Once Chen Chongshan agreed, everything fell into place. Liao Bin was also extremely happy to receive Xu Jiaming's affirmative reply. After all, they had already witnessed Ah Huang's strength, and having such a powerful guy join their ranks would be a great help to this expedition.
The exact timing of the expedition has not yet been determined, but it is roughly scheduled for after the New Year. After discussing some general matters, Xu Jiaming and his group did not stay in Wuhan for long and returned directly to Tanzhou.
After returning to Tanzhou and meeting up with Chen Chongming, Chen Chongshan only stayed for one day. After having a short get-together with Yuan Yuan, he took his younger brother and embarked on their journey home. It was already the dead of winter, and the end of the year was just around the corner. Although there were no other relatives at home, only that old house was their true home.
Returning to Meishan once again, Ah Huang was quite excited. It always had a special passion for this land. Although it was also full of curiosity about the outside world, in its heart, this was its only home.
Chen Chongming's leg is getting better day by day, and he has begun to walk around the yard on his own. Aunt Peng still comes over every day, which makes Chen Chongshan feel more at ease to go hunting in the mountains.
At the end of the year, game became even more scarce, and the purchase price outside also rose. Old Qin had even raised the purchase price of wild boar to 41 jin. The prices of wild rabbits, pheasants, bamboo rats, muntjacs and the like were even higher. Chen Chongshan would not let go of such a money-making opportunity. He had no other way to make a living and could only rely on this.
Ah Huang is still full of enthusiasm for going up the mountain every day. It will not be two years old until after the New Year and the beginning of spring. At just over one year old, its body is extremely young, so it naturally cannot stay idle.
The high price of wild game also stimulated Chen Chongshan's nerves. He spent more time on the mountain than before, and ran to more hilltops. His hard work made his harvest several times more than usual.
Although Chen Chongming's leg has now been healed, his younger brother's future education and living expenses still need to be taken care of. In addition to his brother's livelihood, Chen Chongshan also has his own plans. He is a thoughtful young man with his own ambitions. Since his path to education has been cut off, he must design a new path for his life.
Whether for himself or to be able to stand truly and firmly beside Yuan Yuan without feeling inferior.
No matter what path one takes, it always requires a certain amount of money to pave the way. Chen Chongshan understands all the reasons behind this. The longer he spends with Xu Jiaming, Wen Fei, and others, the more he sees, the broader his horizons become, and his inner thoughts change.
Life is always beautiful. As long as you strive, it will always move further and further in a positive direction. Chen Chongshan is enjoying such a process.
Just six months ago, Chen Chongshan was overwhelmed by family pressure and even gave up the opportunity to continue his studies at Tanzhou University in order to cure his younger brother's illness.
However, Chen Chongshan never lost faith in life. His strong and hardworking attitude brought him everything he has now. As the end of the year approached, Chen Chongshan gradually began to reduce the time he spent going up the mountain. Just as he was preparing for the New Year, a piece of news shocked the entire village.
Overnight, a notice about the expropriation of the xx area in the west of the city to build an industrial park was posted all over the village entrance, causing the whole village to be in an uproar. After seeing the news, Chen Chongshan felt a mix of emotions.
He had known about the demolition for a while, but he didn't know when. Now that the announcement had been made and the demolition date was after the New Year, it meant that Chen Chongshan would have to say goodbye to this old house forever.
Chen Chongshan looked somewhat helpless, and Ah Huang, also somewhat confused, sat at the gate of the courtyard watching the cheering crowd on the street. Chen Chongming also seemed a little sullen. He couldn't understand how much money demolishing this house would bring them; he only knew that he might have to leave this place too.
Chen Chongming was somewhat uneasy and reluctant. In his mind, this was the only place home; if they left, where could they go?
Chen Chongshan prepared even more abundant New Year's goods, not because they were about to have a large sum of money, but because this would be the last New Year they spent here. After the New Year, this village would cease to exist, and this old house would be covered up. He was going to take Chongming to settle down in another place, and Chen Chongshan had already decided on that place: Tanzhou.
Since this place is going to cease to exist, Chen Chongshan felt that there was no point in him staying any longer. Once he received the demolition compensation, it would be enough for him to pay the down payment and renovation costs for a house in Tanzhou. As for the mortgage payments, Chen Chongshan always had great confidence in himself. A few thousand yuan a month didn't seem to be much of a burden for him.
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The New Year was quite enjoyable. Now that Chen Chongshan had made a plan, he would no longer hesitate. The abundance of New Year's goods and snacks at home also made Chen Chongming quite happy. After all, he was only eleven years old after the New Year and was still a child. Candy always brought him a good mood.
After Yuan Yuan returned to Meishan for vacation, she would often come here, which made the little courtyard even more joyful.
After the Spring Festival, the county's demolition work began. Chen Chongshan had no objections to the demolition compensation quote or other issues. He only hoped that everything could proceed smoothly as soon as possible. Xu Jiaming from Tanzhou had already called him, and the school had been contacted in advance. As for Wuhan, Liao Bin's preparations seemed to be going well, and the trip to Shennongjia was just around the corner.
Chen Chongshan's full cooperation did indeed make the demolition work go very smoothly. However, when it came time to finalize the demolition compensation, Chen Chongshan was surprised to find that his compensation had been divided into two parts.
This was a total of 680,000 yuan in demolition compensation. I only received 300,000 yuan, while the remaining 380,000 yuan went to my uncle, Chen Futian.
This situation infuriated Chen Chongshan, but his questioning went unanswered. A fire burned within him; he knew it must be the work of Chen Futian's family.
Zhang Lan's brother is a powerful figure in the county planning bureau. If he is involved, it is not hard to explain how things turned out this way. They seem to have figured out that these orphans have no power to resist them. As long as they have the money, they don't care what Chen Chongshan thinks of their family.
Chen Chongshan's chest was filled with anger and resentment, along with a sense of desolation. He knew that from now on, he would have no chance to have any kinship with Chen Futian's family. In fact, ever since Chen Chongshan drove them out of this courtyard last time, their kinship had been completely severed.
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