Chapter 85 Begin to renovate the inn

Author: Lao Zhongos

Chapter 85 Begin to renovate the inn

Early the next morning!

Zhang Chen and Bai Zhantang left their residence on East Street and West Lane and walked slowly back to the inn. On the way, they discussed what modifications they had to make.

In the inn, Tong Xiangyu had been leaning against the door early in the morning, looking at the restaurant opposite and sighing. When he saw the two of them approaching from a distance, he waved quickly.

When the two of them came closer, Zhang Chen said:

"Shopkeeper, we started renovating the store today and I'm afraid no one can live in it. You can stay at my place for a few days! It just makes my place more popular, otherwise only the cleaners will clean it from time to time."

Bai Zhantang also helped and persuaded them that these were all discussed on the road, otherwise living in the inn during the renovation would not be as comfortable as before.

Under the persuasion of the two, Tong Xiang nodded in agreement and then summoned everyone in the store to announce the decision. At this time, Mo Xiaobei had not yet gone to school and heard the news and said with a smile:

"Brother Xiaochen, I will go directly to your place after school today?"

After Zhang Chen nodded affirmatively, Mo Xiaobei quickly carried her schoolbag and went to school. Guo Furong looked at Mo Xiaobei's happy look and said with a puzzled face:

"Yesterday I wanted to ask if Zhang Chen lives in an inn? Why is there a house outside?"

Everyone did not say anything but turned to look at Zhang Chen. Zhang Chen said with a smile:

"I am a local, of course I have my own home here, but I came to the shopkeeper's place because there is no one else at home."

Hearing this, Guo Furong looked at Zhang Chen apologetically. After all, what he said meant that all the relatives at home were not here. Zhang Chen waved his hand coolly to indicate that everyone had already left, and asked everyone to pack their luggage and prepare to move there today.

Everyone left and returned to their rooms to pack their belongings, while Zhang Chen and Bai Zhantang took the list prepared by them last night and assigned tasks to buy all the required materials.

Zhang Chen looked at the lobby of the store and said:

"As for the decoration, I happened to know a great team, so I went to hire someone. I rely on you, Brother Bai, to provide the materials."

Upon hearing this, Bai Zhantang said that he understood that he was good at this. The quality of the materials could not escape his eyes. It was absolutely worth the money. He handed the key to the door of his home to Tong Xiangyu upstairs and informed him, and the two of them split up.

Zhang Chen came to a furniture store in the east street and alley and found Mr. Tang resting in the backyard. He was an old man in the construction field in Qixia Town. It was more than enough to decorate an inn. If Zhang Chen's parents hadn't had some friendship with him, he would have been in trouble.

I can definitely invite you.

After Zhang Chen explained his intention, Mr. Tang said with a headache:

"Recently, the good governance issued by the magistrate has made many shops interested in renovation. I have had several orders placed with me in the past few days. I don't have enough manpower at the moment!"

After walking around the courtyard for a few times, Mr. Tang said:

"Show me the style diagram first and I'll calculate the time. If it's too late, I'll finish yours first."

Zhang Chen quickly handed over the drawing paper in his hand. Mr. Tang put it on the table and unfolded it. His eyes lit up and he said:

"This is a well written word!"

Then he carefully checked the amount of work, the number of people needed, etc. After a while, Mr. Tang took back the drawing paper and said with a smile:

"Fortunately, there are no major changes, just simple modifications. It only takes a few days to complete the decoration. I will ask the boss to take a few people there later, but the construction materials are a bit complicated and will take a lot of time."

Zhang Chen knew that this was to save his family's face, otherwise how could such an arrangement be possible because his son personally took action. Thinking of this, Zhang Chen once again cupped his fists and saluted and said:

"Don't worry about the materials. We have already contacted the inn to supply them. Don't worry, Mr. Tang! We will definitely arrange the food, accommodation and remuneration for the past few days. I would like to thank Mr. Tang for his support!"

When Mr. Tang heard this, he smiled without saying a word and nodded to Zhang Chen a few times, as if he was talking about being naughty. When Zhang Chen saw this, he even smiled and chatted with Mr. Tang for a while.

After saying goodbye to Mr. Tang, Zhang Chen walked towards the inn. On the way, he saw several donkey carts pulling lumber walking slowly. Before Zhang Chen could see clearly, he heard the shouts of Bai Zhantang behind him.

Bai Zhantang was seen sitting alone on the last donkey cart, smiling and waving. Zhang Chen flew to Bai Zhantang's side and said with a smile:

"Brother Bai is very efficient! It didn't take long to get all the materials."

Bai Zhantang shook his head and said coolly:

"After all, I've been here for many years. I can't tell you which store has what, but it's pretty much the same. How is your place?"

Zhang Chen proudly explained what a great team he had found. They were the famous Tang family in our county, and their workmanship quality and speed were both top-notch.

Soon after returning to the inn, they saw that the door was closed and they knew that everyone had left. The two opened the door and asked them to put down the materials and waited for the Tang family's team to arrive.

A quarter of an hour later, four or five men walked up the street in the distance, headed by the boss of the Tang family. Zhang Chen stepped forward to greet him and said:

"The materials have just been prepared, it's up to you, the eldest brother of the Tang family!"

The eldest brother of the Tang family, a young man, said very boldly:

"Okay! Now that everything is ready, brothers, let's start working!"

After saying that, he smiled at Zhang Chen and started working without any greetings. Zhang Chen, Bai Zhantang and the others started to work. Since he had no help, he had to say hello and tell them that wine and food would be delivered in the evening.

The two returned to the Zhang Mansion in East Street and West Alley. Everyone was waiting for them to come back for dinner in the hall. They moved to the side hall and took advantage of Big Mouth to serve the food. Zhang Chen introduced to Tong Xiangyu that the project had started and should be ready in the next few days.

Completed.

Tong Xiangyu smiled and nodded, indicating that he would just make up his mind, and then he and Guo Furong discussed going to the back garden to enjoy the flowers later. Zhang Chen was speechless for a while. The garden was almost an orchard because there was no one to take care of it. What flowers could he enjoy?

After Dazui quickly put all the dishes on the table, Tong Xiangyu raised his wine glass and said with emotion:

"The last time we came here was on Xiaochen's birthday and Xiao Guo hadn't come yet. Let's cheer for Xiao Guo's arrival this time!"

Everyone drank it all in one gulp!

After finishing one glass, Tong Xiangyu poured another glass and said:

"The second cup is that the renovation of our inn can be considered a new journey. I hope everyone will have a better life in the future!"

Bai Zhantang heard Tong Xiangyu's speech and said with a smile:

"We, the shopkeeper, depend on you for our good life, and our wages?"

This time Tong Xiangyu drank the rice wine in the cup and said proudly:

"After this renovation, as long as we can compete with the opponent in the ring, our wages will be the same as theirs!"

Hearing Tong Xiangyu's bold words, everyone was even more surprised that the shopkeeper's salary was 40 to 50% higher than the shopkeeper's.

I had such a bad breath.

With everyone's assurance, Tong Xiangyu drank another glass of wine and lay down on the table with a smile. Guo Furong sent Tong Xiangyu to the room to rest. The rest of the people slowly drank the rice wine from the cups and talked about their opponents this time...

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