Chapter 33: Ma Liang
"I didn't eat much when I came there, and I was still young at that time," Yu Li explained.
He kept talking while talking. Even though his mouth was small, he ate so fast that his mouth was filled with bulges.
Yu Li might have been burned, but she had no reason to spit out the mutton in her mouth. She reluctantly swallowed it, looked at He Yuzhu embarrassedly and said, "It's been a long time since I've eaten so happily!"
He Yuzhu was angry: "No one is fighting with you, don't choke. Didn't you eat at noon today?"
Yu Li felt that she was really embarrassed today, especially in front of He Yuzhu.
Yu Li hesitated and said: "I didn't eat at noon today. Didn't you say you were going to eat hot pot? I'll save the food stamps, otherwise I won't be able to eat anything now."
He Yuzhu: "..."
Makes sense!
As expected of a family, you have learned all Yan Bugui’s ancestral craftsmanship.
He Yuzhu nodded, looking very smart, and said funny: "Okay, tell Brother Zhuzhu what you want to eat next time, and he will take you out...!"
The two of them ate at Donglaishun until half past two. After finishing the meal and cleaning the pot, he sent Yu Li back.
I went back to the rolling mill again to see if anything was going on in the kitchen. I didn't have a mobile phone at this time, so I couldn't find anyone if anything happened.
When I came back, nothing happened.
He Yuzhu asked Ma Hua, who had nothing to do, "Ma Hua, do you know any bricklayers or carpenters?"
He also suddenly remembered that he needed to renovate his home.
At this time, no one accepts jobs blatantly. They are all introduced by acquaintances, and they decorate or build furniture for you in private.
Ma Hua, who was bored and practicing knife skills with radishes, heard what the master said, thought for a moment, and said happily: "Yes! A distant second uncle of mine does this. If you need any repairs, you can come to him. He is good at his craftsmanship."
Still waiting..."
He Yuzhu put the teapot in his hand and said to Ma Hua: "Okay, let's go find your second uncle now and see if he has time to repair the house for me."
After saying that,
He Yuzhu resolutely took Ma Hua to find his second uncle.
MCA's second uncle's house is not far away, just across two streets from the steel rolling mill.
This is also a large courtyard, but it is older and more messy than the courtyard where he lived. Things in the courtyard are piled up in a mess, and there are also a lot of rags that were picked up.
Follow MCA to a house and knock on the door.
"coming!"
You responded with a slightly hoarse voice,
Squeak!
The door opened, and a middle-aged man in his forties with a pony-faced face appeared. When he saw one, he asked suspiciously: "Ma Hua, do you have something to do with your second uncle?"
After saying that, he turned back to the house and Ma Hua followed him in.
He Yuzhu also swaggered in and followed him in. It seemed that his second uncle did not have a good relationship with the MCA family.
The inside of the house is okay, everything is neatly arranged, unlike the yard which is too messy!
Ma Hua said flatteringly: "Second uncle, it is not my family's business that I came to see you today!
This is my master. He wants to repair the house. Isn't this your specialty? So I introduced him to you."
After asking the question, Ma Hua's second uncle's eyes lit up and he immediately said enthusiastically: "Hey! What do I mean, Ma Hua, I didn't love you in vain.
What is the name of this master? How do you want to repair it? Is it a major change or a small change?"
Ma Hua slapped his head and said in annoyance: "I forgot to introduce you! This is my master He Yuzhu, the chef team leader of our steel rolling mill.
This is my second uncle Ma Liang, a well-known master bricklayer in our area."
"Nice to meet you!"
He Yuzhu said to him again: "I am also preparing to make major changes. Otherwise, I will take you to see the house first. If I tell you the requirements now, you won't be able to see anything.
I'll take a look at the house. You're going to give me a sketch of how much work and materials are needed. If there are no problems, we can start construction in the next few days. It's best if I can move in before the year."
Ma Liang couldn't stop the smile on his face and nodded in agreement. He didn't expect that there would be big work before the meeting.
He got up and ran into the back room, picked up a wooden box from inside and followed He Yuzhu.
He Yuzhu first took Ma Hua back to the steel rolling mill on his bicycle, and then led Ma Liang back to the courtyard.
As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw the third aunt washing clothes. When I saw Guo Xiangdong bringing a stranger, I asked out of curiosity: "Silly Zhu, who are you bringing?"
He gave a perfunctory answer: "The house is broken, so I brought someone to repair it and put air into the house while I slept at night."
When the third aunt heard this, she was not curious.
Siheyuan has been around for a long time. It is normal for the house to have problems, and people in the courtyard often ask bricklayers to repair their houses.
After entering the main courtyard, He Yuzhu took Ma Liang, who had been looking at the courtyard, into the house.
Pointing to the furniture in the house, he said: "It's best to separate a bathroom and a small kitchen for me in this house, and connect the tap water from the yard into the house. The rest is..."
He Yuzhu said in a crackling voice, and Ma Liang's eyes became brighter and brighter as he listened.
What a big job!
He Yuzhu had already thought about it. He was going to repair the house no matter what, and just do it as comfortable as possible.
At the beginning, I wanted to paint the whole room and patch the windows.
Later, I thought that going to the toilet in this courtyard is a problem, and I have to go outside to use the public toilet, and sometimes there is a queue in the morning. This is a bit excessive.
Let’s not talk about freezing buttocks. Sometimes I’m in a hurry in the morning and there are several people lining up in front of me...
This is unbearable!
Also, tap water must be brought in, otherwise you have to wash dishes and clothes outside in the winter... Not to mention the cold water, sometimes the water pipes are frozen solid in the morning.
Moreover, the water pipe was still at the door of Jia's house, where the little widow had used water all year round, and he didn't want to see the little widow.
In the past, when pipelines were laid in courtyards, the sub-district office would lay a main pipeline. If each household wanted to connect it to their home, the sub-district office would not care.
Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong's home has pipes connected to their own kitchen, making it convenient for washing and cooking.
When Ma Liang heard the request, he didn't waste any words. He acted like a professional and walked twice inside and outside the house with a serious expression. He opened the wooden box he carried with him and made gestures with a ruler.
While measuring the dimensions of various gestures, quickly draw sketches and annotations.
He Yuzhu looked at the busy Ma Liang and said, "Don't worry about whether the work can be done well in the end. Just this bluffing attitude, it feels very professional."
More than ten minutes later, when Ma Liang finished measuring, the interior sketch of his home also appeared in his notebook.
"Master He, the requirements you just mentioned are not all difficult. I simply tested them. This is a sketch. Take a look!" Ma Liang handed over the sketch in his hand and said slowly.
First, he poured a glass of water for Ma Liang, took the sketch, and looked at it carefully.
Not to mention, there is a specialization in this art. It’s true. It’s only been a while since the drawings have come out. The drawings are pretty good, including the area, size, and design of the partitions in the home!
What a talent!
He Yuzhu suddenly thought: "The bathroom must use the building's flushing water and toilet, don't make a mistake. There is no need to modify the outside of the house. If you want to keep it the same, just modify the inside of the house."
The outside of the house cannot be moved, it must be kept as it is, otherwise every house in this courtyard will be dilapidated and shabby, but your house is the newest, and you may be labeled by the jealous ones.
How chaotic it will be next year!
Father and son, husband and wife, neighbors, reported each other, slapped the blame on each other, alas! It was a complete mess...
Still need to be steady and low-key!
Being low-key is the way to go!
Ma Liang was stunned for a moment and nodded: "No problem, just change the interior of the house. It's not difficult."
After saying that, I lowered my head and made a few changes on the sketch.
After Ma Liang finished making changes, he asked Guo Xiangdong to take a look and said, "Master He, there is nothing wrong with the sketch. I will start making detailed drawings?"
Also, do you think you will provide the materials yourself or provide them to us?"
Chapter completed!