Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty is back

The next morning, when He Daqing got up, it was already bright and everyone was getting ready to go to work.

He Daqing also hurried to the toilet to meet his physiological needs.

As soon as I entered the toilet, I saw Banggeng, a bad boy, squatting in the toilet with his schoolbag in his arms. He was chewing a piece of candy in his mouth, eating it with relish.

He saw He Daqing, turned his head away and ignored him.

He Daqing didn't get angry with the boy. It was just that he encountered this thing early in the morning. This is really an interesting story.

Looking at Banggeng's schoolbag, He Daqing had a new idea.

He turned around and went outside the toilet, and used his mental power to put the handkerchiefs that Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu had used to wrap money last night, along with a dozen yuan in change, into Banggeng's schoolbag. This would probably make it more difficult for the Jia family to solve the case, right?

Imagine what it would be like if Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu knew that their money was stolen by their beloved son and grandson.

After doing all this, He Daqing didn't even go to the toilet and went straight home.

As soon as they got home, Chen Xueru brought the meal to him. When He Daqing thought of Banggeng eating candy in the toilet with gusto, he immediately lost his appetite.

He took two bites of the food and stopped eating.

Chen Xueru thought that the breakfast food was not to He Daqing's taste.

I have something very important to do today.

He Daqing took Chen Xueru, and Xiao Zhang took his mother. The four of them first went to see Chen Xueru's house. Xiao Zhang and his mother were very satisfied.

The three large tiled houses were where their family would live from now on. They were much more spacious than the two small side rooms.

Then we went to the street office again. After a busy morning, we finally completed the formalities. The two families also signed the lease exchange contract privately.

This way the problem is solved perfectly.

Xiao Zhang and his mother agreed to move tomorrow.

He Daqing is not in a hurry for a day or two.

In the afternoon, he rode his bike to the street office again and asked about the renovation of the house.

Finally, he signed a renovation agreement with the Street Office, and was introduced to a renovation team under the Street Office.

The master of this decoration team is named Yu Linhai. He is a veteran with many years of experience and has more than a dozen apprentices under him.

Yu Linhai heard that someone wanted him to renovate the house, so he came over immediately with joy.

When he saw He Daqing, Yu Linhai said, "Hello, I am the master of this decoration team. My name is Yu Linhai. Comrade, where is the house you want to decorate?"

He Daqing looked at the tall and thin old man who was almost fifty years old and whose hair was starting to turn gray.

He also replied: "Hello, Master Yu, I am from No. 95, Nanluoguxiang. My house is the main house. I would like you to renovate it for me."

Yu Linhai also said happily: "Okay, I know that place. But it's better for us to go and see it in person, otherwise we can't tell for sure now."

He Daqing also thought it would be better to see it live, so he took Yu Linhai to the courtyard.

Yu Linhai, with two apprentices and a tool bag on his back, followed He Daqing.

Since none of the three of them had bicycles, He Daqing pushed the bike and walked with them.

Fortunately, the courtyard was not far away and we arrived there in a short while.

Because it was working hours, there were not many people in the courtyard. So no one asked me anything when I arrived at the middle courtyard.

He Daqing pointed to the three main rooms in the middle courtyard, the house with the rainwater pillar, and the newly replaced side room. He said to Lin Hai, "Master Yu, look, these three main rooms, the side rooms next to them, and these three side rooms all need to be renovated."

(There are pictures at the back!!!)

Yu Linhai saw that this was a big job, eight houses in total. It would take at least half a month to complete, and one person could earn a lot of money.

Nowadays, most people live in rented houses, unless they are really uninhabitable. Most people don't know how to clean their houses.

People like He Daqing had the thoughts of later generations and wanted to decorate their house to make them live more comfortably.

After hearing this, Yu Linhai said, "Then let's go through them one by one. Tell us what you think. We'll try to do it according to your ideas."

He Daqing first took them to the ear room.

Xiao Zhang's mother was still packing her things at home. When she saw He Daqing and his men coming, she let them in.

He Daqing said, "Sister-in-law, I'll bring someone over to see how to clean up the house. You just go about your business. Will it be okay?"

"It doesn't matter. You can take your time to look at it. I don't have much stuff to pack."

He Daqing said to Yu Linhai, "Master Yu, look at this wing room. I plan to partition it in the middle. The side near the living room will be made into a kitchen. I will build a larger wood stove inside that can burn firewood and coal."

"Build a bathroom near the wall. Build me a flush toilet. And build me a large tub or bathtub so I can take a bath."

"I need running water from both rooms. There's a ruin behind the bathroom, so I'll build a septic tank there."

"I have told the street office about this, and they said they would do it. They told me to give three yuan a year to the village responsible for collecting feces here, and they would come over to collect it."

"What do you think? Can you do it?"

Yu Linhai and his apprentice recorded and checked at the same time.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Okay, this is fine. But the toilet and bathtub are hard to deal with. Do you have any connections?"

He Daqing also had a headache about these things. He really didn't know where to get them?

Yu Linhai looked at He Daqing's embarrassment and said, "If you don't recommend using second-hand products, I can help you make a contact. I renovated a guesthouse some time ago, and there are a number of retired toilets and shower facilities there. If you want to take a bath, it would be best to find someone to make a wooden bathtub for you."

When He Daqing heard about this good news, he quickly said, "Okay, as long as the food is good. A shower is even better."

"The items are all in good condition, at least 80% new. But as for the specific price, I'll take you there and you can negotiate with them yourself."

"That's no problem. I'll trouble you, Master Yu, when the time comes."

"Also, I want to get a big pot here to boil water, and it would be best if it could be connected to the stove over there. That way, when I cook over there, I can have hot water here. Is this okay?"

Yu Linhai took a look.

"This is not difficult. Just leave a fire hole on the wall when the time comes."

After talking about the kitchen and bathroom, they came to the main room.

"Master Yu, my main room is quite high, is it okay for me to build a second-floor loft?"

Yu Linhai asked his two apprentices to measure the dimensions. He then walked around a few houses and said, "Okay, your house is more than five meters high, so make it more than three meters high at the bottom, and more than two meters high at the top. It's no problem to build a loft."

"It's fine as long as it can be done. I want to make a kang in the bedrooms on both sides, leaving an opening in the bedroom. In winter, I will put the stove inside and cover it with a lid."

"Are you talking about the firewood-burning kangs that people in the Northeast use?"

"Yes, that kind. Only we use a stove instead."

"This is simple, no problem."

Then he took Yu Linhai to check out Shazhu and Yushui's houses and built a kang for them.

It’s just Shazhu’s house with a living room.

He also asked Yu Linhai to replace any broken tiles and wooden beams on the roof.

He looked through them one by one. Yu Linhai's little notebook was filled with notes.

Finally, He Daqing said, "Master Yu, how much does it cost to complete all of this? How long will it take?"

Yu Linhai did some calculations and said, "For these jobs, if you want to buy the materials yourself, you only need to pay 200 yuan for the labor. If we buy the materials, then the material fee alone will be more than 150 yuan. The total cost is 350 yuan."

"And when the time comes, you need to connect to the tap water. We can help you contact the water company, but you still have to pay the water company's fee."

After listening to Yu Linhai's words, He Daqing thought for a moment and said, "You should buy the materials. You are all familiar with these things. You can buy some good materials when the time comes. If the money is not enough, you can add more."

Seeing how generous He Daqing was, Yu Linhai readily agreed.

Finally, Yu Linhai said, "According to the current rules, I will have to trouble your family to prepare a meal at noon. I don't have any requirements, just enough to eat."

In this day and age, being able to eat enough is a luxury. However, there are still many wild boars and wild deer in He Daqing's space that have not been dealt with. I can find a way to get some more food when the time comes.

He Daqing readily agreed. Only when he was full could he work well.

After the deal was settled, He Daqing paid Yu Linhai 200 yuan, asking him to buy materials first and then pay the rest after the decoration was completed.

Yu Linhai did not delay and promised to bring people to buy materials tomorrow and start construction the day after tomorrow, starting with the kitchen and bathroom.

It was like Lin Hai was gone. Chen Xueru came over and said, "Daqing, when the house is renovated, where will we live?"

He Daqing thought for a while and said, "It's okay. We will live in Zhuzi's room and let him live in your wing room for a few days. When our main room is renovated, we can move in. It will only take half a month to complete the renovation. It won't be a problem."

While they were talking, Yu Shui came back from school.

Seeing that she is happy every day, jumping and laughing like a sparrow, she walked into the door.

He Daqing is back, and He Yushui is now more cheerful. The food at home is better, and He Yushui's hair, which used to be dry and yellow, has gradually become better. He is no longer as thin as before.

Plus, with Chen Xueru's arrival, there was someone to talk to her. After all, women were more delicate. Having a woman at home made it feel more like home.

Yushui was done with school and it was almost time for dinner, so He Daqing went to prepare dinner.

But just as he finished cleaning the dishes, he heard Jia Zhang's miserable screams and Bang Geng's cries coming from the Jia family. Almost the entire compound could hear them.

Chen Xueru and Yu Shui also ran out quickly to see what was going on.

He Daqing used his mental power to see what was going on.

So he slowly packed his things before going out.

(Seeing that most people chose Yu Li, I arranged for Yu Li to appear later! Thank you all for your suggestions! Thank you for your support!! There is a rough illustration of the house layout in this chapter in the chapter comments below. The author is not a professional, so you can just take a look at it. Thank you!)