Ma Dexiang took a small notebook and took them around the village, pointing out all the vacant land.
Chen Chunhua had her eyes on a piece of land with a small pond in front and a small hill not far behind. This land had been acquired by the richest man in the village in her previous life. Now, of course, she wanted to take it as soon as possible.
There used to be a family living here, but unfortunately they had few members and their only son contracted polio when he was a child. He could hardly take care of himself, let alone get married and have children. No girl was willing to fill this gap.
The old mother toiled all her life, afraid even to die. She held on to her last breath, taking care of her son until he was sixty, but in the end, she couldn't resist the test of age.
At that time, Lin Fuqiang had just taken over his father's job. Before she passed away, the old lady held Lin Fuqiang's hand and begged him to take care of her son. After he passed away, she would return the house and land to the village as a way to repay the village for its care.
Lin Fuqiang agreed, and the villagers indeed provided money and manpower to take turns taking care of the unfortunate man's three meals a day and daily life.
The smartest thing Lin Fuqiang did was to apply to have this matter counted as work points, so the people who took care of him were very dedicated. To put it bluntly, if the man lived one more day, they could earn more wages.
The man lived like this for less than fifteen years, finally passing away ten years ago. The village again paid for his funeral, and then took back the land.
But after all, the family had lost all their family, and many people felt that the land was unlucky and were unwilling to take it. In addition, at that time, people did not have much money to rezone the land and build houses, so the land has been vacant until now.
In her previous life, Chen Chunhua also told other families that this piece of land was a bit unlucky, but when the richest family acquired the land and started building houses, and then the business was booming, she sighed with Jin Yuegui that it was a piece of Feng Shui treasure land.
Later, some people said that the land is actually related to the fate of the people who live there. No matter how good the land is, some people's fate can withstand it, while others just can't. So there are good and bad, so before building a house, you still need to consult a feng shui master.
Chen Chunhua felt that it was all bullshit. You have to live your own life. If it is destined to happen, it will happen. If it is not destined to happen, don't force it.
However, Lin Guoqing was more concerned about it. After all, this was the house that his family had saved money for several years and they planned to live in for at least a dozen years.
A dozen years! How many dozen years can a person have in his life? If everything goes smoothly for a dozen years, why worry about the whole family not prospering?
He also thought the piece of land that Chen Chunhua liked was good. The people on both sides were still some distance away from here. It was close to water in the front, so it would be prosperous if it came into contact with water. It was close to mountains in the back, so it could shelter from wind and rain. There was no need to worry about the steady growth of this family, right?
However, the fact that the previous family had died out was indeed a big problem, so he still felt that he should ask a Feng Shui master to take a look.
Although feudal superstitions have been eradicated for many years, superstition has persisted for thousands of years in this land. How can it be eradicated? Especially with Feng Shui, sometimes during urban construction, the higher-ups have to ask people to take a look secretly.
Lin Guoqing asked a few people and found a Feng Shui master in the village who was considered highly respected. He invited him to take a look the next day.
The master walked around and then asked for the birth dates of Lin Guoqing's family of seven. Chen Chunhua stood there and watched the master calculate for a long time, and finally listened to his conclusion.
"Your family's fortune is quite good, there is no sign of conflict with this piece of land.
The back is the Xuanwu, which should be tall and well-supported, representing the health of the family and a strong foundation for career. The mountain behind you is a good choice. The front is the Suzaku, which should be low and open, representing abundant wealth. This square pond fits this requirement perfectly, and it will prosper when it encounters water.
The left side is the Azure Dragon, representing official career, studies, fame, fortune, and career, etc., and should be prominent, while the right side is the White Tiger, representing disasters, bad luck, bad reputation, right and wrong, etc., and should be low.
Good feng shui requires the back to be higher and the front to be lower, and the left to be higher and the right to be lower. Your front and back are all in compliance, as for the left and right… there aren’t many houses anyway, so if someone comes to build in the future, just make sure they don’t block over yours…”
Who can predict what will happen in the future? If they want to build a three-story building, can we stop them from building it? However, the right side is east, and it is true that building too high will block the view and sunlight.
"...Or you can put a higher house-guarding stone on the left side of the roof, and build the eaves on the right side lower..." The master was still trying to give some suggestions that would help everything go smoothly, but Chen Chunhua found it mysterious no matter how she listened to it.
While she was muttering to herself, she saw Lin Guoqing smiling and stuffing a red envelope into the master's hand. Then he took Chen Chunhua to express his gratitude for a long time before sending him away.
"How much money did you give?" Chen Chunhua asked when he came back.
Lin Guoqing gestured a number.
"58?! How can such easy money be earned?" Chen Chunhua almost screamed. She could earn a month's salary of an outside worker by just working for an hour?
Lin Guoqing quickly hushed him, "Keep your voice down! Brother Jinshui said that the city needs to hire Master Lu for road and building projects! This small amount of money is already a shameless gift from me."
28 is too little, 38 sounds bad, and 48 is unlucky, so I can only give him 58. I heard that the city wants to pay him less than 100 yuan to invite him over.
Chen Chunhua: … She suddenly wanted to ask Ma Fengjuan if the nunnery where she was ordained taught feng shui. Perhaps they could take her in! She promised to study diligently, and when she went out to work, she would try to pinch her fingers more often to appear more knowledgeable.
Isn't this a surefire way to get rich? The kind that could buy you a house in a year!
But since the money had already been paid and the feng shui had been checked, he could just think of it as spending forty kilograms of eggs to gain peace of mind. Lin Guoqing then hurried out to order bricks and tiles. He said that this time he couldn't use the clay he had baked himself to build the building, but had to order the best blue bricks.
For this purpose, he even rode Chen Chunhua's tricycle to the county, which made Chen Chunhua roll her eyes again.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier? I could have ordered it this morning when I was delivering the eggs. Why bother going today? We could have gone together tomorrow morning! You don't even know how many bricks you need!"
Lin Guoqing rode away on his tricycle, and only the sound was still echoing in the air.
"That won't work! What if someone else has also ordered something today? Then we'll have to queue up! If we order a day later, we'll get it a day later! As for the order price? The chef over there has been doing this for so many years, so we can just ask and find out!"
Chen Chunhua: ...He is indeed Liang Shengdi’s biological son, I can’t wait any longer!
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I remember going with my mom to a blind fortune teller during the Lunar New Year in the early 2000s. It cost 200 yuan per person, regardless of size. There was a long line outside the fortune teller's house, and someone was responsible for giving out numbers.
That gentleman was a bit magical, but when I heard that he could earn hundreds of dollars a year and own several villas, it really shocked my young mind.
That was five years ago...
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