"Brother Tiezhu, how much would you need if I contracted the whole thing out to you?"

"You mean I have to figure out everything myself, from digging the foundation to building the house and getting all the materials, and you're not involved at all?"

"Yes!"

Wang Qian nodded.

He's really too busy.

Not to mention that he can't handle the current potato and corn procurement alone.

The next two businesses, grape juice drinks and roasted green pepper sauce, were also on the verge of getting on track, and he was truly overwhelmed with work.

Therefore, he had to contract out the entire house construction project.

"In that case..."

Zhang Tiezhu carefully estimated for a moment before saying, "At least 20,000 yuan, otherwise I won't make any money at all."

"Twenty thousand?"

Wang Qian pondered for a moment and asked, "How long will it take to build?"

Twenty thousand is indeed a bit much.

But it's still within his budget.

If it were a traditional tile-roofed house, it would probably only cost two or three thousand yuan to build one.

A regular, undecorated bungalow can be had for seven or eight thousand.

But if you want to renovate a villa, you also need to paint, lay tiles, build bathrooms, and so on, the price will definitely double.

"If things go smoothly, it will take three months; if things go slowly, it will take six months!"

Zhang Tiezhu scratched his head and chuckled, "I don't have many people, and the amount of work you're asking for is too large, so we can only build it slowly."

"Is there any way to speed up the process?" Wang Qian pressed.

Three months was still too slow for him.

His original intention was to move into the new house when his son turned one month old, and then hold a celebration to bring good luck to his soon-to-be-born son.

If it takes more than three months, it is indeed much slower than he expected.

"The only way to speed up the process is to spend money to hire more people."

Zhang Tiezhu said, "If we had another tractor, and could bring any materials we need anytime, I guarantee we could finish the job within a month."

He paused, then added, "People are easy to find, but tractors for transporting materials are hard to find."

"Besides these, hiring more people also means higher costs, so the price will probably have to be..."

He hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"Understood!"

Wang Qian nodded. "If we can find a tractor that can be used at any time, and we have enough manpower, how much money would you need to build the kind of rural villa I just mentioned?"

"I need to do some calculations."

Zhang Tiezhu silently calculated for a moment before saying, "It will cost at least 25,000."

"Twenty-five thousand?"

After considering it for a moment, Wang Qian readily nodded, "Okay, 25,000 it is. As long as you can finish the work for me within a month, I will definitely not shortchange you a penny."

He then added, "However, I can't give it to you all at once; I'll give it to you in batches."

"How will it be distributed in batches?" Zhang Tiezhu asked, taken aback.

"Let's divide it into five batches."

After doing some calculations, Wang Qian said, "If you agree to help me build it, I can give you a deposit of five thousand."

"Once you've gathered the materials and dug the foundation for me, I'll give you another five thousand."

"After you finish building the first floor, I'll give you another five thousand."

"Once the second floor is finished, I'll give you another five thousand."

"I'll pay you the last five thousand after you've finished all the renovations."

"Brother Tiezhu, can you accept this?"

After stating his thoughts in one breath, Wang Qian looked intently at Zhang Tiezhu.

"Your plan is great!"

Zhang Tiezhu was overjoyed. "I was just worried that you would say you'd pay me after I finished building the house. If that were the case, I wouldn't have enough capital to build you a house."

"Then it's settled!"

Wang Qian breathed a sigh of relief when the other party agreed.

Although he hasn't earned 25,000 yet, his business is now on track and he's making more and more money.

As long as the money is given in batches, it won't put any pressure on him.

So immediately he took out five thousand yuan from his bag and counted it out to Zhang Tiezhu in front of him.

"Oh, if only I had a tractor!"

After counting the money, Zhang Tiezhu said with a wry smile, "If we only go to Wang Dalin or Liu Erzhuang to pick up materials when we need them, it will always take some time. If we can solve this problem, the progress may be even faster."

"Then I'll... try my best to think of a solution!"

Wang Qian said with a wry smile, "If you can't think of anything, Brother Tiezhu, you'll have to figure it out yourself!"

Since he has already contracted everything out to the other party, he certainly doesn't want to waste too much energy and time on building the house.

but,

If the tractor issue can be resolved, it will be a good thing for both him and Zhang Tiezhu.

Next, he continued to chat with Zhang Tiezhu about various details of the house for a while.

He didn't get up and go home until it got dark.

"Huh? What's that...?"

As he walked, Wang Qian suddenly saw someone sneaking around in the woods next to his house, peering at it furtively.

If he hadn't happened to be returning from Zhang Tiezhu's house, he probably wouldn't have noticed.

After a closer look, he realized it.

Wang Dalin!

It's that old geezer again!

Wang Qian's eyes turned cold.

Wang Dalin was lurking around his house suspiciously; he must be up to some petty theft again.

Considering that Wang Dalin had just been tricked by him, and that he himself had been making more and more money in the past few days, he quickly guessed what Wang Dalin was up to.

So they were staking out the location.

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