I don’t know who cut out the thin leaves, but the spring breeze in February is like scissors. In early spring, in February, the breath of spring has arrived, but the chill of winter has not completely disappeared, and it is suddenly warm and cold.
At this time, the decoration and reconstruction project of the Hou Mansion was finally completed.
So Wu Zhi took everyone on the carriage and rushed to the Hou Mansion outside Liangmen to inspect and accept it.
When I arrived at the gate of the Hou Mansion, I saw a large plaque hung on the high lintel. The seven gilt characters "The Founding of the Hou Mansion of Qinghe County" written by Wu Zhi himself were shining brightly, with dragons and phoenixes dancing in the air. The gate had also been renovated.
Yes, shiny.
Entering the Hou Mansion, everyone found that the entire Hou Mansion had indeed been renovated. The doors and windows had been repaired, and customized furniture of various colors had been made. The distillation room, blending room and warehouse that Wu Zhi requested had been built. Wu Zhi took a look.
Look, I am very satisfied.
The craftsmen were packing up sundries and tools and moving out. They were also very happy to see Wu Zhi and his party satisfied.
Wu Zhi, Wu Xiu, Feng Niang, Xiao'e, Jin Lian and others slowly looked around. When everyone came to the backyard and saw the toilet, bath room and washroom that were modified according to Wu Zhi's requirements, everyone couldn't help being surprised and very curious.
, and was overjoyed. Because of the renovation of these places, Wu Zhi almost completely imitated them according to the appearance of later generations. Except for the public toilets at the Wanda Football Stadium, everyone had never seen them before.
Regarding the renovation of public toilets, Wu Zhi imitated the public toilet models of later generations, that is, they first tore them down and then started over. They completely copied the style of the public toilets in the Wanda Football Stadium and built them, which were also divided into defecation and urination areas. In order to last for a long time,
Wu Zhi spent a lot of money and asked craftsmen to rivet thick nan boards into one piece and cover them tightly above the septic tanks. He only opened a two-foot-long and two-foot-wide square hole above each tank for future removal of feces.
For the water outlet, three layers of blue bricks are built around the square hole to form a square groove. Then the cover is sealed with two layers of soil thick with blue bricks, and then a small square cover made of nanmu is used to cover the hole.
The living quarters are tightly integrated. The urinals are in a row, and the water in the water tank is supplied from the clean river water drawn from the Bianhe River by a large water tanker through a wooden trough. There are only three independent toilets in the toilet area, and each toilet has a window two meters high at the back.
The bathroom is light and breathable. There is a door in the front. The roof is covered with glazed tiles. The floor is paved with blue bricks and smoothed with lime glutinous rice paste. Each bathroom is equipped with a stone platform made of blue bricks.
There is an oil lamp and fire folding box, and a paper box containing straw paper for wiping buttocks. There is also a water tank next to the stone platform, with a simple wooden water valve connected to the top of the water tank, and a latch is used to control the water outlet.
, the water valve is connected to the bamboo pipe, and the bamboo pipe receives the river water sent from the water truck through the wooden trough. The tank is filled with water, and there is a water ladle on it. When flushing after defecation, directly scoop the water with the ladle.
That’s it! This kind of public toilet is more humane and luxurious than the public toilet in Wanda Football Stadium!
The toilets that Wu Zhi built in the courtyard were also made in this style, but they were smaller in scale and removed the urinal area. There were only shared toilets for urination and defecation. He only built two connected toilets in each yard.
, the style of the bathroom is exactly the same as that of the Houfu public toilet, which is extremely user-friendly and convenient. Moreover, he usually seals the feces extraction holes with small covers to prevent them from leaking air! There are new toilets in each yard.
There are also cloisters built in front of the houses, so you can go to the toilet even without an umbrella on rainy days.
Everyone saw that the toilet renovated and added by Wu Zhi was not only clean and hygienic, but also very convenient after trying it. People did not smell any odor when they stayed in the toilet (the amazing anti-odor effect of the trap came out). It was different from the previous one.
The toilet was completely different and completely new, it was like a heaven and a hell. Everyone was completely shocked and pleasantly surprised by this.
It is relatively simple to renovate the bath room and washroom. Just use the original drainage system.
Wu Zhi installed a small platform made of blue bricks in the original bath room, one and eight meters high. The left and right sides of the platform were built with blue brick steps to go up and down, replacing the original large bucket in the house.
Move it to a small platform, drill a small hole near the bottom of the bucket, fix a three-inch square slot at the opening, make a small wedge above the square slot, insert a piece of smelted iron as a latch, and seal it
There is also a simple wooden water valve connected above the orifice. The water outlet is controlled by a latch. The water valve is connected to a bamboo pipe. The bamboo pipe
Then the river water is brought from the waterwheel through the wooden trough. When using it in cold weather, first press down the iron latch to seal the hole, then put the hot water into the bucket, then open the wooden water valve and add cold water
The temperature of the river water is adjusted. When taking a bath, gently lift the latch up, and the water flow can be adjusted to slowly flow down from the bucket along the square trough to achieve the effect of a warm water shower. When no water is used, just press the latch down.
Turning off the water flow is convenient and fast. It is much simpler to use on hot days. You can directly open the wooden water valve, lift the latch on the bucket to discharge the water, and you can take a shower easily.
The renovation of the bathroom was even simpler. Wu Zhi directly built square hollow pillars with blue bricks against the wall in the shower room, and then placed a custom-made large porcelain basin with an open bottom on top, and glued it together with lime glutinous rice paste.
A hole was opened at the bottom of the column for drainage, which became a simple waist-high washbasin. At the same time, he also made a wooden shelf on the right side next to the large porcelain basin, on which were placed mouth cups, toothbrushes, pancreatic soap for hand washing, etc.
On the wall on the left hand side was a wooden rack for hanging towels. A simple wooden water valve was fixed on the wall above the large porcelain basin. The water outlet was facing downwards. A latch was used to control the water outlet. The water valve was connected to a bamboo pipe.
The pipe receives river water from the water truck through the wooden trough. When using it, lift the latch slightly and the water will flow down on its own. Take the water for washing. When no water is needed, press the latch down to close it.
The water flow is very convenient.
Everyone was amazed when they saw Wu Zhi's remodeled bathroom and washbasin. After trying it out, everyone was even more impressed by his wonderful ideas.
After Wu Xiu and Dahu calculated it with all the craftsmen, Wu Zhi paid the remaining wages and materials to the foreman. The wages he gave were half more than those paid outside, and the materials were also given enough, which made everyone
The craftsman was overjoyed and had a better impression of Wu Zhi's family.
After inspecting the Hou Mansion and coming out of the Hou Mansion, the others went home first. Wu Zhi took Wu Xiu and Dahu to the Zhuangyuan Building to settle the sales of the Zhuangyuan series wine during this period and got this one.
The income for many months was more than 248,700 yuan! After the settlement, Qian Mu graciously treated them to a meal.
Back home, Feng Niang and Jin Lian had already chosen the auspicious day to move into the Hou Mansion, which was the sixth day of February three days later.
On the sixth day of February, early in the morning, Wu Zhi took Qian Mu, Lin Chong, Wang Jin, Sun Qi, Li Tingliang, Yan Sheng, Li Tingyu and Liu Quan with him, taking a platoon of Chinese Army soldiers with him, along with his family members
, everyone packed their bags and moved their families to Hou Mansion.
When everyone moved their luggage, wine bottles, wine jars, distillation equipment and other things to the Hou Mansion, except for the Wu Zhi family, everyone was shocked by the new toilets, shower rooms and washrooms in the Hou Mansion.
Unique and novel, practical and convenient, the new atmosphere of Hou Mansion is still fresh in everyone's memory, amazed and unable to put it down.
After moving home, Wu Zhi hosted a banquet for everyone at the Hou Mansion that night, and the drink was "Zhuangyuanchun" wine.
During the exchange of toasts, Wu Zhi toasted everyone. Everyone was more aware and impressed by Wu Zhi's easy-going. Moreover, all the Chinese soldiers were extremely excited after drinking the long-famous Zhuangyuan series of wines.
They didn't expect that after helping Wu Zhi move once, they would be able to have a banquet with the commander-in-chief and drink such famous wines. It was such an honor. Everyone had a good time drinking! New
After moving into the Hou Mansion, it took Feng Niang, Jin Lian and others a few days to pack up the moved things. Especially the thousands of wine bottles and thousands of sets of Zhuangyuan series of wines. It took three days for everyone to work together.
They were moved into the warehouse one by one and stored. Five sets of distillation equipment and thirty long-necked wine jars were also put into the distillation room.
At the same time, Wu Zhi asked Erhu to invite Tan Si and his son to come over and ask them to build the five large stoves for the distillation house and help him make some experimental equipment. Tan Si already had experience, so he was very comfortable doing it this time.
Within a few days, Tan Si and his son had completed the stove and test equipment.
Subsequently, Wu Zhi established a laboratory in Houfuzhong for the development of perfumes, skin care products, soaps, and laundry soaps.
In this way, there are now eighteen people staying in the Hou Mansion. After negotiation and allocation, the largest courtyard in the main area of the Hou Mansion has six rooms, two bathrooms and a bath room and a washroom. Wu Xiu and Feng Niang
, Xiao'e lived together; the larger one had five rooms, two toilets, a bath room and a washroom, so Wu Zhi, Jin Lian and Liu Yue lived together.
A room was converted into a study by Wu Zhi; the two small courtyards each have four rooms, two bathrooms and a bath room and a washroom. Zhou Tong lives in one courtyard alone, and the rest of the courtyard is empty. Domestic servants
The two courtyards in the district are quite large, each with sixteen single rooms, two bathrooms, two shower rooms and two washrooms, so Dahu, Suo Chao, Li Zhenguo and Si Fangguo were arranged to live together in one.
In the courtyard, Dahu, Erhu and Feng's family live in the east, with four single rooms connected into one; Suo Chao, Suo Yanqing and Yang's family also live in the east, also with four single rooms connected into one; Li Zhenguo's family and Si
Fang Guo lives on the west side, with six rooms connected together and the remaining two rooms used as utility rooms. The other courtyard is empty and no one has moved in yet. The courtyard in the guest area has eight rooms and two bathrooms.
There is also a bath room and a washroom, which are also empty and unoccupied.
It seems that the Hou Mansion still looks a bit empty and deserted.
So, after discussing with Feng Niang and Jin Lian, Wu Zhi hired eight maids through Yaxing. They were about 14 to 16 years old. They were all children of poor families. Each of them had a salary of 500 guan and a period of employment.
Ten years. In addition, Wu Zhi also paid an additional monthly salary of four qian to each person, and made three sets of kapok furs and a thick quilt for each person.
In the Song Dynasty at that time, servants were hired with a one-time payment of wages, that is, body money, and the period was usually ten years. It was rare for employers to pay additional wages. Now the Hou Mansion gives them extra processing money, and the amount is quite high.
, and the Hou Mansion also ordered three sets of kapok furs and a thick quilt for each of them. Such treatment made the eight maids extremely happy and grateful. They knew that they were lucky and had met a good employer.
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In order to facilitate management, Wu Zhi gave them eight new names: Chunmei, Chunyu, Xiahe, Xiatong, Qiuju, Qiuxiang, Dongxue, and Lilac. Eight people happily accepted it. Among them, the sixteen-year-old Chunmei specially
Taking care of Feng Niang, fourteen-year-old Xia He took care of Xiao'e, sixteen-year-old Xia Tong and Ding Xiang assisted Feng and Yang in housework, fifteen-year-old Qiuxiang, Dongxue and sixteen-year-old Chun Yu assisted Wu
Xiu and Feng Niang distilled alcohol to blend the wine, while sixteen-year-old Qiu Ju took care of Zhou Tong. Wu Zhi did not need special care, Jin Lian and Liu Yue, who lived in the same courtyard with him, would take care of his daily life.
With the help of Qiu Xiang and three other maids, there were more people to share the chores, and Wu Zhi also helped from time to time. Wu Xiu and Feng Niang did not have so much trouble distilling alcohol and blending the No. 1 Series wine, and they pretended
When sealing and packaging the bottles, everyone worked together. With more people and greater strength, it suddenly became much easier and the efficiency improved a lot. The two of them were particularly happy.
After the arrangement, Chunmei, Xia He, Wu Xiu, Feng Niang, and Xiao'e lived in the same courtyard, Qiu Ju and Zhou Tong lived in the same courtyard, and the other five maids lived together in the remaining servant area courtyard.
Living in a single room, this kind of accommodation is very good.
The people in the Hou Mansion usually drink well water. There is a well in each yard, and water is drawn from the well, which is quite laborious. The water in the pond is imported from the Bian River and enters the pond directly, and the water level is relatively low, which is not good.
To collect water, Wu Zhi designed a large waterwheel and built it elevated in the Bianhe River under the jurisdiction of the Hou Mansion. It was automatic, environmentally friendly, convenient and labor-saving. Through the joint efforts of the masonry craftsmen and Tan Si and his son, before moving into the Hou Mansion, it was
The construction has been completed, and the water is self-diversion, which is introduced into various rooms such as the kitchen, toilet, shower room and washroom through the wooden troughs and bamboo pipes set up, which is very convenient.
The new atmosphere presented by the Hou Mansion, the convenience and trendiness of life in the Mansion, made everyone in the Mansion very happy, and they all admired Wu Zhi's wisdom.