Siheyuan: Master of the Fire, Eating Watermelons Online

Chapter 149 Everyone is paying attention to the "bad guys" who are rooted in the masses

The process of viewing the house was quick, but discussing the renovation plan was slower.

The main reason is that some of Wang Weiguo's designs and ideas are quite advanced, and Master Song and his team need to understand them thoroughly, not only the main points but also some details.

Wang Weiguo was not too demanding, nor did he pursue perfection. As long as he was generally satisfied, it was enough. On the contrary, Master Song and his colleagues were striving for perfection, fearing that there would be some omissions or that they did not understand or comprehend Wang Weiguo's ideas.

Fortunately, although Wang Weiguo's transformation plan requires a lot of effort, it is not unrealistic.

Wang Weiguo never mentioned things like having a separate bathroom at home or getting a flushable squat toilet or a sit-down toilet.

Wang Weiguo naturally knew that if he made one like this, it would be very convenient to go to the toilet in the future. He wouldn't have to queue up with others outside early in the morning or run outside late at night.

But this is not realistic.

The idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.

Because to do all this, first of all, we need to have sufficient sewage and drainage conditions.

Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the city already had more than 300 kilometers of sewers, but due to years of disrepair, many of them collapsed and were seriously silted up. Only a very small part of them could be used normally, and even these were often blocked.

Although the city has invested manpower and financial resources in the sewer repair project and built some new sewers, the sewage and drainage system of the entire city has been improved a lot. But at least this area of ​​Nanluoguxiang, especially the courtyard where he is now, does not have such conditions for the time being.

Even decades later, these remain a major problem.

So Wang Weiguo did not force it.

If I insist, it will not only make things difficult for Master Song and the others, but also for myself.

However, after bringing in tap water, in addition to the kitchen sink, you can have a laundry sink or a small shower room.

Compared with sewage, drainage is relatively better.

There is more than one way to drain water in a courtyard house. In addition to the open ditches on the ground, there are also underground channels, which is a two-pronged approach.

I can only say that the wisdom of our ancestors is still invincible.

The courtyard where Wang Weiguo lives happens to have both open and underground drains, so if he wants to take a shower at home occasionally in the future, it won’t be a problem.

If you boil some water, you can take a hot bath.

In fact, to put it bluntly, it is just moving from outdoors to indoors.

If you are brave and not afraid of what others say or see, you can do it directly in the yard outside.

After finalizing all the details, it was getting late. Wang Weiguo saw that it was almost noon, so he said to Master Song and the others, "Master Song, Master Bai, and Master Ding, it's already this late. Don't go back for lunch. I'll make more food. You can stay and taste my cooking."

Master Song and his friends felt a little embarrassed and wanted to leave at first, but under Wang Weiguo's persuasion and insistence, and because they really wanted to taste the cooking skills of Wang Weiguo, a level 5 cook at Fengzeyuan, they finally stayed reluctantly.

There was no need to go out to buy vegetables. There were plenty of fresh vegetables and meat in Wang Weiguo's personal space. He could just take them out secretly when he had a chance. Master Song and the others thought that Wang Weiguo had prepared them in advance and did not think much about it.

Not long after.

The tempting aroma emanating from here not only attracted the attention of Master Song and others, but also caused a commotion outside.

Just by smelling the fragrance, the neighbors knew that it was Wang Weiguo who was cooking.

The entire courtyard is unique.

The advantages and disadvantages of being neighbors with Wang Weiguo all became apparent at this moment.

The advantage is that you can smell the fragrance of Wang Weiguo’s cooking every day and let your nose enjoy it.

The downside is that you can only smell it but not eat it.

So greedy!
Most people still have some dignity. They are not like some people who always come to your door to ask for food and even call it borrowing.

Before Wang Weiguo finished cooking, the people in the middle courtyard started to make a fuss when they smelled the meat. Jia Zhang had no choice but to ask Qin Huairu to come over to "borrow" some meat. But this time Qin Huairu was not as obedient as before. She came to the door shamelessly even though she felt embarrassed.

No one would do this kind of thing unless the relationship is very good.

Whether in the city or in the countryside, it's actually the same.

In the past, she was forced into a situation and did not dare to disobey her mother-in-law. In addition, her mother-in-law always used the stick as an excuse, so Qin Huairu had no choice but to compromise.

It would be fine for others, but she really didn't want to lose face in front of Wang Weiguo.

Seeing that she couldn't do anything to Qin Huairu, Jia Zhang could only sulk by herself and say a few sour words out of spite.

Wang Weiguo naturally wouldn't care about these things.

Not to mention that he didn't know, even if he knew, he wouldn't give meat to the Jia family for free.

As for letting Qin Huairu secretly eat something delicious when no one is around, there is no problem with that. After all, they are already as close as Guan and Bao, and there must be give and take!
When the dishes were ready, Chef Song and his friends were already salivating.

In fact, it was nothing special, just ordinary home cooking, four dishes and one soup, but except for one stir-fried vegetable, the other three were meat dishes, plus a meatball soup. In later times, although it was not sumptuous, it was not too shabby either.

For Master Song and his friends, this was truly a generous hospitality and they felt flattered.

The meal was naturally a great success for both the host and the guests.

As expected, Wang Weiguo's cooking skills once again won praise.

After the meal, Master Song and his team went back immediately to prepare to transport the tools and materials needed for the subsequent construction and start work in the afternoon.

Taking advantage of this gap, Wang Weiguo put things in order in the house and vacated the room that was to be renovated first.

Before Wang Weiguo could say anything, the neighbors in the front yard saw the situation and came over to help.

Gee!

This attitude is completely different from what Wang Weiguo had before he started his career.

As soon as he started out, he came back as a level five cook, and as a result, everyone rushed to curry favor with him.

His ability to change his attitude according to the situation is truly unique.

Although Wang Weiguo knew that they had ulterior motives or would have ulterior motives in the future, he did not ridicule them or refuse their help. He would not refuse free labor.

But to be honest, it was because Wang Weiguo was not good at these things before, or he was unwilling to spend too much effort dealing with them. He did not manage good relationships with his neighbors and focused all his attention on learning the skills.

When Wang Weiguo's parents lived in the courtyard house, they had a very harmonious relationship with the neighbors around them. This was all due to the fact that they knew how to behave and were kind, and they didn't mind being taken advantage of occasionally.

Wang Weiguo was not like that, so naturally his relationship with them gradually became distant.

But no matter in the past, present or future, this society is very realistic.

As the saying goes, a rich man in remote mountains has distant relatives, while a poor man in a busy city has no one to care about him. This has been the case since ancient times.

It's not all, but it's a true portrayal of a large number of people.

After everyone helped to move things, vacated the house, and went home, Wang Weiguo went door to door carrying a basket of eggs.

"Weiguo, you are..."

"Aunt Zhao, I'm going to renovate the house, so it's inevitable that there will be some noise. And Master Song and his team will be coming in and out, which will disturb you. I apologize here and send you two eggs. I hope you can be more tolerant in the future. When I'm not around, if Master Song and his team need anything, please try to make it convenient for them."

"Oh, Weiguo, you are too polite. We are neighbors, just tell us. Everyone has problems. Why should you be so polite? Aunt Zhao can't have the egg. Take it back."

"That won't do. If you don't take it, what will happen to others? All the neighbors in the front yard have a share!"

"Is that so... Oh, didn't you say two? Weiguo, why is there one more?"

"Hey, this extra egg is to thank your little tiger for helping me move things just now."

"This... Xiaohu is just a little kid. How can he help? I just hope he doesn't cause you any trouble."

"You keep it, I'm going to the next one."

"..."

Be it a matter of reciprocity or showing favor to win people's hearts, a wave of egg "diplomacy" was carried out in the front yard.

Those who helped just now got three eggs each, and those who didn't get any only got two. We treated them differently. We can't let those who didn't help get the same advantage as those who did, right?
In this era, eggs are a good thing and can be considered a meat dish.

But for Wang Weiguo, it is not worth mentioning. Twenty melons can buy one kilogram in the system mall.

If you buy it in reality, it’s nothing more than asking for a ticket, which is nothing.

They are all pressed one by one.

In fact, there weren't many delivered after one round.

The purpose of doing this is actually very simple.

Next, Master Song and his team were repairing the house. He was not here during the day and there was no one else at home, so he asked the neighbors in the yard to give them some convenience so that Master Song and his team could carry out their work.

Sacrifice some small profits and save yourself some trouble and worries.

Another point is to build a good "mass base" so that you can easily know if there are any disturbances in the hospital in the future.

As for the principle of "a little help is a debt of gratitude, a big help is a debt of resentment", Wang Weiguo understood it, but he was not too kind-hearted, so he would naturally not give them benefits for no reason.

If it really doesn't work, the worst that can happen is I'll just flip the table.

Wang Weiguo is not a good person!

(End of this chapter)