Siheyuan: Traveling through Cai Quanwu, pretending to be Uncle Shazhu

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After chatting for a while, Cai Quanwu took out his watch from his pocket and checked the time. It was almost nine o'clock and he was ready to go home.

When Silly Zhu saw the watch that Cai Quanwu took out, he couldn't move his eyes away. He licked his smile and asked Cai Quanwu.

"Uncle, do you still have a watch?"

Cai Quanwu rolled his eyes at Silhu.

"Is it weird to have a watch? It's second-hand, bought from a store. You can buy one if you want."

Looking at Sha Zhu's eager eyes, Cai Quanwu handed the watch to Sha Zhu and asked him to get started.

Silly Zhu looked at it for a long time and reluctantly returned the watch to Cai Quanwu.

Seeing Sha Zhu's appearance, Cai Quanwu teased Sha Zhu.

"Zhuzi, if you get married next year, how about I give you a watch?"

"Really?"

These words touched Shazhu's heart. He killed two birds with one stone, getting both his wife and his watch.

Cai Quanwu smiled and assured Silly Zhu.

"A manly man, spitting foam and nails, the rain proves it."

He Yuyu is still young now and has no requirements for these things. It is estimated that in two years' time, he will think about bicycles.

After hearing what my uncle said, I happily became a witness.

"Uncle, it's settled, I will definitely get married next year, just wait."

"Okay, then I'll look for my watch first."

"It's getting late, I'll leave first."

"You should also wash up and go to bed early."

With that said, he picked up his old cotton-padded jacket and walked out the door.

……

The next morning.

Cai Quanwu took the washbasin to the yard to fetch water.

"Quan Wu, how was your last blind date? Seeing as you come back so late every night, it's almost done?"

Next to the faucet, an aunt waiting to receive water asked.

When the aunt asked her words, the people around her raised their ears to listen.

There are few entertainment activities in this era, and gossip is the spiritual food for these aunts and daughters-in-law who are not working.

Cai Quanwu pretended to have something to hide and explained.

"Auntie, the last time I went on a blind date was not at my nephew's house."

"I contacted my lost brother. His son and daughter are also in Sijiu City. They have been staying with my nephew these past few nights."

Hearing what Cai Quanwu said, everyone cheered and then expressed their congratulations.

In the past few years, first the little devils, and then again in the clear sky and white sun, because of arresting civilian husbands and recruiting young men, countless families were broken up and their families were separated.

It is a happy event for relatives to be reunited.

Amid everyone's cheers, Cai Quanwu collected the water and returned to the house.

I thought to myself, it would be better to tell them in advance, and when the time comes to move out, it wouldn't be so sudden.

After brushing his teeth and washing his face at home, Cai Quanwu went out to ride a tricycle.

On the way, Cai Quanwu also bought two big buns for breakfast.

Riding a tricycle to pick up a few guests, the morning passed quickly.

I had something to eat at noon and continued soliciting customers in the afternoon.

After gathering two guests, Cai Quanwu took out his watch and checked the time. When he saw that it was almost time, he reached the courtyard.

When Cai Quanwu arrived at the courtyard, the third uncle Yan Bugui was already waiting for him.

In order to catch his breath, Cai Quanwu handed the third uncle a cigarette, and the two of them lit it and started smoking.

After smoking and taking a breath, Cai Quanwu asked the third uncle to get on the tricycle, and Cai Quanwu rode the third uncle to guide him.

"Left, yes, right, turn right at the intersection ahead, go in from that alley, yes..."

Cai Quanwu followed the route indicated by the third uncle and rode for about ten minutes to the outside of a large courtyard.

After parking the car, the third uncle took Cai Quanwu into the yard.

After entering the courtyard, the third uncle shouted inside.

"Master Lei, are you at home?"

"Master Lei, are you at home?"

……

After the third uncle shouted a few times, the door of a room opened with a creak, and a middle-aged man with a slightly thin figure walked out.

The middle-aged man known as Master Lei saw the third uncle and politely stepped forward and asked:

"Teacher Yan, did my boy cause trouble at school again?"

"No, no, I came to you today for some business. Someone in my yard wants to repair a house. If not, I will bring them to you."

The middle-aged man was visibly relieved when he heard that it was not a child.

Cai Quanwu couldn't help but sigh when he saw the middle-aged man's performance.

Hey, there are naughty kids in every era.

After some pleasantries, the third uncle introduced Cai Quanwu and Master Lei.

"Uncle Zhuzi, this is Master Lei, an ancestral craft that was practiced by our ancestors."

As he said that, he pointed in the direction of the palace.

"Master Lei, this is the person who is looking for you to repair your house. You two can talk."

After the third uncle made the introduction, he stopped talking and let the two of them talk by themselves.

Cai Quanwu handed a cigarette to the third uncle and Master Lei, lit one himself, and everyone talked while smoking.

"The house to be repaired is the main courtyard house plus a side room. All the damaged areas will be repaired. The east and west rooms will be rebuilt and new-style kang stoves will be used."

“I heard that briquettes are good, so I’ll use that briquette stove.” (In 07, I also used a briquette stove in Daxing. The stove for burning briquettes had an iron tube sticking out of the window.)

"That's no problem." Master Lei agreed.

"Can the entire floor be paved with green bricks?" Cai Quanwu asked.

"It's possible, but the cost is a bit high."

Master Lei thought about it and said.

"Master Lei, you don't have to worry about the cost."

Cai Quanwu thought to himself, I am not short of money, as long as you can do a good job.

When he heard this, Master Lei simply shut up. He was not short of money, so what did he say?

"By the way, is it okay to have a toilet and shower room in the east wing?"

Master Lei did not answer this question immediately, but said cautiously:

"We have to go to the site to see if the pipeline is good, and we have to go to the neighborhood committee to apply."

Hearing what Master Lei said, Cai Quanwu did not hesitate and said simply: "Okay, let's go and take a look now."

After saying that, he greeted the third uncle and Master Lei to go out and get in the car.

Although the two of them were not fat like the second uncle, they were not light either. When Cai Quanwu rode to the courtyard, his head was sweating slightly.

Parking the car next to the gate of the courtyard, the three of them walked into the courtyard.

Arriving at Shazhu's house in the middle courtyard, Master Lei carefully inspected the house inside and out. In order to build the toilet and shower room, Master Lei even looked around the outside of the yard.

After looking at it, Master Lei said that there would be no problem if the pipeline ran along the corner of the courtyard, but Cai Quanwu had to go to the neighborhood committee to apply for the procedure.

Since there is no problem, the next step is to discuss the cost.

"Comrade Cai, do you contract the work and materials or just the labor?" Master Lei asked.

"Contracting work and materials, we don't have that much time, it's too troublesome, you have a way, just ensure the quality." Cai Quanwu said without thinking.

Just kidding, who knows whether something is good or not, and I am not in the industry.

It doesn’t mean you can buy things if you have money.

Master Lei calculated in his mind and quoted a price to Cai Quanwu.

"This house will be completed according to your requirements. I need to find five masters, plus six of me. It will take about half a month. The details will depend on the weather and the progress. The labor and materials will cost at least [-] yuan. "(Readers, don't focus on the specific numbers. No one knows for sure now. It's just a number. Don't take it seriously. For example, you can't buy some materials at the market price. You can only find connections to increase the price.)

Cai Quanwu didn't bargain when he heard the price, which was within his psychological expectations.

"Okay, it's settled. I'll give you a hundred hundred deposits first, and forget it tomorrow. You prepare the materials first and start construction the day after tomorrow. No problem."

"The remaining money will be settled according to the progress, every five days, okay?"

After hearing what Cai Quanwu said, Master Lei agreed immediately.

Later, the three of them came to the third uncle's house. Cai Quanwu counted ten big black tens and gave them to Master Lei, and asked the third uncle to write a receipt, and Master Lei signed and stamped it.

Everything was done very quickly. After these things were done, Master Lei asked Cai Quanwu: "How to prepare lunch?"

Cai Quanwu was stunned when he asked, Do you still have to take care of the food?

When the third uncle saw Cai Quanwu in a daze, he knew that he didn't understand the rules. Cai Quanwu was not a stingy person, so he explained.

"The rules are to have a meal at noon, and then get a pack of cigarettes if you're good."

Hearing what the third uncle said, Cai Quanwu thought to himself, it's not reliable in doing things. Everything has been guaranteed to you. Why didn't you count just now?

I think so in my heart, but I can't say it with my mouth.

Cai Quanwu patted the table.

"Hey, I really didn't know about this rule, and I've never repaired a house before."

After thinking about it, Cai Quan has no intention of letting the third uncle's family take advantage of it, and they will take you back and forth.

"Otherwise, I see that Third Aunt is not busy, so I will provide the master's meal to Third Aunt."

"Three five yuan a day, the same day, I will give the master a lunch, at least one meat dish, two noodles and steamed buns, plus two packs of economical cigarettes. Teacher Yan, do you think so?" (Don't care about the price, it's all just imagination) of)