Chapter 5 Decorating the House
The next morning, Wang Jianfeng arrived at the door of the street office early.

Wang Jianfeng had just been here yesterday, so he was naturally familiar with the place today and went straight into the street office.

After coming in, Wang Jianfeng went straight to Director Wang's office.

Knock on the door.

enter.

"Hello, Director Wang."

"It's you, Comrade Wang Jianfeng. You came to me about the house renovation, right? Wait a moment, I will take you there after I finish processing this document." Director Wang said when he saw Wang Jianfeng, because he had communicated with Director Wang yesterday.

As the functional department of this area, the street office often repairs houses, so naturally there is a special engineering team for cooperation.

Director Wang said, "Come with me. I'll take you directly to the leader of the engineering team."

"When the time comes, if you need anything, just talk to him directly."

As he was speaking, Director Wang stood up and took Wang Jianfeng with him to a courtyard with two entrances next to the yard.

"Is Captain Lei here?"

"Director." A middle-aged man with a square face walked over. He was tall and strong.

He looks to be in his forties.

"Jianfeng, this is Captain Lei. He is an excellent house repairman. This craft is passed down from generation to generation and is well-known in this area."

Director Wang pointed at the square-faced man and said, "If you need anything, just ask him."

"Captain Lei, this is Wang Jianfeng. He works at the steel mill. He wants to renovate his house. You two can talk about the details."

"I have something else to do, so I won't bother you any more."

Director Wang said this and turned and left, leaving the space to the two of them.

"You're busy."

Wang Jianfeng watched Director Wang leave, and then said to Captain Lei:
"Captain Lei, please come with me."

"It should."

Captain Lei said politely, without hesitation, packed up his things and followed Wang Jianfeng.

……

In the courtyard.

Wang Jianfeng and the square-faced man stood together, looking at the house and yard in front of them, pointing and communicating.

"Captain Lei, you see, this is the basic condition of the house. My idea is that if we need to renovate it, we should do a major renovation."

"For the house, you need to renovate the main house and build a attic. You need a staircase to go up and down the attic. The same goes for the ear room. Renovate the collapsed one and build a kitchen outside. Build a toilet in the northeast corner and a bathroom next to the ear room. Make a kang in the room. Then build two cellars for me. Lay floor tiles inside the house. Help me build a door at the moon gate. Help raise the courtyard wall by 0.9 meters. Pave a 1-meter-wide aisle with floor tiles from the moon gate to the front door. Also, connect a separate pipe for tap water to this yard, build a small pool, and install a separate electricity meter for me. That's about it." After Wang Jianfeng told Master Lei the general requirements, Master Lei started drawing sketches.

"This is a sketch. Comrade Wang Jianfeng, please take a look and see if you have any other requirements." Captain Lei handed him the sketch and said

He immediately took the drawing and looked at it for a while, "Yes, that's what it looks like. Can this be made?"

"Of course you can, but there are a few things that are more troublesome. If you want to make a major change, you need approval if the property is public. If it's private, you just need to go to the street office to register it. If you want to repair a toilet, you need to use underground pipes, and these materials are difficult to obtain and the cost is relatively high," Captain Lei said.

"Master Lei, this house is my private property. I just need to register it when the time comes. As for the cost, how much do you think it will cost for the labor and materials?"

"Renovating the two main rooms and the attic will cost about 300 million, the two side rooms will cost 120 million, the toilet will cost 150 million because of the special materials, the bathroom will cost 80, the door will cost 30, the corridor will cost 20, the kitchen will cost 60, and the sink will cost you 860 million for free."

"Okay, no problem. How long will it take to complete?" Wang Jianfeng thought for a moment and answered. The main reason was that he thought the price was really not expensive.

"It will probably take 10 to 15 days to complete," Captain Lei responded.

After discussing with Wang Jianfeng for a long time and working out all the details, Captain Lei nodded with satisfaction.

"Captain Lei, this is 500 million for materials. The rest will be paid in one lump sum after completion. Just click," Wang Jianfeng said, then took out the money from his bag.

"Comrade Jianfeng, rest assured. I will bring the construction team here tomorrow morning. We will bring all the materials and equipment here." Captain Lei took the money and responded while counting it.
"Money is not a problem. It will take about a week to renovate the house, mainly the toilet. We need to lay pipes and pipelines, which is more troublesome. It will probably take a few days. Don't worry. I can only guarantee that you can live in the new house in 15 days. Let me go prepare the materials first," Captain Lei continued.
After saying that, Captain Lei did not stay and left in a hurry after exchanging a few polite words with Wang Jianfeng.

"It's a huge expense. Buying the house and decorating it cost 2200 million. I have to buy furniture and daily necessities next, which will probably cost several million more. My wallet has shrunk by half." Wang Jianfeng made a rough calculation and felt very distressed. This money was the result of his hard work in the past three years.

In the next two days, he went to the Trust Store to buy some furniture. Many of the furniture at this time were left over from the Ming and Qing dynasties. He preferred the simple ones.

Moreover, the section chief only gave us three days to settle down, and there were still two days left, which was more than enough time.

As for accommodation, we can only stay in the guesthouse for a few days. It won’t be too late to come back after the house is repaired in a few days.

……

After leaving the courtyard, Wang Jianfeng did not return to the guesthouse, nor did he walk around the area.

He got on the bus and headed towards Zhengyangmen.

One is to go to the department store and buy some clothes and shoes.

At this time, although unified purchase and sale had begun, the era of coupons had not yet arrived, and the market economy was in its final twilight.

As for daily necessities, you can only buy them at department stores or supply and marketing cooperatives after the house is renovated.

Then go to the trust store to look at furniture. At that time, the trust store had a lot of good things. The trust store was actually a pawnshop before the public-private partnership, which sold all kinds of second-hand goods.

Because there are professional craftsmen who can see clearly, you rarely buy fakes, and the credibility is guaranteed.

Wang Jianfeng booked two rosewood beds, spending 3.6 million yuan, and rosewood chair covers and seats for another 1.2 million yuan. He then bought cabinets, desks, some antique paintings and calligraphy and a bunch of other things, spending a total of more than 12 million yuan. But for Wang Jianfeng, this money was really worth it. In the future, these things would be worth at least a few small goals. But now he doesn't dare to buy more, and he can only buy them quietly in the future, otherwise these things may not be kept in the future.

Wang Jianfeng paid the deposit, agreed on the delivery date, settled the payment after the goods were delivered, and then left the trust store and went back to the guesthouse.

(End of this chapter)