Chapter 8: Renovation 2 Dong Taohua made drastic changes to the rental house...
After obtaining the consent of the Lian family, Dong Taohua asked someone to order steel bars, cement, bricks, and glazed tiles. She planned to raise the south wall of the outpost by half a meter and put a layer of broken glass on the top of the wall to prevent anyone with bad intentions from climbing over Xu Heye's wall.
The vendor of the ingredients was recommended by the grocery store owner, and they reportedly offered a very favorable price. Whether it was a good deal or not, Dong Taohua didn't know, nor did she care much about such a small price.
But the boss lady will definitely get some benefits.
She was willing to give benefits to the boss lady. Besides recommending the house to her and her daughter, she also hoped that she would take better care of Xu Heye because of these benefits.
Moreover, the grocery store has a telephone. If anything happens to He Ye, the proprietress can call their home for the sake of these benefits, and she can rush over in time to support her daughter.
The bricklayer was recommended by Lian's mother, her eldest brother. The Xu family was only renting the house, and when the lease ended, the house would be returned to the Lian family.
If the house is renovated well, it will be beneficial for the Lian family to live in it or rent it out in the future. They are family, so they will definitely pay attention to their own house. Dong Taohua didn't worry about them slacking off on their job.
Lian's mother was very happy. She didn't expect that she could rent out a house and find a job for her eldest brother.
There wasn't much work to do, it was done in two days.
While Uncle Lian was raising the wall, he also opened a window on the south wall as Dong Taohua said. He used steel bars to make the frame and added a closed safety net on the outside to ensure safety.
With glass embedded in the windows and the new glazed tiles on the roof, the lighting in the house has improved a lot.
There was so much cement that I just used it to plaster the walls and floors inside the house.
After the walls were painted white and the lights were turned on, the originally gloomy little house suddenly looked completely transformed.
Lian's mother looked at the brand new house with a smile that made her eyes blur. The house was decorated so beautifully that even after the tenants left, the house and its decoration would still belong to her.
The house has been renovated, but it still needs to be cleaned before moving in.
Seeing this, Lian's mother also took tools to help clean up.
The roof was dark, so Dong Taohua borrowed a long bamboo pole from Lian's mother. She held the pole on one end and tied a broom to the other end. She stood on tiptoe and swept the roof several times. Finally, she cleaned up the remaining spider webs and insect and ant remains on the roof.
Xu Heye was using a small iron shovel to clean the protruding cement blocks in the corner of the wall. Lian Jiashu saw this and seemed to find it amusing. He also took a small shovel and shoveled the corner of the wall like Xu Heye.
After shoveling the corners, Xu Heye began to sweep the floor.
As soon as I swept, dust flew in my face.
"Cough." Xu Heye coughed and wiped her face. Lian Jiashu saw this and silently took a basin of water, filled it with half water, and splashed it on the ground with his hands.
He saw Lian's mother do this when she was sweeping the floor, so he wrote it down.
"Thank you, Jiashu." Xu Heye touched Lian Jiashu's hair and handed him a Big White Rabbit cigarette.
Lian Jiashu turned his head away, looking at Xu Heye with cold eyes: "Brother."
What does it mean?
Xu Heye was puzzled.
Seeing this, Lian's mother smiled and explained, "Jiashu means that he is older, so he is the brother, and you are younger, so you are the sister. A sister cannot touch her brother's head."
Xu Heye: “…”
It took four people half a day to finally clean the house.
Looking at the still empty house, everyone was very satisfied.
As for the other people in the compound, their feelings were hard to describe. They were both envious and jealous of Lian's mother, envious that she had found such a generous tenant, and jealous that she had found such a good tenant.
Generally speaking, which tenant would like to decorate the house themselves when renting it?
The house isn't yours, and you can't take the renovations with you when you move out. It's a complete waste. Doing things like Dong Taohua, raising the walls, adding windows, and even whitewashing the walls, is a complete waste of money.
Everyone looked at Dong Taohua as if they were being taken advantage of.
Some people with bad intentions set their sights on Xu Heye.
They all knew that Dong Taohua was an educated youth sent to the countryside and could not stay in Hu City for long. She would have to leave after the house was renovated. By then, only Xu Heye would live in the house.
The little girl, about fourteen or fifteen years old, is about to bloom, just like a lotus that has just begun to show its tip, at the time of her youthful beauty.
If they can capture her, won't they be able to spend the Xu family's money as they please?
At this moment, Dong Fuyun came over with four young men with dyed hair, wearing leather jackets and dog chains around their necks. They didn't look like serious people at first glance, carrying some tables, chairs, benches, pots and pans.
"Fuyun, why are you here?" Dong Taohua was a little surprised.
Dong Fuyun glanced at the men with ill intentions and said, "Sister, a friend of mine is renovating his shop and upgrading it, and some of the furniture has been discarded. I thought your new rental house must have no furniture at all, so I bought some of the furniture and sent it to you. Don't be disgusted, the items are still good, but they just don't fit their current decoration style, so they are being replaced."
How could Dong Taohua dislike it? She said happily, "Fuyun, thank you, big sister. The things you sent really solved my urgent need."
The things Dong Fuyun brought were what they urgently needed. They were just a little old, but they were still usable.
Her family had some savings, which were saved by her and He Ye's father bit by bit, not something blown away by the wind.
If you can save, you should save.
The group put the furniture brought by Dong Fuyun in place and found that Dong Fuyun really brought everything.
By buying a set of bedding and adding a coal stove, Xu Heye could settle down.
After putting their things away, Dong Fuyun and his friends were about to leave. Seeing this, Dong Taohua hurriedly asked them to stay.
"Fuyun, you and your friends have helped me so much, I'll treat you to a meal."
Huangmao and Hongmao were a little surprised. Sister Dong Fuyun was actually a nice person.
Unlike the Dong family, every time I see them, their eyes are not eyes and their noses are not noses, as if they are some unforgivable bad guys.
To be honest, they just dyed their hair and dressed more fashionably, but they are not gangsters or bad guys.
Dong Fuyun originally didn't want his elder sister to spend money, but then he thought that after his elder sister returned to Gan Province, He Ye would live here alone.
He was grateful for what he had received, and he was soft-hearted. His brothers were all reliable and loyal people. The eldest sister invited them to dinner, and asked them to take care of He Ye.
Especially Liu Tong, who lived in this alley, it was more convenient for him to keep an eye on whether any bad guys with bad intentions were targeting his niece, so he agreed.
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