Sure enough, my uncle's family never comes here without a reason. No wonder they brought some cheap local specialties; they wanted to borrow money.

After listening, Tang Ping pulled out a stack of receipts from his pocket and sneered, "I knew we were family when you asked for the money. Sorry, I recently opened a record store and just ran out of money. I don't have any to lend you. Besides, even if I did, I wouldn't lend it to you."

Tang Zhijun's expression immediately changed, and he said, "So it turns out you don't have any money. What a waste of time. Mom and Dad, let's go."

"Opening a record store? Be careful, you'll go bankrupt! Bringing your stuff with you is a waste of money if you give it to them."

The woman cursed under her breath, and before leaving, she took all the local specialties she had brought with her.

This family came quickly and left quickly; they were very pragmatic after learning that Tang Ping had no money.

The mother, Zhou Xiaofeng, said with some sadness, "If your father were here, they wouldn't dare to do this."

"Mom, you shouldn't have opened the door for them."

Tang Ping shook his head. When he went to close the door, he noticed that his uncle's family had gone to a building next door. It seemed they were going to borrow money again.

There are many people with the surname Tang in Jiuchang Street. They all came from the same village back then, and many of them were even from the same household, so they were related by blood.

...

Tang Ping arrived at the vegetable market early in the morning.

I was originally planning to post a sublet notice, but unexpectedly, Gao Qiqiang came looking for me.

From afar, Gao Qiqiang greeted him, "Hey, Ping, you're here so early today."

"Yeah, just picking up some things, and also looking to rent or transfer them out." Tang Ping didn't seem to care.

Gao Qiqiang quickly stopped him, saying, "No need to post it. Didn't you say yesterday that you wanted me to find one for you? Look, what a coincidence! Your uncle came to my house last night. He said he wanted to borrow money from me. You know my family's situation. I didn't have any money to lend, so I had to suggest that he rent your stall. I've already negotiated the price, the market price, 20,000 yuan. What do you think?"

"Isn't their family in the countryside? Why would they rent this?" Tang Ping asked, puzzled.

“Look at you, your cousin is getting married, and your uncle’s family already bought a house in the city. What do you think? If it’s okay, I’ll call him over right away,” Gao Qiqiang said with a smile.

"Sure, whatever."

Tang Ping agreed.

The stall doesn't belong to him, so it doesn't matter who he rents it to, as long as they pay.

Sure enough, the uncle's family arrived shortly after. They looked at Tang Ping with uncertain expressions, clearly indicating that they already knew they wanted to rent Tang Ping's stall.

“We’re all family. If you give others 20,000, you should at least give us a discount, right? How about 15,000? If not, we’ll take it.” The aunt suddenly said.

"Twenty thousand, take it or leave it."

Tang Ping ignored him and turned back to continue posting the "For Rent" signs.

Gao Qiqiang kept trying to smooth things over, but his uncle's family seemed to feel embarrassed and were only willing to offer 15,000 yuan. Moreover, it wasn't in cash; they would pay after the New Year.

To be honest, Tang Ping was about to curse, but he held back for Gao Qiqiang's sake.

After thinking for a moment, Tang Ping suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said, "Fifteen thousand is not impossible. In fact, I can even sublet this space to you for free. But I have one condition: get me a plot of land at that intersection in the village, at least 200 square meters, with a yard."

Rural homesteads are not valuable now, and they are easy to acquire. A 200-square-meter plot would only cost a few thousand yuan at most.

Compared to that, it's definitely more cost-effective than spending cash.

The uncle's family of three whispered among themselves for a while, and then the cousin Tang Zhijun excitedly said, "Okay! No backing out, then we can open the stall tomorrow?"

Tang Ping sneered, "Dream on. Once the land is ready and I have the certificate, I'll give you the transfer contract anytime."

"It's a deal!"

Tang Zhijun seemed afraid that Tang Ping would change his mind, so he hurriedly pulled his uncle away.

Having gained such a huge advantage, their family will definitely work hard to secure the land for their homestead.

But Gao Qiqiang was a little confused and asked, "Aping, we can actually talk about 18,000 yuan. What do you want to do with the rural homestead?"

"It's my hometown, after all, a place where we can settle down and grow old. My mom prefers the countryside, so we'll buy it now for her retirement."

Tang Ping said with a smile.

Gao Qiqiang was still puzzled. How could he know how expensive the land at the intersection of the township in Tang Ping's hometown, Qinghua District, would become after the highway was built and the Qinghua Railway Station was constructed?

Tang Ping was taking precautions.

Of course, although Tang Ping knew that Qinghua District would develop rapidly after Meng Dehai took office, he did not dare to make too much of a fuss. Firstly, the district would definitely consider many factors when acquiring land, and it would not be cost-effective to develop too much land.

Oh, right!

The rural land in Qinghua District will be very valuable in the future, but what about the old houses in Jiuchang Street?

Tang Ping remembered that when Gao Qiqiang became successful, he attached great importance to the renovation of the old factory street. The old houses that were originally worthless instantly increased in value more than ten times.

Gao Qiqiang has some affection for Old Factory Street; they are all old neighbors, and he values ​​his reputation very much.

This is a deal you shouldn't miss out on!

Tang Ping did a careful calculation and realized that he had earned tens of thousands of yuan from the audio-visual store over the past few days. Adding the money from selling turtles and his previous savings, the total came to less than 100,000 yuan.

This amount of money is enough to buy one or two old houses, but not enough for anything more.

Furthermore, some capital should be reserved for other businesses.

Money, money! Tang Ping only now realized how important capital is in doing business.

While having dinner at home that evening, Tang Ping started asking his elderly mother if anyone wanted to sell their house.

"What's wrong? Are you disgusted with your old mother and want to move out?" the old mother asked warily.

Tang Ping said speechlessly, "No, Mom, that's not what I meant. I was thinking that buying two rooms could be used as a warehouse and also as dormitories. After all, it's inconvenient for Li Qiang and Li Hui to live at Aunt's house, and I'll be hiring more employees in the future."

"Okay, I'll go to the factory tomorrow and ask for you. Tang Ping, let me warn you, you can only move out after you get married. Then your wife will be in charge of you, and I won't have to worry about you."

"Mom, I'm not moving. I'll live with you even after I get married. Having an elder in the family is like having a treasure."

Tang Ping smiled.

Upon hearing this, the old mother's expression immediately changed, and she sighed, "Look at you, you still think your mother is too old. Sigh, I've raised this son for nothing. If only I'd had a daughter..."

Tang Ping felt a chill run down his spine. He quickly ate a couple of mouthfuls of rice and went out to find Li Qiang and Li Hui.

Today is the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, and the New Year is tomorrow. So Tang Ping plans to pay his two brothers their wages in advance so that they can happily buy New Year's goods and have a good New Year.

My aunt's family had just finished dinner, and there was a video of "Fist of Fury" playing in the living room, which everyone was watching with great interest.

"Aping is here, sit down, sit down quickly!" Second Aunt hurriedly got up, pouring tea and bringing snacks.

"Second Aunt, you don't need to be so polite."

Tang Ping felt a little embarrassed and gave Li Qiang and Li Hui their wages, which were in red envelopes, six hundred yuan each.