Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

Just as Qin Jingru and Qin Huairu were asking about what was going on in the courtyard, Jia Zhang came in cursing and said indignantly:

"This idiot, he wants to get rid of me with half a bag of corn flour. This stinky toilet sweeper deserves to be exterminated."

Qin Jingru was a little confused when she heard this. How could you scold someone for giving you something? And just now, Jia Zhang said he was a toilet cleaner? Didn't my sister say he was a chef? Qin Jingru asked in confusion.

"Sister, didn't you say that this Sha Zhu was a cook? Why did Aunt Jia say he was a toilet cleaner?"

Qin Huai looked at Jia Zhang like a black line, feeling tired. He really couldn't lead this pig teammate. He said

"He is a cook. He made some mistakes recently and was punished to clean the toilet. If he behaves well later, he will still have to go to the kitchen."

Jia Zhang cursed with a fierce look on her face

"With his character, he still went back to the kitchen. I think he is only fit to clean the toilet. Besides, will that little bastard Zhang Renkang let him go back?"

Qin Jingru was even more confused. She knew that Qin Huairu brought her here for a blind date with Zhang Renkang, but why did she hear Jia Zhang scold Zhang Renkang? Did the two families not get along? And how come Zhang Renkang also had a conflict with this idiot Zhu? Qin Jingru still had some brains. At this time, she knew she couldn't ask too much. It seemed that she had to inquire about the situation from several other families. She couldn't let her cousin fool her.

Qin Jingru asked

"Aunt Jia, what's going on with Zhang Renkang?"

Jia Zhang looked indignant

"This bad guy is so selfish. He doesn't even bother to serve us the delicious food every day. He has no conscience at all."

Hearing this, Qin Jingru was very upset. Why did they bring food to your house? Jia Zhangshi was too unreasonable. She didn't choose to say more and continued to listen to Jia Zhangshi.

"Qin Jingru, if you are together with that little beast, don't forget our Jia family. If there are any good things, you have to give us a share."

Qin Jingru laughed awkwardly

"Aunt Jia, this is still a long way off. How can I forget about my sister?"

Qin Huairu quickly interrupted Jia Zhangshi. She didn't dare to let Jia Zhangshi continue talking. If she continued, she might end up making things worse. Qin Huairu quickly said

"Zhang Renkang is already the team leader of the kitchen at a young age. He is highly valued by the leaders. Moreover, he has two large rooms and his salary is 42.5 yuan."

"There are also bicycles and radios. If you and Jingru succeed, you can enjoy the happiness."

Qin Jingru was very excited when she heard Zhang Renkang's conditions. 42.5 yuan, how much money would that be? Her family might not be able to save so much money in two years. Moreover, there was a bicycle and a radio. In her village, only the village secretary's family had a bicycle.

Qin Jingru heard Qin Huairu say

"Besides, he is only 21 years old. In two years, when he passes the exam, his monthly salary will probably be over yuan. Sister Jingru has found a good family for you."

Jia Zhang also took over and said

"Qin Jingru, you must not forget the kindness of our Jia family. You must not be an ungrateful bastard."

"When the time comes, you have to give one room to our Jia family, so that Banggeng can marry a wife."

"Give me that radio, too, to entertain me."

……

Qin Jingru felt annoyed when she heard Jia Zhangshi's big mouth. What is this old thing dreaming about? She is giving it back to you, but you are nothing. Qin Jingru didn't say anything. She thought that she had to live in the Jia family for now. After she and Zhang Renkang got together, she would turn against Jia Zhangshi, the old hag. She really thought that she, Qin Jingru, was a girl who knew nothing. Qin Jingru was very fierce in the village. Otherwise, with her beauty, she would be harassed by young men every day.

Zhang Renkang also welcomed Captain Wang from the street office construction team. The current construction teams were all used to repair houses for wealthy families. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, they were all owned by public units and worked according to the dispatch of the street office. Of course, they could also take jobs privately, but they had to report to the street office and share the profits with the street office, which was equivalent to a public-private partnership. Captain Wang used to work for the royal palace with his master, and his skills were well-known far and wide.

Zhang Renkang showed his idea and sketch to Captain Wang. Captain Wang took two apprentices to measure the size and general layout and said

"The southernmost bedroom is fine, as it can be connected to the courtyard window for guaranteed lighting. A space must be left for the second bedroom to ensure the corridor to the first bedroom, so I suggest enlarging the window facing the courtyard, and opening a window on the inner wall, directly using a large piece of glass to ensure lighting, and then opening a small window on the west wall facing the alley for ventilation. Your living room also needs two windows facing the courtyard, and a ventilation window on the west wall facing the alley. The kitchen needs to have a new window leading to the courtyard, but there is no need to open windows on the toilet and bathroom side. A sewage pipe can be built against the west wall to lead to the public toilet along the alley."

Zhang Renkang took a look and thought that he was indeed a professional. This was very thoughtful. He thought for a while and said

"It's better to open a small window in this toilet for ventilation. I'm afraid it will be damp."

Captain Wang nodded and said

"Director Wang from the Street Office said that the procedure can be done at any time. I will go to get the procedure tomorrow. Your project will take about 196 days to complete. Director Wang has also said that the minimum price is yuan. How about including the labor and materials?"

Zhang Renkang nodded, handed it to Daqianmen and said

"Okay, but Brother Wang, do you have a suitable carpenter? I want to make beds and cabinets for the two bedrooms, a sofa and table cabinets for the living room, and decorate the kitchen. It would be best if it could have a heater."

Captain Wang Jianlin lit a cigarette, thought for a while and said

"That's fine. Ask the carpenter to come tomorrow afternoon and you can discuss it. Don't worry about the price and craftsmanship. They are all old friends. But if you want to install the heating, it will take more than 20 days."

"The cost of this project including labor and materials is at least 270 yuan, not including the carpenter's fee."

Zhang Renkang nodded and said

"I still have some money, don't worry about that."

The two of them replanned the layout according to Zhang Renkang's needs. Zhang Renkang became more and more impressed with Captain Wang Jianlin's vision and judgment. Finally, they decided to start demolishing the walls and cleaning up the things in the house tomorrow. They would use two days to tidy up the walls and then pave the floor with "gold bricks" before proceeding with the layout.

(Golden bricks were used for paving the floor in the early years. They were specially fired and had a metallic echo when struck. When I was a child, the floor of my grandfather’s house was paved with this kind of bricks. Now they are basically gone. The Forbidden City uses the best and top-grade gold bricks, which are indestructible.)

After sending the construction team leader Wang Jianlin out, he just returned to the Intermediate Courtyard and saw Qin Huairu coming out to wash clothes. Seeing that Qin Huairu was accompanied by a pretty girl of about 17 or 18 years old, Zhang Renkang also realized that this should be Qin Jingru. It seems that Qin Huairu is quite quick.

Qin Huairu greeted Zhang Renkang with a smile when he saw him coming back from sending someone off.

"Who is Renkang sending this to?"

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"I'm planning to renovate my house. I just went to the street office to invite Master Wang to measure the house. I heard what Sister Qin said last time and I think it makes sense. I'm planning to renovate the back of the house so I can get married."

Zhang Renkang deliberately asked

"Sister Qin, where have you been today? Why haven't you been in the yard all day?"

Qin Huairu was shocked. Who has the money to hire a professional decoration team to decorate the house these days? Isn't it just a matter of tidying up by myself and a few neighbors? Does Zhang Renkang seem to have a girlfriend? Even if he was decorating the house so seriously, he still smiled and said

"Are you hiring someone to renovate this? That must be a lot of money, right? You just bought a bicycle and a radio, so you still have that much money?"

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"It's not much, only about 300 yuan, I still have some."

Qin Jingru was shocked when she heard more than 300 people. She might not even have enough money in her own village. How could Zhang Renkang just say that? She secretly decided to seize the opportunity to take down Zhang Renkang. It was rare to find such a rich family.

Qin Huairu swallowed his saliva and then tried to say

"Renkang, who are you dating? Are you in a hurry to get married?"

How could Zhang Renkang not know Qin Huairu's thoughts? He said helplessly:

"It's not someone else's. You know how I've been doing these days. I don't have the time to look for someone. I've just slowed down these few days. I'll tidy up the house first and then think about looking. Anyway, I'm only 21 years old, so there's no rush."

"There are many people in our hospital who are single, and the older ones don't say anything."

As he said this, he looked at Sha Zhu who had just come out. It turned out that Sha Zhu saw Zhang Renkang and Qin Huairu talking at the window, and also saw Qin Jingru also hurried out for fear that Zhang Renkang would snatch her away. Hearing Zhang Renkang's ridicule, Sha Zhu said indignantly:

"Zhang Renkang, you bad guy, who are you talking about? I'm not looking for one. With my conditions, I can find a good one in a minute."

Zhang Renkang looked at Sha Zhu who came out with disdain and said

"What are your qualifications? You are so dark and look like you are in your forties. Are you going to be someone's father?"

"Or is it the toilet cleaner who asks someone to smell it?"

Sha Zhu was furious when he heard this. Zhang Renkang actually slandered him in front of Qin Jingru. He shouted angrily:

"Zhang Renkang, you bastard, what did you say?"

He raised his fist and wanted to step forward, but he held back. Zhang Renkang said disdainfully

"What? I said something wrong? Didn't you?"

"I say, idiot, you still want to fight, right? Come on, I'll let you use one hand, and I can beat you up with one hand so hard that you'll run around everywhere."

Sha Zhu said angrily

"It's all because of you, you little villain. If it weren't for you, I would be punished to clean the toilet."

Zhang Renkang laughed and said

"I say, Silly Zhu, you are not really stupid, are you?"

"You always want to hit people, is this my fault? If you hadn't hit someone in public in the cafeteria, would you have been punished to clean the toilet? What does this have to do with me? You're still blaming me."

As he spoke, Sha Zhu's face turned red and he was speechless.

Seeing Sha Zhu like this, Qin Huairu quickly changed the subject.

Say

"Renkang, where are you going to live in this house?"

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"Why does Sister Qin want to take me in?"

"Haha, it's not that cold now. I can put one side in here and the other side can still be used."

"When it gets really cold, I'll have finished cleaning up everything."

At this time, Qin Jingru, who had just finished listening to their conversation, suddenly leaned forward, her big eyes flickering, and she stretched out her hand to Zhang Renkang and said:

"Hello, Comrade Zhang Renkang, my name is Qin Jingru, I'm Qin Huairu's cousin, I just turned eighteen this year, and I'm single, can we get to know each other?"

Zhang Renkang reached out and held Qin Jingru's hand, which was smooth and soft, then let go and said with a smile

"Comrade Qin Jingru, welcome to our yard. I live in the backyard. You can come visit me anytime. I'll take you around the city when I have time."

Then he said to Qin Huairu

"Sister Qin, it's getting late. I have to go clean up. Captain Ren Wang will be here tomorrow."