Chapter 436: Dormitory Building

"That's great, this is my specialty."

Uncle Niu smiled so hard that his teeth were showing. Yang Jun, who was standing next to him, felt happy. This Uncle Niu had a really good temper and personality. No wonder Yang Liu also had a good temper.

"Brother Niu, why don't you ask Miss Cheng Qiao how much salary you are paid."

"What girl? Qiaoya has four, no, five children. Xuhui is also tall and strong, even taller than Qiaoya."

"Brother Niu, your address is wrong. Since Qiao Yatou is the mother of five children, you should call her Aunt Qiao."

"This, Qiao girl looks so young, how can I call her aunt? It makes her sound old."

"That's it. What's wrong with me calling her girl?"

Uncle Niu didn't know how to answer for a moment, but he always felt that something was wrong. Unfortunately, he was tongue-tied and couldn't say anything.

"Uncle Niu, according to the welfare benefits of the Beijing Engineering Department, if you lead the entire woodworking technical department, you will be in a technical position, with a salary of thirty-six yuan per month and a position allowance of ten yuan. I don't know the details, so you have to ask the finance department."

"What? Thirty-six plus ten dollars. Wow, I'm rich. I actually have forty-six dollars a month. No wonder everyone wants to go to the city. The salary in the city is really high."

"Uncle Niu, that's not how it's calculated. You still need to eat and sleep. Ten dollars will be deducted from your meal expenses every month, three meals a day, and two dollars for accommodation. We will temporarily borrow the dormitory at the garrison."

"My goodness, I have to spend ten dollars a month on food. This is too expensive. Qiao girl, can I cook for myself?"

"Of course you can, but you need to buy a coal stove, coal, pots and pans, and a lot of other things."

Uncle Niu couldn't help but think when he heard this. He didn't need to buy bedding to live in the dormitory, as he had them all with him. As for pots and pans, he had nothing except a teacup, a lunch box and a pair of chopsticks.

"Come on, just eat in the cafeteria. You won't have time to cook when things get busy."

Yang Jun was very experienced, and he made the decision for Uncle Niu directly. Uncle Niu sighed, he felt guilty towards his son over the years and wanted to save more money for his son.

"By the way, does Yang Liu have any children?"

Uncle Niu suddenly thought of a very important issue. This was related to whether his Chen family would have roots left. He actually forgot about it and felt so ashamed of his ancestors.

"Brother Niu, Yang Liu only has one daughter, who is already fifteen years old this year and is currently looking for a boyfriend."

When Yang Jun heard Uncle Niu ask this question, he felt a little worried. Except for the little troublemaker, his other two sons gave him five grandchildren.

He originally thought that his family was prosperous, but in front of Uncle Niu, it seemed as if he had done something extremely bad, and he didn't even dare to look Uncle Niu in the eye.

"Do you have any grandchildren?"

"I... do."

“How many?”

"There aren't many."

"How many is a few?"

Uncle Niu saw Yang Jun's evasive gaze and didn't know what he meant at first. Now he suddenly understood. Could it be that he had too many grandchildren and he didn't dare to tell him?

Uncle Niu guessed correctly. Cheng Qiao directly told Uncle Niu that the Yang family was prosperous and both daughters and sons were capable of giving birth to sons. Therefore, Yang Liu's daughter was the darling of the family.

"I like girls too. You see, who wouldn't like a girl like Qiao? When can I meet the little girl? As a grandfather, I should give her some dowry money."

Seeing that Uncle Niu didn't care at all how many sons and grandchildren he had, Yang Jun finally felt relieved. Oh my God, why did he act like a thief? These children were clearly born in broad daylight.

Another recruitment notice was posted at the entrance of Liangzhou College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. This time they were recruiting strong laborers. They needed woodcutters and bricklayers, as well as bricklayers, carpenters, and plasterers.

The wages were paid on the same day, one dollar a day, including two meals. As soon as the recruitment notice was posted, the nearby villagers all got the news.

Within a few hours, a long line had formed in front of the school gate, and strong laborers from every village lined up obediently with their handy tools.

When Uncle Niu saw the snake-like queue, he was so surprised that his mouth couldn't close. Oh my god, he underestimated this place. There turned out to be so many people.

Yang Jun also went back to call people. Cheng Qiao was very satisfied with the strong laborers in their village. Everyone worked seriously and none of them was lazy.

In an instant, the college, which had been silent for a winter vacation, became lively. The boiling water on the construction site melted the thick snow into water. The snow, water, soil, and dust mixed together and turned into a muddy field.

Qin Daqiang also sent manpower and material resources to provide unconditional support, but Shen Sanleng was unwilling to owe Qin Daqiang more favors. The higher-ups were very supportive of their construction, so they had sufficient financial resources.

After a few days, both the officers and soldiers and the villagers found that the food in the canteen tasted much better. Even a dish of stir-fried cabbage with vinegar was shiny and greasy, obviously because a lot of oil was added.

There are also rare meat buns, braised pork, minced meat fried with pickled vegetables and other meat dishes that have become daily dishes in the cafeteria.

Shen Sanleng admired Cheng Qiao's purchasing ability very much. He was able to buy a large amount of pork, mutton, and a small amount of beef in such a short period of time at a price that was one level lower than the market price.

Sometimes there would be a few baskets of fish, and even in such a cold season, he could eat green vegetables, which gave Shen Sanleng the illusion that Cheng Qiao was not here to be a doctor, but to do purchasing.

"Cheng Qiao, where did you get this method? Didn't you see that we have all gained weight?"

Cheng Qiao smiled and looked at Chen Sanleng. This was a secret from heaven that could not be revealed.

Since Cheng Qiao was unwilling to say, Shen Sanleng did not ask any more questions. Everyone had their own secrets and connections, and Cheng Qiao should be a very well-connected person.

I don't know when, the warm spring breeze drove away the winter wind, the poplar trees beside the playground have sprouted tender green strips, and a three-story building has been erected behind the college. Its red brick and tile structure is particularly eye-catching.

The building has only one gate, but after entering the gate there are two staircases on the left and right, left for men and right for women. That is the dormitory building of the Liangzhou College of Traditional Chinese Medicine branch. There are thirty rooms on each floor, fifteen for boys and fifteen for girls.

Each room can accommodate eight people, so this dormitory can accommodate seventy to twenty people. However, because teachers also need accommodation, the first floor of the men's dormitory has been converted into teachers' dormitories.

Of course, the teachers' accommodation conditions are much better than those of the students. Basically, there are four people in one room. The local people do not allocate dormitories, and there are only fifteen rooms in total. It is really too many people and too little space.

When Ni Lulu, Hong Fen and others got the keys to the dormitory building, they hugged each other excitedly. Finally, they didn't have to walk so far to get to the garrison dormitory.