Chapter 59: The Waterside Pavilion is demolished and rebuilt
The head of the logistics department came with a man in his fifties who looked like a contractor.
"Xiao Qi, come here, let me introduce you. This is Master Xu, our hospital's dedicated contractor in charge of infrastructure. If you have any requests, just tell him."
The section chief is a leader and it is impossible for him to be a bricklayer himself. There must be people to do the work.
Old Xu was also quite polite. He was originally a farmer from the suburbs of Beijing and had been making a living in the old city. He was a distant relative of Section Chief Quan and was arranged to work as a temporary worker in the Chinese Medicine Hospital.
Little people all have their own way of survival. Being polite, humble and low-key can not only help them get jobs, but also save their lives at critical moments.
"Hello, Doctor Lin. Haha, you can just call me Old Xu. I've been in this business for decades. I'll build it just the way you want it."
Lin Sanqi was also polite and immediately took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to him.
Old Xu was instantly amazed when he saw a cigarette with a butt. Nowadays, cigarettes almost never come with butts. Cigarettes with butts represent high-end cigarettes that only high-ranking officials can smoke.
Ordinary people smoke either using a pipe or rolling their own cigarettes with paper.
As for the old farmer, do you want to smoke? Do you have money? Do you have cigarette coupons? You have nothing, so why do you want to smoke like the city people?
"Doctor Lin, this is unacceptable. This cigarette is too expensive."
Lin Sanqi thought: Why is it so expensive? It’s just the cheapest “Wuye Shen” bought from a small supermarket, 10 yuan a pack.
It’s just that later generations added menthol, levulinic acid, fragrances, and various spices to cigarettes, so they taste better and are more addictive.
"You're welcome. You're doing me a big favor. Otherwise, I'll have no place to live in this house."
After Lin Sanqi finished speaking, he stuffed the whole box of cigarettes into Old Xu's hands.
The cigarette box was not the original packaging. Lin Sanqi specially repacked it in an iron box to prevent it from being exposed.
Seeing that the whole pack of high-end cigarettes was given to him, Old Xu felt even more grateful: "Okay, okay, Dr. Lin, don't worry, I will do my best."
Section Chief Quan, who was standing next to him, was about to get jealous when he saw Lin Sanqi stuffing two boxes of cigarettes into his pocket. Everything was said without words.
Section Chief Quan thought to himself: Lin Xiaojia's son is a good man, so it seems that the construction materials must be well prepared for him.
Seeing that the "gift-giving" was over, Lin Sanqi smiled and expressed his final opinion.
"Here's what I was thinking. This pavilion is decades old and looks like it's about to collapse, so I want to tear it down and rebuild it. Also, help me put an iron gate on that archway and reinforce the wall."
Section Chief Quan was shocked when he heard this. This reconstruction and renovation are different.
The worst that could happen if we renovate the house is to just gut the four walls and install a window.
If it is a reconstruction, the project will be huge and the roof will have to be removed.
"Xiao Qi, this, this new construction requires a lot of materials. Bricks, wood, clay, lime, and other materials are hard to find these days, and cement is even more scarce."
Old Xu nodded repeatedly: "Yes, Doctor Lin, it's hard to find materials now."
Lin Sanqi thought that he couldn't believe that a prestigious Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine didn't even have the materials to build a small house of 30 square meters.
What if you don’t have any? Just pay more!
"Uncle Quan, Master Xu, there are only three of us now. I'll be frank with you. The cement is my responsibility. As for the other materials, such as bricks, tiles, and wood, please help me.
I won't take advantage of the government. I'll pay for all the materials myself, no matter how much they cost. I won't make things difficult for you. Also, after the house is built, I'll give you, Uncle Quan, an extra 50 kilograms of high-quality flour as a thank you gift. What do you think?"
When Section Chief Quan heard about 50 kilograms of flour, he trembled all over.
Tea and cigarettes can be enjoyed by him personally, but food is a good thing that can keep his whole family alive, so he can't help but be excited.
"Xiao Qi, do you keep your word?"
"The master's mouth is full of spit and nail!"
"Okay, then leave it to me. Just ask Master Xu to write an order for the materials you need, and I'll get it done!"
Lin Sanqi thought: "As expected, money makes the world go round. No one can resist the temptation of 50 kilograms of flour these days. If there is, then 100 kilograms!"
Lin Sanqi then looked at Old Xu:
"Master Xu, you see, I've been sleeping on the floor all day and I've caught a cold, so I'm in a hurry to finish this house. The sooner the better. So, I'll give all the builders three white flour buns for lunch, and Master Xu, I'll give you an extra 10 kilograms of white flour as a thank you."
Old Xu almost knelt down when he heard this:
"Doctor Lin, don't worry. I will rebuild your house to the highest standards, quickly and efficiently. If there are any problems, you can hold me responsible!"
The three of them discussed some details before going their separate ways to get back to work.
Section Chief Quan was responsible for preparing construction materials, Old Xu went to the village to call for helpers, and Lin Sanqi was responsible for preparing money and food.
Food is easy to solve, but the money is really gone.
He originally had more than 500 yuan, and not just to brag to his father, he spent all the money in one go to buy wild ginseng of various years.
Lin Sanqi thought: It seems I have to go to the black market again.
Lin Sanqi prepared today's dinner again, steamed rice with Chinese sausage.
Just put slices of Cantonese sausage and mushrooms on rice, beat an egg in the middle, and steam it all together for 20 minutes.
A pot of fragrant traditional Cantonese sausage rice is ready. It smells delicious and tastes slippery. It has the flavor of meat, oil, and mushrooms. It is definitely a delicacy.
This is the time when every household is preparing dinner.
Other people's families were eating cornmeal steamed buns, while the Lin family's smell was of bacon, which was simply causing enmity.
Hou Daya stood at the door of the east wing, watching Lin Sanqi busying in and out, and spat on the ground with an unhappy look on her face:
"Bah, you're such a spendthrift! You're not afraid of dying of overeating even if you eat a lot of meat and fish every day!"
The prince sat in the west wing, holding a multi-grain steamed bun with pickles in his hand, and boasting:
"What's bacon? Back in the day, my family had a dish called braised phoenix feet. It used the tiny webbed feet of duck feet. We needed hundreds of ducks to make one dish. How could we call that extravagant? This was something the upper class ate."
Lin Sanqi didn't even raise his head, pretending not to hear. Anyway, Doctor Lin had the highest income in the entire Dongkua Hospital, so what was wrong with eating some delicious food?
When Lin Kucan and Jin Caifeng walked into the house after get off work, they smelled the tempting aroma of clay pot rice and their mouths started watering.
Lin Kucan scolded with a smile: "Good boy, what tricks did you perform tonight? It smells so good? Did you use sausage?"
Lin Sanqi chuckled and boasted as he served himself some rice:
"That's right. I searched all over the city to get these sausages that taste like home."
(End of this chapter)
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