A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

Chapter 149 You are guaranteed to be satisfied

Father Zhang looked at the blueprint in shock and asked, "This is the house Yueyue wants to build. It's so beautifully drawn. When the house is built, it will definitely look even better."

"Yeah, I thought so too. When Yueyue drew it, everyone instantly fell in love with this house. Dad even said that if we were going to build it, we had to build a good one."

"Well, that's right. We're not short of money at home now, so we can build a good one that will last for decades."

"Brother, I will go to Huaihua Lane to find the person you mentioned and ask about the situation. The carriage is tied outside the door. I will walk over now."

After saying that, he folded the drawing again and put it in his arms.

Father Zhang nodded and said, "Okay, go ahead. I'll watch over the carriage."

Zhang Cheng left the food shop and went to Huaihua Lane.

Arriving at Huaihua Lane, Zhang Cheng walked into the lane and found the third household.

He stepped forward and knocked on the door.

A voice came from the door: "Who is it?"

With a creak, the door opened from the inside and a woman appeared inside.

"Hello, who are you looking for?"

"Hello, may I ask if this family's surname is Luo and whether they are the foreman of the masonry?"

"Yes, what can I do for him?"

"It's like this. I'm the younger brother of the owner of the Four Seasons Food Shop in town. My family wants to renovate the house and was looking for someone to build it. Then my eldest brother told me that there was a foreman named Luo, so I came to take a look."

"Is that so? Then come in first. I'm the head of the family at home."

After the woman finished speaking, she made way for the door and let Zhang Cheng in.

He led Zhang Cheng into the main hall: "Sit down for a while, I'll go call my boss."

"Okay, thank you."

After a while, a man walked in from outside the main room.

He clasped his fists towards Zhang Cheng, then walked to the middle of the hall and sat down.

I asked, "Hello, I heard from my wife that you want to build a house here, right?"

"Yes."

"I wonder what kind of house you are building? Do you have a blueprint? If you don't have a blueprint, you can just tell me verbally so I can have a rough idea."

"Yes, wait a moment, I'll give you the blueprint." After saying that, Zhang Cheng took out the blueprint from his arms and handed it to the other party.

Foreman Luo took the blueprint and started looking at it.

"We are going to build a three-courtyard house. Is it going to be built in the town?"

Zhang Cheng waved his hand: "No, no, I'm from Zhangjia Village, and my house is going to be built in the village. By the way, Foreman Luo, can you build it on this drawing?"

"Of course you can. Since you were able to find my home, you must have asked about me."

Zhang Cheng nodded: "Yes, my eldest brother is the shopkeeper Zhang of Four Seasons Food Store. He asked me to come to you."

"So you are the family of Shopkeeper Zhang. I am so sorry for the disrespect. Since we are all acquaintances, I will tell you the truth. The house can be built. If you entrust me with the task, I will tell you first.

I have a group of specialized bricklayers under my command. They have built houses for many wealthy families with me and are experienced. There are more than 20 of them.

Your yard is quite large. If you want to finish it sooner, you will need to find 20 or 30 more people to help you."

Zhang Cheng nodded.

Foreman Luo continued, "In addition, my wages are 50 wen a day, and my masons are paid 30 wen a day. Don't worry, although our wages are slightly higher.

But I, Luo Fugui, can guarantee that the house I build will satisfy you. You can ask about my reputation in building houses.

Also, because we are in the village, it is inconvenient for us to go back and forth between the town and the village, so we need to provide meals. As for accommodation, we can build a shed by ourselves, and we don’t have to be responsible for this.”

Zhang Cheng thought about it and said, "Foreman Luo, this is no problem."

"Okay, then there's nothing else to say. I'll go with you to the village to see how big the area for building a house is, and then I'll start organizing the manpower.

By the way, I have an acquaintance with a Feng Shui master here. Normally, when we build or renovate a house for others, we ask this Feng Shui master to check it. It only costs two taels of silver, and the fee includes checking the Feng Shui, the construction start date, the beam raising date, the moving date, etc.

It depends on whether you need it or not. It is not mandatory.

If your family has prepared a candidate, then I won't look for him and go with him to check the Feng Shui of the foundation. It's up to the owner to choose whatever he wants."

Zhang Cheng was delighted when he heard this, so he said, "That's perfect. We haven't found a Feng Shui master yet. We came here today to first decide on the person who will build the house, and then go find a Feng Shui master.

If you have someone you know, you can just use your person, and I won’t have to bother looking for someone.”

Foreman Luo stood up and said to Zhang Cheng, "Okay, let's go call him and then go to your village together."

Zhang Cheng also stood up and nodded, "Okay, let's pick up Mr. Feng Shui and go to the Four Seasons Food Store first. The carriage is over there, and it will be convenient to go back and forth between the town and the village."

"No, I have a donkey cart at home. We can just follow your carriage. After checking the Feng Shui, it will be convenient for us to go back to town. Otherwise, we will have to trouble you to send us. Please wait for a moment. I will harness the donkey cart."

"it is good."

Foreman Luo's voice came from outside the yard.

"Brother Zhang, the donkey cart is ready, let's go, the Feng Shui master is not far from our home."

"coming."

Zhang Cheng got on Foreman Luo's donkey cart and went to Mr. Feng Shui's house. Coincidentally, Mr. Feng Shui was also at home at the moment. After explaining his purpose, he took Mr. Feng Shui to the Four Seasons Food Store.

When they arrived at the food store, Foreman Luo parked the donkey cart next to the food store and looked at the horse-drawn carriage tied at the door of the food store. He roughly guessed that this was the horse-drawn carriage that Brother Zhang had just mentioned.

"Foreman Luo, wait for me first. I'll tell my eldest brother and then we'll set off for the village."

"it is good."

After saying that, Zhang Cheng jumped off the donkey cart and walked into the food store.

After talking to Zhang's father, Zhang's father and Zhang Cheng left the restaurant.

Father Zhang: "Foreman Luo, please follow my second brother's carriage to the village."

"Hey, it's not a big deal. You're introducing business to me. I haven't thanked you yet."

"No, it's just my second brother who asked me. I just happened to think of you. If you have time one day, come to the food store to eat noodles."

"Okay, among all the noodle shops in town, I only like to eat at yours now, hahahaha."

Zhang Cheng took off the carriage rope, sat in the front of the carriage, and said to Zhang's father: "Brother, let's go first."

"Okay, go back slowly."

Zhang Cheng set out first to lead the way, and Foreman Luo followed behind in a donkey cart.

After seeing everyone leave, Mr. Zhang returned to the store and continued working.

Along the way, Zhang Cheng did not drive the carriage too fast, for fear that Luo the foreman's donkey cart behind could not keep up, so he slowed down a little bit than usual to ensure that the donkey cart behind could follow steadily.

When they arrived at Zhangjia Village, Zhang Cheng led Foreman Luo's donkey cart back home through a small road.