Chapter 38 "The New House Built"
After a month, the quiet new house was finally built.
The house was built according to the drawings of the quiet design, similar to a modern courtyard house. There are four main rooms, three east and west wings, and two inverted seats on the left and right sides of the gate.
Compared to the small windows that most people have in their homes, the windows of a quiet new house are large. Because he had money in his hand, he didn't paste window paper on the window, but installed glass. Although this glass is not as clear as modern glass, it is much better than window paper. The sun shines in through the window, and the room is very bright. And this glass is stronger than the window paper, and it also blocks the wind. What's more, the windows of the new house of the Quiet House are all double-layered.
When you enter the gate, there are inverted seats on the left and right, and then you go inside and there is a large shadow wall. The shadow wall is carved with five big characters of "home and everything". Bypassing the shadow wall is the front yard, the ground of the yard is paved with red bricks, which looks clean and beautiful. In the middle of the courtyard, there is a stone table with six stone stools. On each side of the stone table is a flower bed made of red bricks. The flower beds are full of colorful and dazzling flowers. Three tall persimmon trees were planted near the shadow wall, and there were two swings under the trees. These two swings are specially designed for Jiaming and Jiayue. This move was well received by the two little guys, and the soft and cute Jiayue also offered a fragrant kiss, making a quiet and happy mess. On both sides of the shadow wall, a few clumps of bamboo are planted not far from the persimmon tree, making the small front yard look spacious and clean, elegant and chic.
Bypassing the main house to the backyard, the backyard is much larger than the front yard, twice as large as the front yard. The entire backyard is divided into east and west parts by a cobblestone road in the middle. The first thing on the east side is the kennel, because the house is full of children, and Quiet wants to raise two big dogs. This dog is man's most loyal companion, and it is good to have two dogs. Next to the kennel was the chicken and duck rack, which had moved in by this time with new occupants, about two dozen hens and two large roosters, and a dozen ducks. Then there was the barn, which was very large enough to hold two or three old cows and two or three horses. Although there is nothing in the barn now, Quiet believes that in the near future, she will raise cattle and horses. As for the pigsty, it was not covered. Because he is quiet and can hunt, there is no shortage of meat at home. The smell of the pigsty was too big, so it was decided quietly that there would be no pigs in the house. If you want to eat pork, just buy some. You don't even have to walk to the town, because the village sells pork at the mouth of the butcher's house. Finally, in the corner near the backyard is a toilet, which is what the population of this era called a thatched house. A large wooden sign was nailed to the toilet, and the outline of a man was drawn on the wooden plaque, which was drawn by Jiayue quietly, indicating that this was the men's toilet. The idea came from the modern public toilet.
On the west side of the yard is a fenced vegetable garden, which is planted with only cabbage and radishes, as well as some mustard gnocchi used to pickle pickles. Next to the vegetable garden is the firewood house, which is also made of green bricks, and is the size of two rooms. Not only can you store dry firewood, but you can also put some sundries, such as hoes, shovels, wicker baskets, flat poles, etc. There is also a toilet at the back of the firewood room. Like the toilet on the east side, a wooden plaque was nailed with the outline of a woman drawn on it to show that this was a women's toilet. It is also a quiet idea to build two toilets, and there are younger brothers and sisters in the family, so that there will be no embarrassment when it is convenient.
There is a back door in the middle of the courtyard wall in the backyard, and not far from the back door is the bamboo forest. And it's much closer to Daqingshan from the back door. Because it is close to Daqing Mountain, the back door is thicker and taller than the front door. The thick door panel, the upper and lower three layers of deadbolts, strong and safe. In order to facilitate access, a small corner gate was opened next to the gate. On weekdays, the back gate will not be opened, and you can go back and forth through the small corner gate next to it.
If you want to say that the most special thing about this quiet house is the tall courtyard wall. The courtyard wall was the first to be built, thirty centimeters wide and three meters high, and the top of the courtyard wall was covered with broken porcelain tiles, which prevented those who were young. However, with such a tall courtyard wall, people who are waiting for leisure cannot enter, unless they are people who can do light work. But come to think of it, their small farmhouse can't provoke those people with strong martial arts. What the silence guards against is nothing more than some Xiao Xiao and those beasts on the back mountain.
You must know that in previous years, the wild boars and wild wolves on the green hills also came down the mountain and broke into the village. Not only did it harm crops, livestock, but it also hurt people. Quiet is often absent from home, and the remaining three siblings in the family are too weak. If the beast really broke in, the consequences would be unimaginable. So the beauty of the house is secondary, and the main thing is to be safe enough.
The tall courtyard wall tightly encloses the courtyard, which is not only to prevent people but also to prevent wild beasts. As soon as the door closed, those peeping and inquiring eyes were all blocked out of the door. It can protect the privacy of the four sisters very well. And when building a house, Jing Jing also dug a well in the front and back yards. The well in the front yard can be used to water flowers and wash, and the well in the back yard can be used for cooking, watering vegetables, and laundry. In this way, when you are quiet and not at home, the door is closed, and the three little ones do not have to go out at home.
Even the house and the courtyard wall were all built, and it cost about five hundred taels of silver. Quiet still has a little more than a hundred taels of silver in his hand. As for the windfall, the silence has not been touched for the time being. The house has been built, but the contents of the house have not been added. Everything else can wait, but the furniture has to be customized first. After the house is dried, before moving, all the furniture must be installed.
Gao Dazhuan and Gao Qingshan, father and son, both do carpentry work, and they also make furniture for others on weekdays. Quiet handed over the furniture drawings that he had drawn all night to the father and son. The wood used for the furniture was also saved by the tall bolts, and when it was quiet, it was enough to pay the money at the same time.
In the past few days, I went to the town twice to buy cloth and cotton, bought three new pots, bamboo mats for laying kangs, and large wooden barrels for bathing, and spent twenty or thirty taels of silver. Cloth and cotton, she and her second sister Xin'er made a few new quilts and two large kang quilts for making at night. I also made a lot of cushions and a few large cushions. And he made curtains for the new house out of thick cotton. The sisters made pink curtains in their room, and Jiaming's house made blue curtains. Everything is ready, but the furniture has not yet been installed.
On this day, the four sisters and brothers were having dinner in the house, and when they heard someone shouting outside, they quietly went to open the door and thought to themselves, who could it be so late?
Unexpectedly, when the door was opened, it was Gao Dazhuan and Gao Qingshan father and son. The two of them were also driving an ox cart with made furniture. Quietly glanced at two wardrobes, a few chairs, and a large desk with bookshelves.
Quietly led them to the new house, and said happily: "Uncle Bolt, Brother Qingshan, the furniture is ready so soon?" I thought I'd have to wait a few more days. As he spoke, he took out the key and opened the door to his new home.
Gao Dazhuan and his son drove the ox cart into the courtyard, and said while moving the furniture down: "Originally, it wasn't so fast, but the drawings you gave this girl look good, not to mention, it also saves time and effort to do. ”
"Jing'er, these drawings you drew and the furniture you typed out look beautiful and novel. It is also very practical to look at. I want to give a set of acacia flowers like this, do you think it's okay? Gao Qingshan turned his head and asked quietly while carrying the furniture down.
"What's wrong with this, don't say it's for Huaihua, it's okay for Brother Qingshan and Uncle Qingshan to beat someone else's family. It's just a few drawings, how can it be worth Brother Qingshan's solemn question? As she spoke, she moved a chair and brought it to the house.
Gao Dazhuan heard Jing say this, and his honest face was full of smiles. "That's a good feeling, if I have a girl like you, I'll let go and do it. If you can't keep the appearance of this furniture, you can still make your uncle and me earn a fortune. After saying that, he laughed first. The tall bolt looked at this new and bright house, this spacious courtyard, and then looked at the silence in front of him. He sighed helplessly in the bottom of his heart. I thought I could marry this smart and capable girl home as a daughter-in-law. It's a pity that this girl doesn't look down on her son. That's right, such a smart and capable, beautiful and quiet, how can his own son be worthy? I'm afraid that in the entire Qingshan Village and even Zhoujia Town, there are few people who are worthy of this girl.
Gao Qingshan looked at the confident silence between his eyebrows, and sighed deeply in his heart. He knew that such quietness, no matter how hard he tried, would not be able to catch up with her. In this world, asking for nothing is the most hurtful! And he didn't even have the qualifications to ask for it. All he could do was look at her silently and bless her in his heart.
The father and son made two more trips before they brought all the furniture that was quietly beaten. After all the furniture was installed, the sun had already set down the hillside.
Jing Jing handed over the twenty taels of silver to the tall bolt, and said to the father and son with a sincere face: "This furniture is made quickly and well, and it is hard for Uncle Bolt and Brother Qingshan." ”
Gao Dazhuo did not say anything polite to Quiet, and took the silver and put it in his arms. The furniture he used for Quiet was made of good wood, and it was made very finely. And Quiet is not bad for the furniture now, if he doesn't take it, or he doesn't charge it, or he doesn't charge it. Later, Silence will make up for more than that. This girl never wants to owe favors to others, she is a hearted person.
The house has been dried, cleaned inside and out, the furniture has been installed, and you can move on a good day.