The ups and downs of life in the Siheyuan

Silly Zhu heard the meaning of Li Yuan's words and felt indignant.

"Brother Zhuzi, what's wrong with you? You're a shy person, but you're more beautiful than Pan An." Li Yuan drank with him and teased.

"Your uncle, that is, you, and the others, I have already taught them how to behave with one punch." Silly Zhu curled his lips.

"However, I also know that I'm a bit old-fashioned, but I can't compare to you pretty boys. Forget it, I should find someone who can live with me.

Forget about the one in the countryside, you still have to find one in the city. I can handle one or two, but my brother won’t be able to bear it if there are too many.”

"Brother Zhuzi, since you trust me, you might as well tell me everything once and for all.

Your conditions are not bad. You have the largest and best-located house in the courtyard. It used to be the home of the head of the family. Nothing drags you down.

But the current trend is that if you have a large family, you are not easily bullied. There are elderly people at home who can help take care of the children.

Now, if you want to stand alone and build a household, you are Rainwater’s backing. In the eyes of the woman, you are weak servants and easily bullied by your neighbors."

"Grandma, who dares to bully Yu Yu and me?"

"Hey, what can you do if Jia's mother-in-law is lying on the floor of your house? She can't be beaten or moved. If you dare to move, she will blackmail you.

But if she tries to make trouble at the home of the third uncle and the second uncle, then the third aunt and the second aunt dare to fight with her."

"Hey, I have a deaf old lady," she said with a silly smile like a chrysanthemum.

This is the cleverness of Silly Zhu. She needs the old lady’s protection, and the old lady needs Silly Zhu’s delicious food.

"Still, if you didn't have any skills or a lunch box to bring from time to time, would the old lady protect you?"

"Hey, the old lady is very smart! She knows that I will provide for her in her old age," Silly Zhu said confidently.

"People in the courtyard believe this, but they don't necessarily believe it completely. Can people outside believe this?"

The wine glass that Silly Zhu raised stopped in the air, he thought for a few seconds, then put it down again, thought for a few seconds, and drank the wine in one gulp.

"Love so-and-so!" He placed the wine glass heavily on the table.

Li Yuan looked at Silly Zhu and smiled, and followed him to have sex.

"I know you like Sister-in-law Jia..." Silly Zhu raised his head and glared at Li Yuan.

"That way!" Silly Zhu yelled, grabbed a few peanuts and threw them into his mouth.

"Think about it, if you get married this year or next year, you will give birth to several fat boys and several more daughters in the next few years. You are also a cook, and there will be no shortage of snacks at home.

How prosperous the days will be then will be no better than being alone and lonely now."

Silly Zhu was affected by the scene described by Li Yuan, with little stars in his eyes.

"When you get old, your children and grandchildren will surround you, and four generations will live under the same roof. How prosperous the He family will be. You will be the hero of the old He family."

"Stop talking, brother will go to the streets tomorrow to find Matchmaker Wang."

"Hey, that's right."

The bottle of chrysanthemum white quickly bottomed out. Silly Zhu stood up, took the empty lunch box with satisfaction, and walked towards the middle courtyard.

Walking to the pool, he turned around and looked at the west wing, feeling lost in thought. Hearing footsteps in the backyard, he turned back to his home.

On the weekend of the next day, Li Yuan completed his morning class and signed in to get 2 pounds of vegetables, 5 pounds of tomatoes, and 1 pound of single crystal rock sugar.

This made him very happy. Getting these good things this season was a timely help.

He almost vomited the cabbage and potatoes. What a luxury to have a change of taste.

He washed a tomato without hesitation. It was bigger than an adult's fist. He bit into it. The skin was thin and the juice was juicy. The tomato's unique fragrance was refreshing.

Thinking about it, Matchmaker Wang will come to the house today, and Li Yuan is helpless. He wanted to leave, but after thinking about it, he decided not to offend him. That kind of mouth can make you famous in half the capital.

Sitting and waiting was boring, so I just took out pen and paper and started thinking about how to decorate the house.

Looking up at the ceiling, I saw that it had not been taken care of for many years. The rafters above had turned black, and some dust would fall from time to time, which made the house look dark and unhygienic.

So the first thing he thought of was that the ceiling must be suspended.

I originally thought that it could be made into a warehouse and put unused things on it, but after thinking about it, I decided not to do it. The compound is now infested with rats.

If you put debris on the ceiling, it will become a mouse nest.

Then you can only suspend the ceiling. Unfortunately, the ceiling space of the herringbone frame has to be wasted.

He picked up the pen, briefly sketched a few rough dimensions, looked at the drawings, and fell into deep thought.

Let’s look at the layout of the room that is divided into two rooms. When thinking about making a bed, the first impression is that it must be placed on the ground.

But why does it have to stay the same? It can be made into a double-layer structure. The upper half can be used as a bedroom, and the height can be lower. The lower part is a large living room that is transparent from top to bottom.

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, so Li Yuan picked up the pen and paper again and started sketching.

The top floor of the bedroom is made into a large step. The top of the step is the kang and the bottom is the ground. This design can ensure that people stay upright under the kang.

The height of the kang is reduced to about 1.5 feet, and a kang hole is arranged inside. One end is connected to the chimney and the other end is connected to the kitchen stove.

The space on the lower floor corresponding to the upper floor can be used as a storage room, and the space corresponding to the fire pit is high enough to serve as a kitchen.

The kitchen and living room are completely separated, and the oil fume is exhausted from the window in the kitchen to the outside.

The living room is equipped with bookcases, desks, coffee tables, a few stools, and a few pots of flowers, making it look clean, tidy and grand.

He used a simple 3D drawing method to sketch the renderings. He picked up the drawing, approached the window, and looked at it carefully. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it.

Then, start with a preliminary calculation of the maximum load-bearing capacity of each part, what kind of materials are needed, and a preliminary budget.

More than an hour has passed, and looking at the final results, I feel full of achievements.

Among them, the most commonly used materials, which are also the most difficult to obtain, are cement and steel bars.

He silently sketched it out in his mind, thinking about those connections he could find.

"There is a wood purchasing station; for cement, you can ask the station manager or the street director Wang; for steel bars, you can only rely on stupid pillars. Hey, let's work together."

He put down the drawings, put a little crushed stone into the water glass, and poured boiling water over it.

Shake the water glass, bring it to your nose, take a deep breath of tea fragrance, close your eyes and enjoy.

Suddenly, his movements froze in the distance, and a wry smile slowly spread across his face.

He forgot what it was.

Nowadays, everyone is engaged in large-scale production, and even students have to hand in masonry powder to make cement; the country is engaged in large-scale steel smelting, vowing to catch up with the United States and England.

At this time, the most scarce items are cement and steel.

He climbed back onto the table and started calculating, but finally had to give up.

In the end, the fire kang was cancelled, and all load-bearing parts were replaced by wood. The calculated results forced him to give up.

Large pieces of wood have now become the main fuel for steelmaking. It would be difficult to get the stationmaster to be accommodating.

And with such an outstanding decoration, there is no guarantee that the courtyard will not be jealous. If the time comes, he will be unbearable if he reports it.

Li Yuan threw down the pen in despair, grabbed the drawing and wanted to tear it up. In the end, he couldn't bear it, smoothed it with his hands, clamped the drawing into a book, and threw it into an old book box under the bed.

It contains all textbooks and homework books from elementary school to junior high school.

But recently it has been used as ignition fuel by Li Yuan.