Golden Color Xiangjiang: A Young Man's Dream in a Siheyuan

After Zhou Jin came out of the security department, he walked towards the street office. It took him almost half an hour to get there. Fortunately, his body had been strengthened, otherwise he would not be able to bear walking like this every day. He had to find time to buy a bicycle.

Before arriving at the street office, Zhou Jin took out two kilograms of apples and five kilograms of pork from the space and packed them in a bag. He nodded to the old man in the guard room and walked towards the director's office.

"bang bang bang"

"Please come in"

When Director Wang saw that it was Zhou Jin, he stopped working and asked, "Xiao Jin, what's the matter?"

Zhou Jin hurriedly put the bag on the desk and said, "Auntie Wang, I just came from the steel mill and have completed my registration. I got some meat and apples from my classmate and came here to thank Auntie Wang for helping me with the house matters yesterday."

"Xiao Zhou, take these things back quickly. The matter with your house was originally the fault of our street office. How can I have the face to take your things? Take them back and replenish your body."

"Auntie Wang, you are my aunt, aren't you? I can't come to see my elders empty-handed. Besides, I am now the deputy chief of the purchasing department of the steel mill, and I have channels to get these things. Please keep them. Besides, I have something to ask of you, and I can't ask you to accept them if you don't."

"Okay, I'll take it this time, but don't do this again in the future. Tell me what you need my help with?"

"Auntie Wang, you've seen the condition of my three rooms. They've been occupied by other people for five years, and I still feel a little uncomfortable. Besides, there's nothing else in them except a kang. The walls are dirty, and there seem to be some problems with the doors and windows.

So I decided to take this opportunity to renovate the house, and wanted to ask Aunt Wang if she had any recommendations for a builder.

And I also want to build a toilet in the house, so that my life will be more convenient in the future."

When Director Wang heard that they were talking about decorating the house, he quickly replied, "If you want to decorate the house, there is a decoration team under our street office. I'll write you a note and you can go to No. 84 Siheyuan to find Master Lei. He is the best craftsman in our street."

“As for your plan to build a toilet in the house, it’s a bit troublesome, but your family lives in the backyard, close to the street outside, so when the time comes, you only need to dig up the ground and connect your pipes to the main pipes.

But this will cost a lot more money, and you have to pay for it yourself. If you have no problem with this, I will report it to you later."

"Okay, thank you Aunt Wang. I'll invite you to dinner when my house is ready. I won't disturb you anymore. I'll leave first." Zhou Jin replied with a smile.

"Okay, get busy."

After leaving the street office, Zhou Jin hurried to Courtyard No. 84. As soon as he arrived at the gate, he was stopped by an old man.

"Young man, who are you and what are you doing in our courtyard?"

"Uncle, my name is Zhou Jin. The street office introduced me to come here to find Master Lei to renovate the house. Look, this is the note issued by the street office." After Zhou Jin said this, he helped show the note to the uncle.

"So you're here to look for Yangshi Lei. Okay, go in. He's in the east wing of the central courtyard." The old man pointed into the courtyard.

Zhou Jin came to the middle courtyard to find Yangshi Lei, told him that he wanted to renovate the house, and made an appointment to wait for him in Courtyard No. 95 at 2 pm. Then he went out to find a place to have lunch.

Zhou Jin has been eating out these past few days, and overall the food didn't taste very good. It should be a problem with the seasoning. However, Zhou Jin didn't go to a big restaurant, so the taste might be different.

After Zhou Jin finished lunch, seeing that it was still early, he decided to go see Aunt Liu Fang first, so he walked towards the textile factory. Just like before, Zhou Jin took out a can of malted milk, a pound of White Rabbit milk candy and two pounds of bacon from the space in a deserted place and packed them in a bag.

Zhou Jin had already bought these things at the supply and marketing cooperative, and bought quite a lot. In order not to attract other people's attention, Zhou Jin went to all the supply and marketing cooperatives in the city and bought a little from each one.

When Zhou Jin arrived at the textile factory, he was stopped by the security guard. Zhou Jin quickly took out his military officer ID and the note issued by the steel mill, explaining that he was there to look for Aunt Liu Fang. Then, under the guidance of a security guard, he found Liu Fang, who had just finished her meal and was taking a rest.

"Aunt Liu, I'm Zhou Jin, I'm back."

Liu Fang recognized Zhou Jin the first time she saw him. She quickly stood up, walked in front of Zhou Jin, and looked him up and down.

"Xiao Jin, you are really back. Are you still leaving? You must have suffered a lot outside for so many years."

"Aunt Liu, I'm back from military service this time. I'm going to stay in Sijiu City. My job has been assigned to me. I'll be working with Uncle Pan at the Third Steel Rolling Mill. I'm also the deputy section chief of the purchasing department of the steel rolling mill."

Zhou Jin said with some boasting that Aunt Liu and her mother had a very good relationship. In today's terms, they were best friends. They were not just fake best friends, but they really had a deep relationship.

When Liu Fang heard that Zhou Jin was already a deputy section chief, the smile on her face became even brighter.

"Well done, you have become a deputy section chief at such a young age. Your mother would definitely be pleased if she saw your current achievements."

"Well, I will make my parents proud of me. By the way, Aunt Liu, do you have time now?"

"It's break time now. We won't be back to work until 1:30. What's wrong?"

"I brought you some things. You can take them home now. It's inconvenient to leave them in the factory."

"You kid, just come, bring something with you."

"Aunt Liu, I am returning home in glory, so I must prepare gifts for the elders. Don't refuse."

"Okay, Aunt Liu will accept it. I'll take it home now. Come with me to my house and have a seat."

"Aunt Liu, I won't go. I just came back and there are still many things to deal with at home. A craftsman will come to renovate the house in the afternoon. I will visit you after I have finished my work."

"Okay, then you go ahead and get busy. Be sure to come over to my house when you have time."

"I understand, Aunt Liu. If you have any problems in the future, don't forget to find me. I'll leave first."

"Okay, be careful on the road."

Zhou Jin returned to the courtyard after leaving the textile factory. It was almost two o'clock now, and Master Lei should be here soon.

At the steel rolling mill, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu came to the cafeteria to eat together. Although the house issue was resolved, they had to pay so much money and lose face, and they were very unhappy.

Because Yi Zhonghai is his master and also a seventh-level fitter in the factory, Jia Dongxu now prepares his lunch boxes for him. When he arrives at the cafeteria, he finds a seat and sits down, then waits for Jia Dongxu to come back with his food.

Jia Dongxu prepared the meal and placed the lunch box respectfully in front of Yi Zhonghai, which made Yi Zhonghai very happy and he enjoyed such moments very much.

After the two of them finished, Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but speak: "Dongxu, you must remember this matter, don't provoke Zhou Jin in the short term, wait for this period of time to pass, and we will slowly plan the house.

This Zhou Jin dared to humiliate me this time. Don't worry, I will not let him go. As long as he lives in the courtyard, I have the ability to make him obedient. "

"Okay, Master, I will listen to you in everything. Where will Zhou Jin be assigned to work after he is demobilized? If he comes to the steel mill, it will be much easier for us to deal with him."

"I really don't know about this. This kid didn't stay in the courtyard for long. He didn't go back to the courtyard last night. Even Old Yan didn't know about it. It seems that he didn't leak any information.

No matter what, as long as he still lives in the courtyard, I will find a way to deal with him.

He hasn't been back for five years. We don't know his background yet. Once we find out, we will kill him and drive him out of the courtyard. Then the house will still be yours."

"Master, no problem. Then call Sha Zhu along. I don't believe he can rebel again."

"Okay, let's not talk about him anymore. The factory is about to hold a machinist grade exam. You should study hard these few days and try to pass the second-level machinist exam. Then your salary will increase and your life will be better."

"Okay, I will study hard, don't worry, Master."

The master and apprentice returned to the workshop after dinner.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Yan Bugui, Master Lei and his three companions came to Zhou Jin's house.

Zhou Jin looked at Yan Bugui curiously and asked, "Uncle San, you're off work at this time? You didn't leave early, did you?"

"No, I didn't have any classes and had nothing to do at school, so I came back." Yan Bugui answered a little guiltily.

"Okay, first of all, thank you Uncle San for bringing Master Lei and the others here. I want to talk to Master Lei about some house renovations. Do you want to monitor here?"

Yan Bugui originally thought that since he had worked hard to help bring Master Lei here, he could get some benefits, but Zhou Jin didn't follow the rules and just said thank you and sent him away.

The key point is that they have already ordered me to leave. If I stay here, it will be embarrassing for my teacher.

After Yan Bugui left, Master Lei laughed out loud.

"Xiao Zhou, I didn't realize you're so amazing."

Zhou Jin asked in confusion: "Master Lei, what does this mean?"

"Xiao Zhou, you just came back, so you may not know that this old man Yan is famous for his calculations around here. He brought us here, he must have wanted to take advantage of us, but I didn't expect you to send him away with just a thank you.

If it were anyone else, he would have taken something away from them."

After listening to Master Lei's explanation, Zhou Jin finally understood. However, Zhou Jin knew that Yan Bugui was scheming, but he didn't expect that his reputation had become so famous.

"Hehe, I just came back, and I didn't know he was such a person. I won't talk about him anymore. The three masters, please go inside first."

Zhou Jin quickly brought the three masters into the house, then took out cigarettes and distributed them to them. Master Lei rubbed his hands on his body a few times before reaching out to take the cigarette. The two people behind him didn't dare to reach out to take it.

"That's quite well-behaved," Zhou Jin laughed.

"Take them all."

Master Lei called out with a red face, and the two men reached out to take it.

"To make a long story short, I drew a rough design of the house, connected all three rooms, separated the two main rooms into two bedrooms, one for a kang and one for a bed, and then separated a living room, dining room and study room, and used the side room as a kitchen and toilet."

After Zhou Jin gave the sketch he had drawn to Master Lei, he said leisurely: "In a word, money is not a problem, but the work must be done well."

"Don't worry. If you can't do it well, you can come to my house and smash my signboard." Master Lei said with a naive smile.

"Who are your ancestors?"

"Style Thunder"

"Oh, a royal craftsman."

Among the craftsmen in this city, Yangshi Lei is very famous. After all, most of the royal gardens in the Ming and Qing dynasties were built by their family.

"They are all the people." Master Lei said hurriedly.

Zhou Jin also knew his worries, so he stopped joking.

Master Lei observed Zhou Jin's several rooms, and after thinking for a long time, he said, "Boss, your house will be renovated according to your ideas. The workload is a bit large, and it will take about a week to complete."

"And if you build the toilet in the room, the pipes have to be re-laid to connect to the main pipes. Fortunately, your house is next to the wall in the backyard."

"I can't cook here right now, so you have to prepare lunch by yourselves. And all the ingredients must be good. Can you calculate how much it will cost to get everything ready?" Zhou Jin asked.

"Four hundred, we'll take care of it." Master Lei quoted a price.

"No problem, but I'll make it clear in advance. If you don't do it well, don't blame me for ruining your reputation." Zhou Jin took out twenty big black ten notes and handed them to Master Lei. "Give me half first, and when it's done, I'll give you another 150. After the inspection is completed, I'll pay the balance. Is that a problem?"

"No problem, of course no problem." Master Lei took the money.

"By the way, help me clean up a place to sleep first, and then you can start working." After that, everyone started to get busy.