"Brother Dashun, let's go to Xiaoyong's house now and ask if we can get in touch with him."

"Okay!"

Chen Dashun and Tian Jinhua quickly packed up their farm tools and led Ning Qing to Tian Xiaoyong's house.

The three of them walked for about ten minutes and saw three low, dilapidated adobe houses in the distance.

"That's Tian Xiaoyong's family."

Chen Dashun pointed and introduced.

Ning Qing was stunned for a moment. Although she had expected that Tian Xiaoyong's family would be poor, she was a little surprised.

Although the whole country is still very poor and live in mud houses, such shabby ones are really rare.

"Xiaoyong! Xiaoyong! Are you at home??"

Chen Dashun shouted towards the adobe room.

"Comrade Ning?!"

Tian Xiaoyong's voice of surprise came from the adobe house. The next moment, he ran out of the house: "Comrade Ning, why are you here? Is there something going on in the fields?"

"It's not that there's something going on in the fields, it's just that I want to ask you about something. I heard Brother Dashun say that you know a lot of decoration teams, and I want you to introduce me to one who works hard and has better skills."

"Renovation team?"

"I know him. There is Uncle Zhang in the next village. He has a decoration team. If you can trust me, I can take you to have a look first and then we can talk." Tian Xiaoyong thought for a while before speaking.

"Yes, yes, Uncle Zhang was hired to decorate the house at the east end of our village!" Tian Jinhua seemed to suddenly remember, nodding and speaking, with a hint of envy in her tone.

Those who can live in brick houses at this time are very confident families. If they work hard, they may be able to live in brick houses in two years!

Upon hearing this, Ning Qing said directly, "Okay, Xiaoyong, do you have time to come with me?"

"If we have time, we'll go there right away."

After Tian Xiaoyong finished speaking, he turned back and shouted to the short earthen house: "Xiaojuan, I will take Comrade Ning to Uncle Zhang's house. I may not come back when. Please don't be mine for lunch."

"Got it, brother."

A girl wearing patched clothes and two braids stuck her head out of the adobe room and smiled shyly.

Ning Qing also smiled at her and waved to her.

Seeing the little girl shrinking her neck, she turned to Chen Dashun and Tian Jinhua and said, "Sister-in-law, Xiaoyong and I are going to Zhangjiacun, you should go back first."

"Big sister, when will you come back, I will leave some food for you."

Ning Qing smiled and said, "I don't know when we will talk about it yet. Sister-in-law, you don't have to worry about us."

"That's okay. Sister, if you come back early, come to my house for dinner."

"Okay, sister-in-law."

After saying goodbye to Chen Dashun and Tian Jinhua, Ning Qing took Tian Xiaoyong and rushed towards Zhangjiacun next door.

On the way, Ning Qing chatted with Tian Xiaoyong intentionally or unintentionally, and found that this child was smart and transparent, but a little shy, but he loved to laugh.

The two rode for more than half an hour before arriving at Zhang Daniu's house.

From a distance, you can see a large courtyard, all built with the most fashionable red bricks. The several large tile-roofed houses in the courtyard are also bright, obviously much more elegant than the surrounding houses.

The two walked over and called the door.

"Uncle Zhang, is Uncle Zhang at home?"

"Wang! Wang Wang!"

A big yellow dog was tied up in the yard and barked at Tian Xiaoyong and Ning Qing who were yelling outside the door.

"Who?"

Soon a woman came over and opened the door. The woman was wearing an apron. Seeing Tian Xiaoyong like this, she was stunned, "Xiaoyong?"

She was a little afraid to admit it!

Tian Xiaoyong grinned, showing his beautiful eight big teeth: "Yes, Auntie, is Uncle Zhang here?"

"Now, you guys come in first." Aunt Zhang looked at Tian Xiaoyang panting and quickly invited people into the room.

As soon as he entered the yard, Ning Qing found that the small yard was neatly tidied up, and every detail was clearly carefully designed. It was not like an ordinary brick house in the countryside, and the vegetables grown inside were also full of vitality.

The chickens and ducks were imprisoned in the corner of the yard, and they were clean and had no odor at all.

Just seeing these things, Ning Qing was very satisfied. At this time, Uncle Zhang also put on his shoes and walked out of the house. His face was a little weathered but he was in good spirits: "Xiaoyong is here?"

"Well, uncle, Comrade Ning is looking for a shop, are you still taking this business?"

When Zhang Daniu heard this, his eyes instantly lit up, and he said directly: "Yes, yes...Comrade Ning, I wonder where you want to decorate?"

"I want to renovate a large yard facing the street. It is divided into three parts. The front is a medicine shop, the middle is a place for boiling medicine and stewing medicinal food, and the back is a staff dormitory and warehouse. This job is quite troublesome. I wonder if you can take it on, Mr. Zhang. ?”

"Drug shop? Isn't this where I live?!"

"?no."

Zhang Daniu frowned and thought: "Comrade Ning, can you give me a rough idea of ​​how big the yard is and its current layout."

"can!"

Ning Qing immediately parked the car, then picked up a branch and started drawing on the ground.

While she was drawing, she introduced: "The yard is very square, facing north and south. The yard is very big. There is a small gatehouse when you enter. There are corridors on both sides. There are seven or eight halls in the front yard, as well as east and west wing rooms, and there are two in the back yard. …”

Soon, Ning Qing finished the introduction.

She raised her head and looked at Zhang Facai: "Boss Zhang, see if you can take on this job?"

Zhang Facai frowned, looked down at the pictures on the ground, and kept thinking.

After half an hour.

He raised his head and said to Ning Qing: "Comrade Ning, I have never taken on such a complicated job before. As a fellow villager, I can't deceive you. You were introduced by Xiaoyong, so I am even more interested. I have to go and see it myself.”

"no problem!"

Ning Qing also readily agreed: "Boss Zhang, if you are free, let's go now and we will be back before dark."

"What? Is that yard far away?"

Zhang Daniu asked somewhat unexpectedly.

"It's a bit far away, in the county seat."

"Okay, let's go quickly and finish reading. We can settle this matter today."

Zhang Daniu said, and hurried back to the yard to push out the bicycle.

Then the three of them got on their bicycles and rushed to the county seat.

After a long and dusty journey, the three of them arrived at the courtyard of the county town.

Ning Qing took out the key, unlocked the door, turned around and said to Zhang Daniu: "Boss Zhang, please come in."

Zhang Daniu and Tian Xiaoyong pushed their bicycles in.

After parking the car, Zhang Daniu began to carefully check the layout of the yard.

While watching, he also visually measured the distance between houses and between houses and corridors.

Even in the cellar in the backyard, he ignored the obstruction and jumped down to check it out.

After the survey is completed.

He patted the dust on his hands and said to Ning Qing: "Don't worry, Comrade Ning, I'll take this job."

"that would be great."

Ning Qing said: "Boss Zhang, I may not come here often in the future. If you need anything, just go to Xiaoyong directly, whether you need money or something."

"Okay! Comrade Ning."

Zhang Daniu also said cheerfully.

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