After crossing the threshold, there is a long corridor. On the left side of the corridor is a wall. The upper half of the wall is white, and the lower half, about half a meter high, is painted with a layer of dark red paint.
On the right side of the corridor is the kitchen, which is equipped with a sink, water tank, stove and cupboards in that order.
The houses here use tap water, and the iron faucets are full of traces of time.
The floor of the corridor is made of water-polished sandstone and leads directly to the toilet at the end. The toilet is not large, only about two square meters.
There is a squat toilet installed in the toilet. In the corner of the wall is a metal bucket with a water scoop in it. There is also a faucet above the bucket. Above the squat toilet, more than two meters from the ground, is a small window that can be opened.
On the left side of the corridor, next to the toilet door, is a wooden sliding door, behind which is the main room of the house.
The floor of the main house is half a meter higher than that of the corridor. The house is covered with thick wooden floors painted red.
The house has a "日"-shaped tube layout. The first room you enter through the sliding door in the corridor is the living room. There are four fabric sofas and a coffee table on the left side of the door. Behind the sofas are glass windows through which you can see the front yard. There is a chest of drawers on the right side, and next to the chest of drawers is another window through which you can see the backyard. Opposite the chest of drawers is a wall cabinet.
Next to the sofa, there is a wooden ladder on the wall next to the corridor. You can climb up to the kitchen by the ladder, which is usually used for storage.
Continue walking inside, there is a second sliding door next to the closet, behind the door is the bedroom. There is no window on the right side, and the entire wall is covered by a closet from top to bottom. There is a window on the left side, and a double bed is placed next to the window, with two bedside tables on both sides of the bed.
There were no visible beams in the entire house. The roof was very flat and painted white.
The wall between the living room and the bedroom is a fire wall, which can be used for heating in winter. Standing in the yard, you can see that there is a stove between the two windows, right next to the fire wall. When it is cold, the fire is burned and the hot smoke enters the fire wall. Through the "S"-shaped flue inside, the heat is kept in the house and finally discharged from the chimney above the fire wall.
Xu Jianguo's house consists of two rooms, east and west. Wen Sitian and Funiu live in the east room. The structure of the west room is exactly the same as that of the east room. There is a one-meter-wide path between the courtyard wall and the east room, connecting the front yard and the back yard.
Next to the west room, there is a small house. According to the soldier who sent them here before, this house was built by the people who lived here before, and it is usually used as a warehouse.
The warehouse is rectangular, with one side close to the wall next to the window of the west bedroom and the other side close to the courtyard wall. From a high vantage point, it looks like an "L" shape.
Inside the warehouse, there is a stone platform about one meter high built against the wall. The bottom of the platform can be used to store firewood and coal, and the top can be used to store vegetables and other sundries.
Wen Sitian walked around the yard, stopping here and there. The more she looked, the more she liked it. She couldn't help but make plans for her new home and look forward to a better life in the future.
“Boom boom boom!”
Just as Wen Sitian was daydreaming with a smile on her face, a noise came from the living room next door.
Wen Sitian looked in the direction of the voice and saw Funiu's smiling little head appearing in the glass, and next to her was a black dog's head, which marked a sudden change in style.
Looking at the expressions of the man and the dog, Wen Sitian couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Is Comrade Wen Sitian at home?" At this time, a voice came from outside the yard.
Wen Sitian tucked the scattered hair on her forehead behind her ears, turned and walked towards the gate of the courtyard. After opening the gate, she found two people standing outside.
"Hello, I'm Wen Sitian!"
"Hello, Comrade Wen Sitian. My name is Wu Guangde, and I'm the Deputy Minister of the Logistics Department."
"My name is Li Limin, and I'm the deputy director of the Organization Department."
The two said with a smile.
"Hello, Minister Wu, hello, Minister Li! Is there anything you want to talk to me about?" Wen Sitian asked.
"It's like this. We received a notice from our superiors that as Comrade Xu Jianguo's family member, the army will arrange a job for you. We came here today to seek your opinion." Li Liming said.
"That's right. The work done by Comrade Xu Jianguo is very important to the country, and as his family member, you have at least half the credit! As a cadre in the logistics support department, I must think about everything ahead. I came here today to express my condolences on behalf of the organization, and secondly to see if you have any difficulties in life." Wu Guangde said.
"Thank you both ministers for your concern! It is only natural for our Xu Jianguo to contribute to the country. I am already very satisfied that the army can help us settle down. I am very satisfied with everything so far and have no other requirements! As for the job that Minister Li mentioned, I can't decide now. I want to discuss it with my Jianguo after he comes back. Is that okay?" Wen Sitian looked at the two ministers and said sincerely.
"Comrade Wen Sitian, thank you for your recognition of our work. There is no need to make a decision in a hurry. It is right to discuss it with Xu Jianguo." Li Limin said.
Wu Guangde on the side also nodded and said: "Yes, you and your child have just arrived at the army, so you should rest well and adapt first. Don't worry about work!"
"Okay!" Wen Sitian said with a smile.
"By the way, Comrade Wen Sitian, have you packed your luggage?"
"Packed up!"
"Okay, I'll arrange for two female soldiers from the logistics department to come over and take you and your child around the camp so that you can have a general understanding of the surrounding environment, such as nurseries, service centers, canteens, bathhouses or clubs. You will go there often in the future, so it will be more convenient to know their locations in advance." Wu Guangde continued.
"That's great. I was just worrying about this!" Wen Sitian said happily.
Wu Guangde turned to look at Li Limin standing beside him and said with a smile, "Then we'll leave first. You and the child will wait for a while. I'll go back and arrange for the female soldiers to come over."
"Okay, thank you both ministers, take care!" After Wen Sitian saw the two off, she closed the gate and returned to the house.
As soon as I stepped over the threshold, I saw Funiu with her little butt sticking out and her two short legs stretched straight, moving slowly from the living room to the corridor.
Wen Sitian found it funny to see the little girl's clumsy appearance. She watched her struggle silently. When her little feet stepped on the cotton shoes in the corridor, Wen Sitian said, "Funiu, where are you going?"
"Ah? Sister-in-law, why didn't you call me when you came back?" Funiu said with a pout.
"Why are you being called?" Wen Sitian asked in confusion.
Funiu stood in her cotton shoes and said unhappily, "Sister-in-law, why are my legs so short? You don't know how hard it is for me to get into the house. If you had called me earlier, I wouldn't have come down. Now I have to climb up again. I'm so tired!"
"Hahaha..." Wen Sitian was so amused by Funiu's words that she laughed so hard that she fell over, which made the little girl feel depressed.
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