The only inconvenience is that there is no running water or toilet in the yard.

To get water, you have to go to the public tap in the row house.

You have to use public toilets.

The sewers are also located on the street outside.

In short, the supporting facilities were relatively inconvenient in this era.

However, this is much better than my own dormitory.

Xu Fengtian looked at the courtyard and couldn't help but feel uneasy, since his family had already been allocated an apartment building.

In this day and age, families who can afford to live in apartment buildings are not ordinary families!

The building still has basic water supply and drainage, as well as a toilet.

So compared to bungalows, the conditions are worlds apart.

Xu Fengtian naturally felt that the small courtyard was a bit shabby.

"Xiao Jiang, if you don't like this house, let's wait a couple more days. I'll ask around in a couple of days."

But living in an apartment building isn't that easy; these days, all apartments are public housing.

They were all assigned by their work units.

Moreover, while there are apartment buildings in their county, there are very few organizations that use them as dormitories.

Besides, the company's housing can't just be sold off casually.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Tiecheng smiled and said...

“Brother Xu, this house is very nice, I want to buy it.”

Xu Fengtian was stunned for a moment.

"But this house is still a bit inconvenient!"

"It's alright, it's good to repair this house."

These single-story houses are prone to leaks.

These days, there isn't that much steel and cement to build houses, and nobody knows how to use that kind of technology.

Xu Fengtian breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, as he had been worried that Jiang Tiecheng would be dissatisfied.

With Xu Fengtian acting as a go-between in Chongzhong, the homeowner naturally didn't make things difficult and offered a very fair price.

These three houses were bought for only 1,000 yuan.

The homeowner felt he had gotten a great deal.

Jiang Tiecheng and the homeowner went to complete the formalities. Nowadays, there is no housing management office; you basically have to go to the street office to get the certificate.

They signed an agreement and contract, pressed their fingerprints, and then found witnesses and neighborhood committee members to witness the signing.

After getting the house, Jiang Tiecheng looked around the house one last time.

Generally speaking, you can't expect too much from a house right now.

Although it is a brick and tile house, the walls are made of yellow mud and then coated with a layer of white powder.

Over time, it not only sheds dust, but also sand.

Jiang Tiecheng had no choice but to inquire again at the factory.

The factory has some people who know how to build houses. They found a few craftsmen, and although they weren't familiar with the work, they were willing to help as long as they were paid.

Before moving in, I renovated the house, starting with the roof.

Another thing is that they scraped off all the yellow mud from the walls of the house, exposing the brick walls underneath.

Apply cement directly from top to bottom.

Even the construction workers thought Jiang Tiecheng was making a mountain out of a molehill. Who would do this to their own house these days?

How expensive is cement?

Ordinary families couldn't afford this money, but since Jiang Tiecheng paid them wages, they naturally had no objections.

After the cement was ground, Jiang Tiecheng didn't allow it to be coated with white powder, even though it would look better if it were.

But that white powder isn't the latex paint we'll have later; it'll leave you covered in dust if you touch it even slightly.

For now, this is the only way we can make do.

However, taking this opportunity, Jiang Tiecheng hired a carpenter to tidy up the house and rebuilt the doors, windows, and cabinets.

This is where I'll be living for the next 20 years, even though I don't expect the property prices here to rise as high as those in first-tier cities.

It doesn't have much investment value, but this house is, after all, my first home.

To make myself comfortable living here in the future, I still need to keep it clean and tidy.

To be precise, he made simple renovations based on some later decoration styles, and the door and window arches were covered with wood.

Solid wood doors and windows don't cost much.

The windows weren't the six-pane type.

Instead, they installed large glass windows.

This way the lighting is good.

However, one problem is that such windows must have anti-theft measures on the outside.

There are quite a few thieves these days.

They also made a sofa, wardrobe, TV cabinet, coffee table, and other furniture for the house.

These few items alone are astonishing. Keep in mind that in the 1980s, there were only 36 legs. People in that era didn't have so many rules.

Jiang Tiecheng expressed his ideas to the carpenter, and the carpenter made a physical object according to his ideas.

While it may not be perfect, it far surpasses the fashion and trends of this era.

Not to mention that he also built a small kitchen at the entrance, which was very bright and spacious, and even had cabinets inside.

The carpenters were a little disappointed by these few kitchen cabinets, thinking how much wood they had to use and how wasteful it was.

However, it did look different after it was made. Jiang Tiecheng didn't ask for paint; he used the original wood color directly.

They also placed two stone benches and a stone table in the courtyard.

To be precise, his small courtyard has taken shape after two months of tidying up.

On the day Jiang Tiecheng moved in, he didn't expect a bunch of people to come and warm his home.

The Xu family, Chen Ruixue and her family, Regiment Commander Gu, Company Commander Wu, the security officers, and Li Jiefang from the police station.

Jiang Tiecheng never expected that he would have so many acquaintances one day.

Everyone brought quite a lot of things; some brought thermos flasks, some brought washbasins, and others brought blankets and towels.

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