Space Food Storage: Daily Travel

It has to be said that since he has a horse at home, Liu Shinan is always quick.

He was one of the first people to order bricks and tiles, and because he ordered a large amount, he was given some discounts.

He told the stall owner that there were 40 households in Fulai Village who needed to build houses and order tiles, and asked them to stock up more. The stall owner was very happy to hear that.

Liu Shinan asked him where he could find a team of craftsmen and learned that his wife's brother was the contractor. Because the Lunar New Year was approaching and the house was currently idle, Liu Shinan said he wanted to build a large house before the New Year and needed a lot of manpower, and the price was negotiable.

The shopkeeper was unwilling to do so and quickly ran back to call for help. Liu Shinan took the craftsman Niu directly back to Fulai Village.

Carpenter Niu held the "blueprint" in his hand and listened to the little girl's house-building plan, his attitude becoming more and more respectful.

He originally wondered why this family had a little girl come to talk to him, but he found out that this little girl knew a lot.

What kind of toilet is this? Is it possible to do this? Well, it is really good and it doesn't stink.

It was indeed convenient for the washroom to be able to receive water like this. He had also done the chimney and stove in the kitchen, but none of them were as detailed as the girl described.

"Uncle Niu, we have built a lot of rooms, and we are anxious to move in before the New Year. You can invite more people over. If it is inconvenient to prepare food, my family can provide food and lodging. We just hope that the house can be built as soon as possible."

"What my granddaughter said is exactly what we mean." Liu Daling said to him.

"Okay, I have some extra lumber, and I need to buy some more. If there's none in town, I'll ask someone to go to the county town to buy some. I'll go back and gather some people, and we should have about 50 of them. Bring the food and lodging supplies here tomorrow. Your house is quite large, and I estimate the lumber and labor will cost at least or taels."

"You need to pay me a deposit first, which is the money for buying the wood."

Liu Daling paid 30 taels in advance to Niu Jiangren.

"Uncle Niu, you can call a few more people, even those who are not experienced villagers. We still need to build a wall and pave the yard. These tasks do not conflict."

"Okay, I'll bring some people over tomorrow. I have to go back and call people and order some wood."

"I'll take you there." Liu Shinan pulled out the carriage.

"Uncle, this is what I have calculated for all the rooms. We need beds, bedside tables, stools, tables, bookshelves, and wardrobes. Can you help Uncle Dazhu and Uncle Erzhu make them? If we can't make them in time, we can go to the town or the county to buy some."

"Okay, I'll go see what they're busy with now. If they want to build a house too, I'll find a young man in the village who's not busy to join me."

"Well, boss, you can handle it. If there is anyone in the village who can help us build a house or make furniture, we will pay them if we agree in advance. I will go find some women later, and if they have time, they can come and help with cooking tomorrow." said Old Mrs. Jiang.

"There is no place to live at home. I will go and ask Village Chief Lin if there is any place to accommodate the workers first." After saying this, Liu Daling followed Old Lady Jiang.

"Xiaohan, what does the aunt need to do?"

"Auntie, you and my mother have worked so hard. Let's fix the stove first and add a few more burners when my father comes back. There may be a lot of people eating tomorrow. I'm going to the town on horseback to find my father and bring back some more food."

"Well, ask your elder brother to go with you."

"I asked my eldest brother to take care of other things. I wanted to see if there was any water on the mountain. I wanted to bring some water in, so I asked my eldest brother to go check it out first."

"Xiao Han, go ahead and be careful," said Liu.

"Xiao Si and Xiao Wu, stay home with your brothers and sisters and be obedient. Don't run around. I'll bring you some delicious food when I get back."

"Okay sister."

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In Yukou Town, Liu Yuhan met his father who was about to return to the village and quickly called him.

"Dad, let's go to town and see how the food is selling. Our family needs to buy more food and vegetables."

"Okay, girl, let's go."

Yukou Town is not very big, but it has a wide range of shops for food and drinks.

It was 15 p.m., and the streets were deserted. Father and daughter went to the grain store to inquire about the price: white rice was 18 wen, white flour was 8 wen, and brown rice and black flour were wen. It was cheaper than other places, but probably more expensive than in previous years.

A lot of grain was shipped to the north, so the price of grain naturally rose.

The father and daughter bought two bags of white rice and two bags of white flour and left. When they were almost at Fulai Village, they took out five bags of brown rice and five bags of black flour from the space on a deserted road.

After returning to his residence, Liu Shinan hurried to build a stove with Liu Daling and Liu Yang.

Liu Yuhan entered the room and closed the door. He pulled out several large pots from the space and a large number of various bowls, all of which were used to fleece the sheep. There were earthenware jars, salt, and vegetable oil in jars, chicken powder in bowls, and soy sauce in deep bowls.

I took out several winter melons, pumpkins, melons, Chinese cabbages, bok choy, and five eggs, and packed them into a bag of snacks in a backpack. Some of the snacks were from the previous storage space, while others were bought later.

She had already eaten more than half of the snacks and bread she had stored in her space. Suddenly, she didn't want to take them out anymore and wanted to keep something modern as a souvenir.

Liu Yang told her that there was water on the mountain, but it might take some time to bring it down. Liu Yuhan asked him if they could try to use bamboo to poke through the middle, connect the bamboos, and bring the water down.

Liu Yang said he would try again tomorrow.

Liu Yuhan went into the space and cooked the meal. The family had white rice, scrambled eggs with leeks, pan-fried mackerel, and bok choy soup, and they were all very satisfied.

After dinner, we sat under the eaves and chatted, discussing the work we had done today and the work we were going to do tomorrow.

Liu Shihu said that furniture would require wood, and he would call a few young men to help go up the mountain to cut it down. Li Dazhu and Li Erzhu were busy building the house first, and would come to help after it was finished.

Liu Yang was in charge of fixing the water pipes, while Liu Guang, Liu Lu, and the others followed him up the mountain to collect (or chop) firewood. The family needed to stock up on more firewood.

Liu Yao and Liu Yun help with cooking and chores at home. No one in the village has time to come and help these days.

Those who have houses are busy repairing them, and those who don’t have houses are also anxious to dig foundations and build houses. Once the villagers have finished their work, they will be invited to come and help.

Liu Shiliu and Yang Nianhua also live at the end of the village, not far from them, about 60 zhang (200 meters). They bought an acre of land and also want to rebuild their houses.

Liu Daling said that Village Chief Lin had a large empty yard that could be used for the workers to live in first, and that no rent was required. Liu Daling put down two taels of silver and left.

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At the hour of Mao, the ox-cart maker arrived with his tools pulled by an ox-cart and a group of people packing their bags on foot.

Liu Shinan first took them to the large courtyard where they lived to put their luggage. This morning, the two elders had already taken Liu, Li and others to pack up in advance.

Niu Gongshen brought with him 60 people, 10 of whom were villagers from other places and could be asked to do some basic work.

They are all down-to-earth people. They put down their things, packed up some wood ash, and started laying out the lines according to the drawings and the owner's requirements.

The rest of the people dug along the lines of the ash, some digging holes, some clearing away stones and weeds.

A few people used ox carts to transport sand and gravel from the unattended sand fields to fill the foundation. In this dynasty, yellow mud, lime, sand, and boiled glutinous rice were mixed together to form mud.

Rich families would add boiled glutinous rice or egg whites and mix them together with yellow mud and lime, while poor families would just mix yellow mud with lime and sand.

There is glutinous rice in Liu Yuhan’s space. There is also glutinous rice in this dynasty, but not many people sell it.

In order to make the house more solid, we will try our best to provide any materials needed.