Chapter 195: Having Connections Makes Things Easier

After saying this, she took out a blueprint she had drawn earlier from her bag and handed it to Lu Yichen to examine.

Lu Yichen took it and examined it carefully for a moment before saying, “Alright, leave this to me. I’ll make sure it’s done properly for you.”

Luo Qiao pulled out five large bills from her bag and handed them over, saying, “Brother Lu, take this money first. We’ll settle any excess or shortfall later.”

Lu Yichen hesitated briefly before accepting the money.

They chose a spot in the backyard. Lu Yichen left to purchase materials while Luo Qiao stayed behind to clear the area, preparing for when the materials would be delivered.

In one corner, there were some celery and spinach growing. Luo Qiao used her abilities to stimulate their growth, harvested them, and stored everything in her dimensional space. She also placed some in the kitchen of the front yard.

She stored the celery roots near the creek in her dimensional space where her abilities could be utilized, ensuring that nothing went to waste.

She intended to store these vegetables and sell them at a good price in winter.

Lu Yichen returned quite promptly with the materials and brought back two workers as well. According to Lu Yichen, each worker would receive a fair wage, ensuring they would likely finish the job by the end of the day.

The materials were obtained through the help of his comrades, but it wasn’t free. They conveniently sourced everything directly from the warehouse of their construction company, Sanjian, ensuring a one-stop shopping experience. The two workers were also recommended by his comrades.

Since the workers were off today, it was a good opportunity for them to earn some extra money, although this arrangement couldn’t be openly discussed.

These workers from Sanjian started working as soon as they reviewed the blueprints. For them, it was all too easy.

Luo Qiao planned to prepare lunch so that the workers could eat and rest briefly before continuing their work. Ideally, she wanted them to finish early so they could catch the afternoon bus back.

After discussing with the workers in the backyard, she went out and returned with a sack of rice, flour, cooking oil, and a chicken already cut into pieces. The remaining kitchen supplies were left behind, enough to make a meal. After cleaning the kitchen utensils, she cooked a large pot of food with chicken pieces, green beans, celery, and tomatoes, and made two batches of flatbreads.

She also made egg and spinach soup, which was ready just as the workers finished for the day.

The workers in the backyard had already smelled the delicious aroma and were eagerly hungry. Because the incomplete kitchen supplies, the two workers used ceramic bowls for their meal, but regardless of the utensils, the food made both of them praise it endlessly.

After lunch and a short rest, the workers resumed their work. Without the shade provided by the walls, the hot weather would have been unbearable.

Luo Qiao boiled a pot of water, added some sugar, and then carefully poured it into a ceramic bowl to take to the backyard.

After picking and washing cucumbers and tomatoes for them to eat when thirsty, she returned to the front yard to prepare for a trip to the recycling center, hoping to find something useful.

After greeting Lu Yichen, Luo Qiao left the yard. As she passed by the post office, she thought she should inform Grandpa Yuan and Grandpa Yang about her upcoming enrollment at the No. 1 Middle School. They must have been concerned about this matter.

After mailing the letter, she hurried to the recycling center, but unfortunately, she didn’t find anything useful this time.

Thinking about what the house still needed, she made another trip to the black market. When she returned again, most of the missing items for the kitchen were now acquired.

After putting everything down and seeing there was still some time left, she washed her hands, turned around, left the yard, and went to the cooperative across the street to buy a ruler. She intended to measure the size of the bed, as she planned to make a mattress and a quilt in the coming days.