"Are the stones in front of and behind the house built?"
"Build!"
"Is it okay to lay two-meter-high stone bricks on the ground and use adobe bricks on top?"
"OK."
"Do I need to paint the outside with plaster? Do I need to paint the inside with anti-insect paint?"
"want!"
"How about you choose old fir for the wooden beam?"
"good."
“The roof is all made of tiles, or is it the main house with tiles and the side rooms with veneer?”
"It's all made of tiles."
"What about the furniture? What kind of furniture are you going to use? People in the countryside use camphor wood to make furniture, which is insect-proof and moth-proof."
"Then use camphor wood."
"Would you like a bed?"
"Yes, oh no, no, just a canopy bed, table, chairs and wardrobe."
"Okay, you should prepare at least two hundred taels of silver. I'm going to hire someone to help you build it by the end of the year." Huang Yougui said calmly.
"Two hundred taels of silver?"
Ye Chuqiu was a little surprised. She was not building a house here. She was building a low-end villa in the mountains.
However, these things Huang Yougui said were all what she needed.
For example, for the beams, you have to use slightly better ones. Not using nanmu would be a compromise with money.
There are also bricks, not all stone bricks are used, only two-meter-high stone bricks are used to prevent moisture, insects and wild animals, which is also necessary.
As for lime, if you don’t apply a layer of lime on the outside, if you live in the mountains, the mud bricks will be easily affected by moisture. If you live there for decades, you will have to renovate it. Even if you apply a layer of lime, it will not be bright and bright.
As for the paint inside the house, it is even more necessary. Don’t think that there is no paint nowadays. Even in China, paint can be traced back to more than 2,000 years ago. The so-called pepper house, this "pepper"
It refers to a kind of paint.
Nowadays, there are expensive ones for rich families and cheaper ones for ordinary people. They use limestone and add some other mineral powders, spices, etc., and brush it on. It is not only bright and bright, but also insect-proof.
Of course, what kind of mineral powder and spices to add are all secrets, and I won't tell you easily.
The memory of the original owner told her that ordinary paint was very expensive, but she really liked it. If she didn't have this paint and lived in the mountains, after a while, the house would be full of bugs.
Spiders are a must, but there are also caterpillars, bed bugs and some unknown small insects. In spring, they fall from the roof beams, which is really scary.
Oh, I want to ask why Ye Chuqiu knows this. The original owner has lived in the countryside for decades. Could she know?
Dark and cramped houses, with insects everywhere, are the living conditions for country people.
So she had to arrange for this kind of paint.
"By the way, let me tell you first that for the house, my son and I will have full authority to help you hire people, supervise the work, and purchase materials. However, the reward I want is five taels of silver, and the cost of the tiles is extra."
"Okay." Ye Chuqiu nodded and agreed. So much money was spent upfront, so what little money later was nothing.
"Aunt Lin, are you sure you want to spend so much money to build a house?"
Huang Tiesheng couldn't help but ask, he said: "When my old uncle was young, he worked in the city for a period of time. He always wanted to build a magnificent house, but he didn't have this opportunity. Don't be fooled by my old uncle.
My uncle took him to the ditch."
"Tiesheng, you brat, what are you talking about? How could I be such a person?" Huang Yougui became angry and glared at him.
"Brother Tiesheng, I built this house voluntarily. It has nothing to do with Mr. Huang. As long as Mr. Huang can help me build a good house, I will be grateful." Ye Chuqiu said immediately.
"Hey..." Huang Tiesheng sighed, "Aunt Lin, two hundred taels of silver is not a small amount, can you get it?"
"I'm afraid I need Brother Tiesheng to help me with the money matter," Ye Chuqiu said.
"Aunt Huang, it's not that I don't want to lend you money, it's just that my family doesn't have much money." Huang Tiesheng declined quickly.
"Don't worry, I'm not borrowing money from you."
Ye Chuqiu said, waving to Huang Tiesheng, and the two went to one side to talk about other things. Ye Chuqiu said: "Brother Tiesheng, where are you going to escort the escort this time? How many cities are you going to visit?"
"This time we will go to Fengyang County." Huang Tiesheng said.
"That's a good feeling." Ye Chuqiu said, taking out a glass marble from his arms, "What do you think of this thing?"
"This is?" Looking at this crystal clear, dark blue glass marble, Huang Tiesheng was immediately attracted to it.
"This is called the Sea Blue Pearl, also known as the Mermaid's Tears. It is taken from the deep sea." Ye Chuqiu told Huang Tiesheng what he had said to the black-hearted pawnshop owner before, and then said: "I want to ask Huang Tiesheng this time.
Brother, how about you help me find a buyer?"
"Me?" Huang Tiesheng looked at this crystal clear "orb" and said, "It's such a precious thing, aren't you afraid that I'll run away with it?"
"Don't be afraid. Don't be suspicious of people you employ, and don't use people you doubt. I believe in you, Brother Tiesheng."
Ye Chuqiu said: "If you sell it and the price is more than fifty taels of silver, I will give you 10%. If it is more than a hundred taels of silver, I will give you 20%. If it is more than 200 taels, I will give you 30% or 300.
I'll give you 40% for the taels of clothes. If we can sell them for more than 400 taels, we'll give you 50%. What do you think?
If you can't find a buyer, you can go to a pawn shop, but of course the lowest price cannot be less than fifty taels of silver."
"Such a treasure is worth thousands of gold. How can you sell it for fifty taels of silver? Don't worry, I will try my best to sell it for you at a high price." Huang Tiesheng swallowed his saliva and then said solemnly.
"Well, I'll sell it if it's more than fifty taels of silver anyway. I'm really short of money." Ye Chuqiu said, "Although the treasure is good, in the end it's dead in your hands. You can only build a house if you change it into money."
, to buy food.
One more thing, I have to remind Brother Tiesheng that you are guilty of possessing a jade. I hope Brother Tiesheng that you will also pay attention to safety when selling this item. Some shops have bad hearts and may play tricks behind their backs."
"I will pay attention." Huang Tiesheng nodded and put the "orb" in his arms, "I will help you get this done."
"One more thing, brother Tiesheng, I hope you will not reveal my identity when selling orbs." Ye Chuqiu warned again.
"Since you specifically told me, Mrs. Lin, I will definitely keep it secret." Huang Tiesheng said.
With such a valuable "treasure" in his arms, he did not dare to stay on the mountain anymore. He just wanted to go back and put the "treasure" away quickly.