The next day.
Li's mother woke up early, went to the street office first, and found a master who specialized in house repairs. Then she brought the master back with her, and Li Ming finally woke up.
"Xiao Ming, this is Master Liu who is responsible for the renovation and decoration for us. You and Master Liu can discuss the two rooms assigned to you by the steel rolling mill."
"You don't happen to be at work these two days, so just keep an eye on me."
Li Ming looked at his mother who told him to go back immediately, then yawned and handed Master Liu a cigarette.
"Master Liu, you smoke first, and I'll give you a brief summary of my needs."
"Okay, boss, please tell me."
Li Ming took Master Liu to the west hall and said, "Master Liu, this is it. The west wing next door also belongs to me."
"No one has lived in this house for a long time. All the doors and windows need to be replaced."
"The walls of these two rooms also need to be repainted, and the floors need to be replaced with new floor tiles."
"Then the door to the main hall also needs to be replaced. I accidentally broke it yesterday. Then when you enter the main hall, you can make a hallway for the entrance, and on the left hand side, you can make a shoe cabinet against the wall."
"Let's create a door in the middle of the hall, and make me a bathroom on the north side. I want a cooking station on the south side, and an iron stove on the washbasin. That thing will keep me warm in the winter."
"Can you please open the door on the wall between the west wing and the west hall. There are three moon doors in the west wing to separate it."
"The innermost bedroom should occupy about half of the west wing's area, and the middle one should be divided equally into the outer one. The middle one should be a small bedroom, and the outer one can be used as a living room."
"Let you find someone to rebuild the furniture you need. If you want to divert water, just take it from the water pipe in the front yard."
"Basically, there are no other requirements. Master Liu, please calculate the price. We will contract the work and materials." Li Ming finished speaking in one breath and felt that his throat was dry.
Then I turned around and looked at Master Liu, oh! major! The sketch has already been drawn.
"Master, would you like to take a look first?"
Li Ming waved his hand, indicating that it was not necessary, "I don't understand, as long as you can do it according to my requirements. My mother is in the office of our street, I don't think you will trick me as a new employee, right?"
Master Liu nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, I've done the math. The labor and materials are about 300 yuan, which is enough. I promise to make it beautiful for you."
Li Ming calculated in his mind that it was almost the same price. The system rewarded him with 500 and more than 400, which was enough.
Then he took out one hundred and fifty yuan and handed it to Master Liu, "Give me half of the deposit first and start work today. At least you can get things smoothed out today, okay?"
Master Liu was also shocked. He was so rich at such a young age. He originally thought he would have to go to the street office to ask Clerk Wu to get the money.
"Don't worry, I'll call someone here today and let's start work."
After saying that, Master Liu hurriedly walked out.
"Tsk, tsk, people these days are so neat at work! It's not like I just want to fish." Li Ming smacked his lips, took a bench from the house, put it in front of the door, and began to bask in the sun.
After waiting for less than an hour, Master Liu returned to the courtyard with five people.
"By the way, Master Liu, I forgot to ask just now, how long do you think it will take to clean up?"
Master Liu counted with his fingers, "It will take about half a month, boss."
"The main reason is that we need to buy a lot of things immediately, so we have to waste some time."
"It's okay. By the way, I need to build a bigger bathtub, preferably one that can accommodate two people. Remember to leave an outlet for the bathtub."
"When the time comes, the last dollar will be settled."
Master Liu nodded repeatedly to indicate that there was no problem.
"Okay, then I won't disturb you masters. You guys are busy." Li Ming greeted them and walked out of the hospital.
I walked to the cooperative and bought two large front doors. Then I turned back and looked at the group of men in full swing. I was quite satisfied.
"Master Liu, I got two cigarettes for everyone to smoke. You can share it with them."
Master Liu took a look and saw the big front door! Only cadres smoked this cigarette these days. He quickly took it and nodded gratefully to Li Ming.
"Brothers, my boss has bought us two big front doors. Come and share them with me later. Now, hurry up and work hard, don't be lazy!"
The five big men working there knew the pride of their owner as soon as they heard the big front door, even if they didn't care about lunch.
Don't tell me, the Li family really has no intention of taking care of lunch. Mom and dad are at work, and my sister is at school. It’s up to Li Ming to fool the two of them casually.
Li Ming himself helped these masters in the courtyard, and he was busy until the steel rolling mill got off work, and then the masters returned one after another.
"Hey, Mingzi is repairing the house!" Yan Fugui also saw Li Ming packing some odds and ends in the front yard after get off work.
"Yes, third uncle, this house has been here for a long time. If it is not properly repaired, it will not be habitable."
"That's what it is. If you need help, please come to the third uncle." Yan Fugui seemed very diligent.
Li Ming thought with his toes and knew that Yan Laoxi'er had an abacus and was looking for some benefits at home.
"Okay, I'll find you if I need anything. You go ahead and I'll finish cleaning up and go back to cook." After saying that, Yan Laoxi'er returned home without waiting for a reply.
If you mutter a few words to him again, Yan Laoxi'er dares to come directly to his house for dinner.
Yan Fugui had no choice but to go home when he saw that he failed to take advantage.
"Li Ming, this kid really doesn't talk much. He can't say more than two sentences." Yan Fugui complained to the third aunt when he returned home.
As soon as the third aunt heard this, she knew that her Lao Yan had not taken advantage and went home to complain, so she ignored him and was busy making dinner herself.
When Father Li and Mother Li returned home, they found that their grown-up son had cooked dinner again, and he couldn't help but joke.
"Mother, our Xiaoming will marry a daughter-in-law from now on, and that daughter-in-law will be really blessed." Father Li said with a smile on his face.
"That's right, you don't even know whose son this is."
"Son, stop working. Your sister is back, let her carry it." Mother Li started to give instructions when she saw her girl coming home from school.
Li Rui's face fell. Ever since her brother went to work, her status in the family has become worse day by day. When I heard my mother-in-law speak, I could only go to the kitchen to serve plates and bowls.
"I have made arrangements for Master Liu today, and installed a bathroom and toilet in the room over there. It will be convenient for our family to take a shower and use the toilet in the future."
"At least you don't have to queue in the middle of winter." Li Ming reported the progress of his work to his parents.
"Okay, my eldest son is very considerate. He is much better than your father. He knows how to eat all day long." Mother Li rolled her eyes at Father Li.
Father Li put down his chopsticks, "By the way, son, how much money do you have for decoration and stuff? Let your mother pay for it tomorrow."
