binnovel Chapter 184 Reconstruction
Chapter 184 Reconstruction
In June, the weather was gradually getting warmer, so she found Master Hu and gave him the two newly purchased stores for repair.
After visiting the two stores, Master Hu decided to renovate the Wukesong one first. That store was in better condition overall and had a smaller area. Master Hu renovated the interior and exterior walls, enlarged the storefront, installed glass, and made internal counters and shelves, and installed lights and power supplies. The renovation took only two weeks. Liuquan hired four employees, and the Wukesong store opened.
The store in Lianhuachi is a little more troublesome. This store is a one-story bungalow with a large area, but it is a bit wasteful. Wen Qing and Liu Quan discussed using this place as a flagship store in the future.
The house has the functions of both a store and an office. Wen Qing used her connections to obtain the procedures for the renovation and expansion of the house. She added an extra floor on the basis of the first floor. The downstairs is used as a store and the upstairs is used as the sales department's office. Two rooms are also reserved as temporary dormitories.
Master Hu has experience in renovating Majia Lane and is very familiar with this type of renovation that involves adding a floor. After checking the load-bearing capacity of the walls and columns, he suggested reinforcing the walls and columns first.
Wen Qing was completely confident in his work. They had been working together for a long time and they trusted each other. So this time she entrusted the work to Master Hu and let him decide the cost of the house, while she would be responsible for paying.
Liu Quan personally participated in the renovation of the house. By October, the two-story building of Lianhuachi was completed. Liu Quan chose a day to open the business. He, the deputy factory manager in charge of sales, also had an office here.
The areas of No. 48 Majiaxiang and Lianhuachi have both been increased based on the original areas. Wen Qing used Director Li's connections to change the property deeds according to the new areas.
The Lianhuachi store is in a great location. People coming out of the train station can see its sign from a distance, which is convenient for dealers coming to Pingjing. Not only can they purchase goods, but those who have a good relationship with Liuquan can also stay in Lianhuachi for one night for free.
After the two stores were repaired, Wen Qing decided to work on the second courtyard by Yulin Lake. She found Master Hu and went to Yulin Lake together.
This second courtyard has a long history. It is said that it was originally built in the middle and late Qing Dynasty. It was once part of a nobleman's house and has a history of more than 100 years.
Wen Qing only knew that its previous owners were the old couple Mo, who died one after another in the chaotic times. She also didn't know why the yard had not been occupied by anyone and had remained abandoned.
She once found Mr. Mo’s manuscript in the basement, and she didn’t know where their children had gone.
Wen Qing opened the gate and saw a brick-carved pine and crane screen wall. On the left was the southeast corner courtyard, which was also the room where the gatekeeper lived. On the right were three back rooms connected to the southwest corner courtyard. There was a hanging flower door leading to the front yard. The front yard faced south and had five main rooms. There were three rooms in the east and west wing rooms, each with two side rooms above and below. There was a wind and rain corridor in the wing rooms connecting to the main rooms. Through the cross-courtyard door was the backyard.
There are three bungalows and a garden in the backyard with an octagonal pavilion in the garden. The garden is overgrown with weeds. The octagonal pavilion has a hip roof with a decorated ridge on the eaves, but it is damaged. You can see Yulin Lake from the flower window on the backyard wall.
The whole yard was very exquisite. After walking around, Wen Qing asked, "Master Hu, I want to refurbish this yard. How do you think I should do it?"
Master Hu: "This yard is in such a good location and has such a large area. It would be a pity if it is not properly tidied up."
When she bought this yard, it was said to be more than 300 square meters. She just counted it and found that there are 21 houses of various sizes. The front yard is about 6 to 70 square meters, the two corner yards are more than 20 square meters each, and the backyard is more than 150 square meters.
Master Hu continued, "I think the yard is too old and has not been maintained. The walls, doors and windows need to be replaced. Even the beams are rotten. Everything needs to be replaced."
Wen Qing nodded. She also wanted to renovate this place. The five main rooms were built on a stone platform. Wen Qing pointed to the main room and said, "There is a basement underneath. Don't touch it when you repair it."
Wen Qing finally decided to overhaul the house. All the beams, columns, walls, and roofs of the room were demolished and rebuilt. The walls inside the courtyard were demolished and rebuilt as much as possible. The open space between the back house and the front yard was converted into rooms, leaving a passage in the middle. The southwest corner courtyard was built into a bathroom for the back house, and the southeast corner courtyard and the gatehouse were demolished and converted into a garage that could accommodate three cars.
All the east and west wing rooms were converted into guest rooms with bathrooms. Five main rooms were retained, with the middle one being the living room. The two rooms on the east were suites with study and bathrooms, and the one on the west was a small reception room and a dining room. The west ear room and the northwest corner courtyard were converted into kitchens and bathrooms. Only a small plot of land in the courtyard was left for planting two or three trees, and the rest was paved with marble. The three rooms in the backyard were converted into suites, the back garden was renovated, the octagonal pavilion was demolished, and the backyard wall was rebuilt into a low hollow wall, offering a panoramic view of the Yulin Lake.
Master Hu thought for a while and said, "Xiao Wen, I understand what you mean. I'll ask Dingze to draw the design and show it to you later, okay?"
According to Wen Qing's idea, the back house will be built into a dormitory area, the main courtyard at the back will be built into an office and accommodation area, and the back garden will be a living and leisure area. This courtyard can be used as a homestay or a private restaurant in the future.
After returning to Erxia Village, Wen Qing made lunch, ate, and then entered the space again.
Now that the space has expanded a lot, she needs to patrol on a motorcycle. The sorghum, corn, and wheat that were planted earlier have sprouted, and the rice in the nursery field is also two turns long and can be transplanted.
Wen Qing pulled up the seedlings and piled them at the edge of the field. She went back and drove the rice transplanter over, placed the seedlings on the rice feeder, drove the transplanter to the paddy field, and planted all the seedlings. Now she has planted 200 acres of rice and can harvest more than 100 tons of rice in a quarter.
She had lunch in the space at noon and continued to work. It was not until the afternoon that she finished planting the seedlings. She drove the transplanter back to the tool shed, went to the lake to check on the poultry, collected eggs with her mental power, cleaned the chicken coop and rabbit house, fed the chickens, and then left the space.
She took a chicken from the space warehouse, slaughtered it, cut it into small pieces, blanched it in water, added spices, and added soaked mushrooms. She had chicken stewed with mushrooms for dinner.
She stoked the fire, smelling the aroma emanating from the pot, causing her stomach to growl.
Half a month later, Master Hu came to Erxia Village and took out the design draft.
Wen Qing looked at it carefully. For a renovation for commercial purposes, this design is quite good. It retains the original style of the courtyard house, lowers the courtyard wall, brings the scenery of Yulin Lake into the courtyard, and makes it transparent inside and outside. It is tight in front and loose in the back, with a moderate degree of relaxation. The underground pipe sewage system in the courtyard has also been renovated very well, making living more convenient. It also opens up internal and external passages to facilitate car access.
Wen Qing thought it was a good idea. Master Hu calculated the construction budget, which was about 10 yuan. Buying this yard only cost 2 or 3 yuan, and the cost of renovation would be much higher.
Master Hu explained that this included the cost of all building materials, and he guaranteed to use the best materials.
Wen Qing signed the agreement with him, and Master Hu organized the workers to enter the site first. Wen Qing particularly emphasized that she would do the renovation of the basement herself, and Master Hu nodded in agreement.