Siheyuan: Laoliu's blessing to create the strongest life

Moreover, the color of red sandalwood is orange-red at first, and turns deep purple like lacquer over time. It has a satin-like luster without the need for lacquer.

The ancients often said that "red sandalwood cannot grow into wood unless it takes a thousand years" and "nine out of ten red sandalwood trees are hollow", which shows how precious it is.

Li Jianxun became excited. This must be obtained because the old man loves rosewood furniture the most.

There is also Huanghuali, which is also a rare treasure and has been sold at sky-high prices in later generations.

Huanghuali is extremely difficult to grow into timber, and it requires hundreds or even thousands of years of growth to truly mature into timber.

Its material is dense, hard and heavy, with fine and beautiful texture. It is corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant, will not crack or warp, and has its own fragrance.

If you make another bed for the old man, he will be so happy that he will fly away on the spot.

"Master Lei, I'm not a lazy person. I want all the red sandalwood and huanghuali wood you have. Make the red sandalwood into a cloud-patterned moon-shaped bed, and the huanghuali wood..."

"Dongjia Dongjia, not that much, not that much"

Master Lei interrupted quickly.

"What can be achieved?"

"At most, I can make a bed or a desk."

"That's okay"

Li Jianxun was a little disappointed, as he wanted to make a bed to celebrate the old man's birthday.

"What about Huanghuali?"

"There aren't many pieces of huanghuali wood, so it's just enough to make a throne or two chairs."

"Okay, make me a cloud-patterned Arhat bed made of red sandalwood, a birthday throne made of huanghuali wood, and the rest you decide on."

"Okay, boss, I'll have him start the construction when I get back. When your house is finished, you can move the furniture in."

"How much does it cost to make these furniture?"

Master Lei thought for a long time and slowly extended a finger.

Li Jianxun was secretly delighted. These two items cost one thousand now, but after a few decades, even if he added ten thousand words, it would still be far from enough.

"make a deal"

After saying that, Li Jianxun picked up the bag and started counting.

After counting for a few minutes, he handed Master Lei two stacks of large black coins, a total of 120 pieces.

Li Jianxun was speechless after counting the money. There was nothing he could do. Now it was the second set of RMB, and the largest denomination was only ten yuan.

"Master Lei, it costs 1,400 to build the house and 1,000 to make the furniture, a total of 2,400. I'll pay you half first, and the rest when the house is delivered. Can you count it?"

When Master Lei saw two stacks of black coins in front of him, his forehead was sweating a little and his hands were cramping a little.

After he took it, he quickly shouted:

"No problem, no problem. You are welcome to come over to supervise and give us instructions at any time. We will do whatever you ask us to do."

This was the first time he had met such a generous boss.

In the past, the most you would ask for in a job is a deposit, and there are many places that don’t even give a deposit, so you have to find ways to slowly get the rest.

Li Jianxun directly paid half, which made Master Lei secretly shocked.

The two apprentices behind Master Lei were already dumbfounded. They had never seen so much money in their lives. This would be something they could brag about when they returned.

"Master Lei, I have already given you the money, but you have to satisfy me with the house and furniture. If anything goes wrong, your legacy will be cut off."

Li Jianxun spoke calmly while sorting his bag.

Master Lei was shocked. Yes, how could it be so simple for someone to transfer this 300-square-meter courtyard to a private name and to casually pay 2,400 yuan?

"Don't worry, boss. From now on, I will push all the work aside and just focus on your house. I will sleep here directly."

"Well, don't send the sandalwood and huanghuali furniture here when it's finished. I'll tell you where to send it."

"Okay, sir, just give me your orders."

After saying that, Li Jianxun asked Master Lei to go back first. He still had to go to the cross-yard to take a look and meet the "new neighbors" by the way.

Chapter 14: First Encounter with Birds and Lou Xiao'e

Li Jianxun parked his bicycle and just stepped into the courtyard when someone came to greet him.

Isn’t this the abacus expert Yan Bugui?

Famous sayings in life: If you eat well and wear well, you will be poor; if you don’t plan well, you will be poor.

"Young man, where are you from? Who are you looking for?"

Yan Bugui came over and asked.

"Uncle, I'm the new resident here"

Li Jianxun didn't have too many bad impressions of Yan Bugui, even though Yan Bugui was calculating and stingy, wasn't there anything that could be done about it?

It's difficult to support six people with one person's salary.

When Yan Bugui got off work, he heard from his wife that Director Wang was bringing a young man to look at the house today.

So it was him.

"Did you get that cross-campus unit?"

"yes"

"Which one should I give you?"

“All four rooms were given to me.”

"Cough, cough, cough, cough~"

This answer really frightened Yan Bugui, and he choked several times.

Yan Bugui patted his chest, finally calming down, and said unhappily:

"Young man, you are boasting without a scratch paper. I gave you four rooms. Why don't you say that the whole courtyard is given to you?"

Li Jianxun pretended to be surprised and replied:

"How do you know that the entire cross-campus was allocated to me?"

Yan Bugui was stunned for a moment, and was completely at a loss as to what to do.

Li Jianxun saw Yan Bugui standing there in a daze, so he ignored him and walked straight towards the central courtyard.

When Yan Bugui saw Li Jianxun go in, he slapped his thigh fiercely, his face showing misery, and shouted:

"Oh, my house~"

"This little bastard, you must leave a room for me"

His eldest son, Yan Jiecheng, has reached the marriageable age, but he still doesn't have a wedding house.

After saying this, he hurried to the middle courtyard, shouting as he ran:

"Old Yi, something's wrong, come out quickly, something's wrong!"

Yan Bugui's howling instantly attracted the attention of the entire hospital.

It was time to get off work again, and soon twenty or thirty people came out of the compound, curious about what had happened.

It’s different from later times. 99.999% of families now don’t even have a radio, let alone a TV.

So, now these people also like to join in the fun and kill some boring time.

Uncle Yi Zhonghai and Aunt Yi heard the third uncle's wailing and walked out of the room quickly, with corn paste still on their mouths, and asked.

"Uncle, what's wrong with you? Your voice is so miserable."

"Yeah, Old Yan, what happened? Everyone is still eating and you yelled at me."

The person who is speaking is the second uncle Liu Haizhong. His lifelong dream is to become an official. Even though he is not an official now, he often acts like an official.

"Hey, Uncle, have you been chased by a dog? You're barking so miserably."

A slick voice sounded, and the speaker was He Yuzhu, also known as Shazhu.

Everyone's attention was attracted by the third uncle, and no one noticed that there was a figure in the yard.

"You were chased by the dog, and your whole family was chased by the dog"

Yan Bugui replied to Sha Zhu unhappily, and then said:

"Oh, it's terrible for his uncles and uncles. The cross-courtyard has been separated, it has been separated."

“How many rooms will be allocated?”

Yi Zhonghai was also panicked and asked quickly.

"They've all been divided up! Oh, they've all been divided up!"

"what?"

"impossible"

"Hey, what did I think it was?"

“The compound is bustling now.”

“Who says it’s not?”

The people in the yard had different reactions. Most of them remained indifferent, after all, no matter how the property was divided, it would not be their turn.

Some people were curious about who it was given to, and some even wanted to watch the fun.

"Yi Zhonghai, you bastard, didn't you promise to leave one room for our Dongxu? Now that it's divided, what do you think we should do?"

"I don't care, you must leave one room for our Dongxu, otherwise you can give one of your houses to Dongxu."

A savage voice sounded.

This was none other than Jia Zhang, the one who cursed the heaven and the earth, Jia Dongxu's mother.

Jia Zhang's inverted triangle eyes were erected, and she looked like a barbaric and unreasonable person.

Look at that fat head and big ears with greasy stains on its mouth. Isn't this a pig's head?

What's even more speechless is that Jia Zhang's short stature coupled with his waist as thick as a bucket, it's no exaggeration to describe him as a gas tank spirit.

Li Jianxun wanted to laugh when he saw it. There was a big pig head on top of the gas tank. How ugly it must be.

As soon as Jia Zhang said this, the other residents looked at her with contempt.

Not only did he despise the Jia Zhang family, he also despised Yi Zhonghai.

Everyone knows that Jia Dongxu is Yi Zhonghai's apprentice, and an apprentice with retirement status, so Yi Zhonghai protects their family everywhere.

However, due to Yi Zhonghai's prestige in the steel mill and the yard, no one dared to say it openly.

When Master Yi Zhonghai heard what Jia Zhang said, he became anxious on the spot. This damaged the glorious image he had established.

In order to save his image, he shouted:

"Jia Zhang, when did I promise to give you one? I just told you that I would go to the street office to apply for it. Don't say anything."

Jia Dongxu also pulled Jia Zhang aside and whispered:

"Mom, stop making a fuss. Let the master figure out a solution for this matter. With the master's prestige, it won't be difficult to get the newcomer to vacate the house."

"Don't dare to anger the master now. If you anger him, no one will help you in the future."

What Jia Dongxu said was true. He usually stole things, organized gambling, molested women and slacked off at the steel mill. The workshop director had long wanted to transfer him to clean the toilets.

But due to Yi Zhonghai's status as a level 7 fitter (not level 8 yet), he had no choice but to turn a blind eye.

You have to give him face. Even if Yi Zhonghai’s character is not good, his skills are beyond reproach.

Also in the compound, Yi Zhonghai teamed up with the deaf old lady in the backyard to intimidate everyone. Anyone who dared to touch his authority would suffer. Jia Dongxu also showed off his power by relying on this relationship.

Jia Zhang would not listen to anyone except her beloved son Jia Dongxu.

"Okay son, I'll listen to you."

Yi Zhonghai was relieved to see that Jia Zhang had stopped making a fuss, and he said loudly:

"Everyone, listen to me. The Jia Zhang family has three adults and two children, and another is about to be born. It is really tight for them to live in one house. They don't even have a place to stay in the house, so they came to me and said they wanted to apply for a house to ease the pressure. I agreed."