portable space

The next morning, before Wang Gui drove away, Zhang Taiping called Old Man Qian. He was already ready. He changed into decent clothes and wore a new pair of cloth shoes. After all, he was going to the town to do business today.

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The two of them got into Wang Gui's car to pull things out, and went to the breakfast place at the crossroads of the town to have some breakfast.

"Uncle Qian, you are doing something for me today, but there is no way for you to pay." After finishing the meal, Zhang Taiping said, blocking old man Qian from taking out the money.

"With just a few dollars, it doesn't matter who drives it?"

"Then let me drive. I can't mess with the rules." Zhang Taiping said with a smile.

Seeing what Zhang Taiping said, old man Qian stopped insisting and asked Zhang Taiping to pay.

The two began to walk eastward from the cross. Zhang Taiping asked: "Uncle Qian, which wood shop is far from here? If it's far, just take a car."

Old Man Qian waved his hand and said, "There's no need. Just go forward a little distance and then turn north and you'll be there, at most one mile."

The two of them arrived in less than ten minutes while talking. It was already on the edge of the town, and it was such a big courtyard. When the two of them arrived, it happened to be the time when the people inside opened the door.

The person who opened the door was a man in his forties and nearly fifty. He obviously knew Old Man Qian and said, "Brother Qian is here. What can I do?"

Old Man Qian said: "Come and take a look at the wood."

"Haha, okay, you guys take a look inside first, and I'll go over and wash my face," the man said.

After the man stepped aside and left, Old Qian introduced to Zhang Taiping: "That man is the boss here."

The two of them entered the yard. The space inside was not small. There were rows of wood piled up, with all kinds of lengths and thicknesses. There was a sign in front of each pile of wood with the price of the pile of wood written on it.

"What kind of wood do you want to use to build your house?" asked Old Man Qian.

Zhang Taiping did not say what he had in mind, but asked: "Does Uncle Qian have any good suggestions?"

Old Man Qian said: "There are chun wood, pine wood and poplar wood to choose from."

Logically speaking, chun wood or pine wood are the best. These two woods are hard in texture, and the grease inside them is moisture-proof, and the color is beautiful. Poplar wood can also be used, but it is not as hard as the first two.

If you use poplar wood, paint the outside with a protective coating on the old one.

Zhang Taiping thought for a while and said: "Then buy all three types of wood. Then use pine or Chinese cedar wood to make the beams on the roof or the pillars at the four corners, and cut the poplar wood into one-inch thick boards as wall panels.

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Old Man Qian nodded and said, "This combination is not bad. You can rest assured if you use pine or Chinese chun wood to make the beams and pillars."

"Brother Qian is interested in pine wood?" the boss came over and asked after washing his face.

Old Man Qian said: "We need three types of wood, pine, chun and poplar."

"Haha, this is no problem. I wonder how much does it cost?"

Old Man Qian looked at Zhang Taiping. Zhang Taiping took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to the boss. On it was the size he had thought of last night, written clearly.

Then he said: "Chun wood and pine wood are both used to make pillars or beams. The diameter must be more than 20 centimeters. The six-meter-long one needs thirty pieces first, and the four-meter-long piece needs ninety pieces. As for the poplar wood,

Let’s get a hundred four-meter-long ones first.”

When the boss heard that this was a big business, he quickly asked: "When do you want it?"

Zhang Taiping replied: "Today or tomorrow."

Now the boss is in a bit of a dilemma. The wood he has here is all shipped from the north. The wood he has now can barely meet Zhang Taiping's needs. However, he has also supplied goods to several furniture stores for a long time, so he can't just do it all at once.

They were all sold to Zhang Taiping.

Weiwei paused and said, "I may not be able to take out so much at once. I also sent wood to several furniture stores."

Zhang Taiping frowned slightly and asked, "How long will it take to get the wood I want?"

The boss replied: "It only takes ten days to transport it back from the north. It takes you two to add it up, so it may take twenty days to get it all together."

Twenty days was a bit long, and he felt a little disappointed. Zhang Taiping said, "How much can we get now?"

The boss looked at the piece of paper handed to him by Zhang Taiping and said, "For the time being, I can only provide you with a quarter of what you asked for."

Zhang Taiping said: "Okay, a quarter is a quarter. Can it be delivered today?"

The boss asked: "You and Brother Qian are from the same village?"

Zhang Taiping nodded: "It's from a village."

"That's no problem, just leave a phone number and it will be delivered in the afternoon." The boss said.

Zhang Taiping and the boss got to know each other, exchanged phone numbers, Zhang Taiping paid some deposit, and then left with Old Man Qian.

Zhang Taiping already has other ideas in his mind. He doesn't plan to buy it from outside anymore. He plans to cultivate it directly from space. The land in the middle is definitely not feasible, but isn't there a circle of mountains around the grassland, which is just right for

Cultivating wood just requires spending some time in it and watering it vigorously with spring water. It is estimated that the time required will be much shorter than twenty days.

Old Man Qian asked: "What should we do now?"

Zhang Taiping replied: "Uncle Qian, look at what you need. Let's go over and buy it directly."

"Haha, I also prepared a list of things I think I need to buy. See if there is anything else you want to add." Old Man Qian also took out a piece of paper from his arms and said.

Zhang Taiping looked at the things on the paper and found that it basically included all the things needed to build a house, but it was missing things after the house was built.

"I don't have anything to add at the moment, so I'll just buy what's on Uncle Qian's list. I'll buy something else if I need anything later," Zhang Taiping said.

Then the two of them started shopping in and out of major grocery stores in the town, and finally bought a lot of things. Then Zhang Taiping called Wang Gui and asked him to drive over and take all the things he bought back.

We didn't spend much time in town, and it was less than twelve o'clock when we got home. With the help of Wang Gui and Old Man Qian, we unloaded all the things on the truck and placed them in the yard.

Originally, he wanted the two of them to have a meal at home before leaving, but they insisted on leaving and couldn't stop them.

"Aren't you going to put your things in the house?" Cai Yazhi asked after the two left.

Zhang Taiping shook his head: "No need, it's too troublesome to put it in the house and have to take it out later."

"Is it safe to put it in the yard?" Cai Yazhi was a little worried. These things are worth a lot of money. A portable electric saw alone costs hundreds or thousands of dollars.

Zhang Taiping laughed and said: "If anyone can steal something from the yard guarded by Ghost Face and Lion, then there is no harm in letting him steal it."

Thinking of the grimace and the lion, Cai Yazhi felt relieved. Then she asked: "Did you buy the wood?"

Zhang Taiping replied: "I bought part of it and it will be delivered this afternoon. They said the rest will not be delivered until twenty days later. I don't plan to buy from them anymore. I plan to find another one to buy it quickly."

We had rice for lunch, and only one dish - braised winter melon with big meat. When we were planting pumpkins, we also planted a few nests of winter melons, but not many. They can be eaten these days, so Cai Yazhi looked up this recipe for braised winter melon on the computer.

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Dishes like red stew are best eaten when the weather is cold in winter, but they taste good now. The braised winter melon and meat are mixed together and poured over the white rice, which is very delicious.

"This winter melon is well cooked." The old man commented during the meal.

Several little girls also had great appetites and ate two bowls of rice one after another. After the meal, they patted their bellies and lay on the chairs not wanting to move.

"Let's go for a walk." Zhang Taiping said to the little girls lying on the chairs. After eating too much, he couldn't lie still and needed to go for a walk to eat.

"Dad, I don't want to move anymore." Yaya said coquettishly in a sweet and waxy voice.

Zhang Taiping said to her: "If you eat too much and don't go out for a walk, you will have a belly like a douchebag. Are you afraid?" Zhang Taiping told her about a potbellied woman in the village to scare her.

As soon as they were frightened by Zhang Taiping, several little girls got up and followed Zhang Taiping for a walk under the trees beside the pond, looking at the lotus flowers and the swimming fish. After walking around, their stomachs felt much better.

The truck delivering wood arrived at around three o'clock in the afternoon. After Zhang Taiping answered the phone, he went over to lead the several trucks that had entered the village to the wheat field.

Instead of unloading the wood from the car in a hurry, Zhang Taiping first called the boss and several drivers inside to drink a glass of water, eat some fruit, and smoke for a while. After resting for a while, he started again

Went back to the field and put down all the wood.

"Brother Zhang, why do you need so much wood?" the boss asked curiously.

Zhang Taiping smiled and replied: "Build some wooden houses on the mountain."

“Building a wooden house on the mountain?”

"Um."

Seeing that Zhang Taiping didn't want to say more, the boss didn't ask any more questions, and gave him a few words of advice: "Wood is afraid of both fire and water. When putting it here to prevent fire, you must also pay attention to the weather. If you get caught in the rain, you will definitely get it."

It will affect the quality of the wood.”

Zhang Taiping nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Brother Zhang, let's see if this number is enough."

Zhang Taiping was not polite. He counted carefully and looked at the quality of the wood. When he saw that there was no problem, he nodded and asked Cai Yazhi, who was carrying a bag next to him, to pay the money. "You also count the money carefully."

"Okay!" After seeing the cash, the boss smiled happily. He took it one by one and checked it over to make sure there was no problem with the amount and authenticity. Then he said, "No problem. We have cleared both money and goods. We will still need wood in the future."

Give me a call when the time comes and I will send it to you immediately."

Zhang Taiping nodded politely, and then the boss left with a few drivers.

ps: Please give me flowers!