Chapter 317: Moving to a new home (×), showing off (√)

at noon.

Sui Feng Hotel.

Deng Shirong had no appetite for drinking today, so he asked the kitchen helper to cook a pot of yam soup for lunch, as shown in the picture below: The yam is a common grain in rural Bobai County. Although the scale of cultivation is not as large as sweet potato, taro and cassava, basically every household grows it. There are white-fleshed ones and purple-fleshed ones, and they taste great when used to make soup.

When making sweet soup, you can also put some glutinous rice in it and it will become sweet potato porridge, which tastes great.

After eating two full bowls of sweet potato soup, Deng Shirong was satisfied and took his hookah to the door to smoke.

In fact, you can smoke in restaurants. Many diners smoke in restaurants. Anyway, there are indeed many people smoking hookahs in the county in this era. In addition, restaurants have spacious spaces, so there will basically be no impact.

However, Deng Shirong still had the habit of taking his hookah to the door to smoke.

Just as he put the tobacco into his cigarette holder, his eldest daughter Deng Yunzhen came over with a bowl of potato soup. While eating, she said, "Dad, there is something I forgot to tell you yesterday."

Deng Shirong took a match out of the matchbox and asked, "What's the matter?"

Deng Yunzhen drank a mouthful of the sweet syrup and said, "Yesterday Junjie asked me about marriage."

Deng Shirong struck a match, lit the tobacco, took a few puffs, and then asked, "Did his parents ask him to ask?"

Deng Yunzhen nodded and said, "Yes, his parents are not young after all, so it is normal for them to be anxious."

Deng Shirong asked: "Then how did you reply to him?"

Deng Yunzhen said: "I told him that we will find a time to register after the Chinese New Year. As for when to hold the wedding banquet, it will be up to you, Dad, to decide."

Deng Shirong said calmly, "What do you think about the date of the wedding banquet?"

Sooner or later, his daughter would get married. Deng Shirong had been mentally prepared for this. He had even married off his daughters twice in his previous life. If based on his previous life experience, his eldest daughter would have been married long ago. Why would it have been delayed until now?

Deng Yunzhen said: "My idea is to write a letter to ask Yunheng first to see when he will be free to come back next year, and then set a date based on his time."

Deng Shirong said, "Well, let's write a letter to Yunheng first. This wedding only happens once in a lifetime. If he, as a younger brother, can spare some time to come back and attend your wedding, that would be the best."

Deng Yunzhen finished the last piece of potato and said, "Dad, I told him that if we have a wedding, we should hold it in our restaurant. Is that okay with you?"

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Of course you can. I wanted to tell you when you get married to give you a surprise. But now that I have come to this point, I will tell you directly that this Suifeng Hotel is the dowry that Dad prepared for you. After you get married, this hotel will be yours."

Deng Yunzhen was so surprised when she heard this that she almost dropped the bowl in her hand.

Although her father did give her full management of the Suifeng Hotel during this period, she was just a manager and never thought that her father would give her the hotel as a dowry.

Because in the entire Bobai County, the idea is that "a daughter who is married off is like water spilled." It is no exaggeration to say that everything in the daughter's parents' home has nothing to do with her, whether it is a house, land or business, it is inherited by the son and has nothing to do with the daughter.

So, how could Deng Yunzhen, who grew up in such an environment, miss her mother's things? Hearing her father's words, Deng Yunzhen asked in disbelief: "Dad, are you kidding? Are you giving me this Suifeng Hotel as a dowry?"

"This is something that Dad has decided a long time ago. Your eldest brother and eldest sister-in-law already know about it. I just didn't let them tell you in advance because I wanted to give you a surprise." Deng Shirong put the tobacco and matches in his pocket and said with a smile, "Not only the Suifeng Hotel, but also the house in the Deng's community in Naye, and your floor as well."

After being shocked, Deng Yunzhen quickly said, "Dad, since the house in the Ye Deng community has seven floors, if you give me one floor as a dowry, then I will take it. But I can't take the Suifeng Hotel, so leave it to my brothers!"

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. I have made arrangements for your brothers. I won't treat them unfairly."

Deng Yunzhen asked, "What about Ah Zhu?"

Deng Shirong smiled even more happily. Any parent would like to see their children united and loving, even the emperors in ancient times were no exception. Now his eldest daughter's performance made him very satisfied: "I have also arranged for Ah Zhu, you can take what I give you with peace of mind."

Deng Yunzhen smiled and thanked him after hearing this: "Thank you, Dad!"

…

Shortly after the Naye Deng Community was completed, another eye-catching project in Bobai began construction.

This project is none other than Bobai Bus Station.

Bobai Bus Station was built in the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927). The original site was on Xinxing Street in the county seat. The station had 7 two-story brick-and-wood arched houses and about 20 foundations, but it was not completed due to lack of funds.

At that time, there was a shed in front of the house for parking vehicles, covering an area of ​​more than 1,000 square meters and housing 6 cars.

Unfortunately, in 1928, the station was bombed by Japanese planes.

In December of the same year, due to the need to resist the Japanese, the Yubo Highway was destroyed and the bus service stopped.

It was not until 1955 that Bobai Bus Station was rebuilt and put into operation, and it was not until 1958 that it moved to its current address. The current station covers an area of ​​2,500 square meters and has a construction area of ​​400 square meters.

Originally, this area was sufficient, but with the establishment of Tenglong Passenger Transport Company, ten buses running to Guangdong were added that year, and fifteen more were added last year. In addition to the buses added by the three brothers Jin Yuanbao and self-employed individuals such as Huang Qiang and Huang Qi, the entire station became extremely crowded, and reconstruction was imperative.

According to the station's reconstruction plan, after completion, the station will cover an area of ​​17,800 square meters and have a construction area of ​​15,000 square meters.

The main building has two waiting halls, hotels, restaurants, shops, etc., which can provide passengers with one-stop services including food, accommodation and transportation.

The reconstruction of the station did not affect the operation of Tenglong Passenger Transport Company, so Deng Shirong did not pay too much attention to it. He now had a rare period of free time. Every day when he had nothing to do, he would stay in the restaurant to drink some wine with Zhang Guangzong and play with his eldest grandson. He lived a very comfortable life.

As for the eldest nephew, after receiving guidance from his uncle Deng Shirong, he took action immediately. He signed a rental contract with the newly established property department of Deng Real Estate and took over the largest shop at the south gate of Naye Deng’s Community.

The shop is currently being renovated.

…

In a blink of an eye, it was mid-December of the Gregorian calendar, and the Wuyue Square, which Deng Shirong had invested heavily in building, was finally completed.

For this square, Deng Shirong spent 1.32 million to buy the land, and then spent 3.68 million to build the Five Mountains Square, which adds up to exactly 5 million.

In 1984 and 1985, 5 million yuan was spent to buy land and build a building. Even if it was a company, such a large-scale project would be considered a major project. If it was a private individual, it would probably be the only one of its kind in the country.

Now that the building has been built, the subsequent renovation will cost a lot of money.

For the time being, Deng Shirong cannot come up with so much money.

Although he made a huge profit of 3.83 million this summer and his cash on hand once reached more than 5.58 million, his expenditure was equally frightening. During his previous trip to Hainan, he spent 800,000 to purchase 100 tons of huanghuali. This thing is now lying in his system space, and it will take at least 20 to 30 years to exchange it for money.

When Yongjia Supermarket was purchasing goods, Deng Shirong gave 500,000 yuan to his eldest son, and it would take at least a year for the money to be recovered.

For Wuyue Square, a progress payment was paid before, plus the settlement after completion, the expenditure was more than 3.3 million.

All of a sudden, the more than 5.58 million in cash on hand was reduced to less than 970,000.

If someone else had so much cash, he would be a quasi-millionaire and would be so awesome.

But for Deng Shirong, the money is a bit tight.

Because the three ancient architecture designers from the Nanning Architectural Design Institute had already drawn up the decoration design drawings for the seven-story building in Naye Deng's Community last month, and even the decoration budget had been calculated for him. If the decoration was carried out according to their design plan, even if all the furniture and calligraphy and painting works were new, the total price would be as high as 2 million.

If furniture, calligraphy and painting works are made of antiques and famous paintings, the figure will definitely be astronomical.

Deng Shirong was very satisfied after seeing the decoration renderings.

The seven decoration styles all have very distinct characteristics of the times, and the designer perfectly combines these characteristics with the house.

The European and American style may be synonymous with luxury in the eyes of people of this era, but in the eyes of Deng Shirong it is commonplace.

After all, in his previous life, he had seen too many luxurious mansion decorations on the Internet, and even in reality he had seen quite a few luxurious decorations. It is not an exaggeration to say that the so-called fine decorations in later generations can beat the European and American styles of this era.

This is the difference between times. Things that are extremely great in this era will no longer be worth mentioning in later generations.

It was that kind of classical beauty that immediately attracted him. This kind of ancient style and charm is really magnificent.

Therefore, Deng Shirong signed a decoration contract with the design institute on the spot. As for the furniture, calligraphy and paintings, Deng Shirong naturally chose new ones. For him, antiques or celebrity paintings were not only expensive, but the key point was that he did not have the cultural background to appreciate these things. Even if he wanted to show off, he could not find someone who knew the business, which was too boring.

The renovation of the house will cost 2 million yuan, and there will be an 800,000 yuan bank loan to be repaid next year. If you also want to renovate Wuyue Square, the total expenditure will be several million yuan.

Therefore, this cash of less than one million is just a small amount of money for Deng Shirong, which is just enough to purchase goods next year.

…

After taking over Wuyue Square, Deng Shirong thought about recruiting a few local security guards to guard the building.

Now only the main structure of the building has been built, and neither the interior nor the exterior has been decorated yet, and even the door has not been installed. It doesn't matter whether there is someone to guard such a building with nothing in it, but Deng Shirong thinks that a few people should be hired to guard it day and night to prevent it from being occupied by homeless people or beggars.

It's OK to let them take shelter here temporarily, but I'm afraid these people will be unhygienic and urinate and defecate here casually, which is too disgusting! The worst thing is, if a homeless person or beggar dies of starvation or disease here, it will be too unlucky.

In addition, we are also afraid that some criminals will use this place as a temporary base to engage in illegal and criminal activities.

In short, Deng Shirong felt that it was necessary to hire a few people to guard the building and the square day and night.

When recruiting security guards, whether now or in the future, veterans are basically given priority. This has to be said that the trust of the Chinese people in soldiers really exceeds that of many countries, and the military and civilians are like one family is not just talk.

Because our country's soldiers have a good image among the masses, veterans are naturally more trusted than others.

Deng Shirong was no exception. When he thought about recruiting people to guard Wuyue Square, the first person he thought of was veterans.

…

Bobai County.

Naye Deng’s Community.

Now, more than a month has passed since the community was divided into houses, and some members of the clan have already decorated their own houses.

The reason why it was so fast was that these tribesmen only did the simplest decoration.

The walls and ceilings were simply painted white, and the floor was not paved with marble or terrazzo, but directly paved with cement. The electrical wires were not hidden like in later generations, but were simply laid out openly. It is hard to imagine that this kind of decoration method would be slow.

After all, there are more than 3,000 members of the Naye Deng clan, and each family has a different aesthetic taste. Many clansmen still lived in mud brick houses in their hometowns. The houses in the community are simply decorated like this, and equipped with bunk beds and wardrobes. In the eyes of these clansmen, they are already very "high-end, atmospheric and classy".

After decorating the house, these tribesmen will start to show off!

When moving into a new house, no matter now or in the future, you have to set up a few tables and invite relatives and friends to come and celebrate.

At this time, Chang Wensao's family from Hengmenkou Village gathered in Room 303, Unit 1, Building 7.

A few years ago, Hengmenkou Village was one of the poorest villages among the villages where Naye Deng lived, and Changwen's family was one of the poorest families in Hengmenkou Village.

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At that time, Changwen's wife's home consisted of two dilapidated mud-brick houses. She and her two daughters lived in one house, and her four sons lived in another.

Because they had no place to live, her four sons were unable to get married.

Especially the eldest son Deng Silong, who was already in his twenties, had become the oldest bachelor in the village. According to the development of the family at that time, it was very likely that the eldest son would remain a widower until old age.

To be honest, Mrs. Changwen was very desperate at that time, and she didn't know when those days of poverty would end.

Just as Chang Wensao was living her life in numbness, this desperate family suddenly saw the dawn of hope.

The clan leader picked her three sons and asked them to go to the county town to learn how to drive and become drivers. In addition, the family followed the clan leader in growing watermelons. In just less than a year, the family underwent earth-shaking changes.

Once you make money, life will become smoother and smoother.

Just last year, the eldest son Deng Silong, who was already 29 years old, married a wife who was 7 years younger than him. The second son Deng Sihu also found a girlfriend not long ago and will get married next year if nothing goes wrong. Chang Wen's wife is also arranging the marriages of the third son and two daughters.

Now, the two houses in the community have been renovated. Chang Wen's wife, who has been living in poverty for most of her life, wants to set up a few tables and invite relatives and friends to come and have fun, and let these relatives and friends see what kind of life their family is living now.

Mrs. Changwen looked at her eldest daughter-in-law and said, "Sister Liu, go back to your parents' home in a few days and invite your parents and your brother and sister-in-law to come up for a meal to celebrate our move to a new home."

Cai Liumei nodded happily and said, "Okay, Mom, I will go back in a few days and tell my parents about this, and then I will come up with them."

For a married woman, the better the conditions of her husband's family, the more face she will have when she returns to her parents' home. Now the two houses in the community have been renovated. Even if her mother-in-law doesn't mention it, she wants to find an opportunity to invite her parents and brothers and sisters-in-law to come up and broaden their horizons.

Now that her mother-in-law also has the same idea, she naturally agrees with it.

Mrs. Changwen looked at her eldest daughter and said, "Ah Feng, go back with your sister-in-law, and then go to your grandmother's house and tell your uncles."

Deng Sifeng smiled and nodded, "Mom, I understand."

Chang Wen's wife added: "You must also notify your aunts and your uncle's cousins ​​one by one."

Deng Sifeng said, "Okay, I will notify all the relatives at home and bring them up with me when the time comes."

Mrs. Changwen also told her three sons who were drivers, "Along, Ahu, and Abao, remember to adjust your shifts."

The three Deng Silong brothers naturally nodded in agreement.

Seeing their mother's radiant appearance, the three brothers were very happy. Life at home had been really hard over the years, and it was time to let their mother show off in front of relatives and friends.

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at the same time.

The other clan members who had already simply renovated their houses had similar ideas to Chang Wen's family. They were all discussing inviting all the relatives and friends of the family to the county town to celebrate. To put it bluntly, they wanted to show off in front of their relatives and friends.

After all, the ancients said that if you don’t return to your hometown when you are rich and powerful, it is like walking in fine clothes at night.

If I own such a beautiful house in the county town but don’t show off in front of my relatives and friends, enjoy their envious looks, and listen to their flattering words, I will always feel like something is missing.

…

Nanning.

Five Mountains Square.

Deng Shirong looked at the three veterans recommended to him by the labor department and said, "The main structure of the Wuyue Square building has been completed. Neither the interior nor the exterior has been decorated yet, and the gate has not been installed. Your job is to look after the building. Do not allow irrelevant personnel to stay here for a long time, whether it is day or night. Do you understand?"

The three veterans were a little surprised when they heard this. It's such a simple job, and they can get a salary of 30 yuan a month?

One of the older veterans, Li Weixiong, asked, "Boss, besides preventing those irrelevant people from staying in the building, what else do we need to do?"

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "This is your current job. If you do a good job and get my approval, you can stay here to work after the mall is established. Your salary will be higher than now."

"Don't worry, boss. We will work hard to get a good job." Li Weixiong and the other two expressed their opinions.

Nowadays, veterans have certain advantages in employment, and the state will give them certain care, but after all, there are more people than jobs, and various units and enterprises simply do not have so many vacancies to accommodate so many veterans.

Therefore, it is currently difficult for veterans to find jobs. Unless they are cadres who have changed jobs, the state will not assign them jobs.

Nowadays, for doing such a simple thing, the boss offers a not low salary. This is indeed a very good job for Li Weixiong and the other two.

What's more, according to the boss, this current job is a test for them. If they pass the test, there will be better-paid jobs waiting for them in the future. With such an attractive piece of pie in front of them, of course they have to seize the opportunity, work seriously, and strive to get the boss's recognition.

"Okay, then you can work out how to arrange the shifts. Anyway, my requirement is that there must be someone guarding this building day and night."

At this point, Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Of course, you don't have to stay here 24 hours a day. It doesn't matter if you leave occasionally. Anyway, you can handle this situation on your own. You are all former soldiers, and I believe you can do this job conscientiously."

"Thank you for your trust, boss."

…

December 31st in the Gregorian calendar, Tuesday.

Shuangwang area, Pitian Village.

After eating the white porridge, Cai's mother put the steamed steamed buns and popcorn that she had prepared last night into the basket. These two items are indispensable items for celebrating the move to a new home.

After packing everything, Cai's mother asked her daughter again, "Sixth sister, do you really not need to buy firecrackers?"

Cai Liumei shook her head and said, "Mom, there's really no need. Our neighborhood is not suitable for setting off firecrackers right now. You'll know when you go up there and see for yourself."

Father Cai said, "Okay, it's getting late, let's go as soon as we're done, or else if a car passes by, it'll be troublesome."

Cai's mother hummed and said, "Let's go!"

So, the whole family, young and old, carried their hairpins and other things and headed towards Shuangwang Market in a mighty procession.

Pitian Village is a relatively remote village with inconvenient transportation. To go to the county town, you have to walk to Shuangwangxu to get a bus, and it takes at least an hour to walk to Shuangwangxu.

Fortunately, the Cai family came out early and caught the early bus from Shabei to the county town.

By the time the Cai family arrived at the county town, it was almost half past eleven.

After getting off the bus, Cai Liumei pointed to the tallest buildings in the county and said proudly, "Mom and Dad, big brother and sister-in-law, second brother and sister-in-law, do you see those tall buildings? That's our Naye Deng's Residential Community."

When the Cai family heard this, they looked over and showed expressions of amazement.

They were all rural people who had never traveled far. Except for Cai's father who had been to Longtan many years ago, Cai's mother and other people basically stayed in Shuangwang area. The tallest building they had seen was only a three-story building. Now this eight-story building naturally gave them a great visual impact.

However, their amazement had just begun.

When Cai Liumei led them into the community from the east gate and saw the exquisite layout and greenery inside, every member of the Cai family was stunned.

Mrs. Cai's eyes almost popped out of her head and she exclaimed, "Oh my God, this is so beautiful!"

Mrs. Cai was also greatly shocked. She looked around like Granny Liu when she entered the Grand View Garden.

Cai's mother was also shocked: "It is indeed too beautiful. Even the houses that the landlords lived in before were far worse than this!"

Mr. Cai, eldest brother Cai, and second brother Cai, all three of them, were equally astonished. Even city dwellers who came to see the Naye Deng community would exclaim in amazement, let alone country bumpkins like them who had never seen the world!

Cai Liumei saw the reactions of her family members and was naturally very happy. She pointed to the building in front and said, "Our family lives in Room 303 and Room 502 of Unit 1, Building 7. We'll take a closer look here later. Let's go upstairs first!"

The Cai family responded and followed Cai Liumei upstairs.

(End of this chapter)