Concubine's plan

Seeing Master Chen's expression and words, Xun Yingju naturally understood what he was thinking. She had never thought of occupying this kind of craftsmanship thing alone, and there was no need for it. After all, it was just a decoration and supplies.

"As long as Master Chen can help me build the house on Zhuangzi, this drawing of the fire kang will be given to Master Chen. I don’t care if Master Chen builds it for anyone."Xun Yingju said with a smile

"No, no, that's not what I meant. It costs about one tael of silver to build such a hot bed. I will give 50% to the girl at that time. I will never take this silver in vain."Master Chen explained hurriedly, with a look of panic on his face, as if he had done something wrong.

Xun Yingju could only express helplessness. She really did not lack the money, so she said:"Master Chen, you don't have to be polite, it's about the fire kang. For a moment, let’s talk about how much money it takes to build my house in Zhuangzi."

Hearing this, Master Chen finally felt relieved. Although he felt a little uneasy, he still calculated the cost of building the house according to Xun Yingju's words. Master Chen is indeed an old mason, and he soon had an idea in his mind.

"The girl has to build a three-entry courtyard and fifteen rows of servants' rooms in total. The three-entry courtyard is easy to say. Normally, it requires 100,000 blue bricks, and the rest is just powerless objects and arrangements. It is estimated that it is 150,000. Two taels of silver is almost enough. Fifty taels of silver is enough for the servants' room in the fifteenth row."Master Chen said with a smile.

Prices are high in the capital. A blue brick costs two cents a piece. One hundred thousand green bricks costs about one hundred and fifty taels of silver. One hundred and fifty thousand bricks equals one hundred and fifty taels of silver. In addition, there are labor costs. A big job costs one penny a day. One hundred cents, and thirty cents a day for a small worker. After calculation, it is more than two hundred taels of silver. Master Chen can quote such a price as an honest price. Xun Yingju also understands in her heart, so she nodded and said:"Okay, I'll give The master has three hundred taels of silver. How long will it take for the master to finish the job?"

"I brought everyone with me, and it can be built in ten days. I just need the girl to allocate twenty workers for me, and people need to prepare the meals for these people."Master Chen said sincerely.

What Master Chen put forward were normal requests. Sister Xun Ying and Ju Mei had reasons not to agree, and Zhuangzi currently had enough manpower, so she nodded and said,"Okay, let's make it final. I'll ask Zhuangzi tomorrow. The steward on the mountain accompanied Master Chen to buy green bricks. Three days later, Master Chen took people to Zhuangzi to start construction."

"Everything is up to the girl."Master Chen was happy in his heart, but didn't show it on his face. He just nodded and agreed.

Lu Jie and Yu Sheng, who were waiting on the side, realized that things went so smoothly. They were also happy for them in their hearts. Lu Jie was happy for Master Chen. If This time, the house on Zhuangzi was built well. Next, Xun Yingju will have two more big houses. More buildings need to be done. Master Chen can make a lot of money. At least this winter will not have to be tight. The sound of rain Zeti Xun Yingju was happy because her girl didn't have to be so busy every day.

After discussing the good things, Xun Yingju went straight to the grain store and bought a few Zhuangzi. The food on the Zhuangzi had already been harvested. There was no food, so I bought some food after buying servants. Although it was enough for the people in the village to eat for a while, it might not be enough after Master Chen brought people to live in it. To buy some food, I just need to wait until next autumn to harvest the food. Self-sufficient, and after the greenhouse vegetables are successfully planted this winter, the village is no longer a bottomless pit. You can also earn some money and almost recoup some of your investment.

"Girl, we are at the grain store." Yushengsheng reminded.

Xun Yingju was mentally calculating her investment and recovery in Zhuangzi. She didn't make a fuss when she was interrupted by the sound of rain. She just smiled and said:"Let's go, there are a lot of things to buy this time."

The sound of rain naturally would not go against Xun Yingju's wishes, and he followed Xun Yingju out of the carriage. Seeing the grain store in front of her, Xun Yingju felt a little funny. The last time she bought grain was still vivid in her mind. The waiter in the store had eyes on the top of his head. , seeing Xun Yingju dressed plainly, he almost kicked her out. Fortunately, the shopkeeper at that time was a sensible person, so he bought a lot of food. I just didn’t know if the waiter was still working in the store. I thought to myself, the person has already lifted the I walked towards the store with my legs. When I entered the store, I looked around and didn't find the second brother from before. I was greeted by a young second brother with an unfamiliar face. When the second brother saw a customer coming, he immediately came over with a smile on his face. , smiled and said:"Girl, do you want to buy food?"

"Is the shopkeeper here?"Xun Yingju asked with a smile

"The shopkeeper is here, girl, wait a moment."The boy didn't think much about it. He just thought that this girl was a regular customer of the shopkeeper. If he came to see the shopkeeper for something, he couldn't neglect it. He said hello and immediately ran in to invite the shopkeeper.

During this time, Xun Yingju was in the shop. Just take a look around and you will see that this store is very ordinary, but it has a large area and a wide variety of grains. Xun Yingju mainly focuses on grains and beans. The fine rice in the store costs twenty-five cents per pound. , Anqing Mansion only had eighteen cents per catty, and the difference here was several cents. Xun Yingju couldn't help but smack it in her heart, and said to herself:"No matter which line of work you do, there are rules."

Other miscellaneous grains are different. Miscellaneous grains cost eight cents per catty, and beans cost six cents per catty. This is the price in the capital. In Anqing Prefecture, miscellaneous grains only cost six cents per catty, and beans are even cheaper, only four cents per catty. Jin, in this area of ​​​​the capital, the price of everything will increase, let alone these grains.

Soon the fat middle-aged shopkeeper came out from behind with his younger brother. The shopkeeper still remembered Xun Yingju, and his face changed after meeting His smile immediately became more sincere, and he said with a smile:"I don't know if Miss Six came to the store, but I couldn't welcome her from afar, so please don't blame her."

Xun Yingju naturally would not blame this honest shopkeeper. She kept smiling on her face, but she praised:"I didn't expect that the shopkeeper's business is getting better and better. I came here today to negotiate with the shopkeeper. Business."

When he heard that there was business coming to the door, the smile on the shopkeeper's face became more sincere, and he hurriedly stepped forward and said,"Girl, stop sitting here, go into the room and have a cup of tea, and let's talk slowly."

Seeing the shopkeeper's enthusiasm, Xun Yingju was not polite and followed her, but Yusheng didn't buy it. She thought that the shopkeeper was so enthusiastic just to make money and didn't really respect the girl at all. But now the girl really wants to buy a lot of food. , and the price of this grain store was quite reasonable, Yu Sheng did not dare to say anything more, so he had to follow Xun Yingju into the tea room at the back. The shopkeeper who entered the tea room was not in a hurry to discuss business, but first poured a cup of fragrant tea for Xun Yingju. Put a cup of tea in front of you, and you can still smell the aroma of tea even if you don't drink it.