The ups and downs of life in the Siheyuan

Hearing Yi Zhonghai's answer, the deaf old lady frowned.

"Zhonghai, today is no better than in the past, it's better to put away some habits.

What the country and the people want is stability and harmony. However, the police officer Xiao Zheng is dissatisfied with what you have done these few times.

With the close linkage between the street and the police station, there was no guarantee that he would not go to the street to report.

Once you are targeted by the street, it will damage your prestige."

“What you always say is that today’s children are amazing, indeed better than ours in the past.

Especially the boy from the Li family, I really ignored him in the past and always thought he was an honest kid.

I didn't expect that he turned out to be a little tiger, and I will have to change the way of getting along with him in the future."

"You, I don't understand yet. I suggest you give up those ideas of competing."

"It's up to you, old lady," Yi Zhonghai agreed quickly.

After some pleasantries and the old lady went to bed, Yi Zhonghai and his wife walked out of the backyard.

As soon as he entered the middle courtyard, he saw He Yuzhu holding his arms and looking in the direction of the west wing.

At this time, some noises and low cries were coming from over there.

"Zhuzi, why didn't I see you tonight?" Yi Zhonghai asked enthusiastically.

Hearing the voices in the courtyard, the noise in the west wing disappeared temporarily.

"My uncle and my aunt, I worked an extra night shift tonight to cook for the boss," He Yuzhu replied with a smile.

"Okay, go back and wash up and go to sleep!"

After Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards his home.

He Yuzhu had a good time, looked at the west wing again, without any nostalgia, turned around and went back to the house.

Judging from his expression, he is no longer obsessed with Qin Huairu.

This really echoes the saying that the best way to forget a relationship is to start a new relationship.

Not to mention, that relationship was still abnormal.

The next day, Li Yuan simply stayed in Courtyard No. 53 and went directly to his work unit in the morning.

When leaving, I explained to Wu Qiaoqiao that I might have to go back to the courtyard tonight.

As soon as I arrived at the unit, I met Su Wagong.

"Xiao Li, I went to your compound yesterday to look for you, but it seemed like there was something going on at home and there were people around.

I saw everyone dispersed in the end, and I thought it was too late, so I just left.

Tonight, I will go to your house to measure the dimensions and discuss the details."

His explanation made Li Yuan know the reason, and he felt a little embarrassed.

"What a pity. Something happened at home suddenly, which made your trip in vain. I'm sorry."

"As long as it's okay, I don't have much to do anyway."

"Okay, Master Su, I'll wait for you at home tonight."

"Okay, see you tonight."

It's cold now, so we can't carry out any work outside the house, so in the latest stage, everyone's work is mainly to repair bicycles.

Li Yuan's job is the most leisurely, and is more about supervision and guidance.

Since he learned about the work arrangements for the coming year, he is now not as strict as before, and sometimes he turns a blind eye.

At night, before Li Yuan started cooking, he heard a knock on the door.

It was Su Wagong who opened the door and came in.

"It's cold outside, come on, let's have a cup of hot tea first." Li Yuan immediately made Su Wagong a cup of hot tea.

"Oh, even though it's a high-end product, it's a scarce resource now, but I still have the skills."

"Hey, I bought a little more when I wasn't nervous in the past. I don't drink much at ordinary times, so I have a lot left. I'll get you some when you leave later."

"Thanks, we can't afford to drink these precious things."

"Master Wang, let's eat a steamed bun first. I just baked it."

Li Yuan took out a Erhe noodle steamed bun from under the stove and handed it to Su Wagong.

"No, everyone is nervous about life now. You can keep it to yourself."

Su Wagong's eyes clearly showed desire, but he didn't answer it.

Li Yuan had no choice but to put it on the stove to keep it warm.

"Master Su, I've measured the dimensions. Take a look at the drawings I drew to see if you can do it."

Li Yuan took out the re-optimized drawing and handed it to Su Wagong.

Su Wagong picked up the drawing and took a look at it with the help of an oil lamp. He took a breath of air.

"Your drawings are so novel. You can tell the effect of the transformation at a glance."

He kept looking at it and admiring it.

Li Yuan did not interrupt or respond modestly.

After a while, the two started discussing based on the drawings. It took less than half an hour for the other party to fully understand.

"No problem, we can do it, and we will make it beautiful for you."

Suwagong put the drawings on the table, and then took out the long wooden ruler that was leaning against the wall when he entered.

"Don't mind, this is the rule. Although the dimensions of your drawing are very detailed, I have to check it.

In addition, you did not mark some areas that our industry is concerned about."

"It's up to you." If you don't understand, just listen to the experts.

Since the room was empty and it was easy to move around, Suwa's measurement was completed in ten minutes.

At the same time, write some data on a newspaper.

He looked at the drawings drawn by Li Yuan on the table and folded them up sheepishly.

"Gong Li, I'll go back and recalculate. Let's check it together on the weekend and then take away the wood used."

"Then I'll trouble Master Su."

"You're welcome."

In the end, Master Su did not accept the tea leaves from Li Yuan and put them on the window sill by the door when he went out.

The weekend is quickly approaching and the end of the year is getting closer.

In the morning, Master Su took his two apprentices to the courtyard.

Li Yuan enthusiastically welcomed them into the house. At first glance, the two apprentices looked like honest children, not talkative and under the age of 25.

Su Wagong took out the newspaper, which was full of pencil sketches.

And he actually reproduced Li Yuan's design based on his memory.

"Gong Li, don't worry, I will definitely destroy the drawings after finishing this work."

Li Yuan was a little surprised and wondered why it was destroyed?

Seeing Li Yuan's doubts, Su Wagong continued: "This design is your hard work, we can't take it, otherwise we won't be able to work in this industry in the future."

Li Yuan understood, but he didn't expect that they still had such rules.

"Master Su, this is just a sketch I drew at random. If you like it, take it."

"That's not okay, rules are rules."

Li Yuan didn't take it seriously, thinking that he would just mention it when it was finished.

"For this project, I'll charge you 180 for the masonry and carpentry work. Do you think it's okay?"

Li Yuan had asked others before and felt that the price was fair, even a bit low.

"Okay, just 180. How much will I give you as a down payment?"

"Because you brought your own materials, you shouldn't be charged. But now our life is really difficult.

If it’s convenient for you, just give us 50 first.”

Li Yuan is not a good person either. He said 50 is 50 and he will not give more.

Li Yuan took out 50 yuan from his pocket and put it in front of him.

He hesitated and said hesitantly.

"Um, um, can you give us some food in exchange? Just stick noodles, we can't open the pot anymore."

The reason why he said this was because of the guidance of Old Man Song.

It is said that Li Yuan usually eats more expensive food, so he probably has a lot of coarse grains left.

Therefore, today he tried to ask around, if he could get some, it would also alleviate some of the difficulties at home for his apprentice.

Li Yuan thought about it and said, "Okay, I don't have much, so I will give you 30 kilograms."

The three of them handed over a cloth bag in surprise.

Li Yuan smiled and thought to himself, he is quite prepared.