard.
"Please sit down...I'll call the eldest sister..."
Before he could finish his words, the person had already run away in a flash.
Shopkeeper Mei shook her head helplessly, and then began to look at Yi Mingxue's small courtyard.
It is different from the messy and decadent courtyards of most farmers' homes today.
The Yi family's renovated yard is not only clean and clear, but also has clear divisions.
There is also an indescribable sense of vitality.
Makes you feel happy.
Yi Mingxue quickly emerged from the greenhouse.
Now her greenhouse is no longer just a few simple fence walls.
It is a real greenhouse made of yellow mud that can maintain a constant temperature.
She washed the yellow mud off her hands in the sink at the entrance of the greenhouse.
He turned his head and greeted Shopkeeper Mei.
"Why did Sister Mei come in person today?"
Shopkeeper Mei has always been quite calm, but this time, it is really great news.
So she couldn't help but stand up and walked to Yi Mingxue.
He said happily, "Of course I'm here to tell you the good news! A plate made by Qing Qingqing before was hand-picked by the boss of Yixiangfang to become the new product of the season!"
"Oh? Really."
Yi Mingxue wiped the water stains on her hands and responded casually.
Shopkeeper Mei saw her reaction was dull and thought she had no idea about the matter.
So, he quickly explained.
"That can be put on the shelves in hundreds of stores across the country at the same time. Although one piece is selected every month, Yixiangfang has been operating for so many years, and no tailor with less than seven years of experience has ever been selected."
"Qingqing is the first one! And she's still such a young one!"
After saying that, Shopkeeper Mei grabbed Yi Qingqing's hands.
I was so excited that I almost jumped up.
Yi Qingqing was also a little confused, although she didn't particularly know how powerful this was.
But it seems that I am a little more powerful than I thought.
Yi Mingxue looked at the two of them helplessly.
"Okay! I already knew about this."
"You know?" Shopkeeper Mei was surprised.
There was no other way, so Yi Mingxue had no choice but to tell the two of them what happened when she passed by Yixiangfang last time she went to the county.
Yi gently opened his big, watery eyes, not to mention how seriously he listened.
Shopkeeper Mei, on the other hand, gave Yi Mingxue a slap in the face and complained, "You didn't even tell me about such a big thing! Girl, you can really keep your temper."
Yi Mingxue said a little embarrassedly, "I've really been busy with a lot of chores lately, so I forgot about this as soon as I got busy."
"And at that time, the shopkeeper only said that he would apply, but it was not certain whether he would be selected."
"By the way, how are the clothes selling?"
"Huh, I thought you didn't care." Boss Mei laughed angrily.
Originally, he wanted to give it up, but when he saw Yi Qingqing on the side, his heart and eyes were full of expectations.
I couldn't help but feel soft in my heart, and immediately announced.
"Three thousand pieces, all sold out in one month!"
"Wow!"
Now, it was finally Yi Mingxue's turn to be surprised.
She expected that the second sister's plate would most likely be chosen.
But she never expected that sales would be so good.
"Many customers who didn't get it came to us and asked for additional orders, but the shopkeeper refused because he considered that going too far is not enough and that things are rare."
When Shopkeeper Mei talked about this, her expression could be described as beaming.
To be continued...