You are unlucky and I am tough

There are many carpenters in Taohua Village. My family always wanted to make something, so I went to different families several times, but their skills were uneven.

Later, for convenience, Wei Qinglang personally selected the Guan family, who had the best craftsmanship and were honest and decent people, to cooperate with them regularly.

The Guan family has been carpenters for generations. Old man Guan is over 50 years old and has two sons who also make a living as carpenters.

The following two batches of hundreds of soap carving models, the lounge chair and bed at home, the two small boats for feeding crayfish, He Zhou's crutches, as well as the wooden barrels, tables, chairs and benches used by the workers at the foot of the mountain to carry water were all made by them.

The Guan family, like the Wei family, lived at the entrance of the village. Cheng Shuang and Wei Qinglang's entry into the village did not attract the attention of many villagers.

The Guan family was all at home. When a big customer came, old man Guan was very welcoming and asked his daughter-in-law to bring out tea.

After a few pleasantries, Wei Qinglang took out the drawings and explained his purpose. The drawings he brought this time were only half of them. Unlike the furniture in ordinary restaurants, the ones he drew were modern and had an ancient style.

There are also booths in modern hot pot restaurants and ancient-style screen partitions.

Make the frame of the partition, and then ask some scholars to paint and install it.

As for the booth furniture, it is prepared for hot pot. One of the three buildings of the restaurant is dedicated to hot pot. In addition to special tables and chairs, they also need to find a blacksmith to make a batch of hot pot stoves.

There is actually hot pot here, but it is called warm pot. Usually in winter, prepared beef and mutton are thrown into the stove and cooked together.

Then warm up a pot of wine, and three or five friends can enjoy the meal for half a day, but they cannot eat it while it is hot, the ingredients are very simple, and there is no seasoning.

They have peppers that can be used to make seasonings and various chili sauces, and they have so many ingredients. How could they miss such a good business opportunity?

After a careful inspection, Old Man Guan said that they could make it, but the quantity was too large and it would probably take the three of them, father and son, half a year to complete it. He asked the two if they were planning to sell the furniture after making so many, as the cost seemed expensive and there would probably not be much profit after the products were completed.

Wei Qinglang directly said that he wanted to open a restaurant, and then suggested, "We want to give you the orders. You can recruit people to work together and pay them wages."

Wei Qinglang was talking about something here, while Cheng Shuang and Guan Lao's granddaughter were feeding the sheep with vegetable leaves in the sheep pen at the back.

The two newly born lambs were so cute with their snow-white bodies that they reminded Cheng Shuang of Tata.

I also thought that maybe I should raise some sheep at home. With the peach blossom forest as the boundary, there is still a lot of space on the mountain side of the vegetable garden. Raising sheep can be used as food for the restaurant, and the goat milk can be used to make goat milk soap.

When they returned home after finishing their discussion, Cheng Shuang mentioned this matter to Wei Qinglang. Raising sheep requires manpower. Now that the family's 350 acres of land have been almost cultivated, they also have to continue growing vegetables.

Raising rabbits, chickens, ducks and crayfish also requires manpower, and these people are not enough.

After discussing, the two decided to go back and buy some more people.

When I returned to the village, I found a carriage parked at the door of my house. A familiar figure was standing next to it, with his hands behind his back, looking at a large ship slowly approaching on the river in the distance.

Cheng Shuang jumped down from the carriage. "Why is Master Zhu here? Is there something wrong with Master Lan's injury?"

Zhu Shaoyuan turned around and shook his head, "Zelan hasn't woken up yet. I've arranged for someone to take care of her. I came here today to pay the medical fee."

Beside him stood an attendant carrying something.

The person was invited into the yard. He Zhou, who was reading a book in the yard, stood up and nodded to the guest when he saw him, then walked into the house with his crutches.

"Who is this person?" Zhu Shaoyuan already knew about the situation of the Wei family. The only adult man was Wei Qinglang, so he asked out of curiosity.

Wei Qinglang said, "He is my brother's master. He injured his leg a while ago and came to live in my house so that my wife can treat him."

"So that's how it is." Zhu Shaoyuan had no doubts.

The attendant put the things down, and Zhu Shaoyuan took out another hundred taels of silver. "This is Madam Cheng's consultation fee."

Originally, he planned to give one thousand taels to express his gratitude, but his father said that the Wei family was not short of money and giving more would be bad, so he gave up and took some extra things with him.

Cheng Shuang did not hesitate to refuse. The other party was not short of money, and it would be inappropriate to ask for too much money since he had specially sent it to her. If she had to ask for a hundred or eighty taels in return, it would be awkward for both parties.

She collected the consultation fee and took out the good tea sent by the Lu family to entertain the guests.

"In addition to delivering the medical fees today, I also have an unwelcome request. I wonder if Madam Cheng is willing to help!" After drinking a cup of tea, Zhu Shaoyuan stated the main purpose of his visit today.

"Mr. Zhu, don't you want my wife to take care of Mr. Lan's health?" Wei Qinglang spoke in front of Cheng Shuang.

Yesterday, when Cheng Shuang mentioned that Master Lan had a very poor health and was difficult to recover, he noticed that Zhu Shaoyuan was looking at Cheng Shuang thoughtfully.

It is difficult to recuperate, not impossible. I didn't expect that he would actually think of letting Cheng Shuang take care of that person's body.

Was it out of gratitude? Because Young Master Lan nearly lost his life saving him, that was why he cared so much, Wei Qinglang began to wonder.

"Brother Wei is really perceptive." Zhu Shaoyuan did not deny it.

"This is not something that can be achieved overnight."

Cheng Shuang was a little embarrassed. "Let's not even talk about whether Master Lan has time to rest in Baixi Garden. I also don't have the time and energy to come to your house every day."

There is still a lot to do before the restaurant opens, and she hasn't finished the menu yet. Although they are all ready-made recipes, it will still take a lot of time to copy them out.

"I've thought about all this. I don't want to bother Madam Cheng with traveling back and forth." Zhu Shaoyuan said seriously, "I'm thinking about whether we can build a courtyard in Chengjia Village for him to recuperate. I can leave him under Madam Cheng's care and take advantage of this time to recuperate his health.

"Didn't Madam Cheng say that he was troubled and depressed? It would be good for him to change to a quiet environment."

Cheng Shuang was stunned. Wasn't this young master being too nice to Master Lan?

Zhu Shaoyuan continued slowly, "When Zelan recovers, I will definitely reward you handsomely. What do you think?"

"If you agree, I'll send a team of craftsmen over to build a small two-story attic with wood. With more people, it can be completed in two or three days."

"That's it..."

Cheng Shuang thought about it seriously. It wouldn't be a problem if someone just ran around the village once a day. Besides, it was their business if they had the money to buy land and build houses in the village. The land in the village was also for sale.

The most important thing is that Master Lan is living in the village to recuperate. She can use his medical treatment and recuperation to build a good relationship with him. She no longer has to worry about how to get him to agree to cooperate, and she can also practice the song in advance.

Thinking of this, Cheng Shuang nodded in agreement.

The matter was agreed upon, and the next step was to find a suitable place. The two accompanied Zhu Shaoyuan to look around the village.

After searching the entire village, attracting the attention of countless villagers, he finally chose a place next to the waterfall at the end of the peach blossom forest.

Zhu Shaoyuan looked around and said, "It's quiet and peaceful, nestled in the mountains and beside the water, with birds singing and flowers blooming. It's perfect for building a small attic to cultivate yourself."

"There's a pavilion across the street with two beautiful Albizia trees. It's a great place to sit and fish and drink tea when you have some free time. What do you think?"

Cheng Shuang curled the corners of his mouth and thought to himself, you really know how to choose.

But it's true. Chengjia Village has beautiful natural scenery, but the village is full of houses and rice fields and vegetable plots, so this is the only place that is most suitable.

Wei Qinglang said, "Sir, this mountain is called Yunxi Mountain. My family bought the mountaintop, and this piece of land is also ours. Are you sure you want to choose this place?"

"Oh, that's a coincidence." Zhu Shaoyuan thought for a moment, "How about this, since this attic is yours, you can let Zelan stay here for a few months."

Wei Qinglang went to see Cheng Shuang, which meant that it was up to you to decide.

Cheng Shuang looked at the land in front of him, which was close to the mountain wall and was about 60 square meters, neither big nor small.

She originally planned to plant flowers here and transplant some fruit trees, but it seemed that building a small attic would also be possible without ruining the scenery.

Cheng Shuang nodded. "Alright, this place is just a place for enjoying the scenery and fishing. If Master Zhu thinks it's suitable, then we can build it here."

"Thank you both." Zhu Shaoyuan bowed respectfully to the two of them.

"You're too polite, sir." Wei Qinglang reached out and helped him up.

Cheng Shuang smiled. The prefect was not only a good official, but also a good teacher of his son. This young master Zhu was humble, sincere, and grateful. He was really good to his savior.