50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 69 Daxiang's Encounter
After watching Director Liang leave, Sun Zhiwei turned and walked into the North Lane of Wenjin Street. He wanted to see what was missing from his new home and prepare for the official big purchase tomorrow.

When he arrived at the gate, he saw that the alley, which was originally only two meters wide, had been closed and was as high as the walls on both sides.

The same blue bricks as the walls on both sides are used, with a one-and-a-half-meter-wide wooden door inlaid in the middle. There is a wooden eaves on the top of the door, and a step is carefully made of a stone slab at the threshold.

I took a look at the doorplate nailed on the upper left corner of the wooden door. It said "No. 9 B", which was correct.

He took out the bunch of keys that Aunt Liang had just given him from his pocket, found the largest one, and opened the big lock on the door.

Just as I was about to push the door open, a voice came from the side: "Hey young comrade, are you the new neighbor?"

Sun Zhiwei looked back and saw a well-mannered middle-aged man in a long robe standing not far behind him. He had a middle-parted hair, wore a pair of black plastic round glasses, and had a briefcase tucked under his arm.

"Yes, I just finished renovating the house and came to take a look. My last name is Sun, and I'm still a student. Which courtyard are you a teacher in?"

"Hello, hello, I'm a teacher at Xishiku Primary School. My last name is Yue. I live in the north room, Room B7. We'll be neighbors from now on."

"Hello, Teacher Yue. Hey, my house is empty right now. I'll invite you to have tea when I'm done here."

"You're welcome. I only have classes in the mornings and have nothing to do in the afternoons. I just slipped back in through the back door. If you need any help, just let me know."

"Thank you in advance, I'm sure I'll have to bother you sometime in the future."

"Since you still have things to do, I'll go back first. We have a long way to go."

"Well, there's a long way to go."

After saying hello, Teacher Yue smiled and pushed the door open and returned to her own yard.

Sun Zhiwei knew that Teacher Yue’s school was not far to the west on Xishiku Street, but it had a back door in the west alley of Wenjin Street.

It takes less than two minutes for Teacher Yue to get home through the back door. It's really convenient. It really lives up to the saying: high pay, low work, and close to home. I'm so envious.

He sighed behind his back and pushed the door open into the corridor and alley.

Inside is a 50-meter-long corridor, which has been cleaned thoroughly. The walls on both sides are plastered with white lime, and the ground is paved with blue bricks. The few broken blue bricks have been dug out and replaced with new ones.

As he walked, he thought about the areas that needed improvement. This alley was his home now, so he had to consider the issue of long-term residence in the future.

The biggest fear is water accumulation. Once the alley is closed, if there is a heavy rain, the natural seepage will not have enough time, and water will accumulate. A sewer outlet is needed here for drainage.

After walking through the corridor to the main gate of the yard and unlocking the door, I saw a newly painted white wall in front of me.

Walking around the screen wall, you will see a newly tidied yard. The original weeds and moss have been cleared away, and the gaps between the bricks and stones on the ground have been filled with cement for reinforcement.

The small piece of land has been plowed, but nothing has been planted yet. A wooden cover has been built on the octagonal well to keep out dust, and the stone table and bench under the jujube tree have been polished and are smooth again.

Sun Zhiwei nodded with satisfaction and went to the main house. The inside and outside of the house had been repainted and the furniture had been wiped clean.

Now all he needs to do is get the bedding ready. As for the curtains and other things, he will have to wait a little longer because he doesn't know how to do them.

I felt it for a while and found that the room was still a little damp because the walls had just been painted and the floor seemed to have been cleaned with water.

However, this house has fire wall floor heating. Once the fire wall floor heating is turned on, the whole house will be dry soon. He opened all the windows to ventilate, then turned and left the yard.

There are too many things to do and he can't handle it all by himself. It's time for Daxiang to contribute.

He didn't go to the logistics department to find Daxiang, but went directly to Daxiang's house in Xitong Hutong.

"Is Auntie home?"

Daxiang's mother has a good memory. Even though Sun Zhiwei hasn't come for several years, she still remembers his voice.

"Hey, Sun, Comrade Sun, you're here. Come in and sit down." Sun Zhiwei didn't want to be watched, so he followed him into the yard. After sitting down in the main hall, he told him the purpose of his visit.

"Auntie, I built a yard on Wenjin Street. It's just been renovated, but I haven't put any daily necessities in it yet. The house needs to be tidied up. Can you ask Daxiang to help me tidy up the yard in the next few days?"

"Okay, let Daxiang go there tomorrow."

"My house hasn't been occupied for a few years, and there's a lot that needs fixing. You might want to come over and help take a look."

"There are furniture in the room, but the bed curtains, sheets, and dust covers all need to be remade. Could you please do it for me? I'll charge you."

"No, Daxiang hasn't done anything in the past few years. This money is too hot to handle. Please give us a chance to return the favor."

"Okay, then I won't be hypocritical. I won't pay you for your work. If you need any supplies that you can't get, I will get them back."

"It's very damp over there right now, so I need to turn on the floor heating wall to warm up the house. Please buy the oil, salt, sauce, and vinegar I need for the kitchen. I also need to prepare firewood and coal."

"There are too many things we need. Please look around the house and buy me everything you can think of that I need at home. I'll give you 20 yuan first, and we'll refund or pay you back if you need more. Is that okay with you?"

"That's fine. Don't worry. I'll go over with Daxiang tomorrow and make sure everything is ready for you."

"Okay, the address is No. 9, Wenjin Street B. I'm not in a hurry to move in. It will be fine as long as it can be finished in ten days or half a month. I'll give you one of the keys and I'll come back next week."

After explaining everything to Daxiang's mother, he turned around and rushed to Wenjin Street Hospital, took out the quilt inside, and took out two pieces of cotton cloth, one white and one black, as well as one piece of linen and one piece of khaki.

Except for khaki which is a little more expensive, the others are common fabrics, so there is no need to worry about problems.

After a round, I threw all the things into the house. There was nothing else to do. I believed Daxiang and the others would have it ready tomorrow.

Especially Daxiang's mother, she knows how to manage life, and she can definitely handle many things that he can't think of. This is much better than himself, who is a half-baked person.

Now all he could think of was firewood. To get this in the city, there were only two ways: one was to go outside the city to chop trees and bring firewood back, and the other was to buy it from a passing firewood seller, but this depended on luck.

He didn't have time to wait for the firewood seller, so he just went and chopped the wood himself. There was a large forest to the south of Dahongmen Bridge, so he went straight there.

That area is the Nanyuan Forest Wetland Park in later generations. It has forests and water, but it is still a deserted area.

He first took a bus out of Yongdingmen and then walked there. It took him more than an hour to reach his destination.

(End of this chapter)