Chapter 49 Five Spine and Six Beasts
The main structure of the kitchen designed by Li Xiang is naturally reinforced concrete, and the walls are made of thick red bricks. There are three rooms on the surface and three rooms underground.
Because the three underground rooms will be used as cellars, the walls and floors must be waterproofed to prevent moisture. In addition, ventilation ducts will be installed that can lead to the top of the kitchen.
A small exhaust fan and isolation net are designed in the ventilation duct. The outlet is curved downward and cannot be located too low, otherwise snakes, insects, rats, and ants will crawl in from the duct.
There is a corridor on the ground surface that connects the kitchen and the back door of the old house, so that you don’t need to hold an umbrella when it rains. The shape is based on the corridors of ancient wealthy families.
His old house itself is a brick-and-wood structure, with cornices in an antique style. With this corridor, I believe the effect will be good.
Although the new kitchen is made of reinforced concrete, Li Xiang also designed a main ridge and four vertical ridges on the top, and made antique glazed tiles and cornices.
He also designed "dolls" on the cornices. This is the romance of the ancients, called "cornice beasts", that is, "roof beasts" will be placed on the cornices, also known as "roof beasts".
There are many types of mythical beasts, 10 of which are common: dragon, phoenix, lion, Pegasus, seahorse, xiá fish, suānní, xièzhì, bullfighting and xíngshí.
At the front of the little beast, there is usually an immortal riding on a phoenix, which is called "immortal riding a phoenix".
In a small kitchen, it would be a bit "arrogant" to place nine of them, so Li Xiang weighed it carefully and only installed dragon kisses (evil kisses, swallowing beasts) at both ends of the main spine. There are five squatting animals arranged on the four vertical ridges, namely: Suan Ni, bullfighting, Xie Zhi, phoenix, and Xiyu.
At the same time, the original old house also needs to be reinforced. At some key load-bearing nodes of the house, several thick pillars of red bricks and cement are used to support it. There are two exterior walls that are slightly cracked and tilted, and they are planned to be demolished and rebuilt.
But the main structure doesn't move.
As for building a new house, we can only wait until next year. This year, we don’t have enough money, and we don’t have enough time.
Since the kitchen he designed this time was "slightly larger", he could build it by himself, but in order to meet the deadline, he wanted to finish it as quickly as possible before heavy snowfall, so he invited a construction team from the county to be responsible for the construction.
The construction master was introduced by Jiang Jianguo. He was a cousin of Lei Xiazi, the owner of the forged iron shop. His surname was Huang. Because he was an acquaintance, the price was quite reasonable. He was also good at some antique buildings and had done some antique buildings for the county government. The building's restoration project is a masterpiece of craftsmanship.
In fact, the other party originally didn't think much of this "small project" of Li Xiang's family. It only had a budget of 100,000 yuan. There was nothing good to do. However, an acquaintance introduced it, so he came over. Anyway, he could help finish it in five days at most.
There were eight people in the other party's party. It was not easy to come from the county town, so they asked to take care of the food.
Li Xiang said there was no problem, and that was the right thing to do. You can't let people go back to eat, right? How many things will be delayed this time?
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Master Huang brought the equipment and team, and Li Xiang also invited some elders in the village to help, carrying bricks and tiles, and lighting fires for cooking.
It’s just that the old people in the village are old and can’t do the heavy work.
Fortunately, there is Li Xiang, who can hold up to seven or eight people. He is as strong as a bull. He has bronze tendons and seems to have endless strength, which is the envy of all the architects.
There was a young man in the construction team who loved fitness and had very strong muscles. He even tried to compete with Li Xiang in arm wrestling, but he was completely defeated.
Master Huang smiled and said: "You guy, you have always held your head high and arrogant. Now it's better. Are you convinced that you lost?" "Master! What a master!" The young man felt very incredible, "I'll go, you Are you really a college graduate and not a martial arts school?”
Li Xiang laughed loudly: "I am a serious bachelor of science."
In ancient times, the six arts of a gentleman were emphasized, and he was good at both civil and military affairs. Li Xiang was born in a poor peasant family and had never been a weak scholar. Especially now that a "first-level extraordinary" person is almost invincible in martial arts, and his attainments exceed the cultural level.
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Now is the slack season for farmers, and Li Xiang's family has begun "big construction" again, and the house has become lively again.
"Xiangyao, why did you suddenly think of building a kitchen? I think the kitchen you designed is a bit... too strong." An elder from the village who came to help asked curiously.
Because the walls of Li Xiang's kitchen are more than twice as thick as those of ordinary homes. And it’s just a kitchen, it’s just one floor. Well, even if you include the underground floor, it’s only two floors. Is it necessary to cast such a strong reinforced concrete structure?
How many years are you planning to use this for?
In fact, if it weren't for the fear of shocking the world and the fact that it was far from the end of the world, and of course, the most important thing was lack of money, Li Xiang would have planned to build it according to the specifications to resist nuclear bombs.
At the end of the world, nuclear war will break out.
Li Xiang said: "This winter may be very cold, and there may be heavy snow. We must have a warm and sturdy kitchen."
He looked at everyone and said: "Everyone, please prepare in advance and prepare more supplies for Maodong."
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Everyone laughed.
Not only the construction masters laughed, but also the elders in the village. The young man who lost the arm wrestling match with Li Xiang shouted loudly: "Cat winter? That is something that northerners only consider. We southerners don't have cats in winter."
Another person echoed: "Yes, if there is really heavy snow, the children will probably be very happy."
"Don't talk about the kids, I can't help but want to have a snowball fight."
"If there is really heavy snow, we don't need to travel to the north and be slaughtered by those snow towns."
An old man said with emotion: "Many years ago, there were heavy snowfalls once or twice, but they melted away in a few days."
Li Xiang said no more. He looked up at the sky and sighed slightly, this year's heavy snow has just begun...
No one believed him even during the snowy day, let alone what he said about the end of the world coming?
Take care of yourself and your family first.
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