Chapter 402: A New Neighbor in the Hutong
The things Lu Miao took were either jars or bowls.
It's all bells and whistles, and at first glance, it's not an ordinary person's form.
Not to mention that the person in charge of the scrap station glanced at her several times, even Fu Jingyou was also alert.
In the past, Fu Jingyou was the group of people who were knocked down, and he immediately sensed that something was wrong.
But Lu Miao glanced at him, so he swallowed his words back, and calmly cooperated:
"It's okay, let's see what the price is, if it's more expensive than the pickle jar, don't want it, look at the porcelain tiles are thinner, not very strong."
The young couple cooperated, and after speaking, they turned their eyes directly to the caretaker who was baking the fire by the stove.
Fu Jingyou's elbow moved, pushed Lu Miao behind him, pointed to the things that Lu Miao had counted on the ground and asked:
"Comrade, how much does this cost?"
The gay man walked over, glanced at the miscellaneous tools in Fu Jingyou's hand, and didn't rush to respond to how much.
"I see you guys are very raw, do you live in this area?"
Fu Jingyou nodded kindly:
"The house is still under renovation and will be moved in a few days. No, there are a lot of things missing, so I'll go up here and shop for them to see if I can use them. ”
The year is not good, don't look at the big city of the capital, there are many sad people in and outside the city.
It is almost normal to come to the scrapyard to pick up what can be used, it is not ashamed, it is normal.
Especially in the north, there are few mountains and forests, and there are public property everywhere.
Many people get married without wood to buy furniture, and they will go to the scrap station to squat a little.
If there is a good one, pull it back, get it yourself, and if the conditions are good, find a carpenter to plan.
The gay man in custody nodded, and wanted to say something, when suddenly a female voice came:
"Little Sister-in-law!"
Lu Miao turned her head, and on the corner of the street, Meizi ran over with a disgraced face.
"Sister-in-law, have you moved over? I haven't seen you come for a few days. ”
"Meizi, are these two new residents in the alley?"
The gay man in custody asked Meizi.
Meizi nodded and said truthfully:
"Brother Zhuzi, it's the one at the intersection of Qingta Hutong."
Liu Xiaozhu smiled politely and immediately let him go:
"It turned out to be a neighbor, I thought it was somewhere to smell the wind and come over...... Look at this bowl and the broken jar, give it a dime or two! ”
"Nothing here is valuable, just mean it."
Lu Miao took it out and gave Fu Jingyou two cents.
Fu Jingyou glanced at it when he handed it out, and said:
"Shall I get some more wood and planks? It's almost time to repair the window frames at home. ”
"Okay, you look at it, I usually burn it here as firewood."
Liu Xiaozhu said casually, and Lu Miao couldn't help but think of the smashed stepping bed inside.
It's a terrible thing!
The bed in such good condition, a proper national treasure-level cultural relic, was smashed like this......
What a time and ......
Ay!
……
Returning with a full load of things, Lu Miao glanced at the basket of plums and coals on the way.
The reason why it was easily released this time was that Umeko had the greatest credit.
Lu Miao's affection for Meizi has another layer, and she also has the meaning of further acquaintance.
"You just went to buy coal and came back?"
Meizi shook her head, her eyes were open and she smiled shyly:
"I went to the railway, and I picked them up next to the tracks, and I didn't need money."
Afraid that Lu Miao wouldn't understand, Meizi explained:
"The locomotive burns coal, and sometimes there are trains carrying coal that go this way, and every now and then it will fall...... Usually children pick it up, but I'm usually fine, so I'll follow. ”
Lu Miao shook his head.
The day is not yet hot, and most of the pedestrians on the street are wearing cotton clothes, and Meizi is still wearing a thin gown, and there are still a lot of puddings.
It is enough to see the constraints of her life.
"We're almost done packing up, we'll move in in a few days, and you're welcome to come over and play then."
Meizi nodded, and her hands were stirred together to carry the basket, a little embarrassed.
After hesitating for a long time, Meizi plucked up her courage and said:
"Little sister-in-law, I, I can do any job, and if I don't know it, I can learn it...... If you have any work in the future, you can call me. ”
"I, I don't want money, if there is food at home, you can afford it, just give me a bite......"
After Meizi finished speaking, she stared nervously at the little couple in front of her.
Lu Miao and Fu Jingyou looked at each other, and in the end, it was Lu Miao who took the lead in reacting.
"Okay, I got it."
Lu Miao had a decent shallow smile on her face.
Meizi also smiled and ran out a few steps with the basket:
"Then, then I'll go back to Sister-in-law Fu first, and you will call me when you come back!"
Lu Miao nodded.
Seeing Meizi running around the corner, Lu Miao asked Fu Jingyou:
"Did she come to the house the other day?"
"I've been here, I've been in the hospital for a while, and I'll leave when I see you're not there."
Lu Miao nodded thoughtfully.
Back in the courtyard, Fu Jingyou measured the size of the windows, re-embedded the wooden window rails, nailed new sliding windows, and installed the glass.
The house is concave in shape, with two rooms in the courtyard, a utility room on one side and a kitchen on the other.
The things in the utility room were cleared, and the kang was also coiled inside, and it was made a separate bedroom.
It's okay to have guests stay overnight, if Lu Yuanzheng is willing to come.
The relationship between Lu Yuanzheng and Tang Mei was too delicate, and Lu Miao was not easy to arrange for them to live in one room.
There was nothing to say about the kitchen, the stove was torn down and rebuilt.
In the main room, there were originally several partitions and a few walls, but now there are four rooms left.
The entrance is the hall, and the rooms are on the left and right.
The room on the right is a little smaller, about 25 square meters, because there is a small room on the back.
That small room, Lu Miao plans to use it as a utility room for the time being.
Later, when the children are older, they can clean up and make a room.
Swing and bunk beds, the two brothers and sisters can live for a few years, and when they are older, they will talk about it then.
It is impossible to live in this small courtyard for a lifetime......
As for the room on the left, it was naturally where she and Fu Jingyou lived.
That's the overall pattern.
The house occupies a small half of the total area, and the other part is empty, except for the well on the right hand side of the courtyard gate.
There was originally a persimmon tree planted in the corner of the top wall of the well.
The underside of the tree was moth-eaten and looked like it didn't look like it was going to be alive for two years, so Fu Jingyou dug it up.
After thinking about it, let's see if we can get any other saplings to plant.
The grass has just been removed from the courtyard, and the ground is not very smooth, so there is no spare time now, so this can only be done for the time being.
When it stabilizes, it will be cleaned up at that time.
There is a large open space in the courtyard, and Lu Miao and Fu Jingyou are planning to wait for the weather to warm up, and then they will loosen it up a little and plant some vegetables or something.
You can't keep the green in the winter here in the north, so it's okay to tinker with vegetables in other seasons.
Lu Miao swept the room a few more times and spread the quilt she brought on the kang.
During this period, Fu Jingyou used the remaining small pieces of wood to build a small maza, dismantled several doors in the courtyard, and gouged twice with a planer knife to reveal the new material inside.
He went to the market, bought a small jar of paint, and brushed the doors and windows.