The Prosperous Years of Siheyuan

Chapter 86

"It's just a house to build. Don't underestimate your Aunt Zhao. You have everything to do. Come on, let's go there now. I'll let someone go too."

After saying that, Aunt Zhao went out. When she left, she didn't forget to bring a small bag of Kuding tea to Chen Jisheng. This was something to drink to cool down in the summer.

"Jisheng, there are several boys in Aunt Zhao's family. The eldest is almost [-] like you and has no way of earning a living. The second has just graduated from high school this year and is very worried."

In order to chat for a while, Aunt Zhao did not let Chen Jisheng ride a bicycle, but the two of them walked all the way back, saying that this way they could arrive with the people who were repairing the house over there.

"Have you ever had militia training? Can you fight? Are you good at fighting?"

In fact, the relationship is really useful. Aunt Zhao wants to eat more and occupy more, so it doesn't matter to Chen Jisheng, but no matter what, people have to work together and use it.

Aunt Zhao made a request, and Chen Jisheng also made a condition. The conditions were a bit surprising to Aunt Zhao. She knew how to fight and was good at it. Isn't this just like her children?

"Jisheng, you also know that the boys in my aunt's family are worried, right? My aunt has no shame to go out and say it.

These three stupid kids go out and get into trouble all day long. They beat and beat people. Auntie, the director of the neighborhood committee, is not at ease with what she does!

The family only had a little food for a month, and they paid it all to others. What kind of evil do you think this was? "

As she spoke, Aunt Zhao wiped away her tears. There were three thugs at home, and she couldn't even say anything to ask for help. Such things were regarded as offenders on the street. Who dared to help them find jobs?

What Chen Jisheng said to her was just a joke. It was a real relationship. Director Xue was also the deputy director of the street. Wasn't he ignorant of these matters?

This is also the current situation of most urban families nowadays. They have many children and have nothing to do when they grow up. Apart from fighting, making trouble, and getting into trouble, there is nothing to do.

There are children in the compound and gangsters in the streets. The security situation is also related to the number of these people. Anyway, the security situation has been getting worse and worse in recent years.

"Aunt Zhao, I can only arrange for one person in the factory, and I can't speak to three of them at once.

I'm still doing unplanned work in the factory, and I need to run errands.

However, Aunt Zhao, if you follow me, you will really have to go out to fight, and you may be beaten to death or maimed, but the food is thicker than the ones in the factory.

People are just like houses. I have to take a look. If I really can't fight, Aunt Zhao, you have to make your own arrangements. "

After Chen Jisheng finished speaking, Aunt Zhao stared at him with big tearful eyes, as if she wanted to see the flowers.

"Is there really something wrong?"

Nowadays, not many boys can be treated as human beings. Parents take care of them. The belt is a sign of care, and the belt buckle is a small lesson.

Many of them were tied and hung with ropes, beaten with big sticks, and beaten to death, and this was no exception.

If you get beaten up badly, it's probably not because you feel sorry for the child, but because you feel sorry for the money.

Of course there are feelings, but it is not uncommon for families to have families with as few as three or five, as many as seven or eight, or more than ten or twenty. The relationship fades away after a while, and when it comes to beating, most of them really beat them to death.

Although what Chen Jisheng said is scary, don't forget that Aunt Zhao is a aunt from Sijiucheng who is the director of the lowest level neighborhood committee.

Even if he is beaten, it is better than staring at him and starving at home. Her family can go out and beat her, three of them!

There are still two people who can't go out to fight, they are all boys, and the whole pressure of the couple is on the children's mouths.

The food is more important than the child going out and getting beaten. As long as he can't be beaten to death, the ready-made food is still more important.

"I don't have a food book, but I have money to take it. I'm around thirty for a person. Normally I'm still in charge of the food."

As soon as Chen Jisheng finished speaking, his arm was grabbed by Aunt Zhao again, and Aunt Zhao's eyes were filled with blood.

"It doesn't matter if you have money or not, as long as you take care of the food, and if you kill someone, our family will recognize you. If someone beats you to death, as long as there are two left to support us in old age, that's fine."

The child is still a thorn in the side, but the parents let the child lose his temper with a single mouth. The spanking is real, whether it is kissing, scolding or loving, but it is not as important as having a full meal.

Chen Jisheng also recognized Aunt Zhao's choice, not because she didn't treat the child as a human being, but because eating was already exhausting.

"That's it. I have something to do in the afternoon. Let's hurry up tomorrow. Let them come to my house at 05:30 in the morning. Aunt Zhao, go and identify the door."

Chen Jisheng agreed, but he still had to look at the person. If the person was unreliable, he could only find Lao Ma and Lao Liu and let them work as temporary workers without guarantee.

Not to mention Aunt Zhao's many thanks on the way. The neighborhood committee is not far from the courtyard. Although the pace is slow, she will get there eventually.

At the gate of the compound, Aunt Zhao's face became serious, and the aura of the director of the neighborhood committee was revealed.

As soon as the momentum came out, a man in his 50s came out of the porch. He was a little hunched, but with a strong physique.

"Director Zhao, I'm just waiting for you. This is the master's family, right?"

Although he is hunched over and old, his eyesight is not cloudy, his cautiousness reveals shrewdness, and his hands are dry and slender. He should be a good craftsman.

"Jisheng, this is Lao Liu. The craftsmanship of the former Qing Dynasty Manufacturing Office is passed down from his family. It's just that people are a little slippery, so you have to watch the work."

Being exposed by Aunt Zhao, Lao Liu was not angry at all. He smiled and stood aside with his hands down, waiting for instructions.

"Let's go check out the house first and listen to Master Liu's advice. Aunt Zhao, please." Chen Jisheng didn't need to lead the way. Aunt Zhao was in the courtyard of the neighborhood committee. The three of them arrived at the front yard. Boss Yan and his wife Yu Li were both there. , Maybe I just chatted with Lao Liu.

"Brother Xie Cheng and sister Yu are at home!"

Chen Jisheng's greeting made Aunt Zhao take another look at Yu Li. This little girl is really good at seducing people. They live door to door, which makes people miss her.

"You are the third eldest son of the Chen family, right? I heard that if you want to repair a house, I will also..."

Yan Jiecheng's income is also erratic now. His biggest income is to go out and carry the big man. When he sees a meal in front of his house, he also joins in.

Most people have to take care of the food when they repair or build a house. As long as they take care of the children, although the wages for building a house are not much, they are actually much more than what they earn by carrying a big man.

"Master Liu has arrested the boss. Brother Jie Cheng can ask Master Liu."

Throwing the burden to Old Liu, Chen Jisheng did not bother with him and walked a few steps forward, silently thinking about how to repair the house.

Yan Jiecheng on the side wanted to speak, but was stared at by Aunt Zhao, who was so frightened that he did not dare to speak anymore.

"Master Liu, can we follow the original gable wall directly to the reverse side of the house?
Just find a sewer and build a kitchen, a toilet, and a bathing area. "

Pointing to the small ear room hanging on the gable wall, Chen Jisheng meant to push it all down and directly connect this side to the inverted room.

“If there are old bricks, old tiles, old doors and windows, I can smooth it over and it will look the same as it originally looked here.

Then block the chaoshou verandah with half of the wall, install doors and windows, and there will be a mansion in front, which is warm in winter and cool in summer.

If everything is complete, it will take five days to build the walls, one day to install the beams, and three days to lay the tiles. It will take three days to plaster the cement floor so that people can move in, and three days to install the doors and windows to block the building. It takes half a month to complete the work. "

Lao Liu is worthy of the craftsmanship of the manufacturing office. The construction period has been calculated, but Chen Jisheng doesn't know if the materials are complete.

"Master Liu, you can find bricks and tiles in the courtyard. You can give me a price for the beams, columns, doors and windows. I will use the old ones as you said, but they should not be broken. The materials should be better."

The planning of building a house was successful, but Chen Jisheng didn't know much about the details. He estimated the house price mentioned by Aunt Zhao and it shouldn't cost too much.

"Old doors, windows, beams and columns can generally be used for about 30 yuan, and the good ones are around [-] yuan."

Old Liu made an estimate and found that the price was almost the same, and he had to pay a ticket to buy the lumber. He didn't need a ticket for [-], and it wasn't expensive either.

"Old Liu, a ten-room courtyard only costs [-] yuan. How dare you ask for [-] yuan for just a little scrap wood?"

Before Chen Jisheng could speak, Aunt Zhao became impatient. She pointed at Lao Liu's nose and started to speak, and then started to curse.

"Director Zhao, the doors and windows I made must be at least the flower windows of the bachelor's residence. The pillars are also made of hardwood. You can't buy them for less money. Eighty without a ticket is really a fair price."

Old Liu was so frightened that he was sweating because of Director Zhao's words. His food was pinched in Director Zhao's hands, and a single word could make him eat the last meal without the next meal.

"Master Liu, can you play with old furniture?"

Chen Jisheng interrupted, interrupting Aunt Zhao's difficulty. The small courtyard of Baibaishi was the courtyard of an ordinary household. The doors and windows were simple and ordinary.

The house in Sesame Hutong can't be sold for less than [-] yuan. If you calculate it this way, the flower windows and hardwood pillars of the Bachelor's Mansion are not expensive.

Nowadays, the whole house is full of old furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and there is no room for a pine wardrobe. I thought about the old furniture in the space.

Chen Jisheng decided to use old furniture. It looks comfortable and is comfortable to live in. Don't think that if old furniture is uncomfortable to use, it means it is not of high quality.

"Yes! Yes! It's simple. I can also arrange the furniture in the palace."

With Chen Jisheng in the way, Old Liu wiped the sweat from his head. He was so frightened just now that he didn't dare to offend Director Zhao!

"The inside of the inverted house should be separated from the main house, and the tiles on the outside should be straightened. There should be a door to the outer courtyard, preferably inside the mansion.

The bathing area and the toilet must be shared. The toilet must be ventilated and not smelly. Neither of these two places should be refuted.
First, knock down the main room and separate it in the middle. Let's live there temporarily. The doors and windows of the main room will be replaced with the flower windows of the Bachelor's Mansion you mentioned. The fallen ones will be placed outside.

You see what the furniture in the house can be worth. Once it is given to you, the old furniture is in the back room. You first measure the dimensions of the main house and estimate the materials. "

Old Liu is capable, just like Silly Zhu. If he can handle old materials, he can explain the problem.

The next thing was simple. After Chen Jisheng gave instructions to Old Liu, he went into the small kitchen and gave a fifty kilogram bag of stick noodles to Aunt Zhao. These were replaced with bricks and tiles.

"Master, will you start work tomorrow?"

Seeing that Chen Jisheng didn't ask about the price, Lao Liu also had an idea in his mind whether the price could be lower or higher. It seemed that he was going to lose the job again.

"Yes! I won't treat you badly in terms of price, so use the good ones if you need them. If you can get gold bricks from the past, the floors will also be changed. The bathrooms and toilets will be made of cement, and the walls will be the same. Don't let moisture return."

After reassuring Lao Liu, Chen Jisheng went to Aunt Zhao's side again. Yan Xiecheng and his wife were there, they couldn't use the house for repairs, but they could do it by gathering the bricks and stones in the courtyard and serving tea and cooking.

Aunt Zhao took a careful look at Chen Jisheng. This boy was quite good at playing. He knew that he was thoughtful enough to hang his little wife with grains. Her children would not be afraid of anything happening if they followed him.

(End of this chapter)