Chapter 71 Confidence or Arrogance
"I'm the boss." The boss wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth and greeted him quickly: "Hello, are you planning to renovate or build a new one?"
Ye Qing said, "I want both."
“I want to renovate the old house and build a new one at the same time.”
He doesn't plan to tear down the old house, but to build a new one.
The construction period of the new house is too long, and my parents will be discharged from the hospital in one or two months.
I can't be left with nowhere to live after being discharged from the hospital.
Now Kangzai's family lives on the right side of the old house, and the left side is empty. It is the idle homestead of villager Li Shi. We can buy it from Li Shi and use it to build a new house without any trouble.
so.
Before the new house is built, the old house still needs to be repaired.
The boss asked curiously, "Renovating the old house is easy, but what kind of new house are you planning to build? Two or three stories?"
Ye Qing said: "It's hard to explain, let me show you the video."
He took out his cell phone.
Open TikTok.
After finding a few collected videos and watching them all, Ye Qing finished, "It's probably this type of house."
“I want Chinese style.”
The boss wiped the sweat from his forehead and said nervously, "Handsome...handsome boy, a villa this big would cost at least two million."
Ye Qing was stunned when he heard this and asked, "Does it cost such a high fee?"
The boss nodded repeatedly.
He hoped that Ye Qing would give up this flashy self-built house in the countryside. The difference between it and the luxury villas in the city was nothing more than the value of the land, and the actual construction cost was not low.
He has more than ten years of experience in constructing ordinary two-story and three-story buildings, and the budget is only three or four hundred thousand yuan.
Just as he was about to speak, he heard Ye Qing say, "That's fine."
“Cost is not an issue.”
The boss is numb.
He said with a sad face: "I...I have a problem."
"I...I can't build the kind of luxurious villa you want."
Ye Qing: "Ah?"
The boss said depressedly, "Luxury villas are all about design. The doorways inside are too complicated. I... I can only build the most common ordinary buildings on our island."
"You have to go to the city and find a large decoration company."
Ye Qing said: "Okay, then I understand."
The boss' heart was bleeding as orders worth millions were lost.
Ye Qing nodded and asked, "Can we repair the roof of the old house?"
The boss quickly said, "Yes, yes, I'm the best at this."
Ye Qing said, "My home is in Nancun. It's a two-story building with a leaking roof. I don't ask for much. I just want you to hold on until I build a new house!"
The boss said, "If you're in a hurry, I can go to the site with you right now and it will be done in two days at most."
"Then let's go."
A group of people, three electric vehicles, came out of the central town to the border of Nancun. The road was bumpy and the boss was very uncomfortable. He complained: "This broken road is too difficult to drive on."
“It would be great if the road in Nancun could be repaired.”
soon.
When we got home, the boss took a look and said, "It's not a big deal. I'll take my tools with me tomorrow and we'll get it done."
After paying the deposit, the boss left quickly.
Walk into the main room.
There were buckets and basins of all sizes placed in the room, and the sofa was covered with plastic sheeting. It looked a mess and quite disheartening.
But if the house really has to be demolished and rebuilt, Ye Qing would be reluctant to do so. This house carries many of his memories, and bits and pieces of his growth can be seen everywhere.
Zhang Jun asked, "Brother, where do you plan to build the new house?"
Ye Qing nodded, pointed to the vacant lot next to his yard, and said, "This is the homestead of Li Shi's family. You can buy it from Li Shi and the village chief."
Zhang Jun said with a sigh, "It would be really nice if we could build a big villa like the one in the video. My parents have worked hard all their lives, so they deserve to enjoy themselves."
Ye Qing nodded.
Ye Lan was a little worried and said, "Li Shi and the village chief are both easy to deal with, but Da Jin Ya is trying to take over the vacant land in the west to build a factory. If it affects this area, it will be a bit troublesome. (Chapter 67 adds a plot: Da Jin Ya contracts the vacant land in the west to build a factory)."
"Besides, building the house so well is a bit ostentatious."
Ye Qing said, "Sister, if you worry about this and that, you won't be able to do anything well."
"Build a bigger house so that Mom and Dad, me, you, your brother-in-law, and Xiaoyu can all live comfortably."
"Besides, the people in our village are pretty good, and the situation you're worried about won't happen."
"As for the matter of Big Gold Teeth, let's talk about it later."
He didn't want to tell Ye Lan and Zhang Jun about his plan, so as not to worry them. He was even more afraid that it would cause more trouble if the news got to his parents' ears.
Ye Lan nodded and said nothing more.
She also knew that Ye Qing was right. He didn't build his house to show off, and his house was some distance away from the open space in the west, so it shouldn't be affected.
Zhang Jun said, "Let's clean up first. It's almost time to make dinner."
I cleaned up the basin and bucket, mopped the floor again, tore off the plastic sheet covering the furniture, and put everything in order. It took me more than half an hour.
Ye Lan looked at the refrigerator and said, "There are only some vegetables at home. I need to go to the grocery store to buy some meat."
Zhang Xiaoyu raised her little hand and shouted, "I want to eat fish."
Ye Qing smiled: "No need to go to the store."
"Wait a moment."
He picked up his fishing rod and ran straight to the sea.
Zhang Jun and Ye Lan looked at each other and thought, this fish is so easy to catch, will they be able to catch it in time for dinner?
It only took ten minutes.
Ye Qing walked into the house holding a light pink grouper in his left hand and a stonefish in his right hand, which made Ye Lan and Zhang Jun stunned.
Zhang Xiaoyu clapped her hands and said, "Wow, my uncle is performing magic tricks. He made two big fish appear."
"Amazing! Amazing!"
Zhang Jun gave a thumbs up and said, "Brother, you are so lucky! You caught two fish right out of the gate."
Ye Qing smiled.
Holding the fishing rod was just a cover-up; the electric eel helped him catch the two fish.
Open fire.
Dinner was quite good, with stir-fried vegetables, a large cod fish that was half braised and half steamed, and a soup made with Shi Jiugong, which was so delicious.
After dinner and cleaning up, Ye Qing contacted Kangzi.
Kangzai was still helping out at the dock. Uncle Ba had been out at sea for three days and had a lot of catches. He didn't come knocking on the door until seven o'clock in the evening.
Ye Qing opened the door and the two sat down in the yard.
Kangzi said with a depressed look on his face, "I guess we can't find the boatman. You asked me to inquire about the vacant land in the west. There has been any progress. It will cost about 200,000 or 300,000 yuan. The village chief said that this is a big deal and it's not just a matter of money. He asked you to think it over and go find him."
Ye Qing nodded to indicate that he understood.
It’s not a good idea to disturb them so late at night, so I’ll go find the village chief when I come back from the sea.
Zhang Jun came over with a beer and said, "Without boatmen, longline fishing and purse seine fishing are useless."
Ye Qing said calmly: "I didn't intend to use these two methods."
"If there is no one, forget it. Don't force it. Don't be picky."
"At worst, we can just catch fewer people."
He never considered longlining and purse seine fishing, both of which degrade the yellowfin tuna and can harm other marine life.
The reason for hiring a boatman is that yellowfin tuna needs to be processed immediately after being caught, and the processing process will be very laborious and time-consuming.
Kangzi suddenly realized, "That's why you asked me to prepare a giant fishing rod and an electric reel!"
Ye Qing nodded: "Yes."
"When the time comes, you and my brother-in-law will take turns handling the yellowfin tuna."
to be honest.
If there was one more person, my brother-in-law and Kangzi could concentrate on fishing for yellowfin tuna, and the catch would increase a lot.
Zhang Jun laughed: "Brother, you can just say this at home, but don't tell anyone outside, or you might get beaten to death."
"Others wanted to catch them but couldn't. He was worried that if they caught too many, he wouldn't be able to handle it, so he hired a boatman."
"Other people can't catch anything with nets, how can we do it with just pole fishing?"
Ye Qing also smiled.
He knew that in the eyes of his brother-in-law, his confidence was "arrogance".
It would be a waste of words to explain it now.
Once we get to the scene, we can let the facts speak for themselves.
As they chatted, they finished a bottle of wine and Kangzi opened another one: "The wind is so comfortable tonight, and I'm hungry from drinking. How about we have some midnight snacks? Beer and barbecue are the best."
Zhang Jun swallowed his saliva. He was also greedy and said helplessly, "Where can we get a barbecue at this late hour?"
There are not many lights on in Nancun at night. If you want to eat barbecue at night, you can only go to the central town, and there are only a few of them, and the food doesn’t taste very good.
Ye Qing also wanted to have some midnight snack. Since he wanted to eat, what was he waiting for? He had to make arrangements.
He stood up, looked at the receding tide on the beach, and said, "Let's do it from the sea."
"Brother-in-law, please light a fire and roast the charcoal."
"Kangzi, come with me."
After saying that, he found two flashlights, and Kangzi followed him, each holding a flashlight, and walked towards the beach.
Zhang Jun scratched his head.
Do you really want to make a fire and roast charcoal?
If Ye Qing and Kangzi return empty-handed in the end, wouldn’t all his efforts be in vain?
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