Mu Yan: "Shopkeeper Li, do you know any masons who work more carefully?"
Shopkeeper Li: "Master Yan'er, there is a bricklayer named Qin Gong in the east of the town. He once participated in the construction of the palace with his grandfather. After his grandfather passed away, he returned to the town."
Participated in the construction of the palace
Looks good.
"However, he is a bit weird. He likes drinking very much. If you don't have good wine, you can't invite him."
"Oh, is there any other way to ask for help?"
Mu Yan suddenly remembered that there was still some wine in his space, and he didn't know if it was fermented yet. Let’s go into the space and try it out later.
"By the way, shopkeeper, I need you to help me keep an eye on whether there are any better stores for sale recently."
"Master Yan'er, are you planning to go it alone?"
"No, you misunderstood. It's not a restaurant, it's something else."
"Okay, I will tell Master Yan'er as soon as I have any news."
…
Mu Yan and Fan Jing were sitting in the carriage, and Pang Zhen took the carriage to Wang Qin Gong's residence.
Mu Yan entered the space in the carriage.
I found wine in the warehouse, opened it, and a faint aroma of wine came out.
Mu Yan poured it into a small bowl and took a small sip. It still had a strong fruity aroma.
Mu Yan took out two bottles and walked out of the space with the small bowl he drank from just now.
Fan Jing: "What is this?"
"wine."
"This is a tribute from the Western Region to the royal family. There are only a few bottles in the entire palace."
Mu Yan raised his eyebrows. Wine has already appeared in this plane, but only among the royal family.
I wonder if Qin Gong has ever tasted wine
"Yan'er, don't worry, Qin Gong must have never drank wine. Wine only appears at important banquets. Qin Gong is just a small helper, so he must have never tasted it. I was not qualified to drink it when I was 5 years old, but I secretly Drink the wine from your mother’s cup.”
Mu Yan poured Fan Jing a drink.
"The taste is very rich, much better than the one in the palace."
Mu Yan was relieved.
…
The carriage stopped in front of a house and Pang Zhen knocked on the door.
There was a sound of dismissal from inside that we would not welcome guests today.
"Mr. Qin, I have good wine here. I wonder if you would like to welcome the guests?" Mu Yan shouted towards the inside.
wine
That's the food in the palace.
Qin Gong opened the door.
A somewhat slovenly, tall man about 30 years old appeared in front of him, smelling of alcohol.
Mu Yan thought to himself: This doesn't mean he loves to drink. He is an alcoholic. I don't know if he can be trusted.
"Where's the wine?"
Mu Yan handed Qin Gong a bowl of wine.
It wasn't that Mu Yan was stingy, but that Mu Yan felt that this person might not be reliable. Why would he hire an alcoholic to work for his family
"This is a tribute from the palace. The wine is delicious. It's delicious. Please come in, girl." Qin Gong stared closely at the bottle of wine in Mu Yan's hand.
It seemed like he was trying to snatch it away.
Mu Yan quickly protected him, "Mr. Qin, I'm asking you to build a house for my family. If you agree, this wine will be enough."
Enough
Qin Gong immediately returned to his serious look, "20 taels a day. If you have enough wine, I will build a house for you."
"20 taels? This is too expensive." Mu Yan was stunned.
"It's not expensive. Someone asked me for 50 taels of silver, but I didn't go. I only said 20 taels for the sake of your good wine."
This is true. Qin Gong participated in the construction of the palace, which is equivalent to a layer of gold. Some wealthy families did ask for 50 taels or 100 taels of silver.
"I am dissatisfied with Mr. Qin. The house I built is a bit special. If you are worth 20 taels, I will reluctantly agree to it. But if you are not worth it, then I will not talk about it..."
"Special, what kind of special method?"
Mu Yan took out the design drawing he had just drawn and handed it to Qin Gong.
Qin Gong was disdainful at first, but after a while, his face was startled, and he frowned, sighed, and couldn't help but nod.
"Did you draw this picture?" Qin Gong asked Mu Yan.
Mu Yan: "I drew it. I don't know if Mr. Qin can understand it."
"I can understand it, but there are a few things I don't understand..."
Mu Yan and Qin Gong were discussing,
Mu Yan also didn't expect that Qin Gong could point out the shortcomings of this design drawing.
Qin Gong also gained a lot of insights from his interactions with Mu Yan.
"Miss Yan'er, do you know when the construction will start?" Qin Gong asked excitedly, feeling more and more that this house will become a legend.
Mu Yan was also very satisfied with Qin Gong, but he had a little doubt, "I wonder if Mr. Qin was as drunk as he is now when he was working?"
"Ha, ha, ha, don't worry, Miss Yan'er, you won't work if you drink, and you won't drink if you work."
"Okay, the sooner we can start work, the better."
"Okay, I'll call a few of my apprentices over tonight, and they'll be at your house tomorrow."
This Qin Gong turned out to be impatient.
Mu Yan also agreed.