Chapter 110 Foundation
Tao Nanfeng laughed and hugged the other person back: "Xiao Aiyun!"
Xiao Aiyun was admitted to Jiangcheng Yihua Normal University, which is located in Jiangbei. They are both busy and rarely see each other. It's a rare sight to come across here, and it's really a pleasant surprise.
"Why are you here?"
"Why are you here?"
The two spoke in unison and smiled at each other.
Xiao Aiyun went back to her parents' home today. As soon as she got off the car, she met Tao Nanfeng, who simply pulled her along: "Let's go! We just happened to meet, so you should accompany me home. My mother sent someone to tell me that something happened at home and asked me to come back."
Tao Nanfeng hesitated for a moment: "It's not appropriate for me to get involved in your family affairs, right?"
Xiao Aiyun begged her, "Please, just stay with me for a while. When I was in Xiufeng Mountain, I dreamed of going home, but now I'm back in Jiangcheng to study. Going home now is like going to the execution ground. Every time I come back, there's chaos everywhere. It's so annoying."
Tao Nanfeng said: "You feel sorry for your mother and little sister."
Xiao Aiyun pulled her towards the factory and said, "If I didn't feel bad for my mom, I really wouldn't want to come back. It was fun to be a teacher on the farm, and my little sister could study at the town's middle school. Now it's good. I'm going back to Jiangcheng, and my little sister is coming back to study. We both live in the school, so we don't come back often."
She knew that Tao Nanfeng was soft-hearted, so she continued to plead: "You are very strong. If I were held back by my father, you could at least save me. Look how it happened that I ran into you when I got off the car. This is God's will, and God's will cannot be violated, understand?"
Tao Nanfeng laughed at what she said, so he didn't refuse anymore and went with her to the old dormitory building.
The stairwell is still as dark as before, with a sour smell like that of a pickle jar floating in the space. I open the rusty iron door and go in. The cramped space and chaotic environment make it really hard for people to feel calm under such living conditions.
Hearing the noise, Mother Xiao came out of the kitchen holding her one-year-old grandson. When she saw Tao Nanfeng, she quickly put the child on the rocking chair and hurriedly tidied up the scattered clothes on the sofa, with a hint of sadness in her smile.
"Your classmates are here, come and sit down."
While helping her mother clean up the house, Xiao Aiyun complained, "Where are my eldest and second sisters? Why don't they help? You are so tired taking care of the children, but they have nothing to do!"
Xiao's mother was soft-hearted, and she hurriedly whispered, "Don't make a fuss, I'm not working now, so it's my duty to do some housework. They all have to go to work, and it's hard work too."
Xiao Aiyun couldn't bear to see her mother's submissive look and her face turned red with anger.
"Mom, when you were working and my elder sister and second sister were unemployed, you were the only one doing the work. Why didn't they feel sorry for your hard work at that time?"
Xiao's father Xiao Gang, eldest sister Xiao Aixiu, second sister Xiao Aishuang, and two brothers-in-law walked out of the house together.
The eldest sister said, "How can you, a girl who has never married or had children, know what hardships and sufferings are like? You come back and blame us!"
The second sister snorted coldly: "You are so good at showing off! If you care about mom, why don't you come back every day to help with cooking, washing clothes and taking care of the children? And give her ten or eight yuan by the way?"
It was normal for the Xiao sisters to quarrel with each other, but their parents never paid any attention, nor did they stop or interfere.
Tao Nanfeng didn't like this noisy environment. He frowned, looked up, and was stunned. My second brother-in-law is actually Wang Gongsong?
Wang Gongsong raised his finger and pointed at Tao Nanfeng, and after a long while he said, "You, why are you here?"
Xiao Aishuang asked nervously: "How do you know each other?"
Wang Gongsong stamped his feet and said, "She was the one who bought my old house."
Tao Nanfeng is Xiao Aiyun's best friend, so the Xiao family naturally recognizes her.
After hearing what Wang Gongsong said, Xiao Aishuang glanced at her unhappily: "So you bought the old house that his grandfather wanted to leave to him. I heard that it only cost two hundred yuan? Two hundred yuan to buy a big tiled house with a yard, you are really good at calculating! If we didn't need money urgently for our marriage, we wouldn't be willing to sell such a good house to you."
This is really speechless.
Tao Nanfeng stood up and glanced at Xiao Aiyun: "I really didn't know that the house I bought belonged to your second brother-in-law. That old house is dangerous. If I hadn't renovated it, it would have collapsed long ago. Ask your second brother-in-law, your father and his brother were injured by the fallen beams when they were repairing the house."
Wang Gongsong's eyes were wandering, and he was obviously unable to refute Tao Nanfeng's words.
Tao Nanfeng continued, "You need 200 yuan to buy a house for your wedding, and your parents have no choice but to sell the house. Ask around elsewhere, who would be willing to spend 200 yuan to buy an old rural house with a collapsed beam?"
Wang Gongsong touched his nose, cleared his throat, and said self-deprecatingly: "Forget it, forget it, since he is my third sister's friend, let's just let it go."
Xiao Aiyun has always been good at talking. She curled her lips and said, "You are so good at talking after getting an advantage. My second brother-in-law is really good at talking!"
Seeing her husband being criticized, Xiao Aishuang said to Xiao Aiyun in a bad mood: "There is something at home to discuss with you, why did you drag outsiders here?"
"I'm leaving." Tao Nanfeng turned and left.
Xiao Aiyun pulled her back and said, "I'll go with you."
The two walked out of the house, and Xiao Aiyun apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't think it through. My family is not easy to take care of, I shouldn't have asked you to come with me, and you have been wronged."
Tao Nanfeng shook his head, pursed his lips and said nothing.
The eldest sister Xiao Aixue chased out and said to Xiao Aiyun, "Why are you running? I have something important to talk to you about!"
Xiao Aiyun said, "Tsk!" "I brought my friends back. With your attitude, I don't want to talk to you."
Xiao Aixue forced a smile and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Your second sister has a foul mouth, and you know that."
Seeing that Xiao Aiyun refused to go home, the eldest sister of the Xiao family had no choice but to stand in the open space in front of the building and hold her hand to talk.
Tao Nanfeng picked up an ear nearby.
The eldest sister of the Xiao family took over her mother's job. Xiao Aishuang had been unemployed for a long time and finally found a job as a recorder in the street office. After being introduced by someone, she married Wang Gongsong, a worker in the towel factory.
Fortunately, Wang Gongsong's parents were supportive and used the two hundred yuan they got from selling their house. The couple bought an old staff dormitory, went through the name change procedures at the real estate department, and moved out.
Being married and having a house, the second sister of the Xiao family was so proud of herself that she would brag in front of the eldest sister from time to time.
Xiao Aixu was jealous of her second sister's own home, but her husband's family was poor and had no money to support her, so she had to live in her parents' home. I had to ask my parents for help.
She saved a hundred dollars and wanted to borrow another hundred dollars from her parents. Since his parents didn't have any, he decided to turn to Xiao Aiyun.
"Third sister, you are a public school teacher on the farm, with a high salary and low expenses. Now you can go to university for free, the school gives you subsidies, and the company gives you wages. You must be very rich. The money will just sit there, so why not lend me a hundred yuan?"
When Xiao Aiyun heard that it was about borrowing money, he was immediately furious.
"Is this the big deal you're talking about? I didn't hear a single word of concern from you when I was suffering on the farm, and now you want money and you think of me? Is there any sister like you?"
Xiao Gang walked out of the house and yelled, "Don't think you can become a big shot just because you have read a few days of books! Even if you become a big leader, you are still the daughter of my Xiao family. Brothers and sisters should help each other with one heart, so that we can live a good life. You help your eldest sister today, and your eldest sister will help you when you get angry outside someday. This is what a family is."
Xiao Gang had a loud voice, and his roar scared his grandson who was playing in the house, and he started crying loudly.
Mother Xiao carried the child out of the house, patting the child's back and begging Xiao Aiyun.
"Aiyun, if you have money, please help your elder sister. This house is really too crowded. Your brother is not good at studying, and your father plans to let him take over the job when he retires when he turns 16. Such a big boy can't always live in the same house with us, right? How will he live when he gets married and has children in the future? You are the only one in the family who can study and work in a good company, so I can only ask you for help..."
Mother Xiao's eyes were filled with fatigue, and her palms and backs of her hands were all flesh. What could she do? The thick part can only be rolled towards the thin part, which makes the third child feel wronged.
Seeing her mother's sad eyes, Xiao Aiyun felt a lump in her throat and almost burst into tears.
The eldest brother-in-law was a simple and honest man. He came out and tugged at Xiao Aixue's sleeve and said, "Forget it. Third sister has a hard time too. She is in charge of the money for fourth sister's studies and living expenses. It may not be much money."
This remark immediately touched Xiao Aixue's nerves. She threw her hands and started to curse: "It's all because of you, you loser! You've been living in your parents' house every day for four years after marriage. Are you still a man? Isn't it because I want to build a home for us?"
Settling down is the dream of many ordinary people.
Hearing this, Tao Nanfeng spoke.
"The towel factory is building a dormitory for its employees. Don't rush to buy a house. Wait a little longer and you will be allocated a house."
Hearing this, Xiao Aixue's anger subsided a little: "They say they're going to build houses, but who knows if the new houses will be allocated to ordinary employees like us? They must be for the leaders to live in!"
Tao Nanfeng said affirmatively: "You can get one! There are five dormitory buildings in total. Building No. 1 has two units with 24 households, Buildings No. 2 and No. 3 have three units with 36 households, Building No. 4 is the mandarin duck building with 108 households, and Building No. 5 is a single dormitory with 120 rooms. Excluding the employees who already have housing, you should be able to get one after all these houses are built."
Xiao Aixiu's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Really? Oh, so many houses. Let me count..."
She counted on her fingers for a long time but couldn't come up with an answer, but Xiao Aiyun was quick-witted and figured it out in one go.
"You have no chance of getting the apartment building in front. There are 96 units in total, and they are probably all for leading cadres and old workers. But there are 108 units in Building 4. Since you are a working couple with children, you will definitely get one."
Wang Gongsong ran out and asked anxiously, "Can I be assigned to Building No. 5? One room is enough! I don't have high requirements."
Xiao Aixue felt like she had won a round, and glanced at him triumphantly: "Didn't you just go through the formalities at the Real Estate Department? People like you who own a house definitely can't participate in the housing distribution, hehe."
Wang Gongsong immediately lost his temper and squatted on the ground with his head in his hands.
The second sister Xiao Aishuang rolled her eyes and looked at Tao Nanfeng: "Aren't you studying? How do you know the dormitory building in our factory so well?"
Tao Nanfeng said: "I participated in the architectural design."
As soon as these words came out, the Xiao family members suddenly felt that she had her own light, shining with golden light.
When someone passed by the dormitory building, they recognized Tao Nanfeng at a glance and ran over to say hello.
"Student Tao, it's great that you're here. Did you accept the request I made last time? When can we start building the house?"
"Among the people in the design institute, I like you the most. What a lovely kid you are."
"Yes, only Student Tao listened to us seriously and wrote down in his notebook. There is a handsome young man in your place, so arrogant, as if we carry the virus."
Tao Nanfeng smiled and replied, "Don't worry, I have sorted out your opinions. We have built a lot of dormitory buildings. There are 96 units in the apartment building, 108 units in the mandarin duck building, and 120 single dormitories. You just wait for your room to be allocated."
The residents of the old dormitory building cheered.
When he got home, Tao Nanfeng was still feeling a little excited.
I remember in January 1976, when Xiao Aiyun and I went home to get our luggage and came out of the old dormitory building of the towel factory, the poem "I wish I had thousands of spacious houses, to shelter all the poor people in the world and make them happy" popped up in my mind, and I felt a great sense of responsibility.
Tao Nanfeng felt a great sense of accomplishment after finally taking the first step towards his dream.
We will have millions of houses, but we will start with these 300+ units!
This excitement supports Tao Nanfeng to devote himself to work happily.
The first step is to report the problem of soft geological soil.
Tao Shouxin knew Tao Nanfeng's special abilities and felt that this matter was a bit tricky. The supernatural power cannot be exposed just by the lush vegetation, which is not convincing enough.
For shallow buried foundations, the survey team may conduct shallow well observations to make judgments about the strata. Even when drilling samples are taken, the number of samples will not be increased in order to save costs. The geological conditions near Jiangbei Minzhu Road are good, with only a longitudinal weak soil layer. Unless samples are taken at that location, they cannot be found at all.
Tao Shouxin personally went to the design institute and after communicating with the director, he asked the survey team to drill holes at the designated location. Tao Shouxin is highly respected in the industry. The dean attached great importance to his opinion and agreed to take sampling.
The survey and sampling have been completed, and the site is now being leveled. It would be a bit troublesome for the drilling machine to enter the site again - neither of the two drilling machines in the hospital is in Jiangcheng.
Therefore, all we can do now is wait and design according to the original plan.
Tao Shouxin came back and told Tao Nanfeng the news, and comforted her, saying, "The drilling machine and the survey team are now in the capital of Hunan Province, and will not be back until a week later. Let's draw the construction drawings first, and then notify everyone to modify the design if it is confirmed."
Tao Nanfeng smiled and said, "I am a nobody and my words don't count. When I mentioned it to Ms. Fan, she didn't believe it at all. You have to take action. Fortunately, you believe me."
Tao Shouxin glared at her and said, "Silly! If I don't trust you, who else can I trust?"
The second step is to start staying up late to draw.
There is no way. Time is too tight and there are too many things to do. I can only stay up late.
The previous drawings were only preliminary design drawings. Now we are drawing the construction drawings, and there will be structural construction drawings in the future. All the drawings are drawn one by one on the drawing board, which is time-consuming and laborious.
This is different from Fan Zhicheng's sketches and line drawings, as long as the spirit is similar.
In the future, construction drawings will be printed into blueprints and used repeatedly on site. The axes, numbers, dimensions... are all very standardized and must be carried out in accordance with the requirements.
First draw with a pencil on grid drawing paper, then cover with a layer of transparent sulfuric acid paper, and trace with a fountain pen. Use different types of fountain pens for different lines because the thickness requirements are different. Every engineering word is required to be written within the drawn frame, with straight horizontal and vertical lines, neat and beautiful.
Tao Nanfeng does the work of a tracer.
In the drawing room of the department, Tao Shouxin drew the pictures and Tao Nanfeng traced the drawings. The father and daughter divided the work and cooperated with each other seamlessly.
Huang Jiafa was jealous and said, "What a pity! Why don't I have such a good and capable girl to help me trace the pictures? I have to draw and trace by myself."
Tao Shouxin glanced at him and ruthlessly exposed his lie: "Nonsense, don't we have tracers in the department? Don't act pitiful here."
Huang Jiafa laughed.
When it came to the construction drawing design stage, Fan Zhicheng was of no help at all. He is only in his first year of graduate school and has not received any systematic training in architecture. He even has to make up for the basics of architectural drawing. The sketching skills that he once took pride in were of no use at all at this moment.
Seeing Tao Nanfeng busying around, Fan Zhicheng felt a strong sense of powerlessness.
Although Professor Huang said not to compare himself with Tao Nanfeng, he couldn't help it.
They both served as educated youth, both have outstanding looks, and both like architecture, but how come Tao Nanfeng is like a newly blooming green bud on a tree, full of vitality and energy, as if he has never experienced any of the sufferings of the world?
And what about yourself? Because of the harassment for her appearance, her life became extremely difficult and she was unable to return home for twelve years. If I didn't find a new path for myself, there would be no way I could pursue graduate studies.
To be honest, Fan Zhicheng wanted to be friends with Tao Nanfeng. She is the daughter of a professor, she has a lot of industry resources, and she looks pretty good...
Unfortunately, Tao Nanfeng knew about Li Shunmei's affairs and was not nice to him.
Fan Zhicheng's power at this time was very small and could not compare to Tao Nanfeng at all. The only thing that can win is the architectural rendering.
One day, one day... He gritted his teeth, not daring to show any jealousy, and smiled as he helped.
After the construction drawings are ready, the work is transferred to the structural team.
Ouyang Cheng began to calculate.
Start with the roof load and work your way down to the foundation.
Tao Shouxin reminded Ouyang Cheng: "There may be a weak soil layer under the east gable. You must pay attention to it when designing."
Ouyang Cheng said, "Ah!" "I didn't hear President Fan mention it last time."
Tao Shouxin said in a deep voice: "When I went to the site for the second time, I saw something strange in the soil layer, so I communicated with Mr. Fan. The design institute is planning to add more drilling sites, but the equipment is not in Jiangcheng now, so we have to wait for some time to get the results."
Ouyang Cheng adjusted his glasses and pondered for a moment: "Well, I will design it based on the foundation bearing capacity of 180kpa first, and appropriately increase the base width of the east gable. The depth of the weak soil layer also depends on it, and then fine-tune it after the geological survey results come out."
Tao Shouxin nodded: "Okay, let's do it."
A week later, it was time for the design institute to meet with Jiangcheng University of Architecture again. Professors Tao Shouxin, Huang Jiafa, Ouyang Cheng and others, along with several students participating in the project, came to the design institute's conference room carrying sets of drawings.
When the drawings were spread out on the conference table, they were immediately questioned by Zhou Bin, who was in charge of structural design at the design institute.
"Why is the foundation width of the east gable so much wider than the west gable? This doesn't make sense."
Ouyang Cheng looked up at Zhou Bin blankly: "Didn't you say that there is a longitudinal weak soil layer in the southeast of the plot? So I widened the foundation appropriately, otherwise it would cause uneven settlement."
Zhou Bin's eyes widened: "What weak soil layer? How come I don't know about it?"
Both of them looked at Fan Yajun at the same time.
Fan Yajun, the chief engineer of the project, was also a little surprised. She had only heard Tao Nanfeng talk about the weak soil layer, so how could their research group make the decision on their own?
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