Traveling through 70's wine

In the afternoon, Manager Fu had someone transport the things Wen Qing bought to the front yard. Wen Qing had bought some extra on purpose, enough to decorate this place and the yard in Majia Lane.

Now cement, lime, glass, rebar, nails, wires and paint have all been purchased.

The last time she renovated the backyard of Erxia Village, she cut down dozens of trees on the mountain and used about twenty of them. Now there are more than ten trees left in the space. She took out five big trees, which should be enough.

Wen Qing went to the brick and tile factory in Wulipu and bought some bricks and tiles. In a week, she had prepared all the building materials. She left enough materials to build one courtyard, and put the rest into the space to be taken there when the Majiaxiang courtyard was built.

Wen Qing informed Lao Hu that he could start work and said, "Master Hu, we need to install wooden floors in the three main rooms. Do you think this amount of wood is enough? The floors of the east wing, bathroom, and kitchen will be made of terrazzo."

Lao Hu investigated on the spot and said, "Xiao Wen, the sewers in the kitchen and bathroom need to be connected to the main sewer outside. This is more time-consuming and requires large cement pipes."

Wen Qing nodded, and Master Hu poured the large cement pipe on site, and she would buy the materials for the flowers later.

Wen Qing thought that the building materials needed to renovate the two courtyards were not many. The second courtyard by the Yulin Lake was really dilapidated and it was estimated that it would have to be completely demolished and rebuilt, which would require more building materials. She had to prepare them in advance if there was a chance.

The next day, Hu Wenshan led the construction team to start work. They first dismantled the spider-web-like electrical wires, haphazard sheds and houses in the yard. The construction waste was piled in the middle of the yard, making it look messy.

This is what Wen Qing saw when she entered the yard. She asked, "Uncle Hu, is the repair going well? Is there anything missing?"

Old Hu took out a cigarette, lit it, took a puff, and said, "Let's first dismantle the structures. The bricks can be used to pave the ground in the yard. We also need to dig through the sewer under the west wing."

Wen Qing originally wanted to install a toilet in the bathroom, but now there is no place to buy one, so she can only use a squat toilet for now. There is no other way.

The two chatted for a while, and Lao Hu said, "Your house originally had a wooden roof, and the beams and ridges were all old wood. They are still usable. Some of the brackets under the eaves are broken, and I will fix them for you."

Wen Qing didn't quite understand and just nodded. Lao Hu handed the list of materials to be added to Wen Qing, and Wen Qing went to look for the materials again.

School hasn't started yet, so Wen Qing spent most of her time looking for materials. She went to the stores that Lao Hu told her about, and when she saw that people's construction sites had materials, she paid a high price to buy some. Now she still needs some steel.

Before school started, Wen Qing temporarily put aside the renovation of the house and went to see Zhuang Xien to find out about the sales of bicycle transmissions.

When they arrived at Caoshi Street, Zhuang Xien and Fang Yuan were modifying bicycles in the store. Wen Qing asked, "How are the sales of transmission kits recently?"

Zhuang Xien took off his gloves, stood up and said, "We have sold one hundred and fifty of the two hundred sets you brought. Now there are fifty sets left. It is estimated that they can be sold out in a week." They started selling the transmission kit only half a month ago.

Wen Qing was surprised, "So it's selling well?"

Fang Yuan told her about the recent sales situation with great excitement. The speed bicycles were very popular among young people. Often, one person would buy one and then all the young people in the alley would follow suit.

Zhuang Xien said: "Wen Qing, come here and I will tell you."

It turned out that their transmission was sold for 130 yuan a set, which made all four of them very happy.

Wen Qing said happily: "I'll go get some stock right away."

Fang Yuan went out and bought three candied haws, one for each of them. Wen Qing ate the sour and sweet hawthorns. Fang Yuan said, "Sister Wen, this speed bike is so easy to ride. It's so fast that ordinary bikes can't even compare to it."

Zhuang Xien also said: "This is something that only our alley knows about. If we promote it in the alleys behind, more people will buy it." Wen Qing couldn't help but give a thumbs up for this marketing awareness.

Wen Qing said: "When I came back, I met someone in a department store who bought transmission kits and modified new bicycles himself, and then sold the transmission bicycles directly."

Zhuang Xien thought about it and said, "We can also buy some second-hand bicycles, modify them and then sell them."

At this time, Lin Qingyuan came back on a tricycle with an old bicycle in the wheelbarrow. Lin Qingyuan said, "I bought this bicycle for 20 yuan."

Zhuang Xien took the bicycle down and checked it. He said, "The chain is broken. The inner and outer tires need to be replaced. The brake line is broken. The frame and wheel hub are seriously corroded."

He put on gloves and began to disassemble the bike, repairing it piece by piece.

The rusted areas were sanded clean, washed with kerosene, painted, the broken parts replaced, and the transmission kit replaced. At the end of the day, it was an 80% new transmission bicycle.

Zhuang Xien was tired for a long time, looking at his results, and said, "How is it? This car will sell for at least 160 or 170 yuan, right?"

Wen Qing kept watching them repair the car and asked about this month's revenue.

Zhuang Xien said: "I sold 1 sets of transmissions in the past half month and earned 260 yuan. I made 4000 yuan from repairing cars and yuan from selling used cars. The total is yuan."

Wen Qing, Fang Yuan and Lin Qingyuan were all very happy. It seemed that they would be able to earn back their capital in three months, but the bulk of the profit came from Wen Qing's transmission set.

Fang Yuan is a local, and Lin Qingyuan is always out and about. Wen Qing asked them, "Do you know where to buy rebar, glass, or water pipes?"

Lin Qingyuan said: "Do you want scrap steel?"

Wen Qing said: "It depends on the specific situation. If the diameter is 4 or 6 inches, it will be fine."

Lin Qingyuan said: "There is a scrap collection station near the Chengnan Steel Plant. There are some water pipes and scrap steel."

Wen Qing slapped his head, wondering why he forgot about the scrap yard?

After a busy day outside, Wen Qing returned to Erxia Village. The Lantern Festival had not yet passed and the children in the village were playing with fireworks and firecrackers at the entrance of the village. Wen Qing stayed away from them because these children were sometimes quite naughty and would point the firecrackers in their hands at people.

The first thing she did when she got home was to light the stove on the fire wall, and then she went to the kitchen to cook, using the cooking fire to heat the bath water. By the time she finished her bath, two hours had passed and the bedroom was warm.

Wen Qing plans to resolve the building materials issue before school starts.

After hearing from Lin Qingyuan that there were water pipes and steel at the scrap yard near the South City Steel Plant, Wen Qing drove his pickup truck there one morning.

The south of the city is the location of the Pingjing Steel Plant, which is also one of the largest steel plants in China. In addition to the steel plant, there are also foundries, wire rod plants and other factories, so the pollution is quite serious. The people living around here are also employees of these factories. Most Pingjing people are not willing to live here.

Wen Qing drove for half an hour and saw some shops selling steel ingots and steel plates. She asked around, but they all said they needed approval before they could buy anything. Wen Qing had no choice but to go to the scrap yard that Lin Qingyuan mentioned.

After driving back and forth on several streets here, I finally found this scrap yard in a row of low-rise residential areas next to the steel plant.

This scrap yard is quite large. Looking inside from the gate of the yard, there are more than ten houses. There are people constantly coming to the gate carrying or backing things to sell, and some people come on tricycles to sell scrap.

Wen Qing said something to the gatekeeper and walked in. An unpleasant smell hit her, but Wen Qing didn't care and continued walking inside.

Seeing a few women buying scraps, she stopped and pointed at the house and asked, "Sister, can I go in and take a look?"

One of the fat ladies said, "Girl, what do you want to buy?"