Passerby's Guide to Eating Watermelons

Chapter 323: Fire Bed

She was very proud of this because she was in confinement after giving birth, so all the big and small matters at home were handed over to Mother Gu.

Although Gu Jilin was there to help her, she was still very tired.

And judging from her current situation, Luo Qiuxin probably won't give up. She will definitely try her best to get the job that she didn't get before.

Maybe when she is out of confinement, there will be another fight at home.

Zuo Zhizhi had no complaints about this. She decided to let them handle their own family affairs. No matter what, no one would be able to help her. Fortunately, she had already contacted everyone in the hospital and they didn't have any major problems.

Zuo Zhizhi calculated her due date and it was probably during the Chinese New Year. The weather would be cold at that time, but it would still be more convenient for confinement.

The weather in the capital was still a bit cold, so in order to make life more convenient in the future, Zuo Zhizhi specially asked someone to build a kang in the house.

Normally, you can use it as a normal bed to rest, and in winter, it is a very warm place.

Although there were not many families with kangs in the capital, Zuo Zhizhi really couldn't stand the cold here, so she insisted on having a kang.

Fortunately, the space at home is not small, and there is more than enough space to build a kang in the room where I slept before.

As for the bed that the child slept on before, it will naturally be moved to the next room. When the child grows up in the future, there will be no need to buy an extra bed.

The two of them have been resting in the small room next door for the past few days, waiting for the kang to be completely formed.

Zuo Zhizhi had never slept on a kang like this before. At most, in the ancient world, there was a fire wall next to the warm room where people slept in winter.

Although it is not a kang, it has the same effect and can provide you with some comfort in the cold winter.

Now, seeing the craftsman build the kang in half a day and explaining the operation steps in detail, I finally feel relieved.

The kang is not too complicated. It is mainly about burning fire in the cooking area outside. As for the heat and smoke produced by the fire, they will follow the passage, circle under the kang, and then go outside the house.

In other words, as long as you cook on time every day, the kang will be warm all day long.

If you want to make the kang warmer during the cold winter, just put a few more pieces of coal in it after dinner to ensure warmth all night long.

In other seasons when a kang is not needed, you just need to block it with something so that it will not continue to generate heat, and you can sleep on it in the summer.

Although the kang had just been built and it was impossible to lie on it, Zuo Zhizhi was still very excited. After all, this meant winter warmth for her for the next ten years and it should not be underestimated.

Other people in the courtyard had also heard about Zuo Zhizhi's family building a kang, and several families came to inquire about it, expressing their desire to build a kang themselves.

After all, in winter here we rely on the small stove in the house, which not only wastes coal balls but also cannot provide enough warmth.

If it is true as they say, that you only need to add a few pieces of firewood after cooking to keep warm all night, then it is indeed worth the money.

But since it is a new thing after all, everyone decided to come and take a look this winter. If it is really that useful, they will also build one at home next year.

The master who built the kang was naturally overjoyed: "Okay, I'll leave you my address. Whenever you want to build a kang, just come find me."

Listening to his words, everyone was unconsciously amused: "Look at what you said, we haven't even seen the results yet, and you've already booked it!"

"That's right. Once one family has a kang, everyone else will follow suit! This winter, when it snows heavily, it's so cold that we can't even get out of bed. With a kang, the temperature in the house will be much higher!"

After listening to the master's words, several families in the courtyard decided to give it a try.

Now, building a kang only costs some labor fees, plus a few dollars for labor costs.

Although the money is not too little, it is not something that our family cannot afford.

It would be nice if we could make this winter more comfortable.

In the next few days, different people came to build the kang, and the yard became lively.

Zuo Zhizhi was used to such a cheerful life, but when she came home from get off work that day, she found the atmosphere in the courtyard was unusual.

Under normal circumstances, there are masters who make kangs coming here these days. Some people come to watch the process of making the kang, and some come to ask about the price of the kang. Generally speaking, it is very lively and full of the atmosphere of fireworks.

But at this moment the yard was very quiet, but quarrels broke out from time to time.

When she pushed the door open, Zuo Zhizhi discovered that it was Ma Tianlong's uncle who came to visit again.

Ma Tianlong was standing at the door angrily, and his uncle and aunt were standing opposite him. Both of them had sad expressions on their faces, as if they were begging for something.

Ma Tianlong's grandparents stood between the two sides, trying to mediate, but looking at Ma Tianlong's expression, there was no room for maneuver and his face did not look good.

Seeing this, Zuo Zhizhi roughly understood the situation, so she quickly called out, "Tianlong, is Ma Tianlong here? The director of the street office wants to see you! Hurry over!"

When Ma Tianlong heard what Zuo Zhizhi said, he said to the uncle and aunt opposite: "This is impossible, you can go on your own!"

After saying that, he left without looking back and pulled Zuo Zhizhi outside.

It wasn't a festival, nor was it a holiday, so the director of the subdistrict office naturally wouldn't want to talk to him about something. So he knew that this was Zuo Zhizhi giving him a chance to leave.

Afraid that his uncle and aunt would come out at this time, Zuo Zhizhi pulled Ma Tianlong to the alley next to him. Seeing that he still looked unhappy, she touched his head and said, "What's wrong? Why is your face so stinky?"

Ma Tianlong pouted. He had just been trying hard to hold back his emotions, but now he softened unconsciously. He didn't feel wronged at first, but after hearing what Zuo Zhizhi said, tears flowed unconsciously.

"They, they..."

Ma Tianlong cried for a long time before he finished telling what had just happened in a halting manner.

It turned out that after Ma Tianlong's uncle and aunt left the courtyard, they barely found a place to rent a house in the capital.

However, Ma Tianlong's uncle's salary was not high to begin with, and part of it had to be used for Ma Tianlong's living expenses, a small part had to be given to his grandparents for their retirement, the rest had to be paid for rent, and the rest was left for their family's food expenses.

By this calculation, the living standard is much worse than before!