The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chapter 99

The next day, when Xu Damao's family woke up, they heard a lot of noisy voices, which seemed to come from the compound.

Xu Damao put on a piece of clothing and went out, only to see twenty or thirty thick men cleaning up the garbage in the yard.

"Who are you, why did you come to other people's courtyard?" Xu Damao shouted.

A burly, dark-skinned man walked up to Xu Damao and said to him, "We are employees of Yanyu Construction Company. My name is Li Dawei. You must be Xu Damao!"

Xu Damao was startled, and said with some fear: "What do you want to do, I tell you, forced demolition is illegal."

Li Dawei laughed and said, "What are you talking about forced demolition?"

Xu Damao asked suspiciously: "Aren't you sent by Wang Gang to forcibly demolish my house?"

Li Dawei smiled and said: "We are a regular company, how could we do such a thing, you misunderstood, we are not going to demolish the house, but move."

"Moving?" Xu Damao asked puzzled, "What kind of house will you move, and who will move here?"

Li Dawei said: "My boss bought this courtyard and used it as a staff dormitory. We come here today to clean it, and we will move in tomorrow."

Xu Damao asked in confusion: "Isn't this place going to be demolished? Why is it turned into a staff dormitory?"

Li Dawei smiled and said: "How can this kind of old buildings in the Forty-Nine City be demolished? The country has already issued a policy, and it will be repaired uniformly after a while, don't you know?"

"You are talking nonsense, you must be lying to me." Xu Damao said in disbelief.

"Why should I lie to you? You can go to the sub-district office to inquire about this matter. It is estimated that the documents will be issued soon. This area will become a protected area. Not only will it not be demolished, but it will also be remodeled."

Li Dawei pointed to the rubbish in the yard and said to Xu Damao: "This rubbish is yours! After my brother cleans it up, we will all be neighbors in the future. Don't throw rubbish around, or I will dump it all at your house."

Xu Damao raised his chin and said: "Whoever agrees with you to live in, get out quickly."

Li Dawei put on a serious face, and said a little bluntly: "In this compound, except for your house, my boss bought it. Whoever he wants to live in, you don't care."

Xu Damao took a look at Li Dawei's tall and thick figure, swallowed and spit, and played his bullying style very well, ran home in despair, and told Father Xu about the matter.

"Dad, are we really not going to demolish this place?"

"Hmph! This must be Wang Gang's trick. He said that on purpose to trick us into selling the house." Father Xu said firmly.

"Yes, yes, it must be so." Xu Damao comforted himself like this, but felt that the matter was not that simple.

In the afternoon, Xu Damao took his father to the street office and found Director Ma.

"It's just in time for you to come, so I don't have to go all the way." When Director Ma saw Xu Damao, he took out a form.

"You fill out this form." Director Ma said to Xu Damao.

"Your area has been designated as an ancient building protection area by the district, and you are planning to carry out exterior repairs in a unified manner. Then you will miss your family's housing information."

When Xu Damao heard this, his face immediately turned three points pale.

"Director Ma, we really don't want to demolish it!"

"Demolition, who told you to demolish, we will not demolish this area in the future, we must maintain the style of the old city." Director Ma explained:
"Don't worry, you don't need to pay for the repair of the outer wall. It is all paid by the state. It has been bid to Yanyu Construction Company, and the construction will start next month."

Xu Damao and Xu's father looked at each other, as if mourning.

"By the way, although the state is responsible for the exterior wall, you have to pay for the repair of the roof of your house!" Director Ma added.

"Why? Didn't Yanyu Company fix it together?" Xu Damao refused to accept.

"Yanyu Company is only responsible for the repair of the outer wall. The house in the courtyard needs to be repaired by yourself. This is a rule." Director Ma said.

"Is it okay if I don't cultivate?" Xu Damao said angrily.

"The appearance of the houses in the district must be uniform, and your house cannot be special." Director Ma said with a straight face.

"I don't have the money to repair it." Xu Damao said openly.

"It doesn't matter if you don't have any money. The district provides loans, and you can repay them in 36 months, with a profit of three." Director Ma said quietly.

Xu Damao is struck by lightning, what does this mean? Not only is there no hope for demolition, but will he still have to carry debts for the next three years?

Director Ma left Xu Damao and Xu's father behind and did a lot of work, from the country to the district, from the district to individuals. In a word, he asked Xu Damao to obey the organization's arrangements.

When the two father and son came out of the street office, they were still a little dizzy. When they returned to the courtyard, people from Yanyu Construction Company had already tidied up the yard and were cleaning the room.

From the looks of it, it will be very lively here in the future, with many people living here.

Xu Damao found Li Dawei again, and wanted to ask how many people they wanted to live in.

"It's only 50 people! Our company contracted the renovation project in this area. The boss is sympathetic to our hard work. He let us brothers live in the compound and is going to bring in all the materials." Li Dawei said.

Xu Damao became anxious when he heard this, and said: "You still have to transport materials for construction here, so how can I live here!"

Li Dawei took out a document and said: "This is a permission document issued by the street, you can't control us."

Xu Damao was in a hurry, and said: "Don't think that I don't know what your plans are, and you want to drive me away. Let me tell you, even if my house is vacant and not sold, I will not be cheap."

Li Dawei said calmly: "Whether your house is sold or not is your business, and it has nothing to do with me. As long as you don't hinder our work, we don't care where you want to live."

After finishing speaking, Li Dawei turned around and left. Xu Damao was so angry that he wanted to scold someone, but seeing that the other party had a large number of people, and they were all construction workers, he could only calm down.

Not long after Xu Damao came home, the noise outside became louder and louder. He looked outside the house and saw workers transporting decoration materials into the yard, making the air smoky.

Xu's father and Xu's mother are 80-year-old people, who can bear this, and keep coughing in the room.

"Cough, we can't take it anymore, go home and live, if you need anything, please contact us." Mother Xu said while covering her mouth.

"Don't! You're gone, what should I do!" Xu Damao said with a headache.

"You continue to live here. I still don't believe that this area will be remodeled. Keep an eye on it." Father Xu said.

"It's not easy for me to live! There's a yard full of migrant workers, what do you want me to do?" Xu Damao complained.

"Why don't you go talk to Wang Gang again, and let's do less." Mother Xu suggested.

Father Xu thought for a while, and agreed with his wife.

"Let me tell you, the price is at most 17 yuan. If you don't have [-] yuan, you can't sell this house." Father Xu said seriously.

Xu Damao said dejectedly: "Okay! I'll try to contact Wang Gang."

Xu's father nodded, dragged his wife and ran outside, he couldn't bear the smoke and dust all over the sky.

Seeing Xu's father and Xu's mother leave, Li Dawei smiled, and continued to direct his subordinates to work. The dust in the yard was even greater, and Xu Damao couldn't stand it in the end, so he could only hide outside.

(End of this chapter)