Guo Xiaojie acted quickly. Right after the Lantern Festival, she went to Shangfen Brigade again to order bricks and tiles for building several houses from Captain Huang.

With this order from her, the brick kiln will be busy for three to five days, and the brigade's income will increase by one or two hundred yuan. Brigade Leader Huang is very happy.

After finishing her business, Guo Xiaojie went to the Yu family's house to rest.

Duofu was planting vegetables in the backyard with his younger brothers when Duoji heard Guo Xiaojie's voice and ran out to see if his friends had followed.

The little one peeked behind her, and when he didn't see the familiar little tail, he asked in a clear voice, "Aunt Guo, didn't Anzi come with you?"

Guo Xiaojie: "He's with his grandma. Does Dorje miss Anzi? Do you want to go home with Auntie to see Anzi later?"

Dorje shook his head and waved his hands repeatedly, making his refusal clear: "Anzi said that you don't have any friends there, and there's nothing better than what I eat at home, so I don't want to go."

Guo Xiaojie coaxed, "Anzi's grandma has many older brothers and sisters who can play with you."

Dorjee kept shaking his head: "They don't play with Anzi, I don't want to play with them."

Yu Rujia slapped the back of his head: "You're such a busybody, go play with your brothers."

After hearing what his mother had to say, the little guy told Guo Xiaojie and then ran off. His little figure looked like he was fleeing in panic, as if he was terrified of going to the Wei family.

Only after the little guy's figure disappeared from sight did Guo Xiaojie say, "Rujia, thanks to your reminder, I bought those two rooms and then traded them with a family that had a bungalow."

“That family’s house had been lived in for decades and was in disrepair everywhere. I offered them two good rooms in the tenement building in exchange, and the whole family was overjoyed and immediately agreed to the exchange.”

Yu Rujia: "That place must be much bigger than your current house, right?"

Guo Xiaojie: "That's a must. Do you know how big his bungalow is? It's over 100 square meters with just three rooms. Most importantly, there's an open space in front where they grow vegetables. After I build my house, I can fence off that open space and turn it into a yard."

"Although this place is still not as big as yours, it's much better than my old tenement building. If the situation weren't so bad right now, I would have liked to build an apartment building."

"Let's build a few houses now, and when things get better, we can build a second floor. As long as there's space, we won't be afraid of not being able to build a house."

People think she's stupid for trading a perfectly good apartment for a dilapidated one.

In Guo Xiaojie's opinion, those people are the fools. Exchanging a 30-square-meter house for a 100-200 square meter plot of land is such a good deal.

The most important thing is that her house is on the first floor. If the situation improves in the future, she can build a second or third floor. In a tenement building, if she wants to add something, she can only enclose the balcony at most, and forget about anything else.

Guo Xiaojie was ambitious and paid more attention to current affairs. She was convinced that the restrictions would be relaxed a lot in the future, and that it would be even more difficult to seize land in the town. That's why she thought she would seize any opportunity to do so.

Moreover, having her own independent yard makes doing business with people much more convenient.

Yu Rujia: "When things get better, you can build shops on the first floor, live upstairs, and sell things downstairs. You'll make a fortune with this arrangement."

Guo Xiaojie's eyes lit up: "You also think that businessmen will one day regain their status?"

Yu Rujia: "There have always been merchants throughout history, and this is an inevitable trend. However, that's something for many years to come. You should avoid getting involved with them now. If you get caught, you might lose your life. It's not worth it."

Guo Xiaojie: "I know, so I only hang out with people I know and don't go to those places; I have a lot of good days ahead of me, I won't waste my time in places like that."

Guo Xiaojie became interested in doing business and chatted with Yu Rujia for quite a while.

After Duofu and his brothers finished planting vegetables, they went up the mountain to hunt for wild game.

When they returned carrying baskets of all sizes, piled high with mushrooms, they ran into Guo Xiaojie, who was about to leave.

Dorjee strolled over to Dorjee and whispered a few words in his ear. Dorjee nodded and said, "Okay, do as you want."

Upon hearing this, Dorje ran to Guo Xiaojie's side and said in a clear voice, "Aunt Guo, we picked a lot of mushrooms. Why don't you take some back for Anzi to eat?"

Guo Xiaojie swallowed hard. Fresh mushrooms were indeed a good thing. Seeing that the other children had no objections, she did not refuse.

Guo Xiaojie rubbed Dorje's little head: "Thank you, Dorje. Next time you come, Auntie will bring you something delicious too."

Upon hearing this, Duole's little ears immediately perked up. She took off running and wobbled over to her older brother, leaning against him and babbling in her baby voice, "Eat, eat, eat, want, want, want."

Guo Xiaojie laughed out loud and pinched the adorable little dumpling: "You'll get your share."

With the support of Captain Huang, Wei Hanjie's house was built before farming began.

He sprinkled mosquito repellent outside the house and itching powder in the yard. Then he hung a sign at the door that read, "Itching medicine is inside. Do not enter without permission, or you will be responsible for the consequences."

At first, some people didn't believe it and insisted on going to his door. After enduring the itching for fifteen minutes, they finally learned their lesson and dared not enter the house easily.

Wei Han had retaliated against the people, venting his anger. He also sprinkled muscle relaxant powder outside the house and replaced the warning signs.

After a few more people fell, although people were chasing him outside, once they entered his courtyard, no one dared to follow him, and Wei Han finally had a quiet space.

The brigade's brick and tile kiln was just starting out and was very small in scale. However, with the efforts of Brigade Leader Huang and Gao Shujing, they managed to secure a number of orders, and the kiln became quite busy.

Guo Xiaojie was in a hurry to build a house, so she asked Wei Jianqiang to come to Shangfen Brigade to check on the production of bricks and tiles.

Wei Hanjie, covered in dust and dirt, had just stepped out of the kiln when he was greeted by a familiar face, and he froze on the spot.

I searched high and low, but found it without any effort.

Wei Han asked excitedly, "Excuse me, is your name Wei Jianqiang?"

Wei Jianqiang looked at the person in front of him, whose appearance he couldn't quite make out, with a puzzled expression, and replied, "I am, and who are you?"

Wei Hanjie: "My name is Wei Hanjie. Is your uncle named Wei Ertong?"

Wei Jianqiang: "I don't have an uncle."

Wei Han said in disbelief, "Impossible! You look so much like my dad, how could you not have an uncle named Wei Ertong?"

Wei Jianqiang continued, "My dad's nickname is Ertong. If he really had an uncle, he wouldn't have another name like Ertong, would he? What's wrong with you?"

Wei Hanjie had some guesses in his mind and asked several more questions. Although Wei Jianqiang was puzzled, these were not secrets, and everyone around him knew them, so he answered them one by one.