Chapter 220 Looking at the Stone

Chapter 220 Looking at the Stone

Chapter 220 Looking at the Stone

Along the way, Zhang Dejin told the two that it would only take another day to transport bricks, tiles and oyster lime. He went to Shatou Village to ask them to go to the slate pit to look at the stones.

After it was decided, we sent a freight ship to transport it over. The eighth day of the Lunar New Year is only a few days away, so we could prepare all the materials during these few days so that we can work faster.

The three of them returned to Zhang's house. Li Changxi went to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables, and only Xiaoxia was at home. Li Changle left in such a hurry that he even forgot to buy candy. He gave her another dollar so that they could buy snacks.

The three of them came out of Zhang's house and went straight to the stone pit not far from the City God Temple at the foot of Li'ao Mountain. Before they got close, they heard the clinking sound of chiseling stones.

The stonemason, with his naked, bronzed upper body, swung his hammer and hammered away.

There were two large pits left over from quarrying at the entrance of the quarry. They were filled with water and women were washing things there.

Zhang Dejin led the two men into the stone quarry. The dam was filled with stone mills, mortars, millstones, stone troughs, stone vats and other tools made of stones.

Walking further in, there are various types of stone slabs, stone strips and large stones, and the stonemasons' faces and hair are covered with stone powder.

Li Changle walked forward and looked at the stone slabs. He felt that this kind of thing was better than the floor tiles with too many fancy patterns in later generations. It was strong and durable, and also moisture-proof.

Zhang Dejin pointed at the rock slabs and stone strips and said, "The foundation is all made of stone strips. The seaside is humid, so the stone strips need to be built higher. I plan to build it 1.5 meters high, so the stones used are a bit too much."

These days, houses are built with bluestone foundations. Foundations built with this kind of stone are safe and durable, and a house built with this kind of stone will not break down even after being lived in for hundreds of years.

Li Changle smiled and said, "Brother-in-law, you are an expert in building houses, just do whatever you want."

Chen Yongwei nodded after hearing this, "Yes, Brother-in-law Axi, you can handle the house matter. We don't understand it, so we won't interfere."

"Okay, if you say so, I'll make the decision."

Zhang Dejin was just waiting for him to speak. His elder brother-in-law and his younger brother-in-law believed him. After all, Awei was just his younger brother-in-law's friend, so it would be better to ask the host's consent in advance if there was anything.

Li Changle nodded and walked towards the stone slab in front of him. He saw that the pattern on it looked a bit like seaweed fossils.

Seeing him staring at it, Zhang Dejin also came over and said, "This kind of stone is fine. I heard from them that some stones have patterns that are more beautiful than this one.

There is a stonemason in a village in Panzhen who found some strange stones. I heard that people from the province came to see them and said they might be fossils from tens of thousands of years ago. "

Chen Yongwei shook his head. "I don't think it looks good. It looks a bit weird."

"It's okay. If you are concerned about this, I will ask them to pick out these stones and replace them with smooth ones."

After hearing this, Li Changle thought of pterosaur fossils. They had discovered this kind of fossil before, and it was a relatively complete one. The government also rewarded the stonemason who discovered this fossil with a color TV and a lot of cash...

"I think this kind of thing is pretty nice. If you have it, get a few more. It would be best if the stone slabs in the whole room have patterns. Find someone to polish them, and it will definitely look great."

Zhang Dejin felt that his brother-in-law's ideas were different from others. "Okay, if you like, I'll talk to A Guang. He and I are childhood friends, and he is in charge of this area now."

"If you want to polish it, wait until the house is finished and I'll find someone to help you. There's a water grinder now, and the floor it polishes is very smooth."

"Please, brother-in-law!" Li Changle pointed at the stone pestle in front of him, "Please help me pull one back when the time comes, so that I don't have to take turns with my uncle and others when I make glutinous rice cakes during the New Year."

"I'll tell Guang when I deliver the goods tomorrow." Zhang Dejin led him to the stone house in front and shouted into the house, "Guang, why are you hiding in there if you're not doing business?"

"I get scared when I see you coming!"

A tall, dark-faced man walked out with a smile.

The three of them exchanged a few pleasantries and entered the stone house. Li Changle found that it was quite cool inside.

Zhang Dejin gave him the list and told him about the patterned stone slabs. A Guang readily agreed and promised to arrange for someone to load them on the ship the next morning.

After the discussion, the three of them left the quarry. Li Changle politely declined Zhang Dejin's offer of dinner and rode back to Shatou Village with Chen Yongwei.

As soon as I reached the entrance of the alley, I saw Father Li and Aunt Li walking towards home. I didn’t know what they were talking about in front of me.

"Brother, I'll go back and see if the food is ready."

"Okay!" Li Changle rode the tricycle forward, "Dad, have you unloaded all the bricks and tiles?" Then he greeted Aunt Li.

Father Li nodded tiredly, "After unloading, I asked Xiaoyang and Xiaotao to guard over there."

Aunt Li looked at Li Changle with a complicated expression, "Your father said that you have been very diligent recently. You go fishing every day to earn money to build a new house, and you also take your brothers to dry fish and sell them.

Work hard in the future, don't hang out on the streets, thinking that the money you earn will be enough for your living."

"How can I make money? I still owe a lot of money for building the house!" Li Changle replied with a faint smile. The three of them entered the yard. Aunt Li looked at the dried fish drying in the yard in surprise, "Are you really doing it?"

Father Li looked at her with some pride and said, "It was all arranged by Ale's brothers, and it was his mother-in-law who helped find the buyer."

"Yes, these things still have to be bought by people in the city." Aunt Li thought this was right. How could a second-rate person have the brains to think of selling dried goods?
No wonder the eldest brother said that the second branch has found a good way to make money. It seems that selling dry goods is really profitable, otherwise that bastard A Le wouldn't have so many goods.

When Li's mother, who was killing fish by the well, saw Aunt Li coming, she washed her hands in the bucket, lifted her apron and wiped her hands while walking towards them, "Sister, how come you have time to come home today?"

"I heard from the third brother that your family is going to build a new house, so I came to take a look and tell you something."

Aunt Li smiled and greeted sister-in-law Zhou Ruonan who greeted her, then followed Li's father and mother into the house.

Li Changle went home and put the money away. He had just taken two sips of water when Big Brother Li came calling him, "Big Auntie asked you to come over too."

"What do you want me to do?" Li Changle felt that the amiable Aunt Li was probably not just coming to visit.

Brother Li smiled and said, "She said she was planning to turn the room facing the street into a storefront and open a dry goods shop. She wanted to order dry goods from us."

Li Changle thought about her previous life, and it seemed like it took several years before her eldest aunt's house was converted into a shop by demolishing the wall facing the street, and it didn't sell dry goods, but was a small grocery store.

"Why did she think of selling dry goods?"

"I don't know about that. Go and have a look first."

"Brother, we can't afford to stock the entire shop. If she wants too much, I don't plan to take her business."

Li Changle knew very well how much Aunt Li hated her, so how could she give her money?
Brother Li looked at him puzzledly, "Why? Are you worried that you won't get the payment for the goods?"

"Think about it, the relationship between the eldest aunt and the eldest wife is so good, and it's not like the eldest wife can't dry the fish jerky, so why doesn't she ask the eldest wife to deliver it?"

Brother Li thought about it and said, "If you don't want to take it, then don't take it. You still have to go there."

Li Changle nodded and followed him to his parents' place, "Dad, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Father Li repeated what Big Brother Li said, "Ah Le, your aunt wants to buy some dried goods from you. Can you show them out?"

Li Changle shrugged and spread his hands, "Dad, our house is just this small, and my mother-in-law's shop is still empty and has no goods on it!"

Mother Li nodded and said, "Yes, our house is so small, and many things are sent to Awei's house to dry, otherwise they would not be able to be dried at all."

Aunt Li smiled kindly at Li Changle, "Ah Le, don't worry. It will take some time for my family to renovate the storefront. Just prepare all the goods for me by the end of August of the lunar calendar."

She handed him a list and said, "Your uncle said that we need to stock up on shrimp, dried shrimp, dried cuttlefish, dried eel, yellow croaker heads... these popular products. You should stock up 400 to 500 kilograms of each first, and we'll come back to you for the order after you sell them."

Li Changle saw that what they wanted were all good goods. If he wanted to buy them all, it would cost at least 3,000 yuan. He was not going to be a sucker by paying so much for the goods to help her make money.

"Aunt, I know you want to take care of our business, but you know my family's situation. We have started to build a house and all our money has been spent on it.

The purchase of fish and dried fish are all cash on delivery, and you ordered only the best dried fish, so how about you just be a good person and pay me a certain percentage of the payment first?"

Father Li frowned after hearing this, picked up the list on the table, looked at it, estimated the capital required, hesitated for a moment and said:
"Sister, Ah Le and his family don't have much capital to begin with, how about you put up some of the capital first? Ah Le can also set the supply price a little lower, so that everyone can save money."

My eldest sister and her husband value money more than anything else. If they supply her with so many goods at once, it would be fine if the business is good, but if the business is not good, they are afraid that it will be difficult to ask for money when the time comes.

When Aunt Li heard Father Li say this, her face darkened. "How can you pay for something before you even see the goods?"

"Aunt, don't worry about the goods that are displayed in my house. Look at the goods outside. They are all ordered by the boss of Lucheng. You can tell the quality at a glance."

"I ordered from you because your goods are good." Aunt Li said sarcastically, "I am your dear aunt, are you afraid that I won't pay you for the goods?"

Li Changle said with a bitter face, "It's not that I'm afraid you won't pay for the goods, it's that I simply don't have the money to take on your business. To be honest, the fish jerky in the yard was also bought back with the deposit given by the boss in Lucheng."

Mother Li also said with a smile on her face: "Yes, big sister, Ah Le and his family really have no money. I know you came to Ah Le to help him. Why don't you advance some money to him so that he can collect the goods? You will have to pay him back sooner or later anyway."

Aunt Li sneered, "There's no reason for me to invest money to help you make money. If that's the case, I might as well find someone to collect the goods and dry them myself."

Li Changle nodded sincerely, "Aunt, it would be best if you collected and dried the fruits yourself. Although it is a bit tiring, the profit is greater than collecting dried fruits.

If you want to collect, go to the dock at around 4 or 5 in the afternoon. The fishing boats will be returning at that time. My second brother is still collecting goods at the dock and should be back soon. "

(End of this chapter)