On the fifth day of March, the village chief was invited to perform a sacrificial ceremony early in the morning, and the construction of the Chunfeng family's house started!
As for Master Feng and others, they had arrived the day before. Now the Chunfeng family has moved to Uncle Qin's house because they want to demolish the old house and rebuild it.
Although Uncle Qin's house is a bit older, it is still relatively spacious and has more rooms. This is all thanks to the efforts of Uncle Qin and Uncle Qin's father, who often work outside, making the conditions at home a little better.
When the village chief said "start work", Chunfeng invited ten villagers and Master Feng's apprentices from the village to start demolishing the house.
The people that Chunfeng hired in the village were all top-notch work experts. Of course, the wages that Chunfeng paid were also very ideal.
Thirty cents per person per day, plus a lunch, and only four hours of cooking time a day. This is a very high price. There were several villagers who almost got into a fight just because they could earn money by working at Chunfeng's house.
It was the village chief's words that finally stopped a dispute. Although the village chief is not an official position, it is easy to do things with a little power.
"Master Feng, this is the design drawing I drew. Please help me build it according to this... This place should be like this..." Chunfeng took out a drawing and discussed it with Master Feng.
The drawings were drawn by Chunfeng himself, and some of them incorporated modern styles. Chunfeng wanted to build the internal structure of the new house into a more modern model.
There is also a special bathroom, just like the current squatting pit, but the U-shaped pipe below is a bit troublesome to make. Fortunately, Master Feng is also an experienced person, and finally thought of building a U-shaped iron pipe instead.
Then there is the separate bathroom. In the previous life, Chunfeng's favorite thing was to go home and have a comfortable hot bath in Brother Pao after get off work every day.
So now the bathroom is also indispensable. The bathroom is designed as a circular pool, which is covered with very smooth polished stone slabs and then lined with a layer of wooden boards.
There is also a special drainage channel below, so you don’t have to pour water in and pour out again after washing like those big wooden bathtubs. When you finish pouring the water, you will be sweating again after washing. .
The study room is designed to be very bright. It is different from some ancient study rooms that were dark and deep. There are a whole wall of windows, allowing sunlight to shine directly into the room.
Chunfeng also specially designed a tatami. My favorite thing in the past was to sit on the tatami, bask in the sun and drink tea when I had nothing to do.
The house is divided into three parts: the front yard and the main house in the backyard. Chunfeng planned the main house to be used for living and entertaining guests.
The internal layout of the entire main building is like a modern single-story villa, rather than a neat row of rooms like this era. The exterior walls are still the same as other buildings, and Chunfeng doesn't want to be too unconventional.
The backyards are all single-story, two-row houses with a row of side rooms that can accommodate guests.
A row of storage rooms used as a kitchen, woodshed or granary.
The front yard was empty for the time being, and Chunfeng hadn't thought of what to do yet.
The entire house is planned to be surrounded by bricks and tiles, also for safety reasons. Most of the people in the house are women and children, so it will provide better privacy.
The entire yard covers an area of about 700 to 800 square meters. Fortunately, the village chief's ability to do things is pretty good and he finished the foundation work early.
It was the first time for Master Feng to see such a strange design, but Chunfeng repeatedly insisted on doing it, so he had no choice but to do it.
Since the Chunfeng family's house was very dilapidated, it was easy to demolish, and Uncle Qin helped supervise the work. In this era when there were no large machinery and only relied on manpower, the demolition was completed in just three days!
Chunfeng Niang and the eldest sister are responsible for preparing meals every day. Sometimes Chunfeng goes back to the town to buy some meat, and sometimes he goes to the mountains to make traps to catch a few pheasants, hares and the like.
The day laborers in the village only have to take care of one meal, but Master Feng and his apprentice have to take care of three meals.
Chunfeng and Master Feng agreed. Chunfeng would give him forty taels of silver as wages and take care of three meals a day. Master Feng would distribute the rest of the wages, just like a modern contractor.
After demolishing the old house, we need to start digging the foundation, sewers and water tanks.
This spring, I thought that there were not many seasonings and meat dishes at home, so I thought about going to the town to buy some more.
At ten o'clock in the evening, Chunfeng carried large and small bags back to the village. As soon as he reached the end of the village, someone grabbed Chunfeng and said.
"Chunfeng, you are back. Go back and take a look. Your aunt and others are here, but I don't know what they are here for!"
"Well, I'll go back and have a look right now. Thank you for telling me." Chunfeng shook the basket on his back and strode forward.
I'm afraid if the auntie comes here at this time, she will do nothing good.
Oh, no matter what, the soldiers will stop her, and the water will cover her up. Let's see what she plans to do this time.
At this time, the eldest uncle was in Uncle Qin's yard, talking enthusiastically to Chunfeng Niang.
As for whether this intimacy is true or false, we don’t know! Probably only the eldest uncle knows.
"Hey, these three brothers and sisters, why didn't you tell us about such a big thing like building a house? Although we are far apart in the town, we can always help!"
The eldest uncle said nice things and smiled like a flower on her face.
It's just that when these words came out of her mouth, it sounded so awkward!
Who doesn't know that Aunt Chunfeng is a person who has no profit and cannot afford to get up early? How could she take the initiative to ask for help for no reason
"What the eldest sister-in-law said is that I should have informed my eldest brother and sister-in-law, but I was worried that the business in my eldest brother and sister-in-law's shop would be too busy, so I didn't mention it!"
Chunfeng Niang was also suspicious in her heart, how could this sister-in-law be so proactive in asking for help today.
This was something that had never happened before, but he still responded with a kind expression on his face.
"Hey, our store is also very busy. Why don't we call Xiang'er's uncle to help you see what we can do!"
The eldest uncle got off the donkey along the slope, pulled out her younger brother, Uncle Liu Xiang, who was standing aside, and said with a smile to Chunfeng Niang.
"This, this is not good! Why bother bothering my sister-in-law's family!" Chunfeng Niang is wrong!
"Hey, we are all one family, why bother talking about two families..." What the aunt said was affectionate and considerate!
"What the eldest uncle said is that we are all one family. Mom, please don't be polite and just let this uncle be here!"
As soon as the auntie finished speaking, she saw Chunfeng walking into the yard, putting down the basket on her back and saying.
"Hey, Chunfeng is back. Look, Chunfeng girl has said so. Why are you so polite to me?"
The eldest uncle glanced at the basket behind Chunfeng, and then said to Chunfeng.
"This..." Chunfeng Niang looked at Chunfeng and hesitated to speak!
Chunfeng knew what her mother was thinking, so she gave her a wink, and Chunfeng mother remained silent.