Chapter 225 Room Change
Since Lou Xiaoe came back with the gold and silver jewelry and cash, Xu Damao began to feel uneasy after the initial shock, and he didn't even have a good night's sleep in the past few days.
In his eyes at this time, those things were no longer money, but a bag full of gunpowder that could explode at any time. When it really exploded, he would give it to Lou Xiaoe and the Lou family for burial!
At midnight, all the lights in the houses went out, and the annoying summer cicada finally died down, but it was you who sang and I came on stage. Although the singing of the summer cicada was gone, there were also unknown insects. Lying in the corner and humming music softly makes the night colorful.
Xu Damao had insomnia again, staring blankly into the darkness with his two big eyes, his mind filled with thoughts.
He finally managed to become the deputy section chief, and his life was at its peak. Will it be ruined because of the Lou family?
I am so unwilling!
Xu Damao slowly turned his head and looked at Miss Lou, who had been sleeping with him for many years, with a trace of struggle in his expression.
Time passed slowly, and the sky suddenly became bright.
Xu Damao, who had been awake for almost the whole night, climbed out of bed tiredly. He glanced at his wife, who was still sleeping soundly, gritted his teeth hesitantly, and went to boil water and cook in silence.
This kind of life is almost the norm in his family. Lou Xiao'e has been spoiled since she was a child, and she hardly touches Yangchun water. Except for occasionally washing a few pieces of clothes, she never touches other housework. He has long been used to it.
At this time, in the Chu family, the young couple were discussing changing houses while waiting for breakfast.
Yesterday, Sun Mei asked them about another house. It was still a bungalow with a yard, but this family had four rooms, and the house was very neat. It had just been renovated the year before last. You can live with just your bags.
The reason why this family changed houses was because the male owner of the family was about to go to work on the farm below. He was afraid that the family would not be able to keep the house if he left, so he simply thought of finding someone to change houses in advance. Yes, I can still get some compensation.
Chu Heng had no reason to stop it this time, and he never thought of stopping it. Since the house didn't need to be repaired, it would just be more troublesome when moving. Why didn't he change it?
It's only a day since I moved out of this shabby yard!
The young couple discussed for a long time and finally set the price of house replacement compensation at 150 yuan. As long as the price is within this range, Miss Ni can accept it!
This is the result of Chu Heng’s argument. According to Ni Yinghong’s plan, she is not willing to give more than one hundred.
"Then it's settled. We'll go see the house at noon today. If it works out, we'll make the decision." Chu Heng, who finally got his wife, exhaled happily.
Hey, fighting with others is endless fun!
"That's it, let's eat quickly." Ni Yinghong, who was once again defeated by the man's sharp tongue, stood up and went to the kitchen. She couldn't understand why every time she argued with that man, she ended up Are you the one who failed?
What is the problem?
Not long after, the young couple had breakfast, and then quickly rushed to the unit while chatting about living alone after moving out.
After going to the place to work for a while, Ni Yinghong ran to Sun Mei to inquire about the situation of the yard.
And Chu Heng packed up and left the grain store with his things, going to the grain management office for a meeting...
grass!
To be honest, he is really enough now. He has had one meeting for three days and one small meeting for two days, but it cost him his life.
And the content of the meeting is basically the same.
So annoying!
In a trance, the time came to noon.
Director Chu, who had been in the sauna all morning, returned to the grain store with his tongue hanging out like a dog. After a hasty lunch, the couple took Sun Mei to look at the house.
The courtyard is located in Xiaolihua Hutong in the west of the city, a full twenty minutes away from the grain store. If they really like it this time, the couple will have to sleep ten or twenty less every day. Minutes of sleep.
What a sad thing. Speeding all the way, the few people arrived at the place soon. After locking the car at the entrance of the alley, the young couple, led by Sun Mei, arrived outside the courtyard No. 22 of Xiaolihua Hutong.
“Dong dong dong!”
"Is Xiao Zhang at home? I'm your sister Sun!"
Sun Mei slammed the old courtyard door hard.
Not long after, a woman came out from inside. She was in her forties, with fair skin. She was wearing clothes that were made of very new materials but were fully patched. Her expression looked like Very tired, with a sad look on his face.
The woman glanced at Chu Heng and his wife from the Golden Girls class, with a forced smile on her face: "Sister Sun is here, come in quickly."
"Oh." Sun Mei responded with a smile and walked in first.
Chu Heng and his wife followed closely behind.
The woman led them to the center of the courtyard and stood there. She introduced them to them with a lonely face: "This courtyard was built during the Republic of China. There have always been people living there. It was renovated several times during this period and everything has been preserved." Not bad, you guys should take a look first. If you think it works, let’s talk about other things.”
“It’s troublesome.”
Chu Heng smiled at her and brought his wife. People started wandering around the small courtyard.
The courtyard faces north and south. Among the four houses with blue bricks and black tiles, there are three main rooms and a larger side room. There are courtyard walls on the east and west sides, and there is an open space of about 20 meters in the middle. On a few square meters, a few ridges were raised, and some seasonal vegetables were planted. The lush growth was gratifying.
Close to the southeast corner of the yard, there is a pressurized water well.
It is made of cast iron, with a cement-type block at the bottom. The head of the well is the water outlet, which is thicker at the back and thinner at the front. At the end is a pressure handle connected to the center of the well, about twenty or thirty centimeters long. , making it brighter due to regular use.
This kind of well is very convenient to use. There is a piston on the top and a valve on the bottom. The piston and the valve are both one-way valves, allowing the air to go up instead of down. When the piston goes up , the valve opens, and the air in the lower pipe can be pumped into the upper cavity. When the piston moves down, the valve closes, and the air comes out from the side of the piston. This cycle will evacuate the lower pipe into a vacuum, and the water will be at atmospheric pressure. Under the influence, he was drawn up.
Of course, the sealing of most pressurized water wells is not very good. Before use, you have to pour some water into the well to increase its sealing.
Chu Heng walked over and tested the well. He pulled out some water and tasted it. There was no peculiar smell. It was a sweet water well.
This is very rare. The groundwater in Sijiucheng is very alkaline, so most of the well water is bitter and cannot be drunk at all. There are very few sweet water wells.
In the early years, some families who dug sweet water wells used this to do business and made a living by selling water every day.
After filling several wells with water, the couple went to each house to have a look.
Overall, everything is pretty good. The beams, columns, doors and windows are all very solid, and there are no signs of corrosion or dilapidation. There are just a few loose bricks on the east wall, but it’s not a big deal. I’ll get some later. Just reinforce it with sand and dust.
After walking around in a big circle, the young couple looked at each other and were both satisfied with the yard, so they winked at Aunt Sun and asked her to negotiate the price.
(End of this chapter)