Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots
Chapter 174 - 174 174 Discussing Building a House (1)_1

Chapter 174: Chapter 174 Discussing Building a House (1)_1 Chapter 174: Chapter 174 Discussing Building a House (1)_1 Loudmouth proved to be reliable, for only a few days after Mid-Autumn Festival, she brought her cousin to Lin Yuan’s house to discuss building a house.

The contractor was a man in his forties with dark skin and a tall, robust build; he clearly looked like someone used to manual labor.

Loudmouth introduced him to Lin Yuan, whose last name was Sun.

Since he was the village contractor and often helped other workers with their tasks, everyone affectionately called him Chief Sun.

However, Lin Yuan couldn’t address him in such an informal way, as he was about the same age as Lin Jiaxin, so she respectfully called him Uncle Sun.

Though Loudmouth had mentioned before that Lin Yuan was the head of household, Chief Sun was still somewhat surprised upon meeting her.

Such a young girl shouldering the entire family’s affairs, and yet she was so bright and clever, Chief Sun unconsciously took a liking to her and spoke more frankly.

After talking with Lin Yuan for a while and examining the house plans she had drawn herself, Chief Sun was even more astonished.

To be honest, drawing such plans wasn’t difficult, but the thing called “underfloor heating” that Lin Yuan mentioned was.

Lin Yuan had been thinking about bringing the heating system from her past life into her new house, but hadn’t found suitable radiators.

However, these past days, while observing Er Shuan design a wheelchair, she got an idea.

She created several small compartments in the house’s foundation using wooden boards, leaving little doors between them for the hot air to circulate.

Her design was essentially like underfloor heating, just replacing hot water with hot air; and when building the house’s floor, she opted for wooden boards to prevent the bricks from sinking and help the hot air rise, warming the entire room.

Although the cost of the house would be much higher, Lin Yuan’s design was innovative.

Chief Sun’s eyes brightened as he studied it and asked, “Do you plan to make the entire room like this?

But the bedrooms on both sides have heated kang, to use this as well would be wasteful.”

Lin Yuan had also considered this issue, but before she could mention it herself, he had pointed it out.

She liked Chief Sun’s down-to-earth and honest attitude and replied with a smile, “Yes, I initially planned to use it throughout, but then I thought it would indeed be wasteful.

So, I decided to have it only in the main living area.

The side rooms will have heated kang, so it won’t be necessary there.”

Moreover, the family usually gathered in the main living area, so she intended to make it especially warm and cozy.

Not only that, but she had also expanded the size of the main living area a little and used an ornate partition to create a small study in the middle.

With many children in the house and her business likely to grow, a study would be quite useful.

Having discussed various detailed aspects of the new house with Chief Sun, Lin Yuan finally had a clear idea in her mind.

As for the cost of building the house, an average household might spend at most twenty taels, but Lin Yuan’s house was larger, and with a main house, wing rooms, and additional structures like the kitchen and shed, the costs were naturally higher.

However, these expenses paled in comparison to the cost of the underfloor heating design, which would cost over ten taels just for the wooden boards.

Luckily, Er Shuan knew a wood supplier who could perhaps offer them a discount.

In the village, houses were usually built with sun-dried mud bricks, but such houses had significant disadvantages.

If it rained heavily, the foundations could turn into mush.

Therefore, Lin Yuan wanted to follow the example of city dwellers and use red bricks for construction, but in doing so, the cost of her new house might well double.