Siheyuan: Originally I just wanted to be a little transparent

Chapter 14 Improving the Living Environment
White ash is used to paint the side room where the stove is placed and the main room where the door is entered.

As for the large bedroom of more than 30 square meters where I live, of course I need to use the system to sign in and get the formaldehyde-free quick-drying diatom mud paint.

It's not that Lin Shengli didn't want to use this new material to paint all over his house. It's actually that as soon as you enter the main room, you can see it clearly.

And when Lin Shengli was about to paint the wall, everyone in the courtyard saw it.

As for the side room where cooking is done, it would be a waste to repaint it.

This kind of high-tech paint is not a plaything of this era. The effect is too obvious, so it is better to paint it in a relatively hidden bedroom.

The plaster is used to repair the gaps in the windows. The windows in this old house are not as tight as those installed in later generations. It is normal for air leakage everywhere.

The last time the family repaired the house, they only repaired the roof of the house. No one took care of the cracks in the windows.

It's okay in summer, but if it's winter, the little wind blows into the house from various cracks.

That feeling must be so cold that you don't want it.

After buying these things, Lin Shengli went to the entrance of the alley to put his bicycle into the space, then took white lime, mosquito net cloth and other things in his hands and walked towards the courtyard.

The third aunt who was mending clothes in the yard looked at the white ash and lime in Lin Shengli's hand and asked, "Old nephew, are you going to paint the house?"

"It's Third Aunt, hello Third Aunt. Isn't this house too shabby and a bit dark inside? Aren't we advocating a new society and a new atmosphere? I am also responding to the country's call, and I will start by painting the house."

After hearing the third aunt's question, Lin Shengli immediately replied with a smile.

Hearing Lin Shengli's words, the third aunt also smiled and said: "As expected of Lao Shi's nephew, he is so polite and knows how to respond to the country's call. This house should be painted."

"Third aunt, you can call me Lin Shengli or Xiao Lin or Shengli. I have to go back and clean the house while you are busy."

Seeing that Lin Shengli was about to leave, the third aunt hurriedly said: "Shengli, when are you going to start painting the house? Let my family members Xie Cheng and Jiefang go over and help you do it together. The more people we have, the faster we can work."

After hearing the third aunt's words, everyone in the courtyard also spoke:
"That's right, everyone in our family will go over and help."

"Yes, let's paint the house and say hello to anyone from my house who will come over."

Several aunts also clamored to go and help, and everyone expressed their intention to go and help.

Lin Shengli first thanked everyone for their kindness, then smiled and declined their help.

For Lin Shengli, a young man who is still relatively transparent in the courtyard, the people in the courtyard have not had any conflicts with him.

As a bereaved family member of a martyr hero and a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old living alone, everyone in the courtyard didn't mind helping him, it was just a matter of convenience.

Through the words of the third uncle, everyone still likes Lin Shengli's character who loves to learn and be polite, is a survivor of a martyr, and is a top student.

However, Lin Shengli also understands the mentality of these people, and he really wants to help if he wants to help.

But, after helping, can it be in vain?

This is obviously impossible.

Needless to say, there is no such thing as salary, but you can’t let others have a full meal after they help you.

In this era when almost every household does not have enough to eat, just helping to clean the house and doing something that can be done by hand can be exchanged for a full meal, and no one is willing to do it.

It's not that Lin Shengli felt bad about treating these people to such a meal. There was still a lot of rice, flour, oil and so on in the space.

It's just that he has too many secrets, especially the use of new paint and new painting tools, and he doesn't dare to blatantly let others see it.After putting the things in the house, Lin Shengli closed the doors and windows first, emptied the side room and the main room, and threw all the things into the space.

First mix the white ash and lime with water.

Lin Shengli planned to seal the gap in the window first.

First use tools to shovel away the aged residue around the window, and then re-smooth the surrounding area with lime plaster.

After resealing several windows in his home, Lin Shengli was ready to paint the walls.

As for cleaning the glass, we have to wait until the walls are painted, otherwise it will be in vain if we do it now.

In fact, people who live in courtyard houses generally don't clean their windows too clean. They wipe them carefully on the inside and pull the outside twice symbolically to make the window look a bit gray from the outside and avoid having to draw the curtains all day long. .

Seeing Lin Shengli busy there, several aunts in the courtyard looked at Lin Shengli and muttered together without knowing what they were talking about.

In fact, these aunts really wanted their family members and even Lin Shengli to work for them, but Lin Shengli had clearly refused, and it was not easy for them to forcefully help.

The aunts who couldn't help could only sigh helplessly that they had missed another opportunity to make a living.

The white ash had been soaked, and after taking out the roller brush for sign-in rewards, Lin Shengli began to work enthusiastically.

Thanks to advanced tools and the fact that he didn't have to waste time cleaning up the house, Lin Shengli quickly painted the side room.

After taking a short rest, the main room was quickly painted.

After finishing working on the two rooms, Lin Shengli opened the windows and doors of the two rooms to ventilate the air and let out the smell.

After the two rooms were painted, Lin Shengli restored the furnishings of the two rooms and rearranged them.

In the side room kitchen, except for the relatively good stove that was retained by Lin Shengli, Lin Shengli eliminated all the old pots and pans.

I took out a cupboard from my parents' house and put it on the side of the kitchen. I also took out the kitchen supplies I had bought in advance at the old house and laid them out one by one.

Lin Shengli didn't plan to take out the old broken tables and chairs in the main room. Lin Shengli used all the furniture in his parents' old house that could be used.

These things all have provenance, and I’m not afraid that suddenly there will be so many things in my house that will be investigated.

As for how such an obvious loophole was transported, Lin Shengli would certainly not make it.

One night when everyone was almost asleep and the courtyard gate was about to close, Lin Shengli used a borrowed cart to pull a lot of things to the gate.

The third uncle of the courtyard gatekeeper, who was still awake, was kind enough to help lift the cabinets and other things.

Lin Shengli didn't let the third uncle help him in vain. It turned out that the pots and pans that Lin Shengli didn't like at his uncle's house were given to the third uncle.

Le's third uncle and his third aunt praised Lin Shengli for his kindness the next day.

After cleaning up the kitchen and main room, Lin Shengli took a look.

Well, not bad, much more pleasing to the eye.

Next, we have to paint the bedroom in the back room. We need to use new materials and new tools at the same time. This requires more care.

(End of this chapter)