"Good! That's ambitious! You're a true city dweller from Sujiatun. Here's what we'll do: those four mountains, along with the reservoir in the middle, are all yours for 12,000."
Su Jianguo clearly hadn't expected this.
The old Party Secretary was surprisingly decisive, and the number of mountains increased from three to four, also including a reservoir.
Of course, we should collect as much as possible, as this will be a valuable asset for the bus company in the future.
Su Jianguo feigned hesitation.
"Old Party Secretary, your price is too high. That reservoir is already silted up and can't hold water at all. Besides, I only planned to buy three mountains, and you've added another one..."
That's not how you say it!
Upon hearing this, the old Party Secretary immediately became anxious.
"That reservoir can be repaired and reused; it'd be great for raising fish! The mountains are all connected; you'll definitely make a good profit if you buy it."
"Okay, then I'll give you a sincere price: five thousand."
Su Jianguo directly negotiated the price.
"What?"
The old Party Secretary almost jumped up.
"Five thousand? At that price, you can't even buy two mountains. The lowest price is 11,000."
"Five thousand five hundred, that's the most I can offer."
Su Jianguo sipped his tea slowly and deliberately.
"I also need to spend money to repair roads and buy saplings; the initial investment is huge."
The old Party Secretary's eyes darted around.
"Ten thousand five hundred, and I'll also give you ten acres of wasteland at the foot of the mountain."
"Six thousand, the reservoir must be able to hold enough water."
Su Jianguo refused to budge an inch.
The two went back and forth, and the price remained deadlocked at eight thousand.
The old Party Secretary suddenly changed his strategy.
"Jianguo, it's not that I'm being heartless. The village is poor, and this money is for road repairs. Look at our village road, it hasn't been repaired in decades, and it's impossible to walk on rainy days..."
Thinking of the dilapidated roads in the village, Su Jianguo wholeheartedly agreed.
Even if you become rich, don't let others talk behind your back.
Su Jianguo immediately made the decision.
"How about this, eight thousand yuan for the four mountains and the reservoir, and I'll donate an extra two thousand to the village for road repairs."
The old Party Secretary's eyes lit up.
"really?"
"Of course."
Su Jianguo said very generously.
The old Party Secretary's wrinkles instantly blossomed into a wide smile.
"Shall we go to the village office now to sign the contract?"
Su Jianguo stood up and turned to his second younger brother.
"Perfect timing. Go to Old Zhang's house and ask him to come to the village office to discuss the twenty mu of irrigated land..."
Upon hearing this, Su Jianjun immediately jogged over to Old Zhang's house.
The old Party Secretary led Su Jianguo to the village office and found the village accountant.
When the accountant heard that Su Jianguo wanted to buy the barren mountain, he stared in astonishment.
"Old Party Secretary, is this...is this appropriate?"
"What's inappropriate about it!"
The old Party Secretary glared.
"Jianguo is supporting the development of his hometown! Quickly draft the contract!"
After the contract was drafted, Su Jianguo carefully reviewed it and signed his name after confirming that there were no errors.
When the old Party Secretary received the pen, his hands were trembling slightly with excitement.
Those barren mountains had been under his control for over a decade, and he never imagined they would turn into real gold and silver today.
"I'll get the money when I get back to the city."
Su Jianguo put away his copy of the contract.
"No rush, no rush."
The old Party Secretary remained completely calm.
Just then, an old man with a hunched back walked into the village office. It was Old Zhang, who wanted to sell his land.
"Old Zhang."
The old Party Secretary greeted them warmly.
"Jianguo wants to buy your twenty acres of land; you two can negotiate the price yourselves."
Old Zhang's back was hunched, his rough fingers constantly rubbing the hem of his clothes, and his voice was hoarse.
"Jianguo...this is the lifeblood of my Zhang family, passed down from generation to generation..."
He raised his cloudy eyes, the whites of his eyes tinged with an unhealthy yellow.
"If I hadn't absolutely no other choice... I wouldn't have been willing to sell it!"
He suddenly started coughing violently, and his whole body was shaking.
Su Jianguo quickly helped him sit down.
Last week... my eldest daughter-in-law had a difficult childbirth and suffered severe bleeding!
His Adam's apple bobbed.
"He was in the hospital for three days and three nights in intensive care, which exhausted our family's savings... and we still owe more than 300,000 yuan in debt..."
"And they gave birth to triplets, all boys!"
He suddenly grinned, revealing uneven, yellow teeth, but as he laughed, tears started streaming down his face.
"But the mother has no milk... the three boys cried all night from hunger..."
As he spoke, Old Zhang pulled a dirty cloth bag from his pocket, and unfolded it to reveal three crumpled payment slips.
"The hospital called again yesterday... saying they'll stop the medication if we don't pay soon..."
He shook the receipt.
"The kids' bottoms are all raw and sore... and they're still using those old, coarse cloth diapers they saved up from last year..."
Old Zhang suddenly knelt down with a thud, his forehead hitting the cement floor hard.
"Jianguo! You only took my twenty mu of irrigated land... This is truly a lifesaver!"
Su Jianguo hurriedly helped Old Zhang up.
"Uncle Zhang!"
Su Jianguo grabbed his trembling hand.
"At market price, two hundred yuan per mu, twenty mu of irrigated land, I'll take it all!"
Su Jianguo turned to the accountant and said.
"Draft the contract now!"
Old Zhang froze, completely stunned. He hadn't expected Su Jianguo to agree so readily, and tears streamed down his face uncontrollably.
After signing the contract, Old Zhang pressed it to his chest and cried like a child.
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