"Arousing public outrage?" Zhou Xiang raised an eyebrow. "Could it be that Mr. Xiao deliberately went to show off to others?"
Xiao Guo coughed lightly, "No."
Zhou didn't believe it. If there was no cough, then there was no cough. What was the point?
"Then, did Mr. Xiao say what price range those people can accept?"
Xiao Guo shook his head. "It's just for you to decide. You can buy it or not."
Yeah! That's exactly what Old Man Xiao did. "Then you can bring more back. The lowest price is ten yuan per pound. Let Old Man Xiao decide. If he likes someone, he can take less. If he doesn't like someone, he can take more."
"Okay! We'll pick up the goods and return."
"Don't you want to take a break?"
"No more rest, Mr. Xiao is urging me to hurry."
After hearing this, Zhou Xiang did not try to persuade him to stay and prepared a small truck full of things for him.
"These are for Grandpa Xiao to deal with as he pleases. Grandpa will keep the money from the sales and bring it to me next time."
"Okay, we'll leave now."
"Okay, have a good trip."
Xiao Ding and Xiao Guo left. Zhou Xiang was just about to go upstairs to see the children when Manager Zhang from the county food company arrived with the company's accountant and his cousin Xie.
Zhou Xiang really wanted to look at the calendar to see what day it was.
"Manager Zhang, please come in."
After inviting everyone to the living room and serving tea to them, Manager Zhang said, "I just came from New East Street. Although the new street is still under construction and we haven't seen the effect of the buildings being built yet,
However, the employees were in a relatively good mood. They all felt that as long as the storefront on the first floor could earn some food expenses and the second floor could alleviate the overcrowding of family accommodation, life would be promising.
I also understand the town's plan. The reconstruction of the old street will benefit the town food station, no, it should be said that it will benefit all the units along the old street.
Our county company is planning to redesign the front yard of the food station. Do you have any ideas for the front and back yards? We prioritize you, as you still need to leave space for your park.
Zhou Xiang, who felt a little aggrieved for her cousin, lost her temper. She thought that although the front yard was wide, it was only about 70 to 80 meters deep. If the county company greedily used the entire front yard as capital to buy out the park, her park would be squeezed into a corner.
"Manager Zhang, the supply and marketing cooperative's New East Street plot is 5x10 square meters. This side is the Old Street. How much land do you plan to divide?"
"The old street is definitely more valuable than the new one. You said so too. So, we plan to divide it into 4x10 blocks. We originally planned to divide it into 4x8 blocks, but we were afraid that the employees and the supply and marketing cooperative would cause a commotion when comparing the two."
Zhou Xiang didn't care whether it was a commotion or not. What she wanted to know was the remaining depth.
"So, after the front yard is divided, I will contract the remaining land. I will also re-plan the area at the park entrance.
As for the land in the backyard, every family has already bought the house. Can you ask them if they still need to expand the yard?
Whether we expand or not, there is not much land left. If you give it to me, I will pave it with cement so that it won't be muddy when it rains.
If you want to sell the land in the backyard again, I don't agree, because the remaining land in the backyard is basically the section from my house to the park. If someone buys it and builds a high-rise building to disgust me, then I will refund the park's contract fee and restore the park to its original appearance.
In the past, the food stations were responsible for their own profits and losses, but now the county company has taken back control. People's hearts are uncontrollable, and I must say this in advance."
Manager Zhang nodded. "Don't worry, I won't sell the backyard land. It has no commercial value. If someone really wants to buy it, then they really want to go against you. Otherwise, why don't you take it over? I'm afraid if I transfer from the food company, it will be really out of control."
Zhou Xiang hesitated for a moment, then agreed. "Manager Zhang is right. It's better to spend some money and keep it in your own hands."
Manager Zhang had just breathed a sigh of relief when Zhou Xiang said again, "If I take over the contract, those families will have to grow wings and fly over. Because I have the contract, and the land belongs to me during the contract period. I won't let them take it away."
Manager Zhang choked. "So what exactly do you want? What's your plan?"
"I'll ask each family to contribute a portion of the money, or I'll ask them to jointly contract that section of gravel road, including the cost of paving it into cement. Once the gravel road connects to the current cement road, I'll allow them to pass through."
Manager Zhang was confused. "That gravel path only takes up one-fifth of the backyard. Why are you fussing about it?"
"A little kindness brings a lot of hatred."
Manager Zhang understood that the Feng and Huang families were indeed somewhat shameless, and the Yang family had targeted Zhou Xiang several times before. He really couldn't let these people take advantage of him.
"Okay, I'll notify them, especially the Feng family. They still haven't bought the house he lives in, so I'll just ask him to pay it all at once, or he'll have to move out."
Zhou Xiang didn't care about this. What she cared about was, "So, what are your plans for the contract fee?"
"According to the rural land contract fee, although this is not arable land, it can be considered to have some commercial use."
Zhou Xiang nodded. This price was the lowest. "Alright! I'll take the 70-year lease. We'll take my dad's land on the gate side, including the second floor above it. If you need to pay extra, we agree."
Manager Zhang smiled. He was worried about the door cover. "Okay, we'll calculate the door cover based on the lowest price."
After the discussion, Manager Zhang said he had to go back to do the accounting, so he left with the accountant, and Xie Lin stayed.
Zhou Xiang saw his cousin's frustrated look and said with a smile, "Uncle, are you not convinced?"
Xie Lin sighed, "A little bit. Even though you told me that the county would come to control the front yard of the food station, when they really came, I felt uncomfortable."
"You're so hypocritical! Think about it. After you became self-sufficient, you had a hard time except for the first few months. Later, I contracted the river and you had it very easy. Maybe some people even think you're taking advantage!"
Xie Lin took a deep breath. "Your words make sense. It seems I was a bit pretentious. Fine! Whatever! I'm free now. From now on, I'll concentrate on working for you."
"Exactly. Wouldn't it be nice if you could get rid of the burden? I'm also an official here, but I don't have to bear the pressure of paying salaries. How relaxing!"
"Yes! I'm a little uncomfortable with it. Okay, there's nothing else for me to do at the station. I'll go guard the park."
"There's no rush to guard the park, it's just that there are still some things you haven't reacted to yet."
"What else?" Xie Lin looked confused.
"The old street hasn't been renovated yet, and the land division will take time. If I'm not mistaken, there's very little left from my river channel lease, right? If it weren't for the rent of the eight single dormitories in the front yard, you'd be in a difficult position now. The food station is now owned by the county company. Do you still need to take care of the employees' living expenses?"
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