Chapter 1307 One Hundred Percent
Outside the window, the light became weaker.
Inside the house, people have left.
Now there are only two masters and apprentices sitting opposite each other.
Before Ganqing understood Master's attitude, even though money was not an issue, and even though Ning Weimin really admired and appreciated his wedding tent plan, he still did not tell the truth to his face.
His excuse was fire.
He said that the plan of the two old masters was good, but it was only one piece. Such a large project used reeds, fir poles, bamboo poles and other things, which could easily catch fire.
Not to mention that when the tent is set up, we still have to tie up the colors.
There will definitely be a lot of cloth and caijuan needed at that time, and these are also flammable materials.
It’s so hot in the summer, and with such a big garden and a lot of vegetation, it’s not a joke to catch a fire if you don’t take care of it properly.
So he needs some time to plan carefully.
We must first ensure safety, eliminate fire hazards, and figure out specific regulations on how to prevent fire before finalizing this matter.
This time, it was a knock on the fate of the two masters.
So, the two old masters looked at Kang Shude and saw that he also recognized this truth, so they had no choice but to go and get busy with the banquet building first.
We had to wait patiently for their master and apprentice to discuss a specific charter and make the final decision.
As soon as the two old masters left the courtyard, Ning Weimin personally sent them out and brought them back. The master and apprentice finally had the opportunity to talk to each other privately and openly.
"Master, you didn't blame me, did you?"
Ning Weimin and Kang Shude moved to sit on the sofa together. He asked while pouring tea for Kang Shude.
"Oh? What do you think you did wrong?" The old man took the tea.
“I’m not talking about fire prevention. You don’t think I’m being picky and have no responsibility, right?”
"On the contrary, I think you handled this matter very well. Originally, I was worried that you would become rich and prosper, and you would dare to agree to anything. Okay, you also know how to use your brain and think about it when you encounter problems, so you won't be confused."< br>
The old man lowered his head and blew the foam from the tea leaves without raising his eyes at all, showing his composure and composure.
"Co-author, are you trying me? Master?" Ning Weimin woke up and couldn't help laughing.
"What? You can't try? Do you think you can become a master?"
The familiar feeling came again. This is the Kang Shude that Ning Weimin knew.
"No, no, I can try if I can. How can I be so ignorant? This is enough to prove that you care about me as your apprentice."
However, Ning Weimin's natural temperament makes him like to tease whenever he is happy. Two boring sentences.
Originally the conversation ended here, but he still insisted on asking Kang Shude.
"But Master, how would you rate my performance this time?"
"You... I'll give you a hundred points."
Although the old man hesitated for a moment, he actually gave him a perfect score in the end. This made Ning Weimin, who was originally arrogant, much higher than his expectations, and even he couldn't help but be surprised.
In his opinion, he just used his words to tie things up, thinking that he had to discuss with his master before making a decision, so he just stabilized the two masters first.
It’s not a great skill at all, how could it be recognized by the old man so much?
I somewhat doubt that there is something in Master’s words.
"Huh? This...this is too...high...you are kidding me..."
But the old man didn't think so, Kang Shude had his own reasons.
“You don’t understand, that’s because you don’t know how this shed shop disappeared from our capital. Many people think that the sheds in the capital disappeared after liberation, and it started with the change of customs and the emphasis on new things and new things. If we do this, there will be no room for this industry to survive. But that’s not entirely true. There were not many before liberation.”
“After the fall of Peiping in 1937, the Japanese invaders immediately demanded that all the ceilings be demolished. I was afraid. It was because the national army planes dropped bombs that the ceiling caught fire easily. After the liberation, the industry did not recover. That was because the people were poor, and they did not dare to do anything serious. It’s easy to catch a fire.”
“You have to hold a lamp at night, and it’s easy to get into trouble. But you have to know that at that time, the capital was not like now. The country had a fire department to deal with fires. , it seems that they are basically sponsored by businessmen. When the Japanese left, all businesses were in ruins, and businessmen had no money, so the people could only seek their own blessings. It was even more impossible for the officials of the Kuomintang to care about this. Those who make money don’t care about the lives of the people.”
“So this is where the shed door is, and you can see the biggest safety hazard in this shed at a glance. You are worthy of my praise. Marriage is a major event in life. At such a special time, young people are usually too happy to have any brains. You can still be so clear-headed, which shows that you have made progress. ”
After saying this, Ning Weimin suddenly realized.
He did not expect that with his knowledge ahead of the times and his experience in planning public events for the Temple of Heaven Park, he would accidentally win the appreciation of his master. This was his advantage in information.
But it was precisely because of this that he couldn't help but feel more and more strange.
Obviously this is a matter of spending money to find trouble, and the old man clearly sees the many shortcomings in it.
Obviously, this kind of standing out has always been taboo for the old man, and it is inconsistent with his desire to try every means to hide this mansion. But now looking at what the old man means, it seems that he is quite happy and supportive of this matter, and even spends huge sums of money. Why is this?
Is it true that as Luo Guangliang and Xiao Tao said, the old man was stimulated by the scale of their wedding in Japan?
It was because of the words of the fourth aunt of the Jiang family that the old man...
Ning Weimin wanted to ask clearly, but when the words came to his lips, he really couldn't open his mouth.
Because no matter what, this is the old man who is taking care of his marriage.
Now he questions this matter face to face as soon as he comes back. No matter how you look at it, he looks a bit like an ignorant wolf.
He was afraid that the old man would misunderstand, and he was even more afraid that the old man would be angry.
But fortunately, Kang Shude had already seen what he was thinking, so he simply made it clear.
At this time, Ning Weimin finally understood the old man's thoughts.
"This matter is indeed a bit noisy, and money is spent. Weimin, I know you are not the kind of person who likes vanity, and you will probably feel uneasy. However, there is no need to do so. Your Aunt Jiang is right. As your master, I have no children, and your parents are gone. If I don’t take care of it for you, who will I take care of it for you? Being perfunctory is not stingy. I am ashamed of being a teacher, but I am also sorry for our kindness.”
"Master, you..."
This was a bit harsh, and Ning Weimin couldn't help but scream.
However, Kang Shude waved his hand to prevent him from interrupting, and continued, "Secondly, when your Aunt Jiang comes back this time, the capital has changed a lot. Although it is hard to leave our homeland, in our case In the heart of such an old man, the capital will always be the best place. However, the familiar life, familiar people, and familiar things are now gone and cannot be found, which inevitably makes people feel sad and desolate. I still have a big wine tank, and I can chat with those old people of the same age. What can your Aunt Jiang have? No matter how nice the Ma’s garden is, she will get bored if she is just stuck in this small courtyard every day. She just suppressed her illness. Besides, she was a lively person and couldn't stand loneliness since she was a child. During the fall of Peiping, she was so bold that she would sneak out to watch movies and theaters from time to time. So, since she wanted to. I want to take the lead in organizing things for you, and if I want to liven things up and see the familiar scenes from the past, I have to try my best to make her wish."
Understand, of course.
Who else can understand this emotion better than the reborn Ning Weimin?
Even though he came to the front because of the future, when he first arrived in the 1980s, he clearly knew that he got the biggest advantage. Even though he had no relatives, wife or children, he always missed the era in which he lived.
It’s not entirely because life in the future will be more convenient, it’s just that he misses the familiar era, the familiar environment, the familiar way of food, clothing and daily life, the familiar songs and film and television works.
As soon as 1986 passed, he inexplicably felt that he was living more realistically.
Because he finally ushered in the year when he started his life in his previous life, the time from now on has a more special meaning to him.
So he clearly grasped the old man's subtext. This wedding was not only for him, but also for Jiang Nianyun.
"Yes, Master, what you said makes sense. Moreover, Aunt Jiang's family is very kind to me. My biological aunt is nothing more than that. I am very grateful. I will take Qingzi to thank her in person soon." Ning Weimin was sincere and sincere. response.
"That's what you have to do. Your master, I don't have that much money. Including your salary, I scraped together 160,000, and your Aunt Jiang's family paid for the other expenses. It's probably tens of thousands of dollars."
"Don't worry, money won't be a problem when I come back. If you don't have any money, I'll give it to you. Return it to Fourth Aunt. I will leave you another one million this time, so that you will not worry about money again if something happens in the future. In fact, you are the same. If you don’t have enough money, just say no to my third brother or Zhang Shihui. They can solve this problem."
Kang Shude felt his apprentice's atmosphere and nodded with satisfaction, but what he said was unexpected.
"It's good that you have such a heart. It's even better if you have so much money in your hand. Your master is not greedy for money, you should know this. But now it seems that only having money can solve some problems . If you listen carefully to what I’m going to tell you about the future of Ma’s Garden, I’m afraid it will cost you another million.”
Listening to what the old man said, how could Ning Weimin's attitude be incorrect?
He knew best how important this garden was to the master, so he immediately sat up straight and put down the tea cup in his hand.
"Master, please tell me. I'm listening."
"If this continues, I'm afraid this Ma's Garden will no longer be able to be hidden."
"Master, Are you worried that my marriage will be too ostentatious?”
"No, no, that's not what I meant. It has nothing to do with you. Even without your marriage, this matter is inevitable."
Kang Shude sighed, "Look, this garden has just been repaired. After a few years, some places were not taken care of well, and there were damages and leaks. For no other reason than the Ma's Garden in the past, it was like the Grand View Garden in Dream of Red Mansions, to say the least, it had to be damaged. It takes hundreds of people to maintain everything inside and outside, big and small.”
“Now, only a few of us live in such a big house, which is too empty and inconvenient. It's not comfortable either. To put it bluntly, even when I go out to buy groceries, I have to ride a bicycle to go to the newspaper box or milk box outside, and I have to walk at least two stops to clean it. Hygiene is even more of a problem. In fact, let alone cleaning, transporting garbage is an unbearable physical task."
"To be honest, these problems are only thanks to your help. It was managed with difficulty. The gardeners from Tiantan Park now help clean up the garden, and the cleaners from Tiantan help clean up the yard and transport the garbage. Xiao Zhang is even more diligent. Please, always send people from Tan Gong Restaurant to help with the indoor hygiene of these two courtyards. Otherwise, if we do it all by ourselves, neither I nor your Aunt Jiang will be able to live here.”
"That's not all. The installation of street lights and wiring in our garden has made Ma's Garden the most conspicuous place in the surrounding area. Don't do it, it's too dark at night, but do it. , you have to spend a small 500 per month on light and electricity bills, and the key is that with these things, once you open them at night, the garden will look like a Friendship Hotel. It is impossible to hide such a scene from the people outside. It’s impossible not to pay attention?”
"In addition to electricity, there is also water. The water fee of 12 cents is not expensive. But summer is here, and I wonder if you are getting married. This time you have to release water to raise fish, so that the three ponds in the garden can become a landscape. This kind of When is it not needed? Well, after filling it with water, the water meter ran out over 4,000 tons and 700 tons. Including the cost of planting lotus and putting out fish fry, this guy is still not making money. , for your kindness, it’s free to help.”
“So think about it, what do people outside think about this place? , people who live near Weijia Hutong always ask who lives here, who is a big leader, or who is an important government office. Fortunately, they regard me as the old gatekeeper. Let me fool you. Otherwise, if you know that I am the homeowner, there may be some trouble.”
“What’s more unfortunate is that in the past two years, the government has called for water and electricity conservation, which should be energy. The supply is insufficient. Since last year, there have been frequent water and power outages. It is conceivable that with such a large water and electricity consumption in our garden, what can happen? Last month, people from the power supply bureau and the water plant were looking for it. I came here and wanted to know what happened.”
“Fortunately, Director Wei from the street was nice to us. He said that there were foreigners living here, and he used your Aunt Jiang’s American passport to fool them into leaving. . But this is not a common thing. If things go on like this, there will be people coming. In short, such a large garden cannot be maintained by ourselves."
"So I thought about it, and since I can't hide it, I might as well stop being secretive and show it openly. At the moment, if I want to continue to seek peace and maintain this new situation, I'm afraid it's too difficult There is only one way. If that doesn’t work, let’s start a business together with your Aunt Jiang and continue to use her American identity to open a joint venture garden hotel.”
(End of this chapter)