Siheyuan: Forced to exchange rooms with Qin Huairu at the beginning

backyard.

Xu Damao and his men knocked on Zhang Zhiqiang's door.

"Qiangzi, Qiangzi, open the door quickly. I have found a renovation engineer for you."

Xu Damao knocked on the door and said complacently.

Xu Damao thought that Zhang Zhiqiang would definitely look up to him this time. What you said yesterday, I have done for you today. Just tell me whether it is frank or not.

Xu Damao was followed by a lot of people, and many neighbors heard this sentence, and only then did they realize that Zhang Zhiqiang's family was going to renovate their house.

"I thought so. It turns out that Zhang Zhiqiang wants to renovate the house."

"If you ask me, it's just because he has money to burn. It's enough to have a house to live in. He has two houses. It's really unfair."

The neighbors were talking about it, their tone filled with envy and jealousy.

"I think so too. Why are they repairing the house when they have such poor conditions? Is it because meat is not delicious anymore?"

"They have plenty of food to eat. The aroma of meat you smell every day comes from Zhang Zhiqiang's family."

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The neighbors did not understand or support Zhang Zhiqiang's plan to renovate the house. They all lived in the same yard, so why should you, Zhang Zhiqiang, live so well?

Qin Huairu in the crowd was full of bitterness. Her family couldn't even afford to eat, but Zhang Zhiqiang's life was getting better and better, and he had even started to renovate his house.

Qin Huairu felt that she couldn't just sit there and wait for death. She had to get in touch with this connection no matter what. Even if she didn't want Zhang Zhiqiang to marry her, then it was Zhang Zhiqiang's responsibility to support her family, right?

"It's Brother Damao, who is this?"

Zhang Zhiqiang opened the door and saw Xu Damao. There was another person he didn't recognize standing next to him, but Zhang Zhiqiang could tell his identity from the man's clothes.

"Qiangzi, this is the renovation master I found for you. His surname is Wang, and he is a friend of my father. I have watched him since I was a child. No, he has watched me grow up since I was a child."

Xu Damao introduced to Zhang Zhiqiang.

"Hello, Comrade Zhang Zhiqiang. You can call me Lao Wang for a few days. I live in the yard next door."

Lao Wang stretched out his hand to shake hands with Zhang Zhiqiang and said politely.

"Lao Wang next door?"

Zhang Zhiqiang had a strange look on his face and stretched out his hand to shake hands with Lao Wang.

"Yes, yes, that's Lao Wang next door. You can call him that."

When Lao Wang heard Zhang Zhiqiang's call, he was stunned for a moment, and then agreed.

I don’t know what happened, but when Lao Wang heard the word "Lao Wang next door", he felt an inexplicable throbbing in his heart, and always felt that this word was not a good word.

"Thank you, Brother Damao. It's all thanks to you. Otherwise, if I had to do these things myself, I would definitely have to ask for help from others."

Zhang Zhiqiang said gratefully. He originally thought Xu Damao would take at least a few days, but he didn't expect Xu Damao to be so helpful and found someone the next day.

"Hey, Qiangzi, what are you talking about? We are all neighbors, shouldn't we help each other?"

"Then Qiangzi, you guys chat. I'm going to go back and cook. Ezi is at home."

Xu Damao waved his hand nonchalantly, turned around and prepared to go home.

Lou Xiao'e was a young lady from a wealthy family. She had never done any housework before and certainly couldn't cook. All the chores at home were done by Xu Damao.

"Brother Damao, who are these people?"

Zhang Zhiqiang asked hesitantly, glancing at the neighbors who had gathered together.

"They are just here to watch the fun. Qiangzi, don't worry about them. They will disperse soon."

Xu Damao seemed to be used to it and spoke casually.

"Okay, then Brother Damao will have a drink when he's free."

"Okay, see you later."

Xu Damao waved his hand and went home.

"Hello, Comrade Lao Wang, my name is Zhang Zhiqiang. Let's go look around the house first, and then we can have some conversation?"

Zhang Zhiqiang asked, also wanting to see if this Old Wang had the real talent.

"Okay, Comrade Zhang Zhiqiang."

Lao Wang is also a steady man and didn't say much.

"Wife, I'll take someone to look at our house."

Zhang Zhiqiang called into the house before letting Lao Wang in.

"Comrade Lao Wang, please!"

Zhang Zhiqiang invited Lao Wang in. In fact, if he didn't know the person, Zhang Zhiqiang would have been reluctant to use the name Lao Wang.

"Hiss! Comrade Zhang Zhiqiang, your house is not small. Is that table made of Huanghuali wood?"

Old Wang was shocked. He didn't believe it when Xu Damao told him that someone wanted to renovate the house. It's hard to get enough food nowadays, so who would have the time to renovate the house?

"Husband, who is this?"

Ran Qiuye asked curiously, what did Zhang Zhiqiang just tell her? Check out the house?

Is the house going to be sold? No, the Red Star Courtyard is the property of the steel mill and cannot be sold privately.

"Some time ago I said I wanted to renovate the house. This is the renovation master. I'll take him to look around the house."

Zhang Zhiqiang explained.

"Oh, that's how it is."

Ran Qiuye vaguely remembered that Zhang Zhiqiang seemed to have said that.

"This lesbian is so beautiful. She looks elegant at first glance."

Lao Wang complimented.

"Haha, this is my wife. Master Wang, please take a look at this house first."

"The small house next to me is also mine. My initial plan is to paint it white to make the house brighter, and then lay a layer of bricks on the ground. If there is no bricks, cement will do."

"Also, I want to have a separate bathroom so that it will be more convenient to take a shower at home."

Zhang Zhiqiang expressed his thoughts.

"Well, it's quite capable. Comrade, do you think you should buy the materials yourself or use ours?"

Lao Wang observed for a while and asked, this is also a very important question, sometimes the work is not done well not because of their workmanship, but because of the material, and the finished product will definitely not be much better.

"How much does it cost to use yours?"

Zhang Zhiqiang asked, if we think of a way, we should be able to get these things, but it would definitely be more convenient to have ready-made ones, after all, we don't have to rely on personal connections.

"This house is not small, and I guess a lot of materials are used."

"It would definitely be cheaper to use cement for the ground. However, I happen to have a batch of blue bricks. Comrade Zhang Zhiqiang, are you interested?"

Lao Wang asked tentatively.

"Blue bricks?"

Zhang Zhiqiang was a little surprised. Bricks are not easy to get nowadays and the whole country is vigorously developing them. He didn't think he could really get bricks. He didn't expect that Lao Wang actually had them.

"Yes, my father was doing renovation work in Sijiu City at the time, and he collected these bricks slowly."

Lao Wang said that blue bricks are not cheap, but they cannot be sold at a high price now, and life at home is not easy. If the blue bricks can be sold in exchange for food, it would be a good choice.

"Then why hasn't it been sold for so long?"

Zhang Zhiqiang asked curiously. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be a shortage of people buying this kind of thing.

"Oh, it's a hard job. Where can we find so many people to renovate houses nowadays?"

"To be honest, I'm just helping people carry things on the street to make a living."

Lao Wang said bitterly.

Although life is good now, everyone earns money through their own labor and is not bullied, but we have to admit that we do not earn as much as before.

Everyone's life was just like that, and fewer and fewer people chose to renovate their houses, so he was forced to change his career.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Comrade Lao Wang."

Zhang Zhiqiang said apologetically.

"It's okay, I'm used to it."

Lao Wang sighed, his tone somewhat sad.