Chapter 92: Wan Lao's Decision

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  Everyone agreed to gather at the parking place at two o'clock. When Chu Jiaqiang and Chu Shengmin returned to the parking lot, they saw that Chu Shengyi and Li Jing were already waiting in the car.

  The two of them strolled around for a while, wanting to buy something to take back home, but when they saw the prices, they immediately retreated. They saw a large and luxurious department store called Zhao Kong, and neither of them dared to enter even the entrance.

  "So you're back so early? It's rare for you to come out, aren't you going to bring some gifts back for the family?" Chu Jiaqiang asked.

  Li Jing smiled wryly and said, "I'd like to, but those things cost a hundred or so yuan each. If I buy them back, my wife might even scold me at home! Even the goods sold by street vendors in our town are cheaper than this."

  Chu Shengyi nodded in agreement, secretly feeling the same way!

  Chu Jiaqiang smiled: "There's a Jinjiang Market upstairs, the things inside aren't expensive. They might shout sky-high prices, but generally you can get the goods for one-tenth of the price."

  He couldn't help but think of when he first came to study. He heard that the things at Jinjiang Market were cheap, so he went there on purpose to pick out a piece of clothing. Later, when he asked the price, it was 180! He put down the clothes and left, and the old lady boss behind him tried her best to persuade him to stay, while the people in the surrounding stalls burst into laughter, saying that the boss had scared away another customer.

  Several people chatted for a while, and Yang widow also rushed over.

  "Alright, everyone is here, let's get ready to head back!" Chu Shengyi immediately lit a fire. Still following the old routine, Chu Shengmin stood behind the car with Li Jing.

  When passing through the big towns, what enters the eye is all buildings, and almost no earthen houses can be seen. Chu Shengyi couldn't help but praise: "This town is really rich!"

  "This is a big town, it's our city's hawthorn production base, very famous. They got rich just by relying on hawthorns, and it has become an industry development. Actually, in addition to this big town, there is another town in our city that relies on large-scale fruit cultivation to get rich, that is Qianpai Town, known as the first plum town in China. Their plums are all over the mountains, very spectacular. When it comes to Li Chun (Beginning of Spring), plum blossoms fragrance fills the air, everywhere is a vast expanse of white flowers, like a layer of white snow." Chu Jiaqiang introduced.

  Chu Shengyi and Yang Guafu were stunned, they only then realized that the fruit was so terrifying, it could drive the development of the entire town, it was really unthinkable.

  "In fact, the development space for fruit is very large, and our city still has some shortcomings. Not far from Gaomao City, their longan, lychee, and bananas are sold all over the country, and even transported overseas, that's what's terrifying." Chu Jiaqiang fired another heavy artillery shell at them.

  This time, Chu Shengyi and Yang Guafu both remained silent, their hearts heavy with thoughts. This trip made them truly feel the potential of developing fruit trees.

  Back at the Chu family village, everyone went their separate ways. Chu Shengyi told his father about all that had happened that day, and he was preparing to make a big deal out of fruit trees. Considering Chu Jiaqiang's suggestion: as rural people, fields still need to be cultivated, but rice can be planted just enough to eat, and other land can be used for planting melons, fruits, and vegetables.

  The old village head was deep in thought, and that night he found Chu Jiaqiang to verify the situation. Chu Jiaqiang also didn't exaggerate, and told a few successful examples of getting rich by relying on water conservancy projects. Wan Lao was also nodding on the side, what is most abundant in rural areas, undoubtedly it's land. If you want to talk about how to improve efficiency, then planting fruit trees, medicinal materials and so on are the top choices.

  This time, the old village chief had a plan in mind and was determined to mobilize the villagers to grow drumstick trees.

  "Chu Lao Ge, I want to discuss something with you." Wan Lao said suddenly.

  The old village chief was taken aback for a moment, then nodded and said: "You're right, as long as it's helpful, I won't decline."

  "Hehe! It's not a big deal, I think I'll buy a piece of land in the village and build a house. I'm planning to live here for a long time." Wan Lao expressed his thoughts, feeling that it wasn't good to always be living at Chu Jiaqiang's place.

  As soon as these words came out, not to mention the old village chief, even Yan Tianzhi was shocked and dared not believe it.

  "Grandpa Wan, isn't this a good place to live? Don't bother so much!" Chu's family strongly advised.

  Wan Lao shook his head and said, "It's different. If it were just about treating your illness, I could still put on a thick face and stay. But this is where I plan to spend my old age. Later, some younger generations may also come to bother me frequently, it's inconvenient!"

  Since everyone said so, Chu Jiaqiang also understood and didn't speak again.

  The old village chief was overjoyed, he already knew that Wan Lao was not an ordinary person, and the benefits of staying in Chujia Village were self-evident. However, there were also some difficulties, mainly because they had no experience in this regard, who would have thought that outsiders would come to their own village to buy land and build houses?

  Chu's family strongly established horse looked out the old village chief's idea, spoke: "This matter is not complicated, the village inside comes out land, Wan Lao comes out money, then to town country soil department print two copies of land transfer contract, handle a house land procedure can build."

  "Really? Alright then, I'll go to the town tomorrow and take a look. But this price... Let me discuss it with everyone first! Which piece of land are you interested in?" The old village chief asked involuntarily.

  "Let's just take the piece of land on the left side of Chujia Village! There's no need to deliberately lower the price, let's just use the town's standard price." Wan Lao had already planned it out long ago. By building next to Chujia Strong's old house, they would become neighbors, and if there was anything uncomfortable, it would be convenient to deal with. Moreover, after managing the orchard behind Chujia Strong's house, the scenery was quite good, with a reservoir and a large mountain in the background, making for a very pleasant view.

  "It seems that our village's first building will be taken away by Old Wan." Chu Jiaqiang joked.

  Wan Lao rolled his eyes: "Who said I want to build a building? I think this Hakka-style tile house is quite good."

  Mentioning this, the old village chief suggested that Chujiaqiang build a building, which would also open up their Chujiazhuang's precedent. The most suitable person to build a foreign house in Chujiazhuang is none other than Chujiaqiang himself.

  Chu Jiaqiang also shook his head: "I don't like high-rise buildings either, this kind of house is comfortable to live in. Moreover, I think that in the countryside, building reinforced concrete high-rise buildings isn't very good, it loses the flavor of the countryside."

  This remark struck a chord in the hearts of Wan Lao, Yan Tianzhi and others. High-rise buildings as symbols of modern wealth are what everyone flocks to, they are capital for showing off. But people have forgotten that these old houses are traditional and should not be lost or become relics to be protected.

  "Not bad! This rural house is actually very good, it looks simple and has connotation. The village of Chu family now has a uniform farmhouse, which is rare, should preserve this pure and natural part. If you really want to live comfortably, you can do interior decoration, just like the one in Jiaqiang's place."

  The words once again plunged the old village chief into deep thought, and he would carefully consider every word that Wan Lao said.

  Actually, the old village chief wanted to build a building in the village, and it's not because of vanity or psychological problems. At his age, he has been washed away by time and will not care about those empty names, being practical is his style. In fact, there are many strong winds in the south, and this kind of tile house is actually not very safe, every time a typhoon blows, everyone has to climb up to the roof to pick up tiles.

  But the old village chief also turned a deaf ear, this kind of house has existed for thousands of years, and our ancestors lived in peace. On the contrary, the so-called high-rise buildings outside often have accidents due to tofu dregs engineering.

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