Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 1016 It's okay, I've already taken care of it (Give a reward to ShoesNotEvilU)

Xiao Wei said, "You guys only weigh a few pounds, and you're sleeping alone. It's not even good for a man, let alone two people. You should change it. You should all switch places so you don't cause any problems with your bones."

After everyone left, Xiaowei wanted to go and see Shan Hongmei, but after thinking about it, he felt it wasn't a good idea and became a little irritable.

Chen Hui said, "Yu Qiu herself is alright, she can handle things. Why are you making such a fuss?"

Xiao Wei said, "Shan Hongmei is quite capable and reliable. We're short-staffed right now, and I'm worried something might happen to her. If that happens, we'll have to deal with this, and her family will probably blame us too."

Xiao Wei walked over and looked: "Are you crazy? How are you going to farm in the middle of winter with snow falling?"

When I came over, it was true. They were carrying soil up the building in the heavy snow. These were experienced people who brought the soil back before it froze, spread it out, and then covered it with snow all winter. When the snow melts in the spring, it will kill insects and fertilize the soil.

Xiao Wei said, "Didn't we tell them that nothing is allowed on the roof except for the TV antenna? That door is left open for maintenance and airing out the blankets."

Chen Hui said, "What's the use? After living here for a while, there's nothing we can do. Some people even want to build a heated kang bed and a wood-burning stove upstairs."

Xiao Wei said, "Is there anywhere else to get firewood? There aren't even any mountains around Fengtian."

Chen Hui said, "That's what I meant. There's no firewood and no coal, right? It feels like burning coal is cheaper than gas. Besides, you can find a way to steal some coal, but where do you get gas? You can use a stove, and four honeycomb briquettes can burn for half a day."

Xiao Wei said, "Let the security department handle it. What about Huang Laowu? Isn't this his business? Go and stop him quickly, or things will get out of hand."

Chen Hui said, "The power of habit! Doesn't anyone consider that these aren't the old single-story houses anymore? Look over there, isn't it amazing? Plastic-sealed windows, how do you think they sealed them up? First, second, third, third floor! Isn't that playing with fire?"

Xiao Wei said, "Alright, let's go take a look together. Looks like we need to put up a notice. We can't write down what we can't do, or it'll be too late if something really happens. Let's go, let's call Huang Laowu and Gao Zhijun."

Chen Hui said, "Why do you always ask Gao Zhijun to handle property management matters?"

Xiao Wei said, "The security guards haven't set it up yet, okay, okay, we won't call them. You can call Huang Laowu."

The snow was falling heavily outside. I couldn't see the sky when I looked up. The dense snowflakes were falling so hard that I couldn't even open my eyes.

There's rarely strong wind when it snows heavily, and the temperature is usually a little higher than usual. The real cold comes when the snow melts, and that's when it's truly bone-chilling. That's why there's a saying in Northeast China: "dress warmly in spring and lightly in autumn," because most people can't withstand the cold in spring.

A few people went out of the building and looked around. They saw that only three houses had their windows sealed up: one on the third floor and two on the first floor. They were used to it; the heating here was quite strong, so everyone had to open their windows for ventilation. They wondered how people in those single-story houses could stand having their windows sealed up like that.

Upon reaching the rooftop, we found that about a quarter of the snow had been cleared, and at least half of it had been covered with fresh soil. The soil was being worked by a family who had been relocated there; the father and son were sweating profusely as they spread the soil they had carried up to a depth of about 30 centimeters. It seemed they had been working on this for quite some time, as they had indeed collected a considerable amount of soil.

Xiao Wei walked over and asked, "Grandpa, what are you doing?"

The old man turned his head and glanced at the land, spat on his hand, picked up his hoe, and said, "Let's clear some land, plant something in the spring. It's a waste to leave such a big place idle. You can work over there, but I'll take care of this side."

Old Huang asked, "Grandpa, which floor do you live on? Which unit?"

The old man said, "Fourth floor, second, second unit, second unit. You're being careless with this sudden question. What's wrong?"

Old Huang went over and offered him a cigarette, laughing as he said, "Grandpa, this is the roof of a fifth-floor apartment. Aren't you afraid of damaging it? Have you ever seen anyone farming on a roof? Besides, you're so heavy; the roof can't withstand the weight of your clothes."

The old man stamped his foot: "How could that be? I've tried it. It's so hard and thick, it's fine, it won't press down on you."

Old Huang said, "Grandpa, this is a multi-story building, not a bungalow or a ground-level house. You can do whatever you want with a ground-level house without any problems, but this building has load-bearing requirements. It's just one layer of cement; if it's overloaded, it will collapse. Even if it doesn't collapse and leak, how can people live here? Right?"

The old man's son asked from the side, "So they just won't let you do it?"

Huang Laowu said, "I have no right to tell you not to do it. It's your own building, so you can do whatever you want with it. Come on, let's go to my office. You two will write a guarantee that you'll be responsible if the building collapses or leaks. Also, have everyone on the fifth floor sign a document. As long as it has nothing to do with our company in the end, then you can do whatever you want. Don't even mention planting vegetables, I won't even come over to plant trees."

The old man looked at Huang Laowu and said, "Why should I guarantee it for you? How would I know if it will collapse or leak? I'm not doing it. If you have nothing else to do, you should stay away. I still have a lot of work to do."

Old Huang said, "So you mean you can do whatever you want, and then not care if it collapses or leaks? Is that what you mean? Grandpa, that's a bit unreasonable. You do the work, and then you don't care? That's not right! I go into your house and mess around, and then I don't care or take responsibility? Can you do that?"

The old man's son said, "Is this your house? This is everyone's place. Whoever wants to use it can use it. We didn't say anyone couldn't do anything with it."

Old Huang said, "I didn't say you couldn't do it. You have to take responsibility if you do it. Right now, you're the only one from above who's working on the land. If it collapses or leaks, aren't you the one in charge? You can do whatever you want, but if something goes wrong, am I supposed to be responsible? Uncle, why should I? Did you plant this for me?"

The old man said, "If it leaks, whoever's house it is is responsible for it. If it leaks in his house, who will fix it if he doesn't?"

Huang Laowu said, "If you weren't on this kind of land, you wouldn't need to manage it. But now that you're farming on someone's roof, then it's definitely your responsibility."

The old man said, "Who knows what happened? It would have leaked anyway even if I hadn't fixed it. Looks like your building isn't very sturdy; you're scared like this just because you put some dirt in it. It's okay, I've hammered it; it's tough."

Chen Hui was about to speak when Xiao Wei pulled him aside and stood by watching Huang Laowu handle the situation.

Old Huang said, "Grandpa, do you know anything about construction? Do you know how many kilograms this roof can bear? Do you know how many kilograms of soil you've put in? And then there's watering, growing vegetables, can you calculate that? And you've covered this cement with soil, so you still have to water it, it'll always be damp. Do you know how much this will shorten the roof's lifespan? This cement is just a thin layer, underneath is waterproofing, it's asphalt. How can it not leak if you do it like this?"

The old man's son said, "What are you talking about? We'll compensate you if we miss anything, okay? Why are you meddling? What's it to you? Is it your rooftop?"

Huang Laowu said, "I don't care. You'll compensate me, right? Then write a guarantee, and after you write it, I definitely won't care anymore. Let's go."

The old man's son said, "So what if we have to pay? It's not like we don't know anything. What's the big deal if it leaks? It's just some rotten oil, what's so valuable about it?"

Huang Laowu gestured: "Everything, understand? That's why I said you don't understand anything. If there's even a small leak, you have to tear everything down and redo it all, understand? This thing can't be patched up, you can't patch it up, you can only tear it down and start all over again, otherwise no matter how you try to plug it, it'll still leak, understand?"

And also, if you cause a leak, aren't you going to compensate the people downstairs for their belongings? I could just go upstairs, knock a hole in your floor, let water down, and then plug the hole, right? Would you do that?

If there's a leak here, all the houses on the top floor could be flooded. Is this just a problem for one or two families? Do you even consider how many houses are on the top floor? Aren't you going to take responsibility for any of them?

(End of this chapter)