The beginning of the silly uncle, the true love is full of the courtyard

"Ping'an, the wing rooms have been renovated, and the two main rooms will be finished in less than two days. How do you want to build the cross-courtyard? Do you have any requirements?" He Daqing asked He Ping'an who was having breakfast.

"So fast?" He Pingan looked at his elder brother in disbelief.

"Yi Zhonghai had already renovated the two wing rooms in 50, and I helped with the renovation, with the current batch of craftsmen. So this time we just need to paint the inside and outside of the house and level the ground, which is very simple." He Daqing explained

"What about the two main rooms in our house?" He Pingan asked

"In 50, I read in the newspaper that the Kuomintang's power had been completely disintegrated. I thought that you were old enough and would definitely get married after you came back, so I renovated the house. Yi Zhonghai saw that the craftsman who worked for our family had good skills, so he helped us renovate the house." He Daqing said

"Thank you, brother!" He Ping'an was deeply moved

"It's okay. Tell me about your cross-courtyard. How do you want to build it? What are your requirements?" He Daqing asked He Ping'an about the cross-courtyard again.

"I thought it would take a long time to build these five rooms, so I wasn't in a hurry to build the cross-courtyard. I'll think about it these two days and tell you later!" He Ping'an really hadn't thought about how to build his cross-courtyard.

"Okay," He Daqing nodded.

"By the way, brother, how do you plan to renovate these two main rooms in our family?" Thinking of building a house, He Ping'an suddenly had some ideas about the renovation of the two main rooms in his family.

"What else can we do? Just treat it like the side room!" He Daqing said casually.

"Brother, these two main rooms in our house are not wing rooms. It would be a pity to just decorate them casually." He Pingan advised.

"What else?" He Daqing said as if it was a matter of course, after all, everyone did it this way.

"Brother, this is what I think. Our courtyard house used to be the residence of the nobles of the Qing Dynasty, and its specifications were relatively high. For example, the two main rooms in our house look more than six meters long. We can change it to a two-story structure, which can double the free space. Moreover, our house is spacious, about 60 square meters, so we can make two partitions and create a few more rooms, so that you can have children live there in the future." He Ping'an expressed his thoughts.

"Yes, that's entirely possible. I'll tell the masters when they come over." He Daqing thought for a moment and said to He Pingan excitedly.

"Okay, brother, you talk to the masters first and let them come up with some ideas. I'm also thinking about it and drawing a sketch. When I come back in the evening, we'll discuss with the masters what to do specifically." He Ping'an looked at the excited He Daqing and said

Because He Ping'an was going to see He Yushui off, when he arrived at the steel rolling mill, the head and deputy head of the political security group were already waiting at the office door.

"Sorry for being late!" He Ping'an took the two of them into the office.

"Team leader Zhao Hong reports to you!" A man in his thirties with a scar on his face introduced himself to He Pingan first.

"Deputy Team Leader Liu Ping reports to you!" A dark-faced man followed closely behind.

"I told you yesterday that your group not only has to undertake the work of political security, but also has to be a sharp blade. With the founding of New China, the enemy and us have changed positions, which has given us greater challenges. We must not only capture the enemy, but also protect the people. Especially in cities with many houses and dense populations. We must have targeted measures. This is also my requirement for you." He Pingan slowed down.

"You were chosen by everyone. I'm not worried about your teamwork. As for your shooting skills?" He Pingan smiled at the two team leaders' confident eyes and didn't continue.

"As for physical fitness and endurance, just maintain it and focus on training short bursts."

"In terms of combat, focus on training indoor combat. For firearms, pick two with good marksmanship to be snipers, and the others will use pistols and submachine guns. I'm just making a suggestion first, and we'll make specific improvements during training." He Ping'an said, looking at the two people in front of him.

"Yes." The two thought about it and had nothing to say, so they saluted and left.

After finishing the trivial matters in the Security Department, He Ping'an began to think about the renovation of the house.

He Pingan spent the whole day in his office planning the structure of the house, except for going out to observe the training of those people and the patrol of the security department. After He Pingan finished drawing the plan, he looked at the time. Although it was not time yet, He Pingan still packed up and left. He Pingan smiled so sincerely for the first time while driving He Yushui and listening to her telling interesting stories about herself and her playmates. Looking at the hurried footsteps of pedestrians on the street, He Pingan sighed that maybe he was essentially a person who went with the flow!

"Ping'an, you left early again!" He Daqing looked at He Ping'an who came back early and said angrily

"I came back if nothing happened. This is my job. When I'm busy, I'm exhausted. When I'm not busy, I have a lot of free time." He Ping'an didn't want He Daqing to worry, so he had to lie.

"Really?" He Daqing didn't know much about the work of the public security department.

"Brother, let's talk about the house!" He Pingan saw that his elder brother was about to ask something else, so he quickly changed the subject.

"This is Master Lei, the former master chef in the palace, nicknamed Yangshi Lei." Seeing He Ping'an mention the house, He Daqing was indeed diverted and introduced his friend to He Ping'an.

"Hello, Master Lei!" He Pingan greeted the old man in front of him politely.

"Master Lei had retired before the founding of the People's Republic of China. He came this time just for my sake. He is responsible for guiding the work. The specific work will be in charge of Master Lei's son, Master Lei." After all, they are brothers. Seeing that his brother was politely greeting people, He Daqing knew his brother's suspicion and took the initiative to explain.

"Hello, Master Xiao Lei, thank you for your help!" He Pingan greeted another middle-aged man in his forties after listening to He Daqing's introduction.

After the four of them finished their greetings, they went into the main house together, observed the structure of the house, and discussed the layout.

"Master Lei, my elder brother has told you my idea, right? Do you think it's okay?" He Pingan asked

"My son was originally doing the job. This morning he came back and told me your idea, so I came over to take a look," Master Lei said politely.

"Master Lei, my house is tall enough, so I want to change these two main rooms into a two-story structure. I wonder if it's possible." He Pingan looked at Master Lei.

"It is possible, but we need to add load-bearing columns and change the structure of the house. The only remaining issue is the ventilation of the windows!" Master Lei thought for a moment and gave his answer.

"That's not a problem. I want to build a partition in the room, which will be just enough to bear the weight." He Pingan replied

"Then I wonder how you would plan it?" Master Lei nodded and continued to ask

"On the lower floor, we'll partition this big house into two rooms, and then open a door on the wall between the two rooms. This way, there will be three rooms. One room will be partitioned into a dining room and kitchen, one will be a living room, and one will have a kang for living in the winter." After He Pingan finished speaking, he saw Master Lei nod and continued.

"It's the same upstairs, with one master bedroom and two secondary bedrooms. As for ventilation, you can install a window on each side, east and west, so that you can also take care of the lighting." He Ping'an originally thought of building an extra partition upstairs, but gave up when he thought about the load-bearing issue.

The four of them then discussed some details, and then He Daqing mentioned He Ping'an's cross-courtyard, and the four of them walked towards the cross-courtyard again.

He Pingan has been busy since he came back, and he is not in a hurry to move, so today is his first time to the West Cross Courtyard. When He Pingan saw everything in front of him, even if he was prepared, he was also overwhelmed by the scene of the defeat of the West Cross Courtyard.

The entire west wing was overgrown with weeds, which had already covered the road. Apart from a wall, there were no complete buildings. However, the rats inside were quite courageous and would still squeak when they heard someone coming.

"Brother, this?" He Daqing was also a little confused.

"Brother Ping'an, what are you going to do? This is more troublesome than just buying land and building a house?" Master Xiao Lei said.

"It's a new building, it just needs tidying up. It's okay!" He Pingan said calmly.

"How about this, you find some more people to tidy up the yard, just ordinary people will do. After you finish the renovation of the two main rooms, you can start the work on the west wing!" He Pingan thought for a moment and looked at Master Xiao Lei and asked.

"Okay, how about this? I also know some other construction teams. I will call more people and we will be responsible for the overall structure and leave some unimportant work to them. This way it will be faster and we can try to finish it before winter!" Master Xiao Lei said after thinking for a while.

"More than a month, will it work?" He Ping'an had no hope for this.

"Yes, but only the main structure can be completed. The rest will have to wait until the beginning of next spring." Master Xiao Lei affirmed.

After everything was discussed, the Lei family father and son left. He Pingan looked at the unhappy He Yushui and said

"Why is the rain unhappy?"

"My room is gone!" He Yushui cried.

"Oh. Is it the room you haven't stayed in for a day?" He Ping'an understood as soon as he heard it, so he teased He Yushui.

When we decided to renovate the house, we decided to give He Yushui a room to live in first, but she agreed very well and just refused to go there at night. Now she lives with He Ping'an.

"Uncle!" He Yushui said somewhat dissatisfiedly

"I'll let you choose the house first after it's repaired. You can't cheat this time!" He Ping'an looked at He Yushui and got a little anxious, so he stopped teasing her.

"Uncle is the best!" He Yushui ran out to play after hearing that. Ever since everyone knew that He Pingan became the director of the Security Department, He Yushui has become very popular in the courtyard. He is only at home for meals every day, and the rest of the time he is having fun.