Zhang Xudong spent twenty days of vacation comfortably.
Every day during the day, apart from teaching the children to practice kung fu and review their homework, I also study food and drink.
Since he couldn't just take out other ingredients, he could only focus on rice, flour and grains.
Such as steamed buns, bean buns, meat buns, sweet rice, salty rice, and egg fried rice.
He just messes around with these things when he has nothing to do.
Fortunately, these five kids have big appetites and are not picky eaters.
No matter whether the food he cooked was raw, cooked, or salty, he ate it all without wasting a single bit.
The children are all growing taller.
Every time Zhang Dazhuang came to deliver vegetables, he would say that Zhang Xudong's children grew faster than the pigs they raised before.
At night, Zhang Xudong ran to the courtyard house in Beidu and discussed with He Jingxian how to renovate and decorate the house.
This two-courtyard house is located in an alley on North Street.
The gate of the house is located at the southeast corner facing the street.
To the west of the gate is a row of five upside-down houses.
Entering the house is a small square courtyard.
Facing the gate of the house is a screen wall, on which hangs a wooden vertical plaque with the words "Yingxiang" written in regular script.
Next to the screen wall are two wooden flower pots, each containing a pomegranate tree laden with fruits.
Zhang Xudong went up and took down the plaque.
"Let's put this thing away for now, it looks like it's made of rosewood.
Don’t let those cucumber idiots burn it down in a few years.”
Going through the door on the west side of the courtyard is the first entrance to the yard.
There are only five back rooms and a hanging flower gate leading to the inner courtyard in the outer courtyard.
In the inner courtyard, there are three large upper rooms in the front, with two side rooms on each side of the upper rooms.
There are three rooms in each of the east and west wings, which is quite a lot of rooms.
The house has running water and electricity, the only drawback is that it has no toilet.
"Xiao Jing, let's ask the master to build two toilets on the south side of the west wing and the west side of the outer courtyard.
It's not a good idea to always go to the public toilet in the alley to empty the toilet.
Also build a bathroom on the south side of the east wing.
This requires changes to both the tap water and the sewer system.
I don't know if it's easy to find a craftsman who can do this job. If not, go to the neighborhood committee and ask.
If that doesn't work, let the old Taoist find a way. He should be considered a local boss."
He Jingxian nodded and said, "Not only that, the tiles on the roof also need to be checked by the master.
Loose doors and windows need to be repaired, and the floor tiles also need to be patched up.
There is no furniture here yet, so we need to buy tables, chairs, benches, beds and cabinets!
But buying furniture also requires tickets, bed tickets, cabinet tickets, bench tickets, and we don’t have any tickets at all.”
Zhang Xudong felt a little dumbfounded after hearing what He Jingxian said. He scratched his head and said:
"Do I need a ticket to buy these things? Why didn't I know that?"
"I just found out about this too. When I was at home, I would ask my acquaintances to make these things for me.
But when you get here, you need to buy things, and you need a ticket to buy things! Don’t you think it’s difficult for people? "
"Let's not bother buying it. We can't buy a used bed.
I'll just hire someone to make a few sets of furniture for my home. It's really more convenient to hire someone to make something than to buy it."
"You've got to be more cautious about this matter, because they might arrive at any time.
As long as we have all the furniture, we will have no shortage of other things."
Zhang Xudong was busy day and night, and half of the summer vacation had passed unknowingly.
The children stayed in the county town for twenty days, and Zhang Xudong had to ask Zhang Dazhuang to take them away.
The house in Beidu has been renovated, and He Jingxian's parents and Sima Nianfang have also arrived in Beidu.
Zhang Xudong must go to Beidu to reunite with everyone and discuss some things.
There must also be an explanation for the matter between Sima Nianfang and He Chaoyang, and whether it will succeed or not must be decided.
As Sima Nianfang's only relative from her mother's side, Zhang Xudong really looked down on his brother-in-law.
After sending the children away, Zhang Xudong obediently bought a ticket and took the train to Beidu.
Found the bus stop near Xihuangchenggen.
Zhang Xudong boarded a Beijing-1 bus, bought a five-cent ticket, and leisurely viewed the street scenes of the old Beijing capital along the way.
Green, gray, blue, white and black are the theme colors of people's clothing in this era.
The crisscrossing tram cables above the streets and the endless stream of bicycles on the streets show the busyness and bustle of the city.
After getting off the car, Zhang Xudong found his house according to the house number.
Although he came here almost every night during this period.
But he was really not familiar with the situation in this alley.
Fortunately, there was no one at the entrance of the alley in the summer, so Zhang Xudong didn't have to deal with those elderly men and women with a strong sense of responsibility.
Zhang Xudong knocked on the door, and He Jingxian's voice immediately rang out.
"Who is it? Brother, go see who's knocking on the door?"
"Okay, Xiaojing, stop pretending.
You've looked at the gate eighty times this morning. This time it should be your brother Dong coming. Why don't you go open the door?"
Sima Nianfang's voice teasing He Jingxian was then heard.
"You're still talking about me. Aren't you getting impatient waiting for Brother Dong too?"
"I'm waiting for my little brother, who are you waiting for?"
"I'm waiting for my partner, what's wrong? Is it illegal?"
The two of them ran out laughing and opened the door for Zhang Xudong.
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