Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

Yang Weiguo and Li Huaide discussed the specific details and decided to keep the matter secret for the time being except for the two of them to avoid leaks. In the future, no one other than Zhang Renkang must know the source of the materials. Only in this way, the higher-ups would only think that the steel rolling mill had secretly obtained the materials through those cooperatives and would not pursue the matter.

After the first batch of transactions was completed, Zhang Renkang was appointed as a cadre. Zhang Renkang hummed a ballad and walked slowly towards the back kitchen of a canteen in the steel rolling mill. Now he had a big buyer for his materials. Not to mention a lot, it was not a problem to make more than 80 a month. Moreover, when he went to report to those old people at night, he might get a lot of gains. Twenty years later, he would have enough accumulation and could use the information gap to stockpile several pieces of land in Sijiu City and Modu and wait for development, and concentrate on his computer technology. Zhang Renkang was confident that what he mastered could make China stand at the forefront of the information age after the s.

Arriving at the kitchen, Zhang Renkang arranged the plan for supplying the big pot dishes today, and carefully pointed out some mistakes in everyone's knife skills and preparation of dishes. He also carefully analyzed and proportioned some seasoning recipes for everyone to learn. Zhang Renkang's selfless teaching has convinced everyone in the kitchen. Even another chef of level 7 was willing to admit defeat after understanding Zhang Renkang's knife skills and cooking skills. Although his level was one level higher than Zhang Renkang, the chef's level could not be faked. He had seen Zhang Renkang's knife skills and cooking skills. Qiao has also tried Zhang Renkang's dishes, and they are far better than those of the retired level five chef Lao Sun. Plus, Zhang Renkang is generous and teaches him cooking skills, so Li Ying, who is in her thirties, treats Zhang Renkang as a disciple. It can be said that Zhang Renkang has the final say in the kitchen. Even Ma Hua and Fatty dare not say a word to Zhang Renkang, and Zhang Renkang does not discriminate against them when teaching them cooking. Ma Hua is better, at least he has some feelings for Sha Zhu. Fatty has kicked Sha Zhu out of his mind a long time ago, and now Zhang Renkang is his real master.

Li Ying was arranged to supervise everyone. Now Lu Yong and Gao Ying were able to make the big pot dishes. With the material skills provided by Zhang Renkang and after a few skilled fryings, the big pot dishes they made tasted good and were well received by the workers. Zhang Renkang gave some instructions and left first.

Zhang Renkang rode his bicycle back to the courtyard first. Seeing that Zhang Renkang came back before noon, the third aunt asked in surprise:

"Renkang, why are you back before you go to work?"

Zhang Renkang smiled and said

"I have something to do today, and the factory has arranged everything. Besides, I feel more comfortable at work here."

The lady asked with some concern.

"Renkang, are you feeling unwell? Do you want me to call Dr. Su from the intersection?"

Zhang Renkang knew that the aunt was kind-hearted and different from Yi Zhonghai. He had always been unkind to Yi Zhonghai, but he was still polite to the aunt.

"Auntie, I'm fine. I just came back to see if Master Wang needs anything."

"You guys continue chatting, I'll go back and take a look."

Zhang Renkang pushed the cart back to the backyard. As soon as he entered the backyard, he saw that the things in his house had been moved out. It is said that people nowadays are very efficient. In the morning, all the things in the house had been cleared out and placed in the yard in order and covered with tarpaulins. The partition wall between the two rooms had been demolished halfway, and the outline of the window was drawn with chalk.

Zhang Renkang smiled and handed a pack of Daqianmen to Wang Jianlin's eldest disciple Wang Congcong, and lit a cigarette for Wang Jianlin who came over.

"Master Wang, you guys are really fast!"

Wang Jianlin laughed

"If you make a living by your craft, you must be good at it."

But the progress is indeed not slow. The wall of this room can be demolished tomorrow, the corresponding windows will be removed in two days, and the "gold bricks" on the ground will be laid in three days. Then we can partition the walls and dig and lay the pipes. The brick side has been contacted and will be delivered the day after tomorrow. After three days of partitioning off each space, the carpenters will start making small cabinets and windows. I will hand over the house to you in at most 25 days.

"But you have to buy a toilet. I can help you with the bigger stove and heating pipes, but for the toilet, you have to go to the trade store to see if there is a suitable one, or find a way to get it from the department store."

Zhang Renkang nodded and planned to try his luck at the trading store.

"Is there anything else that I can do for you, Brother Wang?"

Wang Jianlin thought for a moment and said

"We are not in a hurry to get the project payment. You have to pay the carpenter and the stove and heating department tomorrow, otherwise they won't start the work."

Zhang Renkang asked

"How much is it, Captain Wang? Just tell me the number."

"Wang Jianlin thought about it and said that the cabinets, bed frames and sofa frames in your house are about thirty-five yuan. They are all made of top-quality beech wood. Don't worry. If there is any problem, you can always contact me."

"The blacksmith will charge sixty-two. You have a lot of pipes in this house. You also need to install a large iron bucket in the bathroom and install an iron pipe to guide the hot water in."

Zhang Renkang didn't waste any words. He reached into his trouser pocket, took out ten big black cards, handed them to Wang Jianlin and said

"Captain Wang, take this and go settle the bill. If it's not enough, come back and ask for it later."

Seeing Zhang Renkang so straightforward, Wang Jianlin also said happily

"Boss, you are so generous and open-minded. Please take a look at our work. If you are not satisfied with anything, I will definitely not let you find fault with it."

Zhang Renkang laughed. He still believed in Wang Jianlin's ability. If the craftsmanship of the palace was not good enough, he would have been dealt with long ago.

Zhang Renkang left with peace of mind after reading it. In the middle, he dealt with Lou Xiaoe's inquiries and Qin Jingru's concerns. Zhang Renkang, who was in a big headache, quickly slipped out, got up, got in the car and ran towards the trading store on Qianmen Street.

Trading shops, at that time, trading shops (commissioned shops are called differently) were second-hand goods purchased from many countries and put here for trading. They only accepted cash transactions or gold transactions. As soon as Zhang Renkang entered the door, a young man came up to greet him and asked enthusiastically:

"Hello sir, what do you need? I'll show you around."

Trading stores and supply and marketing cooperatives. The nature of department stores is different. There are iron rice bowls with fixed salaries and benefits, and the salesmen are generally too lazy to be nice to customers. However, trading stores hire employees and give them a share of the profits according to the number of transactions. The service attitude here is much better. Zhang Renkang smiled and nodded and said

"Is there a toilet in the store? I want to buy one."

The shop assistant said with a smile

"You came at the right time. Two toilets were just delivered yesterday. I'll take you to have a look."

Zhang Renkang followed the clerk into the west warehouse of the yard. Inside, he saw a flush toilet wrapped in a metal outer layer and carved with a beautiful pattern of red wood, and a matching iron water tank wrapped in wood on the wall.

(To describe the working principle, the water tank hanging on the wall is filled with about five liters of water. After using the toilet, you need to pull the rope of the water tank, and the water in it will instantly flush into the toilet to take away the feces. At this time, the toilet cannot be flushed with used paper, which will cause blockage. After flushing, you need to use the flushing pipe that comes with the water tank or a water pipe that you connect yourself to flush it with a toilet brush to remove any traces.)

The other one was a yellow copper toilet and a matching iron water tank. Zhang Renkang thought about it and decided to buy the second one. The main reason was that the first one was too conspicuous and a bit luxurious. It would be difficult to deal with it in a few years. Once someone reported it, he would have no way to explain it. At this time, Zhang Renkang didn't want to do anything weird. He even used common beech wood for furniture to avoid future troubles. As a section-level cadre living in two houses, he could explain it if the decoration was a little better, but it was better not to have such luxury items and antiques.

After asking the price, seven or eighty yuan was not expensive, so Zhang Renkang started to look around. There were many good things inside, such as a Huanghuali bed from the Ming Dynasty and a mahogany armchair from the Qing Dynasty. Unfortunately, these things would lead to his death in the future.

Zhang Renkang had seen enough and suddenly found a fishing rod in the corner. He went forward and took it. It turned out to be a German-made alloy fishing rod, with matching tools and a bundle of fishing line. Zhang Renkang asked excitedly:

“How much does this thing cost?”

When the clerk saw that Zhang Renkang was interested in this, he also said

"Eight dollars and ten cents, plus the matching items, it will be eighteen dollars and twenty."

This set of fishing rods has been here for half a year. Everyone who saw it thought it was too expensive and not worth it, so it has never been sold. Zhang Renkang likes it more and more. It is a sacred tool for fishermen.