Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

Chapter 148: Transporting Furniture Back to the Village

Song Lao Er followed the boat back to the county town. When he arrived at the county town dock, the convoy Qin Haodong had hired was already waiting at the dock. Qin Haodong was also there.

The boatmen on the boat and the drivers of the fleet all helped to move the furniture on the boat to the cars. Song Lao Er was not stingy and gave hard-earned money to everyone who helped.

When they returned to Songjia Village, Qin Haodong did not follow them, but Boss Song knew about it and followed them.

So the two brothers returned to Songjia Village together. The long and mighty convoy of furniture transport attracted a lot of attention along the way.

After returning to Songjia Village, the villagers came out to watch the fun. When they saw that it was Song Lao Er and Song Lao Da, they knew they were going to move furniture, and some villagers followed to help.

The village chief and Song clan leader heard the news and called their families to help. The convoy went straight into the yard through the front door.

There were certain rules for loading the cars, such as which furniture was for the kitchen and which was for the residence, so the cars were parked in different places.

The villagers who came with them greeted Song Laoer and his family, and then spontaneously helped unload the truck and move into the house. Song Laoer silently memorized who the guests were, and would invite them to the wedding banquet at home.

The people in the team are specialized in delivering furniture, so they have assembled all the furniture that needs to be assembled, such as beds, tables and chairs.

Some people looked at the two large wooden stools curiously and asked what they were. When they found out that they were coffee tables, everyone was surprised. However, when the two large wooden stools, one large and one small, were placed in the living room, everyone thought they looked very nice.

We spent most of the day putting and installing the furniture in the house.

Song Lao Er didn't have anything to treat everyone at the moment, so he just greeted them and told them to come to the wedding banquet when the time came. Everyone then left happily.

The village chief, clan chief, and the fourth uncle's sons all stayed behind. They took out their account books and discussed the accounts with Song Lao Er.

At the beginning, Song Laoer gave them 100 taels of silver to buy materials and pay the villagers' labor. The money was enough at first, but it was not enough later.

Because Song Laoer's family wanted to dig three wells, and the bathroom, according to Song Sanniang, brought the river water in front of the house into the house.

It cost a lot of money just to divert water and lay pipes, but the effect is really good. You only need to turn on the switch and the river water can be directly used to wash hands and flush toilets.

The bathroom was also a big project. Song Sanniang told them to find a ceramic maker to make some tiles, and then build a squat toilet in the bathroom.

With a squat toilet, there must be a septic tank. This is a job that requires skill. It takes a lot of effort to do it well without emitting bad odors.

But the effect is really good. Going to the toilet at home is clean and convenient. Just flush it with water. And the dirty things can be picked up from the septic tank to be used as agricultural fertilizer.

Then the floor tiles were laid, and the whole yard was covered with bluestone strips. Later, Song Lao Er took out another 200 taels, and now there were 18 taels, 7 coins and 4 coins left.

Boss Song had been supervising the work, and he knew that Boss Song believed that everyone would not do anything to enrich themselves, so he pretended to settle accounts with everyone. After the accounts were settled, everyone chatted for a while before dispersing.

Song Lao Da and Song Lao Er were left to wander around the house. Seeing the state of the house after the furniture was moved, Song Lao Da couldn't help but pat Song Lao Er on the shoulder and said jokingly,

"Okay, you can live in this house in the future, which will be more comfortable than any other rich man in the village. Then you can hire some maids and servants, and from now on you will be Master Song."

Song Lao Er waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Why hire a maid? My family only has a little money. How can I be so ostentatious and hire a maid? If I have this idea, my wife will probably make me die."

Boss Song couldn't help but burst out laughing when he heard this, and the two brothers then started discussing the matter of treating each other to a drink.

Song Sanniang from the prefecture city had agreed to visit the Jin family, so she couldn't go empty-handed. So she was thinking about what gift to bring. She couldn't afford a gift that was too expensive, and she couldn't afford a gift that was too cheap.

She still thought her own handmade creations were the best, so she and Song Ersao and the others made taro and egg yolk pastries, bubble milk tea, and barbecue.

Because it was agreed in advance, the Jin family sent a carriage to pick her up. The coachman helped put all the things on the carriage and went to the Jin residence.

The Jin residence was very large, and the carriage did not stop at the door. Instead, it went directly to the backyard of the Jin residence through the special carriage driving area.

Jin Zhaohua's maids had been waiting for a long time. When they saw Song Sanniang coming, they came over with a smile, took the things from Song Sanniang's hands, and led her into Jin Zhaohua's yard.

Jin Zhaohua's yard is much bigger than Miss He's. Miss He's yard is just an ordinary yard with some simple flowers and plants in the front yard.

There are rockeries and flowing water on the left side of Jin Zhaohua's yard, and a small lake on the right side. There is a pavilion in the middle of the lake. Passing here, you will reach the front door of the house, which is filled with precious flowers and green plants.

Song Sanniang followed the maid into the house. Jin Zhaohua and others had been waiting in the living room. Seeing her coming, Jin Zhaohua happily pulled her forward and sat down.

The first thing Song Sanniang said after she sat down was, "Sister Zhaohua, your room looks like a concubine's palace." This made everyone laugh.

The hall where Jin Zhaohua was meeting guests was nearly 30 square meters, and the luxurious carpet covered the entire room from the entrance.

The carved window lattices let in dappled sunlight, and the silk bed curtains covered the entire room like clouds and water.

At the back of the living room is a table with a white jade Guanyin statue on it, and on the left and right sides are half-human-high vases with green plants.

In front of the desk were two large armchairs made of huanghuali wood, and between the armchairs was a tea table made of the same material, on which were placed tea sets.

Next is the round table where Song Sanniang and the others are sitting. The round table and the round chairs are all made of rosewood.

The seat side of the chair is decorated with mother-of-pearl inlays, with various patterns, figures, flowers and birds, and geometric figures inlaid on it, making the chair look as bright as a rainbow.

There are only a few pieces of furniture in such a large living room, and it doesn't feel like a waste of space at all.

There are wooden moon-shaped doors on both sides of the living room. The curtains that are usually lowered have been hung up, and you can see that one side is the study and the other side is the bedroom.

Song Sanniang couldn't take a closer look, so she asked the maids to bring out the things they had brought so that everyone could taste them.