People in Datang, start with a golden hoe

Chapter 35 035: Building a Tea House

On the third day after Liu Dashan was arrested in Liujiazhuang, people in the village were surprised to find another figure in the courtyard of the Cui family, an outsider.

The greedy daughter-in-law of the Cui family was actually released back.All village elders with a scheming mind understand that in this struggle, Liu Laocai was defeated.But ordinary people who had no intentions were elated, and the Cui family returned with three bowls of bitter bamboo drink for one penny.

"Auntie, I gave the recipe of bitter bamboo drink to Governor Li, in exchange for the right to open teahouses on the official road!" Cai Xiaolan's eyebrows were beaming. She was afraid that Li Yunguang's words would be ignored, and she only took things and didn't do anything.Now that there is more relationship like Cui Lu's, things are very promising.

"Really?" Cui Lushi showed a strange expression. She had been with the children for three days, why didn't she hear it.

"Of course it's true. However, it would be perfect if Xiaolan could tell her later. With the relationship between dad and Li Qishi, I can definitely sell it for a good price!" Cui Boyan's eyes lit up. If Xiaolan has money, then he can It means that if he has money, if Cui Dongping wants to eat sesame cakes in the future, he will definitely buy meat.

"Auntie, don't listen to him. When we were discussing things, you were still in the inn. What's more, Yangzhou City is a bustling place, with many people on the official road, so anyone can rest at random. Our family can eat and drink easily." Xiaolan slapped Cui Boyan hard on the shoulder.

She knew that Cui Lushi was an arrogant person, it was impossible to open her mouth to ask for something from Li Yunguang.It wouldn't be worth it if she mistakenly thought that the teahouse was a charity from Inspector Li, and then ran to the door to return it.

"Oh, this is a good thing. However, it is a teahouse on the official road, so there must be fewer people during the day. Otherwise, it will not be able to bear this responsibility, and I am too sorry for passers-by. But there is also a stewed meat stall here. , there are three of us in total, and Bo Yan still has to study, so he is very busy!" Ms. Cui Lu considered the long term.

"The book says you can't have your cake and eat it too, so I had to work harder. I packed up the braised pork with my aunt at home in the morning, and then went to the teahouse." Of course Cai Xiaolan was not willing to give up the braised pork stall business, but When I thought about having to run back and forth between two business places, my face turned bitter.

"Hahaha, Xiaolan was frightened. Her face turned pale. Don't worry, I've thought about it. We still have a lot of money in our hands. It's more than enough to go to the official's house to buy a maid. Then she will be at home with me. Sell ​​braised pork. Xiaolan can speak well, so she goes to the teahouse to sell tea. Bo Yan studies quietly at home, and when he gets a Jinshi, our family will make it through!" Cui Lu smiled mischievously, and revealed his plan.

Cai Xiaolan pondered for three to five seconds before nodding her head.It was the first time for her to buy and sell human beings.Due to the shortage of labor force at home, she still bowed her head to the evil feudal society.

"Buy them first, treat them better, and when the time is right, just give them freedom!" Cai Xiaolan thought naively.

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With Li Yunguang's personal supervision, the well digging was implemented very quickly.On only the third day, someone sent a message: The brothers from the engineering department had already drilled a well at the intersection of the trail leading to Liujiazhuang and the official road.

Along with the oral message, there was also a contract document.The general meaning is that Cai Xiaolan has reached a cooperation with the government, and the government purchases the formula of Bitter Bamboo Drink at a price of forty guan per year.And a well was dug for free at the intersection of Xiang Road and Guan Road in Liujiazhuang.

"Aniang, Mr. Li is really a good man. From now on, we don't have to do anything, and we will have a rent of [-] yuan a year. How much is the salary of the second brother? How many second brothers do not eat or drink all year round! "Cui Boyan held the contract document with a happy expression on his face.He knows the basic unit, and if Cui Changcai knows that he has become a unit of measurement, he must die of anger.

"You, why can't you see through it? These are rootless duckweeds. If you say no, they will be gone! Only Jinshi and the rank are eternal." Cui Lushi hated iron but steel, took the teacher's whip Take a whip.

Cui Boyan was beaten, but he seemed to have gained a fortune, and happily slipped back to the main room to study poetry and books.Since worshiping Wang Ji as a teacher, Cui Boyan has been very motivated to study.Every day I brought back new books from Wang Ji, and I read them until very late.

In Wang Ji's words, "Tongzi's trial is coming soon, make sure he wins in one fell swoop. He's so big, and he doesn't have the name of Tongsheng. It's too embarrassing to say it."

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After winning forty coins in vain, Cai Xiaolan's original teahouse decoration plan has to be scrapped and started again.In the summer, there is an abundance of labor in the village.In terms of manpower, as long as we take care of the food, it won't be a big problem.The materials for building a teahouse are also quite easy to obtain. There is a special market in Yangzhou Prefecture.As for the design, Cai Xiaolan plans to do it herself.

It took three days to build the foundation, and at Cai Xiaolan's strong request, it was raised by half a foot.A house with a wooden structure gets up very quickly.Bundles of wood are arranged horizontally and vertically, some are the pillars of the house, and some are beams.

Carpenters have their own unique anti-corrosion secrets.One day after the overall structure of the house was completed, three carpenters, master and apprentice, drove away other workers, brought a "horse killing chicken" to the frame of the house, and brushed tung oil. Under the big sun, the tung oil quickly penetrated deep into the wood.

After the overall framework is completed, the master carpenters will retire and be replaced by small carpenter masters who carve beams and paint buildings.But these are within the scope of the plan.But there was one thing that went beyond Cai Xiaolan's plan.

"Miss Cai, we can't agree on the price we talked about last time!" Inside the high counter, the shopkeeper only exposed his shoulders.

Before Cai Xiaolan asked, the shopkeeper continued, "To the south, this year there is a lot of moisture, and there are not many days for drying and firing, so the production of tiles is very small. The price is naturally more expensive. And north—"

Needless to say the shopkeeper, Cai Xiaolan also understands that the tiles on the back will cost more.

"But we already made an order!" Cai Xiaolan frowned.Seeing that the teahouse is about to be capped, it would be impossible without tiles.

"I'm sorry, it's really a loss." The shopkeeper made a calculation, "If you are willing to add 3 more, we can continue to talk."

"Hmph!" Master Cai snorted, "It's okay if we just sit there and raise prices, so we don't do this business!"

"As you wish, this is the deposit you gave, fully refundable!" The shopkeeper was well prepared and threw a bunch of money on the counter.

Cai Xiaolan was stunned. She didn't expect that the other party was even ready to "refund the money."

"If you do business like this, you can only go out at noon!" Cai Xiaolan took the refund, left a word, and slammed the door and left.

Only the shopkeeper was left with a dazed face, thinking about the meaning of this sentence.Suddenly, he made up his mind, "How dare you curse me that I will be finished sooner or later? This bitch is not a good person!"

(End of this chapter)