Chapter 162 Upgrading the Central Plains Clinic And just when Gu Chan was secretly worried. Zhou Dachuan stepped forward and said to Liu Heimei, "Okay, boss lady, stop teasing him and tell us the price of the wood!" "It depends on which kind you want. The wood here is divided into three grades: upper, middle and lower. The worst grade wood costs five taels of silver for twenty pieces, and carpentry work is not included. The medium grade wood costs ten taels of silver for twenty pieces, and carpentry work is not included. The top grade wood costs forty taels of silver for twenty pieces, and carpentry work is included." Liu Heimei said, pointing to the three piles of wood outside the shop. Gu Chan and the other two walked out to take a look and discovered that the wood was all old wood, which had been dismantled from other buildings and was then packaged and sold off. The worst, inferior wood is basically rotten and ugly, and a lot of it has been eaten by insects. The medium-quality wood is slightly better, and the best, high-quality wood may have been dismantled and piled here just two or three days ago. After seeing the condition of the wood, Gu Chan was not very satisfied and turned around to ask, "Sister Hei, do you have any better wood?" "Better? The only way is to go out of the city and cut trees in the woods. However, that will cost more and you will need a logging order from the government. Without a logging order, private individuals are prohibited from logging. This is the rule in the Central Plains." Liu Heimei explained. Gu Chan and the other two looked at each other, all with their eyes wide open, looking at a loss. After all this time, it turns out there is still a logging order in the Central Plains, and individuals are prohibited from cutting down trees at will. You know, there is no such rule on the border. If a family wants to build a house or lacks firewood, they can just go to the border forest to chop firewood. And most importantly, they can also go to the border forest to hunt and pick herbs, all of which can be done at will.
Thinking of this, Gu Chan asked again, "Sister Hei, can we hunt and pick herbs freely in the Central Plains?" "No, we have to get approval from the government first," said Liu Heimei. Gu Chan touched her forehead helplessly, feeling a little troubled for a moment. When she was at the border, she learned hunting skills from Zhao Erniu. She originally thought that after settling down, she could go hunting in the forest outside the city and get some meat for everyone to enjoy. However, judging from the current situation, it seems that this will not work. She plans to open a clinic later. Once the business is successful, she will need a large amount of medicinal herbs. If she wants to collect herbs in the forest outside the city, she must obtain approval from the government. In other words, the Central Plains area is indeed different. No matter what individuals do, they cannot avoid the government! After being stunned for a while, Zhou Dachuan was the first to come back to his senses and said to Gu Chan, "Then let's buy some high-quality wood and repair the house first. Anyway, the boss lady will take care of the carpentry work, so we don't have to worry too much." "Okay, then let's buy a hundred first and see how the boss lady's carpentry work is." Gu Chan agreed. Zhou Dachuan immediately went to discuss it with Liu Heimei and paid a deposit of forty taels in advance. After receiving the money, Liu Heimei immediately asked someone to bring a horse-drawn carriage to load the wood for them. At this time, the owner of a timber store nearby stood at the door of the store, staring at Gu Chan and the other two and saying sourly, "As expected of a little bully from the border! You are really rich. You don't even know how to bargain when buying things. The top-quality timber here only costs seventeen taels of silver!" "You get what you pay for. I, Gu Chan, never bargain as long as I like something. Most importantly, I admire Hei Sao's straightforwardness and enthusiasm. She is not like some people who just stand by and feel jealous." Gu Chan retorted without hesitation. The boss's face froze when she said that. Liu Heimei came out of the shop, pointed her finger at the boss and yelled, "You are such a jerk! We should all run our own businesses, but you come here to mess with me, right? I'm telling you, today I'm really going to be generous to you." After that, she looked at Gu Chan and said domineeringly, "Little hero, if you buy 100 sticks, I'll give you 40 more. Now I want to see who dares to be sour in front of me." "Thank you, Heisao, you are so straightforward. I like it." Gu Chan laughed happily and gave Liu Heisao a thumbs up. Seeing this, the boss Qian Wujin could only retreat back to the shop in shame, and dared not to talk nonsense anymore. Gu Chan said goodbye to Liu Heimei in a good mood, and then the three of them went to the tile shop and ordered some high-quality tiles, and then went to the furniture shop to order a bunch of relatively complete tables, chairs and benches, and then happily took a carriage back to the center of the refugee area, the dilapidated three-story building. At noon that day, as all the materials arrived, Gu Chan led everyone to get busy. After that, it only took two days for the originally dilapidated three-story building to be repaired in the blink of an eye.
From the lobby on the ground floor to the third floor, the previously dilapidated walls, stairs, etc. have long been repaired, and the roof has been covered with new tiles. The entire building has become clean and brand new, as if it had been revived, which is eye-catching. Zhou Dachuan asked Liu Heimei to make a custom sign for the clinic. At noon that day, after setting off firecrackers, it was time to open the new clinic. Just like before in Wuheng County, Zhou Dachuan asked two of his men to carry the sign covered with red cloth in front of Gu Chan. Gu Chan stretched out her hand and tore the red cloth apart. The next second, everyone's eyes lit up. Originally everyone thought that the sign would have the four big characters "Chunfeng Medical Clinic" written on it, but Zhou Dachuan did not write that. Instead, he wrote the four big characters "Zhongyuan Medical Clinic" on the new sign. This has to surprise everyone. Gu Chan looked at him and asked, "Manager Zhou, why are you thinking of changing the name of our clinic?" "Let the past go! We can't dwell too much on the past, we have to look forward. Now that we have come to Zhongyuan City, we want to start a new business here and make a fortune. So we have to get a new sign, which can be regarded as a rebirth!" Zhou Dachuan explained with a smile. "Well! As expected of Manager Zhou, what he said makes sense. Okay, from now on our clinic will be upgraded to Zhongyuan Clinic. This is the first store we opened after fleeing to Zhongyuan City. We will create greater glory." Gu Chan shouted happily. "Clap clap clap..." Everyone immediately clapped their hands as if they saw new hope, and everyone was extremely excited. Gu Chan waved her hand to calm everyone down and said, "Okay, put up the sign quickly!" "Yes, boss." The two subordinates responded respectfully. Then they carried the plaque, climbed up the ladder, and quickly hung it just above the lobby on the ground floor. After the two men came down, before everyone had time to celebrate, suddenly two officers with scars on their swords came over here. "Who asked you to open a shop here?" "That's right, it's simply lawless. Don't you know the rules of Zhongyuan City? You can't just open this shop whenever you want?" Before the three of them even reached the gate, the two officers started cursing loudly. Gu Chan and the others were all stunned by the scolding, and they all turned to look at the three people coming towards them. (End of this chapter)