Gu Yun has indeed been wandering around outside for a long time. Although his company is developing well now, the work of ancient construction does not happen every day. There are always a few months of idle time in a year. It just so happens that there are two construction teams
There is no work to do. Of course, if people are idle, they still have to pay wages, which is also a big expense.
For a company like Gu Yun, it is not cost-effective to do small jobs. The little money earned is not enough to provide subsidies to workers. However, before eating, he heard Zhuang Rui say that his courtyard house was more than 2,000 square meters, and Gu Yun thought about it.
If we take over this job and repair such a large area of ancient buildings, even if we don't cut corners on the materials, we can still make a small profit for the company just from the labor cost.
I originally planned to find Zhuang Rui after dinner to find out more about the situation, but I didn't expect to be dragged away by my father. We talked for a long time, and then Gu Yun came to hang out at the door.
After understanding what Gu Yun meant, Zhuang Rui laughed and introduced the situation of the courtyard to him. After Gu Yun listened, he frowned.
"What's wrong, Brother Gu, is there something wrong?" Zhuang Rui asked strangely.
Gu Yun thought for a while and said: "According to what you said, no one has lived in that courtyard for three or four years, and it has not been repaired for more than ten years. I'm afraid there will be problems with the internal structure of those houses. If that is the case, it will be a bit troublesome. You also
Don't worry, let's take a look and talk tomorrow..."
Zhuang Rui nodded. Even if those houses were uninhabitable, at worst they would be demolished and rebuilt. According to Ouyang Jun, the land there was worth fifty to sixty million, and he would never lose money.
After giving the address of the courtyard to Gu Yun and making an appointment to meet tomorrow, Zhuang Rui said goodbye to the Gu family. This trip was originally to help his mother prepare a birthday gift for his grandfather, but he accidentally found the building of the courtyard.
company, and also received an errand from Mr. Gu. Zhuang Rui felt that his luck was getting better.
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"Hey, Mu Mu, I'm going back to Pengcheng tomorrow, can you come?" The car was driving halfway towards Yuquan Mountain when the phone rang. Only then did Zhuang Rui remember that Liu Chuan had been thrown into Ouyang Jun's club by him.
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"I can't leave. I'm afraid it will take another ten days or so. You should go back first."
After Zhuang Rui hung up the phone, he turned the car around and drove towards Ouyang Jun's club. He had been so busy that day. The white lion was still in the club without eating. Zhuang Rui knew that besides himself, the white lion
Except for my mother and sister, I will never eat anything fed by outsiders.
Back at the club, Zhuang Rui first got some food for the white lion, then talked nonsense with Liu Chuan and took the white lion to Yuquan Mountain. He was going to Shandong the day after tomorrow. The two-day round trip couldn't be done.
The white lion must be hungry for two days.
Who would have thought that Zhuang Rui drove to the gate of the sanatorium in Yuquan Mountain but could not get in. He had followed Ouyang Zhenwu here in the past few days. Now when he came by himself, he was stopped by the armed police at the door. They
However, the certification did not recognize people, and coupled with the huge size of the white lion on the car, they did not dare to let Zhuang Rui in.
Finally, Ouyang Gang's security guard came to the door and took Zhuang Rui in.
The old man has a relatively regular schedule and has gone to bed at around nine o'clock now. Zhuang Rui went to talk to his mother, told him what he was going to do in the past few days, and handed the white lion to his mother.
Ouyang Wan has nothing to worry about in Pengcheng, so she plans to live here for a long time. The environment in Yuquan Mountain is also very suitable for her quiet personality. In addition, she has not been able to honor her parents for decades, so now is the time to fulfill her filial piety.
However, Zhuang Min couldn't stay any longer. Just one day after arriving, he was thinking about going back to Pengcheng. He planned to leave tomorrow and come back with Zhao Guodong after a while, but he would keep his daughter to accompany the old man.
Seeing that nothing happened to his mother, Zhuang Rui felt relieved. Before going to bed, he went to his grandparents' room and secretly used spiritual energy to help them comb their bodies. Then he returned to the room prepared for himself to sleep.
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Early the next morning, Zhuang Rui arrived at the courtyard. As soon as he parked his car and entered the alley, he saw two people standing at the door of his courtyard. They were Gu Yun and an old man with gray hair. On the old man's shoulders,
I also carried a drawing board on my back.
"Zhuang Rui, let me introduce to you. This is my mentor, Professor Zhou, teacher. He is Zhuang Rui, the nephew of Minister Ouyang." Gu Yun saw Zhuang Rui and hurriedly came up to introduce the teacher to Zhuang Rui.
"Hello, Teacher Zhou, I'm sorry to trouble you this time."
Zhuang Rui quickly stepped forward and greeted him respectfully. Even if the personal relationship between Professor Zhou and his uncle was not mentioned, Professor Zhou's prestige in the ancient architecture circle alone was worthy of Zhuang Rui's respect. Gu Yun said yesterday that Zhou
Professors never work for private individuals.
"You're welcome, young man, if you think about protecting these buildings left by our ancestors, it's worth my visit. This house has a nice yard and a good location. You can open a side door in the back and turn it into a garage..."
Before Zhuang Rui arrived, Professor Zhou and Gu Yun walked around the perimeter of the four-contract house. In the backyard of Zhuang Rui's yard, many business sheds were illegally built. The alleys there are wider.
Instead, you can drive your car in and make some slight changes to create a garage.
"Then thank you, Teacher Zhou..."
Zhuang Rui stepped forward, opened the heavy door, and invited Professor Zhou and Gu Yun in.
Zhuang Rui has never had time to come here since he bought this yard. After opening the door, Zhuang Rui found that the situation inside was completely different from the first time he came there. The weeds on the ground had been cleaned up, and even the hanging flower doors
The dust on the house has been wiped away, and the tall jujube and pomegranate trees in the front yard and middle yard have obvious signs of being pruned.
Professor Zhou took Gu Yun from the concierge to look at them, paying special attention to the wooden structures. As he continued to look at them, his eyebrows became more and more wrinkled. Zhuang Rui, who was watching aside, was also in a state of confusion. He didn't know what he was doing.
What's wrong with the yard?
"Teacher Zhou, please drink some water first and take a rest. How do you think this yard should be repaired?"
Professor Zhou looked at it very carefully. He basically went in and inspected every room. He even used a steel bar picked up on the ground to cut a hole in the wall of a room in order to observe the condition of the masonry inside.
It took more than two hours to finish looking at the two courtyards in the front, but there were still two courtyards in the back that I didn't even look at.
Zhuang Rui couldn't help much. Seeing Professor Zhou and Gu Yun sweating profusely, he quickly returned to the car and took out a few bottles of drinks.
"Don't worry, take a rest after reading..."
Professor Zhou took the drink from Zhuang Rui, drank a small piece, took it in his hand, and continued walking to the backyard.
Zhuang Rui grabbed Gu Yun, who was about to follow him, and asked, "Brother Gu, how do you think I should decorate this house?"
Gu Yun stopped, shook his head and said: "Brother, although these rooms in your yard are well preserved in appearance, they have been in disrepair for many years. Although the foundation is fine, some of the bricks and stones in the house are rotten. You
Look, I just took this brick out of the house..."
As he spoke, Gu Yun picked up a brick from under his feet. With both hands, he actually broke the green brick from the middle. He rubbed the broken section of the brick with his hands, then raised his hand and made a ball.
The white ash fell from Gu Yun's palm to the ground.
Zhuang Rui was dumbfounded by Gu Yun's actions and couldn't help but curse: "Damn it, there were shoddy projects in ancient times?!"
"Haha, that's not true. The main reason is that no one lives here all year round. The sewers may be blocked. During the heavy rain season in summer, the accumulated water will spread into the house. After being soaked, the masonry and wood have become rotten.
Already..."
After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, Gu Yun burst out laughing, but he also felt a little pity in his heart. Such a large courtyard and dozens of rooms would probably not be able to be retained.
"Brother Gu, what do you think you should do about this?"
Zhuang Rui was really worried this time. Judging from the appearance of the bricks and stones, it might be possible to live in the house with more than just repairs. If it were to be completely demolished and rebuilt as he thought yesterday, buying this house would be a waste.
It would be a big loss.
"Don't worry, let's see what the teacher says." Gu Yun patted Zhuang Rui on the shoulder and walked to the backyard.
"Brother Gu, what are you doing, Teacher Zhou? Why don't you use a camera?"
Entering the backyard, Zhuang Rui saw Professor Zhou taking off the drawing board from his shoulder and drawing something quickly on it with a pencil. He should be drawing these houses, but he saw Gu Yun clearly carrying a camera, but he didn't know.
Why does Professor Zhou have to draw with his hands?
Zhuang Rui's voice was a bit loud. After Professor Zhou, who was drawing, heard it, he stopped what he was doing and said, "Young man, you have to know that the time to take a photo is very short, just one second, but to draw it
It may take five minutes, but you will definitely see more in five minutes than in one second, so you can remember that you don’t have to take pictures.”
Zhuang Rui nodded thoughtfully. Today's society is indeed a lot more impetuous. People want to use the simplest way to accomplish something, but they forget that a lot has been lost in the process.
Gu Yun walked to Professor Zhou, whispered a few words to him, and then said to Zhuang Rui, who was deep in thought: "Xiaozhuang, this house can no longer be repaired using ancient building methods. I'm afraid it needs to be repaired."
Knock it down and rebuild!”
"Teacher Zhou, is there no other way?"
Zhuang Rui asked quickly, he didn't know much about the construction industry, and he also knew that decoration and building a house were completely different things. He originally planned to move in in more than a month. If it was rebuilt, who knows if he could move into a new house in the Year of the Monkey and the Horse?
"Hey, if there is even a slight possibility, I won't let you knock down these old buildings. However, the foundation of this house has been soaked in water for a long time, and the wood has long since rotted..."
While Professor Zhou was talking, he handed the drawing board in his hand to Gu Yun, walked slowly to a hanging flower door in the backyard, grabbed one of the thresholds, and pulled hard, and one of them had a long strip of painted wood on it, and it was pulled.
After coming down, Zhuang Rui went over to take the wood and took a look. It was indeed rotten inside.
Seeing this scene, Zhuang Rui said with some frustration: "Teacher Zhou, if it is rebuilt, can it still maintain its original appearance? How long will it take to build it?"
The reason why Zhuang Rui bought this courtyard house was because of this architectural style. If he wanted to buy a villa, more than 60 million would be enough for him to buy a top-level villa in the capital. It is only 2004, and real estate has just started to heat up.
"Haha, you don't have to worry about this..."
Professor Zhou laughed when he heard this and said: "What a coincidence. Your house was built by the manufacturing warehouse of the Ministry of Industry during the Kangxi period in order to house ministers from the six ministries. The drawings of these houses are still preserved.
If you want to build something as authentic as the original, it’s not impossible, but..."
Professor Zhou paused for a moment when he said this. Seeing Zhuang Rui's anxious look, he continued: "It's just that if the construction is carried out according to the original drawings, the cost will be quite high."
"Approximately how long will it take?"
What Zhuang Rui is most nervous about is this problem. If it can't be built until next year when he comes to school, then why buy this house for himself?
"It won't take long. There are about thirty rooms in total. Counting these relatively detailed hanging flower doors, two months will be enough."
Gu Yun on the side said, this is his job. He can basically estimate it at a glance. Moreover, he said that the two-month construction period is a little longer. In fact, if we hurry up, it will be a lot easier.
It can be built in a month.
"Okay, let's build it according to the original drawings. Brother Gu, how much will it cost?"
Zhuang Rui was very happy when he heard that it could be built in two months. The original house was indeed dilapidated and could be demolished and rebuilt without taking much time. Of course he chose to rebuild. And with Professor Zhou here, he didn't even need to worry about the design drawings.
went.
Gu Yun made an estimate in his mind and said: "Brother, in our relationship, I won't make any money from you for materials, but ancient building materials such as these colored glazed tiles and these large blue bricks are more expensive. All building materials
Including labor costs, I'm afraid it will cost about 15 million."
"Fifteen million?
Okay, Brother Gu, but the appearance of this house should be in its original style. You have to modernize the decoration inside the house. The kitchen and bathroom should be fully prepared. Don’t have to go to the public toilet when the time comes."
Zhuang Rui felt a little bitter when he heard this. The people who bought this house spent more than 65 million. If you add this 15 million, wouldn't it mean that 80 million is gone? But there is no turning back.
, Zhuang Rui can only bite the bullet and agree now.
