Chapter 65 The renovation of the waterside pavilion begins
Lin Sanqi went back to Hyundai and bought a lot of cement. When he came back, he rushed to the back garden and saw that the construction team had already arrived.
There are already a lot of bricks and wood piled up in the overgrown garden.
The head of the department and Lao Xutou were sitting in the shade chatting. When they saw Lin Sanqi coming in with a small cart of cement, they both felt happy:
"Xiao Qi, you're here, OK, OK, I'm just waiting for you, the owner, to arrive and start the work. Hey, is this cement? Have you never seen this little cart?"
The trolley was brought over from modern times by Lin Sanqi. It is a common flat trolley that is usually used in Lin's Rice Shop to make rice. It is very practical.
"Uncle Quan, Lao Xu, you are here so early, haha."
Lin Sanqi said hello to the two of them and found that there were still 6 workers preparing tools behind them. When they saw their boss coming, they all stood up nervously.
It took seven masons to renovate a small waterside pavilion. It was obvious that the construction period was to be completed quickly, which made Lin Sanqi very satisfied.
Old Xu Tou, like the other masons, was shirtless and asked with a smile:
"Comrade Lin, how do you say it should be demolished and rebuilt? Is the roof a traditional one or a platform one?"
Lin Sanqi quickly shook her head: "Old Xu, the plan I mentioned yesterday won't work. My dad said that building a new house would attract too much hatred. He asked me to keep the original appearance of the waterside pavilion and then make fuss inside the house."
The head of the department next to him laughed:
"That's right. Your dad has experience. I couldn't say anything yesterday. Your new house will not only make others jealous. If the new house is too comfortable and is favored by other leaders of our hospital, then you will still let me No? After all, this is a public house.”
In theory, anyone can live in public housing.
Lin Sanqi also accepted it humbly: "Uncle Quan is right, I was too frivolous yesterday."
Old Xutou doesn’t care, he will build whatever he wants:
"Sure, we have the craftsmen and building materials anyway. Comrade Lin, you can build it however you want. We will follow your orders."
Lin Sanqi led everyone into the inner room of the water pavilion, pointed around and suggested:
"Don't change the outside of this house, don't even change the roof. The more dilapidated and rotten the better. You can build new walls inside. My dad said that at least three or seven walls should be built to keep the heat in the winter. In addition, the roof should be reinforced. Don’t wait until the snow gets thick in winter to bury me in it.”
Old Xu Tou made an estimate and said with a smile:
"The renovation is simple. Just build thick walls inside the house and the indoor area will be much smaller. As for the roof, I will hang it for you to make sure it is clean."
Lin Sanqi asked again: "Are there carpenters among these master workers?"
Old Xu nodded to himself: "I can do carpentry, anything."
"Hey, Comrade Xu is so awesome, haha."
After Lin Sanqi finished speaking, he took out a circle of fine metal mesh from the cart:
"Old Xu, in addition to building a glass window for me, you can also build a screen window for me inside, using this kind of barbed wire."
In fact, it is not a barbed wire fence. The professional name is King Kong mesh window screen. This thing will be very common a few decades later, but it is probably not available in this era.
The waterside pavilion is in the back garden, which is overgrown with weeds and ponds, and there are a lot of mosquitoes and bugs.
In summer, if you cannot open the windows, you will be suffocated, but if you open the windows, you will be bitten by mosquitoes, so screens are the best choice.
Lao Xutou and all the section chiefs were surprised when they picked up the diamond mesh screen.
You must know that in 1958, there had just been a nationwide steel-making campaign. Every household had to hand over all the metal they needed for steel-making. The cities were fine, but the rural families didn't even have an iron pot.
There is still an earthen kiln standing in the back garden of Gege Mansion. It is a remnant of the large-scale steelmaking in the courtyard last year. As a result, the steel was not refined, but the back garden of Gege's house was harmed. Many trees were cut down, and the entire environment was destroyed. This resulted in the desolate scene in the back garden of the prince's house today like Lanruo Temple.
Good guy, this Lin Sanqi, Master Lin has to use metal to install a window screen, I can only say that he is very particular.
And behind the attention is an extraordinary network of relationships.
Knowing Lin Sanqi’s strength, Lao Xu was unambiguous:
"Sure, don't worry, Comrade Lin, our craftsman, he will do his job beautifully so that outsiders won't see any flaws."
Lin Sanqi asked worriedly: "How long will it take to complete the project?"
Old Xu Tou didn't take it seriously: "Just a small house of about 30 square meters can be completed in 7 days at most. If it is tighter, it can be completed in 5 days."
After Lin Sanqi heard this, she counted out 120 yuan from her pocket:
"Old Xu, I'll leave it to you to build the house. I'll give each of the laborers 2 yuan, and I'll give you, the foreman, 5 yuan a day. This is 7 days' wages, and I'll give them all. In addition, I'll give you 2 yuan a day." You three white-flour steamed buns are for lunch, and I don’t care about the rest.”
When a house was built in the 1950s, the host family had to provide one meal and two snacks.
But now we don’t even have enough food to eat. Who has the food to give the construction workers a meal and two snacks? Usually just give me a steamed bun.
Old Xu Tou and several other masons were excited when they heard this.
To put it bluntly, they are farmers in the suburbs of Beijing who earn work points in the village. If they can earn more than ten or twenty yuan by the end of the year, they are considered to be in a good situation.
As a result, Lin Sanqi was paid 14 yuan in wages in just 7 days, and was given three large steamed buns every day. This kind of salary could not be found anywhere else in the city.
"Okay, okay, Comrade Lin, you are loyal, so we will not hesitate. We will work hard, brothers. Thank you, Comrade Lin."
The other six masons came up quickly and bowed to Lin Sanqi one after another.
The head of the general section next to him thought to himself, this kid really has the potential to be a prodigal. The salary of 1 yuan a day is too expensive, but 2 yuan plus 3 white flour buns? Is this going to heaven?
As an outsider, he felt sorry for the Lin family and wanted to file a complaint with Dr. Lin Sophora later.
Lin Sanqi also turned around at this time: "Uncle Quan, how much are these building materials in total? I will give it to you now."
"Oh, you can get these bricks, wood, sand, lime, etc., for 300 yuan in total. But when outsiders ask, you just say it's a hospital building a warehouse, but don't say it's your house."< br>
Lin Sanqi nodded repeatedly: "I understand. If someone asks me in the future, I will also say that I am temporarily staying in the warehouse, just like a haunted house. I don't want to live there, haha."
The unspoken rule in China is that if you live in it for a long time, the house will be yours.
After the housing reform in the future, you will only need to pay a small amount of fees.
The main thing about contemporary college students is that they are lazy. Let them supervise work at the construction site every day. It is better to let college students sleep in shabby thatched huts.
So after Lin Sanqi paid the money, he explained some details, then patted his butt and left.
Back home, Lin Sanqi took out two 50-pound bags of flour from the space.
Just as he was about to push the cart and set off, he thought of Mao Xiaotong's face again, and Lin Sanqi took out another piece of pork...
(End of chapter)