Siheyuan: Building a strong dragon country on the eve of the anti-eagle war

Lin Tao's face lit up with joy, but immediately returned to normal.

"Zheng'er, your sixth uncle and I don't have any requirements, just a simple arrangement will be fine.

I have something else to do today so I won’t be there!”

“Oh, then Aunt Six, I’ll take charge of the decoration.

Aunt Six, I'm going to the ancestral home first!"

After saying this, Zheng Guo rode away on his bicycle.

Lin Tao looked at Zheng Guo's back and was deeply moved.

But precisely because of this, she was too embarrassed to make any requests. Besides, all the money was spent by Zheng Guo, and she felt bad about it.

After a while, Zheng Guo arrived at the ancestral home on his bicycle, only to see a dozen carpenters already waiting there.

"Morning, Master Liu, have you had breakfast?"

The middle-aged man smiled innocently, "Brother Zheng, we have all eaten."

"Okay, let's go in and take a look now!"

Zheng Guo immediately opened the store door with the key and the group entered the store.

"Master Liu, have you ever renovated a hotel or a foreign company's house?"

"Brother Zheng, I have pretended before.

My brothers and I have gained some fame in the carpentry community in Kyoto and have done a lot of work.

But the work done by foreign companies and hotels is relatively slow.”

"It's okay, as long as the work is done well."

Next, Zheng Guo began to put forward his own requirements, and even took out the paper and pen he carried with him to start drawing.

Soon, Zheng Guo drew out the decoration drawings of the store and handed them over to Master Liu.

Master Liu took the blueprint and his expression became serious. "Well, boss, is this kind of decoration suitable?"

Yes, there are too many things that Master Liu finds unreasonable.

Even the foreign companies during the Republic of China were not decorated like this.

In particular, Zheng Guo requested that the main colors be white and sky blue, but this house is an old building, which is a bit out of place.

In short, Master Liu felt uncomfortable no matter how he looked at it.

"Master Liu, is there any problem?"

Master Liu's throat moved and he swallowed his saliva back.

There is a rule in their business, which is that they do whatever their boss asks them to do.

Especially when dealing with young clients, you often encounter strange new ideas.

After some ideological struggle, Master Liu decided to respect the boss's opinion. After all, the boss paid them to do the job.

"No, no problem.

But Boss, are you sure this is okay?"

Zheng Guo smiled. He had no idea that Master Liu had such complicated thoughts.

"Just follow my drawings."

Master Liu nodded, becoming more and more convinced that the boss in front of him was an ignorant but reckless person.

But when it was completed, the style of this store attracted the attention of the whole Kyoto.

As a result, Master Liu, who was doing the work, gained a lot of fame, and many people who wanted to renovate their homes would actively look for him to do the work.

For this reason, Master Liu often boasted to others that when he first took on this job, he believed that this decoration style was truly a classic.

Okay, no more nonsense.

After the shop decoration was completed, the group went to the second floor.

“Master Liu, I prefer the decoration of a western-style house for the second floor.

We need a bathroom here, this is the kitchen, we need a room over here, and this side, this side…”

After Zheng Guo roughly stated his requirements, he immediately began to draw on-site drawings.

After taking the blueprint and looking at it, Master Liu said, "Boss, if we need to build a bathroom on the second floor, this place needs to be reinforced and waterproofed. These two things are a bit labor-intensive and will take a long time. There are no other problems."

"Okay, waterproofing must be done well. Oh, I forgot to paint the bathroom in the shop."

"Hahaha, then sir, you draw now."

Then Master Liu handed the drawings of the first floor to Zheng Guo.

After finishing the matter on the second floor, the group came to the yard. The yard of about 70 or 80 square meters could be said to be quite large.

"Master Liu, clear this area and build a simple vegetable garden. I plan to plant two grape trees and put up a trellis here to provide shade in the summer.

Let’s build a small pool here.”

As for why they needed a pond, Zheng Guo actually hadn't figured it out. However, when the weather got hot, he would occasionally go fishing with Li Xiyao's grandfather, and the fish they caught would have a place to go.

After the matters in the yard were settled, the group came into the room.

"Master Liu, I need to make these three rooms into a connected room, and also adopt the layout of a Western-style house.

The side room against the wall is used as a storeroom."

After Zheng Guo finished speaking, he began to draw the blueprint, and it was completed in a short while.

Master Liu looked at the blueprint for a while and had almost figured it out.

"Boss, there is something I should say. Your design is very good, but the materials used in this style are relatively expensive..."

"Master Liu, can you please tell me how much it would cost for the labor and materials?"

Master Liu's face lit up with joy. If he could include the materials in the carpentry work, he would definitely make a lot of money.

But then a problem arose. Usually for this kind of work, the employer would pay a deposit, and he would need to put in the money to buy materials and advance wages for the rest.

But I don’t have that much money to pay for it.

So, Master Liu looked at Zheng Guo with an embarrassed look on his face, "Boss, to be honest, I don't think I have the ability to take care of all the work and materials!

Can I just take care of the work?

Boss, if you buy the materials yourself, you can save some money, and if you buy the materials yourself, the quality of the materials can be guaranteed."

"Master Liu, feel free to give me the quotation.

I am a person who trusts people when I employ them, and I will not employ people if I don’t trust them.

Besides, you were introduced by Carpenter Li. If you run away, he can't!"

Upon hearing this, Master Liu's face lit up. "That's right, that's right. Besides, I have nowhere to run. The boss can just ask anyone in Kyoto about me, Carpenter Liu. Many people will know about it."

Next, Master Liu and several carpenters started to calculate, but the workload was quite large and it was not something that could be completed in a few seconds.

Zheng Guo was getting impatient and said, "Well, Master Liu, this is 20 million yuan. Please write a note here. If it's not enough, come back to me.

Of course, I want to see the list of materials at that time."

"Okay, Boss, I'll write you a note right away!"

"Okay, you guys take care of it and start work as soon as possible."

Master Liu and his group saw Zheng Guo off with smiles on their faces.

"Brother Liu, our boss is so generous. I have been working for so many years, but I have never met such a generous boss!"

A carpenter sighed.

Carpenter Liu looked at the thick stack of money in his hand, feeling both excited and nervous.

Yes, I’ve been a carpenter all my life, but this is the first time I’ve earned so much money.

It seems that I must thank Carpenter Li later.

Secondly, since the boss is so generous, Master Liu decided to do the job well.

"You, you bad guy, stop right there!"

As soon as Zheng Guo started riding his bike, he heard someone calling him.

He stepped on the brake and looked back. He saw Chen Xueru, wearing a cheongsam, looking at him with her hands on her hips next to the ancestral home, across a few shops.

"Miss Chen, do you have something to talk to me about?"