Siheyuan: There are seven fairies in my house, I am so busy

Liu Guangqi came back, and Liu Haizhong was so happy that he prepared to celebrate. He decided to set up two tables in the courtyard to show off and celebrate his son's job assignment and his entry into the ranks of cadre leaders.

The time has been set. The banquet will be held in the compound tomorrow night. Each household in the compound can send one person to attend. All the families in the compound have already been notified.

To be honest, Zhang Jialiang was not familiar with Liu Guangqi, and the relationship between his original body and Liu Guangqi was not very good, and they had almost no communication.

Liu Guangqi was a good student since childhood, and was spoiled by Liu Haizhong and his wife. He had a somewhat arrogant personality and looked down on these peasants and refused to play with them.

Never mind. Since Liu Haizhong is planning a banquet and has invited me, I’ll just go. Just treat it as a good meal and don’t worry about anything else.

By then, Liu Haizhong and Liu Guangqi, father and son, will definitely show off as much as they can. Just ignore them, eat, drink, chat for a few words, and then go home after eating.

He definitely won't flatter them. Anyway, Liu Guangqi won't be able to stay in the Siheyuan for long. In a few years, he will follow his wife to other places, and there is no need to communicate with him.

Zhang Jialiang told his family the news about the old city wall bricks he got from Old Sun today.

"I'm also familiar with the area of ​​the southern city wall that Old Sun mentioned. I'll go look for it there tomorrow, and if I can find it, I'll bring it back.

Those old city wall tiles are very suitable for paving the floor. They are durable, moisture-proof and heat-insulating, and can be used for decades without any problems. "

“Those old city wall bricks are really good for paving the ground. Tomorrow, except for those who go to work, let everyone at home go and help.

I will take care of Xiao Lanhua and find some old city wall bricks. They may be useful in the future."

When Zhang Jialiang's grandmother heard about the old city wall bricks, her eyes lit up. She thought those things were indeed good things, so she asked other people in the family to help.

After hearing this, Zhang Jialiang suddenly thought, should his own kitchen also be renovated?

The kitchen in his house was just a shed built with a few pieces of wood. After so many years, it was no longer sturdy.

In fact, ever since he thought of repairing the house, he thought of the several woods in the hunting space. There were many sturdy trees in the woods that could be used as wood.

It’s just that we didn’t prepare for it before. Even if we cut them down now, it will take some time to dry them. It’s too late to use them for now.

However, the east wing of their house will need to be cleaned up in the future, and wood will be needed at that time, so preparations have to be made in advance. Fortunately, not a lot of wood was used this time, otherwise a lot of money would have been wasted.

"Grandma, Mom, can we fix up our kitchen as well?

We are just about to go find some old city wall bricks, so let’s get some and build our kitchen. Our kitchen has been there for a long time and is not very solid anymore, so it’s time to repair it.”

"Yes, our kitchen really needs repairing. It leaks a lot when it rains, and some of the wood has rotted over time. When I cook, I'm always afraid that the kitchen will collapse and hit me."

When it came to renovating the kitchen, Zhang Jiamei was the first to jump out in agreement. Among the whole family, she spent the most time working in the kitchen and she knew the kitchen best.

"Well, the kitchen is indeed quite old and it's time to renovate it, so let's do it together.

Jiazhen, Jiani, take your sisters and follow Liangzi out tomorrow to find more old city wall bricks.

It would be great if there is some left after repairing the back house floor and kitchen. This stuff won’t break down, so I can use it whenever I want, saving a lot of money.”

Wang Shujuan also agreed to renovate the kitchen as well, and told her daughters to find as many old city wall bricks as possible.

"Got it, Mom!"

The daughters in the family answered in unison.

At about seven o'clock, Old Sun brought a middle-aged man in his 40s to the courtyard. After seeing Zhang Jialiang, he introduced him to the man he brought to work with him.

"Liangzi, this is Lao Yang. He works with me. He is also good at repairing houses and is also good at carpentry."

Zhang Jialiang quickly stepped forward and handed them both cigarettes.

"Uncle Liu, Uncle Yang, the house depends on you two, so we need to make it sturdy.

If you need anything, just let my grandma know. We will have lunch at home. My fifth sister is a pretty good cook. I will make sure the two chefs have enough to eat.”

"Liangzi, don't worry, we have been repairing houses for people all year round, so there will be no problem leaving your house to us.

Just do what you need to do, and I will tell you if there is any need.

Are you going to look for old city wall bricks today?"

"Go, I'll take my sisters with me. If there are any old city wall bricks, I'll be responsible for transporting them. I'll probably have to make several trips in the morning, and I'll come back often. You can come to me if you need anything."

"Okay, go ahead then. Let's hurry up and unload the things from the car first."

When Old Sun and his companions arrived, they brought a lot of things on the tricycle. The three of them quickly unloaded the materials from the tricycle.

Because they were going to look for old city wall bricks, everyone in the family put on their most worn clothes and brought a lot of water and towels. If they could find old city wall bricks, they would definitely be dirty, tired and thirsty when they did the work.

After making preparations, Zhang Jialiang, his two sisters and four younger sisters, a group of seven people, set off towards the south city wall.

When we arrived at the location that Old Sun mentioned yesterday, we found that it was exactly as Old Sun said. There were still many broken walls and even many scattered bricks, but most of them had been damaged.

The complete bricks of the old city wall have to be taken out from the broken walls. It doesn’t matter if it’s from a low place, but it’s quite dangerous to take bricks from a relatively high location of the old city wall. It will be troublesome if it collapses and hits someone.

"Big sister, second sister, please look after the younger sisters and find some safe places. Don't go to those dangerous places for now. You must pay attention to safety.

Take a break if you are tired. We are not in a hurry. We still have several days."

Zhang Jialiang was a little worried, so he told his elder and second sisters to take good care of their younger sister while working and not to take any risks.

"Okay, I get it, don't worry, let's get started."

The eldest sister responded, and then led her younger sisters to split up into groups of two to look for suitable bricks for the city wall.

Zhang Jialiang chose some more dangerous areas. The broken walls looked quite high, so he planned to eliminate these dangerous areas first to prevent his sisters from getting into trouble again.

The old city walls of the capital have been demolished intermittently since liberation, especially in recent years, the demolition speed has accelerated. Now there are not many old city walls left, and it will be difficult to find these old city wall bricks in the future.