Right now there are only two masters and apprentices sitting across from each other.
Before Gan Qing 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.
The excuse he used to prevaricate was - fire.
He said that the plan of the two old masters was good, but for such a large project, reeds, fir poles, and bamboo poles were all used, so it would easily catch fire.
Not to mention that once 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 carefully.
So he needs some time to plan carefully.
You must first ensure safety, eliminate fire hazards, and figure out specific regulations on fire prevention before finalizing this matter.
This time, it was a knock on the lives of these 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 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 together and sat down on the sofa. He asked while pouring tea for Kang Shude.
"Oh? What do you think you did wrong?" The old man took the tea.
"Didn't I use the fire prevention thing as an excuse? You don't think I'm just picking on the ropes and have no responsibility, do you?"
"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. It's okay. You also know how to use your brain and think about it when you encounter problems. You won't be confused."
The old man lowered his head and blew the foam from the tea leaves without raising his eyes at all, showing his calmness and determination.
"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 was 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 make boring remarks when he is happy.
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 while, he actually gave it 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. He thought that he would have to discuss with his master before making a decision. He just stabilized the two masters first.
How could you be so recognized by the old man for your abilities, which are not considered very big at all?
I somewhat doubt that there is something in Master's words.
"Ah? This... this is too... a bit high... are you 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 business disappeared from our capital. Many people think that the shed business in the capital disappeared after liberation. It started with the change of customs and the emphasis on new things and new things. Without this industry,
living space. But actually it’s not all of them, there wasn’t much before liberation.”
"After the fall of Peiping in 1937, the Japanese invaders immediately demanded that all the ceilings be demolished. They were afraid that the national army planes would drop bombs and the ceilings would catch fire easily. After the liberation, the industry did not recover. That was because apart from the poor people,
Oh, I don’t even dare to do big things like weddings or weddings. It’s because this kind of thing is easy to catch fire.”
"When you set up a tent, 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 that was responsible for putting out fires. The capital once had a water dragon team, and it seems that they were basically sponsored by merchants.
When the Japanese left, all industries were withered, businessmen had no money, and the common people could only seek happiness for themselves. It is even less possible for the officials of the Kuomintang to care about this. They are here to make money, and they don't care about the lives of the people at all."
"So this one is where the shed door is. And you can see the biggest safety hazard in this shed at a glance. Your eyesight is worthy of my praise. Marriage is a major event in life, young people
Normally, at such a special time, people will just be happy and lose their 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 his time 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 precisely because of this, he couldn't help but feel even more strange.
Obviously this is a matter of spending money to find trouble, and the old man clearly saw the many shortcomings in it.
Obviously, this kind of standing out has always been a big 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 working hard for 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 even more afraid that the old man would be angry.
Fortunately, Kang Shude had already seen what he was thinking and simply made it clear himself.
This time, Ning Weimin finally understood the old man's thoughts.
"This matter is indeed a bit noisy, and a lot of money has been 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 for it. Your Aunt Jiang's family has
That's right. As your master, I have no children, and your parents are gone. If I don't take care of it for you, then who will? If I still want to deal with it in a perfunctory way when it comes to your marriage, that's not the case.
What is stinginess? I am ashamed to be a teacher, but I am also sorry for our friendship."
"Master, you..."
These words were a bit strong, and Ning Weimin couldn't help shouting.
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 the hearts of old people like us, the capital
It is always the best place. But the familiar life, familiar people, and familiar things are now gone one by one and cannot be found, which inevitably makes people sad and desolate. I also have a big wine tank
, you can also chat with those old people of the same age, what can your Aunt Jiang have? No matter how nice the Ma family garden is, she will get bored just being stuck in this small courtyard every day, and she will get sick if she doesn't.
She is also a lively person, and she has been unable to bear loneliness since she was a child. During the fall of Peking, she was so bold that she would sneak out to watch movies and theaters from time to time. So, since she is willing to take the lead in organizing your affairs
, I want to be lively and lively, and see the familiar scenes from the past, so I can’t let her down. I have to try my best to make her wish."
I understand, of course I can.
Who else can understand this emotion better than the reborn Ning Weimin?
Even though he was thinking about the future and came to the front, when he first arrived in the 1980s, he clearly knew that he had gotten the biggest advantage. Even though he had no relatives, wife or children, he still missed the era he lived in all the time.
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.
But as soon as 1986 passed, he inexplicably felt that he was living more realistically.
Because he finally ushered in the year when he began to live 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, and 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 yuan. Your aunt from the Jiang family paid for other expenses in advance. There are probably several
Ten thousand yuan."
"Don't worry, I'm back, money won't be a problem. Your apprentice has nothing but money. I will return the money to Fourth Aunt later, and I will leave you another one million this time.
, so that you don’t have to worry about money again if something happens in the future. In fact, you too, 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 the atmosphere of his apprentice 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. I will follow up next
What you're talking about is about the future of Ma's Garden. If you listen carefully, I'm afraid it might cost you another million."
Listening to what the old man said, how could Ning Weimin's attitude be improper?
He knew best how important this garden was to his master, so he immediately sat upright and put down the tea cup in his hand.
"Master, you said it. I'm listening."
"If this continues, I'm afraid this Ma's Garden won't 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 only been repaired a few years ago. Some places were not taken care of well, and there were damages and leaks. For no other reason, the Ma family in the past
The garden is just like the Grand View Garden in Dream of Red Mansions. To say the least, there must be hundreds of people taking care of everything inside and outside, big and small, to make it passable."
"Now, there are only a few of us living there. Such a big house is really empty, inconvenient and uncomfortable. To put it bluntly, even if you go out to buy groceries, you have to ride a bicycle. To go to the newspaper box outside,
You have to walk at least two stops to get a milk box, a newspaper, or milk. Cleaning is even more of a problem. In fact, let alone cleaning, hauling garbage out is an unbearable physical job."
"To be honest, thanks to your help, these problems were barely solved. Now the gardeners from the Temple of Heaven Park help clean up the garden, and the cleaners from the Temple of Heaven help sweep the yard and transport garbage. I am everyone.
Three or four people are sent over once a week to clean up. Xiao Zhang is even more diligent and always sends people from Tan Gong Restaurant to help with the indoor hygiene of these two small courtyards. Otherwise, if we rely entirely on ourselves, you and I will fight
No one from my aunt can live here anymore."
"Not to mention, 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 they are opened at night, the garden will look like a Friendship Hotel. It is impossible to hide such a scene, and the people outside will
It’s impossible not to notice?”
"In addition to electricity, there is also water. The water fee of two yuan and eighty cents is not expensive. But summer is here, and I am thinking that when you get married, you have to release water to raise fish this time, so that the three ponds in the garden can become a landscape.
If you don’t use it at this time, when should you use it? Well, after filling the water, the water meter ran more than 2,000 tons. Including the cost of planting lotus and putting out fish fry, it’s a small 4,000. This guy in Gu Si’er doesn’t make money, look.
Your favor is in vain."
"So think about it, how do people outside view this place? To tell you the truth, from the day I delivered the street lamps to the garden, people who live near Weijia Hutong always ask about me when they see me.
Who lives here, who is a big leader, or some important government office. Fortunately, they treat me as the old janitor and let me fool them. Otherwise, if they know that I am the landlord, they may cause trouble.
What kind of basket are you coming? If you want me to go out on the street wearing a hat again, will I survive? I still get chills down my spine just thinking about it."
"What's even more unfortunate is that in the past two years, the government has called for water and electricity conservation. It must be due to insufficient energy supply. Since last year, there have been water and power outages. It is conceivable that for a garden as big as ours, we use a lot of water.
Is there something wrong with the electricity consumption? Last month, people from the power supply bureau and the water plant came to find out what was going on."
"Fortunately, Director Wei from the street was nice to us. He said that there were foreigners living here. He used your Aunt Jiang's American passport to fool them into leaving first. But this is not a common thing. If things go on like this, there will be people coming. Anyway,
Such a large garden cannot be maintained by one person, nor can we enjoy it privately."
"So I thought about it a lot, and since I can't hide it, I might as well stop being secretive and just show it openly. At the moment, if I want to continue to seek peace and maintain this new situation, I'm afraid that's all I can do.
There is only one way. If that doesn't work, let's start a business. Let's work with your Aunt Jiang and continue to use her American identity to open a joint venture garden hotel."