Rebirth: I Want to Collect Rent

Hao Liang rode a battery car and drove Old Tao back to their house in an old community in the city under his guidance.

Hao Liang didn't go up either. He was sitting downstairs on a battery cart waiting for Old Man Tao to come down.

After a while, Old Man Tao walked down the stairs carrying a box with some difficulty and a wood saw in his other hand.

Hao Liang hurriedly went up to help him take the box and put it on the pedal of the battery car. After Old Tao sat on it, Hao Liang rode the battery car back to the house in the village in the city.

After returning to the main room of the building in the village in the city, Old Man Tao took out the food he used to eat, looked at it, shook his head and said to Hao Liang.

"Take a look here. These things haven't been used for a long time. I'll go to someone else's house in the village to borrow a whetstone to sharpen them."

"Okay, sir. Sir, why don't you let me borrow it?"

"No, you don't know whose family has it. I'm quite familiar with this place. If it weren't for my short-lived son, I wouldn't have left this village."

As he spoke, Old Tao walked out a little lonely, leaving Hao Liang alone in the main room. Hao Liang really felt a little cold this time.

Fortunately, not long after, Old Man Tao borrowed a bench and a whetstone from that family in the village, walked back from the gate, took one and threw it in the yard.

Stainless steel washbasin.

He took apart his eating tool, took a basin of water and started grinding it carefully.

Seeing his serious look, Hao Liang didn't bother him. He just watched from the side.

But Old Man Tao kept talking to Hao Liang. He talked about his youth and boasted about how good he was as a carpenter when he was young.

"Hao Liang, do you know that at that time, whenever someone from all over the country got married and wanted to buy furniture or something, they would come to me first. Sometimes I was too busy. I had to bring several people with me.

apprentice."

"Oh!" Hao Liang responded.

"Don't believe it, you will know if you ask in the village. Unfortunately, people no longer buy furniture when they get married. They buy it directly in the furniture store. I have seen the furniture there. It is not as good as the furniture I made."

When Old Man Tao heard Hao Liang's perfunctory words, he said unconvincedly.

"What about your disciples? Are they still doing it now?"

"Some of them are still doing it, but they have changed their careers. They are all doing decoration work for people, but they don't make anything like this furniture."

"Uncle Tao, I haven't bought any nails yet. What kind of nails do you want to buy? Why don't you go buy them with me? They are available at the hardware store."

"No need to buy it. A carpenter needs nails to build a few tables, stools, etc., and I can't afford to lose face. Don't worry, your money will not be wasted. Although I am old, I can still do this job.

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After watching Old Man Tao clean up his former meal guy, he took a ruler and a charcoal pencil and started drawing on the wooden board.

"It's convenient now. When we made furniture in the past, we had to polish the wooden boards ourselves, but now they are ready-made. It saves a lot of effort." Old Tao said with emotion while drawing.

As Old Man Tao began to work, several older grandfathers from the village walked in.

"Old Tao, you are out of business again. Have you lost your skills? Don't ruin your reputation this time." An old man in the village said.

"I can build these little things with my eyes closed. Believe it or not, I can now build a big bed and carve dragons and phoenixes for you."

"Just brag and come to my house for a drink at night. We see that this young man also eats fast food every day. He will definitely not stay after this meal."

"My wife will pick me up later. I'd better go home and eat. I won't bother you anymore."

"Old Tao, didn't your daughter-in-law find someone at that time? Why did she divorce her again?"

"It's not that easy to have a child. They don't want my grandson. After all, that man also has a son."

Old Tao was busy with his work and chatted with people in the village. After Hao Liang said something, he went to the canteen and sold a few bottles of mineral water. There was no hot water, teacups, or tea leaves for making tea. Hao Liang could only use

Mineral water instead.

In the early years, when these craftsmen came to your home to build furniture and other things for you, they had to provide you with good wine and food, and they had to eat five meals a day. Breakfast, snacks, lunch, five snacks, and dinner, not one meal was missing.

Cigarettes and tea were indispensable, and they had to be brewed for him every day when he came. When the tea was weak, he had to change it. At that time, these craftsmen were quite popular, and many women would hope to find a craftsman to marry.

"Uncle Tao, I won't make this tea anymore. I don't have any hot water here. If you are thirsty, you can just drink this mineral water." Hao Liang said as he placed the mineral water on an empty wooden board.

"What era are we in? There aren't that many rules anymore. Just take a sip when you're thirsty. You should go and do some work in advance. You can't help here."

Hao Liang looked at the time and saw that it was almost five o'clock in the afternoon. Hao Liang said to Old Man Tao.

When you let him go, just close the door. He got on the electric bicycle and hurried to Meng Wendi to get off work.

Hao Liang rushed to the printing and dyeing factory where Meng Wendi worked. It was already past five-thirty, and many people were already waiting at the bus stop in front of the factory after work.

Hao Liang looked at the people waiting for the bus and did not find Meng Wendi, whom he was about to pick up, among the crowd.

Hao Liang took out his cell phone and called Meng Wendi, but there was a notification tone on the phone and no one answered.

Hao Liang could only wait for a while at the factory gate. He waited for half an hour, but still did not see Meng Wendi come out.

"She won't go back from get off work by herself." Hao Liang muttered, took out his cell phone and called again, but still no one answered.

Hao Liang was just about to put the phone in his pocket and go back when the phone in his hand vibrated first and Nokia's unique ringtone rang.

Hao Liang saw that it was Meng Wendi calling, and Hao Liang picked up the call, "Husband, why did you call me twice?"

"I'm here to pick you up. Didn't you say you would get off work at 5:30? Why didn't I see you? No one answered the phone."

"I was just catching up on work. I didn't bring my cell phone with me when I went to work. I just saw it in the locker room."

"Oh, then hurry up and change your clothes. I'll wait for you at the gate of your factory."

"Okay, hubby. I'll hang up now, bye."

Hao Liang hung up the phone and waited for about ten minutes when he saw Meng Wendi walking out with a girl about her age.

"Husband." Meng Wendi also saw Hao Liang waving her hands from a distance and shouted.

Hao Liang also waved his hand to indicate that he had heard.

When the girl who was waiting for Meng Wendi to come out with her arrived, Hao Liang said to Meng Wendi, "Get in the car. Didn't you just go to work? Why are you working overtime?"

"I was slow when I first arrived, so I worked overtime for half an hour. This is Tang Lijuan from my group, who also lives with us. Can you take her with you?"

Hao Liang looked at Tang Lijuan who came out with her. She was an average-looking girl with no special features. She was small and exquisite, and she looked like she was only over 150.

He was still wearing his factory work clothes and had not changed out of them.

Although she is wearing work clothes, she still has a good figure and fair skin, which makes her look cute.

"Hello! I'm late from get off work today. I have to wait for more than half an hour for the bus. Can you take me with you?" Tang Lijun said generously.

"Oh, just come up, it's just a bit crowded with three people." Hao Liang said and sat forward to free up some seats.

Meng Wendi sat up first, hugged Hao Liang's waist, and pressed her whole body against Hao Liang. Only then did Tang Lijuan sit up, holding on to the carriage behind her across Meng Wendi.

Half an hour later, Tang Lijuan said to Hao Liang at an intersection still far away from the village in the city where Hao Liang and the others lived.

"You stop here for a moment. I'll be there just a little after walking into my house."

After Hao Liang stopped the battery car, he said politely, "How about I deliver it to your door and we can go back."

"No, I really don't need it. I got in quickly. Thank you for today." Tang Lijuan said after climbing off the battery car.

"Then you go back slowly, we are going back first. Goodbye."

After saying that, Hao Liang and Meng Wendi waved to Tang Lijuan and left, riding electric bicycles to the village in the city.