Traveling through 70's wine

Chapter 125 Reconstruction

Master Hu said, "Xiao Wen, it will take a lot of building materials to tear down and rebuild. Are you ready?"

"It's not a complete demolition and reconstruction. At least some of the second courtyard by the lake will be preserved. I have prepared some building materials. Please calculate how much it will cost and I will see if it is enough."

The two agreed to repair No. 48 Majia Lane first, and then the second courtyard of Yulin Lakeside.

Wen Qing thought that since they were going to rebuild, they should change the layout of the yard.

The main house is connected to the east and west wing rooms, forming a main building with two wings. The main building has two floors, while the east and west wings have only one floor. The stairs are built indoors, and the rear wing rooms are converted into a row of outward-facing storefronts so that shops can be opened in the future.

I want her to open a company here in the future, so the style is relatively modern and the room size is suitable for office use. The bathroom is divided into two sides and a shower room is also designed, so she can stay here if she works overtime.

Wen Qing drew a design draft for Master Hu to see. The courtyard reserved an open space of about 70 square meters. The main building had a hall, a reception desk and an office at the entrance.

The passage on the left leads to the east wing, which has three rooms, one of which is a bathroom;

The passage on the right is connected to the west wing, which also has three rooms, one of which is a bathroom.

There is a staircase in the hallway leading to the second floor, where there are four offices and a tea room. She designed a boiler room between the front yard and the back room to boil water for heating.

After the two of them communicated, Master Hu left and went back to calculate the project volume and the required building materials.

Wen Qing first put cement, lime and rebar into the empty house, and placed ten trees in another room, all of which were large trees with a diameter of 50 cm.

As usual, she went to Wulipu to order bricks and tiles and agreed on a delivery time.

Master Hu now works with his two sons. The construction team has recruited a lot of people and the project is progressing faster than before. It is probably because more people have been building houses in the past two years.

After arranging the house repairs, Wen Qing went to Xunda Store to find Zhuang Xien.

Things at the Ji Zhong Bicycle Factory are on the right track. He and Lin Qingyuan take turns to be in charge of the work. He returned to Pingjing this month.

Zhuang Xien was very happy to see Wen Qing and said, "Xiao Qing, my yard has been repaired, but you haven't been to see it yet. How about I take you there to have a look today?"

He stared at Wen Qing eagerly, Wen Qing nodded, and they rode their bikes to Balizhuang.

The old courtyard gate was replaced with a solid wooden door. The wall of the courtyard was next to the neighbor's house. Zhuang Xien opened the gate. The courtyard was not big, with a courtyard of only more than 20 square meters.

His yard is an irregular trapezoid. What comes into view is a two-story building facing west and east. The first floor is the living room, guest rooms, kitchen and bathroom.

Zhuang Xien invited Wen Qing into the living room, where there was a Western-style fireplace. Wen Qing sat on the wooden sofa and said, "Brother Zhuang, it must be very warm to sit here when the fireplace is lit in winter."

The living room is decorated in a log style, with log beams exposed. The furniture in the house is also made of wood, which looks very grand. There are doors in the hall leading to the guest bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom.

In winter, people in the guest bedroom can go to the kitchen and bathroom through the living room without suffering from the cold.

Zhuang Xien took Wen Qing to the second floor, where there were two rooms, a guest bedroom and a master bedroom. The master bedroom had a bathroom and a dressing room, all designed according to Wen Qing's design.

The furniture in the master bedroom upstairs is very simple, with only a bed and a wardrobe.

Zhuang Xien said, "I don't have much stuff, let's talk about it later." What he meant was that Wen Qing could buy whatever she wanted in the future.

Wen Qing asked: "Brother Zhuang, are you planning to settle down in Pingjing?"

Zhuang Xien nodded and said, "After buying this house, I used my connections to transfer my household registration to Pingjing. Now I finally have a place to stay."

Wen Qing smiled and said, "That's good news."

Zhuang Xien also smiled and said, "Let's go, I'll treat you at noon, and Fang Yuan will come over later."

Wen Qing scolded, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? I didn't even bring a gift to congratulate you on your new home."

Zhuang Xien smiled and said, "Your presence is the best gift."

Let Wen Qing rest in the living room, Zhuang Xien went to the kitchen by himself, Wen Qing hurriedly said: "I'll help you."

The two of them were busy in the kitchen for a long time, stewing fish, cooking braised pork, frying peanuts, stir-frying two vegetables, and steaming rice.

By the time Fang Yuan arrived, the dishes had already been placed on the table.

Zhuang Xien took out a bottle of wine and poured it for the three of them. Fang Yuan took a sniff and said with a smile, "Is this Sister Wen's bar?"

While eating, Wen Qing said, "I bought a batch of mountain bikes from the south. Do you want any?"

Fang Yuan immediately asked, "Yes, yes, when will it be delivered?"

"This batch of goods is a well-known international brand, and it is high-end goods. The wholesale price is 300 yuan per car, and the retail price is 400 yuan per car. There is a profit of 100 yuan per car."

It is twice as expensive as domestic bicycles, but the product is really good. It was the best-selling bicycle brand on Taobao in its previous life.

Fang Yuan's heart tightened, and she said, "Sister Wen, why is it so expensive?"

“You’ll know once you see the stuff.”

After dinner, Wen Qing returned to Erxia Village and rode a tricycle to pull three imported mountain bikes to the Schindler store. Fang Yuan saw the solid workmanship and exquisite paint of these mountain bikes, which looked very special. He rode them for a run outside and felt that the gear shifting was smoother than that of domestically produced bikes.

Wen Qing asked: "How is it, is it worth the price?"

People in Pingjing have always been very discerning about value. For the same house, a siheyuan is much more expensive than a shantytown; for the same duck, Quanjude is much more expensive than other roast ducks, so it is reasonable that imported bicycles are more expensive than domestic ones.

Zhuang Xien decided to take all 5,000 vehicles, but he told Wen Qing to take the goods and pay in batches.

Wen Qing is a shareholder of Schindler Bicycle Shop. Of course, she doesn't want to create competitors for herself. She is not short of money, so she sells her bicycles in Schindler Shop.

She sent 500 cars each time, but the cars were still too expensive and not many people could afford them. It took two stores a quarter to sell them all.

After this batch of imported bicycles went on sale, they were sought after by young people for their good performance and stylish appearance. Other bicycle shops came to inquire about purchasing channels.

Fang Yuan was responsible for dealing with all these matters, and Wen Qing didn't care.

For a time, riding an imported mountain bike became a new symbol of fashionable young people in Pingjing City. The sales speed of imported mountain bikes was faster than Wen Qing had imagined, and it also boosted the popularity of Schindler Bicycle Store.

The arrival of the new bikes attracted new customers. People who were discouraged by the high prices of imported bikes turned to domestic bikes, which, after being modified with gear kits, were not much worse than imported bikes.

The sales of Schindler Store increased by 20% compared to before. Zhuang Xien saw the benefits of product diversification and wanted to produce the mountain bike designed by Wen Qing immediately.

He brought an imported mountain bike to Jizhong City, and together with Lin Qingyuan, compared the mountain bike designed by Wen Qing with the imported bike, analyzing and improving each part, especially the color scheme of the bike, trying to replicate it as much as possible.

A month later, Zhuang Xian called Wen Qing to report the production progress. The mountain bike samples had been produced and he would bring them to Wen Qing next time he came back.