Princess of Nongmen

Chapter 457 It's going to rain
Seeing Liu Ya's half-understanding expression, Master Gu continued to explain: "Master, think about it, the beams of the house are made of wood, no matter how big a tree is, it has a height, and even a tree that is too tall may not be able to do it." The beam of the house depends on the wood. It must be hard but not brittle or bad. Therefore, the size of the house is directly related to your beam. The span of a general house is exactly the length of a beam, and then House frames and tiles. If it is the hall of a large family, two columns are usually placed facing each other. The beams on both sides are placed on the columns and then connected. Such a large house is the span of the two beams. If you don’t use columns, it’s another kind of craftsmanship, it’s the truss of the vault, we can’t do it.”

With such an explanation, Liu Ya completely understood.It turned out that when I went to visit large ancient buildings such as the Forbidden City, I saw that there were large red-lacquered pillars in the main hall, and dragons and phoenixes were painted on them with gold lacquer.

As for the vaulted roof without pillars in the middle, Liu Ya really didn't pay attention to it.But after thinking about it, I understand that another process is needed when the beams are butt-jointed, and the requirements may be higher.So it's normal for Master Gu not to know.

Liu Ya said: "You can have pillars, and it's not about the size. It's just to see how many earth bricks are left after my house is built. I bought some more on purpose, just to build It’s in the dining hall. Don’t need a partition wall in the middle, just a large transparent room with a roof that can keep out the wind and rain.”

Master Gu also understood now, nodded and said: "It can be built, no problem. I will know how many earth bricks are left after a little calculation, and if the partition wall must be partitioned, it will not take many bricks to build only the four sides. The time is coming soon, I will tell you about the size of the dining hall later, and it can be built in a few days."

Liu Ya thought for a while and said, "Then can you build a solid foundation so that this large dining hall can be connected to a second floor in the future?"

"Do you want to connect another floor? Master, you are going to make a big deal." Master Gu asked with a smile.

But this was just an exclamation, and it didn't mean that Liu Ya really wanted to give him any answer.He went on to say, "Of course it is also possible. Aren't all two-story buildings built from the first floor? It's also a good thing that you, the owner, said hello in advance. Then reserve the brick joints for the second-story building. When the second-story building is really built, the roof will be removed, the floor will be laid firmly, and then the brick joints will be built from the reserved brick joints, which will be convenient. Also sturdier."

Liu Ya hurriedly said: "That's good, then please trouble Master Gu. If I build another second floor, I have to ask Master Gu to help you. Maybe I can build a few more rooms on both sides. It's another big project, let Master Gu do it for you."

Master Gu is naturally also happy, because half of the handicraft work is done this time, and of course it is safest to find him when building a house again.Unless his apprentice came to grab the job, it might not be so smooth if someone else took over.

However, Master Gu thought for a while and said: "If this is the case, I'm afraid there may not be enough earth bricks left after your house has built five rooms. Think about it, it's no problem to build a big house, don't divide it The wall can be enlarged a lot, but the height also has to be increased. Since it is a big house, a two-story building will be built in the future, and the height must be higher than the current ordinary houses or halls."

Yes, this is indeed a problem.Originally, Liu Ya planned to build as many houses as there were earth bricks, but now it is really not enough.

Liu Ya said to Master Gu: "Well then, Master Gu, you should also calculate how many earth bricks are needed to build a big house. Before the remaining earth bricks in our house have been pulled back, I will find them next time I go. The owner of Zhou’s cave dwelling told me that it would be enough to add bricks from the two kilns.”

"That's good, I'll go and calculate it now, and I can figure it out in the afternoon at the most." Master Gu agreed to this matter, and then remembered another thing, and said to Liu Ya who was about to leave: "Boss, if it's convenient If so, I want to see the location of that big house. Needless to say, the foundation and so on, the owner also understands that this is also a matter of luck. But the surrounding houses are all problems, and the second floor cannot be blocked by other people's houses in the future Even if there is sunlight, we must also pay attention not to damage the gables of the neighbors on the left and right when digging the foundation.

Liu Ya laughed as soon as she heard it, and said: "Don't look, there is an open space over there, you can build it however you like. The foundation is also easy to choose, the open space can be up or down thirty or fifty steps."

"That's it, then it's easy, easy." Master Gu also heaved a sigh of relief.Because they are masons, not just digging foundations and laying brick walls.Every time a house is built, the neighbors around it must be taken into account.If you build a new house for this family and loosen the foundation of the neighbor next door, is that okay?
In this way, even if the discussion is over, Master Gu will have no problem anymore.Liu Ya went home and called Xiao Shu'er, and the two went to Xiaoshuipu.

It was neither too early nor too late, and guests came soon after we arrived.Now the customer source of Xiaoshuipu is very stable, and there is an endless stream of people eating and drinking water.As long as the weather is good and it is convenient to travel, all business travelers and freight passing through here will stop to rest.So, Liu Xu'er was right, if Liu Ya came here by herself, she might not be able to come here.

Finally, after a busy noon, the last group of customers from Xiaoshuipu were on their way.Liu Yacai and Xiao Shu'er sat down to rest.Liu Ya went to the back to cook some porridge with the leftovers, and made another side dish, and had a simple bite with Xiao Shu'er.

Anyway, there is a large pot of rice, and the guests eat it from the pot, and no one takes a bite out of the rice pot. Of course, the leftovers are clean, and the siblings do not dislike them.

While eating, Liu Ya told Xiao Shu'er about the discussion with Master Gu about building the dining hall. Xiao Shu'er widened her eyes when she heard this, and said happily: "Second sister, we can really build a dining hall here. A big restaurant in a small building on the second floor? That’s okay, our family has a big business too.”

Liu Ya nodded and said: "Yes, this road is a way of making money, we won't have to worry about eating and drinking if we stay here."

However, when the two siblings were happily looking forward to the future, the sky darkened.It stands to reason that the sky should not be so dark before sunset.

Xiaoshu'er grew up in the mountains, and when he saw the scene, he said, "No, it's going to rain. Second sister, pack up your things quickly and let's go back. You have to go down the mountain quickly, or the rain will come soon." , got us wet."

(End of this chapter)