After the fireplace was made, everyone was deeply impressed by how useful it was, so they simply ordered some to be built in their new homes in the capital.
Xie Xiuwen built one in his study. Because there is a chimney, there is no need to worry about the smoke problem. Moreover, if you used a charcoal basin in the past, you had to pay attention not to close the windows tightly, because some air conditioning must be let in.
Now this was just right. A few pieces of firewood that were about the same thickness as his arms were added in, and there was no need to keep looking at them. Moreover, the stove opening outside was designed ingeniously, and the firewood was chopped slightly shorter, so there was no need to worry about another fire. .
Ever since he got this fireplace, Xie Xiuwen likes to sit in front of the fireplace and read and drink tea in his spare time.
It's good to have this in the house. He is the only master in the house now, so he usually just rests in the study. The room is warm and not too dry, which is better than sleeping on the kang anyway.
In the house they bought later, there was a ground dragon only in the inner courtyard. Liu Ruolan and his precious daughter were not here, so he was too lazy to live in the backyard.
However, a colleague came over and fell in love with his fireplace. The first one he wanted was Wang Jin. Xie Xiuwen had no choice but to say that his own one hadn't been finished yet. He would get it for him when it was finished, but he had to pay money. , because these are all worked by some tenant farmers, and they cannot work in vain without making money.
Wang Jin is naturally easy to talk to. The house he bought in the outer city has no earth dragons in the inner and outer courtyards. Now that the fireplace is nice and beautiful, and it will not make you too tired when sleeping, he ordered four of them in one go.
Xie Xiuwen called the leader Qi Zhong over, and after giving some instructions, he naturally let them take over the job. Of course, the money needed to be handed over. After all, they did not come up with this thing. The real master lived in the villa. The eldest lady is here.
A fireplace cost ten taels of silver. Xie Xiuwen's colleagues alone queued up to make reservations. Later, Zhu Weng allocated a dozen men from the villa to work together. Finally, before the heavy snow came, the orders of these dignitaries were placed. It's done.
He only repaired a fireplace and received more than 600 taels of silver, which shocked Liu Ruolan.
"Auntie, although I came up with this idea, they are the ones who actually did the work, and it was these long-term workers who really came up with it. How about sharing the money with them?"
Zhu Weng, who was waiting for instructions, felt something was wrong after hearing this: "It's a good thing for a lady to be kind, but you can't let them take all the advantages. You have to let them know how good the master is, and you have to let them know this." It is thanks to the master that we are able to have such a good fortune, but we cannot give it all to them."
Liu Ruolan asked Zhu Weng to hand over the list and counted twenty-six people who had participated in this matter. Even Zhu Weng's grandson Zhu Xiaoyun had contributed.
"Let's do this. According to the number of people on this list, each person will be rewarded five taels of silver first, and the rest will be given extra according to the number of days they work."
In other words, as long as they obey the boss's instructions, no matter how many days they work, they will be rewarded with five taels of silver. This makes the villagers at the foot of the mountain very happy.
How much meat can you buy for five taels of silver?
With these five taels of silver, you don’t have to worry about celebrating the New Year.
Zhu Weng obeyed the order and arranged the reward of five taels of silver first, and then informed them that he would come over later to receive the reward.
Liu Ruolan then asked Qi Zhong to submit a detailed list of how many days each person had worked.
Qi Zhong was one of the long-term workers who had followed him back from Gaoyang County. Now he was working as an errand beside Xie Xiuwen, mainly running errands and taking care of some chores in the house.
Qi Zhong was older and had a wife and children, so he knew more about interpersonal matters than Douzi. Xie Xiuwen had him at his side for a few months, and he felt that he was becoming more and more comfortable with him.
A day's work was calculated as thirty coppers, and in the end, these tenant farmers had to be paid almost twenty taels of silver.
This money is not much, after all, the total account is more than 600 taels.
Liu Ruolan felt embarrassed.
According to Guabao's intention, she wanted to let the people below share the big part, but now she settled with a high salary, plus the silver reward, she only gave out more than a hundred taels.
"Auntie, give some more money to Zhu Weng and ask him to arrange a banquet at the foot of the mountain for a day, and let those who work with them and their families come over to have a feast. This kind of liveliness will make us appear generous."
Liu Ruolan thought it would work. In this way, including meat, vegetables, rice and noodles, it would cost a lot of money.
However, for the people in the countryside, money is affordable, and the meat in their mouths is even more affordable.
The person mainly responsible for this fireplace repair was Qi Zhong.
Liu Ruolan felt that this person was useful, so she generously rewarded him with an extra ten taels of silver. This could also raise his status and give him a sense of dignity.
The people of Qi Zhong's family were really happy. They had never thought in their whole lives that they could get more than ten taels of silver just for doing an errand. Now their family didn't have to worry about their lives.
Don't underestimate this fireplace. Many craftsmen have been thinking about the repaired fireplace for many days. They go home and do it themselves, but they can't get it right. Either the chimney doesn't go up, or the heating effect is not achieved, or else It's easy for this firewood to burn outside, which is too dangerous.
In this way, after people tried it several times, they stopped trying so as not to harm the bricks again.
Whoever builds a fireplace, the raw materials are provided by the owner, and Qi Zhong is only responsible for leading them to work. In this way, a fireplace worth ten taels of silver is a pure profit.
Of course, not all of them are cashiers.
Xie Xiuwen built several fireplaces for Mr. Wang Qinshan's house and Mr. Zheng Ge's house. Naturally, he didn't take any money from them. He only said that it was his filial piety as a junior.
If he did it as a minister, the two adults would naturally not be allowed to do it, but he took out the identity of Xu Yuanqing and he was just their junior, so it was natural.
And there’s not much money, so I won’t accept it if I don’t accept it.
Wang Yanqing spent a month recovering from his injury on the mountain. After the doctor looked at it, he only said that children grow fast and the splint can be removed. The bones have grown straight, but he still cannot run on the ground, but he can walk slowly with a cane. But it is best not to exert any force on the injured leg, and it is best not to touch the ground.
Wang Yanqing can now move and ride in a carriage, but he doesn't want to leave.
How nice to live here!
In addition to several friends of similar age, there is also a beautiful and cute little boy who can talk to him and give him delicious food.
The most important thing is that it is simple and peaceful here. It is not like being in a mansion. He has to be more careful. Who wants him to bear the title of a legitimate eldest grandson.
Thinking about the thief who dared to assassinate him this time, the young man's originally clear eyes became a little more ruthless.
Just because he met the kind-hearted Xie family does not mean that those who came to harm him will be spared lightly!
(End of chapter)
