Siheyuan Great Craftsmen

"I wonder how the master wants to repair it?"

Master Lei looked at Zhou Tian and asked.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Tian told Master Lei his thoughts.

After listening to Zhou Tian's words, Master Lei was silent for a moment before speaking.

"What the master said should be able to be realized, but I need to go to the master's yard to see the details!"

"Well, it's still early, why don't we go now!"

He Daqing on the side took over the topic and spoke.

"Alright!"

As they spoke, the three of them stood up. Master Lei said something to his wife, then followed He Daqing and Zhou Tian to Courtyard No. 95.

The three did not stay in the front yard or the middle yard, but went straight to the back yard.

Zhou Tian welcomed Master Lei into his home, took Master Lei to look around, and told him his ideas for the renovation one by one, and finally pointed to the last ear room.

"If it is possible, Master Lei, do you think the wing can be used as a toilet and bathroom?"

After listening to Zhou Tian's idea, Master Lei did not speak. Instead, he walked to the ear room and looked around. After he had a clear idea in his mind, he slowly shook his head and said, "If we follow the master's idea, there will be no problem with the rest!"

"But if you want to build a toilet and bathroom in the wing, that's not realistic!"

Seeing Zhou Tian and He Daqing looking confused, Master Lei explained.

"If you want to build a toilet, you must have sewer pipes, but Nanluoguxiang doesn't have such conditions yet!"

Although Master Lei's words were rather obscure, Zhou Tian understood what Master Lei meant.

According to his memories of his previous life, although many areas of the old city underwent large-scale transformation in the early days of liberation, unfortunately Nanluoguxiang was not among them.

It was not until the reform and opening up that the country began to renovate and protect the old city, and public health facilities were introduced here.

This immediately made his original idea of ​​improving toilet conditions come to nothing.

His original idea was to convert the ear room into a toilet and bathroom, which would not only solve the problem of having no toilet and bathroom in his own home, but also preserve the original flavor of the courtyard house.

However, after listening to Master Lei's words and combining them with his memories of his previous life, Zhou Tian also realized that his ideas were indeed somewhat unrealistic.

Thinking of this, Zhou Tian couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

He looked at He Daqing standing beside him, and saw that He Daqing also had an expression of approval on his face.

Obviously, he also felt that what Master Lei said made sense.

"Then Master Lei, how long do you think it will take to complete this project?"

Zhou Tian asked.

Master Lei pondered for a moment and replied, "It's hard to determine the exact time because it also involves factors such as the purchase of materials and the allocation of labor. However, if everything goes well, it will probably take ten days to half a month."

"Of course, if we add a few more people, ten days should be enough!"

After hearing this, Zhou Tian felt that this time was within his acceptable range, so he nodded.

"Okay, then I'll trouble Master Lei! I wonder how much it will cost to complete the work?" Zhou Tian said.

Master Lei first waved his hand to indicate that you're welcome, and then calculated the labor and materials costs in his mind.

"I just don't know whether the master family will prepare the materials themselves, or if I need someone to prepare them. If the master family prepares the materials themselves, one million will be enough. If I need someone to prepare them, at least three million will be needed!"

"three million?"

Zhou Tian didn't know whether the price Master Lei mentioned was high or low, so he looked at He Daqing. Seeing He Daqing nodded, he said, "Okay, then I'll trouble Master Lei. I'll give Master Lei one million first, and the rest depends on Master Lei!"

As he spoke, Zhou Tian took out one million from his pocket and handed it to Master Lei.

Master Lei took the money and counted it.

"Please rest assured, Master. Since I have accepted this job, I will definitely not destroy my reputation!"

After that, Master Lei discussed the specific construction plan and budget with Zhou Tian in detail before leaving Courtyard No. 95.

Zhou Tian sent Master Lei away, then looked at He Daqing and said gratefully: "Thank you, Uncle He. You don't have to prepare dinner tonight. I will show you my cooking skills tonight, so that Uncle He, Zhuzi and Yushui can have a taste of my cooking skills!"

After all, if He Daqing hadn't led him today, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly, which made him feel more favorable towards He Daqing.

He Daqing laughed and waved his hand, saying, "Xiaotian, you are too polite. It's just a favor. Besides, we are uncle and nephew, so there is no need to be so polite."

He paused, then continued, "But speaking of drinking, I am indeed a little greedy. So Uncle He, I won't be polite. I have a bottle of good wine. Shall we try it together?"

Zhou Tian was moved when he heard this, and nodded, "Okay, then it's settled."

After the two men made an agreement, He Daqing returned home, and Zhou Tian closed the door, took out the money box again, took out five million and put it on his body, put the box away, then turned around and walked out of the courtyard towards Chaoyang Vegetable Market.

When he arrived at the vegetable market, in order to thank He Daqing for his help, he specially bought three pounds of pork belly, a chicken, a pound of mushrooms, a pound of peanuts, and added some seasonings before going home.

After returning home, Zhou Tian looked at the quilt on the kang and remembered that he had not bought it yet. He slapped his forehead and went to Aunt Wang's tailor shop to order four sets of new bedding. After agreeing to pay for them together with the clothes, he returned home again.

As soon as he got home, he heard a noise coming from the yard.

Without asking, he knew it was He Yuzhu and Xu Damao from the Central Courtyard. After all, apart from these two people who were born to be incompatible, the courtyard was basically quiet.

"Brother, are we back?"

Just then, the door was pushed open, and the second brother Zhou Hao walked in with the two little ones Zhou Yu and Zhou Ting.

"Where did you go to play this afternoon? Why didn't I see you when I got home just now? Especially you!"

When Zhou Tian saw Sanxiao, he couldn't help but go forward and pick up the little sister, wiped the stains on her face, and tapped her nose.

"Brother, we went to the next courtyard to visit Yang Jiefang's family next door!"

The second brother replied.

Zhou Tian knew about the Yang family next door. Like the Zhou family, the Yang family also had four children, who were about the same age as Zhou Tian's family. The only thing that was better than the Zhou family was that the adults in the other family were still alive.

The second brother Zhou Hao, the third brother Zhou Yu and the youngest sister Zhou Ting were all in the same class with the three children of the Yang family. They had a very good relationship with each other and during their breaks, the children of the two families would always play together.

"Then you didn't cause any trouble to the Yang family?"

Zhou Tian looked at Zhou Hao and asked.

"no!"

Zhou Hao shook his head.

"Brother, did you buy meat?"

Just as Zhou Tian and Zhou Hao were chatting, Zhou Yu's voice suddenly raised, and he looked at the pork belly on the table with shining eyes.

"It's just your sharp eyes!"

Zhou Tian carried Zhou Ting to the table and patted his younger brother Zhou Yu on the head.

"Uncle He from the Central Court helped us today, so I plan to treat Uncle He to dinner tonight. Oh, it's getting late, and I have to get ready! Second brother, take me and my younger brother to play at home for a while, I'll go cook!"

As Zhou Tian spoke, he saw that the sky outside was beginning to darken, so he picked up the vegetables he had just bought from the market and went into the kitchen.

In less than half an hour, the aroma of fried meat spread throughout the courtyard.

"What's wrong with this Xiaotian? He ate so well this morning and even had meat at night. Doesn't he plan to live like this?"

At Liu Haizhong's house, Wang Chunhua had just put the food on the table when she smelled the aroma of fried meat. She couldn't help swallowing and muttering.

"Well, it doesn't matter what others do. Besides, Zhou Tian is already a master chef, how can he not afford a meal of meat?"

Liu Haizhong glared at his wife and said unhappily.

At present, Liu Haizhong is not as obsessed with becoming an official as he will be later. His only thought now is to be promoted to master chef before Yi Zhonghai.

Although Liu Guangqi was also very greedy, he didn't say anything when he heard his father's words.

But when I saw the steamed buns and fried shredded potatoes on the table, I suddenly lost my appetite.