Chapter 44: Repairing the House
The next day, Silly Zhu got up early in the morning and was washing under the faucet in the courtyard, when an old man in his fifties led two young people into the courtyard.
As soon as the three of them entered the hospital, they went straight to Silly Zhu's house, the old man in his fifties, and shouted "Daqing, Daqing".
As soon as He Daqing, who was in the house, heard this voice, he hurriedly ran out in cotton clothes, and when he saw the old man, he shouted affectionately: "Sweet potato skin, you came so early!" β
Saying that, He Daqing pointed to the stupid pillar that was now full of toothpaste foam, and said to the old man: "This is my stupid son, do you still recognize it?" β
The old man pointed at He Daqing like this, and looked at the stupid pillar, and said in his mouth: "I can't recognize it, I can't recognize it, the last time I saw him, this kid hasn't started to grow hair yet!" β
As soon as the old man finished saying this, he laughed, and He Daqing also laughed, and in front of the old man, he damaged the stupid pillar a few words. Hurting their own children in front of others seems to be the tradition of the parents of the Celestial Empire, and the stupid pillar can only listen and can't talk back.
He Daqing finished damaging the stupid pillar, and then, He Daqing pointed to the old man and introduced to the stupid pillar: "This is your father and my hair is small, surnamed Fu, he is one year younger than me, you can call him Uncle Fu in the future." β
Following He Daqing's words, Silly Zhu obediently called "Uncle Fu", and then He Daqing went to call He Yushui out again, and asked her to come and see this "Uncle Fu".
Silly Yuren is beautiful, and she also pretends to be well-behaved in front of outsiders, which naturally makes her more likable than Silly Zhu.
When Uncle Fu saw Silly Yushui, he looked very affectionate, and praised Silly Yushui, who blushed and pretended to be a lady there.
After the politeness, He Daqing pulled his hair into the house, and reprimanded the stupid pillar to quickly finish brushing his teeth and enter the house to discuss business.
After training the stupid pillar, He Daqing spoke to Silly Yushui, and was gentle and polite, saying that there were guests at home today, so he wouldn't make breakfast, and let Silly Yushui take the money to buy some food outside.
A few people entered the house, He Daqing and his Fa Xiao sit, and Silly Zhu and the two young people could only stand aside.
Uncle Fu raised his head and looked at the room carefully, and said to He Daqing: "Daqing! How fast the time flies! When you bought this house, you still asked me to accompany you to see the house, and let me renovate it for you! Twenty years have passed, and the new house has become an old house again. β
He Daqing heard his old friend talk about time, and he was also embarrassed, feeling that the years are urging people to grow old! The two old fellows sat there and began to reminisce about their old days.
Older people always like to reminisce about the past, especially with the old one, and the words can't be stopped.
Just when Silly Zhu was a little annoyed when he listened, Silly Yushui came back after buying breakfast, adding a dozen steamed buns and a dozen fritters in an aluminum pot.
As soon as the silly rain bought it arrived early, He Daqing hurriedly beckoned Uncle Fu and the two young people brought by Uncle Fu to eat.
Helping others to work, the main family has to take care of the food, this is the rule. So Uncle Fu and the others were not polite, and sat down to eat.
During the meal, Uncle Fu said to He Daqing: "Daqing, your house is an old-fashioned courtyard house, I have repaired this kind of house a lot, and there is nothing technical, I just want to ask you, what materials do you plan to use?" β
What kind of material is used? Of course, if the mahogany is not worth much, if you use the mahogany, in a few decades, the mahogany in this house will not be worth hundreds of millions!
Thinking of this, the stupid pillar rushed in front of He Daqing and said: "Uncle Fu, I heard that the beams and pillars of this house are best made of golden silk nanmu, I don't know if you have this kind of wood there, and what is the price?" β
Listening to Silly Zhu's words, Uncle Fu was very surprised, thinking in his heart, this kid is such a local tyrant!
You must know that this golden silk nanmu is a precious wood in the Heavenly Empire, and the emperor used it to repair the palace and the emperor's mausoleum!
Even in the present era, when the vast majority of people in the countryside are hungry and city dwellers cannot build their own houses, its price is far higher than that of ordinary wood.
In recent years, it is really rare to renovate a house and dare to open its mouth. After all, the people who have mixed well in these years live in small reinforced concrete western-style buildings, and those houses are not theirs in name, and it is not their turn to worry about repairing the house at all. And the ordinary little Bai Lao surname in this era can't even eat enough to eat the nest, how can they think about any wood!
Therefore, when Uncle Fu heard Silly Zhu say that he wanted to renovate the house with golden silk nanmu, he felt very surprised, and looked at He Daqing with uncertainty on his face, wanting to hear what the head of the He family said, is this true?
He Daqing was a little embarrassed by his own small hair, so he gave the stupid pillar who was eating steamed buns there a slap on the back of the head, and said angrily: "Tell your Uncle Fu well, what do you think." β
Silly Zhu was beaten, causing the people who were eating to endure snickering there, which made Silly Zhu very embarrassed, and he forced his face to say to Uncle Fu: "Uncle Fu, I think so." Although the world is difficult now, the common people of our Celestial Empire have always longed for a stable life. The general trend of the world, those who go along with it prosper, and those who go against it die, the world will eventually return to its normal state, and our little people can live and work in peace and contentment. β
"This golden silk nanmu, it can only grow in those few places, and it takes hundreds of years to become a tree, which has been very rare since ancient times. So, I want to take advantage of the fact that the world is not worth much, and buy some to save for future generations. β
Listening to Silly Zhu's explanation, Uncle Fu nodded frequently and said, "Your father said you were stupid, I don't think you are stupid at all." Not only are you not stupid, but you also have a long-term vision, such a thing as golden silk nanmu, it is just a piece of wood in troubled times. And once it comes to the prosperous age, it can be compared to gold like good golden silk nanmu. If you have the ability, you will be able to make a move in the future, and then you will make a move when the world is better, which is undoubtedly a profitable business. Good boy, with vision. β
After praising the stupid pillar, Uncle Fu said that in fact, he is now also tuning those precious timbers and furniture made of those precious timbers.
It's just that he is a small carpenter, with limited financial resources, and he has to take care of the family's food first. Therefore, because of lack of money, he once missed a lot of good wood and furniture that he liked.
He Daqing is a big family in a big family, so he must have an economic mind. After listening to his son and himself, he understood the benefits of preparing wood now.
So, He Daqing made a decision, renovated his own home, and used all those good woods, even the floor.
After He Daqing finished being a local tyrant, Silly Zhu took out the more than 800 yuan he earned in the friendship store last night, pushed it to Uncle Fu, and said: "Uncle Fu, you are an expert in this carpenter, you are familiar with the faΓ§ade, and you have a good follower." So in addition to renovating the house, I would like to ask you to help me find some good furniture. The price is good, I am now the deputy director of the canteen of the rolling mill, with a monthly salary of more than 100 yuan, and my father also has a salary of more than 30 yuan a month. Plus those outer blocks, you know this Uncle Fu. β
Hearing that the father and son of the He family make so much money, Uncle Fu is also envious, you must know that he is a famous carpenter in Sijiu City, and now he can't earn fifty yuan a month.
In the end, the two parties agreed that Uncle Fu would contract the work and materials and complete the work within ten days. Because the He family had to use good wood for this renovation, for this reason, He Daqing gave Uncle Fu a fixed amount of 1,000 yuan.
The matter of repairing the house was agreed, the three members of the He family went to work, Uncle Fu left his two apprentices to demolish the house here, and he himself went back to pull wood.
Walking on the way to work in the rolling mill, He Daqing said to Silly Zhu: "Lao Yi's family lost us 3,000, you gave me 2,000 before, and today you gave you Uncle Fu more than 800." It's five thousand eight all of a sudden, weird, it's really a little distressing to think about it, and I don't know if it's enough? β
When Silly Zhu heard He Daqing say this, he was also a little distressed, so he said: "Old man, how is Uncle Fu's character, is it reliable!" β
Hearing Silly Zhu questioning his small hair, He Daqing said a little unhappily: "Your Uncle Fu, your big name is Fu An, and your nickname is sweet potato skin." Four generations of cooks in our family and five generations of carpenters in his family are all ancestral crafts. β
"When I was young, I followed your grandfather as an apprentice in the kitchen of a large family. Your Uncle Fu is the same, he often follows his father to the big family's house to renovate the house and build furniture. β
"We were the same age at the time, and we were able to play together. So, I often took the good meat that your grandfather withheld when he was cooking, and secretly took it to him to eat. After this back and forth, the two of us became good friends. β
"Your Uncle Fu is an old-generation craftsman, with a solid heart, he values his own craftsmanship, and he values the signboard handed down by his ancestors."
"So, in terms of money, don't worry, even if your Uncle Fu doesn't care about the friendship I have had with him since childhood, he has to take care of the signboard handed down by his old Fu family for five generations. He won't count more of our money, and even if he does, he will send it back to us when he thinks about it afterwards. β