Chapter 307: Out of nowhere, thousands of people are out [Explosion, monthly votes requested]
Three o'clock in the afternoon.
In Xincun Village, Bobai Town, more than a thousand people gathered at the threshing ground.
"Third Master, are people from our village being bullied by outsiders? Let's get our weapons ready and kill him!"
"Third Master, even you have come forward to gather people, this must be a big deal, just tell me who you want to kill."
"If you dare to bully our new village people, you are courting death!"
“…”
Hearing the young men in the village shouting for war and killing, Zhang Guangzong, who was standing on the stone bull, waved his hands and said, "No one is bullying our villagers. I called everyone here today not to fight with anyone, but because I have something great to tell you."
"Well……"
The young men all widened their eyes when they heard this. In the past, when the Third Master gathered everyone together, it was most likely because the villagers were bullied by outsiders, and the matter was quite serious. Otherwise, the Third Master would not have to come forward to gather people to deal with it.
I thought it would be the same this time, but I didn’t expect them to be wrong.
"Third Master, do you have any great news to tell us?"
"Third Master, is the village going to give out wives? If so, I'd like to sign up and get one!"
"Haha, Er Gouzi, I think you are crazy about your wife, right?"
“…”
Zhang Guangzong laughed and said, "If you want to marry a wife, then earn more money. If you have money, why worry about not having a wife?"
Er Gouzi sighed, "Third Master, I also want to earn more money to marry a wife, but money is not so easy to earn!"
Zhang Guangzong said: "I gathered everyone together this time because I want to tell you about an opportunity to make money. As for how much you can earn, it depends on your conditions."
Er Gouzi's eyes lit up and he asked, "Third Master, what is this opportunity to make money?"
The other villagers also looked at Uncle San Ye. Money is the most exciting thing, no matter in the past, present or future. They all wanted to know what kind of money-making opportunities Uncle San, who is highly respected in the village, has brought to everyone.
Zhang Guangzong said: "You all know that I stay in Suifeng Hotel every day now."
Hearing this, Er Gouzi continued, "We know this. If we talk about who has a good life in the village now, no one can compare to you, Third Master. You eat and drink in the largest restaurant in the county every day. Your life is really enviable!"
Others also spoke up: "Yes, Third Master, you are living such a comfortable life!"
"You don't have to envy my life. I'm already quite old. How many years do I have left to live?"
At this point, Zhang Guangzong cleared his throat and said, "Okay, don't interrupt me, I'll tell you something first."
"Well, Third Master, you speak, and we listen."
Zhang Guangzong said: "The owner of Suifeng Hotel is the head of the Naye Deng clan in Bangjie Village, Songwang Township. The Naye Deng clan bought 100 acres of land in the Yinma River area and planned to build a community there. You may not understand the word community, but in simple terms, it means building buildings. By then, there may be a thousand or a few hundred people coming here to build, but there will be no place to live.
So, today their clan leader discussed with me that they are going to arrange for all the clan members to live in our village, with a room rented at 10 yuan per month. Each family should see how many rooms they can give up. Once you have made up your mind, come and tell me the number. I will count it and give it to them tomorrow."
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar at the scene!
In that era, the monthly rent of 10 yuan for a room was no less than 1,000 yuan in later generations, and there was no doubt that it was attractive to the villagers.
So the villagers couldn't wait to ask questions.
"Third Master, my mud brick house is a little run-down, is it okay?"
"Sure, we're all country guys, so it's not that particular."
"Third Master, will the people from the Ye Deng family stay here for a month or for a longer period of time?"
"The exact duration is unclear. It could be just a few months or a year. It depends on how fast they build the building."
"Third Master, what do you need in this room?"
"At least there should be a bed, a mat and a quilt in the room. As for the rest, you can decide for yourself!"
At this point, Zhang Guangzong said with a serious look: "This Naye Deng clan has more than 3,000 people, and they are more united than our new village, with more money, and have great influence in all aspects. I have a very good relationship with their clan leader.
So, when the brothers from the Ye Deng family come, we should treat them as good friends and never embarrass me, understand?"
"Okay, Master San, we got it!"
"We must treat the brothers of the Ye Deng family as our best friends."
"We are very happy to make friends with such a united clan."
“…”
Zhang Guangzong nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, everyone should have an idea in mind. Now think about how many rooms you can provide. Once you have figured it out, come and sign up with me. I will record them one by one and hand them over to them tomorrow. Your task is to clean up the rooms tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, the brothers of the Naye Deng family will move in."
Upon hearing this, the villagers who were married or had children began to discuss the matter with their families.
"Wife, can we have two rooms?"
"There are only four rooms in our house, and they are already full. It's hard to spare one room. If we spare two rooms, how will so many people in our family live?"
"You, your daughter, daughter-in-law, grandchildren and granddaughters live in one room, and my father and I live in one room. This extra room means an extra 10 yuan per month. Where can you find such a good thing?"
"This... it's okay for us to live like this, but it's okay for my son and daughter-in-law to live separately for a short period of time, but isn't it not good for a few months or even a year?"
"That's true. How about this? Let's buy an extra bed and let our son, daughter-in-law and their children live in one room, and we live in another room with our children."
"Yeah, that's okay."
Similar conversations kept happening. Giving up two of the four rooms was not a big deal. There were even some ruthless people who gave up three of the four rooms.
In short, the villagers really worked hard to earn an extra 10 yuan a month.
Although the new village is close to the county town, the villagers have more opportunities to make money than in the countryside a hundred miles away from the county town, but after all, only a very small number of people can make money, and most villagers have no way to make money.
Therefore, faced with this rare opportunity to make money, the villagers all want to earn more.
After all, if you give up three rooms, you can earn 30 yuan a month. What does that mean? How many villagers dare to say that they can earn 30 yuan a month? Of course, only a very small number of families can give up two or three rooms. Many families already have very tight living conditions. They have to squeeze out one room with great effort. If they want more, they really can't do anything.
In the end, after statistics, a total of 389 rooms were squeezed out in the village.
…
Two days later.
Tenglong Passenger Transport Company dispatched 15 large buses and made two trips to transport more than a thousand people from the Naye Deng family to the county town.
At this time, more than a thousand people were all standing on the third floor of the Suifeng Hotel. Most of them were young and strong, and they were the main force of work. There were also thirty or forty women, who were doing logistical work such as buying groceries and cooking.
After all, there are more than a thousand people eating, and if there are fewer people, it will be too much to handle.
Deng Shirong looked at his clansmen and said, "Your accommodation will be arranged in Xincun. This Xincun is the most famous village in the county and a village that no one dares to mess with. The Third Master of Xincun is a well-known figure in the underworld. I have a very good relationship with him. The old man who drank with me just now was him.
Last time our passenger transport company was provoked by the three brothers from Chengdong Village, it was me who used his connections to warn them, and only then did those three brothers behave themselves.
So, when you move to the new village, you must get along well with the brothers in the new village and don’t embarrass me, understand?”
He naturally didn't know that Zhang Guangzong also gave the same instructions to the people in their village.
After all, the relationship between the two is so good, and no one wants the people below to have conflicts because of this or that, as that would be embarrassing for them.
"Got it, Jiu Gong. We won't embarrass you."
"It turned out that it was the brothers from the new village who helped us last time. Then we must get along well with them."
"The Third Master of Xincun, I heard someone mention him last time. He seemed to be quite powerful in the county. I didn't expect that Jiugong had such a good relationship with him."
“…”
Deng Yunfeng (the head of Naye Village) asked, "Uncle Jiu, how many rooms are there for us to stay in the new village?"
Deng Shirong said: "There are 389 rooms in total, and each room will have about two to three people living in it. You can decide who will live with whom."
Deng Yunfeng nodded and said, "Okay, we got it."
Next, Deng Shirong asked the finance department of Deng’s Real Estate Company to give 10 yuan to each member of the clan. The 10 yuan was for them to buy daily necessities and living expenses for the next two or three days.
Use the money to get by for a few days outside, and once temporary facilities like toilets and kitchens are built, you can start cooking together.
After distributing the money, Deng Shirong asked the clansmen to take their luggage and go back to the village with the brothers in the new village to settle down first.
…
afternoon.
In front of the No. 1 Primary School in Bobai Town.
Bu Zhongshi is waiting for his wife to finish class. He is really feeling very proud now.
A few years ago, at the suggestion of his uncle, he went to the bank for a loan again. After the New Year, after the loan was approved, he added five more large trucks. Now he owns ten large trucks. He is definitely the person with the largest number of private trucks in the county, without a doubt.
After buying the car, Bu Zhongshi immediately put it on the market.
Under the care of his uncle, he now helps Naye Deng transport fire bricks, sand, wood and other items to the county town.
These things alone were enough for him to transport for a long time.
After the goods from Naye Deng's side are transported, it is estimated that their sugarcane will be harvested again. Even if there is a gap in the middle, Zhou Wang Baini will have endless work to do, in addition to the market he has developed in the past year or so.
Moreover, his father-in-law is the director of Bobai Forest Farm and can bring him a lot of business.
In short, even if ten large trucks were to work together, his work for this year was already fully booked.
Ten large trucks were transporting money non-stop every day, and the money was really pouring into his pockets.
Now, Bu Zhongshi is extremely grateful. His uncle showed him several routes at the beginning, but he chose the freight route without fear of danger. Now he doesn't have to drive the car himself, he just needs to direct the people below to do the work.
If he had chosen another path, how could he be as successful as he is today?
Liang Yuqing walked out of the school and saw her husband grinning alone. She couldn't help but walk up to him and asked, "Husband, you're smiling so hard that your eyes are almost narrowed. Are you thinking of something happy?"
Bu Zhongshi saw his wife and smiled and said, "I was just feeling lucky for the choice I made."
Liang Yuqing asked in confusion: "Are you glad that you made the choice you did?"
As Bu Zhongshi led her forward, he explained, “When I first started working, my uncle showed me several ways.
The first way is to grow crops at home.
The second way is to grow sugarcane. My parents and my younger brothers and sisters grow sugarcane at home. It was actually my uncle who taught them how to do it.
The third way is to help out at Suifeng Hotel, like my brother did. This is also a very good job for us rural people.
The fourth way is to engage in transportation, whether it is passenger or freight, according to my uncle, you can make a lot of money, but the risk of transportation is also the highest.
Of the four options my uncle offered me, I chose transportation. Between freight and passenger transport, my uncle said freight was safer and suggested I go into it, which is how I am today. ”
"Uncle is so discerning!"
Liang Yuqing was amazed when she heard this, and then said, "Is it because passenger transport is risky that uncle later brought the whole family to engage in passenger transport?"
Bu Zhongshi nodded and said, "Well, my uncle's vision is impeccable, and passenger transport is indeed not something that ordinary people can do. You also know what happened at the station some time ago. If ordinary people encounter such a thing, they will really be bullied to death by the locals."
Liang Yuqing said, "That's true. The locals can transfer dozens of people over at any time. Ordinary outsiders can't handle it. Only my uncle and his whole family are engaged in passenger transport. They have as many people as they need, so they are not afraid of anyone coming."
Bu Zhongshi said: "Now my uncle is raising funds from the clan to build a community in the county. After this community is built, no one in the county will dare to take over Tenglong Passenger Transport Company."
Liang Yuqing once again praised: "Uncle is very shrewd and prepared for a rainy day."
The couple chatted as they walked towards Suifeng Hotel. As long as Bu Zhongshi was in the county town, he would definitely take his wife to his uncle's restaurant to eat.
Liang Yuqing felt a little embarrassed at first, but after going there a few more times, she found that her cousin Azhen's unmarried boyfriend also often came to eat, and she gradually got used to it!
Anyway, after marrying Bu Zhongshi, she also knew that her husband's siblings had a really close relationship with their uncle.
…
In those days, the county architectural design studio did not take on many jobs, so after receiving the job of Naye Deng's Community, the entire design studio went all out and came up with a design plan in less than ten days.
The reason for such a fast speed is naturally due to Deng Shirong's contribution.
If the county architectural design studio is asked to design a residential community from scratch, the time span will definitely be calculated in months.
But before that, Deng Shirong talked with the design experts for a long time and basically explained his requirements and the overall layout of the future community. It was like writing a novel with a complete outline and extremely detailed chapter outlines. The author only needed to write the content of the novel according to the chapter outlines.
With this convenience, design experts have saved a lot of trouble and are able to come up with a design plan so quickly.
After the design plan came out, Naye Community chose an auspicious day to officially start construction.
Thousands of people leveled the ground and began to dig the foundation. Such actions naturally attracted the attention of county residents. Those who were curious went directly to ask the workers.
"Young man, is a school being built here?"
"no."
"So what are you building?"
“Build a community.”
“What is a community?”
"To put it simply, it's similar to the family housing estates in our workplace, except that it's much larger in scale."
"Which unit is this from?"
"It's not any unit, this is our Deng's community in Naye."
"That's Deng?"
"It is the Naye Deng family of Bangjie Village, Songwang Township."
"This... I can't quite understand why you people from Songwang Township came to the county town to build a family compound?"
"Nothing. Our Ye Deng's company is located in the county town, so it's normal to build a building and live here."
"Oh, so that's how it is. What kind of company is your Deng's?"
"Tenglong Bus Company, do you know it, Auntie?"
"It's the company that has a lot of Guangdong cars, right?"
"Yes, that's the company owned by our Naye Deng family."
“So that’s how it is!”
“…”
Almost every day, people from the Deng family who were working on the construction site would come to ask about the situation out of curiosity, and the Deng family members did not hide anything and basically told the truth.
So, before long, the whole county knew the news.
Knowing that a staff housing estate was being built here, the county residents did not pay too much attention to it, except for lamenting that the Tenglong Bus Company was rich. After all, there were quite a few staff housing estates in the county, and even if this one was a little bigger, it was nothing strange.
I just wonder what the residents of the county will think when this community is completed.
When the construction of Naye Community started, the second and third floors of Suifeng Hotel also began to be renovated.
Deng Shirong's original plan was to turn the second and third floors into supermarkets.
But now I think there is no need for that.
Because the first floor alone is more than a thousand square meters, even if it is divided by the standards of later generations, it is definitely a medium-sized supermarket. Having a medium-sized supermarket in a county town is enough even in later generations, let alone in this era.
So Deng Shirong decided to modify the plan and use the second floor to open a supermarket.
As for the third floor, let's complete the basic decoration first. Deng Shirong is actually a little hesitant about what to use it for next.
When it comes to making money, the third floor is naturally the best choice to open "four halls and one bar". These "four halls and one bar" refer to the dance hall, video hall, game hall, billiard hall and Internet cafe!
Among these “four halls and one bar”, Internet cafes are actually the best choice. Unfortunately, it is not yet time to open Internet cafes. We have to wait at least another ten years.
The dance hall was also a good idea, but Deng Shirong thought about it and ruled it out.
He never thought about doing this business.
He has no intention of getting involved in either the current dance halls or the discos that will be popular soon, because these industries are most likely places where filth and dirt are hidden. If you run them in an honest and orderly manner and don't do anything else, it will be difficult to compete with others. There are many ways to make money, and there is no need to enter this industry to earn money that goes against your conscience.
Not to mention video halls, anyone who has been there will understand that they mainly feature small movies, so there is no need to consider them.
Next are the game room and billiard hall.
Game halls are definitely a very profitable industry, but unfortunately this industry is basically poisoning young people, especially students. Deng Shirong cannot stop others from making this money, but he can choose not to make this money himself.
Although Internet cafes are not good for students, they are fundamentally different from game halls. Game halls have only negative aspects and no positive aspects. Students who go in there will only become addicted and lose their ambition. There is no other possibility.
However, an Internet cafe is like a knife. If the person holding the knife uses it to kill people, then it is naturally a crime. But if the person holding the knife uses it to cut vegetables, then it is a natural thing. In short, if the person holding the knife uses it for good, then it is good, and if the person holding the knife uses it for bad, then it is bad.
Therefore, although the Internet cafe has a bad reputation, Deng Shirong has no psychological burden in letting his son open one in the future.
With the others ruled out, the only thing left is the billiard hall.
Since the billiard hall is listed as one of the “four halls and one bar” above, its reputation is naturally not very good.
However, for Deng Shirong who had experienced the future, he naturally knew that billiards was a very good sports and leisure activity, so it was actually a good idea to open a billiard hall. It happened that now was the time when billiards began to flourish, and opening a billiard hall on the third floor would definitely make money.
The reason why Deng Shirong was unable to make up his mind was mainly because once he opened a billiard hall, it would inevitably become a gambling place for some people. After all, playing billiards for money is basic practice, and it is commonplace whether in this era or in later generations.
If people come to your place to play and you don't allow them to gamble, you are driving them away and your business will be bad.
That's why he hesitated.
Finally, after much consideration, Deng Shirong decided to open this billiard hall.
After all, the people who gamble by playing billiards are only a minority. They are the ones who have honed their skills and think they are quite good at it, so they will gamble with others.
At present, billiards have not appeared in Bobai County. If Deng Shirong sets up a billiard hall, he will probably be the first person in the county to try it out. By then, those who come to the billiard hall to play will be novices who have just started to learn to play billiards. There will definitely be no gambling in the short term.
Besides, gambling also depends on the situation.
As the saying goes, small gambling brings joy, big gambling harms the body, and big gambling leads to ruin. Even if you gamble in a billiard hall, the stakes are not actually too big.
But small gambling is really harmless, just like playing mahjong in later generations. If you bet a relatively small amount, the police will be too lazy to catch you even if they pass by.
As for billiard halls, until later generations, it was rare to hear about the police arresting gamblers.
Therefore, Deng Shirong felt that there was no need to be too harsh. As long as his own clansmen did not participate in the gambling, it would be fine for other guests to gamble a little.
Just when the second and third floors of the Sui Feng Hotel were being renovated, the Hong Kong TV series The Legend of the Condor Heroes, which was introduced by 50 domestic TV stations at a high price of 1.1 million yuan, was officially broadcast. This TV series, which came out of nowhere, became a sensation across the country as soon as it was broadcast, and the streets were deserted.
Deng Shirong's son, daughter and daughter-in-law were all attracted by this drama.
Originally, the normal closing time of Sui Feng Hotel was around 7:00 to 7:30 in the evening.
As a result, since the TV series "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" began to be broadcast, in order to stay and watch TV, the hotel's business hours were extended until the end of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
Nowadays, although there are still very few televisions in Bobai countryside, there are still quite a lot of televisions in the county, and there is definitely no problem covering 80% to 90% of the county's population.
During the time when The Legend of the Condor Heroes was broadcast, almost no one was walking around in the entire county. Whether they were intellectuals or migrant workers, they all stayed in places with televisions, eagerly watching this TV series that could be regarded as spiritual food.
The classic song "Tie Xue Dan Xin" made the audience intoxicated.
The awesome settings of the East Evil, West Poison, South Emperor, North Beggar, and Central Magical Power, the unique skills such as One Finger, Finger Magic, and Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms that sound awesome just by hearing their names, the high-end Huashan Sword Contest, and the CP of Guo Jing and Huang Rong that are loved by countless audiences, as shown in the following picture:
Coupled with the fascinating plot, all these factors combine to create the unparalleled appeal of the TV series "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
In his previous life, Deng Shirong not only watched the TV series "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", but he also read the original novel. Now he is revisiting this work with his sons, daughters and daughters-in-law, and he still enjoys watching it. It has to be said that classics are classics and they really never go out of style.
In particular, many of the extras in the play have become extremely well-known in later generations.
For example, the big guy who plays the nameless extra Song Yibing is shown below:
For example, the big man who plays Elder Peng of the Beggar Gang is shown below:
For example, the one who plays a maid is shown below:
There is also the one who plays the doorman, as shown below: There are others too many to list one by one.
In short, not only did all the leading actors become extremely popular, but each of these extras were also extraordinary. Future superstars, movie emperors and queens, and big stars all gathered here by fate.
Therefore, when netizens in later generations talk about this TV series, they can't help but sigh that it is definitely a gathering of superstars and can be called an all-star lineup.
This drama has also become the peak of martial arts dramas in terms of ratings, and no other martial arts drama in the future will be able to surpass it.
Every day, after watching "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", his sons, daughters-in-law and relatives would discuss the plot. In order to avoid spoilers, Deng Shirong never participated in the discussion.
It was not until today when The Legend of the Condor Heroes reached its finale that Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Why, you haven't seen enough and want to continue watching?" he saw his sons, daughters-in-law and relatives looking disappointed after watching the show.
Deng Yunzhen nodded and said, "Of course I want to watch it. This "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is really wonderful. The more I watch it, the more I want to watch it. It's a pity that it has ended!"
Zhang Xiuping agreed, "Yes, we have never seen such a wonderful TV series. Guo Jing and Huang Rong are such a perfect match. I really want to see them continue to work together in the martial arts world after they get married."
Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Actually, they still have a plot to follow. Not long after they got married, they had a daughter. This daughter is really beautiful, but unfortunately she was raised to be willful and capricious, and her brains are really not as good as her mother Huang Rong's."
Deng Yunzhen asked in surprise, "Dad, isn't this your first time watching this TV series? How do you know what happened to them in the future?"
Others also looked at Deng Shirong in surprise.
Deng Shirong said: "Although this is my first time watching this TV series, it is adapted from a novel. I have read the original novel, so of course I know the subsequent plot!"
Deng Yunzhen and others suddenly realized what was going on. At this time, the finale of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" had just been broadcast, and they were so obsessed with the plot that they didn't care about anything else. Seeing that their father really knew the subsequent plot, they surrounded him and asked him questions.
Seeing their high interest, Deng Shirong briefly explained the plot of The Return of the Condor Heroes about Guo Jing and Huang Rong's family. At the end, he smiled and said, "Okay, that's all I'll tell you for now. If I continue, there will be no suspense whether you read the novel or watch TV in the future, and it will be much less fun. This is why I haven't told you before."
Deng Yunzhen said: "I can't wait any longer. I wonder if Xinhua Bookstore has the novel The Return of the Condor Heroes for sale. If it does, I'll go buy it and read it tomorrow."
Deng Shirong smiled and said, "There is definitely no genuine novel, but I don't know if there are any pirated copies."
Bu Dashi asked curiously, "Uncle, what do these genuine and pirated versions mean?"
Deng Shirong said: "Novels that are authorized by the author are authentic novels, while pirated novels are printed without the author's authorization."
In this era, copyright awareness is weak and there is no concept of genuine or pirated products at all.
Even in later generations, the piracy of online novels has continued despite repeated bans, causing the creators to suffer huge economic losses.
The big guys at the top don't care because subscription revenue is just a small part of their huge income.
But for those middle and lower-level authors, subscriptions are their only source of income, and they don't have any other copyright income at all. If the big readers no longer support them, the authors will have a very difficult time.
"Okay, it's getting late, go back and take a shower and rest, we still have to work tomorrow!"
"Um!"
(End of this chapter)
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