The Fiery Era of Siheyuan

Chapter 52, Decorating the House

As soon as they entered the courtyard, an old man was sweeping the floor. When he saw Li Weiguo pushing a cart in, he asked, "Young man, who are you looking for?"

"Hi sir, I'm looking for Zhao Guobing." Li Weiguo greeted with a smile.

"Guo Bing, it's in the west wing of the second entrance courtyard, you can go in." The old man nodded and pointed the way to Li Weiguo.

"Okay, thank you, sir, you are busy." Li Weiguo said as he pushed the car and walked inside.

Beyond the second gate, there is a relatively large courtyard in the middle. This second-entry courtyard used to be the residence of a capitalist. It was later expropriated and distributed to the employees of the grain station.

Zhao Guobing's family lived there, occupying the North University Room and the West Wing Room, while the East Wing Room and the Upside Down Room belonged to several other houses, all of which were workers from the grain station.

Although the second courtyard is not as big as the third courtyard, it is much cleaner, with fewer residents and less messy things.

Walking to the door of the West Wing, the car parked and knocked on the door.

"dong dong dong"

"Who is it, early in the morning."

Zhao Guobing's dazed voice came from the room, and he was awakened directly.

"Guobing, it's me, Li Weiguo, are you up yet?"

"I'll go, you're too early, wait a minute."

Hearing Li Weiguo's voice, Zhao Guobing hurriedly got up and got dressed.

After a while, the door opened.

"Why did you come here so early?" Zhao Guobing yawned while putting on his clothes.

"I want to ask you something, hurry up and wash up, I brought you breakfast." Li Weiguo raised the steamed buns in his hand.

"Oh, okay, Baozi Steamed Bun, you are raising pigs, and you bought so much. You go in and sit down, and I'll come after I wash up." Zhao Guobing sniffed the steamed bun, turned his head and stood at the door Pick up the washing tools and go outside.

Li Weiguo ignored him and went directly into the house, put the steamed buns on the table and looked around Zhao Guobing's house.

Zhao Guobing's house is similar to his. It is about [-] square meters in the west wing. It is quite neatly kept. There is also a large bookshelf specially built in the house, which contains many books.

After a while, Zhao Guobing came back after washing, put his things on the table by the door, ran to the table, picked up a bun and gnawed on it: "Finally, I disturbed my sweet dreams early this morning, what's the matter?"

"It's nothing serious, just ask if you know a decorator. My house is going to die and I plan to redecorate it."

"Decorator? Let me think about it."

After listening to Li Weiguo's request, Zhao Guobing thought for a while and suddenly remembered such a person.

"Yes, you have a decoration master Hong An in Nanluoguxiang. In the past, your ancestors specially repaired houses for dignitaries. When the craftsmanship was passed down to his generation, he specialized in taking over the work of the street and repairing various houses for the street. Good at decorating courtyard houses.”

Li Weiguo immediately said: "Okay, if you are free later, take me to find this master. My house is uncomfortable no matter how you live in it. Clean it up early and feel at ease."

"Okay, wait a minute, I'll bring breakfast to my parents, and we'll set off in a while."

With that said, Zhao Guobing took the steamed bun in his mouth, took the rest of the steamed buns, and sent them to his parents in Beidafang.

Not long after, when he came back from delivering breakfast, he said to Li Weiguo, "Okay, let's go." Then he went out and pushed his second-hand bicycle for Li Weiguo to follow.

The two, one in front and one behind, rode towards Maoer Hutong in Nanluoguxiang.

After riding for about five or six minutes, I stopped at a yard.

Seen from the door, this yard is also a large courtyard with three entrances.

Following Zhao Guobing, he carried the car and walked inside.

After passing through the second door, he came straight to the west wing of the second entrance courtyard. Zhao Guobing shouted through the door: "Master Hong, are you at home?"

"Who is it?" Hong An asked in the room.

Zhao Guobing said in a full-fledged manner: "I, the street office, Zhao Guobing."

Hong An came out after hearing the sound and found that it was Zhao Guobing from the street office, and immediately greeted him enthusiastically: "Hey, Leader Zhao. Hello, hello, come in and have a glass of water."

Zhao Guobing was not polite, and walked in through the door with Li Weiguo.

Hong An's home is a standard west wing room, more than 60 square meters, and it is quite beautifully decorated. Maybe there are a lot of people in the family, so he built a loft for himself.

The living room, bedroom, kitchen, and attic downstairs are specially designed for children. The house is not big, but it is arranged in an orderly manner. It is worthy of being professionally decorated.

The three sat down, Zhao Guobing introduced them to each other, pointed to Li Weiguo and said, "My brother wants to renovate his house and find a master with good craftsmanship, so I will bring him to you to have a look. Specific requirements , let him come and talk to you."

Hong An is a man in his fifties, with a gentle and honest face, he looks like an honest man.

As a result, when he heard that there was a business coming, his eyes lit up, and he looked at Li Weiguo as if he saw a big fat sheep.

Although Hong An's craftsmanship is good, and he also has a few skilled master craftsmen under his command, this person has a bit of a stink problem, and he likes to kill animals and fatten them.

They seem to be honest and honest, but in reality they are quite cunning and cunning, and they always like to watch and order the dishes.

It doesn't matter if you don't know how to do it, you can find him to decorate, and you can cut off a few catties of your flesh without anyone noticing.

The house is beautifully decorated for you, but you will definitely not spend less money. I don’t know how many people were deceived by his appearance.

How could Hong An's eyes escape Zhao Guobing's eyes, and he immediately gave him a blow: "Hong An, you'd better put away your little thoughts, but don't blame me for not reminding you, you dare to hit us brothers with your little thoughts , with your good fruit to eat, you don't want to think about the life of the street in the future.

Your second son is in the rolling mill, right?My brother is the chief of the picket section of the security section of the steel rolling mill. You can weigh it yourself. "

When Hong An heard this, his expression changed drastically.

Hearing that Li Weiguo is a real power cadre in the rolling mill, and his son is still under his nose, how could he dare to think carefully.

Annoyed others, it's not like playing with his son, let others squeeze his son into a ball.

Moreover, he relies on the street to make a living, and dares to offend the street cadres. Isn't this self-defeating?

Zhao Guobing is a cadre of the street office, and he is in charge of several people. He can get involved in many things in the street. If he really wants to concoct Hong'an, it shouldn't be too easy.

Allocating jobs, allocating houses, weddings and funerals, registering for household registration, and New Year's benefits...all cannot be done around the street.

Knowing that both of them were not easy to mess with, Hong An quickly waved his hands and said: "That can't be done, that can't be done. I must do it well and make sure to satisfy the two leaders."

Seeing his honest statement, Zhao Guobing nodded, and said to the two of them: "I don't know how to start the work, you can discuss it yourself." Then he got up and sat aside, and let the two discuss it by themselves.

Li Weiguo could also see that this Hong An was an old fritters, if he was given a chicken coop, he would dare to lay eggs, so don't give him too good a face.

So he said: "Master Hong, isn't it? Your son is also in the rolling mill. It's a good relationship. Which department is it?"

Hong An smiled sheepishly and said, "It's either a department, or it's in the second workshop, working as a fitter."

Li Weiguo nodded: "Okay, I know him today. If he has anything to do in the future, he can go to the picket unit to find me."

Asking his son's department is a deterrent, and letting him come to the picket unit if he has something to do in the future is a favor for him.

If he was on the road, it wouldn't be a big deal to cover his son in the steel rolling mill, but if he wasn't on the road.
When Hong An heard this, he still didn't understand what he was saying. He immediately smiled and said, "Okay, thank you, leader. My youngest son's name is Hong Feng. You can call him if you need anything. Don't worry about the house. I'm sure I can help you." Pretty.”

(End of this chapter)