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Chapter 330: A Bit Pricey
Chapter 330: A Bit Pricey
Zhou Guohua exited the production team just as the fishing boats were returning to the harbor, creating a bustling atmosphere at the dock.
Zhou Bingqiang, having finished selling his fish, was about to head home when he spotted his youngest son emerging from the production team.
"Guohua," he called out.
Zhou Guohua heard his father's voice and turned to look, "Dad, you're back from the sea? How was the catch today?"
Zhou Bingqiang smiled, "Not bad at all! Sold over two hundred."
Finally, his luck seemed to be turning around! He could feel things getting better day by day.
Today was particularly good; they made over two hundred from just one boat.
It had been a long time since they earned this much! After dealing with the petty people, his luck was finally back!
Zhou Bingqiang now took turns helping his sons with their fishing trips, assisting one son per day.
Hearing this, Zhou Guohua also smiled, "That's really good!"
"And you? How much did you sell today?"
Zhou Guohua smiled, "Not bad, over sixty."
It was indeed good, and Zhou Bingqiang smiled, "Why did you go to the production team?"
Zhou Guohua explained, "Wen Wan wants to buy the land behind the new house. I asked my aunt to help inquire about the price. But it's quite expensive; one acre costs two thousand."
Zhou Bingqiang asked, "What's it for? That area gets flooded every year, and nothing grows well there."
Zhou Guohua didn't dare tell his father that Wen Wan wanted to buy it.
His father was now against anything Wen Wan dreamed of doing.
"I was thinking of buying it to raise chickens and pigs. It would be convenient, and Wen Wan is pregnant; she can't stand the smell of chicken droppings."
Zhou Bingqiang immediately replied, "Why spend two thousand on that? What's it for? Do you have enough money? Have you paid the workers? Have you paid for the cement and sand? The village land belongs to the villagers anyway. If you want to raise chickens, just use the leftover bricks and stones from building the house to build a chicken coop. Ask your mother to cut some bamboo to enclose it, and that's it!"
In those days, unclaimed wasteland in the village was usually considered the property of whoever cleared and used it for an extended period.
During expropriation, the land compensation would go to the village committee, and the seedling compensation fee would also be given to the villagers.
Some villagers would plant trees everywhere to claim compensation fees for their seedlings during expropriation.
Zhou Guohua didn't want to buy it either, mainly because the expenses were too high, and he didn't have the money. His aunt also advised against buying it, suggesting they just fence it off and use it. "Then I'll talk to my mother and ask her to help build a chicken coop behind the new house. I'll raise some chickens for you to eat during your confinement."
"Okay, but you should also ask your mother to hatch some chicks and start raising them. Once they grow up, we can move them to your coop."
The father and son chatted as they walked home.
Upon returning home, Zhou Guohua went to his room.
Wen Wan eagerly asked, "Well? How much is it per acre?"
Zhou Guohua replied, "Two thousand."
Wen Wan was surprised, "That expensive?"
Zhou Guohua, fearing Wen Wan would urge him to buy it, said, "Yeah, I asked Dad and my older brother to borrow some money to purchase it. I told the production team that I wanted to raise chickens. Later, I'll ask Mom to build a chicken coop, and we'll raise some chickens there for you to eat during your confinement."
Wen Wan smiled upon hearing this, "Tell Mom not to build the coop too close to our new house. The smell from the chicken coop can be overwhelming on rainy days!"
"Okay, I'll talk to Mom about it."
Zhou Bingqiang's wife, upon hearing that they would build a chicken coop behind the new house to raise chickens, immediately said, "Okay, I'll go and build it tomorrow!"
The area for raising chickens should be fenced off to prevent Zhou Yongfu's family from also raising chickens or pigs there in the future, or the smell would be unbearable.
Zhou Chenglei returned home two hours later, only to find that the two unripe strawberries he had left were gone.
Zhou Chenglei: "..."
He took the basket hanging from the motorcycle handlebar and walked towards the well.
Jiang Xia sat on the bed, leaning against the headboard, translating. When she felt tired, she would lie down.
She heard the sound of a motorcycle but didn't see Zhou Chenglei enter the room after waiting for a while, so she got up and walked out. Just as she stepped out of the living room, she saw Zhou Chenglei carrying a bowl of strawberries into the house.
Jiang Xia's eyes lit up, "Where did you get these?"
"I picked them from Uncle Quan's home in the neighboring village." He had asked everyone in the village, but no one grew strawberries. Later, someone told him that someone in Wen's village grew them, so he went to take a look.
But they only grew a few strawberry plants for their children, and there were only a few unripe ones left as the ripe ones had been eaten by the children.
If only he had planted some strawberries back then.
Jiang Xia picked up a strawberry and fed it to Zhou Chenglei, "What did the production team say?"
Zhou Chenglei held her wrist, took the strawberry, removed the stem, and placed it in her mouth, "I don't like eating them, but you can. They're asking for two thousand yuan per acre, it's not cheap."
Jiang Xia said, "Then we'll buy it."
"Yes. Since we're buying a lot and it involves land in other villages, we need to go to the town to submit an application, and we also need the consent of the villagers from those villages."
He wrote the application that night, and when he went to the city the next day, he detoured to the town to submit the application.
Zhou Fu and Zhou Mu returned from outside carrying a bucket of fish.
These were the good fish they had picked up from the dock for Jiang Xia to eat.
Zhou Fu brought the fish into the house for Jiang Xia to see and asked if she wanted it steamed or pan-fried. Just then, he heard their conversation and curiously asked, "What do you need to apply for when buying something?"
Zhou Chenglei replied, "We're planning to buy two plots of land."
Jiang Xia said, "We want to purchase the land behind the new house."
Zhou Fu immediately said, "Buying land is a great idea! Soil can produce white jade, and land can yield gold. Buying some land is a good move. If we buy the land behind the new house, no one will be able to block our family's feng shui in the future."
If Wangcai has his eye on the land, it must be a feng shui treasure!
"Buy it!"
Jiang Xia smiled and said, "Dad, you said it so well!"
Soil can produce white jade, and land can yield gold.
In the future, land won't be as precious as gold.
Zhou Mu wasn't concerned about these matters, and she didn't understand them either. As long as they had the money to buy land, it was a good thing.
Right now, her sole focus was on taking care of Jiang Xia and the child in her belly.
She asked Jiang Xia, "Xiaxia, do you want the Eastern Star Coral Trout steamed or braised? Or would you like it sweet and sour?"
Jiang Xia took a look; there was one Eastern Star Coral Trout, several small yellow croakers, some mixed fish, and several Mantis Shrimp as long as an arm: "Mom, just steam it simply, I can eat anything. Do you want some strawberries?"
Jiang Xia passed the strawberries from the bowl to her.
"I won't eat them, you have them. I'll steam the fish, it'll be sweet." Zhou Mu took the two buckets of fish out excitedly to prepare a nutritious meal for Jiang Xia.
Jiang Xia ate two more strawberries, leaving three uneaten, intending to save them for Zhou Zhou.
After Zhou Zhou returned from school and finished his homework, he was called out to play by the village children.
The next day, at 8 a.m., Zhou Chenglei pushed his motorcycle into the yard.
Zhou Mu asked, "So early, before dawn, where did you go on your motorcycle?"
Zhou Mu had woken up at 5 a.m. and had discovered her son riding his motorcycle out as soon as she got up.
"Xiaxia wanted to eat strawberries, so I went to pick some from Jiang Yang's place."
It took an hour and a half to ride to Jiang Yang's place on a motorcycle.
Zhou Chenglei took down the basket of strawberries hanging at the front of the motorcycle, and there was also a basket of other fruits and several fruit tree seedlings on the back seat, all given by Jiang Yang.
Zhou Chenglei also brought back many strawberry seedlings.
Zhou Mu hurriedly came forward to help unload them.
Hearing the motorcycle, Jiang Xia came out and saw a large basket of strawberries and a large basket of fruits.
She didn't know how to express her gratitude.
Were his clothes damp from the mist?
"You went to Jiang Yang's place so early? Aren't you afraid of disturbing others?"
"I didn't disturb them, I called him yesterday." He took off his helmet.
It was a cloudy day, and the morning mist was heavy. Jiang Xia reached out and touched his clothes, and they were indeed wet: "Go take a shower quickly, there's hot water in the wok."
Jiang Xia turned to find him some clothes.
Zhou Chenglei pointed at the strawberry seedlings in the basket, "Mom, when you have time, plant these strawberries in the vegetable garden. If there's space in the flower bed in our yard, plant a few there too. I'll take Xiaxia to the city to see a doctor later."
"Then these fruit trees will be planted next to the new house?"
"No, they're for Eldest Sister-in-Law, she wants to plant them."
"Alright, you and Xiaxia go to the city, drive carefully, and choose a good route. Xiaxia can't take any more bumps. I'll go make you a bowl of ginger soup."
Zhou Chenglei responded and went back to his room to take the clothes Jiang Xia had prepared for him before heading to shower.
After showering and having breakfast, the sun finally came out, and he rode his motorcycle with Jiang Xia to the city, also stopping by the town to submit the application.
(End of Chapter)
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