"Captain, I'm here."
At noon, Gu Nanxun and Lin Qing were having lunch when they heard Wang Dongsheng's loud voice outside.
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Dongsheng pushed open the door and walked in.
"Captain, I'm here. I've come to bring cement and glass to your wife."
Wang Dongsheng looked up, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said to Gu Nanxun and Lin Qing.
"Sister-in-law, I brought ten bags of cement and five pieces of glass this time. I don't know if that's enough. If it's not, I'll think of something else."
"That's enough, I don't need to pave the whole thing with cement."
Hearing that Wang Dongsheng had brought cement, Lin Qing said happily. Actually, she didn't necessarily need to use cement, but the ground here was usually earthen, and only those with better conditions used bricks. But whether it was earthen or brick, it would become very muddy when it got wet... If she had the means, she would like to paint the bathroom and her bedroom floors with cement. Unfortunately, she had everything in her space except cement.
As for glass, it wasn't really necessary for Lin Qing; it would be better to have it, but it wouldn't matter if she didn't.
Lin Qing liked bright windows, but not having them wouldn't make a difference, especially since most people did it this way in this era. Glass was a luxury in this time; people struggled to even have enough to eat, let alone think about glass! Besides, it didn't matter if they didn't have them, they couldn't buy them anyway. Every household here covered their windows with newspapers; although light couldn't get in, people were used to it.
Lin Qing glanced at the cement and glass on the car outside and sighed to herself, "No matter when or what era, this world can't do without relationships."
"Comrade Wang, have you eaten? Sit down and eat with us!"
It's already noon, and Wang Dongsheng is bringing the food now. He definitely won't have time to eat.
"No need, sister-in-law, I've already eaten."
"Sister-in-law, you don't need to call me Comrade Wang. Just call me Dongzi, like the team leader does."
Wang Dongsheng glanced at the two dishes and one soup on the table and said, "My sister-in-law didn't know I was coming at this time, so she probably didn't cook any for me. If I eat, there won't be enough for the team leader and my sister-in-law. I'd better go back to the county town to eat!"
"Sit down and eat. There's enough for you. There are steamed buns too. I'll go get them."
As she spoke, Lin Qing got up and walked to the stove, took 10 buns out of the pot, put them in a basin, and carried them over.
"These are steamed buns I made this morning. Since it's hot, I'll just eat them like this!"
Seeing that there was indeed enough food, Wang Dongsheng sat down.
"Sister-in-law, your cooking is really good. These buns are delicious."
Wang Dongsheng took a bite of the steamed bun in his hand and said to Lin Qing.
The steamed buns were bought from a steamed bun shop in later generations. In Lin Qing's opinion, they didn't taste as authentic as the steamed buns sold in state-run restaurants today. After all, pork in later generations doesn't have the same aroma as pork today! Moreover, later generations are used to using all sorts of seasonings, which have long since lost the original flavor of the ingredients.
After finishing the meal...
"Captain, I brought you some daily necessities. I'll go out and bring them in for you."
After saying that, Wang Dongsheng went out, and soon came back in carrying two large sacks.
Wang Dongsheng opened the sack and saw a large piece of pork inside. Judging from the appearance, it weighed more than 5 jin (2.5 catties), with more fat than lean meat. In addition to the pork, there were also some canned goods, malted milk powder, White Rabbit milk candy, two bags of white sugar, two bags of brown sugar, two packages of pastries, and other snacks, filling the entire sack.
Opening another sack, one finds flour, millet, red dates, soybeans, and other grains, filling the entire sack with small bags.
After that, Wang Dongsheng took out a radio from the corner.
"Here you go, Captain. You can listen to the radio if you're bored at home."
After saying that, Wang Dongsheng handed the radio to Gu Nanxun.
"You brat, I told you to find me tickets, not to buy them for me directly."
Seeing Wang Dongsheng's antics, Gu Nanxun glared at him and laughed as he scolded him.
"Hehe... Captain, I found you the tickets, and you can keep the radio too. This is a gift for you; I was just worried you'd be bored!"
Wang Dongsheng didn't take Gu Nanxun's words seriously. He knew that his captain was cold on the outside but warm on the inside. The captain must be bored at home alone every day. He had gotten a radio from the city this time, which would be perfect for the captain to pass the time.
"Sister-in-law, where should I put the cement and glass?"
After saying that, Wang Dongsheng turned to Lin Qing and said...
"Just put it at my new house! It'll be ready to use soon, you can just put it there."
Lin Qing pointed to the house under construction not far away and said.
Wang Dongsheng glanced at the house under construction. The house was almost finished. It was very large and made entirely of blue bricks. It looked particularly imposing from a distance. The high courtyard wall divided the house into front and back sections.
Without saying a word, Wang Dongsheng jumped into the car and drove off. The distance of less than 100 meters was covered in the blink of an eye.
The workers had already returned to work. Although Lin Qing had given them an hour's rest at noon, the team leader wanted to finish building the house for Lin Qing as soon as possible, so they came over after lunch.
Just then, the workers saw a car driving towards them, and they all stopped what they were doing and gathered around the car.
"How did this car get here?"
"Yes, this must be the car looking for Xiao Gu! My wife told me yesterday that a car came looking for Xiao Gu, so why is it here again today?"
"This is a big car; yesterday it was a small car. They're different."
"What's the difference? Aren't they all cars?"
"I can't explain this to someone as uneducated as you. Big trucks are for hauling goods, while cars are for carrying people. How can they be the same?"
"What's different? What's wrong? This big truck can carry goods but people can't ride in it? I think they're all the same."
"..."
"Sister-in-law, where should I put it?"
At this moment, seeing Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun walking over, Wang Dongsheng asked Lin Qing.
"Just put it in the yard!"
There weren't many items, and with the help of the workers, the cement and glass were quickly moved to the center of the yard.
"Young Lin, what is this?"
Looking at the bags of cement and glass piled up in the yard, a dark-skinned man asked.
"This is cement, used for paving the floor."
"My goodness, this is cement!"
"So this is what cement looks like! We've really learned something new today."
"I've seen it before. I saw it when I was working as a laborer in the county town. This cement is amazing. It makes the ground very clean, and it doesn't get muddy at all even on rainy days."
Suddenly, a knowledgeable young man spoke up.
"Come on, Qiangzi, tell us how to use this cement."
"Yes, Qiangzi, you're knowledgeable. Tell your uncle about it."
Upon hearing Qiangzi mention that he had seen cement before, the onlookers eagerly sought his advice.
Seeing everyone's flattery, Qiangzi said smugly, "Uncles, let me tell you, this cement is for paving the ground. It's so hard that even a big iron hammer can't break it..."
"..."
"Old man, I heard the young man who was looking for Tie Niu yesterday is here again today."
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