A doctor who travels through two eras

Chapter 59: The Waterside Pavilion is demolished and rebuilt

The head of the logistics department brought over a man in his fifties who looked like a contractor.

"Xiao Qi, come here, let me introduce you to this man, Master Xu, our hospital's dedicated contractor in charge of infrastructure. If you have any requests, just tell him."

The section chief is a leader and it is impossible for him to be a bricklayer himself. There must be people to do the work.

Old Xu was also quite polite. He was originally a farmer from the suburbs of Beijing and had been making a living in the old city. He was a distant relative of Section Chief Quan and was arranged to work as a temporary worker in the Chinese medicine hospital.

Little people have their own way of survival. Being polite, humble and low-key can not only help them get jobs, but also save their lives at critical moments.

"Hello, Doctor Lin. Haha, you can just call me Old Xu. I have been in this business for decades. I will build it the way you want it built."

Lin Sanqi was also polite and immediately took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to him.

Old Xu was instantly shocked when he saw a cigarette with a butt. Nowadays, cigarettes almost never come with butts. Cigarettes with butts represent high-end cigarettes that only high-ranking officials can smoke.

Ordinary people smoke either using a dry pipe or rolling their own cigarettes with paper.

As for the old peasants, do you want to smoke? Do you have money? Do you have cigarette coupons? Why do you learn to smoke like the city people when you have nothing?

"Doctor Lin, this is not possible. This cigarette is too expensive."

Lin Sanqi thought: Why is it so expensive? It’s just the cheapest “Wuye Shen” bought from a small supermarket, 10 yuan a pack.

It’s just that later generations of cigarettes have added menthol, levulinic acid, fragrances, and various spices, so they taste better and are more addictive.

"You're welcome. You're here to help me a lot. Otherwise, how can I live in this house in the future?"

After Lin Sanqi finished speaking, he stuffed the whole box of cigarettes into Old Xu's hands.

The cigarette box was not the original packaging. Lin Sanqi specially repacked it in an iron box to prevent it from being exposed.

When Old Xu saw that he had been given a whole pack of premium cigarettes, he felt even more grateful: "Okay, okay, Dr. Lin, don't worry, I will do my best."

Section Chief Quan, who was standing next to him, was about to get jealous when he saw Lin Sanqi stuffing two boxes of cigarettes into his pocket. Everything was self-explanatory.

Section Chief Quan thought: Lin Xiaojia's son is a good man, so it seems that we have to prepare good construction materials for him.

Seeing that the "gift giving" was over, Lin Sanqi smiled and expressed his final opinion.

"Here's what I thought. This pavilion is decades old and looks like it's about to collapse, so I want to tear it down and rebuild it. Also, help me put an iron gate on the arch and reinforce the wall."

Section Chief Quan was shocked when he heard this. This reconstruction and renovation are different.

The worst that could happen if the renovation was to just gut the four walls and install a window.

If it is a reconstruction, the project will be huge and the roof will have to be removed.

"Xiao Qi, this new construction requires a lot of materials. Nowadays, bricks, wood, clay, lime and other materials are hard to find, and cement is even more scarce."

Old Xu nodded again and again: "Yes, Doctor Lin, it is difficult to find materials now."

Lin Sanqi thought that he didn't believe that such a prestigious Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine didn't even have the materials to build a small house of 30 square meters.

What if you don’t have it? Just pay more!
"Uncle Quan, Master Xu, there are only three of us now. I will be the one to provide the cement. You two can help me with the other materials such as bricks, tiles, and wood. I will not take advantage of the government. I will pay for all the materials myself. I will not make things difficult for you. In addition, after the house is built, I will give you an extra 50 kilograms of high-quality flour as a thank you gift. What do you think?"

When Section Chief Quan heard about the 50 kilograms of flour, he trembled all over.

Tea and cigarettes can be enjoyed by him personally, but food is a good thing that can keep his whole family alive, so he can't help but be excited.

"Xiao Qi, do you keep your word?"

"The master is a spit and a nail!"

"Okay, then leave it to me. Just ask Master Xu to write an order for the materials you need and I'll get it done!"

Lin Sanqi thought: Sure enough, money makes the world go round. No one can resist the temptation of 50 kilograms of flour these days. If there is, then 100 kilograms!
Lin Sanqi then looked at Old Xu:
"Master Xu, you see, I sleep on the floor every day and I have caught a cold, so I am in a hurry to finish this house, the sooner the better. So, I will give three white flour buns to all the builders for lunch, and Master Xu, I will give you an extra 10 kilograms of white flour as a thank you gift."

Old Xu almost knelt down when he heard this:

"Doctor Lin, don't worry. I will rebuild your house according to the highest standards, quickly and well. If there are any problems, you can ask me for help!"

The three of them discussed some details before going their separate ways to do their own work.

Section Chief Quan was responsible for preparing construction materials, Old Xu went to the village to call for help, and Lin Sanqi was responsible for preparing money and food.

Food is an easy problem to solve, but the money is really gone.

He originally had more than 500 yuan, and not just to brag to his father, he spent all the money in one go to buy wild ginseng of various years.

Lin Sanqi thought: Looks like I have to go to the black market again.

Lin Sanqi prepared today's dinner again, steamed rice with Chinese sausage.

Just put slices of Cantonese sausage and mushrooms on the rice, beat an egg in the middle, and steam it together for 20 minutes.

A pot of fragrant traditional Cantonese sausage rice is ready. It smells delicious and tastes smooth. It has the flavor of meat, oil, and mushrooms. It is definitely a delicacy.

This is the time when every household is preparing dinner.

While other people's families were eating cornmeal steamed buns, the Lin family's smell was wafting from the air, which was simply creating hatred.

Hou Daya stood at the door of the east wing, watching Lin Sanqi busying in and out, and spat on the ground with an unhappy look on her face:

"Bah, you're such a spendthrift. You're not afraid of dying of overeating when you eat meat and fish every day!"

The prince was sitting in the west wing, holding a multi-grain steamed bun with pickles in his hand, and boasting:
"What's bacon? Back then, my family had a dish called braised phoenix feet, which was made from the tiny duck feet. It took hundreds of ducks to make one dish. How can that be considered luxury? This is what the upper class should eat."

Lin Sanqi didn't even raise his head, pretending not to hear. Anyway, Doctor Lin had the highest income in the entire Dongkua Hospital, so what was wrong with eating some delicious food?
When Lin Kucan and Jin Caifeng walked into the house after get off work, they smelled the tempting aroma of the clay pot rice and their saliva started to water.

Lin Kucan laughed and scolded, "Good boy, what tricks did you perform tonight? It smells so good? Did you use sausage?"

Lin Sanqi chuckled and boasted as he served himself some rice:

"That's right. I searched all over the city to get these sausages with the taste of my hometown."

(End of this chapter)