Chapter 594 Give Maozi Two Choices
The shops on the street are self-operated and choose different days to open after the New Year. For example, those selling New Year's goods and firecrackers will open their stalls on New Year's Day.
Most of the other shops choose to open on the sixth and eighth day of the Lunar New Year.
Gao Mingcheng's clothing store opened later, on the ninth day of the first lunar month. Early in the morning, Gao Shufang and Zhang Jinling cleaned the store and waited for customers to come and make purchases.
Gao Mingcheng checked the account books and inventory and found that a lot of goods had been sold before the New Year. As the weather is cold this year, business is still good.
After reading the account book, Gao Mingcheng remembered that he had not met Huang Dazhi after the New Year, so after saying goodbye to Xuanyuemei, Gao Mingcheng went to the police station. At this time, the police officers also started to work.
After finding Huang Dazhi, Gao Mingcheng naturally talked to Huang Dazhi about Du Hongyu's revenge. Although he had heard about it from Gao Guobing, different people might have different versions, that is, different details.
Others would gain two pounds during the Chinese New Year, but at least their complexion would be rosy. But Huang Dazhi is different. The dark circles under his eyes are almost comparable to those of a giant panda!
If Huang Dazhi were to say, this Spring Festival was just too tiring!
After receiving the news, he sent his wife back to her parents' home, for fear that his wife and children might be accidentally injured.
Once Luo Li left, Huang Dazhi spent most of his time on work, and was therefore extremely exhausted.
"I only had two days off this Spring Festival. I spent one day at my father-in-law's house and one day at my parents' house. I was so tired. But even though I'm at work now, I don't have to go out on field trips." At the end, Huang Dazhi was still cheerful.
In fact, not only he is tired, everyone is tired.
But I solved a crisis and gained great credit, so I am happy overall.
Huang Dazhi smiled and said, "By the way, Director Gao came to me and told me to take a rest for two days and then go to Yongqiao Labor Camp. He also told me to talk to Shi Laosan. Director Gao said that was your idea? Mingcheng, your idea is really great. Even if Shi Laosan didn't betray Du Hongyu, it can disgust them!"
Gao Mingcheng smiled.
After being tried in court, Shi Laosan was indeed imprisoned.
Although they are said to be in prison, they are actually detained in a labor camp, so the prisoners who enter the prison are called labor reform prisoners.
When they heard about the labor camp, they knew they had to work. There were tea mountains and large rice fields over there, so the male prisoners planted rice and the female prisoners picked tea leaves.
After chatting with Huang Dazhi for a while, Gao Mingcheng left the police station and prepared to look for Maozi.
The last time he went to play billiards with Gao Yue, an idea suddenly came to him. Now that the New Year is almost over, he can put this idea into practice.
When he found Maozi, Maozi was gossiping with others. Three or five young men gathered together, talking happily.
However, as soon as Gao Mingcheng arrived, Maozi put out his cigarette. Seeing this, the other young men also said goodbye and left.
Gao Mingcheng didn't rush to speak, but stood at the door of Maozi's house and looked around.
He had been here several times, but had never really taken a good look at the environment here.
This place is a little remote from the main street, but there are many people living here, from all walks of life.
Let’s look at Maozi’s house. Although he bought new tiles and renovated the roof after making money, it is still rather dilapidated.
Such a house would be quite cold to live in in winter.
"Brother Mingcheng." Maozi saw him looking around without saying anything, so he couldn't help but call out to him.
Gao Mingcheng came back to his senses and said, "Maozi, I'm going to show you a billiards place, what do you think?"
"Play billiards? I know that!" Maozi has nothing to do on weekdays and often walks around the streets. He doesn't know many serious things, but he knows a lot of miscellaneous things.
"It would be even better if you can play billiards. If you were asked to open a billiard room, where do you think you should play?" Gao Mingcheng asked.
Throughout the 1990s, billiard rooms were quite popular.
In the days when there was no Internet, if young people wanted to have fun, the first choice would of course be a three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment!
Gao Mingcheng picked and chose in this three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment and thought that a billiard room was ok, but as for other things, he was afraid that Xuanmei would think too much and that his children would learn bad habits in the future.
Although billiards is discriminated against, it is at least a serious form of sport.
Maozi thought about it seriously. In fact, there are billiard tables in the county now, but there are relatively few of them, and most of them are open-air.
After a while, Maozi said, "If you want to open a billiard room, you don't have to open it in a shop on the street. You can just put a few tables in a crowded place, such as near a factory. There are many people there, and they can come and play billiards after get off work."
"Or maybe I can do it here. I know the people here well. If I set up a billiard room, they will definitely come to support me. Besides, there is a high school two miles away from me! Some of those guys like to play billiards, too."
Gao Mingcheng also knew that the high school that Maozi mentioned was a relatively poor one, with an average admission rate. Many students went there just to get a high school diploma.
But such high school students will indeed be attracted to the billiard room and can be considered a potential user group.
Gao Mingcheng nodded. As the saying goes, it is better to do business with someone you are familiar with. In fact, he also wanted to set up a billiard room here.
A billiard room is a place for playing billiards and entertainment. It is indeed not necessary to choose a store on the street. Stores on the street are expensive, and it is not cost-effective whether renting or buying.
Gao Mingcheng looked at Maozi and told him his plan: "Maozi, your house is a bit old and leaks a lot. Do you have the money to rebuild it? If you do, rent the first floor to me and you can live on the second floor. Then I'll ask you to help me look after the site, how about that?"
Maozi's face showed joy at first, then fell.
He sighed and thought to himself, if I had the money to renovate the house, I wouldn't have to rent the first floor to you. I could just set up a billiard room myself!
But this is how society works. Without production capital, you can only work for others.
Maozi said, "Brother Mingcheng, I don't have money to build a house. I originally got a batch of goods, but unfortunately... By the way, Brother Mingcheng, I plan to go to the next county in a few days. I have to go and find out what happened to the monkey. Is he locked up or has he escaped."
Maozi once imagined that the monkey had also escaped, but now it is the ninth day of the New Year and the monkey still has not come back!
Therefore, the possibility of the monkey escaping is very small.
Because Monkey didn't come back, Monkey's mother and sister had a bad New Year, so they asked Maozi to go over there and find out about the situation.
Maozi was also worried about Monkey, so even though there was a risk of him being exposed, he still agreed to go over and find out the situation.
Maozi is a man of justice, and Gao Mingcheng admires him to some extent.
If you are not loyal, he will be on guard against you.
Since Maozi had no money to build a house, Gao Mingcheng proposed a second solution.
"Maozi, I have another plan. I will pay for you to build a house. Then the first floor will be mine, the second floor will be yours, and the land will also be yours. Do you think it's okay?"
When Maozi heard this plan, his heart started beating rapidly. Oh my God, can he live in a new house?
But Maozi had been in society for a long time after all, and although he was tempted, he still hesitated and did not answer immediately.
Although he subconsciously believed that Gao Mingcheng would not cheat him, he still had to think about it and wanted to discuss it with his friends to see if he could agree.
Gao Mingcheng did not expect him to agree immediately, but said: "Don't you still want to inquire about the news of the monkey? Wait until you come back from the next county and tell me the answer. If it is possible, we will buy wood, bricks, tiles, steel bars and cement in the spring and prepare to start construction."
Mao Zi became more and more excited when he heard this. His cheeks flushed with excitement. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Brother Mingcheng, I will think about it carefully. When I come back, I will come to find you right away."
"Okay." After Gao Mingcheng said this, he prepared to go back.
It wasn't that he was being kind-hearted that he funded Maozi's house building.
Nowadays, if you build a house in the village, if you have your own wood, you can build a two-story house at a cost of about 5,000 yuan. In the county, it will be a little more expensive, but it can be controlled within 8,000 yuan.
The land of Maozi's family, including the house and the small platform in front of the house, is about two mu, or about 133 square meters.
Note that this is the square footage without common areas.
In other words, after the house is built, the usable area inside the house will definitely be about 120 square meters. As long as five square meters are spent to build a bathroom, the rest of the area can be used to place a pool table.
Because the first floor is empty, only a few load-bearing columns are needed, which saves a lot of money on bricks and cement.
As for the second floor, it doesn't need to be built too complicated. Just three rooms, plus a balcony and a bathroom, which is popular now, will be enough.
Therefore, the overall cost is not much, and after the first floor belongs to him, it can be used as a billiard room. From now on, until the Internet is available, he will always be able to make some money.
After that, if the billiard room business is good, it can remain open. If not, it can be rented out to others for use as a warehouse. If Maozi has money and wants to buy the first floor, then we can sell it to him.
All in all, Gao Mingcheng felt that this business was not a loss.
As for Maozi, he didn't lose anything, he made a lot of money! He could live in a new house and have a job without spending a penny!
Collecting old items is never a long-term solution, and Maozi's previous sale of protected animals was even more illegal, which was very dangerous.
Gao Mingcheng felt that Maozi would most likely agree, but he was not in a hurry. The fifteenth day of the first lunar month had not even passed yet, and there was still snow on the ground, which would snow from time to time, so it was not possible to start construction.
When Gao Mingcheng went to talk to Maozi about something, Deng Wanwan came to his house. She came to tell Gao Mingcheng something. It turned out that Wang Xun's mother fell down yesterday. When she fell, she subconsciously supported her body with her hands, which caused a broken wrist.
Because it was a comminuted fracture and the situation was quite serious, the county doctor recommended sending the patient to the provincial capital for surgery.
Deng Wanwan said, "Early this morning, Axun took my mother-in-law to the provincial capital for medical treatment. It's hard to buy train tickets right now, and the trains are packed with people, so he rented a car. We had originally planned to go to the capital after the Lantern Festival, but now that my mother-in-law is injured, it's not a good idea to leave right away. Axun won't leave until my mother-in-law has had surgery and is almost fully recovered."
"I'm here to tell you that if Brother Mingcheng is in a hurry to go to the capital, then he can go first. If he's not in a hurry, he can wait for us."
Although Gao Mingcheng was not there, Duoyunmei could answer for him: "It's better for everyone to go together on this long journey. Mingcheng is not in a hurry to go. It's winter now. If he hadn't thought about going with you guys, he might have wanted to go later."
After hearing this, Deng Wanwan felt relieved.
But because her mother-in-law and Wang Xun were not at home, she, as the new daughter-in-law, was very busy. She had to take care of the eating, drinking, defecation and urination of the whole family, and also had to build good relationships with her two stepchildren in advance. So she did not stay for long and hurried home.
Looking at her leaving figure, Gao Shufang seemed to be thinking about something, and suddenly said: "Actually, Wanwan has a hard time too. Although Wang Xun has some money, Wanwan is so young and beautiful. Once she marries him, she will have to take care of stepchildren before she even has children."
She frowned and thought, then said, "I don't want to be someone's stepmother!"
Xuanyuemei smiled and said, "Who wants you to be someone's stepmother? Even if you want to, your second brother will break your legs! As for Wanwan, it's up to her as long as she is happy!"
Gao Shufang didn't know Deng Wanwan's past, so in her opinion, Deng Wanwan suffered a great loss by marrying Wang Xun.
But Gao Mingcheng and many other beauties knew about it, and Deng Wanwan also told them that after Wang Xun knew her past, he still decided to marry her and was willing to bring her parents to live in the capital.
Just think about it, what regret would Deng Wanwan have for marrying a man like this?
In short, everyone has his own fate!
Speaking of this, Xuanyuemei added: "Your second brother said that he will invite a few young people to the store to buy clothes in a few days. When the time comes, you can take a closer look to see if there is anything you like. If there is something you like, your second brother will ask someone."
"It's been a long time since the New Year, and you're not a kid anymore. When you went to my parents' house to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the new year, they mentioned this matter. I think they blame Ming Cheng for not introducing someone to you."
"By the way, I plan to give you more vacation time this year. It would be good for you to go out more and make some friends."
After saying many beautiful words in succession, Gao Shufang's cheeks turned red with embarrassment.
An unmarried girl is always shy when she hears about her blind date.
Gao Shufang nodded and said she would look at it carefully.
It's not that she doesn't like someone at all, it's just that sometimes she likes the other person but the other person doesn't like her, and sometimes the other person likes him but she doesn't like the other person.
Marriage is a matter of fate.
Two days passed in a flash.
That morning, several young men came into the store, and Li Fei also came in with the men.
As soon as Li Fei came in, she smiled and said, "Ming Cheng, these are my colleagues, and one of them is my colleague's cousin. They all plan to buy new clothes from you, so you have to give them a discount!"
Gao Mingcheng said generously: "You can choose whatever you want, it will definitely be cheaper than buying it elsewhere!"
At the same time, Gao Mingcheng gave Gao Shufang a look, indicating that she could observe these men carefully.
Li Fei is Zhao Dongmei's future daughter-in-law. Although they have not yet married into the family, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get along quite well. Li Fei has also helped Gao Mingcheng, and the two have some interactions and friendship.
This time, Zhao Dongmei asked Li Fei to gather all the single male teachers in the school, and bring them to the clothing store, saying that acquaintances can get discounts, so that Gao Shufang can take a closer look.
If Gao Shufang likes the guy, she will let Li Fei test the male teacher's attitude. If both parties are interested, they can arrange a time to meet and date.
(End of this chapter)
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