I am many years in the courtyard

Chapter 27, Four Dollars and Five Girls
"Okay, tell me, what do you want to talk about?"

In the kitchen, many years said with a smile.

Xu Wumei and the others next to her suddenly quieted down and listened with pricked ears.

Qin Huairu shook her head, "I want to talk to you alone, is that okay?"

"It's okay. I'm going to buy some building materials later. If you don't mind, come with me. We'll talk on the way."

Although he hasn't found a mason yet, the mason is just a tool man. He has design drawings, and it was not fruitless to "walk around" the past few days.

I got the house yesterday, so I can go buy the building materials today, and start working after the masons are negotiated tomorrow.

Even the excavation of the septic tank can start today.

The sooner the project is completed, the sooner you move in, you won't have to suffer from the stench of the public toilets anymore.

Before Qin Huairu could speak, Xu Xiaoqian muttered first:
"Third Uncle, I'm going too, I can help you move the bricks."

"And me, third uncle, I can also move bricks."

"I, third uncle, I want to go too."

The three little guys scrambled to raise their hands, wanting to follow. Xu Wumei also looked at her third brother expectantly, but she didn't speak.

"You all stay at home, I am going to work, not go out to play."

"Then why can Third Aunt go with you?"

After many years, she gave her eldest niece an angry look, "I told you, don't call me third aunt, how old is Xiao Qin? You called me old."

"Okay, go play and don't make trouble in front of me."

After chasing away these little brats, it took many years to look at Qin Huairu.

The latter nodded shyly and followed him out of the courtyard.

On the street outside, the two walked in parallel, with a distance of about one meter between them. This is definitely the social distance of strangers.

In this day and age, very few people hold hands on the street, except for those youngsters who play hooligans.

"Don't you have something to tell me? Why are you silent?"

After walking for a long time, Qin Huairu buried her head in her heavy granary and hurried on her way without seeming to have anything to say.

"Ah?" Qin Huairu's pretty face blushed, and then said in a voice as soft as a mosquito:

"Did you ask someone else to borrow money? I still have four yuan and fifty-three cents here, which is the money I usually save, and I gave it to you,"

"I know it's not much money, but it's not good to owe money to others."

While talking, she took out a floral pouch from her pocket, and took out neatly folded old banknotes from it.

The largest denomination of these banknotes is only fifty cents, and the smallest denomination is one cent.

Looking at the money in my hand, I was so moved that I couldn't speak for many years.

Four yuan and fifty-three cents is very light, but her friendship is very heavy.

In his previous life, he had heard many love stories about the 60s and [-]s, saying they were pure and simple.

Now he feels it.

Although Qin Huairu has never said anything like I like you or I love you, her actions have been practicing 'I love you'.

What's more, what I haven't known for many years is that Jia Zhang went to Qinjiagou yesterday and said a lot of bad things about him.

It was obvious that the confrontation came, but Qin Huairu completely forgot the reason for coming, and only expressed her simple love and worry.

In later generations, few people will give all their savings to their significant other, regardless of gender.

And four yuan fifty-three cents is all of Qin Huairu's property.

How could such a heavy love remain indifferent for so many years?

With a sigh, he returned the money to her for many years, only to see her face was pale and tears welled up in her eyes.

"When I renovate the house, I'll marry you into the house, okay?"

When Qin Huairu heard this, she froze immediately, with a pretty face full of tears, she just stared at him blankly, with an expression of disbelief.

"You don't agree? Then forget it, how about it, from today on, I'll chase you until you promise me, how about it?"

"I promise, I am willing to marry you."

After regaining consciousness, Qin Huairu mustered up the courage to finish speaking, and then bowed her head shyly.

At this moment, her heart was beating violently.

Seeing her as a little girl, her heart has been moving for many years.

Fortunately, here is the street, and his mind is clear, so he didn't show his ugly face.

"Okay, come with me to buy materials."

"Ok!"

Qin Huairu, whose face was burning badly, followed after many years, much closer than before.

Outside the city, there is a sand field jointly operated by a company. For many years, they have hired staff to purchase [-] square meters of sand.

The sand field is not responsible for transportation, so the price of sand is very cheap, and a square of sand only costs [-] cents.

The bill for purchasing sand is issued by the sub-district office, and the reinforced concrete, etc., are all supporting materials issued by the sub-district office.

Procuring sand is very simple, but how to transport it back is a big problem.

Fortunately, in this era, there is no shortage of capable people.

The sand transported to the city is basically transported by human-powered carts.

A square of sand is about [-] tons. An ordinary cart can transport a quarter of a square of sand at a time. According to the distance, the transportation fee is four cents.

Two and a half square meters of sand need to be transported ten times.

Therefore, for many years, you need to pay forty cents for shipping.

In addition to sand, cement is similar, but steel bars are a little more troublesome.

There are very few steel bars on the market.

In other words, in this era, there is very little steel.

The country has just been established for less than ten years, and steel production is extremely scarce.

Therefore, it is not so easy to buy steel.

Fortunately, there have been approval materials for many years, and there is no problem in buying steel bars.

That is, the price is extremely expensive, more expensive than sand and cement.

By the time the steel bars were purchased, it was already noon.

"Let's go, I'll take you to eat something delicious."

When Qin Huairu heard this, he quickly said that he was not hungry, or he would go home and eat.

"It's so far from home, let's have a meal outside."

She was stubborn for many years, so Qin Huairu had no choice but to follow him to a fly shop.

As a result, when she saw the menu price, she was so frightened that she dragged her away for many years.

The latter was speechless, he was a big man, but he was dragged out of the hotel by her, his strength is not small.

In the end, the two found a bun shop that sold steamed buns, bought three steamed buns, and settled for a lunch with the water they brought.

Just like that, Qin Huairu also said that the steamed buns are expensive, but they are delicious.

After a brief lunch, the two continued to purchase other materials, um, some wood.

This time, instead of buying new wood for many years, I went to the second-hand market, or the garbage collection station.

At the end of last year, the Beijing Municipal People's Committee issued a joint report on the inspection of existing demolished ancient building materials and handling opinions, as well as the instructions of Deputy Mayor Zhang Youyu.

After Chaoyangmen Gate Tower and Guang’an Gate Gate Tower are demolished, they will be kept or disposed of by the Real Estate Administration Bureau, Road Administration Bureau, Finance Bureau and other departments.

In addition to these famous city wall gatehouses, there are also some ancient buildings, which are the materials that have flowed out for many years.

For example, some building materials such as wood, glazed tiles, rafters, bricks, flying heads, etc., can be found in flea markets or garbage recycling stations.

Moreover, the price is very low.

"Comrade, do you want gold bricks?"

In the garbage dump, Qin Huairu, who had been with her for many years, was about to hunt for treasure, but unexpectedly, she was quietly pulled aside by the staff, and began to sell her in a low voice.

(End of this chapter)