Rebirth in another world is good for farming

Chapter 52 Furniture

After the foundation was dug, the frame of the house was quickly completed at a speed visible to the naked eye.The stone slabs bought were wide and thick, and the wood was also hard and thick, which made Zhang Xiaoliu very satisfied.In such a mood, it seems that the scorching heat of the dog days has disappeared a lot.

After another three days, it was time for the house to start drinking again.This time, Zhao Zhengze stood by early on, watching Zhang Xiaoliu methodically scooping up the wine first, then filling the wine cellar to squeeze out the remaining wine, and finally pouring it into the pot to boil.

"Ah Zheng, why don't you go to ponder your peach pits today?" Zhang Xiaoliu raised his hand to wipe his sweat after finishing a whole set of work, only then did he realize that he should have gone out early at this time of weekdays, and was a little surprised ask.

"Is the wine good this time?" Zhao Zhengze asked after hesitating.Although he had tasted the wine last time, he was a little nervous about drinking today.If brother Liu hadn't said that he was not old enough and that drinking alcohol was bad for his health, he would have pretended to try it a long time ago.

"Very good, not worse than the previous two times." Only then did Zhang Xiaoliu understand the reason why he stayed here so early in the morning, and said, "Didn't I tell you last time, why don't you feel relieved?"

"That's good. Brother Liu, then let me do it next time, just watch from the side." Zhao Zhengze grinned at him with joy on his face.

"You stole all my work, what should I do in the future?" Zhang Xiaoliu never thought that he would take over the brewing business in his heart when he said it casually a few days ago.

"You...you can watch me do it, and you can also study with Mai Mai." Zhao Zhengze said after thinking for a while.

Zhang Xiaoliu burst out laughing, and said: "Although selling wine looks good now, I don't know how long it can last. Don't even forget how to farm." This business in the village will only focus on farming In the eyes of the farmer, he may be able to make some money, but if he wants to live off the land, it may not be easy.You can see the gap between farmers and businessmen just by looking at how the shopkeeper Zhang of Donglai Restaurant can easily buy a peach wood carving with a few taels of silver.

"No, the field is growing just right now, so I just want to help." Zhao Zhengze's face was heated by his words. He thought Liu Ge'er could make money by making wine, so he wanted to help him. He never missed a job.

"Hey, I was just joking. The crops in the field are taken care of so well by you, and you can't collect much. I want to buy more fields, but now I can only sell wine to earn some money."

"Really?" Zhao Zhengze's eyes sparkled again after hearing his words.

"Of course it's true. We can do some business, but we can't throw away the fields. If someone in the family wants to go to school in the future, it's not good to be a businessman." The common people worked hard to farm, but the merchants made profits, and they were considered more opportunists. They had many limited achievements in taking scientific examinations, and they were almost inferior to others.

"Well, if we can buy more than ten acres of land, we can harvest a lot of millet!" Zhao Zhengze never thought that one day he would be able to discuss the matter of buying land, and his emotions were also aroused by him.

Zhang Xiaoliu smiled and said nothing, as far as they are concerned, buying land is also a troublesome matter.If you really want to grab more than ten acres of land, you have to be exhausted. If you spend money to hire others, it's not worthwhile with such a low yield.That's why he put aside the matter of buying the land for a while, and will talk about it later.If I can buy another ox, it will be more convenient for me to hire someone to make a cart.

Since Uncle Li Sheng patted his chest and said that the house could be built in more than a month, Zhang Xiaoliu thought about it and began to look for objects to be placed in the house.There is nothing worth leaving in the current house, from the bed, the wardrobe to the doors, windows, tables and stools, it will take a lot of time to make.

"Mai Mai, what are you going to do with your desk?" Zhang Xiaoliu was counting under the oil lamp, feeling worried when he counted the things in the study.Wheat is now growing taller, and it will soon be unsuitable even if it is done according to its size.

Mai Mai was telling a story to Xiaosong on the bed, and leaned forward to take a look and said, "Brother, a low table like the one in the school will do."

Hearing this, Zhang Xiaoliu frowned slightly, thought for a while, put down the quill and said to him: "You don't need to go to the school tomorrow, you can go to the market with me to have a look." Such a style made according to his memory may not be applicable, it is better to go to town Turn up and down.

"Brother Liu, I don't think the ones sold in the town are as good as Uncle Dumb's!" Zhao Zhengze interjected after hearing this.Last time, the dustpan and wooden barrels and other objects were made by the dumb uncle, and they were very easy to use.Uncle Dumb is a carpenter and also a mute. He has no name since he was a child, so he has been called from "dumb", "brother dumb" to "uncle dumb".Although he can't speak, fortunately he is very dexterous in his hands and feet, and he is very good at planing wood and weaving bamboo strips, and he supports himself with this craft.

"We have too many things to buy. We will go around the town first to know what to put in the house. After I draw up the list, I will go to the dumb uncle to do it." I don't know if it is out of sympathy or something. With similar hobbies, Zhao Zhengze and the dumb uncle almost hit it off, and recommended his craft to Zhang Xiaoliu wholeheartedly.Of course, Zhang Xiaoliu's original intention was to find a carpenter in the village to find some better wood to make. After all, it was not easy to bring things back from the town.

Only then did Zhao Zhengze feel relieved. Although Uncle Dumb was good at his craft, but because he could only communicate with others by gestures, he didn't have much work to do on weekdays.Fortunately, he also married a brother who can manage the housework, so he can live on.

This time the four of them went to the market together again, Zhang Xiaoliu didn't want to go any further, so he went to Uncle Wu's house that night to say hello, and the next day he went out in his ox cart to make him less likely to respond to others.

Although it is to buy things, there is actually no place in the town that specializes in selling finished furniture.At the fair, Zhang Xiaoliu and the others inquired while walking, and finally found out that there really was a famous carpenter in the town, and many nearby villages would go to order some things when they got married.

The four of them followed the directions of passers-by, walked through the lively market and entered the alley, and saw a row of neat houses.Zhang Xiaoliu looked up and counted, and sure enough there were eight or nine families.He walked to the second house and saw that the door was closed, so he had to shout loudly outside: "Is Master Wang there?"

There was no sound in the room, he felt strange, and shouted again, a child about thirteen or fourteen years old stuck his head out from the next room and asked, "Why are you looking for Master Wang?"

"I want to build something at home, I want to ask if Master Wang is free to pick up work?"

"Just go to Xiangxi Pavilion on the street ahead to find it!" After saying that, he closed the door.

After hearing what he said, Zhang Xiaoliu had no choice but to walk back with a few people.

"Brother, can you not go?" After all, Xiaosong is small, and he is not very happy when he is tired from walking, and looks at him eagerly.

Zhang Xiaoliu sighed, leaned down and hugged him up, and said: "Next time, you can go to Cao'er's house to play with Xiao Liu. You will be tired after walking for a while."

Xiao Song pursed his lips and remained silent, for fear that he would really remember to leave himself at Caoermomo's house next time.

"Brother Liu, go ahead and find a place, I'll hug him." Zhao Zhengze met him at the back, took Xiaosong and said.

Xiangxi Pavilion is not difficult to find. Less than a quarter of an hour after turning out of the alley, Xiaomai saw the hanging store sign.

"That's right, I can read all the characters." Zhang Xiaoliu praised casually, and Mai Mai pursed her lips and smiled happily.

The storefront of Xiangxi Pavilion is very small, the gate is only about four feet wide, but it looks very delicate.The partition door is composed of mullions inlaid with carved patterns, and the center of the grid is a wooden relief in all directions, which stands tall and low compared with the surrounding street pavements.When you get closer, you can still smell a light fragrance coming out of it, which makes people feel good.

"What a unique place!" Zhang Xiaoliu had only seen antique window decorations before, and almost all of them in Xiaba Village were practical thick wooden doors. It can be said that this is the first time he has seen such exquisite things. The scent that could be faintly smelled from the tip of the upper nose could not help sighing.

Although Zhao Zhengze also took a serious look, he was not as emotional as he was. He allowed him to look outside the door for a long time, and then walked in with Xiaosong in his arms.

Stepping into the store, Zhang Xiaoliu looked around and couldn't help being surprised again.What is sold here is not the various furniture and objects he thought, but exquisite trinkets.

"Brother, I don't know what I want to see?" The store was empty, Zhang Xiaoliu was wondering when he saw the door curtain moved, and a 40-year-old Memo came out and asked with a smile.

Zhang Xiaoliu has already looked at the things in the store, half of which are various sachets and purses, and the other half are palm-sized wood carvings, jade carvings and other small toys.

"I'm sorry, I want to find Master Wang who is a carpenter, but it doesn't seem like this is the place?" Zhang Xiaoliu asked with a hint of luck, even though he felt that the child might have pointed to the wrong place intentionally or unintentionally.Even if it is not this place, you can follow this topic to inquire.

"That's right, he's in the back hall. If you want to find him, I'll just call him out." The man nodded after hearing what he said, turned around and opened the door curtain and shouted a few words, faintly hearing someone answering from inside. After saying a word, he turned around again to greet Zhang Xiaoliu and the others.

"Sit down for a while, he will come out soon... But he doesn't like to do anything recently, I don't know what to do?"

Zhang Xiaoliu glanced at him a few times, not knowing how to address the person in front of him.In addition to the inconvenience caused by the extremely backward productivity, the other thing that embarrasses him the most is the address.

The man seemed to see what he meant, and said with a smile: "The one you are looking for is my husband, if you don't mind, just call me Wang Momo."

Zhang Xiaoliu hurriedly said: "I want to find some suitable desks for my brother's study, but I can't find any designs in the village, so I came to the town to try my luck. We inquired all morning, and we all said that Master Wang's craftsmanship It is the most exquisite, so I just looked for it."

"Since you want a model, I'll just show you some drawings. I don't have time recently, so you can hire someone else to do it!" Wang Momo didn't answer the call, but someone behind him answered.

As soon as Zhang Xiaoliu heard it, he knew that the speaker must be Master Wang, and when he looked up, he saw a middle-aged man with a height of more than seven feet and a beard coming out from outside the curtain.

"How many children are there? Can you remember the drawings?" Master Wang glanced at them and said with a frown.

"Even if you can't remember all of them, it's enough to just know what kind of case is convenient——Master Wang, is it okay to follow your blueprint?"

Master Wang took another look at him when he heard the words, and said: "What's the matter? Next time I'm interested in doing it, just re-draw it, and I won't make the same one as you." His tone was full of confidence.

"Then thank you..."

"Master, I brought back all the spices you asked for!" Before Zhang Xiaoliu finished speaking, another boy ran into the door.With an excited expression, he didn't seem to notice the other customers in the store, and yelled at Master Wang.

Zhang Xiaoliu looked at him, obviously familiar, but he didn't remember where he saw him.