"On purpose? Brother, what do you mean by that?" Mazi said he didn't understand.
"Look, Mazi, since he already knows who I am, does he still need to deliberately find someone to ask? Or find someone who seems irrelevant but is so close to our unit. Isn't it obvious?
Think I know.
If I know this, I will be nervous, and then I will be more vigilant and nervous. This situation is fine for a day or two, but what if it takes a long time? Maybe he is hiding somewhere at the moment, and we are worried."
"Then what should we do now?"
I understand that I understand, but this kind of problem seems a bit unsolvable. After all, the enemy is in the dark and I am in the light. In the current situation, it seems that we can only passively defend like this.
Li Heng also had a headache. It was one thing to figure it out, but another thing to deal with next.
Did he really not care about it at all? That would definitely not work. But if he kept being nervous like this, sooner or later he would collapse one day.
For a moment, both of them were silent, listening to the sound of bicycle bells coming from the alley, the laughter of children, and the shouts of adults.
"Brother, Mazi, what are you two doing here? Why aren't you talking?"
After sleeping enough, Fang Xiaoya finally got up. As soon as she lifted up the cotton curtain and came out, she saw a strange scene in the yard. Two grown men squatted on one side, but no one spoke. Before she came out, she thought there was no one outside.
Woolen cloth.
"Get up, girl. We are thinking about what to do next. We can't be so nervous every day. Sooner or later, we will drive people crazy.
By the way, Mazi said that the buns that our dad came over just now are sitting in the kitchen and he has already eaten them."
"Oh, have you washed up? I'm going to heat up the buns."
"Not yet, you can wash it first."
"Brother, sister-in-law, you two clean up first. I'll go out for a walk and think about what we should do next."
"Okay, go ahead and don't wander too far."
"I know, sister-in-law."
"Xiao Bai, are you going out? If you go, go with him."
"Wow..." Xiaobai, who had been sitting obediently in front of Li Heng, yelled, then walked over to rub the little girl's legs, turned around and went into the house, as if he was afraid of being forcibly pulled away.
"Okay, go ahead by yourself."
"I don't think it can go out with me." Mazi, who was squatting there, stood up with a smile, greeted Li Heng and Fang Xiaoya, turned around and walked towards the door.
"Brother, how about starting tomorrow, I'll go over to your place for dinner at noon and see if I can lure that person out."
Li Heng, who had just stood up and was about to wash up, turned to look at his wife-in-law with cold eyes. Seeing this, the little girl stuck out her tongue, raised her hands in a gesture of surrender and said, "No, brother, I'm just kidding, I won't do it again."
What a bad idea."
After she finished speaking, she pondered for a moment and then continued: "Actually, you should think about it. As you said, we can't be so worried all the time, right? How about this, let Mazi pick me up at noon, and don't show up.
At noon, I came over with Xinyi as before, and asked Mazi to stay a little away from us. This might really lead the guy out. With Mazi here, I still have a gun, so you should be able to rest assured.
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What Fang Xiaoya said was a good idea, and Li Heng was a little silent after listening.
It's true, it's not a big problem to worry about it every day these days, but if it keeps going like this, not to mention other people, the parents next door will already start to suspect.
We can't let the second elder also worry about it.
"What you said is a solution. Let's discuss it together when Mazi comes back later."
"Well, brother, you go ahead and wash it off. I'll go to the toilet first, and you can fill up the toilet water for me."
"OK"
Due to the temperature, the water supply pipe in the toilet has been frozen and cannot discharge water at all. The pipe on the pool platform in the yard outside is better because it was wrapped with waste quilts in advance. It was not completely frozen to death, even if it was
It's not a big deal if it freezes, just light a fire and bake it.
They were too lazy to bake the toilet pipes. At worst, they could just use a basin to collect water from the sink outside and flush it in.
Living in this kind of yard is a problem that every household cannot escape, and it will be encountered every winter.
Almost every morning there is a fire in the yard to roast the pipes.
Li Heng also considered installing a boiler at home. In this way, not only could the home be heated, but he could also use hot water for daily washing and other things, and he could also take a shower at home, which would be a lot more convenient.
It's a pity that the boiler factory doesn't have small boilers at all, they are all big ones, and now there are no civil boilers at all, they are all industrial boilers.
Yes, this is the time to develop industry, and the things produced are all for industrial use. Things for civilian use, as long as they are not necessities of life, will not be considered for the time being.
Nowadays, even if the boilers are built for civilian use, they have no place to use them for the time being. There are only a few homes for families, and the water pressure is even more unstable. If you live in a bungalow, the water will be cut off accidentally, let alone the upstairs, you can't go up at all.
For example, when drinking water in the workplace, the boiled water is boiled in the canteen. In the morning, each office worker can carry a kettle to the canteen to fetch water.
In a few years, after the development of briquette stoves, many units will equip each office with a stove. By then, you will be able to boil water for yourself, and the room will be warmer. Unlike now, it is cold in the office.
It's like an ice cellar.
There is no way. The country is now very poor and lacks everything. If we want to develop, we can only do it step by step and slowly.
By the way, when will briquettes be widely available?
Li Heng, who was brushing his teeth, suddenly thought of this. With briquettes, not only can he save a lot of coal, but the house can also be much cleaner. Unlike now, the house is dirty every time he takes out the coal ash.
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He can actually think of many practical household items, but unfortunately, he doesn't know how to make them, and he doesn't know how to make them. Even if he knew, there aren't that many raw materials for you to make them now.
If you want to enjoy life, just wait slowly.
This inconvenient life will take a long time to come.
After they finished breakfast, Mazi, who had gone out for a walk, came back feeling cold and sniffing.
"Brother, I just met a neighbor in the yard where you lived before. His name was Xu...Xu or something like that. Before you moved here, he came over to your house for a drink."
"Xu Damao?"
"Yes, yes, that's him. He said he would be here soon."
Speaking of Xu Damao, Li Heng suddenly remembered the residents of No. 5 Courtyard in front of him. Because he had not lived in that courtyard for long, he had not thought of the people in that courtyard for a long time since he moved there.
Of course, except for Zhang Donglai and his wife, we can see them basically every day.