Chapter 80 Self-Created
early morning.
Zhao Yi was awakened by the cold wind. When he got up, he saw that it was already dawn. The window that was not closed tightly let in a gust of cold wind.
It seems that the newspapers accumulated in the repair shop have found a use.
Zhao Yi walked out of the room and prepared to go to the kitchen to make breakfast, and found that Zhang Jing had already prepared breakfast.
"It's snowing at home, and the weather is a bit cold. It must be very cold sitting in the repair shop. Wear more clothes and don't catch a cold."
Zhang Jing looked at Zhao Yi and said.
"Got it. I'll go to the second-hand market and buy a small stove. I'll ask Lao Wu to bring me the charcoal I made at home. It should be able to last through the winter."
Zhao Yi smiled.
In order to make shoes for Zhang Jing, the small warehouse at home could always keep the temperature high to help with drying. Zhao Yi got a lot of charcoal in his hometown, which can be used now.
"It's freezing cold, and the mountain roads are hard to walk on. Don't bother Lao Wu with everything. My dad comes to this area every month, so just ask him to bring it over."
Zhang Jing put an egg in Zhao Yi's bowl and then said.
"When Lao Wu brought the meat over, I told him that I was not going to give him money for his trip, so I didn't want him to run away in vain."
Zhao Yi smiled.
"I can ask my dad to help me carry it without paying any travel fees. And you don't smoke or drink the cigarettes and alcohol you received at home. Bringing some back to my dad will make him happy for several days."
Zhang Jing said.
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you and let my father-in-law help me."
Zhao Yi nodded.
Zhang Jing is sometimes very frugal and sometimes very generous.
Zhao Yi walked towards the repair shop. Snowflakes were floating in the sky and gusts of cold wind were blowing on his face.
After waiting for a long time, no comrades from the Transportation Department delivered any home appliances, and no one from the region sent any home appliances for repair. Zhao Yi took out a stack of newspapers that had accumulated in the corner, closed the door and went back home.
He pasted newspapers on all the windows in the inner room and then walked towards the second-hand market.
It's really not possible to live without a stove in this weather, and the room is a bit empty so it's really cold to sit inside.
After selecting for a long time without finding a suitable stove, Zhao Yi had to choose a particularly small stove, which would be more convenient for heating when he worked in the repair shop. As for the stove for heating at home, he had to make it himself.
Zhao Yi found the brick factory’s garrison in Dongcheng, ordered a tractor of red bricks, and asked them to help buy two bags of cement.
There are no requirements for red bricks, anyone can buy them. One or two bags of cement are also fine, the tractor at the brick factory can help bring one or two bags. If you buy more, you have to go to the unit to apply, and then give the note to the cement factory.
Generally, construction teams are familiar with these processes.
After paying the deposit and giving the address, Zhao Yi returned to the repair shop.
The repair shop was deserted.
Director Li then walked downstairs and came to Zhao Yi's repair shop. Zhao Yi was this month's model worker and had received votes from almost all the workers in the department store. He was also the only worker who did not have a bicycle.
Director Li handed the bicycle ticket he had applied for to Zhao Yi.
"Director Li, why didn't the comrades from the Transportation Department deliver any home appliances today?"
Zhao Yi asked the doubts in his mind.
Although they brought six apprentices, they returned to the department store in their own county. There were also some counties that were more distant that did not recommend apprentices. The home appliances sent to the department store for repair were all sent to the regional repair center.
"Due to the cold weather and icy roads, the Ministry of Transport no longer runs back and forth every day. Now they just run once at noon and stop at the nearest county town or a wide road to rest in the evening. They will continue their journey at noon the next day. A normal day's journey now takes two or three days.
Even the passenger buses now depart at noon, with only one bus per day. ”
Director Li explained.
Zhao Yi nodded, thinking about the comrades from the Transportation Department who came here every day, and did not consider the weather.
When it was almost time to get off work in the afternoon, a tractor pulling a full truck of red bricks stopped in front of the repair shop. Zhao Yi hurried out to inquire, and then he found out that the red bricks were being delivered to his home.
He led the driver to his doorstep, and the driver and Zhao Yi unloaded the red bricks together. Then he handed the invoice issued by the brick factory to Zhao Yi. Zhao Yi paid the remaining money, and the driver left with a pack of cigarettes given by Zhao Yi, smiling.
When Zhang Jing came home from get off work, Zhao Yi was building a fireplace in the main room. There was no such thing here. Zhao Yi had seen it on TV, but it was not the TV of this period.
"What are you doing, boss?"
Zhang Jing watched Zhao Yi busy in the main room, but couldn't tell what he was doing. It didn't look like a stove, but it did look a bit similar.
"Build a stove to keep warm."
Red bricks are fired and can withstand high temperatures.
After working for a while, Zhao Yi put down his tools and ran to the blacksmith shop, gave a pack of cigarettes, bought a few iron bars, and then hurried back.
Zhang Jing had prepared dinner while Zhao Yi was still busy working under the lamp.
"Master, eat first."
Zhang Jing smiled.
"Well, I have to finish it tonight even if I have to work a little longer, otherwise it will be too cold for you to be working on the sewing machine in the living room."
Zhao Yi said while eating.
Zhang Jing smiled and nodded. As the head of the family, she was particularly caring.
It was so late at night that Zhang Jing didn't know how long she had slept before Zhao Yi finished the final work and moved the sewing machine to the side of the road.
early morning.
When Zhang Jing woke up, she found that all the things in the kitchen had been moved into the main room by Zhao Yi.
Fortunately, the main room is quite spacious, otherwise it would seem very crowded if all these things were moved in.
Zhang Jing saw that the iron pot was already placed on the fireplace that Zhao Yi mentioned, so she brought in some firewood. After lighting it, she found that the fire was bigger than the stove at the door, and the size of the position for the pot was just right.
Moreover, there was no smoke in the house when the firewood was lit. I secretly gave Zhao Yi a thumbs up in my heart.
Zhao Yi got up when he smelled the aroma of sugar-water eggs. Zhang Jing had already boiled hot water for him.
"This stove is really nice, but it has some useless firewood."
Zhang Jing smiled.
"That's the entrance for cooking. The wind tunnel is bigger and more wasteful of firewood. This side is for heating. The wind tunnel is much smaller and the firewood burns slower."
Zhao Yi explained the dual-purpose fireplace he created himself.
"It's better to cook at home than outside, otherwise everything you pick up in the morning will be cold."
Zhang Jing nodded.
After breakfast, Zhao Yi went to the maintenance shop to work as usual.
The weather is getting colder day by day. Snowflakes are floating in the sky, denser and larger than yesterday's snowflakes. There are also fewer pedestrians on the road than on hot days.
Zhao Yi opened the door of the repair shop, wrapped his clothes, picked up the book he borrowed from the bookstore and started to pass the time.
The monthly card for the bookstore costs two dollars a month. As long as the book is not damaged, there is no problem. Borrowing a normal book costs only a few cents, but the deposit is more expensive, which is no different from buying a new book. Monthly cards are much better.
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