1986: My Happy Life in Provence

Chapter 151 Can we pay to come to your house for a drink?

During the days of renovating the backyard, Ronan ran between the yard and the donkey shed every day and had no energy to take care of other things.

So the task of going to the village to purchase goods fell on my parents.

The old couple have to cook three meals for more than 20 people every day, and also go out to buy a cart full of ingredients. Logically, they should be exhausted.

But the amazing thing is that they have happy smiles on their faces every time they go out.

Feng Zhen put more than 20 baguettes in the trunk:

“We buy more ingredients every day than when you opened a restaurant.”

This was of course a joke, but Luo Tianhai was quite touched by it:
"But the money you spend is less than half of what you would spend in Paris."

He has been dealing with the catering industry all his life and is very sensitive to prices.

The prices in Provence are very low, which gives him, who has lived in Paris for more than 20 years, a full sense of happiness.

"If it weren't for the hot weather and it's hard to stockpile, it would be cheaper to buy it at the market." Feng Zhen sat in the passenger seat.

She is fascinated by the market culture of Provence.

The things sold at the market are interesting and cheap. Every time I come back, my hands are full and there may be less than 200 francs. This feeling has never been experienced in Paris.

In Paris, she didn't dare go out because it cost too much to go out.

"What else do you want to buy?" Feng Zhen asked her husband expectantly.

Buy, buy, buy, keep buying!
Luo Tianhai started the car:
"Let's go to the cherry orchard and buy some freshly picked cherries. They're only a few francs a kilogram and are at their best when eaten."

"Okay!" Feng Zhen put on her big sunglasses and sounded excited as if she was going on a picnic.

Life in Provence is so comfortable that even buying groceries is an extremely happy thing.

There is no doubt about the work efficiency of Cafu's team.

It took only two days to pave the floor of the outdoor "reception" area, and the ceiling was basically completed.

At the same time, construction work in other areas of the yard is also proceeding in an orderly manner.

The 'reception' area has been temporarily built, and Duoku can come to measure the dimensions.

However, when Doku arrived, he was more imposing than the twenty or so men of Bikafu.

Twenty or so villagers followed his big truck.

"Ronan, come and see!" Theo met Ronan at the intersection and excitedly called him to join the crowd of onlookers. "This man brought four Roman columns. Is there anyone in the village who can fit these things in their house?"

The buildings in Lourmarin village are all old houses, and the height of the houses does not exceed 3 meters, while each pillar on the truck is at least 4 meters high.

Is the government going to renovate the Château de Lourmarin?
Ronan patted Theo on the shoulder:

"I feel relieved when you are here. This guy is not very smart. Please help me keep an eye on him and make sure he is not sent to the wrong place. I will go back and ask someone to move the things."

Special Olympics' facial features are twisted together:
"Your home?"

Not only were the villagers shocked that Ronan bought four Roman columns, but Ronan's parents also had no idea that their son had bought this.

They had already made a division of labor in advance, and Ronan was fully responsible for purchasing furniture and subsequent decoration without having to inform them.

The old couple believed that their son would definitely design the yard to be very beautiful.

But when Duoku finished measuring all the dimensions in the backyard and took the order form for Ronan to sign, Feng Zhen found that there were more than twenty items on it.

You are crazy kid!

"Wait a minute!" Feng Zhen once again stopped Ronan and Doku's conversation in Chinese.

Luo Tianhai said "wait a moment" to Doku, then pulled Ronan to a slightly further away and said with a frown:
"Why did you order so many things?"

They could spend money, but they didn't want Ronan to spend too much.

In Paris, stone is something that only rich people can use.

Ronan explained to his father:
"There are a lot of raw stone scraps in the quarry in Doku, which can be used for garden decoration."

"Just buy a few as a token of appreciation." Luo Tianhai gestured at the length of the order form, "Buy so many stones?"

"The stone from Luberon is cheap." Ronan continued to explain to his father.

Luo Tianhai said earnestly:
"It's not easy for you to make some money, don't invest it all in the yard, there will be many places to spend money later."

Ronan pulled him back, took the order form from Doku's hand, and showed it to him and his mother:

"In Provence, stone is cheaper than linoleum. I ordered so much furniture, stone scraps and four Roman columns. Look at the numbers below." Luo Tianhai and Feng Zhen leaned over:

"6600 francs? How can it be cheaper than the cost of the project? These are stones."

Ronan quickly signed his name on the order form and said in a 'complaining' tone:
"You've been here for so long, why haven't you adapted to the prices in Provence yet?"

After saying that, he went to the yard to watch the workers installing Roman columns.

"You little bastard, you're blaming us?" Luo Tianhai cursed at Ronan's back.

When I turned around, Feng Zhen was gone.

He looked around and found Feng Zhen chasing after Duoku.

"Where is your quarry?"

"What else do you have made of stone?"

“Are there any nice fountain sculptures that would be good for a swimming pool?”

Luo Tianhai quickly chased after him:

"Calm down! Even 'Provence prices' can't be bought like this!"

Ronan shouted to his mother from a distance:
"I'll buy it for you! Tell me what you want!!"

Seeing Luo Tianhai glaring at him, Ronan said to him confidently:
"Don't stop me from buying things for my 'woman'!"

Doku and Kafu's brothers laughed so hard that they couldn't straighten their backs.

This was truly the most interesting family they had ever met.

The installation of the Roman columns was very troublesome, and Ronan also had a lot of wooden things to install, so it took him more than a day to finish.

Ronan's family was not in a hurry, but the villagers who followed the Roman column to Ronan's house to watch the excitement were anxious.
"What kind of craftsman did Ronan find? It took him a whole day to finish such a small job?" Theo slammed the table and shouted, "If it were me, I would have finished it for him in a few hours."

"Then go ahead." Pierre pointed at the door of the old tavern and said, "Ronan has money anyway, he will give you the construction fee."

"I heard that Ronan is going to renovate the entire backyard this time?" Fabian said with a smile, "He really can't take a break. Last month he renovated the bathroom, and this time he renovated the yard."

Cornell took a sip of his wine:

"Every time Ronan's family renovates, it brings joy to the whole village. Let's cherish this time now, because there will soon be no more room for renovation in his house."

When Theo thought of the bathroom in Ronan's house that haunted him, he couldn't wait any longer and stood up after pushing his chair away.

"No, I'll go check the progress now."

"It's dark now, who's still working?" Pierre shouted to Theo.

Theo left without looking back, saying angrily:
"No one else does it for him, so I do it for him! Damn it, I really want to see what he's going to do with the yard."

Cornell also stood up and followed him out:

"Then I'll go take a look too. Maybe that beautiful lady went to Ronan's house again tonight."

Pierre and Fabian looked at each other.
"Then let's go and have a look together?"

A few people walked to Ronan's door and unexpectedly saw Henry.

"What are you doing here?" Cornell asked.

Henry held many flowers in his hands:

"Mr. Ronan called me and asked me to send him some flowers."

"What do you need flowers for so late at night?" Theo sneered, "You are here to 'please' Ronan again."

Henry has stopped trying to curry favor with anyone recently and has been hanging around Ronan every day.

"You ignorant fellow!" Henry quickly walked around to the backyard of Ronan's house and shouted, "Mr. Ronan, here are the flowers you asked for."

"Bring it to me quickly, all we need are flowers for decoration." Ronan's joyful voice came from the backyard.

"Is this really what Ronan wanted?" Pierre couldn't help but quicken his pace.

They walked around Ronan's stone house and saw a bright bonfire in a corner of the backyard where signs of construction were obvious.

Ronan was there carefully arranging the flowers that Henry brought.

The moment they saw that place, the farmers held their heads in disbelief:
"Damn it! Ronan, can we come to your house for a drink later? The kind that requires payment!!"

(End of this chapter)