Now that they were planning to build a house, they had to choose a good site. Zhao Zhengan and Zhong Ziqi discussed and discussed, and finally decided to build the house next to their current house. Zhong Ziqi didn't want to build it in the village. A group of people staring at it, it's annoying to think about it!
Still, the backside is clean enough and there are no bad people or things, this place is simply their world.
Zhao Zhengan also thinks the backside is good, but to live here, safety must be planned.
"Daughter-in-law, tell me, should we build another one? Our stewed meat is made here, and it takes about half an hour to get to us by carriage from around the town." Zhao Zhengan sat on the kang and asked lying on his bed. The lazy Zhong Ziqi in her arms.
Zhong Ziqi squinted her eyes and thought for a while: "It's okay, anyway, there are a lot of open spaces around us, so you can figure out the house title deed."
They originally wanted to locate the workshop for making stewed meat in the town, which would be convenient, but the houses in the town are not so easy to find. When it came to housing prices, it was extremely high. No matter how rich Zhao Zhengan and Zhong Ziqi were, they didn't want to be taken advantage of, so the Braised Pork Workshop has never been established, and the scale is still quite delicious.
The two of them feel that it is not a problem if they go on like this. Since they can't find a suitable one, they can build it by themselves. Apart from being a little troublesome, it can save a lot of money. They bought a house in the town for more than a hundred taels, and they For building, there are only brick and tile costs, labor costs, etc., and these costs are often not worth a few dollars.
It's just that it will be difficult for various restaurants to buy goods at that time, but there is no need to worry about selling good things. As long as they are good, he will not be short of people to buy them. Even if it is far away, Zhong Ziqi believes that those people will find them.
Now that he decided to start construction, Zhao Zhengan started to get busy. He first went to the Yamen to buy all the land deeds around his house. In fact, people in the village would not think of buying land deeds when building a house. Basically, there is no open space. Wherever the house is built, it is their home. There are so many people in these villages, it is impossible for the magistrates to take care of them, so most of the magistrates just turn a blind eye and let them go.
The reason why Zhao Zheng'an wanted to buy back the land deed was mainly because the area around their house used to be old houses, and there were people living in them. If the house was built one day, someone would come and tell them that this place belonged to them, and they would pester them. , Trouble, simply follow the formal procedures to prevent future troubles.
After finishing the land deed, he found some masons in the village and some acquaintances in the town, some of them were the ones who worked for the courtyard last time, and there were more than ten people in total.
Once all the people were found, the work officially started. More than a dozen people came here at around 7 o'clock in the morning and started working directly. Zhao Zhengan and Zhong Ziqi paid enough wages, and naturally they also provided a lunch.
It is this meal that makes these workers so beautiful that they wish they could come to work every day.
Naturally, Zhong Ziqi would not be foolish enough to cook big fish and meat. At best, it would be some sauerkraut soup with a few pieces of meat occasionally, and cabbage stewed rice strips, etc., just two big steamed buns of white flour. It looks very simple, but Not to mention how delicious it is to eat in the mouths of these workers. Zhong Ziqi has always been willing to use oil in cooking, and the seasoning is abundant. No one has ever squandered it so wantonly, so even an ordinary dish can attract Everyone who came was full of praise.
And occasionally there will be meat, so life is better than at home. Naturally, these workers were reluctant to leave.
The new house of Zhong Ziqi's family has a large structure. In addition to the main house, there are two rows of side rooms on the left and right, but they are not close to each other. Because they have obtained the title deed, they can build the house without any scruples, so the house is not big. In other words, enough space is left in the front, back, left, and right yards, and it is impossible to walk from the south to the north without a ten-eighth.
Especially in the backyard, which is almost as large as half an acre of land. Zhong Ziqi said that when the weather is warmer, a row of fruit trees will be planted, and they can eat whatever they want, instead of making wine.
Zhao Zhengan naturally has no objection. On the contrary, he is looking forward to such a scene. When the fruit trees bloom and bear fruit, their child will surely be a toddler. He can hold him and play inside. Think about that scene Still a little excited!
The speed of building the house is still very fast. The slowest thing is to build the fence, because it is too long, and it is more troublesome to transport bricks. As a last resort, Zhao Zheng'an hired a few more people in the village to transport bricks, carry water, and mud to serve these masons.
Those who are hired are naturally happy. They have all heard that the wages they earn in their home are two cents more than those outside. They also provide a delicious lunch every day, which has long angered many old men in the village. It's just that Zhao Zheng'an only found five or six people in the village, and most of them were relatively close to their family, so they could only look at them enviously. Unexpectedly, within a few days, Zhao Zhengan came looking for someone again, and everyone rushed to recommend themselves, but Zhao Zhengan obviously had a good idea in his heart, and the people he was looking for were all honest men from the village, and they would not cheat when they did their jobs. . Those who were not selected could only stare blankly, envious and jealous.
Speaking of this, I have to say that another thing happened in the middle of it, that is, the place where they built the house, there were several ruined houses, but Zhao Zhengan and the others pushed them to the ground. And the owners of these houses didn't know if they listened to someone's instigation, and came to Zhao Zheng'an to ask for compensation, saying that they occupied their houses.
Luckily, Zhao Zheng'an was well prepared, took them to Li Zheng's house, and showed Li Zheng the title deed. Li read it aloud in front of everyone, and those people ran away in desperation immediately after listening to it. Now it's all right, they didn't get the money, but they offended the two rich men.
When Zhao Zheng'an mentioned this to Zhong Ziqi, Zhong Ziqi just shook her head mockingly. There are always people who are greedy when they see other people making money, and trying to get money into their own pockets in different ways is not too hot.
The construction of the house was completed in about half a month, and it was only necessary to add daily necessities, furniture and cabinets to it.
But this is not in a hurry. Zhao Zhengan asked the carpenter in the town to order the wardrobe, bookshelf, table, chairs, cabinets, etc. at home. He waited for the carpenter to finish it and bring it back. Uncle Huang helped to do it. After all, Uncle Huang is a carpenter, but Uncle Huang is helping out every day. In addition, they have a lot of furniture to do, and Uncle Huang does it alone. Don’t worry about it, you have to do it. When will it be, so Zhong Ziqi and Zhao Zhengan decided to find other carpenters in the town to order after deliberation.
After the new house was built, Zhong Ziqi basically went to walk around the new house every day, looking around and touching, with joy on her face. This is the real house that belongs to them. It is spacious and bright. A comfortable, can't wait to move in immediately. As for the original house, Zhong Ziqi felt uncomfortable at the thought of death, even Zhao Zhengan's grandparents, so she couldn't wait to build the house.
Zhao Ah and the others have also come to see it. They are speechless about the fact that there are only two people in this family but they have built such a big house, and they don’t think it’s too empty. Fruit trees were planted in the yard, and they felt that the two children had a good life, no one could catch up with them, and they were too leisurely. They had to say that they were very envious, but they were also happy for the two who had come through hard work.
All these enviable things are not for nothing, they are earned by the two of them step by step, hard work, how much effort has been put in, how many ups and downs have been encountered, if you are not in it, others will never be able to I can feel it, that's why Zhao Ah and the others are sincerely happy for the two of them.
Zhao Zhengan chose the stewed meat processing factory to be on the left side of their house, that is, to the south. Considering various reasons, it was not close to their house, but staggered from their house, obliquely in front.
Naturally, this factory building for processing cannot be small. It is estimated to be many times larger than that in the big courtyard. Maybe it doesn’t need such a large space at all, but it’s always good to be bigger. It also needs to build a building on the side. The wing room is used for food and lodging. As usual, a two-person-high wall was erected around the house, so that no one could enter.
Because of the large number of people, the factory building here is not as long as the fence of the new house, so everyone built it very quickly.
It was coming to an end in about ten days. During this period, the furniture ordered by Zhao Zhengan and the others had already been packed, and Zhao Zhengan hired a horse-drawn carriage to directly pull them back. Then, together with the workers, they carried them into the house one by one. The empty house immediately gained popularity.
Just wait for a good day before they can move in.
The factory was completely completed within two days, and everyone was very happy after being tired for so long, which meant that their wages were about to be paid out, which was the most exciting thing.
Zhao Zheng'an naturally paid more than 20 people their salaries without hesitation, and even treated them to a big meal. This sent everyone away.