mesbooks Chapter 538: I Feel Different Instantly
Chapter 538: I Feel Different Instantly
Although there were no sofas in ancient times, when choosing a bed, Shen Youyou saw those Luohan beds, chaise longues, etc., and felt that these were the prototypes of sofas.
You can make a sofa set by any combination, for example, put a Luohan bed in the front, a chaise longue on the left, two low chairs with armrests on the right, and a low coffee table in the middle.
Just add some cushions and it will be a proper Chinese-style sofa. There is even a Luohan bed in the front, a backless bench on each side, and two low chairs with armrests in the north opposite the Luohan bed.
It is a perfect tea room setting for meetings, leisure, and entertaining friends and relatives, where one can chat and drink tea.
After going around in circles like this, Shen Youyou selected three sets of similar sofa-style furniture and one set of tea table-style furniture.
Finally, she selected a few bookshelves and two sets of desks for her father. As for the wardrobe, she asked the shopkeeper to make it and she drew the blueprint herself.
The style is more similar to modern wardrobes, but with a lot of ancient style designs added in. It can't be too abrupt, and it has to be coordinated with the step-out bed or bunk bed she chose. Like the wardrobes in other rooms, Shen Youyou wanted this one. Although it has no carvings, it is decorated with copper inlays.
This was added because she had seen a similar style on her grandmother's dowry wardrobe in her previous life.
However, in order to match her step-out bed, she gritted her teeth and customized a set of exquisitely carved wardrobes with encouragement from her mother, sister and brother.
The main reason was that she was thinking, if she dared to buy a step-out bed for sixty taels, why would she care about a wardrobe?
The style is still similar, but with the addition of four pictures of plum, orchid, chrysanthemum and bamboo, an additional twenty taels of silver will be required.
When the waiter went to ask the shopkeeper to settle the bill, he was grinning so hard that he couldn't stop smiling.
Wow, it’s obvious that he made a lot of commission.
"Madam, the eight canopy beds we have selected are readily available. Each one costs 17 taels, for a total of 136 taels. A step-out bed costs 60 taels.
Including the Luohan beds, imperial concubine beds, tables, chairs, benches and other furniture that we selected later, as well as the custom-made wardrobe, the total is 366 taels."
"We also have dressing tables. Would you like to take a look? There are many styles of oak dressing tables. You can choose whatever you want. They are all in stock."
All I can say is that the shopkeeper is better at doing business than the waiter.
Finally, I chose two dressing tables, a round dining table that can accommodate ten people, and ten armchairs.
Li Jingshu's hands were shaking as he took out the banknotes: "Oh, how much did it cost to buy a house? All these furniture together take up almost half the price of the house."
Shen Youyou comforted him: "We have to spend this money. What if my father plans to invite his colleagues to dinner at home one day? We don't have anything at home, and it would embarrass him.
Then people will say, look at that old Shen, he is so glamorous outside every day, and the house he bought is also pretty good,
But the house was empty, and even the mice couldn't bear to bite the three-legged dining table in his house."
This sentence made Li Jingshu laugh, and he couldn't help but slap her on the back: "How can you insult your own father like you? I think you deserve a beating."
Shen Luming was afraid that his sister would be beaten, so he also comforted her:
"Mom, my sister is right. A man can be whatever he wants in front of his family. Even if he is a high-ranking official, he can eat his fill by squatting on the ground without a table. But he must not lose face in front of outsiders."
Shen Erya also nodded repeatedly: "Yes, Third Uncle's wife, anyway, our family can also make money. As Third Uncle said, a fortune can be spent and returned. This is less than four hundred taels of silver, which is far less than a fortune."
"Okay, okay, stop nagging. I've given you all something to say. I didn't say I wouldn't buy it. Isn't that giving money to people?"
The owner of Qiqiaofang did not expect that although these people looked ordinary in clothes, they were very generous in their spending. Although they did not choose precious woods, they still bought a lot.
This one transaction is equivalent to two or three days' business for him, and he is not the kind of person who would waste time.
As long as it's something you value, once you tell people the price is right, they will buy it without hesitation.
"I'll arrange for someone to deliver the goods to you right away. What's your home address?"
Although wardrobes have to be custom-made, which takes at least half a month, these ready-made ones can be delivered directly.
"Then I'll trouble you. You know Guangyuan Building, right? It's the first one on the back three streets."
It was Shen Youyou who said, "Forget it, Mom, you three go buy the rest of the things, I'll go back with you, and by the way, let them help us move the furniture into the house, I've already thought of how to arrange it.
Just don't forget to buy me quicklime and bran."
"Okay, I won't forget it. Just be careful when you go back."
Li Jingshu is not very confident about her daughter. Although the child is learning martial arts now, she is still a little girl after all. It is said that two fists cannot beat four hands.
Shen Erya was also worried about her sister, so she said, "Why don't I go back with Youyou?"
Still, Shen Youyou said, "No need. Second sister, you should go with my mother. There are too many people on the street. My mother doesn't want to be lost by Shen Luming again. I feel more at ease with you around."
This dispelled their thoughts.
Now her house has three rooms with heated kangs in the back house, and two utility rooms for storing sundries or food. The east wing of the second courtyard also has two heated kangs, and the main room in the middle is empty, just right for a set of sofas.
The west wing is the kitchen, and originally it was also connected to a stove and a kang.
The three rooms in the main house are open, with a set of sofas in the middle, another set suitable for drinking tea on the east side, and a dining table on the west side.
As for the east and west rooms, both have kangs.
With this thought, I decided to buy some wardrobes and other things for the rooms with kangs.
However, Shen Youyou asked her second brother to measure the size from the kang to the roof, intending to make a shorter wardrobe according to this size.
As for the bunk beds that we bought, they are to be placed in the back room.
There were originally twelve rooms in the back room, two of which were used to store sundries. Shen Youyou planned to place the last set of sofas in the room with the stairs.
There is a bed in each of the other nine rooms, so when someone comes to visit, they can all accommodate them.
Once the cabinet is finished, place another set of cabinets in it and you're done.
After Li Jingshu and the other two bought what they needed, they made a detour to Jiu Zu Department Store.
The main purpose is to get the boys and maids in the supermarket to bring more plastic cotton and new fiber cloth to the house.
She didn't even need to discuss this with her daughter, she knew: for someone as impatient as Yoyo, after buying furniture, the soft furnishings must also keep up, such as the cushions on the sofa and the pillows.
She had to get all the bunk beds and bedding for the step-out bed ready so that she could have peace of mind.
It's a good opportunity to ask the maids to help make these tonight.
Anyway, there are plenty of cloth and plastic cotton in the supermarket warehouse.
In the evening, Shen Zhiqiu and his friends entered the house almost at the same time as Li Jingshu and the other two.
I haven’t seen it in other places, but as soon as I entered the main hall of the second courtyard, I felt something different instantly.
It really has the solemn and majestic feeling of an ancient mansion.
Shen Zhiqiu touched the coffee table, then the Luohan bed, and finally, he said with a sigh: "Girl, you spent a lot of money today, didn't you?"