Chapter 632 Exorbitant Prices
He kept checking his balance, his mouth practically agape with a grin.
After leaving the house, Li Lao Er went to the supermarket and arrogantly ordered a bottle of wine.
Seven pieces.
We've lived together for so many years, how could the boss not know what kind of alcohol he drinks?
"Seven yuan? No way, that's too cheap. Give me the one that's sixty-five yuan," Li Lao Er said, hands on his hips.
"Holy crap, sixty-five? What's up, Li Lao Er, did you strike it rich today, or is your father-in-law here?" The shopkeeper asked with great interest as he leaned on the counter.
"Hey, who can afford to drink seven-yuan liquor every day? My house has been demolished, so I have to drink some good liquor now!" Li Lao Er couldn't help but boast.
"Demolition? What demolition? What are you talking about?" the boss said, looking completely confused.
"Hehe, you know the exploration team outside, right? My land and that thatched hut were requisitioned. That piece of junk, and they actually gave me 50,000 yuan, hahaha!"
Li Lao Er couldn't help but beam with joy when he talked about it, his smile almost revealing his stomach.
"What the hell?! Fifty thousand? That's a lot!"
"Holy crap, is this for real? You're not kidding me, are you?"
"They're involved in demolition and relocation matters?"
Upon hearing this, everyone in the shop was shocked. They all lost their interest in playing cards and hurriedly asked questions.
"The money has already been deposited into my account, how could it be fake? Back then, none of you wanted that piece of land, but now it's being demolished, hahaha!"
"These people, you never know where they'll get rich," Li Lao Er said cryptically as he took the wine, paid the bill, and walked out of the shop with a flourish.
It is said that wealth should not be flaunted, and Li Lao Er knew this principle, but he couldn't swallow his anger.
When the land was being distributed, these people used connections and gave gifts to monopolize all the good land.
When it was Li Lao Er's turn, all that was left were some plots of land that were not adjacent to each other and had low yields.
This infuriated Li Lao Er; wasn't this just taking advantage of the fact that he was an honest man?
But there was nothing he could do; he had neither connections nor money, so he could only swallow his anger.
To everyone's surprise, years later, the exploration team came and told him that the land had been requisitioned and they even gave him 50,000 yuan!
This is like a windfall from heaven! What seems like a loss may actually be a blessing in disguise.
Li Lao Er has been holding this grudge for over ten years, and now that he's finally gotten it out, he definitely can't resist coming over to show off.
Back then, none of you wanted this land, and look what happened! Now I'm rich, aren't you all envious and jealous? You bunch of short-sighted fools!
After Li Lao Er left, the house erupted in chaos.
"Damn, this guy is just incredibly lucky, how could he run into something like this?"
"So, is this for real? Or is he just making this up?"
"It shouldn't be. A survey team did come by a few days ago. You forgot? They were asking around here. We were all inside at the time," the shop owner said, shaking his head with certainty.
Only after these words were spoken did everyone remember what had happened, and they finally believed it.
"Damn, why don't I ever have such good luck? Seriously."
"If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have taken this land back then. Damn it, sigh."
Soon, news of Li Lao Er's land being seized and his receiving 50,000 yuan in compensation spread throughout the village, causing another uproar.
When the village chief heard about this, he stroked his chin, his eyes full of thought.
"Damn it, they only give 50,000 yuan in compensation for finding rare earth elements?"
“Brother, fifty thousand is quite a lot. How much is that piece of land worth?” Liu Zi couldn’t help but ask.
"Shortsighted. If it were normal land occupation, it would definitely be a lot, but we all know that there is rare earth underneath, and you still want 50,000? Are you out of your mind?"
"Do you know how much rare earth elements are worth? It's too easy on them to just agree to that."
The village chief snorted.
"That Li Lao Er has nothing to do with us. At worst, we can ask for more when the opportunity comes to demolish our property," Liu Zi said nonchalantly.
"Pah, you don't know anything. The reason they're in such a hurry to sign the contract, and only one contract at that, is to set an example for the village."
"Just to tell us that this is all the money we're worth, take it or leave it."
"It can be said that the first person to sign the contract is completely equal to the subsequent demolition compensation."
“No, we can’t let them move out so easily. Go and find a way to tell the villagers, tell Li Lao Er.”
"We absolutely cannot let them demolish it. They would agree to demolish that piece of land even if it were worth a million, let alone fifty thousand. Li Lao Er would suffer a huge loss!" the village chief said with a calculating look in his eyes.
"Wow, is it really worth that much money?" Liu Zi was shocked when he heard this.
"What do you think? Rare earth elements are no ordinary things. We'll only get to experience this kind of demolition compensation once in our lifetime. Do you really want to try your luck again?"
"Since we've finally run into one, why don't we hurry up and ask for more? Once we've got enough, we'll leave. I'm not going to be the village chief anymore."
"How many lifetimes would it take me to make a few million as village chief in this godforsaken place?" The village chief was fully prepared to make a quick buck and run.
"Understood, I'll go find someone to spread the word right away!" Liu Zi got excited as soon as he heard that and hurriedly walked out.
The increase in demolition compensation is good for everyone, to put it bluntly. Liu Zi's family owns a house and land. With this demolition, they won't have to do anything for the rest of their lives!
Liu Zi went out to find his brothers and began spreading the word in various villages.
The gist of it is that the village is about to be demolished, and there are very valuable things underneath. Don't envy Li Lao Er's 50,000; even if it were several million, they would still have to pay.
Once this news got out, things got out of control. Everyone lost all interest in farming and working, and all their attention was focused on the demolition compensation.
Liu Zi quickly found Li Lao Er, who was at home cooking and getting ready to have a drink.
"Second Brother, are you cooking?" Liu Zi greeted him.
"Hey, isn't this Liu Zi? I just killed a chicken and was about to have a drink. Come on over," Li Lao Er said, adding soup to the pot.
"Want a drink? I heard your land was demolished and you got 50,000 yuan?" Liu Zi asked as he sat down.
"Yeah, haha, just lucky," Li Lao Er laughed and said.
"You're lucky? You were fooled without even realizing it," Liu Zi said with a sigh, a hint of helplessness in his voice.
"You've been tricked? What do you mean? No, I really got the money." Li Lao Er said, trying to show him his bank balance.
"You even got it? Do you know what you buried underground? It's rare earth. Do you know how valuable that stuff is?"
"Don't even mention 50,000 yuan, even 500,000 or 5 million, they would give you whatever you asked for, and you're still laughing here." Liu Zi pointed at him and mocked.
"Huh?" Li Lao Er was stunned when he heard this, and dropped the spoon in his hand to the ground.
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