Siheyuan: Starting to work in the security department

After lunch, Master Sun from the construction team affiliated with the street office came to the door.

The two have worked together before, so they are familiar with each other.

Master Sun took a tape measure and measured the house.

"Little comrade, how would you like to decorate the house?"

After the preparatory work was completed, Master Sun discussed the decoration matters with Niu Ping'an.

Niu Ping'an had already prepared a plan. He gave Master Sun a cigarette and then said:

"Master Sun, I want to connect the two houses and divide them into three bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom."

What Niu Ping'an most urgently wants is to have an independent bathroom so that he doesn't have to squeeze into a public toilet.

Although he has gotten used to it, going to the public toilet is still a challenge for him every time.

"Young comrade, the house is 75 square meters in total, so it can be used as a three-bedroom and one-living room apartment.

But it’s not easy to build a bathroom.”

Master Sun calculated silently in his mind and then replied.

"How to say?"

Niu Ping'an was a little disappointed.

I still remember when I was a child, there were no sewage pipes in the countryside, and all we had to do to build a bathroom at home was dig a septic tank.

It’s not like the current city of Beijing doesn’t have this technology!

"Comrade, if you live in a house with a private courtyard, then the problem is simple. I can just dig a septic tank for you.

But your place is considered a slum. Not only is there no place to put a septic tank, but your neighbors will not agree.

The only way to drain sewage is to dig pipes to public toilets, which is time-consuming and expensive, and requires going to the street office for approval.”

The septic tank will emit an odor after fermentation, and Niu Ping'an doesn't have to think about it. His neighbors will definitely disagree.

And there is also the issue of where to place the septic tank.

Digging pipes to public toilets is no small undertaking.

Niu Ping'an frowned, hesitated for a long time, and finally gave up the idea of ​​building a bathroom.

"Bathrooms are hard to build, but showers aren't a big problem, right?"

There was no other choice, Niu Ping'an could only settle for the second best.

"That's no problem. Just drain the water from the shower room directly into the sewer."

Niu Ping'an breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the affirmation from Master Sun.

The weather is getting hotter, and it's really inconvenient not to have a shower room.

"Okay, Master Sun, let's talk about how to decorate it in detail."

"Boss, you say!"

"My idea is to seal the door of the wing room, and then open a door in the back room to connect the two sides.

The main room of the ear room is also made into a room, with a wooden wall separating it and leaving a passage.

The kang in the back room has been removed, and the right side is used as a shower room and kitchen. A wood stove will be built in the kitchen.

Then we need to whitewash the walls and build a suspended ceiling.”

Niu Ping'an explained everything in detail, and Master Sun listened carefully and took notes in his notebook.

Your home will get dirty easily if you don’t have a suspended ceiling.

Sandstorms occasionally blow through the city, and the tiles on the roofs cannot keep out the dust and sand.

Moreover, the house with a suspended ceiling looks more neat and comfortable.

"Boss, what kind of wood do you want to use?"

The construction team can undertake the labor and materials, or they can just provide the work and let the employer buy the materials themselves.

Niu Ping'an chose the former. It was too troublesome to buy the materials by himself, so he chose the former because he had connections and had been doing decoration for many years, so it was convenient for him to do things.

“Ordinary wood will do!”

Common woods are pine and elm.

Pine and elm are widely distributed and are the most common tree species. They are easy to obtain, low in cost, and have a hard texture and good durability.

Niu Ping'an just wanted to make the house comfortable, there was no need to make it fancy.

"Row!"

"By the way, Master Sun, can you connect the water pipe?"

Only the central courtyard has running water, but there are a few houses with running water installed.

Niu Ping'an didn't want to squeeze with his neighbors to grab the faucet every day.

"That's no problem. Do the floor tiles need to be replaced?"

"Need not!"

.....

Master Sun is indeed a professional construction worker, he asked clear questions about every aspect.

Soon it was time for billing.

"Boss, the cost is 170 yuan for labor and materials. It will take about seven days."

Niu Pingan was quite satisfied with Master Sun’s quotation.

Thanks to Director Wang's relationship, Niu Ping'an doesn't have to worry about being cheated.

Besides, the construction team is doing business in this area. If their reputation is damaged, it will be difficult for them to survive in this business.

"Okay, I'll pay you 100 yuan in advance, and I'll pay you the rest after the work is finished."

"no problem!"

After the two parties had discussed it, Master Sun left happily.

Niu Ping'an looked at the house and fell into deep thought.

The room in Niu Baoguo's house only needs to be whitewashed and a ceiling installed, which temporarily saves the trouble of staying in a guesthouse.

Anyway, there are not many things at home, so I can put them all in the room and clean up the room after I have tidied up other places.

After deciding on the idea, Niu Ping'an started moving things.

With the help of space, all the things in the main room were put into the room in a short while, and the room, which was not very big to begin with, was packed full.

Originally, Niu Ping'an wanted to just throw all the furniture into the space.

But I thought that maybe some neighbors would come to visit me, and it would be difficult to explain when they asked me about it.

Even if others don't say anything, the old guy Yan Bugui will definitely come to see if he can get some free money.

...

As Niu Ping'an expected, the old man Yan Bugui went to the backyard as soon as he got off work the next evening.

After taking a tour around the busy construction site and not seeing any old furniture, Yan Bugui slowly returned to the front yard.

When Niu Ping'an returned to the yard, Yan Bugui quickly put down the shower head in his hand and stopped him.

"Ping An, what do you do with your old furniture?"

Niu Ping'an thought to himself that this was indeed the case.

"Uncle, there is no such thing as buying new furniture from old ones nowadays. If it can be used, of course we should continue to use it!"

Niu Ping'an doesn't want to be taken advantage of by Yan Bugui.

There was a visibly flash of disappointment in Yan Bugui's eyes.

"A new home, a new look. Why don't you buy some new furniture to embellish it?"

"Uncle, don't you need a furniture ticket to buy new furniture?

I don’t have this thing, so I’ll just use it if it works.”

If the old furniture is missing some parts, just give it away.

But if it becomes a little old, it will have to be replaced, and Niu Ping'an is reluctant to waste the money.

Seeing that Niu Ping'an refused to give in, Yan Bugui had no choice but to let him go.

"OK then!"

Niu Ping'an said goodbye to Yan Bugui and returned home. Master Sun and a few other workers were also preparing to finish work.

"Boss, now that you're back, let's stop here today."

Since no one was at home, the masters didn't dare to leave directly. If something was lost, they wouldn't be able to explain it.

"Okay, good work."

Niu Ping'an thanked Master Sun and took out a pack of Daqianmen from his pocket and handed it to him.

"Master Sun, please share this pack of cigarettes with the brothers."

It’s not that Niu Ping’an is stingy, it’s just that the quantity is small and there’s nothing he can do about it.

With the monthly ration, we can't even afford a pack of cigarettes per person.

"Thank you, Mr.

After expressing his gratitude, Master Sun took the masters away.

Niu Ping'an casually looked at the progress of the renovation and nodded with satisfaction.