I am many years in the courtyard

Chapter 118, Free Labor Separation
North entrance of Wangfujing Street, Jincheng Bank Building.

I have been here again for many years, and finally I haven't encountered the last time.

He easily handed over the design draft to Luo Xiqing, then declined the polite invitation to have lunch together, and left the building.

In fact, this so-called building has only three floors, no matter how you look at it, it has nothing to do with the building.

It's just that the floors in this era are generally very low, and the third floor is already considered very high.

Back in the courtyard, the house was calm, but the families of Aunt Wang and Aunt Sui were gloomy.

According to Zhou Hongmei, in the morning, the two aunts went door to door to borrow money because they had no money to pay for medical expenses.

Wang Pan'er's hospitalization fee was also a large sum of money. After discussing with the doctor, she was not hospitalized and went home to recuperate.

In this day and age, everyone suffers.

Therefore, the last two aunts failed to borrow much money.

Anyway, Zhou Hongmei didn't find out. She only knew that the first and second aunts borrowed ten yuan each, and the other families probably borrowed one or two yuan.

"Mom, how much did you borrow?" Many Nian asked curiously, Zhou Hongmei suddenly got angry and said:

"It's okay if I don't scold them. How dare they come to borrow money?"

Yes, an old family is like a treasure.

With Zhou Hongmei sitting in the house, she really doesn't worry about these things.

In addition to Aunt Sui and Aunt Wang's borrowing of money, people from the street office also came in the morning.

I heard that Director Wang sent someone to bring some nutritious food, which can be regarded as a little comfort for Aunt Sui and the others.

Regarding this matter, Zhou Hongmei said angrily that the street office should not waste these nutrients.

He has not expressed his opinion for many years, that is the practice of the street office, and has nothing to do with him.

After lunch, I went to the ear room for a tour, and then I went back to work in the Design Institute.

Fishing in the afternoon, nothing happened.

When I got home in the evening, half of the wall on the side room had been scraped, and finishing work began.

In other words, in a few days, the house will be completely finished.

So, for many years, I asked Fan Guiming if they knew any woodworkers with better skills to help make cabinets.

"You're asking the right person. I know how to do carpentry, and so does Old Wang. We both have similar skills."

Zhong Zhenbiao responded with a smile, which surprised many years.

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect you and Master Wang to be master carpenters?"

Masonry and carpentry are actually two different systems. According to the experience of previous life, many carpenters are only specialized in this field, and they don't know much about the work of masonry.

After all, carpenters generally don't need to be exposed to the wind and the sun, just stay in the carpentry room and work.

And masons are destined to go to the construction site, so people with these two skills will basically choose carpentry.

Of course, before it was the War of Resistance and the War of Liberation, and recently it was the era after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Craftsmen can only make choices according to the development of the times.

After being amazed for many years, I handed over the task of customizing the wardrobe on the ground floor to the two masters.

Wang Changyuan and Zhong Zhenbiao were immediately disappointed when they heard the words.

"Well, Comrade Xu, don't you need to customize the doors, windows, wardrobes, tables, and beds of your house?"

The former asked expectantly.

"You don't need these, just customize the wardrobe on the ground floor."

After hearing the reconfirmation for many years, Zhong Zhenbiao hurriedly asked:

"Well, let me ask a little too much, where are you going to buy these doors and windows?"

"You don't need to care about this, I will solve it by myself"

Regarding these furniture, many years can fix itself without buying new ones.

Needless to say about doors and windows, the bed must be an old bed. In this era, there are many heirloom-like beds made of high-quality huanghuali wood, golden nanmu, and small red sandalwood.

Of course, many years will take some time to find.

I didn't look for it before, because there was no place to put it at home. Now that the house has almost been remodeled, it's time.

Not to mention the disappointed Wang Changyuan and the others, who have returned to the kitchen in the front yard for many years to help dig the well.

The well in the kitchen is less than ten meters away.

In the 50s, the groundwater in Beijing was about five meters below the surface, which was the average depth.

After the millennium, the average depth of groundwater in the capital was about 49 meters, with a huge difference.

At present, in the courtyard house on the Nanluoguxiang side, the depth of the laundry tank is about ten meters, and the well dug at the entrance of the ear room last time is about ten meters.

According to this experience, at least ten meters should be dug on the kitchen side.

Of course, it cannot be generalized.

Although the difference is not very far, the depth of groundwater is not necessarily.

The main reason is that although Nanluoguxiang is close to the Beihai and other waters, the groundwater is hard to predict.

For many years, it doesn't matter if the groundwater depth is still shallow, it's nothing more than digging a few meters deeper.

Not long after, Lao Xu and the others came back from get off work, and the father and son dug the well together, and the work progressed a lot faster.

The boss and the second child are the most motivated, because they want to finish the work at home as soon as possible, so that they can take over the work of the uncle and earn money!

While digging the well, the second uncle came in again, and told the story of digging the well in front of Lao Xu, father and son.

This job is very simple, just like the old man, the eight-yuan purse worker, and the materials are handled by Liu Haizhong himself.

In this case, for many years and Lao Xu did not stop, the boss and the second child suddenly smiled, and happily said thank you to Liu Haizhong.

As soon as the second uncle left, Yi Zhonghai also came in immediately.

"Old Xu, it's like this. Lao Yan found me and hoped that I could hand over the work of digging the well to their father and son, but you know..."

As soon as Yi Zhonghai opened his mouth, the old Xu's family knew what was going on.

There was another moth, but Yi Zhonghai just came to show his presence and attitude.

It's very simple. There are many people rushing to do the job of digging a well.

He didn't want to hand over the task of digging the well to Yan Bugui and his son, let alone ask for a price cut, it just showed his attitude.

For many years, I didn't say anything about it, so I like it.

But his eldest brother and second brother were taken aback. After Yi Zhonghai left, his work speed accelerated a lot.

Immediately, not long after, Yan Jiecheng walked in.

"Uncle Xu, can I work with Brother Da Nian and the others?"

Twitchy, but this time I finally know how to call someone.

However, before Lao Xu could speak, Many Years asked with a smile:

"Yes, free labor, why not?"

As soon as these words came out, Yan Xiecheng's expression changed drastically. Damn, who the hell wants to be a free laborer?
Seeing Yan Jiecheng's blushing face, Lao Xu and the others immediately laughed.

"Well, I heard that the uncle gave Brother Da Nian and the others eight yuan for digging the well. I'm not greedy, just give me two yuan."

After Yan Jiecheng said this, he seemed to feel that his face was burning badly.

Then he hurriedly said that he worked very hard and could work all day during the day.

In order to make money, he also went all out.

The old man did not agree to his request to cut off the barbarian, and he himself understood that it was because of the automatic water pump for many years that the old man was afraid of rats.

However, he is very poor now, short of money, and it is still difficult to find a job outside.

If you carry sandbags, a bag costs only [-] cents, and if you can earn a few cents a day, it is considered pretty good.

Moreover, his body is not suitable for doing that kind of physical work. The most recent exercise is three days of fishing and two days of drying nets. It is not because of his poor health.

In addition, my willpower is still very average, I can't get up in the morning, the sun is too hot during the day, and because of the coolness in the evening, I don't even want to go out.

Old Xu shook his head, "Xiao Yan, my eldest and second child work very hard, so I don't need your help. Doesn't your father often go fishing? You can learn from it."

Such a clear refusal made Yan Xiecheng very frustrated.

The courage that mustered up, after being rejected, also dissipated in an instant.

He left Old Xu's house disheartened, and he himself forgot when he came out, because his mind was in a daze.

Is there any other way to make money?
When he left, Xu Danian snorted coldly with disdain. If he has no energy, the lazy guy still wants to fight me for a job?cut!

"How can you be better yourself?" Old Xu glared angrily, and Xu Danian fell silent immediately.

For many years, I smiled, kept silent, and continued to work.

In this family, Old Xu is the authority, but the sons will occasionally have a fit, provoking the majesty of the head of Old Xu's family.

For example, the previous division.

Not long after the eldest brother married Hu Meifeng, the separation of the family was on the agenda.

However, Lao Xu didn't want to separate the family. First, many years and Xu Wumei were still very young at that time, and second, the family didn't have much money at all.

In addition, the second child was also at the age of starting a family at that time, and he needed money everywhere.

But the second child didn't have a job at the time and wanted to start a family. How easy was it?

Later, he borrowed money to buy a vacancy in a rolling mill, and the second child talked about a marriage.

However, because of borrowing money, the family's finances became even tighter, and the separation of the family was delayed again and again.

Old Xu's idea is very simple, he wants to be fair and take care of every child as fairly as possible.

Every time he thought of the five children before, Lao Xu felt very sad.

Another day, I got up earlier today for many years, because today I am going to the Pigeon Market.

The 23 big black picks that were exchanged for one hundred dollars before can come in handy.

Dongzhimen Pigeon Market is still as deserted as before, not very popular.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, an old man came in with a basket on his back.

Looking at the other party's wet trousers and straw sandals, with a lot of dirt on them, I felt strange for many years.

Could this old man have just come out of the field?

There is generally not much fog in the city, only in the mountains and fields, otherwise it cannot explain the wet trousers of the old man.

When seeing the old man, several people swarmed up, obviously knowing that the old man had good goods in his hand.

In Pigeon City, this kind of situation usually does not happen. After all, so many people gather together, it is easy to have disputes.

Anyway, it has been so many times in many years, and this is the first time I have seen such a situation.

Therefore, he didn't hold back, and bullied himself to join in the fun.

Sure enough, the basket behind the old man was placed on the ground, revealing the good things inside.

There are also ginseng with soil, a few herbs that have been incomprehensible for many years, dried cured wild pork, wet shiitake mushrooms, three tender bamboo shoots, etc.

It looks messy, but it's all good stuff.

To be honest, after seeing these things for many years, my heart was moved.

Although I don't quite understand why the old man didn't take those bamboo shoots, shiitake mushrooms, etc. directly to the vegetable market, but to the pigeon market.

But for many years, he said that he wanted all these things.

"Comrade, how do you sell this ginseng? I think it should be decades-old wild ginseng, no more than 50 years old, how about one yuan and five dollars?"

"Sell me these herbs, I'll take them for fifty cents."

"I want this wild boar meat. It weighs about 17 catties, right? According to the price of [-] cents a catty, I'll take it for [-] yuan and [-] cents. How about it?"

Several people chattered, and they all picked what they wanted.

It is recognized that the price of wild boar is not expensive.

Because wild boar is basically lean meat with very little fat.

In addition, there is bacon again, and it costs twenty-five cents, which is not cheap anymore.

Seeing this for many years, he spoke directly, speaking quickly:
"Comrade, I want everything in your basket. Here are ten big black picks. Let's buy according to the market price, how about it?"

Swish!
After hearing the words for many years, other people glared at him, even the old man looked at him with surprise.

market price!

Isn't that what it said before liberation?
In today's market, how can there be a so-called market?
However, in Pigeon City, it is also necessary to follow the rules of the big market outside, otherwise everyone will have no profit, so why come here?

Apart from suppliers like the old man and buyers like Many Years, most of the people who hang out in Pigeon City are second-hand dealers.

The reason why there are few people in Pigeon City now is because this year is [-], no matter whether it is in the city or outside the city, everyone is not really short of food.

Even in rural areas, it is only now that big pot rice is eaten, and some remote or mountainous places have not started to eat big pot rice yet.

At this time, there was still money and surplus grain in the commune.

In addition, the management of other vegetable markets and other places is not very strict, and the control of grain and oil is still within a very loose range.

Therefore, very few people came to Pigeon City.

Unless it is a tricky and bold person like many years, he will come to Pigeon City to take risks.

Otherwise, most people are not willing to come, or don't know the existence of Pigeon City.

Based on these wishes, there are fewer second-hand traffickers, and the competition is naturally not so fierce.

It's just that a "Many Years" popped up suddenly today, which directly put the Erdao dealers on fire.

There is no way, they have already brought out ten big black picks for many years, what else can they do?
If they really want to purchase according to the market price for many years, they will not be able to make money at all.

They won't want a business that doesn't make money.

Seeing them retreating, Many Years suddenly laughed, and the old man also began to weigh his goods.

(End of this chapter)