"You'll get the hang of it after a bit of practice." Chen Feng served himself another mouthful of rice.
Meanwhile, at Lin Nian's home, Grandpa Lin Nian couldn't stop smiling as he looked at his eldest grandson who had returned.
Since Lin Nian was born, his grandfather has raised him single-handedly and has never left him for more than three days. This time, a month has made Lin Nian's grandfather miss him terribly.
"Little New Year, how was your trip? Are you tired? Why did it take so long?"
The grandfather brought the dishes to Lin Nian and looked at his eldest grandson with a smile in his eyes.
"I went to another place with Brother Feng to pan for gold. There's a lot of stuff there," Lin Nian said, taking a bite of rice.
Home-cooked meals are still the best. Even if canned food is delicious, you could eat it every day and still have enough.
"Okay, he's following your brother Feng in this line of work. He's doing something serious now, which is great. They've all grown up," Grandpa Lin said with emotion.
"Grandpa, I've made some money this time. Let's not live in this little thatched house anymore, let's build a big house!" Lin Nian said eagerly.
"Hey, this house is still habitable, so let's just make do for now. You've just started earning some money, so you should save it for when you get married."
"When the time comes, you can build a bigger house and live with your wife. I'll just stay in this one," Grandpa Lin said, shaking his head.
"No, Grandpa, how could I let you live in this dilapidated house? Don't worry, the money I earned this time will be enough to build a house and I'll still have a lot left over."
"When the time comes, call Dad back too. If necessary, we can lease more land so he won't have to suffer outside anymore."
Although Lin's father now earns 1,200 yuan a month, which sounds like a lot, that kind of work is not something that just anyone can do.
Working 12 hours a day doing heavy physical labor is no joke.
"How much money did you make this time? How come you still have some left over after building the house?"
"A house now costs at least 70,000 to 80,000 yuan, and that's for a small one."
"Did you make a hundred thousand this time?"
Grandpa Lin Nian said this with complete disbelief, even he himself thought it was impossible.
Lin Nian has only been gone for a month, how could he possibly have earned 100,000 yuan? You couldn't earn that much even if you robbed a bank.
"Grandpa, how could it be 100,000? What are you thinking?" Lin Nian chuckled upon hearing this.
One hundred thousand yuan wouldn't even be enough to build a house according to his plan, let alone have any left over.
"Yeah, I knew it! How could you possibly make that much money? It's outrageous..."
"It's 300,000, Grandpa."
Before Grandpa Lin could finish speaking, Lin Nian interrupted him. He was about to tell Lin Nian not to get cocky after making a little money when he suddenly realized something was wrong.
"Wait a minute, what did you just say? What 300,000?" Grandpa Lin was stunned and looked up at Lin Nian.
“It’s 300,000. I earned 300,000 this month.” Lin Nian was afraid that his grandfather wouldn’t believe him, so he picked up his phone and showed him the numbers.
"Three hundred thousand? You're not kidding me, you're joking with me!" Grandpa Lin heard it clearly and his eyes widened in shock.
He's a farmer who's never seen so much money in his life. Now you're telling him that his eldest grandson earns 300,000 yuan a month?
How is that possible? What did you do to earn so much money?
“I’m not kidding you, it really is 300,000. That’s why there’s still money left over after we finish building the house,” Lin Nian said to his grandfather, pointing to the number on his phone.
Actually, Lin Nian was wrong. There wasn't 300,000 in the bank card, but more than 300,000. He hadn't even counted the odd amount.
"My goodness, how can there be so much money? Are you two really running a legitimate business?"
Grandpa Lin stared at the numbers on his bank card, gasped, and was completely dumbfounded.
"Well, I don't know if he's a decent person or not, but his business dealings should be legitimate. Gold mining isn't illegal, right?" Lin Nian rarely made a joke.
"You two really struck gold! Otherwise, why would you get so much money?" Grandpa Lin asked hurriedly.
"Yes, the place we went to this time was good. There was a lot of goods and a lot of gold, which is why I was able to get such a large share of the money."
Lin Nian didn't mention how much his brother had earned, fearing that his grandfather might get excited and reveal it.
The main reason was that Chen Feng hadn't told him whether this matter could be leaked, so he was being cautious.
"My God, you two really hit the jackpot this time, splitting 300,000 in one go."
"Who would have thought that those two boys who used to be good-for-nothings and steal chickens and dogs every day would become so successful?" Grandpa Lin said with deep emotion as he rolled a cigarette.
"Grandpa, let's choose a place to build a house tomorrow. Let's not delay this. Anyway, we have money now. I've already discussed it with my brother."
“He will help me buy the land, so I can enjoy it sooner the sooner I build it. Besides, I don’t want a small one that costs seventy or eighty thousand yuan.”
"If we're going to build one, let's build a big one, go all out from the start. The budget starts at 150,000, with a maximum of 200,000. Let's finally hold our heads high in the village!" Lin Nian said fiercely, picking up a bite of food.
Although Grandpa Lin felt that building it so soon was a bit hasty, he thought that taking it slow was also a good idea.
Then let's just build it. Lin Nian is getting old, and building a house will make it easier for him to get married.
“Alright, then you two go and see who’s selling land tomorrow. I think Erzhu’s land is pretty good; it’s big and the yard is spacious,” Grandpa Lin said after thinking for a moment.
“Okay, then let’s go see his house tomorrow.” Lin Nian nodded.
The next day, around nine o'clock, Lin Nian came to find Chen Feng.
Chen Feng had just finished eating and hadn't even lit a cigarette yet.
"Brother, let's go. My grandpa said the land belonging to Erzhu's family is quite nice. We can go take a look," Lin Nian said.
"The Erzhu family, that position seems good, but I haven't had much contact with him. What's he like as a person?" Chen Feng thought for a moment.
"My grandpa said he's a bit of a fuss and likes to take advantage of others, so he'll probably ask for a high price."
"My grandpa means we should go and take a look first. If it's too expensive, we can go to another place." Lin Nian was only planning to take a look and didn't intend to make a decision right away.
“Okay, let’s go check it out.” Chen Feng stood up and went out with Lin Nian to Erzhuzi’s house.
Just as the two were about to arrive at Erzhuzi's house, Chen Feng reached into his pocket and realized he hadn't brought any cigarettes, so he cursed under his breath.
It's not that I want to smoke at someone's place, it's just that when you go to buy something from someone, you have to offer them a couple of cigarettes as a courtesy. You can't just take their cigarettes.
"Lin Nian, you go in first, I'll go buy a pack of cigarettes and be right back." Chen Feng told Lin Nian to go ahead, and he would follow shortly.
"Oh, okay." Lin Nian didn't think much of it. It only took a few minutes to buy a pack of cigarettes before he stepped through the gate and arrived at Erzhuzi's house.
"Brother Zhu, are you home?" Lin Nian knocked on the door and peeked inside.
"Here." Erzhuzi came out of the house, wearing a coat and slippers.
He was a little surprised to see that it was Lin Nian. He didn't have much interaction with Lin Nian's family and didn't know why Lin Nian would suddenly come over.
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