Chapter 4: Nightmares
readx;?ā What the hell is going on?" Back in the inner courtyard, Mr. Wang sat at the dining table, frowning, and said uneasily, "Why do I always feel that this matter is not so simple, and I have a faint sense of foreboding." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ā
"Maybe you're thinking too much," said Ailian, who put the food on the table and handed her father chopsticks, "to see that young woman with a group of mysterious people, maybe it was really just to build a wooden building." ā
"Yes," Fugen also persuaded, "let's eat, you're too tired for a while, anyway, the phoenix bed and phoenix chair have already been handed over, and it's time to take a good rest." ā
Although Fugen tried his best to reassure Mr. Wang, he was also very uneasy in his heart, just making a phoenix bed and a phoenix chair was already a tricky matter, and now he had to build a small wooden building, this young woman was generous, she was by no means an ordinary person, if something went wrong, it was likely to cause unimaginable serious consequences.
Sure enough, what was feared to happen eventually happened.
At noon the next day, a young man with a peaked cap came to the carpentry shop, and after he introduced him, he learned that the young man was the young woman's man, and that he was going to take Mr. Wang to the courtyard that the woman had bought to have a look at the courtyard for the construction of the wooden building.
Fugan did not want Mr. Wang to take over the young woman's work again, so he lied that Mr. Wang was sick and had already laid down, and might not be able to worry about building a wooden building for the lady anymore.
The young man did not trouble Fugen, but turned and departed.
Fugen originally thought that this was the end of the matter, but as the evening approached, suddenly five big men in dark clothes came into the store, each of them holding a wooden box in his hand, which was full of precious medicinal herbs.
"My master has a great respect for Mr. Wang's skills," said one of them, "I heard that Mr. Wang is ill, so he specially ordered us to send these precious medicinal materials and supplements, and asked Mr. Wang to accept them with a smile." ā
"This is absolutely unacceptable," Fugen politely refused, "My husband absolutely does not agree with me to accept such valuable medicinal materials, besides, we have already invited Lang Zhong, and Lang Zhong has already prescribed medicine." I am here to thank your master for my husband, we have received her heart, we can't accept this thing, please bear it, take it back!"
"I'm just doing what I'm told," said the man, "don't embarrass us brothers, brothers, put things on the table, and let's go!"
"Wait, wait!" Forgan took the box into his arms and rushed out of the store, the men were already far away, and no matter how he called, the gang would not hear them, and walked straight forward.
"If what I expected," Mr. Wang said in front of Fugen and his daughter Ailian, "they have sent herbs today, which means that since they are sick, they should take medicine, and if they are well, they still have to build a wooden building, which is a first gift, and if we still don't agree to that woman's request, they may have to be soldiers." ā
"Then what should we do?" Ai Lian hugged Mr. Wang.
"It doesn't matter," said Mr. Wang, "since she wants me to build a wooden building, then we will build it. ā
"The little wooden building is finished," said Fogen, expressing his worries, "and if the woman makes any excessive demands, what should we do, we can't just go on like this, right?"
"You don't have to be so nervous," said Mr. Wang, "the sky can't fall, as the saying goes, it's a blessing or a curse, it's a curse that can't be avoided, and since this matter has fallen on us, then we can only continue it." It's just a wooden building, and we've done all the things that are more difficult than building a house, and we're doing a good job, so can't we get over this hurdle this time?"
"That's right!" Hearing Mr. Wang say this, her daughter Ailian's confidence suddenly increased.
"Since the master is so confident," said Fugen, "then I will accompany the master, and we will build him a wooden building, and it will have to be the best in the neighborhood." ā
"That's right," Mr. Wang said with a smile, "no matter when, no matter what the situation, we have to look forward, and we have to live well." This time, let's build a small wooden building with the fastest speed and the best quality, and then we have to discuss your marriage, which is the biggest thing in Dad's heart, bigger than the sky!"
"Daddy---" Ailian glanced at Fugen, and happened to meet Fugen's gaze, and immediately blushed, lowered her head, and said no more.
Fugen pursed his lips, his face full of joy.
After two or three days, the woman sent again, this time two young people in dark clothes, and they entered the woodware shop with straight faces, and asked, "Presumably Mr. Wang's illness is almost cured, where is the others?"
The man had his back to Fugen and spoke in a very tough tone.
"What are you looking for my husband?" said Fugan.
"Just tell me the whereabouts of your husband," said the man, "and you don't have to worry about the rest, and of course you can't, let your husband come out, and we'll wait for him here." ā
"You guys are ---" Fugen felt that the two of them were fierce and unkind, and he was worried.
"Why are you still talking here," rebuked the man, "hurry up, go and ask your husband to come out, and we will wait for him here, and if he does not want to see us, then we will go in and meet him, and then I don't think he will look good." ā
Fugen was so distraught that he didn't know how to deal with the situation, so he had no choice but to run into the inner courtyard to ask Mr. Wang.
"Mr. Wang's complexion is not bad," the man said when he saw Mr. Wang, "and I am relieved." ā
"Thank you for your concern!" said Mr. Wang, "I have been engaged in this kind of hard work for many years, and my physical problems are all caused by exertion, but in fact, as long as I recuperate for a few days, I will be fine." Your master is really kind and kind-hearted, during my illness, I sent a lot of precious medicinal materials, I am really grateful, please thank your master on my behalf!"
"Well said, well said!" said the man, "I think Sir is also a person who has seen the world and understands the world, and a few words are not the best way to thank him, but Sir should know how to do the best way to thank my master!"
"Of course," said Mr. Wang, "to tell you the truth, I think I am more anxious than your master when it comes to building a wooden building." ā
"Then please!" the man gestured to the door.
"Where are you going?" Mr. Wang was puzzled.
"What's the use of being in a hurry, sir?" said the man, "even if you are in a hurry, it is impossible for the wooden building to be built automatically." Since Mr. is very anxious, then let's take him to the courtyard that my master bought to have a look, which will help you plan the construction of the wooden building, I wonder what Mr. thinks?"
Mr. Wang saw that the two were lined up on both sides of the store, with a fierce glint in his eyes, so he had to agree.
Fugen had no choice but to close the door temporarily and accompany Mr. Wang to the ceremony.
Walking out of the woodware shop is the street, along the street all the way to the east, through the main street, turning several alleys, you will come to a large courtyard, which is the courtyard where the small wooden building is located later.
There were a lot of houses in this courtyard, but they were all dilapidated and had to be torn off, and the later small wooden buildings were built on the basis of these houses.
Fugen accompanied Mr. Wang to measure the entire courtyard and tentatively determined the location and size of the small wooden building.
On the afternoon of the day I returned to the carpentry shop, I received a reply from the woman--- who completely agreed with Mr. Wang's plan.
In order not to delay the wedding date of his daughter Ailian, Mr. Wang quit all other businesses, and specially hired a few carpenters with some craftsmanship to start building a small wooden building with them.
Despite the work of sleeping and eating day and night, the construction of the small wooden building was not completed in time for the wedding date of Fugen and Elen. There is no other way, Xiaomulou has reached the final stage, according to Mr. Wang's usual style, it is impossible to stop work in this situation, so the daughter's marriage date can only be postponed.
On the twenty-second day of the lunar month of that year, that is, on the first day of the new year, the small wooden building that had been built for several months was finally completed.
This is definitely a building worth writing about, the whole building is three stories high, all wooden structure, even the joints are connected by wooden wedges, and nothing unrelated to wood is used, which has to be called a miracle, at least for an ordinary building in this small city.
When the surrounding people saw such a building, they all praised it, and the words of beauty were endless.
The small wooden building is exquisite and chic, beautiful, like a work of art, the fame spreads, many people come to see the style, for a time the alley where the small wooden building is located is like a tide of people, the grand occasion is unprecedented, absolutely no less than the annual temple fair.
"Is this really my little wooden building?" even the young woman was amazed, she stood on the small wooden building, her hands caressed the spiral staircase of the small wooden building, and kept asking, "I have never seen such a beautiful building, this is really my little wooden building......
On the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month, the small wooden building was officially handed over to the mysterious young woman.
I originally thought that the small wooden building was delivered, which was a happy ending, but what I didn't expect was that a tragedy was quietly coming.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, when there was nothing to do, Fugen and a few other subordinates drank a lot of wine and went to bed early.
In the middle of the night, there was a sudden knock on the door, and Mr. Wang and his daughter Ailian felt strange, who would come to the woodware shop during the Chinese New Year, and opened the door with doubts.
It was the young woman's men who came in, and they were all four of them, all holding high-end gifts in their hands, saying that the master of his house had specially asked them to come, one was to express their respect for Mr. Wang, and the other was to pay New Year's greetings to Mr. Wang.
"Of course, on the orders of my master, I want to discuss a small matter with Mr. Wang. The guy who took the lead sat down and said.
"What's the matter?" Mr. Wang looked at the man, and Ai Lian offered them tea and stood behind his father.
"My lady is very fond of this courtyard," said the man, "and she sent me to ask him if he would be willing to resell it to her, and if he did, she would be very grateful." ā
"What?" Mr. Wang stood up suddenly, shocked, and angrily reprimanded, "You actually want to hit the attention of my house, you go back and tell your master, she is dreaming, I will never resell this house to anyone......"
"That being the case," the man also stood up, glared at Mr. Wang, and said, "Then we have nothing to talk about, and you must not blame me for being ruthless!" The man turned to the guy behind him and said, "Give it to me, and be smart with your hands and feet!"
Before they could finish speaking, the others drew their knives from their clothes, and before Mr. Wang and Ai Lian could shout, they had already killed them on the ground.
In order to destroy the corpses, these frenzied fellows actually ordered a fire, and the wood shop was full of flammable substances except for the wooden furniture, that is, wood and paint, and soon the fire spread all over the sky, and the whole wood shop fell into a sea of fire.