Chapter 97 Buying materials to build a house
"Your father and the others just came here yesterday, why are you here again? What's the matter?"
Mr. Ma is over sixty years old this year. People who live to this age are not very simple. He can see through Ye Yuze's intention at a glance.
"Master Ma, don't my family plan to build a house? The place is too small. I want to pad up the area at the entrance of the village and build six rooms directly."
Mr. Ma's eyes narrowed. "Does your father know about this?"
Ye Yuze nodded without any guilt. "He asked me to come!"
Mr. Ma pondered for a while. "The old house is really small. You still have two uncles at home. Then build it!"
"But you also know about my family situation. I don't have a good relationship with the brigade, so why don't I beg you to come?"
Mr. Ma nodded: "Don't worry about this matter. I'll go to Xu Seng and tell him. I guess he won't dare not agree!"
When Ye Yuze saw that the matter was settled, he quickly took out three hundred yuan.
"Master Ma, just do your good deeds to the end! People from Zhangluo, please pad the place."
Master Ma glanced at Ye Yuze. He took out ten cards and handed them to Ye Yuze.
"We are relatives. Others need at least two hundred and fifty. But your family's two hundred is enough!"
Ye Yuze shouted. "Master Ma, don't tell my family about the money."
Hearing this, Mr. Ma was stunned for a moment, put on his clothes and got off the ground. He pulled on his shoes and walked out.
Within half an hour, dozens of wheelbarrows appeared at the entrance of the village, pushing soil into an open space.
There was also a group of people who tied several stones with ropes and pounded them while shouting chants.
They put a layer of soil on it and did it all over again. They worked in full swing.
There is no shortage of soil in rural areas. It can be found everywhere. I worked from the afternoon until ten o'clock in the evening.
At that time, nothing could be seen. Mr. Ma found a few lanterns and hung them on the trees. People did not stop to rest until the soil on which they were padded was higher than the passers-by in the village.
At this time, the family also knew about this matter. They interrogated Ye Yuze, the culprit who had just arrived home.
Ye Yuze admitted openly. "I asked Mr. Ma for help. Where are my two uncles? They are both getting married. What should I do if I don't have a house?"
Dad stopped talking. He already knew how powerful this evil son was.
Mom opened her mouth to say something, but she really didn't dare to show off her power at her mother-in-law's house.
The old people were very happy. Grandpa simply walked around on the newly padded area. He seemed to be measuring something.
This is also the first time that grandma and grandma have met. Although their living environments are completely different, the two old ladies are also very harmonious.
It's just that there is definitely no room for so many people. Uncle Xue next door simply vacated the new house of his eldest son who was getting married for them to live in.
Uncle Xue's surname is also Xu, and his youngest son is naive. His nickname is Laorou. He is the same age as Ye Yuze. He will smile silly when he sees Ye Yuze.
Ye Yuze naturally wouldn't go out to live. He lived with his parents and two younger brothers on his grandma's big kang.
The rural areas here are all made of earthen kangs. This is to keep them warm when cooking in winter.
Ever since Ye Yuze came in, grandma held him in her arms and never let go.
Grandma is a traditional old man. Her eldest grandson is her heart and soul.
Ye Yuze's father helped her to support the house. But the eldest grandson solved the house problem as soon as he came and built six rooms at once.
The old lady's lifelong wish suddenly came true.
She was only in her thirties when her husband left. The reason why she did not remarry was to pass on the legacy of the Ye family.
Now six big houses can be built in one house, so there is no need to worry about the problems of the wife.
There will definitely be some older girls who are trying to get someone to marry them.
For an old lady who has been poor all her life, she will wake up laughing even if she falls asleep.
Early the next morning, the stone shop owner was sneaking around in front of Ye Yuze's grandma's house. When he saw Ye Yuze, he waved to him.
Ye Yuze walked over and asked, "Uncle Shitou, have you got the meat tickets?"
Shitou took out a dozen tickets from his arms and handed them to Ye Yuze.
"Isn't this free? It costs two cents a pound."
Ye Yuze smiled, took out ten dollars and gave it to him. After thinking about it, he gave him another dollar. This was more than the two pounds of meat promised to him.
Shitou happily patted him on the head.
"Boy, that's interesting. If you need anything, come to me!"
After saying that, Ye Yuze, fearing that he might regret it, dragged his lame leg and quickly entered the alley and disappeared.
At this time, everyone in the family also got up. Breakfast was cornmeal pancakes and cornmeal porridge.
Grandma borrowed this from someone else's house. Every family is short of food. Cornmeal is a good thing.
At home, we usually eat noodles ground from millet with the skin on, which makes the throat ache when swallowing. There are also sweet potato noodles, elm bark noodles, and sorghum noodles.
Anyway, in future generations, pigs will be fed something that they won’t like to eat.
The place was all padded. Naturally, the family was busy buying bricks. The things they had prepared before were definitely not enough.
It's very convenient to buy bricks. There is a brick factory in the commune. If you give me the money, they will bring them to you. They will also give you tractors.
The original plan was to buy bricks worth 300 yuan. But now there are six rooms, so of course we have to add 300 yuan.
Dad borrowed a bicycle and was about to go to the brick factory. But he was stopped by Ye Yuze.
"Here, let me go with my uncle. You can lay the foundation at home."
Dad thought for a while and nodded. The helpers will be here soon. We still have to arrange food. Although there is no meat, people have to be fed, right?
Dad handed him three hundred yuan and asked his uncle to take him to the brick factory.
The brick factory was not far away, and it only took ten minutes to arrive. Ye Yuze went to the factory director and told him his intention.
The factory director knew who it was as soon as he heard it. "Pay the money and someone will send it to you shortly!"
I was stunned for a moment after saying this. "Didn't I send it to you two days ago? Why do you still need it?"
Although the old man was eighteen years old, he obviously had no experience in dealing with adults. He was stunned when he was asked.
"Hello, uncle, we were originally going to build three rooms a few days ago. Now that the place is bigger, we are planning to build six rooms. So we don't have enough bricks!"
"Hiss!" The factory director took a breath.
Six houses were built at once, and they were still erected brick houses. This is unique in the ten miles and eight towns! It is worthy of being a family with a member of the public family.
Ye Yuze handed over a box of cigarettes. "Uncle, how much will it cost if we use all bricks?"
The factory director took the cigarette and glanced at Ye Yuze. This little guy had no local accent at all. It seemed that he had returned from other places.
He thought about it for a moment. Three hundred yuan was already a bit too much. Just add half of the amount for standing bricks.
After hearing this, Ye Yuze did not hesitate. He took out 900 yuan and handed it to the factory director.
"Uncle, just send it to us directly! By the way, uncle. Do you know where I can buy floor slabs?"
The factory worker silently took the money, asked the accountant to issue an invoice, and then pointed to the east.
There is a prefabricated panel factory in the county, but there has been no business. We have few buildings built here.
Chapter completed!