Stay away from beasts in the world of Siheyuan

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Changping found Ban Ye, who had taken him to buy a stove in the morning, at the flea market.

When Ban Ye saw Xu Changping, he smiled and greeted him:

"Little brother is coming!"

"Brother, please come with me and take the stove home." Xu Changping said politely.

"Okay, let's go." Ban Ye was also a straightforward man. He just pulled the cart and walked in front of Xu Changping.

Arriving at the store where he bought the stove, Xu Changping looked at the finished stove and said in a gentle tone:

"Brother, you have already welded this furnace, right? It won't leak smoke, right?"

"Don't worry, customer. My grandfather is a level six welder in the factory. Welding something like this is a piece of cake for him." The man selling the stove assured, patting his chest.

"Okay, if there are any problems when I go back, I will come to you again." Xu Changping said with a smile.

"Don't worry, there will be no problem. If there is any problem, we will come to help you solve it." The man assured.

"I feel relieved when you say that." Xu Changping paid the balance to the other party.

Before leaving, Xu Changping looked at the stove on the cart and suddenly asked the man selling the stove, "Brother, it would be more reliable to ask that bricklayer to install this stove."

"I, I can install it for you." Before the man selling the stove could say anything, the boss who came with Xu Changping spoke up.

"Yes, this old guy can install the stove." The man selling the stove pointed at Ban Ye and said with a smile.

"Okay, then shall we go to your house first and get the tools?" Xu Changping asked.

The stove is very simple to install, the main thing is to drill a chimney hole in the wall, but Xu Changping doesn't have the skills to do that.

"Please wait here, my house is right next door, and I'll be back soon." After saying that, Ban Ye ran out in a hurry.

Before Xu Changping and others could wait for long, Ban Ye came in with a cloth bag, put the bag on the cart, and said to Xu Changping:

"Little brother, let's go."

Seeing this, Xu Changping just followed the other person out.

"Junior Master, is this a stove?" Zhang Mengxue asked curiously when she saw Xu Changping coming in with two strange-looking stoves this time.

"Yeah." Xu Changping nodded.

"Put one in each of these two rooms." Xu Changping brought Ban'er to the main room and pointed to the two rooms on the left and right.

"Okay, little brother, give me a hand, let's move the stove in first." Ban Ye nodded.

Looking at the layout of the room, Mr. Ban pointed to the corner by the window and said:

"Why not install it here? It's close to the window, so even if something unexpected happens, it won't be a big problem."

"Okay, you are a professional, you have the final say." Xu Changping had no objection, as he had originally wanted to install it here as well.

Soon, Ban Ye installed the two stoves.

Xu Changping asked Zhang Mengxue to light up both stoves. After observing for a while and finding that there was no smoke, he paid the bill with satisfaction.

The transportation cost of the stove was one dollar, and the cost of installing the stove was two dollars. After receiving the money, Ban Ye happily left Zhang's courtyard.

"Master Junior, are these used for heating?" Zhang Mengxue also understood the function of the two stoves and said with a smile.

"Well, the hot water bottle gets cold in the second half of the night. How can it be used to keep warm?" Now that there were no outsiders around, Xu Changping said this.

"We only started using a hot water bottle for heating last year. Before that, we had floor heating at home." Zhang Mengxue said in a low voice.

After hearing what Zhang Mengxue said, Xu Changping remembered that Director Zhang had said before that they moved here later, so he spoke out:

"You just moved here last year?"

"Huh? How do you know."

"Master said that you moved here later."

"Oh, at that time, no one had food to eat. In order not to attract attention, grandpa took me and moved here secretly."

As Zhang Mengxue spoke, she also recalled her previous home, her beautiful bedroom, the housekeeper grandfather who doted on her, and Aunt Wang who had taken care of her since she was a child.

Now they are all gone, leaving only me and my grandfather to depend on each other.

Xu Changping thought of Director Zhang's appearance and thought to himself: He is not someone who can manage his life well. He must have had servants taking care of him before.

Seeing Zhang Mengxue seemed to be lost in her memories, he woke her up and said:

"This stove, you must remember to seal it before you go to bed at night to avoid any accidents, understand?"

"Ah, oh, I see." Zhang Mengxue quickly agreed after hearing Xu Changping's words.

"Well, seal it now and show me." Xu Changping said, pointing at the burning stove.

"Okay." Zhang Mengxue said as she clumsily closed the door under the stove.

"Well, remember, after the stove is lit at night, put no more than three honeycombs.

Also, remember not to let the honeycomb coal in the kitchen get wet. If it gets wet, make sure to dry it before using it. "

Xu Changping reminded again with concern.

"I'll remember it." Zhang Mengxue replied obediently.

She knew that this was Xu Changping's good intention and was afraid that something might go wrong if they used it improperly.

"Okay, there's nothing else to do. I'll leave first."

Xu Changping turned around again and found that there was no problem, so he spoke.

"Oh, then Junior Master, please walk slowly, the road is slippery." Zhang Mengxue said with concern.

"Well, lock the door yourself." After Xu Changping finished speaking, he said, "By the way, I won't come here before the New Year, so you don't have to wait for me at home, just go to work as usual."

"Okay." Zhang Mengxue replied with a smile.

Snowflakes were falling from the sky outside again. Xu Changping pushed his bicycle out of Zhang's house and watched Zhang Mengxue lock the door.

He returned to the courtyard despite the increasingly heavy snow.

When he arrived at the courtyard, the snow had already covered the ground with a thick layer. When he pushed his bicycle into the courtyard, he was blocked by Yi Zhonghai who was leading people to clear the snow:

"Xu boy, you're back just in time. The snow is getting heavier and heavier. You have to come out and help clear the snow with everyone."

"Okay, I'll leave the bike at home first." Xu Changping didn't refute anything and said coldly.

"Then go quickly and come back soon." Seeing that Xu Changping was so easy to talk to, Yi Zhonghai said something desperate.

Xu Changping pushed the bicycle back to the east wing. Looking at the thick snow on the ground, a smile appeared on his lips.

After parking his bicycle under the eaves, Xu Changping walked out of the east courtyard with a big broom. Looking at the middle courtyard that had been cleaned, Xu Changping walked to the front yard and said to Yi Zhonghai:

"Uncle, I wonder which courtyard this snow clearing started from!"

"Of course we'll start from the backyard. You're back late. We've already cleared the backyard and the middle yard. You can do more in the front yard." Yi Zhonghai said with a smile, looking at the people around him who were eavesdropping with their ears perked up, with a hidden look in his eyes.

Sure enough, the people around, who had been working so hard just now, slowed down their movements. Some even dropped the brooms in their hands and sat aside to rest.