Chapter 62: The House is Completed, and the Villagers Are Envious

When he saw the director of the credit union appear in front of him with a smile on his face, Deng Shirong knew that the country had introduced policies to support farmers in developing the economy. His coming to the credit union to apply for a loan at this time was probably something that the director of the credit union would welcome.

The two exchanged some pleasantries before getting down to business.

Bu Wanhui asked first: "Comrade, how much money do you want to borrow?"

Deng Shirong didn't know how much money he could borrow, so he asked, "Director Bu, I want to ask, how much money can I borrow?"

Bu Wanhui was delighted when he heard this. This was a big customer. He quickly introduced: "It depends on what your loan project is. Do you want to start your own business or do some breeding and planting? Different needs have different loan amounts."

Deng Shirong said, "It's like this, Director Bu. Now the production team has divided the land for individual work. My family has been allocated a large mountain. I plan to develop it and plant fruit trees. I have already contacted the fruit seedlings, but I don't have enough funds, so I want to borrow some money from the bank. How much do you think I can borrow at most?"

Planting fruit trees is exactly what the country encourages farmers to do, and it perfectly meets the loan criteria. Bu Wanhui said enthusiastically: "Comrade, if you are engaged in fruit planting, loans are generally issued according to the planting area. I wonder how many acres of fruit trees you plan to plant?"

Deng Shirong said: "About 20 to 30 acres."

Bu Wanhui said: "If it's 20 to 30 acres, it's not a problem to borrow 5,000 to 6,000 yuan."

Deng Shirong smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, let's do it according to this standard. This amount of money is enough."

Seeing that Deng Shirong didn't think it was too much, Bu Wanhui couldn't help but praise him in his heart, what a good customer! If there were more customers like this, he would be able to successfully complete the tasks assigned by his superiors.

"Okay, then comrade, please fill in the information first."

…

Ten minutes later.

Bu Wanhui shook Deng Shirong's hand with great joy and said enthusiastically, "Comrade, I will report this to the leadership for approval as quickly as possible, and I will have someone notify you once the loan is approved."

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll trouble Director Bu!"

Bu Wanhui said sincerely: "I wish I had troubles like this every day!"

Deng Shirong could tell from his attitude that he had a lot of loan tasks on his shoulders. The director of the credit union was a big shot in the countryside. It would be beneficial to make friends with such a person, who knows, he might be of use to you in the future!

Thinking of this, Deng Shirong said seriously: "Director Bu, I heard that your superiors have assigned you a loan task. When my orchard is established, I will mobilize the people in our village to do it together. Then I will try my best to recommend a few more customers to you so that you can exceed the task assigned by your superiors."

Upon hearing this, Bu Wanhui was delighted and said, "Comrade Deng Shirong, you are truly my destined benefactor. No matter how this matter turns out, I owe you a favor."

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Director Bu, you are too polite. If there is nothing else, I will leave first."

"Okay, I'll take you there!"

"Director Bu, please stay. Goodbye!"

"goodbye!"

…

On the 22nd day of the eighth lunar month, the cement floor of Deng Shirong's house was finally paved.

At this point, the construction of the house is officially completed. All that needs to be done next is to install the doors and windows and purchase furniture. No further decoration is required.

After all, in Deng Shirong's eyes, the construction of these houses is just for transition, and there is no need to renovate them. When the village has electricity in the 1990s, he will build a new eye-catching building and then decorate it carefully.

As the house was completed, people from the entire Naye village gathered around to visit.

Although there was nothing inside the house, the blue brick walls, cement floors and bathroom were enough to open the villagers' eyes.

Especially the toilet. After Deng Shirong introduced its function, the villagers were envious. Compared with the disgusting shit lake, who wouldn't want to poop in this clean toilet? Especially the female comrades, their eyes were full of yearning, thinking that if they built a new house, they would definitely build a toilet like Uncle Jiu (Jiu Gong).

The bathroom that Deng Shirong had built was not a flush toilet like the ones in later generations where one could sit comfortably, but a squat toilet. A large water tank was placed in the bathroom and flushed manually.

There is no other way. In an era without electricity and running water, this is all we can do.

Even so, for rural people of this era, it is already extremely high-end.

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Deng Changfu and Guan Yongying were also among the visitors. Although they had known about the bathroom for a long time, Guan Yongying would always look envious every time she saw it, and this time was no exception.

Deng Changfu saw it and whispered in her ear: "When we build a new house, we will also build a bathroom like this."

Guan Yongying rolled her eyes at him. The two had only been married for a short time, and the only financial asset in their family was the dowry given by her parents. Her parents-in-law wanted to marry her off as soon as possible and get the land, so they gave her family an extra 400 yuan as a living wage, which resulted in the family now having a lot of debt.

Under such circumstances, it would be impossible for their family to build a new house in the short term, and it is unknown how many years it would take before they could live in a house like Jiugong's.

Deng Changfu understood the meaning of his wife's rolling eyes, and he made a secret decision in his heart. He would work hard to pay off the family debt as soon as possible, and then work hard to save money to build a new house.

At the scene of the gathering, there were many people who made the same secret decision as Deng Changfu.

After everyone had visited the house, they dispersed one after another, and the news began to spread to the second and third villages, attracting more people to visit.

After all, this was an era when buying a Phoenix or Forever bicycle would attract the attention of countless villagers. Deng Shirong built such a large brick and tile house and installed such an advanced bathroom, so naturally everyone wanted to come and see it.

As expected, the visitors left with faces full of amazement and envy.

For two or three days in a row, people came to visit, which made Deng Yunzhen and her siblings very happy. They all enjoyed the envious looks of the crowd.

The house was built, and furniture was also a top priority. The economy was a bit tight before, so Deng Shirong only asked someone to build doors and windows in advance, but did not ask anyone to build furniture in advance. Now that the loan from the credit union was about to come down, he had sufficient funds and decided to hire someone to build thirteen bunk beds (one bed in each room), eight large wardrobes (one wardrobe for each person), three dressing tables (for his two daughters and the future eldest daughter-in-law), a large dining table, and dozens of stools.

(End of this chapter)