Qin Huairu looked up and saw Wang Dabao and Xu Damao, and quickly put down her work.
"It's Brother Da Bao back! I heard he got promoted. Congratulations!"
Wang Dabao responded with a smile, and then he and Xu Damao headed towards the moon gate to the backyard.
Xu Damao took two quick steps to catch up with Wang Dabao and whispered, "Hey Dabao, you'd better be careful now. You've made it big and become a deputy section chief. There are definitely a lot of people in the institute who are envious. You never know how many people will want to ask you for favors in the future."
Wang Dabao raised an eyebrow: "Let them be. I'll just do my own thing. I won't help them. I'm too busy with my own things."
As soon as the two reached the backyard, Banggeng suddenly appeared out of nowhere and crashed into Wang Dabao's bicycle.
"You child, why are you so reckless!"
Xu Damao scolded.
"Uncle Da Bao, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry." After saying that, Bang Geng ran away with his head down.
Wang Dabao and Xu Damao were left stunned.
Xu Damao had been living in this courtyard since before Banggeng was even born. He had never seen Banggeng speak to anyone so humbly, let alone apologize so readily. It was truly as if the sun had risen in the south.
This shows how impressive Section Chief Wang's title is.
Wang Dabao felt something was off. "You're so honest, how am I going to teach you a lesson later?"
After declining Xu Damao's invitation to drink, the first thing Wang Dabao did upon returning home was to fetch two buckets of water from the Space Farm.
He'll eventually have to get married, and no one can know about this secret, not even the person he shares a bed with.
So at this point, you have to practice adapting to life in the compound.
After walking around the room, Wang Dabao felt it was necessary to build a heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) and install two heated walls.
I'll fix the windows later. Although they're newly made, there are still quite a few small drafts, so I don't have to worry about carbon monoxide poisoning.
There's no need to worry about running out of coal. Although as a cadre he doesn't receive as many coal coupons as workers like Liu Haizhong and Yi Zhonghai, he has his own money. Even if he buys expensive coal, it won't be much more expensive. He can burn as much as he wants and it will definitely keep the small house warm all night. He won't have to worry about the children getting cold when they come to the house.
After making up his mind, Wang Dabao decided to light the stove first, but just then there was a knock on the door.
When the door opened, it was Liu Haizhong. This guy handed Wang Dabao a half-burnt honeycomb briquette.
"Dabao, put this in the stove so you don't have to light it again, otherwise it will take a while for the fire to start."
Liu Haizhong grinned so hard his chubby face was almost invisible. After entering the west room, he put the honeycomb briquette briquettes into Wang Dabao's stove, and then added a new piece of coal.
"It'll be quick, you'll be able to get some sleep soon."
Wang Dabao took out a cigarette and handed it to him: "Thanks, Lao Liu. Without your half piece of coal, I would have to wait half a day to boil a pot of water."
"Hey, no need to thank me, our relationship speaks for itself."
Liu Haizhong took out a match and lit it for Wang Dabao. "Brother Dabao, I didn't say this about your job status. Everyone in the yard was talking about it when you came back from work. I bet you ran into Yi Zhonghai during your inspection today. He's the one who told you."
Wang Dabao waved his hand: "I used to be afraid of trouble, but now that I know, I know."
The stove had just been lit, and Wang Dabao hadn't even started cooking yet. Liu Haizhong, feeling embarrassed, didn't linger and left after finishing his cigarette.
Seeing that the fire was burning, Wang Dabao poured water into the kettle, preparing to brew a pot of tea to warm himself up after the water boiled.
The tea was ready. Wang Dabao picked up the teacup and took a small sip, the aroma of the tea spreading in his mouth.
Next, I'll make a bowl of mixed flour paste and reheat the leftover rice and vegetables from yesterday on the stove.
The paste was ready. Wang Dabao stirred it with chopsticks. It looked alright. He took a bite and thought, "Wow, it tastes good too."
After eating and drinking his fill, Wang Dabao lay in bed wondering if he should get a radio, otherwise his nightlife would be so boring. Even Liu Haizhong could beat his kids when he was bored. He, on the other hand, couldn't even imagine beating his kids; he probably didn't even know where they were.
Even though the stove was turned off at night, Wang Dabao still felt like he almost woke up from the cold twice.
I managed to hold on until morning, and when I checked, there were still some embers in the stove.
Since he didn't lack coal, he didn't let the stove go out, saving himself the trouble of coming home from get off work.
When I went out this morning, it seemed even colder than yesterday. There was still no one by the well in the courtyard; they must have been freezing again.
Entering the factory in the freezing wind, Wang Dabao almost froze to death.
The night was agonizing, and now this happens again during the day. Do we really have to force ourselves to endure this suffering?!
Upon arriving at the security office building, Wang Dabao, disregarding how busy he was, immediately pulled Feng Biao aside and ordered him to find two craftsmen to build a heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove) at his house. He told him that forget about the renovations; keeping warm and staying alive was the most important thing.
Upon receiving the order, Feng Biao dared not delay in the slightest regarding Wang Dabao's matter and immediately went to find someone.
Wang Dabao stayed with Wang Tiangao for a while, then went to say goodbye to Section Chief Hu, and rode his bicycle back to the courtyard house against the cold wind.
Less than an hour later, Feng Biao arrived with his men.
After discussing it, they figured the two foremen would have to work in two days, even if they rushed. Wang Dabao decided to start immediately. Since he lived alone anyway, he figured he'd just move into the factory to live in the next couple of days.
Three days later, Wang Dabao returned to inspect the results and was very satisfied. The stove was still in the west room, but there was an additional stove in the living room.
As a result, the kang-building craftsman told him that the kang was not yet habitable. It was damp when it was first built, and people couldn't sleep on it directly. It would need to be heated for a few days before it was safe to live on.
Wang Dabao simply gave the key to Liu Haizhong and asked his wife to help watch the stove. Anyway, there was plenty of coal under the window outside the west room, so they could just leave it burning.
Liu Haizhong patted his chest and guaranteed that as long as someone was home, he would keep the fire in the stove burning brightly.
We must make sure that Section Chief Wang moves back to the compound before the New Year and lives in a heated kang bed.
The news that Wang Dabao had built a heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) made Sha Zhu and Xu Damao very envious, but when they found out how much it cost, the two of them lost their nerve.
Xu Damao grumbled and muttered that he would definitely get one next year, no matter what. The feeling of being dominated by the cold at night was really torturous.
On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, Wang Dabao moved back to the courtyard house.
I woke up again at night.
The difference this time was that he was woken up by the heat. It was so hot that even with a thin blanket, Wang Dabao was still so hot that he was tossing and turning and couldn't fall asleep.
There was no other way but to flee to the farm!
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