farming female castellan

Chapter 31
Woke up early the next day.Before dawn, Chen Fan and Xiao Lian arrived at the side door, where Steward Li waited with two servants.After a while, the carriage of the eldest wife and the eldest son also arrived.

Chen Fan and Xiao Lian were in a carriage driven by a servant.Li stewards them a carriage.When we arrived at the South City Gate, it was just dawn, just in time to open the city gate.

There was a carriage waiting at the gate of the city, and Chen Fan didn't know who was sitting in the carriage.

The carriage rattled away, and it didn't take long to arrive at Wangjiadunli's main house.

Li Zheng was sitting at home waiting for them, and there were two men standing beside him: a tall, thin man with darker skin than Li Zheng;

Li Zheng pointed to the tall man and introduced to them: "This is the mason of our village, Wang Daliang." Chen Fan called Uncle Wang.

Li Zheng pointed to the short man again: "This is Zhang Xiaolou, a carpenter from Sanjiazhuang next door." Chen Fan called Uncle Zhang again.

Li Zheng introduced the eldest wife and the others.The two craftsmen cupped their fists and greeted each other: "Hello, Eldest Wife, Hello, Eldest Young Mistress, and Hello, Guanshi Li." The eldest son and Guanshi Li also clasped their fists together.

Several people sat down, Mrs. Yang brought some cups of tea and put them on the table, Chen Fan thanked them.

Li Zheng said: "These two are well-known skilled craftsmen in a radius of ten miles. Your uncle Wang has built houses in many villages, and he has also built houses in cities. Your uncle Zhang has also been to Zhoucheng. People are looking for him to beat furniture."

Chen Fan bent down: "The one your lord found for us is naturally the best one. Please worry about Uncle Wang and Uncle Li."

Li Zheng said: "If you agree, let the two of them bring people to help you build the house. Now that the seedlings are planted, it is easier to find free craftsmen. During the rainy season, the construction period may be delayed. The progress is coming soon." Chen Fan nodded.

Wang Daliang asked Chen Fan: "May I ask what requirements does the girl have for the house?"

Chen Fan handed the picture to Wang Daliang: "I drew a picture, but the specific craftsmanship and details still depend on Uncle Wang."

Wang Daliang took the drawings, opened one, opened his eyes wide, and took an exaggerated breath.Li Zheng and Zhang Xiaolou also leaned over to look at it, their eyes widened and their mouths rounded.

The blueprints are nothing unusual, Chen Fan doesn't think those people have never seen the blueprints, and it's not like no one has drawn them in ancient times.As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period more than 2000 years ago, the Zhaoyu map of the royal tombs of Zhongshan Kingdom was drawn very carefully: thick silver lines are used to represent the wall, thin silver lines are used to represent the boundary of the soil, and wide gold lines are used to represent the scope of the Hengtang. The individual dimensions are also described in text.Has anyone in this Daxiang Dynasty ever drawn blueprints?

They were surprised, probably because the plan was drawn meticulously, and the renderings were more realistic.The corridor, the eaves, the moon gate, a magnolia plant, two plantain clumps, and a corner of the courtyard between the west ear room and the west wing room, she carefully painted the scenes from different angles.When people look at the picture, they have a feeling of being there.

Sure enough, after the two were surprised, they showed a look of approval, and praised Chen Fan for his good drawing, which was clear at a glance.Wang Daliang learned about the symbols of the doors and windows, the location of the aisles and the layout of the space, and his party was over.Zhang Xiaolou took a look at the carpentry work he needed to do, and he knew it well.

The picture on the other side of the white ground is easier to understand. It is a house with three rooms. Just find a place to build a barn.Manager Li and Li Zheng had already marked it yesterday.

Manager Li handed the remaining stack of blueprints to Zhang Xiaolou: "The girl's furniture, please help us make it stronger."

On Zhang Xiaolou's drawings are furniture drawings drawn by Chen Fan.After she moved into Liu's house, she carefully observed all kinds of furniture in Liu's house.She likes the furniture style of this era very much, it is dignified, heavy, wide, and plump, and she can feel a broad and stable momentum when looking at it.She drew pictures according to the furniture and made some slight changes.She abandoned those complicated lines and gorgeous decorative patterns, and only painted a few Ruyi patterns.Living in the country is not necessary to use such luxurious furniture, and time is also very tight.Tables, chairs, beds and stools are all made of straight-leg columns, without the round feeling, but still feel heavy.

Wang Daliang put down the drawings in his hand, and Lizheng and Lizheng flipped through the furniture drawings. Each piece of furniture was drawn with both front and elevation drawings. Every detail was clearly drawn, and the dimensions were marked, even the renderings of the wardrobe. And how to place the clothes rail are drawn.They watched in amazement.

The second wife also liked the pictures she drew at the time, saying that the furniture seemed to be placed in front of her, so she drew a few pictures for the second wife.

Zhang Xiaolou looked at the picture of the closet: "If the clothes are hung like this, it will be very clear. You can find the clothes you want at a glance. Good clothes won't wrinkle."

Li Guanshi said: "The head wife of the Liu family is here today, and the eldest son and his wife are also here. After today's ceremony, we can officially start construction. The house on the homestead will just lay the foundation. We will build the walls later. Build three houses over there, and build the cowshed, sheep pen, chicken coop and duck coop. The construction needs to be completed first, and the rainy season will come soon. After the house is built, the carpentry work can be moved to the house.”

"Okay," Wang Daliang said, "Today I'll find someone to draw the line first and dig the wall trench. Tomorrow, when the stones arrive, I can bury the foot of the wall and lay the foundation."

"The foundation can be laid today. I have already contacted the stone, sand and soil in the early stage, and they will be delivered later." Li Guanshi said.

"Very good, very good, let's build the walls tomorrow and erect beams and tiles the day after tomorrow." Wang Daliang nodded and said.

Zhang Xiaolou also said: "Today I will find someone to build the shed and bring some wood over here. I can start working in the shed tomorrow. Does the girl have any requirements for wood?"

Just as Chen Fan wanted to say that pine wood would be fine, Li Guanshi said: "Toon wood is used for the beams of the main house, and elm wood, nanmu wood and pine wood are all fine."

Guanshi Li went out of the house, brought two small boxes to the carriage, handed them to Wang Daliang and Zhang Xiaolou respectively, and said: "Each person pays 25 guan in advance, and the purchase of bricks, stones and wood will be hard work for you two." , take the money, let them write a bill when you buy something, and then just give me the bill together. The wages of the workers are based on your usual wages. The big workers are 35 yuan a day, and the small workers are [-] yuan a day. Five yuan for food, and the hard workers have to settle their own lunch. The two masters, including food, are paid [-] yuan per person per day. The wages are paid every day, but I also need to trouble you to record working hours.”

Zhang and Wang even said that they were not troublesome, and the Liu family was very polite.Then they said their goodbyes and left.

(End of this chapter)