Chapter 278 279 Trivia
Li Yu and Xiaoyu selected the corn seeds. Ruyi took the pattern made by the Zou brothers and entered the courtyard. "Madam, you see this is the pattern made by the Zou brothers. They are waiting in the front yard. .”
After Li Yu took it, he looked at it for a while but didn't understand much. He smiled at Ruyi and said, "I don't understand this either. Let's ask the two brothers!"
Ruyi nodded in agreement and followed Li Yu to the front hall. Li Yu saw Craftsman Zou and a thin man on crutches standing in front of the hall. The two of them saluted immediately when they saw Li Yu.
Li Yu smiled and said: "Go in and sit down."
Craftsman Zou smiled cautiously, and followed Li Yu into the hall. Craftsman Zou helped his brother sit down and saluted, "Madam, are you satisfied with the drawing?"
"I don't understand some parts, please explain." Li Yu put the drawings on the table and said to the brothers.
"Zou Liang, please tell Madam." Craftsman Zou helped his younger brother to the table. Zou Liang looked at the place pointed by Li Yu and said cautiously: "Madam, this is the gate of the villa. The place where guests park their vehicles is the underground ditch that diverts water into the garden. Here is an octagonal pavilion. In front of the pavilion is imported running water. There are rocks, flowers and plants beside the water... This side is a lotus pond and a winding corridor... , the steps up the mountain are dug along the terrain, with wooden railings on both sides."
Li Yu asked several questions one after another that he didn't understand clearly, and made some suggestions. He said to the Zou brothers: "Just build it according to this drawing. You make a budget and go to Ruyi to get money for the construction."
Zou Liang leaned on his crutch and thought for a moment, "Madam, I did some calculations. The garden landscaping, the fire wall, and the guest room you designed, wood, stone, and labor will cost at least 8,000 to 9,000 taels of silver to complete. .”
Li Yu pointed at Ruyi and said to them: "Okay, you report the details of the work materials to Ruyi, he will be responsible for this."
"Yes, madam." Ruyi led the brothers out.
Li Yu returned to the backyard and saw that Xiaoyu and others had spread out the selected corn seeds to dry in the yard.
Guyu came in and reported: "Madam, Mrs. He and Mrs. Gao said that the new look of spring clothes has arrived at Caiyi Workshop, and they would like to invite you to come and see it."
After hearing this, Li Yu thought for a moment and said, "Okay, please ask them to sit down and wait for a while. I will change my clothes and come back."
"Yes, madam." Guyu went back and said to Mr. Gao and Mr. He: "Madam, my wife, please wait for a moment."
The two of them thought that Li Yu would not go with them, but they both laughed after hearing what Gu Yu said, "It's okay, Madam will go just to give us face."
After a while, Li Yu came out of the inner courtyard and smiled at the two of them: "I am busy at home every day, and I have never been to a clothing store."
Mrs. Gao smiled heartily: "We are still worried that Madam will not appreciate her. In the future, we will go shopping together and invite Madam to go with us."
Li Yu nodded with a smile, and the three of them went out and got into the car. After turning a corner and walking a few steps, Ma Gui reported: "Madam, Caiyi Fang has arrived."
Guyu got off the car, Gao and He had already got off the car and were waiting at the entrance of Caiyifang. When Li Yu approached, the three of them went up the steps together. Feng Waanniang, the shopkeeper of Caiyifang, had already received the report from the waiter and was already waiting. At the door of the shop, I saw a few people and greeted them with smiles on their faces. Seeing how respectful they were to Li Yu, I thought that this might be the new prefect's wife.
Feng Wanniang spoke crisply and with a sharp tongue: "Madam, Madam Gao, Madam He, what kind of wind has brought you three here together today? Please go and sit in the private room in the backyard."
Mrs. Gao smiled and glanced at Feng Wanniang: "This is our Mrs. Li. You have to show off your special skills and bring the latest and best looks."
"Yes, as long as Mrs. Li likes it, it must be the latest and best." Feng Wanniang greeted the three of them into the private room in the backyard. The waiter walked in with a pile of clothes samples and materials, "Mrs. Li, Mrs. Gao, Mrs. He, look at you guys, they all look like they just arrived this spring."
After looking through it, Li Yu and Gao Shi and He Shi ordered a set of cloud satin skirt with narrow sleeves and narrow sleeves woven with peony pattern on a mercury red background, and a long skirt with narrow sleeves and embroidery in autumn fragrance. A small part of the skirt was exposed at the hem. It's light blue and good quality gauze material. I bought a few small plum blossoms.
Gao ordered a lake green thorn flower dress and a silver-red Baoxianghua waist-cinching dress. He ordered a purple dress with dark patterns. The three of them came out of Caiyi Shop and went to Zuixian We went to the teahouse upstairs and ordered some fruit tea and cakes.
Mrs. Gao smiled and said, "Madam, Sister He and I have wanted to invite you out for a long time but we were afraid of disturbing you."
Mr. He also smiled shyly, "Yes! Ever since I last met Madam, I like her straightforwardness and generosity, and I have always wanted to get close to her."
Li Yu also felt that the two of them had straightforward and unobtrusive personalities, so he smiled and said: "The two sisters also know that I am from a farmer's family, and what I am good at is taking care of the fields. I know nothing about reciting poems and painting. If you are not bored, we can do it in your free time. Get together."
Mr. Gao and Mr. He covered their mouths with their handkerchiefs and chuckled, "I am also a rough person, and I don't know anything about dry and wet things. I like to take care of flowers and trees in my free time, and the same goes for the crops you are good at." It’s the same thing, Sister He is still growing vegetables in the yard!”
He said in a soft voice: "I like to plant some vegetables in the garden when I have nothing to do. I just want to save as much as I can, and I am often ridiculed by them." The three of them talked for a while, and they all felt close to each other again. After a while, I made an appointment to visit Li Yu’s newly built Zhuangzi next time.
Li Yu felt that the buttered abalone in the teahouse melted in his mouth, and the pine nut sugar was sweet and crunchy, so he asked the teahouse to pack two portions each, intending to take them back to coax Yang Yang and Qijin.
Everyone got up and left the teahouse. Mrs. Gao rushed to ask the maid to go and settle the accounts. The shopkeeper smiled and cupped her hands and said, "Girl, Mrs. Li's table has already learned how to settle the accounts."
Mrs. Gao remembered that just two days after the magistrate arrived in Yuncheng, the chief shopkeeper of Sihai Bank and the shopkeeper of Yuncheng both went to the government office to visit him. The relationship between the two families must be extraordinary. Who is the person behind Sihai Bank's industry? He is of high rank. All the officials here understand a little bit. It seems that they need to persuade the master to calm down his temper and cooperate with Mr. Zhou when he returns.
Only then did Li Yu remember that Zuixian Tower was the property of Sihai Bank, and thought to himself: The layout of the villa is ready. Sihai Bank has rich experience in operating restaurants and teahouses. Later, Jixiang will ask Jixiang to ask Sihai Bank if it is willing to take a stake. The three of them left the teahouse, said goodbye with a smile, and went home.
Yangyang, Qijin and Jixiang watched Jixiang practice boxing and kicking for a while in the back garden. Each of them held a cloth tiger. They followed Jixiang back from the back garden. When they saw Li Yu coming back, they asked: "Mom, you go to the street to buy something for Yangyang." There’s nothing delicious.”
"I bought it, I have it for you and Qijin." Li Yu smiled and took out the buttered abalone shells from the carton and handed them to the two of them. He planned to give a few candies every day.