Chapter 208 Royal Gold Brick!

When Jia Dongming heard Jia Zhang's reminder, he remembered that when he just came back, Yan Bugui wanted to find a job for Yan Jiefang through him.

Thinking of the residents in the courtyard, Jia Dongming immediately realized that he had just thought about things too simply. After pondering for a moment, he quickly came up with an idea and said to Jia Zhang: "Mom! If I give this work quota to the street office, and then let the street office allocate it to old lady Zhang, do you think this is appropriate?"

When Jia Zhang learned of Jia Dongming's idea, she suddenly felt enlightened and reminded Jia Dongming, "Dongming! Your idea is very good, but you must not let the people in the courtyard know that you arranged the job for the old lady of the Zhang family."

When Jia Dongming heard Jia Zhang's reminder, he nodded instinctively and replied, "Mom! I know what to do about this matter, so don't worry."

When Jia Zhang heard what Jia Dongming said, she remembered what Master Lei had told her at noon, and hurriedly said to Jia Dongming: "Dongming! Master Lei told me at noon that when you come back, go to the other courtyard, because he has something to talk to you about."

When Jia Dongming heard what Jia Zhang said, he immediately put Xiaodang in his arms on the ground and walked towards the small door.

Walking out of the small door, Jia Dongming came to his own yard. Looking at the grape trellis and small pavilion that had been built in front of him, a satisfied smile appeared on Jia Dongming's face.

Jia Dongming walked to the front of the house and saw Master Lei working inside. He took out a pack of Daqianmen from his pocket and shouted to Master Lei, "Master Lei! My mother said you have something to ask me. What is it?"

Master Lei, who was working, heard Jia Dongming's shout and immediately stopped what he was doing. He quickly walked up to Jia Dongming and asked him, "Boss! Are you going to use cement or bricks to pave the floor of your house? If you want bricks, my friend has a batch of gold bricks. Do you need them?"

Gold bricks, also known as imperial kiln gold bricks, are treasures in China's traditional kiln brick-making industry. In ancient times, they were high-quality paving bricks used exclusively for palaces and other important buildings. They are named gold bricks because of their hard and fine texture and the sound they make when knocked like metal. In later generations, a pair of Suzhou Imperial Kiln gold bricks handed down from generation to generation were once auctioned for a high price of more than 80 yuan.

When Jia Dongming learned that Master Lei's friend had gold bricks, he suddenly felt his eyes light up. He even forgot to give Master Lei a cigarette and asked Master Lei: "Master Lei! I wonder how much does your friend's gold brick cost?"

When Master Lei heard Jia Dongming's words and saw his reaction, he immediately realized that Jia Dongming was a connoisseur of gold. He quickly introduced the gold bricks to Jia Dongming, "Boss! This batch of gold bricks from my friend is specially used to repair the imperial city, so the price is a bit more expensive, one piece costs one dollar and fifty cents. If the quantity is large, it can be slightly cheaper."

When Jia Dongming heard the price quoted by Master Lei, he remembered the cigarette in his hand and quickly took a cigarette out of the cigarette box and handed it to Master Lei. Then he asked Master Lei: "Master Lei! Look at my house. If I want to cover it with gold bricks, how much will it cost in total?"

Master Lei remembered that when he recommended the gold bricks to Jia Dongming, he made a calculation based on the area of Jia Dongming's house. Now when he heard Jia Dongming asking about the specific number, Master Lei immediately introduced to Jia Dongming: "Boss! One gold brick is two feet and two inches in area. If we calculate that one square meter requires forty-one gold bricks, your rooms together have a total of one hundred and twenty square meters, so you will probably need five thousand gold bricks."

Five thousand yuan was definitely a huge sum of money in that era. If Jia Dongming had not raided the enemy's lair and earned some income from it, the money he earned from hunting could only cover half of it.

After hearing the calculation result given by Master Lei, Jia Dongming thought about it in his mind and asked Master Lei: "Master Lei! Please ask your friend for the lowest price of this batch of gold bricks. If the price is right, I will use gold bricks to pave the floor of my house."

When Master Lei heard what Jia Dongming said, he nodded subconsciously and replied, "Boss! When I go back tonight, I will ask my friend for you and give you an answer tomorrow."

When Jia Dongming heard Master Lei's answer, he thought of the beams in his house and asked Master Lei with a smile, "Master Lei! Does your friend have any old red sandalwood, huanghuali, or golden nanmu? And the kind that can be used to make beams for houses?"

When Master Lei heard Jia Dongming asking about these woods, he immediately guessed Jia Dongming's idea and asked him, "Boss! What kind of wood do you plan to replace the beams in your house with?" Jia Dongming nodded subconsciously when he heard Master Lei's question and replied with a smile, "Master Lei, after hearing you mention gold bricks just now, I suddenly had this idea, but I don't want that kind of new material, but old wood that is not easy to be seen when installed."

When Master Lei heard what Jia Dongming said, he looked at him in surprise and reminded him, "Boss! The price of these woods is not cheap at all, and the partition of your house is already half done. If you replace these woods, you have to start all over again?"

Jia Dongming heard what Master Lei said and said to him with a smile: "Master Lei! Money is not a problem. If you need to pay with yellow croaker, I have some here. But we still have to be low-key. After all, my status is there."

Master Lei heard Jia Dongming's answer and felt Jia Dongming's confidence. He immediately said to Jia Dongming, "Boss! If you can pay with small yellow croakers, I can get you gold bricks at a low price. I can also get you some wood and furniture made of it."

After hearing Master Lei's promise, Jia Dongming smiled and said to Master Lei: "Master Lei! I'll leave this matter to you. When the time comes, you can tell me how much it costs. I can settle with you in small yellow croakers according to the market price."

The gold bricks that Master Lei just mentioned were actually left by his ancestors. Originally, he wanted to exchange these gold bricks for money. Now Jia Dongming is willing to settle with him in exchange for small yellow croakers. This is undoubtedly an unexpected surprise for Master Lei.
When Master Lei heard Jia Dongming's promise, he immediately assured Jia Dongming: "Boss! Don't worry, I promise to help you with this matter properly."

When Jia Dongming heard Master Lei's promise and thought about the price of these things in the future, he was also very excited. However, thinking about the storm a few years later, Jia Dongming whispered to Master Lei: "Master Lei! I hope that as few people as possible know about my use of these materials."

When Master Lei heard Jia Dongming's instructions, how could he not understand what Jia Dongming meant? He immediately promised Jia Dongming, "Boss! Don't worry! My two apprentices, one is my son and the other is my nephew. There will definitely be no problems."

"Also, there is a small door in your yard. When the stuff arrives, we can bring it in directly through the small door to ensure that the people in your yard will not be alerted."

After hearing Master Lei's promise, Jia Dongming nodded with satisfaction and replied, "Okay! Then I'll trouble you, Master Lei, with this matter."

"Uncle! It's time for dinner!" Just as Jia Dongming was discussing something with Master Lei, Bang Geng ran into the courtyard through the small door and shouted to Jia Dongming who was chatting with Master Lei.

Jia Dongming heard Banggeng's shout and said to Master Lei with a smile, "Master Lei! I'm going to eat first. You guys should clean up your place and go back to rest early."

"Boss! Since you plan to change the materials, there is no need for me to rush the work. I will pack up and go back now, and come to see you tomorrow morning." Master Lei heard what Jia Dongming said, thought of the request made by Jia Dongming, and said to Jia Dongming with a smile.

After hearing what Master Lei said, Jia Dongming put the remaining cigarette in his hand into Master Lei's arms and said to him with a smile: "Okay! I will be in the yard tomorrow morning, waiting for you, Master Lei."

"Dongming! Does Master Lei want to talk to you about something?" Jia Dongming walked back into the house and sat at the dining table. Jia Zhang, who was waiting for Jia Dongming to come back for dinner, asked Jia Dongming immediately when she saw him come back.

When Jia Dongming heard Jia Zhang's question, in order to prevent Jia Zhang from saying something wrong, Jia Dongming smiled and said to Jia Zhang: "Mom! Master Lei came to me to discuss some house repairs. It's nothing serious."

(End of this chapter)

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