"Of course." Zhou Yu said without hesitation.
"Well, it's your turn to cook tomorrow, but I have to go to the county town to do some work. If I can't come back the day after tomorrow, you can take over!"
Mother Zhou hurriedly asked, "When you came back yesterday, I forgot to ask, have you finalized the transfer?"
"Yes, tomorrow is the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. Some companies have to go back to work. That person is here to help find someone."
Mother Zhou nodded. "Should we bring some gifts for that person, or bring some gifts to school?"
"No need. It's so embarrassing to take things. That person has some power, so there's no need for gifts. Don't worry!"
As they were talking, Ling Ran came and Zhou's mother asked him to get his own bowl for rice.
Ling Ran took the bowl and served himself the rice without hesitation.
Zhou Yu muttered something and was kicked by Zhou Xiang.
Ling Ran looked up at Zhou Yu, then lowered his head to continue eating. Zhou Yu shuddered. That look just now was so scary.
After dinner, Ling Ran helped Zhou Xiang wash the dishes. "I made an appointment with Old Man Ma last night. I think Master Ma Gua will be here soon. Have you finished drawing the design for the bathroom?"
"Not yet. I'll start drawing once I'm done."
Zhou Yu wanted to trouble his sister and keep her busy, but when he thought about the fact that she had to draw the blueprints for the bathroom design, he gave up.
Mother Zhou called Zhou Yu from the main room. When she came over, she asked her to sit down and said, "Yu'er, what you muttered at the dinner table just now was very rude!
Ling Ran came here just for your sister's sake. Go out and find out who he is, and then decide whether to mess with him or not. His nickname is Little Devil.
Back home, it's the housework. You and your sister need to share the burden. Who doesn't do housework? Sometimes your dad has to do it too!
Your sister is always ahead in many things at home. Don't always have a problem with her. I know you think she is comfortable living with us, but that's not the case. What she does every day is comparable to that of an adult.
My body has been damaged. I often feel dizzy and have anemia. I don’t know when I can make up for it! She has to go to your school tomorrow to find someone to get your diploma for you. She didn’t take credit for it, did she?
It's normal for sisters to quarrel with each other, just don't hold grudges."
Zhou Yu nodded. He was a little jealous and resentful of his sister, but not to that extent.
Zhou Xiang took out paper, pen and ruler, and drew a blueprint of the septic tank, and then drew blueprints of the bathroom and washroom.
Ling Ran looked at the blueprint of the septic tank and thought that Ma Gua would take advantage again this time. No one would think of septic tanks in this era.
When Ma Gua came, he brought gifts. Zhou's father refused at first, but finally accepted them. There were a pack of cigarettes and two bottles of wine!
Zhou wanted to take Master Ma Gua to see the woodshed and explain his requirements, including where the stove should be built and where the kang on the west wall of the kitchen should be built.
Master Ma Gua nodded, and Zhou Xiang took him to see the east wall of the yard. There was a space of about 12 or 13 square meters between it and the pot house.
"Leave a door here near the pot room, with the door facing north. Build a bathroom inside. Then, follow the east wall to the north to build a washroom, with the door facing west. Look at the blueprint."
Ma Gua took the blueprints of the washroom and bathroom and compared them with the terrain.
"Sister, you're so clever! You've made full use of every nook and cranny in such a small space, and it doesn't feel crowded at all. That's amazing!"
"Then take a look at this." Zhou Xiang handed him the septic tank drawing.
"What is this?" Ma Gua looked at the three connected frames, confused.
"Look, this is called a septic tank. The first tank is where the toilet flushes directly into. It's larger and deeper, and the opening is higher. After it flows into the second tank, it settles before flowing into the third tank. After the third tank settles, what flows out is basically dirty water. The openings are lower and lower each time."
The pool looks so simple, but it is different in size and opening height.
“Can this really digest manure?”
Zhou Xiang nodded. "Of course it can. It's much better than the open-air, stinking pool in the public toilet, right? It's covered with prefabricated boards and soil. It's odorless and clean."
"Okay, if you say it's okay, it's okay. I'll build it for you after I finish it. I'll go home and build a bathroom to try. If it works well, I can say that I can build a bathroom when I go out. Thank you again, sister."
My father had asked me to come this time. I was supposed to go out to work the next day and was thinking of asking my brother to come, but then I changed my mind and thought, maybe there's something new here! And sure enough, there is one! If it works, it will be a great advantage when I build houses for others in the future.
"It's okay. Once you're done, take these drawings. I'll keep them for your reference."
Ma Gua chuckled and got the upper hand again.
"Then calculate the materials. You hurry up and prepare them. I will bring a group of people to work this afternoon. It will be finished in three days. I will go out to build the kang on the ninth day of the first lunar month."
"My dad's room also needs a kang. Go take a look and calculate the materials. I'll go buy them right away."
Ma Gua looked around the main hall, calculated the materials, wrote them down on a piece of paper, and handed it to Zhou Xiang.
"Hurry up and buy some! They're only open for a short while in the morning during Chinese New Year, and you won't find anyone there in the afternoon."
Zhou Xiang said hello to his parents and ran out. Ling Ran followed him. If they couldn't find the person, he could take the little girl to the other person's house to look for him.
Ma Gua also left, going back to look for someone! My cousins at home are all bricklayers, so this time I brought them along to learn how to build a bathroom.
Mother Zhou looked at her eldest daughter and said, "Did you see that? Think about what she does. It's not just household chores. Sometimes, what she does is something that your father and I don't understand."
Zhou Yu also saw how his sister was directing the bricklayer just now. She looked like someone in a higher position. Perhaps, his sister would become extraordinary in the future.
"Okay, I won't argue with her about these little things, but I won't do everything either. At worst, I can just cover for her and not let her go back to work."
Zhou's mother nodded. Her eldest daughter's laziness had to be gradually corrected. The key was to find a capable son-in-law.
Zhou wanted to go to the prefabricated board yard first, find someone, quickly order the prefabricated boards, and ask for immediate delivery. However, the person at the prefabricated board yard refused to do it, saying, "I can't do it alone."
"How about I give you five bucks for delivery?"
The man nodded immediately and said, "Okay, I'll ask my brother to help me and send it to the food station's staff quarters."
When we arrived at the brick factory's sales department, they were just about to close. When they heard that they needed four tractors' worth of bricks, they agreed to go to the factory immediately and have someone deliver them, which would be ready by around 1 p.m.
Zhou Xiang got the invoice and paid the money, but he was not in a hurry to leave. It was already past ten o'clock and the cement factory must have been off work.
Ling Ran pulled her and said, "Come on, I'll take you to look for it at her house."
Zhou Xiang's eyes lit up, "Then let's go."
Ling Ran took Zhou Xiang directly to the factory director's house. Seeing the little devil coming, the factory director naturally agreed and immediately asked someone to deliver 40 bags of cement and two tractors of sand to the food station's staff quarters.
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