Chapter 219 The follow-up construction of the courtyard
The time has entered late July, and the summer has entered. In most areas in the north, this is the hottest season of the year, with the average temperature being higher than what is commonly known as the Dog Day.
Because the Baozi Shop is located in a downtown area, it naturally can't keep cool. Except for Li Youran's office, all the other business areas, offices, kitchen operations, and staff lounges are fully air-conditioned.
In this way, the electricity bill consumed every day is not a fraction. Fortunately, the restaurant's daily profits are huge, so it is relatively easy to meet these expenses.
But here in Mingcui Villa, it's quite different. The temperature in the suburbs is a few degrees lower than in the city. Plus, it's close to mountains and rivers, so it's even cooler. Except for the hottest time at noon, all you need to do is open the windows for ventilation.
, let the air convection, you can make people feel comfortable and comfortable.
As a result, the central air conditioner installed in the small building has been rarely used except for test runs since moving in.
On Sunday, both Li Youran and Sun Xiaoying rested at home. After the little girl had breakfast, she took Liao Liao to the lake to play.
Manager Wu of the property company called Li Youran and asked if he was there. He said that the glass greenhouse manufacturer last time came with plans and quotations.
When Li Youran heard this, he quickly told Manager Wu to let them come over.
There is still a large area of land on the west side of the yard that is empty and unused, which is quite a waste. Li Youran's idea is to build a large glass greenhouse, plant some ornamental plants and fruit trees, and dig a pond in it.
, raise some fish, so that you can harvest the freshest aquatic products and fruits during the long and bleak winter.
Soon, two staff members from the glass house manufacturer came to the door, and Li Youran went to the west side of the yard with them to compare the drawings on the spot.
The glass greenhouse designed by the manufacturer has an area of 200 square meters and a height of four meters. It uses insulating glass and has high overall specifications. The life of the main structure can be as long as more than twenty years.
Including supporting equipment, the quoted price is 120,000 yuan.
Li Youran looked at the plan and thought it was okay. If he wanted to build it, he should build it solidly, once and for all. He didn't want to keep fussing over nothing.
He did not counteroffer for the time being, and proposed to the factory staff that a fish pond should be dug in the glass greenhouse and pebbles should be laid on the path beside the pond. He asked them if they could do it together, otherwise he would have to find someone else.
The factory personnel quickly said that their company has cooperative units and is also a professional manufacturer that has built swimming pools in this community. They can definitely work together. And today, the technicians there are currently repairing swimming pools for customers in the community. They can call for help right away.
Call the person to come over and talk together.
Li Youran nodded in agreement. He also said that his company has rented a large vegetable field in Tonghezi Village and plans to install a glass greenhouse before winter. If the current work is done well, they can also be considered for use there.
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The people from the factory were very happy after hearing this. What they like most is the chain reaction of one customer leading to another customer. It is generally difficult for people nowadays to believe in advertisements, and they are more willing to believe in recommendations and word-of-mouth from acquaintances and friends. Therefore,
Once you have a business in this area, if you do it carefully, the success rate is often very high.
It took more than an hour for Li Youran to finalize the plan and price with the glass greenhouse and pool manufacturers.
The glass greenhouse is 110,000 yuan and the fish pond is 60,000 yuan, of course including supporting facilities and all construction and installation costs.
The contract was signed. Li Youran transferred the advance payment to the other party's bank account over the phone.
The two parties agreed that the construction of the fish pond would start in two days. The parts for the glass greenhouse would be produced in the factory, and it would not take long to install them on site, so there was no need to worry.
After seeing off the factory staff, Li Youran strolled to the pavilion and looked at the pool from here. Since all the water in the pool was replaced by spatial streams, the water lilies grew vigorously, and the pink and white flowers bloomed particularly beautifully.
In the pond, there are already hundreds of fish of different sizes swimming and playing in it, including grass carp, carp, crucian carp, mandarin fish, and perch, which were specially sent by the logistics department not long ago.
In addition, the blue bun shop and the fish tank were also moved here and placed in the living room.
He took the dough cakes placed on the stone table in the pavilion, broke them into pieces, and threw them into the pool.
The water in the pond suddenly seemed like a pot was boiling, and the fish rushed to eat, making a crackling sound.
These fish cubs can be taken directly to the kitchen for cooking after they are raised, saving you the trouble of taking them from the bun shop.
It can also be used as a backup fish pond. If the bun shop is unable to supply it, it can be replenished and relieved.
This batch of edible fish is currently being raised in the pond. When the pond freezes in winter, it will be moved to a glass greenhouse.
However, in the courtyards of other villas in the community, people mostly keep ornamental fish in ponds, such as koi and the like, which are beautiful and elegant, and they also have some Feng Shui and other specialties.
Li Youran is different. Ornamental fish such as koi can also be considered in the future, but for now, we should focus on practicality and satisfy the appetite.
After feeding the fish, he walked slowly on the cobblestone path. He wore thin-soled sandals on his feet. The hard stones kept rubbing the soles of his feet. It is said that this can massage the acupoints on the soles of the feet and play a role in health care.
As he walked, he was thinking about the later construction issues in the courtyard.
The matter of the glass greenhouse has been finalized and there is no need to worry about it for the time being.
But there are still many things missing in the garden, such as plants. At present, most of them are willows, magnolias, boxwoods, roses and other green and ornamental plants. Except for two pomegranates, there is a lack of other fruit trees.
Planting fruit trees in your own courtyard is a very affordable solution. It is both beautiful and practical. If you have space and water to water the fruit trees, you will definitely be able to produce delicious fruits. The jujube trees in the space prove it.
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Now I have no shortage of fresh vegetables, but there are very few natural green fruits. There is only one kind of jujube, and the quantity is not large.
Maybe you can slightly modify the method of vegetable base. You can buy fruit saplings and plant them in space land for a period of time. When they grow up, they can be transplanted with soil and irrigated with space streams. This should be much better than planting them directly.
Get more varieties of fruit trees, and then some of them will be planted in the courtyard and some in the glass greenhouse. In this way, you can have self-produced green natural fresh fruits to eat all year round. You can still eat and pick as you go, be self-sufficient, and extremely comfortable.
Well, that’s a good idea. Go back to the nursery market and buy some of each fruit tree sapling. By the way, there is a ready-made grape trellis on the east side of the courtyard. It was left by the previous homeowner and has not been put to use yet. How many should be planted?
A grape vine can provide shade when it grows up, providing an extra place for activities and leisure, and the grape fruits it produces are also very delicious. It really kills two birds with one stone.
After thinking about the fruit trees, Li Youran continued walking forward and came to the southwest corner of the back wall. This place was empty, nothing was planted, and there were weeds growing on the ground.