nucmednet Chapter 259 Buying Land and Building a New House
Chapter 259 Buying Land and Building a New House
Of course, the first thing they would build would be a house, the kind that faces north and south, with its back against a low mountain and facing the village, with a large yard inside a small yard. Then they would dig a pond, raise some fish and shrimps in the pond, plant some lotus roots, and plant some flowers, plants and trees on the bank of the pond to beautify the surrounding environment.
They didn't plan to do anything fancy for the house, but rather planned to adapt to the local customs and build a sturdy, spacious, and antique courtyard house with blue bricks and blue tiles.
However, they will improve the bathing and toilet conditions at home, and also plan to raise the poultry and livestock in a separate courtyard, and build high walls, open vegetable fields, and plant fruit trees between this courtyard and other courtyards.
The two of them got together and discussed and drew an extremely simple floor plan. Then Bai Jingzhou took the floor plan and their list of requirements and went to find the construction engineer who had settled in Baijia Village.
The construction engineer was a real talent. Bai Jingzhou only needed to make his needs clear and provide enough money and manpower, and he would be able to help them build the house the way they wanted.
In addition to these two families, Fang Youfu and others, who had been busy with them and had saved a lot of money in the process, also began to use their money to buy good farmland and build new houses since last winter.
In the past they didn't dare to show off their wealth, but now that the world is peaceful, the factors they had to worry about no longer exist, and they can finally spend their money bit by bit.
From last year to now, Fang Yougen's family, who had the least property among them, have already bought 12 acres of top-quality farmland, not to mention the others.
Among them, Jia Yuelan, because there were no good fields to buy around Jiajia Village where she lived, finally chose the most prosperous street in the town, bought a small shop with a backyard and collected rent.
The industries in the town were not as valuable as those in the county, and Jia Yuelan could afford them without the help of her grandparents and cousin. In addition, the industries in the town were more convenient for Jia Yuelan to take care of than those in the county, so she finally chose to buy property in the town.
Jia Yuelan's purchase of a shop did not alarm anyone, but Fang Youfu and his friends who bought land and built houses in Baijia Village had no choice but to continue hiding their wealth.
Fortunately, Gu Wenxuan was willing to cover for them and agreed to let them announce to the public that most of the money they needed to buy land and build houses was the advance wages they received from Gu Wenxuan.
Gu Wenxuan has already found Fang Youfu and others and asked them if they would like to go out with her and Bai Jingzhou after the spring plowing to send her second aunt Lin Shuzhen's family back home. They agreed, and now they are simply using this matter as a shield.
Some villagers who envied their good lives came to Gu Wenxuan, tried to build relationships with her, and cried poor, hoping that she could hire more people.
They were not worried that Gu Wenxuan would be unsafe if she didn't bring enough people with her, but they simply wanted to cram their families into the entourage.
Although Fang Youfu and others did not tell Gu Wenxuan how much money they were paid, the fact that they were building houses, buying land, and spending money like water was equivalent to telling other families in the village in disguise that this was a lucrative job.
Gu Wenxuan had long anticipated that other villagers would come looking for her. She did not directly refuse to add more people, but pointed at herself and said to those people:
"Although there is no war now, there are still many ruffians, bullies, bandits and pirates outside. If someone from your family wants to go with us, that's fine, but at least they can't hold us back."
"How about this, whoever wants to go, just let them come to me. As long as they can hold out under my command for half an incense stick of time, I will take them with me."
It is no exaggeration to say that even Bai Jingzhou, Fang Youfu and others who practiced martial arts diligently every day could not last even half an incense stick of time under the full-strength Gu Wenxuan, let alone others.
Not everyone has witnessed Gu Wenxuan's fighting ability with their own eyes, but those who have witnessed it with their own eyes are all brainless exaggerators of her. Thanks to them, the Gu Wenxuan in the rumors is much more powerful than her real strength.
The villagers dared not even think about how to fight against this deified being.
Although Gu Wenxuan did not say that they could beat her, but that they could hold out under her for half an incense stick of time, the villagers still had no confidence in this.
Therefore, they did not leave immediately to call for help, but instead hesitated and talked at the same time, asking Gu Wenxuan to relax the requirements a little.
Gu Wenxuan waved her hand, "If you can't even do this, then it's better not to go with me. I can't spend money to hire a bunch of burdens to cause trouble to myself."
She is not stupid. How could she spend money to hire a bunch of useless people, pay them wages, provide them with food, accommodation, and at the same time protect their personal safety?
Everyone fell silent upon hearing this. They were extremely disappointed, but they all knew Gu Wenxuan's temper, and they didn't dare to act unreasonable in front of her.
Gu Wenxuan said to everyone, "This is not the only way to make money. My family is building a workshop now. Although we will hire fewer people, we will need a lot of duck eggs. If you uncles and aunts have some spare money, you might as well catch a few more ducks and raise them at home this year. As long as the eggs are fresh and there are no quality problems, my family will buy them at the market price."
In the twelfth lunar month, duck eggs were three cents each and no bargaining was offered. But now, if you buy ten, you can get a two cent discount.
After the spring when ducks start laying eggs in large quantities, the price of duck eggs will definitely continue to drop, so Gu Wenxuan did not give an exact price.
Just follow the market, and no one will suffer any loss.
When everyone heard this, their attention was immediately diverted. They surrounded Gu Wenxuan and asked her what kind of workshop her family was going to open, when they would start hiring, what kind of people they would hire, and how much they would pay them per month.
"It's just a small workshop. I can't tell you what it does now, and the recruitment hasn't been finalized yet." Gu Wenxuan said a lot of nonsense, but she didn't reveal any key information to you.
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Just as they were about to continue asking questions, Gu Wenxuan had already waved her hand and started to chase them away. "Okay, if there's nothing else, everyone go back to your own business. I have something else to do and need to go out."
The crowd had no choice but to leave in groups of three or five.
Of course, there were also those who were unwilling to give up and wanted to take a roundabout route, but Gu Wenxuan was standing at the door of her house staring at them, not giving them any chance to get close to other members of the Gu family.