Chapter 228 Zhou Yong buys 50,000 trees
After some negotiations, the head of the Electricity Bureau, for the sake of his brother Yuan Dacheng, opened a back door for Zhou Yong and allowed Huaixi Village to draw electricity directly from the Hongqi Commune Power Supply Station.
Zhou Yong was a man who knew how to deal with things. He then bought two packs of good cigarettes for Brother Yuan Dacheng as a thank you.
After the matter was finalized, Zhou Yong went to find Chen Pingliang.
Zhou Yong had greeted him before, but he didn't expect that when they met this time, Chen Pingliang actually wanted to buy the mountain in Huaixi Village.
"Brother Chen, why haven't I heard you mention this before?"
Chen Pingliang adjusted the frame of his glasses on his nose and said, "I didn't want to buy the mountain in Huaixi Village before. It was only when you told me about buying trees last time that I thought about buying the mountain..."
The west and north mountains of Huaixi Village are full of treasures. Chen Pingliang thinks that if they buy the mountains, they will never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of their lives.
The ones they were referring to were Zhou Yong, Wei Guoan and Chen Pingliang, because he could not afford to buy the mountain in Huaixi Village with his own financial resources.
Zhou Yong was very tempted by his proposal, but he felt that buying the mountain in Huaixi Village was a little unrealistic.
Because the West Mountain and the North Mountain are connected together, there is no specific number for the area of the mountain. Measurement is simple, but the problem is that after buying the mountain, we cannot stop the villagers from going up the mountain to pick mountain products.
After listening to Zhou Yong's words, Chen Pingliang said: "We can hire someone to watch the mountain."
Zhou Yong glanced at Chen Pingliang and said, "Brother Chen, no one knows how big the West Mountain and North Mountain are. I have been walking in the mountain for half a month and still haven't reached the end. How many people do we need to hire to watch over the mountain?"
In a few years, there will be a big disintegration. By then, the economy will take off and there will be no rules and regulations. Ordinary people will not be as obedient as before.
However, Zhou Yong did not say these things, but he knew clearly in his heart which direction things would develop.
Chen Pingliang took off his glasses and wiped the lenses with a handkerchief: "Hearing what you said, buying a mountain is indeed not feasible."
Zhou Yong smiled and said, "You can buy trees. I'm sure that in less than ten years, the value of the trees will increase several times..."
Chen Pingliang smiled and put his glasses back on: "Is this true?"
Zhou Yong shrugged his shoulders: "Anyway, I'm going to buy 50,000 yuan worth of trees..."
Chen Pingliang was shocked: "Trees worth fifty thousand yuan?"
Normally, Zhou Yong would only need to purchase trees worth 35,000 to 40,000 yuan, but because Li Caiyun wanted the streets to be bustling in the evening, he wanted to install street lights in the village.
"Um."
Chen Pingliang looked at Zhou Yong quietly, his heart already surging with anxiety: "Why are you so sure that the price of wood will increase several times in less than ten years?"
Zhou Yong smiled and said, "Intuition."
intuition?
Chen Pingliang pushed the frame of his glasses on his nose and said, "Brother, what if your intuition is wrong?"
Purchasing trees worth tens of thousands of dollars is no joke, so Chen Pingliang is very cautious.
Zhou Yong glanced at him and said, "Brother Chen, didn't you notice that the county is doing a lot of construction this year? As far as I know, several residential buildings will be built next year..."
All construction cannot be done without wood, otherwise Zhou Yong would be too bored to have 50,000 yuan worth of trees in his hands.
After hearing his analysis, Chen Pingliang couldn't help but be tempted: "Then I should buy some trees too?"
Zhou Yong nodded: "It's up to you, I bought it anyway."
Chen Pingliang and Wei Guoan have helped him make a fortune over the years, and now Zhou Yong wants to repay them.
Chen Pingliang looked at Zhou Yong again, and to be on the safe side, he decided to buy the trees for 30,000 yuan.
They all planned to invest in timber. Zhou Yong and Chen Pingliang discussed it and decided to ask Wei Guoan whether he would invest or not, so as to prevent Wei Guoan from knowing about this in the future and being unhappy with them.
A phone call came and Wei Guoan said nothing, but arrogantly wanted to buy trees for 50,000 yuan.
After hanging up the phone, Chen Pingliang thought about it and decided to add another 20,000.
The next day, Chen Pingliang sent someone to Huaixi Village to discuss the purchase of trees. Li Baotian, Zhou Yong, accountant Sun and Li Hongjun received the other party.
Zhou Yong didn't say much during the whole process. It was Accountant Li Baotian and Sun who negotiated with the other party.
When he learned that the other party wanted to purchase trees for 150,000 yuan, Li Baotian became uneasy, and Accountant Sun was even more uneasy.
They both looked at each other, thinking they had heard wrong, until the other party repeated what he said, and they became excited.
With this income of 150,000 yuan, Huaixi Village Brigade will be able to pay off the debt owed to the commune.
The matter was almost settled when the other party asked to go up the mountain to look at the trees.
Li Baotian, Sun the accountant, and Li Hongjun accompanied them throughout the trip. They wandered around in the mountains until dark before returning.
For three consecutive days, the other party stayed and ate in the Huaixi Village Brigade to inspect the trees, and the matter caused a sensation in the village.
On the fourth day, a few more people came, led by Li Hongjun, and they went up the mountain to mark the trees they wanted to buy.
The trees they selected are at least fifty years old, and some are even over a hundred years old.
Li Hongjun stayed with them in the mountains for nearly ten days, and drafted a contract after returning.
Everything was going according to Zhou Yong's plan. After receiving the 150,000 yuan in cash, the first thing Li Baotian did was to pay off his debts.
After paying back the money to the commune, there was still 100,000 yuan left in the brigade's account. Zhou Yong started to purchase wire transformers...
The cost of electricity was 40,000 yuan, the cost of installing street lights was another 15,000 yuan, 5,000 yuan was spent on digging ten wells in the new village (new rural area), and 5,000 yuan was spent on purchasing teaching equipment for the school.
The brigade had money now, and Doctor Shen also joined in the fun, requesting more medical equipment.
After a meeting of village cadres, it was decided to purchase medical equipment worth 10,000 yuan for the Huaixi Village Clinic. Dr. Shen was so happy that he couldn't sleep for three days.
Then they spent one thousand yuan to buy office supplies for the new village brigade, and used the remaining money to start a chicken farm.
In August, electricity was connected to the new village (new rural area), and before students started school, every household moved from the old village to the new village.
On the morning of August 16, the Li family moved into the new village, a bright red brick house with a cement floor. Several children were running around happily in the house.
The items were put in place one by one. Although both adults and children were very tired, the Li family members always had smiles on their faces.
"A red brick house is better. Not only is it more impressive, but I don't have to hire someone to paint the house every year..."
The bad thing about living in a braided house or adobe house is that you have to find someone to plaster the house every spring, otherwise it will leak.
Li Baotian took over the conversation: "How many points does it cost to build three and a half adobe houses? How much does it cost to build a brick house?"
Zhang Guifang curled her lips: "Brick houses are expensive, but you have to understand that this house can be lived in for several generations! Adobe houses are cheap, but they will leak if they are not maintained for a year, and they need major repairs after living in them for ten or eight years..."
Li Baotian glanced at his wife, who had nothing to refute.
Li Caiyun was cleaning up: "Mom, there isn't much dust in the brick house, so we don't have to clean it every day..."
Zhang Guifang nodded, said a few words to her daughter, and then went to the yard.
The courtyard is spacious, with a gate in the middle and vegetable gardens on either side.
"The child's father."
"What?"
Li Baotian responded and walked out of the house.
Zhang Guifang smiled and said, "When I have time, I'll build a chicken rack on the east side of the warehouse..."
Li Baotian nodded: "I understand, wait a few days..."
During this period, every household is busy moving, and it is difficult to find anyone to help.
While the couple was talking, Zhou Yong came back driving the carriage.
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