Chapter 151 Huairu! Are you feeling better?

Chapter 151 Huairu! Are you feeling better?

Chapter 151 Huairu! Are you feeling better?

After finishing his lunch, Jia Dongming remembered that he needed heating equipment and cement for renovating his home. He hurried to the steel mill's fleet and borrowed a truck from the fleet. He then drove the truck away from the steel mill.

After driving out of the city, Jia Dongming found an empty place and put all the heating equipment and cement needed for home decoration in the truck bed, then drove the truck back to Tongluoguxiang.

Jia Dongming parked the car and walked quickly into the courtyard. When he arrived at the old house of the Jia family in the middle courtyard, he saw the masters who were repairing the house. He took out a pack of Peony cigarettes from his pocket and gave one to each of the masters present. Then he said to Master Lei, "Master Lei! I have brought back the heating equipment and cement. Please help me arrange a few people to help me move the things."

Master Lei took the cigarette handed to him by Jia Dongming, first put it to his nose to smell it, then put the cigarette between his ears, and then shouted to several masters: "Dazhu, Erzhu, you two hurry out and help the boss move the things to the other courtyard."

When Master Lei's two apprentices heard what Master Lei said, they immediately put down their work and followed Jia Dongming out of the yard.

It took about ten minutes for everyone to move everything into the yard. Master Lei looked at the heating device in front of him and said to Jia Dongming with a smile, "Boss! Your heating device is a good thing. As long as you connect the water pipes to the device, when winter comes, you will have a constant supply of hot water whenever you cook. The only drawback is that it consumes a lot of coal."

When Jia Dongming heard what Master Lei said, he showed a surprised expression on his face and asked Master Lei curiously: "Master Lei! Have you ever seen such a heating device?"

When Master Lei heard Jia Dongming's question, he smiled and replied, "Of course I have seen it. In the past, foreign embassies installed such equipment. However, your equipment is obviously much smaller than the equipment used by foreigners."

After hearing what Master Lei said, Jia Dongming realized that the items rewarded to him by the system were all products in line with the current era and were not as high-tech as he had imagined.

Jia Dongming looked at the cement placed aside and said to Master Lei with a smile: "Master Lei! Do you think this cement is enough? If not, I will go get some more."

Master Lei saw the cement on the side and learned that Jia Dongming could actually get some cement. He immediately said to Jia Dongming, "Boss! If you can get more cement, go get some more. I'll help you pave the ground in the yard with cement, and then use cement to repair the drainage canals. When it rains heavily in the future, the yard won't be muddy or flooded."

When Jia Dongming heard what Master Lei said, he was immediately moved and asked Master Lei: "Master Lei! According to what you just said, how many tons of cement do I need to bring back?"

When Master Lei heard Jia Dongming use tons to describe it, an expression of surprise appeared on his face. At the same time, he also had a better understanding of Jia Dongming's ability.

Master Lei made a quick estimate in his mind, and then said to Jia Dongming: "Boss! I just estimated that if you can get more cement, it would be best if you can bring back three tons. If you can't get that much, then one and a half tons will be fine."

"Uncle! Master Lei! All the masters, take a break first, drink some tea and quench your thirst." Just as Jia Dongming and Master Lei were discussing the amount of cement needed, Qin Huairu came to Jia Dongming with a kettle and a few bowls and greeted everyone present.
After hearing what Qin Huairu said and seeing that she had recovered, Jia Dongming asked her meaningfully, "Huairu! Are you feeling better?"

When Qin Huairu heard Jia Dongming's question and thought of what happened last night, a blush quickly floated onto her crystal-clear cheeks, and she replied in a delicate voice: "Uncle! My illness has improved a lot."

Jia Dongming then made another trip to transport all the cement needed for the house repairs back to the courtyard, and then drove back to the steel mill. "Chief Jia! Are you back from get off work?" At around five in the evening, Jia Dongming rode his bicycle back to the courtyard. When the gatekeeper Yan Bugui saw Jia Dongming coming back from get off work, he immediately greeted him warmly.

Jia Dongming, who was pushing his bicycle into the courtyard, saw Yan Bugui greeting him. He smiled and said to Yan Bugui, "Uncle! The weather has gradually turned colder, and growing vegetables is different from growing flowers. If you water them like this every day, the roots of the vegetables will rot easily."

Yan Bugui was surprised when he heard Jia Dongming's reminder. He asked Jia Dongming curiously, "Chief Jia! Is there any difference between growing vegetables and growing flowers?"

When Jia Dongming heard Yan Bugui's question, he smiled and said to Yan Bugui: "Uncle! There are many things to know about this, but I have never grown vegetables, so I don't know the specifics."

When Yan Bugui heard what Jia Dongming said, he thought of what the third aunt had told him when he got home from get off work, and he quickly said to Jia Dongming, "Chief Jia! My wife said that you brought back a lot of cement this afternoon. Is that true?"

When Jia Dongming heard Yan Bugui asking about cement, he immediately remembered Yan Bugui's character of taking advantage. He instinctively thought that Yan Bugui was going to take the cement, and then smiled and said to Yan Bugui: "Uncle! This is not a house renovation, we need a lot of cement, so I begged and pleaded with my comrades to get this cement."

After hearing Jia Dongming's answer, Yan Bugui immediately said to him, "Chief Jia! The situation is like this. Look at the steps at the gate of our yard. When you pass by the gate on your way to and from work, you need to carry your bicycle to get in and out of the yard. Since your house is being renovated, can you ask the master to help build a slope on the steps at the gate so that you don't have to carry your bicycle in and out of the yard in the future?"

Jia Dongming originally thought that Yan Bugui was going to take advantage of his cement, but he didn't expect Yan Bugui to actually make this suggestion. Thinking about the inconvenience of having to carry a bicycle in and out of the gate on weekdays, Jia Dongming answered very straightforwardly, "Okay! I'll talk to Master Lei later and ask him to find some time to build a slope with cement at the steps at the gate that can be used to push wooden carts in and out of the courtyard."

Yan Bugui originally wanted to use the cement that Jia Dongming brought back to build a cement ramp at the gate of the yard so that wooden carts could enter the city, but because of Jia Dongming's status, Yan Bugui didn't dare to say it. Now that Jia Dongming took the initiative to propose building a ramp that could allow wooden carts to enter and exit, Yan Bugui hurriedly thanked Jia Dongming: "Chief Jia! Then I will thank the neighbors in the yard. Thank you."

"Uncle! You're back from get off work!" Yan Bugui's words had just fallen when Bang Geng ran into the courtyard from outside with sweat all over his forehead. When he saw Jia Dongming standing in the front yard chatting with the third uncle, he immediately shouted to Jia Dongming happily.

Jia Dongming heard Banggeng's shout and saw Banggeng's head covered with sweat. He asked Banggeng, "Banggeng! Where did you go to play? Why is your head covered with sweat?"

Bang Geng heard Jia Dongming's question and immediately introduced himself to Jia Dongming: "Uncle! We were playing the game of police catching thieves in the alley. I was a policeman and I caught many thieves in a short time."

When Jia Dongming heard what Banggeng said, he smiled and said to him, "Banggeng! Come on! You are responsible for pushing uncle's bicycle. Let's go home and have dinner together."

When Banggeng heard Jia Dongming's instructions, he ran to Jia Dongming's side with a happy face, then pushed the bicycle that was almost as tall as him and walked towards the central courtyard.

(End of this chapter)