Chapter 58: What's the difference between this and robbing?
One question after another lingered in Sang Yu's mind, and before they knew it, the three of them arrived at Xiaohu's residence.
The courtyard gate was closed, and there was no one in sight when looking through the fence. The door to the house was also closed.
Sang Yu went up and knocked a few times, but no one answered. She was just thinking about whether to look around the village when she saw someone from a nearby house, having heard the noise, stick their head out.
"You're looking for Xiao Hu, right? He's grinding rice at the millstone. You can find him if you go directly there."
After thanking the other party, Sang Yu led his parents and continued walking forward.
She knew the location of the millstone and had originally thought of bringing some grain seeds over to shell them for easier consumption, but things happened one after another and she was so busy that she forgot about it.
Walking through the houses and approaching the millstone, Sang Yu saw from afar a man pushing the wooden pole on the millstone in circles. Who else could it be but Xiaohu?
The sun was not yet very hot, but his forehead was already covered with sweat.
It is difficult for people to push smaller millstones, let alone such a big one. It was very difficult for him, a half-grown boy, to push it, but he gritted his teeth and persevered.
Seeing this, Sang Yu winked at Sang Yongjing. Sang Yongjing stared at her blankly and asked, "Yu'er, why are you winking at me? Is there sand in your eyes?"
Sang Yu: ...She finally knows what it means to have no IQ or EQ, and no sense at all.
She simply said, "Dad, go and help me. When we ask someone to do something for us, it's always right to show goodwill first."
Although Xiaohu acted as a middleman and did not directly participate in the construction of their house, he certainly knew which men in the canyon were honest and which were lazy.
For the same amount of money, the efficiency of the workers hired is completely different.
If you lend a hand now, you will see the rewards in the future.
Sang Yongjing still didn't quite understand Sang Yu's intention. In the past, he was surrounded by drinking and eating friends, so how could anyone teach him these principles of dealing with people?
But he was obedient. Since his daughter said to do this, he did it.
He walked straight forward and grabbed the other end of the wooden pole to help exert force, and the resistance in his hand suddenly decreased a lot.
Xiao Hu finally had the energy to look at the man beside him and immediately recognized him. "Uncle Sang, why did you come here suddenly? Are you looking for someone to build a house?"
Sang Yongjing nodded, even his face was exerting force: "Let's talk about that later, let's finish grinding the noodles first."
With the help of another person, Xiaohu quickly husked all the rice he brought. He carefully put every grain of rice into the bag, and carefully collected the rice husks that were ground off.
After finishing these things, he smiled and looked at Sang Yongjing: "Thank you, Uncle Sang, for your help."
When it comes to grinding rice, there are many people in the village who are willing to help if they are willing to spend money, but Xiaohu always chooses to do it himself because he has other uses for his money.
Sang Yongjing was rubbing his sore arms. He wasn't that strong, but his arms felt sore after pushing the millstone for a while.
"Xiao Hu, we are planning to build a house. Do we need to go somewhere to register?"
The one asking the question was Sang Yu. She didn't think that anyone could just build on a piece of land. Otherwise, why didn't those people at the entrance of the canyon unite to build a shelter.
The smile on Xiaohu's face became wider and dimples appeared. He liked dealing with smart people because it made talking easier and less laborious.
Unlike those ignorant old-fashioned people, when they heard him ask them where to register and pay, they suspected that he was deliberately deceiving them.
"Of course. I'd tell you this even if you didn't ask me. After you've chosen a location, you have to go to the village chief to register and pay a certain fee before you can officially build a house."
Of course, the fee will not be particularly high, and it will not be arbitrarily priced. It is generally charged according to the building area and location, and will not exceed a hundred coins at most.
As for the money received, the village chief will not embezzle it, but will use it to repair the buildings in the village, although they don’t know whether they have been repaired or what has been repaired.
When Sang Yongjing heard that he had to pay extra, he glared: "Why do I have to pay? There's no name written on the ground."
Sang Yu signaled him to be patient and agreed directly: "Okay, then please take us there."
This was something she had expected, and she had no objection to paying the money, but she didn't expect that there would be a village chief in the canyon.
"Okay." Xiaohu agreed readily, but he felt a little embarrassed when he looked at the two bags of things next to the millstone: "...but I have to go back first."
The village was not a place where people left their doors unlocked at night and people did not pick up things on the road. He could not walk around the village with two bags of things in his arms.
"It's not a big deal. It's still early."
They came here on a whim, so how could they delay other people's business? Sang Yu wanted to help him get a bag but was sternly refused by Xiao Hu.
"There's no point in asking a customer to do something for me. Who knows what others would say about me if they knew. Besides, Uncle Sang has already helped me a lot just now, so I can still carry this little thing."
Working as a dentist requires more than just connections; emotional intelligence and IQ are both essential.
If someone offers to help him, he will naturally accept the favor. But there are always ups and downs in everything, and one cannot blindly owe favors to others. It is easy to repay a debt of money, but it is difficult to repay a favor.
Unable to persuade him, Sang Yu did not force him, and the family of three followed him slowly walking behind.
Sang Yongjing only now asked the question in his heart: "Yu'er, are we really going to pay that idiotic village chief?"
"Yes." Sang Yu nodded affirmatively.
"Why? There's no written contract at all, and they just ask us to pay with just a few words. It's like robbery."
Sang Yongjing has always been the most rule-abiding person. He has been studying for too long and wants everything to be done according to the rules and regulations.
Even if there is a simple land deed stamped by the government, the money is paid, and if there is nothing else, isn't it given away for nothing?
Sang Yu was amused by him: "The meaning is indeed similar. We have to pay this money. Wouldn't it be easier to accept if we treat it as protection money?"
She asked why the women and children in the canyon were fine when they went out. It turned out that there was a village chief who collected money. She just didn't know what kind of person could be the village chief.
Following Xiaohu to a courtyard, Sang Yu looked at the courtyard wall surrounded by bamboo fences and had a guess in his mind.
Sitting in the middle of the hall was a middle-aged man in his forties with a long beard and a dignified expression.
His temperament is completely different from the people Sang Yu has seen in the canyon recently. It is obvious that he is someone who has been in a high position for a long time.
Xiaohu, who always loves to laugh, put away his smile and explained the matter to him in a serious expression.
After listening to his description, Shen Wenfu nodded slightly and glanced at the three people from the Sang family standing beside him.
Xiaohu knew the location they had chosen and described it quite accurately, so Shen Wenfu didn't have to spend much time to figure out where it was.
He hesitated for a moment and then gave a price: "Well, okay, eighty cents will do."
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