Born into a farm family, I became rich by pressuring my parents.

Chapter 18: Handwriting Arcade
Jiang Jinyu was the first to run over. She had been curious for a long time.

The old master pointed to the ground and said: "It is better to build these three rooms in a row... and build a courtyard behind the main house. In this way, if you want to expand in the future, you can add a hanging flower door in the middle and separate it with a corridor. The entire main courtyard was moved to the back, and the current courtyard became the front courtyard.”

He said while observing the expressions of several people: "This will become a two-entry courtyard."

I also thought that although this family was a farmer, since they could think of going to the city to find him to come and repair the house, they must have some ideas in mind.

Since both parties have intentions, he naturally wants to show his ability.

Jiang Jinyu looked with satisfaction at the much neater design, which was more in line with her fantasy of an "ancient style" yard than what her father had originally thought of.

However, Jiang Mingshun still hesitated: "If this is the case, wouldn't it be possible to see the main house when the door is opened?"

Nowadays, when building houses in the village, it is not popular to have the main door facing the house. Instead, it is often separated by a courtyard.

The old master naturally knew. He smiled and said indifferently: "The yard in front is still reserved, but the houses originally planned to be built on both sides are moved to the front."

This master is quite discerning, Jiang Jinyu thought to himself, his plan obviously left a place for the reverse.

Did she even think about where the servants her family might have in the future would live?

Jiang Mingshun thought for a moment and agreed.

His original hesitation was just because he was worried about the yard. Apart from this, the picture drawn by the old master was much better than he thought.

Even compared with the village chief's house and the patriarch's house, Jiang Mingshun secretly compared it in his heart, and his house was definitely more impressive.

As for the fact that the originally opened open space was not enough, Jiang Mingshun, who had just paid for the goods and returned, said that he would spend money to invite a few more people from the village!
A gust of wind blew, and leaves fell from the sky.

Jiang Jinyu shook his head and shook off the withered leaves from his head.

She looked at the leaves that were blown into the house speechlessly. Is the price of greening a house full of leaves?
Jiang Jinyu threw away a leaf that was blown into the bowl by the strong wind without any anger. Jiang Jinyu couldn't bear it anymore.

She ran out angrily and found the old master who was also eating: "Master Jin, do you have any way to prevent the leaves from blowing into the house?"

Master Jin put down the bowl in his hand and touched the beard on his chin: "Yes, there is, but..."

When Jiang Jinyu heard this, he knew that Master Jin might have thought about this problem a long time ago, but he didn't know why he never said it out loud.

She hurriedly asked: "Just what?"

"Rich people in the city have huge yards and plant many flowers and plants in the yards, so they build a row of verandas in front of their houses, firstly to block the wind and sun, and secondly to prevent the wind from blowing away dirt. It means entering the house." Mr. Jin also didn't mind that Jiang Jinyu was young and couldn't understand, so he slowly told her his thoughts.

Jiang Jinyu's eyes lit up when she heard this, and Master Jin's mention immediately awakened her memory.

Isn't the arcade he was talking about the same arcade that was often seen on TV in the past?
The houses of wealthy families were large and it was inconvenient to walk in the wind and snow, so they built a corridor along the side of the house for the owner to walk around on weekdays. In order to block the wind and snow, the corridor was also covered with a roof, and then it became a walk-in veranda.

"Only one thing," Master Jin finally added: "This will require us to buy a lot more bricks and tiles."

So, Jiang Mingshun was dragged to Master Jin by Jiang Jinyu as soon as he got home in the evening.

It took him a long time to understand that his daughter was arranging work for him again.

However, he is quite happy with this. Now he has convinced himself that if he wants to build a house, then he should just build it. After all, the current money is still enough.

Seeing that the father and daughter were making the stall bigger and bigger, Mrs. Bai felt really worried. But she couldn't do anything if she didn't agree with it, so she could only work harder to make soap.Looking at the finished product you made can at least give you a little peace of mind.

The few people who had been following the work were amazed as they watched the house gradually take shape.

None of them thought they could build such a magnificent house.

Jiang Mingrong looked envious and whispered to Jiang Minglei: "When I have money, I will build a house like this. I have learned how to do it now, and I will ask you to help me build it."

After this period of getting along, the relationship between the two has improved by leaps and bounds, and now they can both cordially call each other brothers.

Finally, before the weather turned completely cold, Jiang Jinyu's new house was basically completed.

The built house was almost the same as Jiang Jinyu imagined. Except for the walls with brick patterns that could be seen clearly at a glance, the rest of the house directly satisfied her fantasy of a courtyard house.

She didn't know if there was any lime now. She looked at the dusty wall and thought to herself that sooner or later she would have to paint it over.

The yard was still an empty mud field. When Jiang Mingshun planned to build the courtyard wall, he bought some bluestone slabs to lay in the yard, so that it would be much cleaner on rainy days.

There is nothing in the house now. Jiang Jinyu's family still lives in the thatched house next to it. In the new house here, there is only the newly made kang waiting to dry.

The six rooms originally planned to be built now became seven. It was only after Master Jin reminded Jiang Mingshun that he remembered that there was no room for his family's food!

Moreover, Jiang Mingshun thought quite proudly that he would definitely buy more fields in the future, so now he had to build a big and good granary.

Jiang Jinyu entered the "workshop" that was going to be used to make soap and maltose. This was the future survival guarantee for her family, so she naturally had to pay more attention to it.

The house is very big, with four stoves built inside. I don’t know what his father told Master Jin. Anyway, with these stoves, it will be much more convenient in the future.

While she was wandering around in her new house, she was calculating. At the moment, her family mainly relied on soap and caramel to make money. These two items must be placed in a cool place before they can be formed.

Therefore, Jiang Jinyu patted her head, why did she forget the cellar!

But it’s not easy to repair the cellar now.

The weather was getting colder and colder, and their thatched house wouldn't be able to withstand a sudden drop in temperature in the middle of the night.

Moving to a new house as soon as possible and burning the kang is the most important thing.

It's time to move into a new house. According to the custom of Huangtian Village, the first meal after moving is called "fire rice", which means the first time the stove in the new house catches fire.

This meal must be eaten at home with the door closed, which means locking wealth at home.

A banquet will be held with relatives and friends on the second night, which also means to tell everyone that they have officially moved.

Because he almost forgot about it last time, Jiang Mingshun went to the Jiang family's old house early in the morning this time.

When he opened the door, he saw Jiang Yongsheng preparing to come out.

Jiang Mingshun asked in surprise: "Uncle, where are you going so early?"

(End of this chapter)