Beating the New First-tier: Starting from Abandoned Gas Stations

Chapter 42 Stunning Xiaoxiang Pavilion
"At our current riding speed, we should be able to reach a gas station in two days!"

Yang Xing licked his cracked lips.

The difficulty of cycling in the Gobi Desert was far beyond their previous expectations. They planned to continue after reaching Tufan County in Xin Province. However, the female team members could not persist and had to turn back!
in this way,

It also means that this cycling challenge across the Tama Gobi has completely failed.

"Two more days. My dream now is to take a hot shower and sleep soundly in the big bed."

The team members sighed to the sky, feeling that they were on the verge of collapse.

Upon hearing,
The female team member next to her licked her lips.
"Me too! Besides the big bed, it would be great to have a big table full of dinner, eight cold dishes and eight hot dishes. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, I'm drooling just thinking about it."

He turned around and glanced at the exhausted team members.

Yang Xing was helpless.

"Everyone, be realistic. What you're talking about may not even be available in Shayang County. You have to wait until you reach Gequan City."

"The captain is right! Everyone, hold on a little longer. Boss Shen's gas station only has instant noodles and dried noodles, but at least we can get a good night's sleep. Then everyone won't be as tired as they are now."

The vice-captain of the cycling team immediately boosted morale.

"Then do your best!"

Some of the team members at the back waved weakly.

"come on!"

Yang Xing glanced at the end of National Highway 215 and took the lead in riding.

The Gobi Desert's uninhabited areas have always been labeled with words like dead silence, desert, and despair, but at this moment, the sound of firecrackers was heard more than a hundred kilometers away from Shayang County.

"I didn't expect that the Xiaoxiang Pavilion contracted by Lao Wang would be the first to be completed!"

not far away,
Two men wearing white helmets were looking at the place where firecrackers were being set off with envy on their faces.

A moment later, the smoke and dust from the firecrackers settled, and an inner courtyard garden with green bricks and green tiles and a two-story ancient building appeared in front of everyone. There was also a plaque hanging above the entrance of the courtyard, with the words "A Phoenix is ​​Coming" written on it.

The entire Xiaoxiang Pavilion is in the shape of a convex character, with houses in the front and back yards.

The house is not a townhouse.
Instead, they are connected by a winding corridor, outside of which is a winding stone path, with cold-resistant bamboo, cedar and other green plants on both sides.

There is only a small stone arch bridge between the front and back yards, and a two-meter-wide pebble stream below.
At first glance, it's simply stunning.

"There's nothing we can do. Lao Wang has more workers than we do, and they work in three shifts on the seamless diagonal street. It's understandable that they're faster than us."

One of the men sighed slightly.

"Old Li, why are you sighing? Your Yihong Pavilion should be finished by tomorrow afternoon. Unlike my Qiu Shuang Zhai, it's a question whether it can be finished the day after tomorrow."

The companion next to him said unhappily.

"Actually, even if you finish the work the day after tomorrow, it won't make a difference. There's definitely still a lot of cash in that third-party account! Just look at how brisk business the gas station has been these past couple of days. They're bringing in a lot of cash every day."

The man who spoke first turned his head and looked behind him.

About two hundred meters away from him, there were many large trucks lined up under the snow shed of the gas station!
"I'm no longer worried about our project payment. I envy Lao Wang that after the Xiaoxiang Pavilion is completed, he can take on new projects from Mr. Shen. I heard Mr. Shen say that the next project is the inner lake, the outer wall and the gate.
This is a project with low construction difficulty and the highest profit margin.

I estimate that with Lao Wang's character, the battle will be over in a week at most."

The man curled his lips and said sourly.

"That can't be helped. Old Wang is so fast! Of course, if it weren't for Mr. Shen's personal guidance day and night these past few days, Old Wang would be nothing."

The man in the white hat gave a wry smile.

"Yes, but then again... who is Mr. Shen, the owner of this gas station? I never thought that the ancient buildings in our Xia country could be built so beautifully! Apart from the few remaining landmarks in Yancheng, there is probably no place in the entire Xia country that can compare to this place.

Also, if a house like this was placed in the city, wouldn’t it cost several thousand yuan a night?
But Mr. Shen chose to build it in this barren Gobi Desert and use it as a shelter. I really can't understand it!"

After a moment of silence, the man sighed with some doubt.

Today he took some time to visit Xiaoxiang Pavilion. Just one glance and he knew that this was not a place for someone of his level to stay.

"I heard from Old Zheng, the contractor for the staff dormitory area, that Mr. Shen is the director of ancient building restoration at the Xiaguo Ancient Architecture Research Institute, at the deputy director level."

Look around,

The man in the white hat lowered his voice and spoke.

"Such a high level? Oh my god, don't scare me!"

"Why would I scare you? Think about it again. If Mr. Shen didn't have such a high level, would his ancient architecture skills be so high? Would Mr. Lu from the Northwest Branch of Xiaguo Petroleum be able to come and supervise the work in person?"

at this time,

The two of them looked very much like the aunties and grandmas wearing flowery cotton jackets and eating melon seeds at the village entrance.

"Wait, isn't it said that people within the system can't engage in business? And if Mr. Shen is truly a leader within the system, where does his money come from? Compared to our urban construction expenses, the construction materials used in the past few days are the biggest expense.

I dare not say more.

There must be 20 or 30 million.”

The man continued.

"Well, anyway, as long as we know that Mr. Shen is not that simple, our top priority is to finish the existing project as soon as possible and then continue to take work from Mr. Shen. That's the right way."

After all,

The man in the white hat walked towards his construction site.

"Makes sense!"

at the same time,

When two contractors were chatting outside,
Shen Chuan was walking inside Xiaoxiang Pavilion with another man, looking at the situation inside the pavilion.

"Engineer Wang, the beds and bathroom fixtures in each room must be installed tonight. I'm planning on debugging the water and electrical circuits tonight!"

I looked up at the wooden lattice glass window on the second floor.
Shen Chuan said.

Although the area of ​​Xiaoxiang Pavilion is not the largest in the entire Grand View Garden, it has quite a few rooms, with twenty in total.

"Boss Shen, are we moving in tonight? Do we need to keep the ventilation open for two more days?"

The man called Wang Gong hesitated for a moment before asking in a low voice.

But everyone could see the admiration for Shen Chuan in his eyes.

Others don’t know how Shen Chuan has been getting through the past few days, but he knows best!

Especially the key part of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion,
None of the carpenters he brought with him could help. It was basically Shen Chuan who was guiding the whole process, and in some places Shen Chuan even did the work himself.

It can be said,
If there was no Shen Chuan, no matter how many workers and machines he called, Xiaoxiang Pavilion would not be built.

"No need! After the water and electrical circuits are tested, just open the windows every day and let in some natural air."

Shen Chuan waved his hand.

He knew what the contractor was worried about, but in fact, all the building materials used in Xiaoxiang Pavilion this time were second-hand or inventory building materials, and the interior decoration of the room was the same. In addition to the mortise and tenon structure, the glue used was also formaldehyde-free environmentally friendly glutinous rice glue.
There is no need to worry about formaldehyde exceeding the standard.

(End of this chapter)