House building phone

House building phone

At noon the next day, Shi Mingzhu met her father-in-law Huo Jiafeng at home.

She greeted everyone and looked around, but didn't see Huo Chengyu. She glanced at Huo Chengfeng and her parents-in-law, but didn't ask any more questions and sat down to eat.

She had just come back from outside and bought an egg fried rice on the roadside. She also brought a portion for her mother-in-law Yu Meizhen. Ever since she decided to set up a stall, her mother-in-law would ask her to bring back some food to try every time she went out.

Because I didn't know my father-in-law was coming, I didn't bring his.

Yu Meizhen gave some of the fried noodles to her husband and said, "Just make do with it for now."

Huo Jiafeng didn't care about these things. He was also hungry, so he just picked up the fried noodles and started eating.

After finishing his meal, he glanced at his son and then talked to Shi Mingzhu about the house. "I heard from Chengfeng on the way, when do you plan to start construction? Have you finished drawing the floor plan of the house?"

Shi Mingzhu took out the floor plan of the house and handed it to her father-in-law. This was drawn by her and Huo Chengfeng. They planned to build a single floor of the house first and leave a backyard. "It can be done anytime, the sooner the better."

Huo Jiafeng looked at it and asked, "Have you found the workers?"

Shi Mingzhu said no. After saying that, he saw his father-in-law took out an old almanac from his luggage bag. Huo Jiafeng guessed that they had not prepared anything, so he was not surprised. He put on his reading glasses and flipped through the old almanac again and again.

"The fastest will be three days later, the slower will be half a month, and the slower will be two months later. Which time do you think is suitable? I also need to help you order bricks and find a few workers to build the house. I think it will be difficult to find them." Huo Jiafeng said. The main problem is that it is difficult to find someone who knows you inside and out.

"Thank you for your help, Dad." Shi Mingzhu nodded, thinking that her father-in-law was quite reliable. "If the time is right, we can start the work in half a month."

Huo Jiafeng asked again, "You want to build a house in Pengcheng, do your uncle and aunt know?"

Shi Mingzhu shook her head and glanced at her father-in-law in confusion, "Dad, why are you asking this?"

Huo Jiafeng shook his head and said nothing more.

After that, Huo Jiafeng started to go out early and come back late. Except for the first and second days when he needed Huo Chengfeng to show him the way, he walked around on his own afterwards.

First we ordered bricks, then we looked for workers, and before the selected start date, we found 8 helpers. These eight people were chosen by Huo Jiafeng after repeated tests.

On the first day of work, a family of four adults, one child, and eight workers set out for the old house in Luanqing Town.

"Your house is in a good location, close to the vegetable market!" Huo Jiafeng praised sincerely.

"Let's get to work!" After lighting the firecrackers, Huo Jiafeng gave the order and the work officially began.

The old house needs to be demolished, and 8 workers said they can clean it up in two days.

Except for Shi Mingzhu who was holding the child, Huo Chengfeng and the others went to help.

"Who are you? This house is public property, don't touch it!" They were working hard when suddenly someone came to stop them.

"We are the owners of this house." Shi Mingzhu looked at the person who came, a skinny old man. Hearing his sharp tone, Shi Mingzhu knew that he was difficult to deal with, but she was not afraid.

"We bought it from the Housing Authority, and we have the property ownership certificate."

"Buy? So you are from outside the area?" the old man raised his voice.

As his voice rose, people around looked towards Shi Mingzhu and slowly gathered around him.

Huo Chengfeng stood in front of Shi Mingzhu and said, "We are from Pengcheng, Taojin Town." His household registration had been transferred to Fenghuang Street, Taojin Town, Pengcheng as he was transferred to work.

Shi Mingzhu was his spouse and turned around with him.

So it’s okay for him to say that they are from Pengcheng.

"Taojin Town came to our Luanqing Town to build a house?" The old man said aggressively, "Who allowed it?"

Huo Chengfeng nodded. "The house I bought has a property certificate issued by the Housing Administration as proof. You just said that this is a public house. Since he sold it to me, I can build a house here."

They also brought the property certificate, but he just held it up to show the old man and then put it away.

The old man hadn't seen enough, so he stretched out his hand and asked Huo Chengfeng to look at him a few more times.

Huo Chengfeng knew that he was trying to make trouble, and no one could guarantee what he would do after getting the property certificate. Even if he couldn't do anything, Huo Chengfeng didn't want to give it to him.

"Uncle, if you have any questions, we can go to the Housing Authority together."

The old man immediately acted like a rogue, "I don't agree with you building a house here!"

Huo Chengfeng glanced at him calmly and said, "It's up to you."

He looked like he didn't take people seriously, which made me very angry.

"Do you agree with him building a house?" the old man turned his head and asked the onlookers.

No one paid any attention to him.

Huo Chengfeng knew that most of the onlookers were from Luanqing Town, so he introduced himself to everyone, but naturally no one paid any attention to him.

However, Huo Chengfeng didn't care. He took the property certificate issued by the Housing Management Office and showed it to everyone. After this incident, even if they had any opinions in the future, they would have to keep them to themselves.

The onlookers gradually dispersed, but the old man who asked the questions at the beginning did not leave or say anything. He just stood there and watched.

Shi Mingzhu asked him to leave, but he was smart enough to point to the street and say, "This is not your land, why can't I stand here?"

Shi Mingzhu looked down at her son in her arms and was so angry.

She gave the child to Huo Chengfeng, then went to a tea stall on the street and bought a pot of tea and 12 hard-boiled eggs. Then he asked the stall owner directly who this old man was.

Eggs cost 1 cent each, and 12 eggs cost 1.3 yuan. The stall owner earned 1 yuan immediately. He smiled and whispered, "Old Zhao has always thought that this house will be theirs. He has been eyeing this house for a long time. If it weren't for the fact that this house is so run-down that it is uninhabitable, his family would have wanted to move in first. His family has wanted to buy this house for a long time, but his five sons couldn't scrape together 300 yuan, so they never bought it. Now that your family has lost it, she must be so angry that she will die."

I see. Shi Mingzhu smiled at the stall owner and said, "Thank you, sister. Then may I ask, where does this Lao Zhao live?"

"It's far from here. He lives on Hexi Road. Although there are fewer people there, the environment is not good, even worse than here, so many people have moved to Hedong."

"Everyone who moved to Hedong has to pay for the land. They want to move but can't afford it," the elder sister said, "Sister, since you called me elder sister, I have to say a few more words to you. They are a family that bullies the weak and fears the strong. You can find a few more people to guard here. You can scold them every time they come. If you scold them enough, they won't dare to bully you again."

"Thank you, big sister. Give me 12 more eggs. Where do you live, big sister?"

The eldest sister was so happy that her face was full of smiles. "I will install it for you. I also live in Hexi, but we are saving money and planning to move to Hedong. Thank you for taking care of my business."

Shi Mingzhu returned to the old house and told Huo Chengfeng and her father-in-law the news she had heard.

After listening to this, Huo Chengfeng said, "I'll find a few people tomorrow."

"Mingzhu, isn't your younger cousin at home? Does he have a job now?" Huo Jiafeng suddenly asked.

Shi Mingzhu shook her head, "Probably not, he's only 16 years old."

"You can ask him to come to Pengcheng and bring a few young people from your village with good personalities. If you can't bring them with you, I can. I will be responsible for helping them find jobs." Huo Jiafeng said. He looked at the faces of his son and daughter-in-law, and then at the unfamiliar streets, and he made up his mind.

"Let them help you build the house. If you pay them every day, they will definitely be happy to do so. Besides, they are our own people. They are young, hardworking and will not do bad things. I am assured."

"There's no one I know, they're all outsiders. I'm still worried. There are a lot of things to pay attention to when building a house. The older generation said that you have to have someone you know to look after it." Huo Jiafeng was afraid that she didn't understand, so he explained, "We are outsiders. Although Chengfeng works at the police station, he's too famous. You've been in Pengcheng for less than three months, and you've already bought a house. It's inevitable that people will be jealous. They won't do anything on the surface, but they're likely to tamper with the house in secret. Even if they don't tamper with the house, they'll cause trouble when it's being built. Look at that old man Zhao just now."

Shi Mingzhu didn't quite understand all this, but she was jealous that she did. After what happened with old man Zhao just now, Shi Mingzhu felt that her father-in-law's suggestion was worth considering. Moreover, Huo Jiafeng's earnest words made it impossible to refute. "Dad, let's build it first. I'll find time to talk to my uncle and aunt."

"If you don't know how to tell them, I'll help you." Huo Jiafeng looked at Shi Mingzhu who was in deep thought and understood her attitude.

He knew about the Shi family's affairs before his son got married. So I took the initiative to bring it up.

"Even if you don't look for them now, they will look for you in the future. Many factories in Liang'an City have stopped production. Although wages are still paid, many people know that the factories have no orders. There will always be a day when the factories will be disbanded. It's like your eldest cousin's job. You can do it for a while, but can you do it for a lifetime? It's better to let him come along and try it while he is young. You are capable and you will definitely be successful. In the future, people from your hometown village will come to Pengcheng to find jobs. Do you think you can avoid them?"

Huo Jiafeng said, "We have contacted them now. We need their help now and we will return it to them later. We only need to give them a job and they will remember your kindness. And we invited the younger generation to come. There are no twists and turns among adults. They can get along well and take care of each other in a foreign land without worrying about being bullied. It's good."

Shi Mingzhu listened and nodded heavily, "Okay, I'll contact them when I get back."

Shi Mingzhu stayed until noon and then returned to Fenghuang Street.

She called the village and specifically asked her two cousins ​​and aunt to pick her up.

"Mingzhu, what's the matter?"

"Aunt, I'm selling clothes in Pengcheng now. Chengfeng has also been transferred to Pengcheng. I want my two cousins ​​to come to my place. I can find jobs for them. Do you agree?"

My aunt was stunned for a moment, then asked anxiously, "Are you serious?"

"Really? You should discuss this matter with your uncle. Give the phone to your eldest cousin and I'll talk to him."

Zhu Zhimei sighed, "Mingzhu, you are a good child. Your eldest cousin has lost his job, and we are worried."

Shi Mingzhu nodded, knowing in her heart that they would come.

She spoke a few words to her eldest cousin and asked him to ask the young people who were friends with her if anyone would like to come.

"Sister, I have a lot of friends. If they are all willing to come, can I take them all to Pengcheng?"

Shi Mingzhu: "No, just bring those with good character and cleverness. Don't bring those with bad character, as they may cause trouble for me."

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