Fu Wan understood the village chief's meaning immediately.
He agreed to buy the land for building a house, but such a large village cannot be governed by his own will.
At most, he can offer more suggestions.
If the bait of road construction is thrown out, few people will refuse, since they don't have to pay for it themselves.
The village has a cement road that is decades ahead of the surrounding villages. When people go out, they have to stand up straighter.
Fu Laoda had no objection to the meeting. He had already spoken with the village chief and would go out to sea first, letting the village chief communicate with the villagers.
He also made it clear that if everyone was willing, the road would be built immediately, and of course, the land for Fu Wan's house would also be approved.
If people are unwilling, then the road construction will have to be postponed.
Upon hearing this, the village chief didn't want to waste any more time and hurriedly urged Boss Fu to come over and ask Fu Wan which plot of land she wanted for her house.
Fu Wan thought for a moment and realized that everyone who came here was there for the sea, so they definitely had to build sea-view rooms.
The location cannot be too close to the sea, otherwise it will be unsafe during typhoons.
Of course, we can't occupy other people's land; wasteland is best, then more people will definitely agree at the meeting.
Thinking about it that way, there aren't many places left to choose from in the whole village.
"Dad, isn't there a piece of land next to my brother's and my house? What do you think of it?"
Fu Laoda had actually been thinking about that place too, and now that his daughter had brought it up herself, he nodded, but then hesitated.
"The location is not bad, but a typhoon hit a while ago and it's all muddy. There are also a lot of weeds around it, so it probably needs to be repaired."
If we're going to choose that location, the buildings need to be built sturdily. If they're like the single-story houses in the village, they probably won't withstand a typhoon.
"The hotel definitely needs to be built tall, at least five or six stories, Dad. We should also ask Aunt Wang's relative for help; he's quite skilled at building!"
Fu Wan was referring to Wang Xiuer's brother, Wang Dazhu. It was he who led the construction of Fu Wan and Fu Ming's new house.
Fu Laoda nodded in agreement. He had met Wang Dazhu several times and knew him to be a man of action.
As the two were discussing it, Fu Wan suddenly felt something was off.
"Father, why didn't the village chief come over to ask about these things himself?"
This is somewhat out of character for Old Village Chief Fu. In the past, he would have definitely come back with Old Master Fu to inquire about Fu Wan's road construction and homestead issues.
Fu Laoda was speechless at this point. "Grandma Wang and Wang Zhaodi are fighting again. The village chief and the others went to mediate and don't have time to come over right now."
"What? Grandma Wang and Wang Zhaodi got into a fight?"
Fu Wan was astonished, and Ye Xiaocui and the others who were busy in the kitchen also dropped what they were doing and ran out.
"Why did they start fighting?"
Seeing how gossipy these people were, Boss Fu shook his head helplessly and could only patiently relay the story.
This story begins early this morning. Fu Gang has been returning to Fu Family Village quite frequently these past two days.
Actually, this is already outdated gossip in the village. According to the intelligence organization under the big tree in the village, the reason Fu Gang came back was because Old Lady Wang promised that after she and Fu Lao Er died, the house in the village would belong to Fu Gang.
Although Fu Gang has just married into the family, who wouldn't want a house for free?
Fu Gang went back and discussed it with his wife, and then agreed to Wang's request.
Although Fu Lao Er's house was a mud-brick house, it was large and was built by Fu Lao Er's father with all his savings.
The thought that the house that originally belonged to Fu Qiang would eventually belong to him filled Fu Gang with joy. He coaxed his wife into giving him some money and went back to Fu Family Village every day to make his presence felt.
Every few days, just as the stall was closing up, she would go to Fu Dazhuang's place to buy half a pound of cheaper meat, teasing Old Lady Wang like a cat or a dog, making her very happy.
With her grandson coming home and meat to eat, Grandma Wang felt triumphant, and all the bad luck she had recently experienced vanished.
But some people just can't live a comfortable life.
After eating their fill, they started to stir up trouble. The reason why Grandma Wang and Wang Zhaodi fought was quite simple: last night, the pork cracklings that they had been saving for the last time in the cupboard were eaten by mice. Grandma Wang insisted that Wang Zhaodi had stolen them, but Wang Zhaodi denied it, so the two started arguing and then fighting.
Fu Lao Er couldn't stop them, and Fu Gang couldn't control them either. In the end, they had no choice but to go to the village chief for help.
The village chief was overwhelmed by their family's situation and didn't want to get involved, but when he heard that they had been beaten so badly that blood had been drawn, he couldn't just stay away. So, he had no choice but to go and take a look.
After hearing this, Ye Xiaocui and Jiang Chunlan also sighed.
Back then, Wang Zhaodi was proud of having given birth to three sons and showed off her superiority to them countless times. But now, her sons are all grown up, and she is being wrongly accused because of a few pieces of pork lard.
As women themselves, they felt a sense of sadness.
Regardless of whether the pork cracklings were eaten by rats, even if Wang Zhaodi ate them, so what?
Fu Gang, as the biological son, sat idly by, which shows he's unreliable.
The commotion at Fu Lao Er's house was just something to listen to; Ye Xiaocui and the others were too lazy to go and watch.
If Fu Lao Er can't stand up for himself, it's only a matter of time before his family falls apart.
After a while of busy work, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon. Ye Xiaocui and Jiang Chunlan steamed several pots of steamed buns and cornbread, which they could heat up and eat when they got on the boat.
After all, rice and flour are expensive, and it would be too costly to eat them every meal.
Fu Wan could understand Ye Xiaocui and the others' thoughts. To be honest, she didn't think it would save much money, but the love of family was priceless. Moreover, the pancakes and steamed buns they made were filled with plenty of ingredients. They could be heated up and eaten as a late-night snack, with some fish or shrimp, and the taste was quite good.
With preparations nearly complete, after a simple dinner, Fu Wan led the group onto the ship.
This time, the number of people going to sea was almost half that of the last time; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a fleet of ships.
Fu Laoda and Chen Ba used both of their connections to carefully select nearly twenty people to board the ship.
Another person joined Fu Liang's boat: Wang Huiping's cousin, Wang Tiejun. He originally farmed at home, but Fu Liang saw that he was tall, reliable, and capable, so he brought him along to go to sea with him.
Fu Ming was still in charge of the "Sailing Forward" ship, but this time only he, Fu Dahai, and Fu Shi took turns sailing, while Ye Jianguo and Chen Balang went to the "Full Load Return" ship.
The captain of the "Sailing Against the Wind" ship is Boss Fu, and the old crew member Dong Haiyang, who was recommended by Xu Jiafu a while ago.
Dong Haiyang is forty years old this year, younger than Xu Jiafu and Boss Fu, but his experience in steering the ship is truly solid.
Living in a small fishing village, I grew up at the dock and went out to sea on boats for more than 20 years. Two years ago, because the boat owner sold the boat, I simply went to the shipyard to repair it for two years.
Xu Jiafu met him around that time, but Xu Jiafu could tell that this guy still wanted to steer the ship at sea, but after drifting at sea for so many years, he didn't like ordinary ships.
So when Boss Fu wanted to poach Xu Jiafu, Xu Jiafu immediately thought of him.
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