Chapter 508 - 506
Wang Yongzhu understood immediately; this was somewhat like a modern architectural designer.
It was just right; she had been thinking about the new house, and she wanted it to be comfortable to live in. Many aspects of the current house design did not meet her expectations. Having someone like this would be perfect to convey her ideas to, to see if they could design a house that was comfortable to live in.
She immediately expressed her wish to hire this bricklayer, not fearing the cost of higher wages.
Wang Laozhu was somewhat reluctant, but it was Wang Yongzhu who persuaded him, "Dad, we’re building this big courtyard for our family to live in comfortably for a long time, so of course, we need to do it well, using slightly better materials. Otherwise, why spend so much silver to rebuild? Couldn’t we just patch up the old house by adding a couple of rooms next to it?"
"A beautifully built new house that’s comfortable to live in—Jindou and Jinhu can even get married in it. When the time comes, they’ll give you several great-grandchildren. Imagine a household with four generations under one roof, your great-grandchildren calling you ’Great Grandfather’ every day... think about that scene..."
"If we try to save money by just throwing together a few rooms, what happens when Jindou and the others get married? Will they have to build another house outside? Wouldn’t that be a waste of money?"
Wang Laozhu was swayed by some part of her argument, and he gave his tacit approval.
Song Chongjin went to invite Master Chiang, who came and surveyed the building site in front of the homestead, measuring the area.
Back at the Wang Family Courtyard, Master Chiang was served tea, which was a gift from Boss Zhang. To Wang Yongzhu’s taste, it was but mediocre tea, yet in this town, it was considered top-quality tea.
After taking a sip of tea, Master Chiang paused, taking a longer look at the Wang Family Courtyard.
He never expected to find such an unassuming family with depth in Qilidun. He had only ever tasted this tea at Benefactor Wu’s house, and it had left him with a lingering fragrance and a sweet aftertaste he still remembered.