"You want to rebuild the old house?" Hearing Ye Xuan's words, Uncle Qing was a little surprised.
"Ah Hsuan, why do you want to rebuild the old house? That house is outdated. Many people have demolished it and rebuilt it. Now that you have money, you can demolish it and rebuild it. It will be more stylish. You saw it just now. People nowadays only care about money and houses. If you don't build a house, they will talk about it behind your back, "Aunt Qing said.
"Yes, I think Aunt Qing is right. The atmosphere in our village is not like 20 or 30 years ago. If you have money, it will be better to rebuild it," Uncle Qing said.
Ye Xuan listened to what the two elders said. He knew that the two elders did not covet anything from him, and he also understood that they were thinking about him. However, he did not intend to overthrow the old mansion. This was the root of the Ye family for decades, and it was also Ye Xuan's root here. If possible, he wanted to preserve it as much as possible.
"Uncle Qing, Aunt Qing, thank you for thinking about me. However, I have already bought a house abroad. As for this old house, I don't want to demolish it. After all, I grew up there. I want to do my best to ensure that it is in good condition. "
"But …"
"Alright, old woman, don't say anymore. Ah Hsuan has grown up. Since he wants to preserve the ancestral house, we should support him." Aunt Qing still wanted to say something, but Uncle Qing stopped her.
"Thank you, Uncle Qing!" Ye Xuan said.
"What are you thanking me for? Your idea is right. After all, it is the root of our Ye family. I am an old man who is muddle-headed." Uncle Qing shook his head and sighed.
Not expecting Uncle Qing to say this, Ye Xuan hurriedly said, "Uncle Qing, I didn't mean that. I meant …"
"Alright, you don't need to say anything. This has nothing to do with you." Uncle Qing waved his hand and interrupted Ye Xuan. "Since you want to rebuild the old house, I will help you contact someone. I remember that there are people in Guo Nan Village who are doing this. Although they built a temple, it should be similar. If you want to build a road, it's relatively simple. The villagers don't need to report to the village to build such a short road. The Hongxing family at the entrance of our village does this. It's not a big deal. Once the price is settled, we can start work soon. "
"Thank you, Uncle Qing. But, Uncle Qing, I plan to widen the road a little, but the fields next to it should belong to someone else, right? How do I solve this problem?" Ye Xuan thought for a moment and asked.
"That's simple. The fields in the countryside are distributed a long time ago. It's said to be a 30-year contract, but look at how many people are still farming in the mountains. This land is deserted, so you can see which land you want. I'll help you take a look. When the time comes, you can directly pay for it. At most, you can let the villagers take a look and give them some money. "
As the saying goes, having an elder at home is like having a treasure. Uncle Qing quickly thought of a solution for Ye Xuan.
"Alright, then I'll have to trouble you. Uncle Qing! "
Then, Ye Xuan took Uncle Qing to the field in front of his house and asked which land belonged to which family. Then, he and Uncle Qing went to visit the owners of the land one by one. They settled the price.
The original road was only about two meters wide, but Ye Xuan planned to widen it to four meters.
Although the land in the countryside was not as valuable as in the city, one square meter was worth tens of thousands of yuan, and one mu of ordinary wasteland was only about twenty to thirty thousand yuan, Ye Xuan didn't want the villagers to suffer losses. Anyway, he had a lot of money now, so he asked the villagers to sell the land at the price of forty thousand yuan per mu.
The original price of twenty to thirty thousand yuan suddenly rose to forty thousand yuan. No one would be so stupid to not sell it, not to mention that these were wastelands, and the villagers all agreed to Ye Xuan's request with a smile.
It took them a whole day to buy the land. In the end, Ye Xuan spent a total of nearly one hundred and fifty thousand yuan. In addition to the land for road repair, he also bought all the land around the old house.
Ye Xuan thought that since he wanted to do it, he should do it better around the old house. Moreover, he had other plans. After all, he might not be in China often in the future, so he had to do some protection for the old house.
However, after this, the entire Ye Village knew that Ye Xuan had made a lot of money. Suddenly, some relatives who used to have nothing to do with Ye Xuan came up with some inexplicable excuses to get some money from him.
Unfortunately, although Ye Xuan had a lot of money, he was not stupid. When his grandfather passed away, one or two of these people just went through the motions, and some didn't even come. If it weren't for the help of old neighbors like Uncle Qing, Ye Xuan's grandfather wouldn't even be buried. Therefore, before these people entered the door, Ye Xuan directly used an illusion to make them go back to where they came from. After a few times, these people thought that they had seen a ghost and were so scared that they almost peed. They didn't dare to do anything else and went back dejectedly.
Ye Xuan didn't care about these flies. After buying the land, Ye Xuan asked Uncle Qing to contact the person who repaired the old house and the person who paved the road. He asked them to have a look at the place and discuss the repair of the old house and the road.
These two issues could be considered simple, but they could also be considered difficult. It was all about money. With money, everything would be easy. And the last thing Ye Xuan lacked was money.
As for the road, Ye Xuan didn't intend to repair it too well. It was an ordinary level-three cement road, four meters wide and about five hundred meters long. The price offered by the person was thirty-five thousand yuan, and the thickness of the cement was guaranteed to be eighteen centimeters. Moreover, the construction would be completed within a week. Ye Xuan felt that this price was quite generous, so he took the deposit of twenty thousand yuan and completed the repair of the road.
As for the old house, the person took a look at it and suggested that the old tiles on the roof, as well as the rotten beams and pillars on the roof, be replaced. Ye Xuan thought about it and agreed.
Later, Ye Xuan thought about it again and hired some craftsmen to buy some tiles to cover the entire floor. He also asked them to redecorate the walls. After all, the old house was built decades ago, and the walls had long turned black and yellow. Some of the dark walls even had moss growing on them. It would be better to paint the walls with white plaster.
Since it was a major repair, the things in the old house naturally couldn't be left there. Although Ye Xuan put all of them into the space, in order not to arouse the suspicions of the neighbors, Ye Xuan had to move the things in the old house to Uncle Qing and the neighbor's house. He had to temporarily stay at Uncle Qing's house during this period of time.
Just like that, after making these arrangements, another two days passed. On the afternoon of the third day, a phone call came in …
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