Given the regular construction crews coming in, the masons' work was done.
Li Aiguo paid all his wages to the masons.
The mason worked at Li's house for a total of two days, and Li Aiguo paid him five yuan according to the labor price.
"It's too much, just four yuan is enough." The mason was an honest man, and he took out one yuan and insisted on returning it to Li Aiguo.
Li Aiguo held his hand down: "Uncle, this money is the children's tuition fees."
"You are a good boy." The mason's eyes were a little moist.
Thinking about what happened to Jia's house a few days ago, the bricklayer felt that there were still good people in the courtyard.
The construction team is coming in tomorrow.
Things in the house need to be vacated.
Heavy objects such as the Eight Immortals table, cabinets, and coal stoves are placed under the eaves in front of the door.
The clothes and quilts are temporarily stored at Aunt Liu's house.
The only home appliance you can carry with you is a flashlight.
Aunt Liu took He Yuyu to help pack the clothes.
Knowing that Li Aiguo wanted to renovate the house, he smiled and asked: "Aiguo, you have a partner. Where is the girl's family and what is her background like?"
"Not yet. This is not to take advantage of the holidays to tidy up the house so that we don't have to worry about it in the future."
Li Aiguo handed the clothes to He Yuyu and asked He Yuyu to take them away.
Aunt Liu smiled and said: "The girl I told you about last time is actually quite good. She is beautiful and her family is well-off."
Hearing Aunt Liu mention this again, Li Aiguo waved his hands with a smile: "Auntie, we'll talk about the marriage later."
"You kid, you just have too high standards."
Aunt Liu already regarded Li Aiguo as her own child and couldn't help but feel a little angry.
It was difficult for Li Aiguo to explain to Aunt Liu.
On the pretext of moving the cabinets, he left the house and squatted under the eaves to rest.
I just lit a cigarette and was smoking happily.
Xu Damao walked in from the outside with his hands behind his back.
I saw the house was busy.
Xu Damao came over and asked, "Aiguo, are you ready to move away?"
"No, the house is ready to be tidied up. Let's clear out the things first."
"Tidy up the house, it's time to tidy up."
Xu Damao nodded and said: "After living here for more than ten years, the inside has long been moldy. I will have to tidy up the house before I get married in a while."
Xu Damao has been on a blind date with a girl from the Lou family.
Whenever you chat with someone, always bring the topic to marriage.
Whenever the residents praised Xu Damao for finding a girl from a rich man.
Xu Damao would always raise his head proudly.
One cannot blame Xu Damao for not having political sensitivity.
After all, Lou Zhenhua is now known as a patriotic capitalist.
He is also a member of the Federation of Industry and Commerce, a director of the steel rolling mill, and can sit in the conference room for meetings.
Who would have thought that such a big tree could be blown down by strong winds?
Everyone carried the sedan chair, and Li Aiguo would not make Xu Damao uncomfortable.
"Is your marriage to the Lou family done?" He threw a cigarette to Xu Damao.
Xu Damao was flattered and hurriedly took it. After ordering it, he said with some pride: "I, Damao, can be regarded as a well-known young man from all over the country. Director Lou is very satisfied with me. I think I can get married next month."
"Congratulations here first."
Li Aiguo had enough rest, stood up and continued to move the cabinets.
"Come, let me help you."
In the courtyard.
In other words, Li Aiguo can fight against the Jia family.
Xu Damao was really afraid that Li Aiguo would move away.
"By the way, Jia Dongxu has been discharged from the hospital. His injuries are more than half healed. Last night, when I went to the latrine, I didn't know who knocked me down."
"Jia Dongxu was beaten?"
Li Aiguo was surprised and his hands relaxed.
The heavy Eight Immortals table almost made Xu Damao flash his waist.
Xu Damao rubbed his waist and rolled his eyes: "How new is it? Jia Dongxu offended those gangsters outside, and he will be punished sooner or later."
"That's true."
Li Aiguo was a little puzzled.
Originally, he thought that this matter was just an excuse for a few stewards to find out the case.
Unexpectedly, Jia Dongxu really offended the gangster?
No more coal stoves.
We had lunch at Aunt Liu’s house, and Aunt Liu made vegetable boxes from her hometown.
Although it is thick noodles, it tastes a bit chewy, but when it comes to the Kangcai box, lard is used and it tastes very fragrant.
Considering that the house repairs are relatively loud this time, they may affect nearby residents.
Maybe you should go to the street office and go through the formalities.
After dinner.
Li Aiguo rode his bicycle and came to the street office.
The street office takes care of lunch.
Director Wang took a bowl of cold noodles from the kitchen and was squatting in the corridor to eat.
Hearing that Li Aiguo wanted to repair his house, he issued the procedures for Li Aiguo without hesitation.
"Aiguo, the engineering team in your locomotive depot must be top-notch in their work. Can you take advantage of the break in the renovation of the house to repair the walls of the courtyard?"
Director Wang handed the formalities to Li Aiguo and said with a smile: "As you know, the wall on the side of the courtyard had cracks during the last heavy rain. If it hit someone, it would be troublesome."
"When Captain Liu comes to do the construction work tomorrow, I'll tell him to come and contact you in person." Li Aiguo took over the procedure.
"This time we need a comrade from the locomotive depot. I'll make the trip myself tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll wait for you at home."
Things seem very simple, but when you really need to put them into practice, you will find that they are complicated.
Now that the house is completely vacated, there is no way to live in it. Li Aiguo can only temporarily live in the locomotive depot dormitory.
Since I have not lived in a dormitory for a long time, there is not even a straw mat in the dormitory.
Li Aiguo left the street office and went to Wang Dakui's house without stopping. He found a donkey that rode backwards and prepared to move bedding and other items to the dormitory.
When Wang Dakui and Zhang Erpao heard that they needed to move things, they also came to the courtyard to help.
It was already past three o'clock in the afternoon when I rode a donkey backwards to transport the quilt to the locomotive depot dormitory.
Dakui and Zhang Erpao had to deliver goods to customers, so they left first. Li Aiguo was alone in the dormitory tidying up the bedding.
The dormitory is a five-person room.
However, most train drivers, like Li Aiguo, do not live in dormitories.
For nothing else.
The most fundamental reason lies in the house.
The dormitory is a tube building, made of single-layer bricks with no insulation measures.
In summer, under the sun's rays, the room feels like a steamer.
No one can bear to sit in a steamer while driving the train and sleep in a steamer after work.
After laying out the bedding and cleaning, Li Aiguo's blue and black short-sleeved shirt became sticky to his body.
Fortunately, there is a bathroom downstairs where you can take a shower.
Li Aiguo held the washbasin, put on chemical slippers, brought a towel, and took a shower in the bathroom.
Return to the dormitory, prepare to rest for a while, and then take Gan Shuba.
As soon as he reached the door, he saw the door of the next room open.
Zhang Yazhi walked out with a washbasin.
Her wet hair was tied behind her head, a bright red towel was draped over her shoulders, she was wearing floral blue pants, and chemical sandals on her feet.
It is very different from her usual temperament when wearing uniforms. She is less of a strong woman and more like a well-behaved little daughter-in-law.
Seeing Li Aiguo, Zhang Yazhi was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously reached out to cover her forehead.
Only then did Li Aiguo notice a bruise on Zhang Yazhi's forehead.
Judging from the shape, it should have been hit by something heavy like a stick.
No need to ask.
It must be Zhang Yazhi who met Liu Changyi again.
Li Aiguo also analyzed Liu Changyi.
If Liu Changyi was placed before liberation, he would be the kind of person who would sell his wife to a brothel.
He has almost nothing now, and his only support is Zhang Yazhi.
Even if he risked his life, he would still hold on to Zhang Yazhi.
For this kind of person, there is no way to rely on the street office and the Women's Federation. They can only find a way to send him to the fence.
"Sister Yazhi, go take a shower." Li Aiguo pretended not to notice anything strange and greeted with a smile.
Zhang Yazhi felt a little relieved and blushed: "Have you moved here?"
"No, my family is renovating the house and I will stay here for a few days."
"Want to help? I know someone from the construction team of our locomotive depot."
"This time we invited Team Liu and the others."
"Team Liu, their skills are very good. They are the ones hired by Mr. Xing Duan's family to renovate their house."
After an awkward chat.
Li Aiguo said with a smile: "Sister Yazhi, go take a shower quickly. When the comrades on duty come back after work, there will definitely be more people in the bathroom."
"well."
Zhang Yazhi took two steps with the basin, then turned back, blinked her big eyes and said, "Comrade Patriot, I'll treat you to dinner tonight."
(End of chapter)
