It turned out that Wang Mantang and the others were building a semi-open canopy.
After seeing the items piled up in the rain shed, Yang Chen's interest was piqued.
"Master Wang, Master Xiao, these should be old buildings that have just been dismantled, right?”
"Chen Zi, you have good taste. Look, this Five Flower Pavilion has three eaves. It started in the Ming Dynasty and has been passed down for hundreds of years. Isn't it just that old archway in Dongdan? Eh? It's a pity that from now on, the people of Sijiu City will never see it again.”
As Xiao Banxian finished speaking, Wang Mantang also sighed and said,""These things are good, but unfortunately, the city needs to develop, so they can't keep up with the development of the times.”
Their words reminded Yang Chen.
Because he had been neglecting something during this period of time.
That's right, this was the demolition of the city.
In order to keep pace with the times and develop, many large cities in the country had been demolished one after another, or were about to demolish many ancient buildings.
For example, the city needed to be expanded into a modern steel and concrete forest step by step. According to the plan, most of the old buildings in the city needed to be demolished and rebuilt.
Decades later, only a small portion of the ancient buildings in the city were preserved.
Not long after, Wang Mantang called Yang Chen to the main hall of the Second Courtyard.
As Sun Da Niu served the tea, Yang Chen took out strips of silver coins wrapped in red paper from his briefcase.
It was worth mentioning that the silver coins rewarded by the system were all common goods, so they had no collection value.
"Chen 'zi, what are you doing?"
"Master Wang, don't tell me you don't accept silver? If you want, I can also exchange it for paper money.”
When Yang Chen said this, Xiao Banxian, who was beside him, laughed and said,""In the past, French coins and gold yuan notes were almost equivalent to toilet paper. But no matter when, as long as there was a sound in my pocket, no matter where I went, my back was still strong.”
As Xiao Banxian had said, silver was still one of the main currencies in circulation.
From a certain point of view, silver coins and small yellow croakers were more practical than paper money.
"Chen 'zi, you can just give us 500 yuan for the materials and our wages.”
"Master Wang, a favor is a favor. You spent time and effort, and the quality of the project is first-class. I can't let you work for nothing, right?”
At this point, Yang Chen smiled and said,"Sister-in-law, you're the one in charge. Quickly put away the money. It's almost the end of the year now. At that time, everyone can have a fat new year.”
"Then Chen 'zi, sister-in-law won't be polite with you.”
"Being polite makes us seem distant, and we're not family.”
"Yes, yes, Chen 'er's words are reasonable.”
Although Wang Mantang and the others were currently members of the ancient construction team and received a monthly salary, the pressure on him was still not small.
Regardless of whether it was his disciples, his old employees, or the residents living in this courtyard, as long as any family was in trouble, Wang Mantang could not sit idly by.
As a result, Wang Mantang's days were also very tight.
This was also one of the main reasons why Wang Mantang and the others would often go out to look for work during their free time.
After Sun Da Niu kept the money, Yang Chen spoke again,""Master Wang, may I ask, what do you plan to do with your old building?”
"Chen 'zi, are you interested?”Xiao Banxian asked tentatively.
"To tell you the truth, I do have a use for it. Moreover, how did I disassemble it? In the future, I'll have to ask Master Wang to help me put it back.”
Yang Chen was planning ahead for the Regional King's Mansion.
This was because the passageway outside the Regional King's Mansion was matched with an old building, just like the red walls and green tiles outside the palace in the Imperial City. It was also as perfect as gold inlaid with jade.
"Mantang, since Chen Zi is useful, instead of leaving him at home to eat dust, in my opinion, it's better to give him to Chen Zi. Moreover, with Liu Cuilan's personality, if there's a lack of firewood one day, she'll definitely chop up those old things and burn them behind our backs.”
Hearing Xiao Banxian's words, Wang Mantang said straightforwardly,""Chen 'zi, let's do this. You set a place and time, and I'll bring someone to send it to you.”
"Alright, then I'll also thank Master Wang and Master Xiao.”
After settling the matter and drinking a cup of tea, Yang Chen bade farewell and left.
After Yang Chen left, Wang Mantang also pulled Xiao Banxian aside to talk.
"Old Xiao, our original intention was to take care of the old building, but why did you suddenly change your mind just now?”
"ManTang, what are you so anxious about? Although Chen Zi didn't specify the use, my intuition tells me that the things in Chen Zi's hands will definitely not be wronged.”
At this point, Xiao Banxian, whose eyes were flickering, pretended to be unfathomable and said,"If I'm not wrong, Chen Zi is definitely a dragon among men. Before this, we met by chance, but we couldn't be considered friends. But after this, I think Chen Zi will remember our good deeds. Therefore, if he encountered any difficulties in the future and asked Chen Zi for help, he would definitely not sit idly by.”
As it turned out, in addition to her ancestral Feng Shui skills, Xiao Banxian was also a shrewd person in the world.
"Fine, if you say so, then we'll do as you say.”
Half an hour later, Yang Chen rushed back to the street office for work.
The work at the street office was very leisurely. Other than dealing with some trivial matters every day, Yang Chen would make a cup of tea, read the newspaper, or read a book.
Unknowingly, it was time to get off work again.
After saying goodbye to Auntie Liu and the others, Yang Chen returned home immediately.
"Brother Yang, you're back. Wash your hands quickly. The food will be ready soon.”
Xu Huizhen's parents were sick, and they were seriously ill. Because of this, Xu Huizhen could not sleep well for several days.
In order to find out more about the thousand-year-old Lingzhi and the blood ginseng that was more than five hundred years old, the two of them had visited almost all the famous Chinese medicine shops in the entire city a few days ago.
In the end, even the medicinal herb merchant said,"This is a priceless treasure. Let alone not having it, even if there was, I think Master would not easily take it out to sell."”
After washing his hands, Yang Chen took the initiative to go to the kitchen to help serve the dishes.
"Wife, how are our parents feeling today?”
"Not bad. With Uncle Wang and the others going over every day to chat and play chess, the two elders have thought it through and said that we should do our best to listen to fate.”
"Don't worry, wife. I'll get someone to look for it in the primeval forests in the north and northern Hunan. As long as we find it, we'll cure our parents no matter how much it costs.”
In Xu Huizhen's eyes, Yang Chen's words were a promise to her.
"Brother Yang, you're the best. No matter what the result is, I'll live for the rest of my life not only for myself, but also for you.”
"Hehe, then open your heart. Let's live each day seriously.”
"Yes, yes."
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