The statement that he had a solution stunned everyone on the spot.
After discussing the homestead issue, the group said goodbye to Wu Guangfa, who then needed to fill out an application form.
On the way back to Ye Beiping's house.
Jiang Hai couldn't help but ask, "Beiping, are you really going to build reinforced concrete houses? We can't afford that stuff."
“Yeah,” Wu Di chimed in, his mind starting to ache. “If you keep playing like this, you’ll soon have no friends. We agreed to play together. You can afford to play, but we can’t.”
Upon hearing this, Ye Beiping suddenly smiled.
Looking at the three people beside him, all of them had a sour look on their faces.
"Who gave you permission to come up with so much money all at once? It would take you more than six months to build a brick house, and this reinforced concrete house would take almost a year. A year to make money, isn't that enough for you?"
"Besides, the ones you build aren't as big as mine. I'm worried I don't have enough money myself, so you guys should work hard to make money with me."
To be honest, Ye Beiping really didn't know if the nearly 200,000 yuan he had was enough to build a 666-square-meter villa.
He was unaware of the price of reinforced concrete in that era, and obtaining such items required certain channels.
Upon hearing this, Wu Di became dejected.
"No, isn't it good to have brick and tile houses in Beiping? Why does it have to be reinforced concrete? I know that many houses in Hangzhou are reinforced concrete, but we can't get that many here."
Jiang Hai, standing nearby, was even more conflicted.
If Ye Beiping could get his hands on it, he would definitely build it. But the problem is that their hometown is hundreds of kilometers away from Pingba Village. Even if someone else could get it, their family wouldn't be able to use it.
We can't possibly transport materials hundreds of kilometers just for a house; the shipping costs alone would be astronomical.
Ye Beiping stopped, turned around and looked at the group of people, pursing his lips, and said, "The brick and tile houses look good now, but have you ever thought about why Hangzhou started using reinforced concrete? This is progress, progress of an era."
“You spend ten or twenty thousand yuan to build a brick house now, but a few years later, every household will start building reinforced concrete houses. Are you going to wait until later to demolish and rebuild? Isn’t that a waste of money? Why not do it right the first time?”
"this......"
What they said made a lot of sense, and they couldn't refute it, but something still felt off.
"Let me tell you, this is an inevitable trend. Reinforced concrete houses will not be phased out for at least 30 or 40 years. I don't know what kind of houses will be replaced in 30 or 40 years, but in these 30 or 40 years, reinforced concrete houses will definitely start to be built in rural areas one after another."
"This..." Wu Di was speechless again, but finally found a reason: "But this house is so expensive, we probably don't have enough money to make."
"Yes," Hou Baolin echoed with a worried expression.
If it were Tang Xiaolong or Jiang He, they wouldn't be so worried.
There's nothing I can do; after all, they earn twice as much as I do.
According to their calculations, the maximum annual income would be around 30,000 to 40,000, which is probably not even enough to cover the cost of building such a facility.
Ye Beiping paused for a moment, then realized he had also thought of this question.
Indeed, given their earning speed, they simply can't keep up.
Even he was finding it somewhat difficult.
The only thing we can do is try to find a substitute for the leather shoes as soon as possible.
"I've already asked Sister Zhou to look into this issue. She'll be sending over the information about the shoes along with the house plans soon. Once we find a replacement, your earnings will double."
"Really?"
Wu Di and the other two's eyes lit up, and they finally showed joyful smiles.
At the same time, I was also a little happier, because if the money doubled, I might have enough to build a house.
If it's really not enough, you can owe part of it and pay it back next year.
As they spoke, the three of them headed toward Ye Beiping's house.
As soon as he arrived at the gate, Ye Beiping noticed a shadow near the courtyard and froze in place, not daring to make any rash moves.
Noticing Ye Beiping's stunned expression, Wu Di stepped forward, patted him on the shoulder, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Shhh."
Realizing what had happened, Ye Beiping put his index finger to his lips, took two steps back, and stood still in the corner of a nearby house.
His eyes remained fixed on the location of the figure he had just glimpsed.
In rural areas, houses are interconnected, with narrow paths running between them.
The road on the ground was also made of stones pieced together.
Normally, footsteps don't make much noise unless you kick a stone or something, but on roads where people walk every day, these things are rare.
"What exactly happened?" Hou Baolin asked curiously as the group retreated to the corner with Ye Beiping.
"Shhh."
Ye Beiping frowned, turned around and made a shushing gesture before whispering, "I just saw a figure near my house, but I don't know where it went."
"Huh?" The others also murmured in surprise.
As a henchman, Hou Baolin was tasked with dragging the person out.
Suddenly, Ye Beiping pulled her back: "Don't move. We don't even know who it is yet. What if they run away if you rush up?"
“Exactly.” Wu Di glanced at Hou Baolin and said irritably, “If the people run away, how will people in Beiping sleep at night?”
Forehead......
Hou Baolin could only scratch his head, looking aggrieved.
Seeing that he had stopped moving, Ye Beiping stuck his head out from the corner of the wall and observed the movements around his house.
They found no one there.
This puzzled him, and he frowned.
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