Chapter 11 Moving into a new home
It took me almost four hours to get back to the city by bike, mainly because the road out of the village was too difficult to walk on. I pushed the bike for two hours, and then rode for more than an hour to the road. No wonder no buyers were willing to come to the mountains to pick up the goods. It seems that the issue of road construction needs to be studied.

In the current situation, we can only repair it ourselves, carrying it on our shoulders or by other people. Even if we can raise the pigs, it is quite difficult to get them out. It is a huge project to repair and level the mountain road of more than 20 kilometers.

I should wait until the first batch of chickens and rabbits are ready before discussing it with my cousin Wang Youtian and the others. Otherwise, we can't even get enough food to eat, so how can we have the energy to repair the road? After the first batch of chickens and rabbits are ready, we can exchange the money for some food and various daily necessities.

However, even if the surface is repaired and smoothed, it will probably take at least half a year to get it back to the normal state. At the very least, carts can pass through and bicycles can be ridden.

In the afternoon, Wang Jianfeng returned to the steel rolling mill, handed over the supplies and then returned to the courtyard.

"Comrade Jianfeng, you're back. The house has been basically renovated. We'll just do some finishing touches today and you can hand it over tomorrow. Everything is done according to your requirements. Do you have any other requirements?" Captain Lei said with a smile when he saw Wang Jianfeng coming back.
"It looks fine. I'll come over to inspect it tomorrow. There shouldn't be any problems."

"Okay, we'll finish it all today."

"Okay, I'll come back early tomorrow morning. Thank you for your hard work these past few days. I'll go home first. See you tomorrow." Wang Jianfeng said a little tired after running back and forth.
"See you tomorrow"

Afterwards, Wang Jianfeng went to Beiluoguxiang again and asked Master Qian to help deliver the cage the next day. Then he went to the Trust Store and gave them the address and asked them to help deliver the furniture the next day. He then went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy two packs of cigarettes.

The next day, Wang Jianfeng went to the steel mill to ask for a day off from Section Chief Wu and a day off for the weekend. He would start preparing to move tomorrow. Finally, he didn't have to live in the guesthouse anymore. The environment of the guesthouse was really not good.

When Wang Jianfeng returned from the steel rolling mill, Master Lei and his team were already waiting there.

Wang Jianfeng also inspected the house step by step. Overall, it was better than he had imagined. Everything looked brand new. Many structures of the house used mortise and tenon structure, and the earthquake resistance was excellent. He was worthy of being the royal craftsman in the past, and his reputation was well-deserved.

"Master Lei, you did a great job in decorating my house. Thank you for your hard work these days," Wang Jianfeng thanked.

"This is the remaining balance, please click"

"Comrade Jianfeng, the money is no problem. We will do as you say," Captain Lei said to Wang Jianfeng.

"We have dug a basement, and the entrance is inside your main room," Captain Lei whispered in Wang Jianfeng's ear.

At this time, the furniture deliveryman also came over, and Captain Lei asked the workers to help move and organize the furniture. Soon, the empty house finally looked like a home. Then Wang Jianfeng also readily paid the balance of the furniture.

Soon after, the chicken coop was delivered. I, Jianfeng, placed it in the corner that had been reserved in advance, and then gave the remaining money to the bamboo craftsman.

After the furniture and other items were put in place, Wang Jianfeng gave Captain Lei a cigarette.

"Comrade Jianfeng, I've put your things away for you. If there's nothing else, we'll go back first," Captain Lei said.
After basically handling the matter, Wang Jianfeng went to the guesthouse to pack his luggage. In fact, he didn't have much luggage, just a suitcase with some documents and a few daily clothes and shoes.

"Comrade, I want to check out"

"Why don't you stay here?"

"The company has allocated a house for us, and we have to move in today."

"Okay, I'll check you out."

Wang Jianfeng had lived here for more than half a month and was familiar with the people in the guesthouse, so he chatted with them for a while. He put his luggage on his bicycle and returned to the courtyard. He was busy all morning, and the afternoon would probably be even busier. There was nothing for daily necessities at home, so he had to go shopping.

After hurriedly eating breakfast, Wang Jianfeng rode his bicycle to the coal plant and bought a ton of coal, spending 100,000 yuan, plus an additional 8,000 yuan for delivery fee. One ton of coal was almost enough for a family for half a year. Then he went to the Laodaokou Supply and Marketing Cooperative.

"Hello, comrade. I want to buy two blankets, four bottles of toothpaste, two toothbrushes, a washbasin, a foot basin, two buckets, a kettle, a teapot, six teacups, a set of pots and pans, two kitchen knives, a steamer, a stove, two brooms, and some oil, salt, sauce and vinegar. I also bought two large ceramic bars (for rice or flour), 50 kilograms of rice and flour each, and finally two quilts, 20 feet of cloth and 30 kilograms of cotton." Wang Jianfeng started by listing the daily necessities he wanted to buy.

"Are you moving to a new house? Why are you buying so many things?" the salesperson asked in surprise. After all, if someone buys so many things at once, he must be a big customer.

"Yes, I just moved and I have nothing at home, so I'll buy everything at once."

"Okay, the total cost is 1,853,600 yuan."

"Okay, here's the money, count it."

"The money is right, here's the ticket, take it."

Wang Jianfeng ran back and forth three times before he took all the things home. Fortunately, the supply and marketing cooperative was not far away from the courtyard.

In the afternoon, Wang Jianfeng sorted out things at home, and then went to the house of Mrs. Li next door to ask her to help make two sets of clothes.

After packing up everything, Wang Jianfeng sat on a chair and looked at the yard. He felt like something was missing. The yard was bare and could be used to plant a few fruit trees. However, pear trees and jujube trees are suitable for the north. These two types of fruit trees are cold-resistant and easy to survive. As for seedlings, he can buy a few next time he goes to the countryside to purchase, and then plant some fruits, vegetables, etc. Isn't this definitely the urban pastoral style of later generations?

Now that I have a house and a car, the only things I need are a radio and a sewing machine. I can think about the sewing machine when I get married, but I have to get a radio right away. In this age without mobile phones, the radio can be said to be the only entertainment facility.

As for the house, the worst thing is a hostess, so this should be put on the agenda. But who should I find? This is a problem

After resting for a while, Wang Jianfeng went out again. This time he did not go to the Laodaokou Supply and Marketing Cooperative, but went to a district supply and marketing cooperative a little further away. His goal was to buy two things, a radio and a lock. The courtyard house now looked very peaceful on the surface, but Wang Jianfeng had always been thinking about living his own life behind closed doors, so he had to buy the lock.

Soon Wang Jianfeng arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative.

"Do you have a radio here? How much is one?"

"You want to buy a radio, 150 million each"

"Okay, please give me one, and also please give me a lock," said Wang Jianfeng.

“2.5 a bunch”

"Okay, here's the money, just order it."

"Money is no problem, I'll issue you an invoice"

Afterwards, Wang Jianfeng returned home.

(End of this chapter)