Chapter 172 Reconstruction of the Compound
"So, she may have really thought of a way to break the ice because of my information?" Cui Xue was a little worried.
If Shui Danhua really used her information to break the ice, Yao Liwen would definitely not be able to hide it. As one of the few people with a say in West City, she didn't know how she would define Cui Xue's behavior.
If she really annoyed someone by accident, it would be okay for her to earn less money, but she was afraid that it would implicate Liang Zongshan and other people in the family.
"According to what you said, she couldn't have just found you, so her business was not a secret, and we can't be sure that the news came from you, right?" Liang Zongshan comforted her.
He was right, but Cui Xue still sighed, "That's what I said, I hope Captain Shao's wife won't go too far, otherwise I really don't know how to explain it."
Liang Zongshan shook his head helplessly and stopped comforting her.
After mentioning this once, Cui Xue forgot about it.
A new batch of goods arrived in the store, and the noble ladies in the West Market were very curious. She was busy in the store for several days before she finally had time to go back to the compound.
Then she found that the compound suddenly started a project at some point.
Cui Xue went home and asked curiously, and Xu said that the higher-ups did not plan to renovate these old houses, but directly build family buildings.
"Are they planning to build tube buildings?" Cui Xue said with some difficulty.
If they really were going to build tube buildings, it would be better to renovate these small courtyards.
But thinking about it, it is not difficult to understand the feeling of the superiors. After all, there will be more family members accompanying the army in the future, and these small courtyards may not be able to accommodate them.
Moreover, the tube-shaped buildings are also a process of development. It is not impossible to demolish and rebuild them after 20 or 30 years.
But there are pros and cons. When one family quarrels, the whole building will know about it.
"So are our small courtyards going to be demolished or what? Has anyone said it?" Cui Xue asked again about the houses they live in now and what the army plans to do.
"I heard that they plan to demolish them and build a school." Xu put away the coal she had just received and responded casually.
"School? Primary school or kindergarten?"
I didn't expect it to be planned like this. If they want to build a school, demolishing this area will not cause any major opinions.
"I don't know yet. I just heard it. Who knows if it's true? But the tube-shaped building over there can't be fake. I guess it's built. It's still a matter of what kind of room to live in."
At that time, there were basically three types of rooms in the tube-shaped building: single room, one-bedroom and two-bedroom.
There were probably not many two-bedroom rooms, after all, they took up a lot of space, and one-bedroom and single rooms were the most.
Housing was tight, and a single room was enough for a family of three. Just put up a curtain and put up a small bed for the child.
It was normal to live with the elderly in a one-bedroom room, but the compound in the army was not like the staff building outside, so it was unlikely to live with the elderly.
So basically young couples or those with children had a fairly spacious living space.
Now the building hadn't been built yet, and Cui Xue didn't think much about it. It seemed that if it was really time to distribute the rooms, it would be next year at the earliest.
After roughly calculating the dividends she would get at the end of the year, it would not be difficult for her to buy a house or land outside next year. It
is really inconvenient to live in a tube-shaped building, so she will see when the time comes.
Cui Xue was running back and forth between the store and the west of the city, and she was very busy. She wanted to find someone to help look after the store, but there was no suitable candidate for the time being. She
had no other choice, so she brought Xu to the store to help her first.
She posted the recruitment information and interviewed several people, but none of them were suitable.
There was a problem with the project in the west of the city again. She didn't know if Yao Liwen had taken action against her. Recently, many people went to the construction site to disrupt the construction.
This time it was even more exaggerated. Someone actually came to collect security fees. Cui Xue thought it was ridiculous when she heard about it from the person who came to report it.
Rushing to the scene, not knowing what had happened, both sides were about to clash in chaos, Cui Xue hurried forward to stop them.
"What are you doing? Why are you making a fuss here instead of doing your job properly? Can't you wait for me to tell you what you have to say?" Cui Xue first scolded the workers to leave, then turned to look at the strange men.
A group of young men in their twenties, who looked like they were just hanging around outside, and it was unknown who they were working for, but their attitudes were quite arrogant.
"Who are you, and why are you here to collect protection fees from me?" Cui Xue frowned and looked at the young man standing in the front with a cigarette in his mouth.
"Who do you care who we belong to? We have been collecting protection fees for this area. Have you ever reported your construction here? You haven't paid a dime for such a long time. Do you really think you are the owner of this place?"
"I bought this land. I am not the owner here. Are you?"
"Stop talking nonsense. If you don't want to cause trouble, just pay the money. Otherwise, if something happens to your construction site, don't cry for mercy!"
Is this a direct threat? Cui Xue's face turned black and she hesitated. She
really didn't know who they belonged to. If they belonged to Yao Liwen, she would just pay the protection fee.
But if they didn't belong to her, it would be useless to pay the money. She was afraid that they would come today and someone else would come tomorrow. The little money she earned would be enough to pay the protection fee. What's the point of doing business?
After thinking about it, she decided to ask Yao Liwen before making any plans.
"I don't have the money with me. You can come to get it tomorrow. I'll give it to you here at the same time." Cui Xue made up an excuse to calm them down.
The young man didn't intend to accept it. He just stretched out his hand to point at Cui Xue and was about to say something when a man suddenly came up from behind him and whispered something in his ear. After
hearing it, he looked at Cui Xue with a bad face for a few times, and finally snorted coldly, "You're lucky. Remember what you said. Bring the money here tomorrow, otherwise..."
After saying that, he took the man away from the construction site.
Cui Xue watched the man leave, but she didn't relax. She sent away the workers who came to ask questions, returned to the store, picked out some more expensive things, packed them, and went to find Yao Liwen.
She was originally worried that Yao Liwen would not see her, but she was welcomed in as soon as she arrived.
When Yao Liwen saw her, a flash of surprise flashed across her face, and she said angrily that she had not come to see her for a long time, and she thought she was unwilling to have any contact with her anymore.
Cui Xue was quite embarrassed, and she did not expect her to have such an attitude, but she was relieved in her heart.
She hurriedly handed the things over, said a few nice words, and explained the purpose of her visit today.
"You said that some bastard came to you for protection money on my site?" Yao Liwen's face turned black after hearing what she said.
She slammed the table, turned around and called a middle-aged man, and scolded him in front of Cui Xue.
Cui Xue was even more embarrassed, but she learned something from their conversation.
Not only was she busy during this period, but Yao Liwen was also very busy because of the voice she mentioned last time.
Cui Xue rejected her at first, and she was quite angry. Later, Shui Danhua found someone to cooperate with her, and his advantages were not inferior to Cui Xue.
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