early morning. A rumble of thunder in the sky woke Mu Yan up.
it rained today? Will the progress of building my own house be affected
Mu Yan quickly got up and went to the main room.
Qin Gong and his three apprentices, his elder brother and younger brother, Wen Jun and Wen Lin, were all in the house.
Some were sitting, some were standing, all with solemn expressions.
Mu Yan cautiously asked Qin Bricklayer: "Will it affect the foundation of my house if it rains?"
Qin Bricklayer glanced at Mu Yan and said calmly: "It will have no impact, but it will make the foundation of your home stronger."
Upon hearing this, Mu Yan felt relieved and continued to ask, "Then everyone looked solemn. Did something happen?"
"Haha, nothing happened. Originally, we didn't need to lay the foundation to build the house today. But now that it's raining, we still need to lay the base again before we can build the house."
"How long will the delay be?"
"one day."
Mu Yan exhaled, thinking that it would take another three days to lay the foundation.
"Ha, ha, it's okay. You don't have to look so solemn. We can speed up the progress later. Besides, the foundation is strong and the quality of the house is good." Mu Yan comforted everyone.
Everyone also slowly relaxed.
Mu Yan: "Qin Bricklayer, you have some material while you are free. I wonder if I have heard of it?"
Qin Bricklayer: "What?"
"Glass" After Mu Yan finished speaking, he stared at Qin Bricklayer, eager for the other person to say the word 'heard'.
"I heard it."
Sure enough, Qin Bricklayer is truly an architectural genius.
Mu Yan said with excitement on her face: "Xiao Nan, bring your pen and paper over here."
Mu Yan took the pen and paper.
"Second sister, do you want to write?"
"No, the second sister is going to draw the greenhouse that our family is going to build."
"Greenhouse? What is that?" Qin Bricklayer asked.
While painting, Mu Yan explained to Qin Bricklayer: "The greenhouse I want to build has a constant temperature inside all year round. Here is a high wall. This is a low wall. The reason why it is short is because I want the sunlight to shine in. So I plan to use white, transparent, light-transmitting, and airtight glass for the top... "
Qin Gong's eyes lit up. Although this design was not exquisite, it was still very novel.
Brother and everyone around him were also surprised by Mu Yan.
"Miss Yan'er, do you know the price of glass? Do you know that glass is not only money, but also represents status?" Qin Bricklayer said seriously. This house is novel, but there are too many glass materials and it will cost a lot of money.
Mu Yan felt a basin of cold water being poured down on him.
"Please ask Qin Bricklayer to explain it in detail."
"We have a government-run glass factory in the Great Hua Dynasty that specializes in manufacturing glass. However, the glass manufactured is not used to build houses, but to make utensils and ornaments. Only the royal family, nobles and temples can own it. If others want to buy it, they can only It costs a lot of money, and it’s estimated that such a palm-sized piece of glass will cost a thousand taels.”
"Hiss..." Mu Yan felt dizzy. Glass, which can be seen everywhere in the 21st century, is so valuable here.
Qin Bricklayer continued: "These glasses are not colorless as Miss Yan'er said, but are colorful, mostly blue."
Tsk, tsk, I can’t afford it now, and it’s also colored, isn’t it just colored glaze? This will affect the lighting and the effect is not good.
Is it possible that the greenhouse can only use stupid methods that it thinks of
"Qin Bricklayer, have you ever heard of other materials that meet the requirements of light transmission, transparency, colorlessness, and airtightness?"
"Never heard of it."
Mu Yan was extremely disappointed.
It seems that the glass can only be put aside for the time being. Fortunately, it is summer here. Maybe in winter, my space will be upgraded and the glass will be unlocked.
"Yan'er would like to ask Qin Bricklayer to pay attention in the future. If there are materials that meet the requirements, please let me know."
"no problem."
"Qin Bricklayer, I plan to use straw mats to weave it like this. Each straw mat will leave a gap of one finger. I will make do for now. I am going to add a stove here..." Mu Yan informed Qin Bricklayer of his ideas.
Qin Bricklayer also pointed out some problems.
After discussing with Qin Bricklayer, Mu Yan was even more convinced that his greenhouse could be built even if there was no glass now.
Mu Yan happily put away the drawings he had just drawn.
"I will build this greenhouse." Qin Bricklayer's voice sounded.
Mu Yan admitted that Qin Bricklayer was indeed very capable, but he already knew how to build it. He could just find any bricklayer to build it, and since Qin Bricklayer's salary was 20 taels a day, his family had not yet achieved financial freedom.
Qin Gong saw Mu Yan's hesitation and said, "It's free, no wages."
Mu Yan was stunned and immediately said with a smile: "Ha, ha, ha, Brick Qin, thank you for your hard work. I feel very relieved to leave it to you..." It's free, and it's a construction genius. He would be a fool not to accept it quickly.
Qin Gong: "..."
At lunch, Mu Yan was so excited that she cooked a few more dishes. The spicy chicken, fried pig blood and other dishes that appeared in Hongfu Tower appeared on the dining table. She also took out wine to reward Qin Bricklayer.
Qin Gong: I can't see through this little girl more and more. She always brings surprises to people. I also made good wine, and the wine this time tasted even better than last time.
Wen Jun: Good wine, good wine. I didn’t expect that my master would allow me to serve it and pour myself such a precious wine. You must follow the master and work well.
…
The rain stopped in the afternoon. The weather is slowly becoming clearer. Everyone also went out to see the condition of the foundation.
Brother and Mu Yan were the only ones left in the main room.