Chapter 87 Renovation of the First Floor
It sounds like he is the landlord and can do whatever he wants.
Ah Fu became more and more envious.
After moving the things to the second floor and seeing the renovated room, Ah Fu was completely convinced.
He installed the bed with Lin Qingxiang.
Lin Yize was busy cooking on the first floor, and it was almost time for him to go pick up his two children.
By the time he had finished his work, Ah Fu had also installed the four beds.
The material processing fee was more than one hundred yuan, and a deposit had been paid before. After Lin Yi checked it and confirmed that there was no problem, he paid the remaining money.
Ah Fu was very happy to get the balance payment. He sat for a while and was about to leave. Lin Yi tried to persuade them to stay for dinner, but they both refused to agree.
He had no choice but to take the key, paddle the bamboo pole to take them across the river, and pick up the child at the same time.
When Lin Qin and his wife got home at noon, they were so happy to see four brand new beds.
"Dad, come with me this afternoon to buy some new quilts. We can almost move up now."
Lin Yi nodded, "Okay! I'll send the child to school first, and you go to the tailor shop to choose the material for the quilt cover."
Supply and marketing cooperatives also have these things, but the prices are much higher. Now more and more stores are opening them, and for a four-piece set of the same quality, it is cheaper to order it than to buy it ready-made.
There are also quilts, which also need to be custom-made.
The two of them spent the whole afternoon running around to get these things done.
At dinner time, Lin Qin picked up a piece of fish for Chen Wenjun and said, "Today, my father and I went to a quilt workshop and asked for six large quilts weighing twelve kilograms, and six quilts weighing eight kilograms. It will be warm when we use them as cushions.
The quilt covers were made for twelve beds, and there were also pillowcases, which together cost several hundred yuan.”
Chen Wenjun nodded, not taking it seriously. "This money should be spent anyway. I also have clothes. I can buy some thicker clothes when I have time. This winter seems to be quite cold."
From autumn to winter, the people living on the water have their own way of predicting the weather.
Lin Yi said hurriedly: "I bought some wool and planned to knit two sets of clothes for each of the two children. If you want to buy, buy less. We still have to save money for decorating the house!"
Chen Wenjun smiled and said, "Dad, there's no need to save this. We've saved a lot of money during this period, and it's enough to repair the house. We just need to wait for the second floor to be ready, and then we can move up and find someone to do the work."
Lin Yi was particularly happy to hear this.
Before the quilt was delivered, four custom-made straw mats were delivered first.
Wait until all the things on the bed are delivered.
Chen Wenjun went to Shanglin Village in person.
The first floor was officially renovated in mid-October.
With previous experience, everyone cooperated very well on this work, and it took three days to complete the installation of more than 100 square meters of tiles.
Only then did Lin Qin realize that the bricks they sent included not only floor tiles, but also wall tiles, and there were quite a few of them.
Zhang Yongquan and his apprentices carefully calculated the number of tiles and pasted them in circles from bottom to top.
It took another five days to finally finish the wall.
"The height of the wall tiles is 1.4 meters, which is enough. The rest needs to be painted. It will be completely finished by early November. I think there is still a lot of cement left. Why not pour cement on the dirt road outside? This way, we don't have to worry about the house being messed up when it rains."
Zhang Yongquan suggested.
Lin Yi ran to discuss with Chen Wenjun and Lin Qin, and the three of them nodded in unison.
To repair the road, we need to find an expert. It just so happens that Lin Qin is currently working for a road construction expert. She mentioned it to Huang Wenlong, and he agreed without hesitation. As soon as the house was painted, he immediately brought his two younger brothers to work for Lin Qin.
When they arrived at Nanyu, the three of them saw the magnificent two-story house in front of them, which refreshed their understanding of Lin Qin and his wife.
Knowing that the vegetables they ate were all grown by Lin Yi, they kept praising him.
At this moment, Lin Yi was sowing seeds, walking in the paddy field with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and he didn't even bother to greet Huang Wenlong.
Huang Wenlong was a little puzzled, "Are you planting rice in this weather?"
Although he doesn't farm, he still has basic common sense.
Lin Qin shook her head and explained, "We are planting lotus roots. This large area is planned to be used to plant lotus roots. We can transport them to Nangang for sale next year."
Huang Wenlong suddenly realized that lotus roots are not cheap and are not easy to grow. There seems to be only one village nearby that grows this thing. If a large area of it is planted, it can be sold for a lot of money!
Now he truly admires Lin Qin and his wife from the bottom of his heart.
A path was almost completed in one day.
The three of them stayed in Nanyu for dinner before being sent out by Chen Wenjun.
As soon as everyone left, Lin Qin took her two children to clean up the remaining construction materials waste. They picked out the usable ones first, and packed the unusable ones into fertilizer bags, which were then sent out by Chen Wenjun.
After three days of hard work, we finally cleaned the island.
Look at the remaining bricks and the tiles that were broken in half but still usable.
Lin Yi suggested: "Why don't we build a kitchen in the yard? This way it will be convenient to make a fire and cook, and I don't have to be so careful and afraid of making the house dirty."
There is a kitchen on the first floor, and there is also a wood stove. Before the renovation, he used it without any psychological burden.
As the renovation started, he felt uncomfortable. The kitchen was so clean and white everywhere. When the firewood burned, he felt that the house was ruined. It was worse than the original state.
Chen Wenjun understood what was going on, so he immediately ran to mix cement, re-laid bricks in the corner of the yard, repaired the stove, and then built two walls. He then used the remaining materials to build a simple roof.
It took about four or five days for the kitchen in the yard to be completed.
Lin Yi was very satisfied with this kitchen and worked very hard.
The kitchen here has just been completed, and Ah Fu has also finished making the wardrobe and dining table and chairs.
When you bring these things into the house, it looks different.
Ah Fu was amazed at the renovated house. After thinking for a while, he said, "Since the house is so well decorated, I think I should put an eight-treasure shelf in the living room. It will also look nice when I put some things on it. In addition, a four-piece set of living room tables and chairs is also necessary. There must also be desks and chairs for the two children to study. If I add these things, it will be complete."
Lin Qin agreed with this and paid a deposit, asking Ah Fu to deliver the things before the New Year. She also ordered two beds and two cabinets. There were three rooms on the first floor, one of which was used as a storage room and the other two as guest rooms.
Send Ah Fu away.
The next day Lin Qin went to the tailor shop again.
She is now considered a big customer of the tailor shop and has become friends with the owner, Zhang Shujuan.
As soon as I entered the door, Zhang Shujuan called me over to help, "Please help me press this piece of material, someone wants it."
Lin Qin hurried over to help, and glanced at the colorful fabrics on the three walls. "Shujuan, I want to buy curtains. Can you show me which one is better?"
Zhang Shujuan stopped her work in surprise, "Who wants to make curtains with cloth? You spendthrift woman! I really don't have the right material here. I heard there is some in Guangdong Province, but we can't get it here."
(End of this chapter)
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