Chapter 29 Finalized
After standing in the yard for a while, I saw that the captain had not brought anyone over yet.
So Wang Yuanchao began to walk around the courtyard of the educated youth center.
The rooms for male and female educated youth were on both sides of the courtyard.
They are all mud houses with thatched roofs.
There is a well in the middle of the yard with a wheel on it, which makes it convenient for the educated youth to use water.
There are already quite a lot of weeds in the yard, and there is a bluestone path leading from the gate to the main house, making it convenient for everyone to enter and exit.
There were two large mud stoves in the kitchen, a waist-high counter, and a space for firewood next to the stove. There were no kitchen utensils in the space, it was empty.
After walking around the yard, I saw that the team leader had not brought anyone over yet, so I went into the house, spread the old mattress and flyers I brought from home on the head of the kang, and then lay down on the kang.
After sitting on the train for seven days and seven nights, Wang Yuanchao now has a sour and smelly smell all over his body.
But now Wang Yuanchao only brought two sacks into the village. The kitchen of the educated youth center has no firewood or pots, so it is impossible to boil water, and there is not even a bucket.
So now Wang Yuanchao cannot enter the space to take a shower, otherwise it will be easy for people to find out that something is abnormal.
As a result, Wang Yuanchao fell asleep as soon as he lay down on the kang. When the team leader woke him up, the sun was already setting. "Wang Zhiqing, this is my brother Hu Zhengwu. He built most of the houses in the team. His craftsmanship is impeccable. Just talk to him about your house."
Wang Yuanchao smiled gratefully at the captain, handed a cigarette to the two men, and then said to Hu Zhengwu: "Comrade Hu, hello, has the captain told you the location where I want to build the house?"
"Well, my brother has already told me that it's at the foot of the mountain in the north corner, right?"
"Well, yes, I plan to build a house, a kitchen, a woodshed, a bathroom, and a toilet.
As for housing, I hope the area is a little bigger, preferably more than 30 square meters, with a bigger kang and a fire wall inside the room.
I hope to make the windows of the house bigger, as big as the two windows now, and install glass in them all, so that the light inside the house will be much better.
I plan to build these houses together, and build a two-meter-wide porch in front of all the houses to facilitate entry and exit on rainy and snowy days.
As for the yard, I hope it can be built three meters high, and also built along the flat land at the foot of the mountain. I hope the yard can be built a little bigger so that I can grow vegetables in it.
What do you think?
After listening to Wang Yuanchao's request, Hu Zhengwu nodded easily and said, "Wang Zhiqing, your request for building a house is not difficult, but don't you plan to build a few wing rooms on both sides of the house?"
Wang Yuanchao shook his head decisively, thinking to himself, why build wing rooms? When more educated youth come, there will be no place to live, and the village cadres will come to ask for accommodation. Should I lend them or not?
There was no need to spend money and cause trouble for myself, so I said: "Comrade Hu, I live alone now, one room is enough, there is no need to build a wing room, a kang, and a fire wall for me. I heard that the average temperature here in winter is minus 30 to 40 degrees Celsius.
If this thing is not fixed properly, people will freeze to death."
"Don't worry about the fire bed and the fire wall.
The stove in the kitchen and the fire wall stove will be connected to your kang, and the gate will be made of the best materials.
Make sure that the heat from the stove does not enter the kang in summer."
"Okay, Comrade Hu, how long will it take you to build this house for me?"
"A week,
Now that the land has thawed, the village is currently raising seedlings. In about ten days, spring ploughing will begin.
I can bring back the materials for building the house tomorrow morning, and hire someone to start digging the foundation in the afternoon.
Now the labor force in the village has nothing to do, and there are many people who want to make money. If enough people are hired, the foundation can be dug in half a day.
The house can be built the day after tomorrow.”
"By the way, how much should we pay the labor for the people who are hiring to build the house?"
"When we built houses here, most of the local villagers helped each other.
Of course, some people also pay someone to help them, usually 70 cents a day, including one meal.”
When Wang Yuanchao heard that they also had to provide meals, he thought it was too much trouble, so he said: "Comrade Hu, I just came to our brigade and I am not familiar with the villagers. I don't have much food. If you build a house and provide meals, I will probably starve.
Do you think this is okay? I'll pay you 80 cents a day, and I'll give you 10 cents more. I won't take care of the food, Comrade Hu. Do you think this is okay? "
When Hu Zhengwu heard this, he smiled happily and said, "Sure, why not? We are all villagers in the village, and it is very convenient for us to go home for lunch."
"Okay, Comrade Hu, if we want to finish the construction in a week, how many people will we need to help?"
"Just invite ten people."
Wang Yuanchao was not familiar with the people here, nor did he know how to build houses, so he took out ten big unity notes, handed them to Hu Zhengwu, and said:
"Okay, Comrade Hu, you are familiar with hiring people, so I will leave it to you.
Comrade Hu, this is 100 yuan as start-up capital. When the house is half built, I will give you more money. What do you think?"
Hu Zhengwu watched Wang Yuanchao take out so much money easily. His eyes sparkled with a simple expression. It seemed that what his elder brother said was right. This kid from the city was really rich.
Hu Zhengwu took the money handed over by Wang Yuanchao and began to count it with saliva on his mouth, while thinking about where he could deduct more money so that he could earn more.
When Wang Yuanchao was giving the money to Hu Zhengwu, he kept staring at Hu Zhengwu's expression.
Wang Yuanchao saw Hu Zhengwu's fleeting greedy look.
"Wang Zhiqing, it's exactly one hundred yuan, the amount is correct.
Tomorrow I will arrange for the materials to be in place and start digging the foundation. I guarantee that your house will be built within a week."
Seeing this, Wang Yuanchao looked very happy and said with a smile: "Comrade Hu, a week is not a long time. After the house is built and I move in, the spring ploughing in Gangli team will begin.
So I have only one requirement for a house, that is, the materials must be good and the quality of the house must be good. I don’t want to have to start repairing the house just after it is built and I can’t live in it for a few days. "
Hu Zhengwu looked at Wang Yuanchao, who looked so bright and cheerful. The cold light beneath his gentle smile suddenly chilled his heart. He quickly said, "Wang Zhiqing, I have been building houses for more than ten years. The quality has always been very good and has a good reputation. You can rest assured."
Although Wang Yuanchao noticed the greed in Hu Zhengwu's heart, he had just arrived in this unfamiliar village and really didn't want to cause conflict. He could only go to the construction site more often and keep an eye on it when the house was being built.
As long as Hu Zhengwu's greed for money is not too excessive, Wang Yuanchao can afford to lose some money.
When the time comes, just turn a blind eye and get by.
(End of this chapter)
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