Early the next morning, Du Weiguo finished washing up and wiped out yesterday's lunch meal in the restaurant. He didn't eat at night. In fact, he was already very hungry.
It's like there are teeth in your stomach. This body has no fat or glycogen reserves at all and is completely intolerant of hunger.
After packing up, Xiao Du rode to the steel rolling mill. The south gate of the factory was the closest gate to the courtyard, and it happened to be the responsibility of the third department.
Before he joined the army, he knew some people from the old security department. Recently, he came to the toilet every day, and now almost all the people from the third department recognized him.
Most of the workers haven't come yet. Xiao Du comes here at this time basically every day. He greets the officers and section staff on duty today and distributes a round of cigarettes to everyone. Comrade Xiao Du goes there first.
Use public toilets to solve personal problems.
At 8 o'clock, Xiao Du came to Director Jiang's office. Jiang Dongfang was never late. He arrived at the office on time at 7:55 every day. It was a standard military style. It was said that he had been like this since he arrived at the steel rolling mill.
"Uncle Jiang, I have two things to do today. First, I want to report to the Security Department in a few days. Second, I want to repair the house recently. It is about to collapse. Please help me find a safe place.
Master."
When there are outsiders, Xiao Du always calls him Director Jiang, but in private, he must call him Uncle Jiang. If you dare to call him Director, he will slap you loudly.
And although he doted on him, he never had much dialogue. If something happened, just say it and get out. This was the hard-line style inherited from Jiang Dongfang and Du Shoubang.
After listening to Xiao Du's words, Jiang Dongfang first wrote an address and name with a pen, and handed the note to Du Weiguo.
"Go to him to repair the house and tell him that I introduced him and the money is not enough. Then you will report to work next week and stay at my house while the house is being repaired."
Really, not saying a single more word, so cool.
However, Comrade Xiao Du knew that after Jiang Dongfang drank, it would be difficult for him to shut up, and he would keep talking until dawn.
"Uncle Jiang, I've made arrangements for the house and come to work. It's more convenient for me to live at Huaihai's house while the house is being repaired."
"What's wrong? Is it inconvenient for me to live at home? I'll beat you to death."
"Uncle Jiang, I've been staying with you for a long time, and I've talked less and less. I'm smelly and hard, and I won't be able to find a partner in the future."
"Fart, you can't find a partner, I'll send you a wife."
"Uncle Jiang, please stop it quickly. What kind of age is this? You are still trying to be a good partner. I'm leaving. Now I'm going to find the master who's doing the work."
Comrade Xiao Du escaped from Jiang Dongfang's office. He didn't like to talk to him much and didn't know what to say. Before leaving, he saw that there was more than half a box of peonies on Jiang Dongfang's table and took it away.
He was still beeping: "Uncle Jiang, my Aunt Li told you to stop smoking."
"roll!"
After coming out of the security office, I rode my bicycle to find the address given by Jiang Dongfang. It was not far away, but it was near the west gate of the steel rolling mill. It was not far from the factory, but it was not close to the courtyard where Xiao Du lived.
The steel rolling mill is quite big. It has 13,000 employees and covers an area of 8.24 square kilometers, which is equivalent to a small town.
It's only a few kilometers away from the west gate to the south gate.
The master whom Jiang Dongfang introduced to work was named Yin Laoliu. Although Jiang Dongfang pretended to be cool and didn't say a word, Xiao Du knew that this Yin Laoliu must be a master and not an ordinary craftsman.
The place where Yin Laoliu lives is a very large courtyard, not a courtyard. There are no less than a hundred families living in it. The houses and shanties are built in various directions. It is really a large courtyard, and the inside is like a maze.
After asking around all the way, I finally found Yin Laoliu's home after a lot of effort. Xiao Du was a little embarrassed at this moment, could there be a big man in this place?
You must know that carpenters and bricklayers were very popular during this period. They could repair houses, make furniture, and make kangs. These are all wonderful jobs. If you are skilled, you will definitely not be hungry, and most of them can live a very comfortable life. What's more,
Not to mention a big hand.
When he found the place, Xiao Du realized that he had gone to the wrong door for love. Yin Laoliu's family was at the southernmost part of this large house. It was a single-family house. It could barely be regarded as a courtyard after entering.
There is a pomegranate tree planted.
It's just that the door opens in the middle and there's no screen wall or anything like that.
The main house faces south, with two rooms, and one east and west wing. There is a well in the courtyard. The whole small courtyard is clean and bright. If this small courtyard does not cost 200 to 300 million in future generations, you will be embarrassed to ask for its price.
Knocking on the door, Yin Laoliu happened to be at home. Yin Laoliu was a middle-aged man in his 40s, with a red face, lean body, and a sparse beard. He was dressed quite plainly, but very clean.
Comrade Xiao Du explained his purpose of coming. When Yin Laoliu heard that it was Jiang Donglai who introduced him and that Xiao Du was a security officer, he immediately became very attentive and even a little flattering.
Asking his wife to bring tea and water, and even killing chickens for cooking, Xiao Du quickly refused. It is not a good thing to be courteous for nothing.
"Master Yin, look, if you are not busy right now, why don't we just go to my house and have a look? How can we repair this house together?"
"Just call me Lao Liu. In that case, I will ask my mother-in-law to buy meat and kill chickens, and cook the food first. We will go to see the house first, and then come back for dinner and chat while eating."
"Master Yin, don't keep Auntie busy. I have an appointment with a friend for lunch today. I will definitely come to ask for a drink some other time."
"Okay, Leader Du, you must come to my place for a drink some other day. I'll pick up some things and we'll leave."
Yin Laoliu also owns a bicycle, which he obviously saved up. Nowadays, bicycles are a scarce commodity, even a luxury item. A bicycle costs more than 200 yuan, and a bicycle ticket is required to buy a new bicycle.
The bicycle ticket was priced at 100 yuan at the pigeon market, but it was still a high price but no market.
Therefore, it costs at least more than 300 yuan to buy a new car. Even saving a car is not easy. You have to wait until you meet the need. After all, the 28-inch bumper is durable and will basically not be scrapped if there is no car accident within 10 years.
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The two of them came to the courtyard. Yin Laoliu, who had been a little reserved and fawning along the way, became serious. This kind of big house with a bright door and five entrances may have become an art in the eyes of a craftsman like him.
Tasted.
It's a pity that this house has long been changed beyond recognition. Even the two stone lions that used to be at the door were moved away by who knows when.
The original carved pillars and exquisite hanging flower doors have now become dilapidated.
When they arrived at the two-and-a-half-room east wing where Du Weiguo lived, Yin Laoliu went up and down, turned left and right several times, took out a ruler to measure from time to time, moved the ladder to look at the roof and beams, and even went up to the roof to take a closer look.
Saw tiles and linoleum.
After reading it, Yin Laoliu asked: "Leader Du, your house is already a bit old, and the south room has been damaged. It must be repaired, otherwise it will collapse. How do you want to repair it?"
Let me go, you are indeed a master. Du Weiguo destroyed the south room himself.
It turned out that there was a big crack in the load-bearing wall of Comrade Du's room. In order to build a new house more legitimately, Du Weiguo personally destroyed the wall at night. After all, we know a lot about civil engineering in the army. Once it rains, everything will be destroyed.
One hundred percent will collapse.
So Xiao Du repaired the house and waited for the rain to come. If the house collapsed and rebuilt it, there would be no problem. Xiao Du also worked hard to repair the house.
"What you are saying is that this house has been empty for 6 years before I came back, so I plan to renovate it. Can you see if this is a simple diagram I drew?"
Comrade Xiao Du gave Yin Laoliu the sketch he drew, and explained his layout, ideas, and requirements for the house one by one.
Yin Laoliu was shocked by Xiao Du. He could definitely draw this picture, and it would be better than Xiao Du's.
The key person is the security officer, and this picture was obviously drawn casually. At this level, even a bricklayer would have no problem. He is still a big hand, and he can design.
There were a few details and minor changes were made. Regarding the most important toilet, Yin Laoliu went to the yard to check the sewer and said there was no problem.
After that, Xiao Du made a list of supplies and marked the quantities of those he couldn't get.
To be honest, this is the first time Yin Laoliu has met such an expert master since he became an apprentice.