Chapter 0324 – Early Morning

After sending Ouyang Jun away, Zhuang Rui quietly went into his grandparents’ room and used his aura to freshen up their bodies, and when he returned to his house, he was already in tears, it can’t be helped, the old man’s bodily functions are relatively poor, and Zhuang Rui can only use a little bit more of his aura each time, fortunately, now that the aura can recover on its own, or else Zhuang Rui wouldn’t have dared to use it with such recklessness.

The next day more than six o’clock Zhuang Rui got up, accompanied his mother and grandparents ate breakfast, Zhuang Rui drove to the courtyard, today not only to determine the drawings, but also to pay the money to the ancient clouds, should be divided into three payments, but Zhuang Rui in a few days to return to Pangcheng, the heart of the thought or a settlement.

There is the ancient master of this relationship in, Zhuang Rui is not afraid of the ancient cloud to him to play any trick, as for other people should earn money, Zhuang Rui is not stingy. These days, there is no food left in a friend’s house!

Around seven o’clock in Beijing is still relatively quiet, driving to work a family can still sleep a little lazy, but the overpass on the bike is intertwined like a stream, the roadside street park, the tree is full of bird cages, under the tree is a group of old people playing tai chi, presenting a harmonious picture of the city.

Zhuang Rui that quadrangle of the back side of the door built shack has not been cleaned up, can only park the car outside the alley, into the protected area of the alley, a variety of voices came, there is the sale of breakfast, there are shouting at the children to get up, indirectly interspersed with a certain literary workers “ee ah ah!” The sound of practicing voice.

At the entrance of the alley selling breakfast next to the old man, there is a long and thin, set up a shaving stall, is to a seven or eight-year-old child shaving bald it, that wear Cheng bright razor let Zhuang Rui as if back to childhood.

This courtyard is the most reflective of the old Beijing life where, said that the Hong Kong Wang diva was in the courtyard as a small daughter-in-law it, every morning to play rock that husband to the public toilet pouring toilet, of course, now many courtyards have been converted into a restroom, public toilets have been rare.

If not to see the clothes worn by the people who go to work, Zhuang Rui even suspect that he was in the old Beijing a hundred years ago, which is also considered to be the original authentic Beijing a scene, everywhere overflowing with the breath of life.

Zhuang Rui made up his mind, and so after the courtyard is built. Must take grandpa them over to live for a period of time, although the Yuquan Mountain is good, but it is too cold and quiet point, not as good as the whole gang of old men and women here to play chess and chat it!

“Hey, inside construction, don’t trespass.”

Came to the door of their own house, the courtyard door is open, many workers wearing helmets in and out, a lot of old residents from the doorway passing by, are curious to reach out to look at so a glance, Zhuang Rui was about to go in when it was shouted down.

“Ancient laborer is in, right? I’m looking for him.”

Zhuang Rui said to the worker with a sign on his chest, although Gu Yun was the boss of the ancient construction company, he was also an engineer, and more of his men still called him Gu Gong.

“It’s too messy inside, you can wait here! Worker Gu is inside, I’ll go shout for you.”

Zhuang Rui smiled bitterly at his words, his own house instead he couldn’t even enter himself, but luckily, after a minute or two. Gu Yun appeared in the doorway, followed by a Zhuang Rui recognized people, but the reserve’s deputy director Li, of course, this director compared to the district office’s director Zheng, that officer is a few levels worse.

“Zhuang old brother, why did you come so early ah? Here, put your hat on.” After Gu Yun came out, he handed Zhuang Rui a helmet.

“Director Li, why are you here too! Sorry, I have to trouble you guys for this period of time.”

Zhuang Rui first shook hands with that deputy director of the protected area, Li, turned back to Gu Yun and said with a smile, “Aren’t you guys even earlier than me? Constructing so early, it won’t affect the residents next to you, right?”

Zhuang Rui took the hat and put it on, and walked with Gu Yun towards the courtyard.

“We also just arrived, this day is too hot, take advantage of the morning to remove all the roofs first, Beijing people get up early, it won’t have an impact, besides there is Director Li, many things are convenient to deal with.”

“Should, should, this is also for the better protection of the buildings in the cultural district well!”

Li deputy director is also learning ancient construction origin, body has a nerd atmosphere, after graduation into the government sector, sent to the protected area of this clear water Yamen to, mixed for ten years to be a deputy director, but and Gu Yun is quite chatty.

“Protection?”

Listening to Director Li’s words, Zhuang Rui also entered the courtyard. Was instantly thunderstruck, where is this protection, clearly is the destruction of it, the original courtyard although the inside is dilapidated, but the outside looks like a thing, now it is full of holes, miserable.

All the roof of the house has been torn down, leaving only four walls standing alone there, the ground is all the broken bricks and tiles, even a place to land are not, connecting several yards of the pendant door are all removed, standing in front of the yard, you can see the four sides of the brick wall.

“Brother Gu, you have to leave those big trees for me! I have no place to find trees of this age.”

Zhuang Rui pointed to what was originally a few jujube trees and pomegranate trees in the garden of the center and backyard, said to Gu Yun, these trees are hundreds of years old, branches and leaves, but also an important scene inside the courtyard, Zhuang Rui is also ready to do a few stone tables and chairs under the trees, but a good place to cool off in the summer.

“You just put your heart in your stomach! This tree not only to stay, then I will also give you the whole lilac begonia flowers, that can reflect the identity and cultural cultivation. Okay, there is nothing to see here, let’s go to the pavilion side, where it has not been demolished, you look at the drawings, the signatures of the signatures, the back of the work I can also take over.”

“Brother Gu, want money you just say straight, hey.”

Zhuang Rui knows the meaning of the ancient cloud, no money to buy building materials, the back of the work naturally can not catch.

“You kid, and want the horse to run. And want the horse not to eat grass, where is such a cheap thing ah!” A few people talking, walked to the original wigwam pond side of a pavilion and sat down, Gu Yun from the accompanying bag pulled out a thick stack of information, handed it to Zhuang Rui.

Above a few drawings are copies of the original drawings of the Ministry of Public Works of the Qing Dynasty that built this house hundreds of years ago, but the following are some minor changes made by Gu Yun according to these copies, and the interior decoration of the room, these things are relatively simple, you can refer to other cases of decoration.

Gu Yun designed the middle and back two courtyards into two completely different styles, one is antique decoration, inside the furnishings and decoration completely in accordance with the style of ancient architecture, while the backyard master mansion, it is all modernized decoration, with the most advanced intelligent management system, water and electricity, air conditioning, television, refrigerator and all other home appliances are controlled by the computer.

“Some ancient building materials must go to the manufacturer to customize, so the price is much higher than ordinary building materials, but the quality is also better than ordinary building materials.”

The bottom few sheets of paper, is the cost budget of this project, as well as the cost of purchasing materials, Gu Yun do things very carefully, although it is an acquaintance’s project, but every money is listed clearly, and even the part of the money that they should earn are labeled, which is not available to take other jobs.

Zhuang Rui looked at the last figure, a total of 13.86 million, then nodded and said, “OK, Brother Gu, this money, I will give you a one-time payment of 14 million, if it can be completed ahead of schedule, there is no need to return the extra money, it will be treated as a bonus for the workers, if it’s not enough, you will find me again, OK?”

Of course Gu Yun nodded his head and agreed, many friends in real estate know. This developer payment, always procrastinate. Let’s say, a project is divided into three phases, began to say that the three phases of the completion of the payment of ninety-five percent, leaving five percent of the quality of the deposit to be paid after one year.

But often wait for the end of the project, the developer can pay seventy percent of the money even if it is very generous, as for the rest of the thirty percent, is not not to give, but dragging on a few years of time, and so the house is sold out or perhaps still owe it!

“OK, old brother, you can rest assured! When this house is built, I guarantee that I will have no problem living in it for a few hundred years.”

Gu Yun also understands that Zhuang Rui does not even deduct the deposit for the quality of the house, that is obviously in the face of his own old man, and he also knows Zhuang Rui’s background, what money should be earned, what should not be earned, Gu Yun is very clear.

As for the construction period, if the grip a little tighter, at most two months can be completed, Gu Yun is intended to the front foot to build the house up, immediately after the foot in addition to the renovation team, so that the overall progress will be greatly accelerated, wait until the final refurbishment of the garden, basically the construction and decoration of the house can be synchronized to complete.

Zhuang Rui on the garage and basement problems, and Gu Yun exchanged a moment, Director Li looks like today is all accompanied, did not leave, but he is also studying construction origin, looking at the drawings can also give some advice, a morning time soon passed.

Zhuang Rui looked at the time, has passed eleven o’clock, and quickly said: “Brother Gu, Director Li, let’s go to eat a meal together! I will not be in Beijing for a while, this house thing, all please you two.”

“No, no, the unit has a cafeteria, not far away, I’ll just go over to eat.”

Director Li is a thick person, waved his hand repeatedly, if this were Director Zheng, surely his ass to follow, and then eat the meal to buy off the bill.

“Director Li, let’s go together! Let’s also slaughter big money once today.”

Gu Yun pulled Director Li, he understands in his heart, this Director Li and yesterday’s Director Zheng, give but Zhuang Rui’s face, after the start of the construction Zhuang Rui is not there, they have a good relationship with them, in the future there will be a lot less trouble.

Director Li see excuses, also followed out of the courtyard.

Just out of the mansion door, Zhuang Rui’s phone rang, picked up a listen, but yesterday when he got off the car scraped his palm a little Liu Da host.

“Invite me to dinner at night? Don’t bother, I’ll treat you at noon! I don’t have time at night.”

Zhuang Rui now also learned a mouthful of authentic Peking dialect, speak to Peking flavor.