A little madman moved into the courtyard house next door.

Today is the second day since Xiao Sanfeng moved into Nanluoguxiang. He is waiting for news about the renovation of the house, so he did not go out today.

Around noon, a woman in her thirties and a man in his fifties came to the courtyard house at No. 93.

The two arrived at the door of the east wing. Although the door was open, the woman still politely knocked.

Xiao Sanfeng asked, "Who are you?"

The woman said, "Hello, are you Xiao Xiao? I'm Wang Chunxia, ​​an officer from the Hongxing Subdistrict Office, responsible for the Nanluoguxiang area. This is Master Lei, the captain of the construction team affiliated with the Subdistrict Office. Officer Chen from the Armed Forces Department came to see us and said you're renovating your house, so I came to find out more."

"Officer Wang, Master Lei, hello. I'm Xiao Sanfeng. Thank you for making the trip. Please come in and have a seat."

After the three sat down, Bai Wushuang came out to greet them, poured some water, and went back inside.

Xiao Sanfeng said, "It's like this, I have elderly people at home, and their beds will definitely be cold in winter. I'm thinking of building two kangs (heated brick beds). Also, I plan to convert the side room into a kitchen, build a wood-burning stove, and set up a cutting board or something."

"Xiao Xiao, that's no problem. Making some alterations to a private house is allowed. As long as you don't build the house taller than the surrounding houses, it's fine."

"Another issue is that it's inconvenient for the elderly in my family to go to the public toilet because it's too far. I plan to build a house on this vacant lot next door, and make it into a toilet and a shower room."

"Xiao Xiao, this is a bit difficult. Building a toilet in the yard will smell terrible, make you uncomfortable, and bother the neighbors."

"I have a solution for this. Build a septic tank underground and make sure to prevent odors on top, and there won't be any problem."

Master Lei asked in confusion, "Comrade Xiao, what kind of septic tank wouldn't smell?"

"Master Lei, it's about building a pool underground, and then dividing it into three smaller pools. The excrement from the toilet flows into the first pool, along with water from flushing the toilet, bathing, and washing clothes, where the feces will soak and ferment. Then it flows into the second pool, dissolves again, and enters the third pool. At this point, the sewage and clean water are almost mixed together, and then it's discharged."

Master Lei pondered for a moment and said, "This is a good idea. Your family doesn't produce much waste when they go to the toilet. With such a large amount of water, it can completely dissolve the feces. Then the wastewater will seep out through the underground soil."

Xiao Sanfeng then asked, "Officer Wang, since Master Lei said there's no problem, can we approve the construction of this toilet?"

"Since Master Lei says there's no problem, then we can start building."

"Officer Wang, also, I repaired the toilets, which will definitely increase water usage. Splitting the water bill equally isn't fair to them. Could I install my own water meter?"

"Okay, we'll issue a note, you can apply to the water company, and then they'll come and install it."

"Thank you, Officer Wang."

"Xiao Xiao, your family is a martyr's family, and you have elderly parents and young children. Our neighborhood office will take care of you. I will bring you all the necessary permits and approval documents for the renovation this afternoon. As for the wages, you can talk to Master Lei directly."

"Okay, then I'll thank you in advance, Officer Wang."

"Xiao Xiao, I'll head back now. You can discuss the rest with Master Lei." Wang Chunxia said before leaving.

After Wang Chunxia left, Xiao Sanfeng said, "Master Lei, we need to add four load-bearing columns to the walls of this toilet room. Lay a layer of wooden planks at a height of 2.6 meters, and then build it up to make a small loft."

"One wall above the mezzanine was completely opened up so that I could easily let my gyrfalcon in and out of the mezzanine."

Master Lei said, "Xiao, since this attic is going to be used as a nest for the gyrfalcon, the wooden planks need to be made of thick timber, and the joints need to be planed smooth and spliced ​​together without any gaps. The adhesive for building the wood-burning stove and the kang (heated brick bed) needs to be clay, which we need to dig up from the outskirts."

Xiao Sanfeng nodded and said, "I don't know anything about these things. Besides bricks and tiles, you can buy whatever else you need. Just tell me how much it costs, and I'll coordinate the receipts and paperwork. I'll pay all the wages for the labor costs."

"Okay, I'll arrange it. Also, we're doing short-term work, so we need to pay a bit more. The bricklayers and carpenters will get 1.2 yuan a day, and the odd-job workers will get 0.8 yuan a day. Everyone will be provided with lunch."

"Providing meals would be a bit difficult, as we just arrived and only have a small iron pot for cooking. Here's what I'll do: I'll give each of you half a pound of cornmeal a day, so you can cook at home and bring it with you."

"Xiao Xiao, that's no problem. It's summer now, so eating dry rations for lunch is fine. Since the paperwork can be approved this afternoon, I'll bring people to start work tomorrow."

"Okay, thank you, Master Lei."

"Xiao Xiao, I'll head back now." Master Lei said, then got up and left.

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After lunch, Wang Chunxia from the neighborhood office delivered the approval form for the renovation and expansion of the house, along with the approval slips for the materials.

After thanking him, Xiao Sanfeng went out. He first went to the bank to withdraw 1000 yuan in cash for later use, and then he got to work on the bricks and tiles.

Currently, Xiao Sanfeng still has about 20000 blue bricks in his space, and this house renovation will only require about 4000 bricks. He needs to go and take out the bricks and tiles.

There are still many houses in Beijing that were destroyed in the past, as well as houses that have been abandoned and destroyed due to disrepair over the years.

These houses were all in ruins. Xiao Sanfeng went out and headed east, finding a courtyard in ruins in Sanlitun. He secretly took out the blue bricks and red tiles from his spatial storage and placed them in the ruined courtyard.

He turned around and approached two cart pullers, saying, "Sirs, I have 4000 bricks and 1200 red tiles. Could you haul them for me?"

The cart driver said, "The bricks and tiles are very heavy; it will take more than a dozen cartloads to load them."

"I don't care how many people you need, just make sure you get all the land and transport it to the front yard of No. 93 Nanluoguxiang. You'll get your full payment."

"Four bricks for one cent, just stay home and wait."

"Okay, I'll take you to the place where the bricks and tiles are stored now."

When they arrived at the ruins where the bricks and tiles were stored, the cart drivers had some doubts. But when they saw that the bricks and tiles had all been used, and that there were people in Sijiu who would scavenge for intact bricks and tiles from ruins to sell, they stopped questioning them.

After explaining everything, Xiao Sanfeng went home to wait for the brick and tile hauling team to return.

On the way back, we passed a pipe factory we had just seen. A large area was piled with countless cement pipes.

Xiao Sanfeng released his divine sense and collected 300 cement pipes with an inner diameter of 30 centimeters and a length of 1.5 meters into his space.

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Sanfeng used his divine sense to drop 100 yuan into the pipe factory office, treating it as if he had spent money to buy these cement pipes.