coobybook Chapter 149 The low-key rich man
Chapter 149 The low-key rich man
Bieye asked, "Do you know where the carpenter's house is?"
Gu Rao shook his head.
Although she has lived in the town for several months, she is not that careful to remember what each shop on the street does, not to mention that she has to do business every day and does not have that much time to go shopping.
Bieye said, "There shouldn't be many customers in the afternoon. Let's wait another half hour. We will close the door after half an hour. I will go with you."
"You should go upstairs and rest for half an hour. I will call you after I close the stall."
Gu Rao hesitated.
Bieye continued, "More than half of today has passed. There is not much difference between you going now and waiting half an hour later. The carpenter will not make the cup a day in advance."
Only then did Gu Rao give up.
"Then I'll go up and rest. If you're tired, just close the stall early."
Earn less, earn less.
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After the couple went out, they closed the door and went to Carpenter Tan's house on East Street. As soon as they entered, they saw a wooden relief coffin placed in the yard.
Gu Rao, "..."
Weird!
Bieye was unaware of his wife's emotions. After seeing the coffin, he became interested. He walked over and looked at the coffin carefully, and even reached out to touch the carvings on it.
"This coffin is really well made."
Tan Song was sawing wood and raised his head when he heard this.
"That was ordered by Liu from the town. There were two coffins ordered in total, one for himself and one for his wife. It took me nearly half a year to make his coffin." He signaled to them that he was occupying the place. "His wife's coffin has just started to be made. It will take another month at least."
Bieye turned his head to discuss with his wife beside him.
"When we get older, we can also come to him to order coffins. Carpenter Tan's skills are very good. Many people in our village come to him to make wooden things."
Carpenter Tan took the opportunity to brag.
"My ancestors settled in Yeboar Town a hundred years ago. They have always been engaged in carpentry skills. My carpentry skills are passed down from my ancestors, so they are naturally better than ordinary carpenters."
"If you want to order a coffin, you'd better order it from me two or three years in advance."
"First of all, there are too many people who come to order coffins from me. Basically, everyone in town who wants to buy coffins comes to me, and I wait until you need time."
"Secondly, the wood used to make coffins is very particular. If you want me to prepare the wood, I can slowly find good wood for you."
"Look at Yuan Liu's coffin. It is large in front and small in back. It is trapezoidal in shape. Viewed from the front, it looks like a half log. This is a good coffin."
"If the family is well-off, they usually use four whole wood squares as the longevity materials, and the cover, bottom board and side boards are all made of the whole square material."
"And if the conditions at home are not good, they can only use scraps to piece together."
"Liu Yuanwai's coffin is made of his own wood. It is made of the finest Paulownia and cypress. The main body of the coffin is made of Paulownia, and the baffles at both ends are made of wood that is hard, water-resistant and anti-corrosion, and exudes fragrance. Made of cypress wood that keeps pests at bay.”
"His wife's coffin is made of the most common fir wood."
Gu Rao frowned.
"Liu Yuanwai uses good wood for his own coffin, but uses ordinary wood for his wife."
Carpenter Tan laughed.
"Liu Yuanwai is willing to go out of his way to build a good coffin for his wife, instead of just buying a cheap coffin made of inferior wood. Even the patterns are not carved, but painted on. This is already considered a tribute to him. My wife is very good, but some people are not willing to spend this money on their wives even if their families have money."
"His wife's coffin, excluding the whole piece of wood and the carving craftsmanship, would cost this amount at least."
He held out five fingers.
Gu Rao, "Fifty taels of silver?"
Carpenter Tan's mouth twitched.
"The wood alone costs more than five taels of silver, plus there are so many complicated processes such as carving and painting."
Gu Rao suddenly realized.
"Fifty taels?"
Carpenter Tan nodded.
"Exactly this number."
Gu Rao's mouth twitched.
"You carpenters can make quite a lot of money."
Carpenter Tan pretended to be humble.
"This is just a bowl of rice. Although you can make more money by making a coffin, it also takes a lot of time. Sometimes it takes half a year to make a coffin."
For example, Liu Yuanwai's coffin.
"The craft of making coffins is passed down from ancestors and is passed down from male to female. Making a good longevity coffin is not easy. It requires a lot of tedious processes from designing the shape, finding good wood, coloring and painting. In short, it is very particular. Generally A carpenter can’t do it.”
"I still have seven coffins to make."
"If your family has the conditions, you can ask me to make your coffin now. If you make it early, you won't have to worry about it for the rest of your life."
Gu Rao's mouth twitched sharply.
"We are still young, wouldn't it be unlucky to place a coffin at home so early?"
Carpenter Tan looked disapproving.
"'Coffin' also means 'official wealth', which means a prosperous official career and strong wealth. The coffin is also called a longevity material, which means longevity and longevity."
"Having a coffin at home means good luck, promotion and wealth, and good luck and longevity. It is a mascot."
"Some poor families have been saving longevity wood for coffins since they were ten years old, and it took them most of their lives to make a coffin."
"If you prepare it early and put it at home, you will be prepared for any trouble, right?"
Gu Rao, "..."
Good to be prepared! It feels more and more unlucky!
"No need."
"We don't have the conditions yet."
Carpenter Tan didn't force it.
"Then come to me when you have the conditions."
Closer to home.
Gu Rao took out a blueprint from his sleeve, handed it to Carpenter Tan and said, "I want you to make a milk tea cup. Please help me see if I can make it."
Carpenter Tan reached out to take it, looked at it and then said, "If you ask me if I can make such a simple cup, aren't you looking down on me?"
"How many?"
Gu Rao said, "Is there any discount if you want more?"
Carpenter Tan nodded.
"In addition to the quantity, it also depends on what kind of wood you choose. Good wood is expensive. No matter how cheap it is, I can't give you much cheaper."
"The cup you want is small. If you want to save money, you can use scraps. I can make it cheaper for you."
Gu Rao said, "Then we'll make it with Jianjiao Ke. We need two hundred cups for the time being."
Carpenter Tan was shocked.
"Two hundred?"
If I buy so many cups, do I have to change them every day? Or should it be treated as a disposable item and thrown away after use? Or is there more than 200 people in the family?
Could it be that he was mistaken and that the couple who met each other were actually low-key rich people?
Only rich people dare to build this!
Gu Rao said with a smile, "My family is in business, and the milk tea we sell has always been served in bowls. Many customers found it inconvenient, so I thought of making milk tea cups and using special milk tea cups to hold milk tea."
“With the milk tea cup, guests can take it away and drink it.”
The milk tea cup on the drawing is round, narrow at the bottom and wide at the top. It also has a milk tea lid with a small round hole in the middle for inserting a wooden milk tea straw.
Carpenter Tan was surprised when he heard that it was a business, but he was still stunned.
"You mean, selling milk tea and giving away a cup?"
Gu Rao shook his head.
"I bought the milk tea cups with money, so I can't give them to customers for free, but if they are too expensive, customers will definitely not want to pay for them."
"So, can it be cheaper?"