Chapter 168 If you want to make money, you have to be bold
After hearing this, Ge Changfa thought of what Li's father said, "I heard from Uncle Atang that you have approved the homestead in Nanshan. When buying wood, I have two friends in the mountains who can get good wood."
"The relationship is good. When I call my brother-in-law to figure out how much wood is needed, you can take us to see it." Li Changle thought that the demolition would take thirty or forty years, and the wood must be selected well.
"Brother, what kind of wood do you need to build a house? I heard from my grandma that there are a lot of particularities in the materials used for rafters, purlins, and beams."
Li Changle thought about it, "The rafters are mostly made of chestnut wood, which is tough and not easy to crack.
Fir is light, has a straight trunk, does not attract insects and is not easily deformed, so it is suitable for purlins and floor slabs. Cypress has high hardness and its straight shape is good for columns, while pine has good hardness and is mostly used for roof beams.”
In my previous life, I had a lot of short videos on various house modifications and house constructions on my mobile phone. I would watch these videos to relieve my boredom on the boat, and I really learned a lot.
Ge Changfa looked at him in surprise, "Didn't you kid play around on the street? You even learned these things."
"Those retired workers on the street have nothing to do but brag every day."
The three of them walked and chatted, and soon they arrived at the Changtang Stone Bridge. The village radio was still shouting that the storm hadn't left yet, and there might be another storm, so everyone should not go out to sea, otherwise the waves would sweep away their care.
Ge Changfa handed the eel to Li Changle and asked him to help sell it to the restaurant for a good price. The three of them went their separate ways and went back.
When I got home, Brother Li and Brother Li had already returned. They were now with their parents. The smell of food came from the kitchen, and Zhou Ruonan's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were busy in front of the stove.
Brother Li saw the two people coming back and hurriedly stepped forward to help catch the basket, "What good stuff did you get?"
"Shahu, Tulong..."
"There is also a snow eel, which is amazing. I got so many good products in one morning."
"The snow eel belongs to Ah Fa." Li Changle put down the bucket and took out the big bamboo snail, "I won't sell this one. There are also these shrimps. Let's share it among ourselves."
Father Li stretched his neck and took a look, "There are half a bucket. Pick out the smaller one and keep the larger one to sell for money."
"Yes, don't listen to A Le, you can swallow any good thing." Mother Li couldn't help shouting in the kitchen.
Several others smiled and nodded. A large bamboo shoot snail could be sold for one or two yuan, so he was willing to keep it for himself.
Chen Yongwei picked up a net bag and said, "Brother, I don't want shrimps. I'll take some oysters back to eat."
"You pick what you like and take it!" Li Changle took off his raincoat, "Come here as soon as you have finished eating. After you deliver the fish to town, go to Zhangjia Pier."
Chen Yongwei nodded in agreement, took a net bag and put some oysters in it, and left in a hurry.
Sister-in-law Li and Zhou Ruonan took rice washing baskets and porcelain basins and went out to sort shrimps, green shrimps, and nine-section shrimps that had died long ago, but sea shrimps tasted fresher and more tender than river shrimps and farmed shrimps, and they could be sold for three or four dollars.
A pound of horn.
Brother Li hurriedly took out the rubber bucket, and everyone gathered around the basket to sort the seafood.
Sister-in-law Li came out with the soup basin and saw the fish in the rubber bucket. She couldn't help but be a little envious, "Ale's luck is good. When he goes out, he is either a local dragon or a big seller. The house next door brought a big bucket of clams, and he was very proud of the blood clams when he came back."
It doesn’t work.”
"Yes, if we hadn't made an agreement with the shipowner over there today, we would have followed Taohai."
"We did not go to the pier, but went to the muddy beach. The beach is full of snails and shellfish. When the wind and waves calm down, we will go there to hunt for seafood."
"Okay, you can take us there then."
"Ah Le, the boat has been bought and sailed to Zhangjia Pier. In the afternoon, you go to town and come back and stop by Ah Xi's house. We will lay the foundation with Uncle A Dong at home."
"Okay! I'll go to town to buy two cigarettes and come back, and I'll buy a few bottles of better old wine, and my father will give them to Secretary Wang." Li Changle pointed to the basket on his back, "Leave another earth dragon and give it to Uncle A Dong in the evening.
go."
Father Li looked at it and said distressedly: "The foundation has been laid. We are all relatives and not outsiders. Why should we give him such good things?"
Li Changle smiled and said: "Abba, just because you are not an outsider, you have to be more polite. For outsiders, two bottles of old wine and two cigarettes are enough."
Father Li rolled his eyes at him angrily, "You know this again?"
It's strange that this guy who doesn't distinguish between four and six is ​​here to teach him how to behave.
"Abba, you heard what A Le said. There are still many places where we need their help in building a house!" Brother Li said, "A Le, buy what you should buy, and we brothers will share the money equally."
Brother Li also nodded repeatedly, "Tulong costs more than ten yuan per catty. Smoking and drinking are very expensive. If you buy it, we will share it equally."
Li Changle smiled and said: "No matter how expensive the earth dragon is, you can catch it yourself. Business without capital is not considered money. The money spent on buying cigarettes and wine will be shared equally among the four of us."
"Okay, we won't be polite to you anymore."
Seeing that the three brothers were discussing things, Father Li's smile deepened, "When the homestead is cleared out, my legs will be able to lose the crutches. Then you can go do your work and I will help you at home."
Take care of the construction site."
Mother Li came out with hot water and said, "It will take some time for your leg to recover. The house will be left to Ah Jin, and we will help with small jobs there. What are you worried about?"
"Building a house is a lifetime event. How can we do it if we don't keep an eye on it?" Father Li said, "I know my own legs well and will not mess around."
"Never mind you, you're dozens of years old and you're still stubborn as hell!" Mother Li said, handing the hot water to Li Changle, "Hurry up and wash up and eat."
"Got it."
After Li Changle took a shower and put on dry clothes and came out, the food was already laid out. During the meal, Li's mother began to arrange tasks.
"Xiao Tao and Xiao Mei will accompany Grandpa to look after the house. Xiao Yang, you guys go with us to mow the grass at the foundation of the new house."
Sister Li Xiaoqing nodded obediently, "Grandma, the new house is built, we have a room to ourselves."
"Okay, okay, there are six or seven rooms upstairs and downstairs. You can choose which one you want to live in."
Li Xiaoyang curled his lips and said to Li Changle: "You always keep your word. Last time you said you would take us to the island to go fishing, but you didn't take us there again."
Li Changle stretched out his leg and kicked him, "You brat, the wind is so strong, why don't you go to the island to drink from it!"
"You just said that there are a lot of seafood over there on the mudflat," Li Xiaoyang said, looking at his parents, "Then when the wind stops, you take us to go fishing there, and I will give you half of the money from selling the fish.
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Li Changle looked at Li Xiaoyang in a funny way, thinking about making money all the time. He felt that it was just his nature, and he knew how to bargain at an early age.
"You eat and wear the family's food, what do you do with the money?" Sister-in-law Li knocked him on the head of her chopsticks angrily, "You haven't even grown hair yet, so you just want to save money for your own house."
Li Xiaoyang rubbed his head and said, "Let's save money to buy erasers and pens so that we don't have to ask you for money and you scold me again."
I’ve given it all to you. You don’t even have money to drink a bowl of ice water or buy a popsicle.
"That's right!" Li Xiaoqing and Li Xiaotao nodded at the side, "My grandma is the stingiest. She doesn't even give us money to buy erasers. My second aunt and third aunt are not like you. You are the stingiest in the family."
"...My skin is itching, and I want to eat firewood, right?" Sister-in-law Li cursed angrily. If I don't dig it, where will the money to build the house come from?
From now on, I will have to find wives for you, save dowries, have many children and debts, and you will never be able to repay them in your lifetime!
Brother Li glared at Li Changle, who was suppressing a smile, and said, "Okay, you should be diligent and help the family, and I will share half of the money earned from the sea."
"My father is still generous." Li Xiaoyang looked at his siblings proudly, and the younger ones were also satisfied. They felt that his father was still easy to talk to, and decided to go to him to negotiate terms in the future.
After dinner, the rain finally stopped and the wind subsided, but the sky was still gloomy and it seemed like it would keep coming again.
Li Changle and Chen Yongwei went to the town to sell their fish. The Li family's troops and Grandma Chen walked towards the Nanshan homestead with sickles, hoes and machetes in their hands.
The neighbors who were weaving nets in the alley stopped what they were doing with a gossipy look on their faces when they saw their entire family.
"Aunt Ahua, what are your whole family doing?" Agen's wife asked with a smile.
Mother Li looked at the group of people with joy, "We went to Nanshan to cut the grass. A few children approved the homestead there."
"It's long past time for your family to build a new house." Agen's wife said sourly, "Your family, Ale, has made a lot of money during this period. Yesterday, he earned over a thousand yuan a day. It's no problem to build a three-story building.
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"Yes, I heard that several big bosses went to the dock to take away A Dong's house!"
"Ouch!" Mother Li smiled with wrinkles on her face, "Look at this rumor, where did the income of thousands of yuan come from? It only sold for seven or eight hundred yuan, and the four brothers couldn't share much. It was built with three floors.
Don’t think about it, you have to borrow a two-story building from relatives and friends!”
Talkative woman, I told people behind my back that I will be poor for the rest of my life, and I want to build a new house and separate the family for the next life. Now that my new house has started, the foundation of your house has not even been laid out!
For the first time, Agen's wife felt that Mother Li's smile was so dazzling, "Your family still needs to borrow money, but we are in trouble. We don't know where the money to build a new house is!"
"Hey, Sister-in-law Agen, don't cry because you are poor. You just don't want to build your house. If you do, it will only take a minute!"
"Grandma, what are you doing!" Li Xiaoyang turned around and pulled Li's mother, who was about to say something else, "Hurry up, we won't be able to catch up later."
"Come here, come here, you brat!" Mother Li happily followed her grandson. She was in high spirits during happy events and could walk more swiftly than young people.
Agen's wife looked at Mother Li who was walking briskly and spat at her back, "Bah, my family is not clear-headed. Instead of choosing a location as good as the entrance to the village, we chose the concave mountain in Nanshan."
"Sister-in-law Agen, last time we followed Ale, we didn't see him getting any good stuff. Do you think his family is selling goods?"
"His Ah Le used to be obsessed with selling goods to make money, maybe he will actually do it!"
"It's better to be bold these days. Timid people like us can only watch others enjoy the hot and spicy food."
Chapter completed!