"You don't need to buy bricks. There are some unused bricks and cement in the courtyard."
"Is that the landlord's? Can I use it? I can pay for it." It would be great to have it in the courtyard house, saving her from having to run around again.
"Yeah, he's useless anyway, so you can use it."
"What about the bricklayer?"
"I can do it."
"Ah? You can?" she exclaimed.
"It's very simple. You just need to tell me what kind of thing to make." The man said concisely.
Her eyes fell on Zhou Ziheng's hands. His hands were slender and beautiful. She remembered the scene when he was holding a pencil and drawing on paper.
Those hands should be used for painting, how can they be used to do such rough work?
"What? You're looking for someone else when you don't have the one already? You won't be able to find one in a short while, right?"
"Will this be too much trouble?"
"It's no trouble, just treat me to a meal."
"Okay, I owe you two meals combined, this one and that one." She made a "yeah" gesture with her tender little hand.
Looking at the two white and tender fingers standing up, the delicate skin and the slender and beautiful hands, one really wants to break them.
"If I have nothing to do tomorrow, I'll go get it done."
"Then I'll help."
"good."
"Well, thank you, Captain Zhou. Good night." She greeted Zhou Ziheng.
The next day, a group of people waited confidently, thinking that someone would come forward and provide clues.
However, no, they couldn't just sit there and wait, so they left Sun Mei there while everyone else went out to find out the news.
No one came forward to report the case for the entire day, but they didn't get discouraged. How could the news spread so quickly?
If there is no result, the case will be at a stalemate. There is nothing we can do but wait for news from the public.
After get off work in the evening, Zhou Ziheng called her and said he was going to fix the stove for her.
She went over to help, and Zhou Ziheng went to the courtyard with her.
After arriving at the courtyard, Zhou Ziheng took him into the second courtyard. The second courtyard was even bigger than the outside. There were four houses in a row, and the main house in the middle was even bigger.
But the doors of those rooms were closed, and she had no idea what was going on inside.
Zhou Ziheng came to the yard. There were some bricks piled in a corner of the yard, and there was a cart next to the bricks.
He took the cart and went to move the bricks.
Lu Xiangxiang stepped forward and helped. After he had moved a full cart of bricks, he lifted the cart and pushed the bricks out.
After finishing the work, they went back in to move bricks. Lu Xiangxiang was piling bricks onto the cart, while Zhou Ziheng opened a door and took out two bags of cement.
He held a bag in each hand. Seeing him lift the cement and walk out effortlessly, she couldn't help but exclaim, what great strength he had.
Zhou Ziheng put the cement outside and came back to help her pile up the bricks. "It's not enough for you to drag the cart and get the bricks. Call me when you move the cart."
After saying that, he took out a shovel and a tool bucket and mixed them with cement. After doing this, he first used the shovel to dig a few channels outside, and then began to move bricks in the channels, filling back the mud he had just dug out, and began to build walls along the channels.
His movements were neat and quick, and he applied the cement and tiles directly onto the wall.
All he had to do now was build two walls, and soon the two walls began to be built as he moved.
After about two hours, he finished the first wall and stopped here.
"It's late now, I'll do the rest tomorrow."
Lu Xiangxiang nodded, knowing that you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.
She didn't expect him to work so quickly. She thought it would take a while to finish. According to the current situation, it would be done in two or three days.
"Thank you, Captain Zhou."
"Go back," he said.
Of course, the two of them had another meal at Zhou Ziheng's house when they returned. They were still looking for clues the next day, but still no one came to report the case today.
In the evening, the two of them worked together to finish the other wall. Now all that was left was to cover the roof. They would inlay wood on the top, fix it with cement, then put up wooden strips, and then put up tiles. The kitchen would be done.
But it was already late, so I had to do the rest tomorrow.
"Um, Captain Zhou, my grandma is coming tomorrow. Can I take a leave of absence to pick her up at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon?"
The last time she came was in the evening. Because it was very late, she did not go to find her adoptive father immediately. Instead, she stayed in the guesthouse for one night and went to find him the next day.
There is only one train from there to Kyoto, and the time doesn't change, so grandma needs to take three days of train ride to get there, just like when she came here.
It will arrive tomorrow afternoon.
"No need to ask for leave, just go tomorrow." It was only an hour early, and she didn't need to ask for leave. I could still give her this right.
"Thank you, Captain Zhou." She raised the corners of her mouth slightly and gave him a bright smile.
Her red lips were pulled to the sides, and the corners of her mouth were raised to reveal two small dimples. Her smile was very sweet.
The sweetness touched his heart, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up slightly. "Your grandma must be carrying a lot of luggage, right? How about I drive with you to pick up your grandma tomorrow?"
"Isn't this bad?"
"Nothing bad."
"Isn't the gasoline in the police station very tight?" Supplies are scarce now, and importing gasoline from abroad requires foreign exchange coupons, which are rare to begin with, so it's not a big deal and the car can't be used casually.
The car is just parked there and no one uses it. If someone wants to borrow it, they have to fill it with gasoline, otherwise it would be like fleecing the country, which is not acceptable.
"It's okay, I have gasoline."
Although grandma is in good health because she drinks spiritual spring water every day, taking the train is so tiring. It will be so painful to squeeze into the bus with her after get off work.
After thinking about it, she didn't refuse. "Thank you, Captain Zhou."
He was already sitting in the car at this time. He tilted his head, and the dim light from the roadside illuminated his handsome face with sharp edges. Under the light, she could still see a drop of sweat falling from his forehead and landing on his nose.
Then it slid down to her chin. For some reason, this scene made her mouth feel dry.
She swallowed.
"What's wrong?" Seeing that she didn't sit down for a long time, he couldn't help asking.
Lu Xiangxiang turned around and quickly sat on the car. Her movements were very big, but the car remained stable and did not tilt because of her strong force.
"Hold on tight?" Zhou Ziheng's voice came from the front.
She nodded softly and the car started.
He was riding a bicycle in front of me. He smelled of sweat because of the work he had just done. The smell was not unpleasant. It was the unique sunny scent of a man, full of male hormones that made people dizzy.
Suddenly there was a "meow" sound and Zhou Ziheng braked. She lost her balance and bumped into his back.
Ah, it hurts.
Her eyes were red as she covered her nose. Zhou Ziheng's apologetic voice came, "I'm sorry."
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