The next morning Ji Jiu felt that the air was almost twice as cold as yesterday. She hurriedly got up to wash her face and eyes, then went to put charcoal into the base of the house she had designed to allow heat to flow into the floor of the house. Today, she woke up very early. Until the sky wasn't even bright yet. Maybe it was because she went to bed so early last night.
From the previous owner's memories, it had never snowed here since she could remember. Ji Jiu just didn't think that something good would happen to her, so Ji Jiu made bedkang for every house. Set it aside earlier. When I saw that the weather was starting to get unusually cold. She thought that if several more days had passed, This year there may be snow falling. Due to the effects of drought causing the weather to fluctuate greatly like this
When the sky began to lighten Aunt Qiao brought her a tray of food like every day. Ji Jiu told Aunt Qiao to wear thick clothes for fear that she would get sick first. Aunt Qiao got up early and cooked food for everyone to eat every day. Therefore, she was more worried than anyone else.
"Young lady, don't worry. I was sweating after finishing cooking. Right now the weather is not considered very cold. In any case, Uncle Yu and I have prepared thick clothes as Miss told us."
"Then that's good. Hurry and go eat. If you're free today, you can invite Aunt Li to go look at the restaurant together. Today I have work to do with my brothers that is not yet finished."
"Yes, Miss. Is there anything you would like to add? I will buy it for you as well."
"Um, then let Uncle Kang buy me ten sheets of medium quality paper. I'll bring you the money. Auntie, please wait."
"Yes, Miss."
Ji Jiu walked quickly into the room and brought 10 taels of paper money for Uncle Kang. If Aunt Qiao wanted to buy something to cook, she could use the remaining money. Aunt Qiao received the money and then went out to eat with the house. Kang as always
Ji Jiu looked at the many soap molds and felt troubled. If she made more today, there would definitely be no place to store it. And the weather was getting so cold that she didn't even know if the soap would dry out for three days or not.
Ji Jiu could only shake her head at the weather, so she went to eat breakfast first and then talked with the four brothers.
After Ji Jiu had not even finished eating, She saw four young men waiting in the hall and asked them to take out all the molds to dry before coming to talk to her. Today, she was going to take Brother Wenting and Brother Baohu to assemble the car. Try pushing an old person's wheelchair. It would be better if you didn't make the soap yet. She had a feeling that if you made more, it wouldn't dry well.
Ji Jiu sat and waited, it didn't take long for them to finish their work and then sat in the chair and waited for her to continue the work.
"Today, I will have Brother Wenting and Brother Baohu assemble the cart you made the other day. Brother Fan Rong and Brother Gu will also make the parts for you. The rest first If it's very cold outside, bring things here to make them. I put coals on the floor of the house."
"Miss, Uncle Gu and I can sit outside and do it together. The weather is not very cold. If you really can't stand it, we'll bring it here to do it." Ji Fanrong replied to Ji Jiu.
"Then it is up to you. Be careful not to get sick either. This year's weather is not like every past year. I don't have any medicinal herbs for you."
Ji Jiu hurriedly warned everyone. If someone was really sick, she would probably have to go into town and bother Boss Yuan again. She hadn't visited him in a long time. She didn't know how he was doing.
Ji Wenting and Ji Baohu moved the components into the Ji Jiu Hall, while Ji Fanrong and Ji Zhaogu sat under the tree to work. When Ji Jiu saw that the components were complete, she told them to help assemble the seats first. Then the two handles, both the back and the sides, are finished, then the footrest and wheels are assembled as the last part.
Ji Wenting and Ji Baohu assembled as Ji Jiu had said. They prepared several extra bolts to press them in, but the ones that had been drilled in were tight. Nearly three kiosks of old people stood in front of the three people in the hall.
"Brother Wenting, please sit and take a look. Then let the older brother play the Hulong to push it."
Ji Jiu wanted to know if what she had designed would be effective or not. She used the principle of pushing the front two wheels to be swivel wheels like the new small cart they had made before. The back two wheels were fixed wheels that could only move forward and backward.
Ji Baohu hurriedly pushed the cart to check once Ji Wenting was seated well. He found that the car they made this time was actually usable and didn't require a lot of effort to push it, probably because of the large wheels.
Ji Jiu smiled at the work of the two brothers. She also inquired about Brother Wenting's feelings and whether the seat was comfortable. If you're not comfortable, you can adjust it to make it better.
"Sit comfortably, Miss. If you have a soft cushion, that's even better. The bottom will not hit the wood directly."
"That's right. Then let Gui Hua help you make the cushions later. Do you guys think that a wheelchair like this would be interested in buying it or not?" Ji Jiu wasn't sure that in this day and age, there would be people who would want it. Should something like this be used or not? So she had to ask first.
"I think there are probably only rich people. Villagers probably don't have money to buy it. Even if they want it."
"Sigh, if we sell it inexpensively, brother. Or give them work to compensate for the cost of the wheelchair. What do you think? I want everyone who needs it to have it."
"Miss, don't you plan to sell it for a high price?" Ji Baohu asked in surprise. He thought that the young lady wanted to make a profit.
"No, Brother Baohu. I created this with the hope that elderly or disabled people would use it. This will not be a burden on family members. You were the ones who built it from the mountain wood that you labored to cut down. Then you can tell me if it were you. How much do you want to sell this car for?"
The two brothers looked at each other. They don't know the price of such things. Since this is your idea.
No matter the price, they wouldn't mind which one.
"We have never encountered anything like this, young lady. You'd be better off setting your own price. However, for the work you want us to do, we don't plan on making you pay again. Because you already paid us a lot of salary." Ji Wenting explained to Ji Jiu, they were her servants, how could she get her to pay them any more? They still don't know how to use this two tael monthly salary to buy anything. Apart from New Year's gifts for you, they are.
"Sigh, then it's better not to think about the price. Wait until we can make a few cars and then think about putting them up for sale. Today, you all went to help Brother Fan Rong and Brother Zhao Gu. You can do it first. And tomorrow they will be able to carry out their work. Because their work requires many people to help together."
"I accept you, young lady."
Ji Wenting and Ji Baohu kept a cart attached to the wall in front of the hall. Ji Jiu said that if anyone asks then they can tell others what the cart is used for.