Chapter 166 Trouble Comes Knocking (9)_1
Mo Yan remembered that in her past life, a newly renovated house typically needed to be left empty for half a year before it could be inhabited. If their house also required half a year, wouldn’t that mean they couldn’t move in until next year?
Mo Qingze thought his daughter was anxious to move into the new house, so he said with a smile, "If you’re in a hurry, we can move in as soon as the house is whitewashed and the walls are dry. Then we’ll just need to add some furniture. We can pick a good day to warm the house and invite friends and relatives to make it lively. If there’s no rush, we can wait until the housewarming day to move in."
So soon? Mo Yan was taken aback and then realized that this was not the modern era flooded with chemical products and various additives. The paint and lime powder of this era were naturally processed, without harmful substances like formaldehyde, so they could move in any time they wanted.
"How long will the whitewashing take? Why don’t we set the date for the housewarming as well?" She couldn’t wait to move in.
Mo Qingze thought for a moment and then answered, "Our house is quite large, so whitewashing alone will take about half a month, then another half a month for the walls to dry, plus the house needs to be cleaned thoroughly. Altogether, it will take over a month, and none of these upcoming dates are quite right."
It’s already the twentieth of May now, and the farthest of the good dates available is only the twenty-eighth of June, which is too soon for the housewarming. There are no good dates in July, so it would have to be at least August.
Mo Yan thought of this too. August it would be, then. She had already waited for the better part of a year, so three more months didn’t make much difference. However, now that the house was built, it was time to invite the carpenters from Mu’s Shop in the city to come and measure the house for furniture.
The father and daughter discussed some more details, then went about their respective tasks.
Mo Yan inspected each room, finding them all exactly as she envisioned, and even some details had been perfected under Master Lv’s craftsmanship.
She wandered around the courtyard, examining the workers’ progress, and offered some suggestions to Master Lv.