Chapter 10 Building a House

Zhang Min, who was sitting in the car, looked at the doll he was holding in his hand, and his eyes couldn't help revealing softness.

His lips moved slightly, and he whispered.

"After all, my sister Xiaoxi is more than 5 years old this year, and children as old as the city are in kindergarten."

Although Zhang Min's parents also had this idea, there was no kindergarten in Heqing Village at this time in 2001, and if they wanted to go to it, they had to go to Xiujiang City.

But in this case, the cost is not something that Zhang Min's family can afford, so he dispelled this idea and prepared to wait for Xiaoxi to be sent to the village primary school for preschool after she was 7 years old.

From Zhang Min's memory, Xiaoxi seems to have followed her mother Zou Lan every day since she could walk, cutting pigweed, driving ducks, and feeding chickens......

It's not that it's bad, it's just that Zhang Min thinks that sending his sister to kindergarten will be better for her future growth.

And Zhang Min also plans to keep one of the 6 houses he bought, and when Xiaoxi goes to school in the city, he will also have a place to stay.

"My sister's affairs can't be delayed, and the same Internet café must be stepped up."

"In addition to the 500,000 yuan that needs to be invested in the Internet café in the early stage, there are still 280,000 yuan left in the card, and Xiaoxin has to use 10,000 yuan to pay off the tuition fee and pay off the family's debt of 50,000 yuan."

When Zhang Min finished calculating these and saw other exquisite houses outside the window, he couldn't help but think of the drooping house at home, and the corners of his mouth also showed a wry smile!

In the memory of Zhang Min in his previous life, although the dilapidated and old earthen house at home has not collapsed, there is always a sword of Damocles hanging above his head.

Who can be sure that there will be no butterfly effect in this life, so you must build the house quickly no matter what, and you can't risk the lives of your family.

Zhang Min remembers the price at this time in 2001, to build a three-story house in the countryside, it would cost about 50,000 yuan in the early stage, plus 30,000 yuan for decoration, 20,000 yuan for labor, and 10,000 yuan for other expenses, and it would cost 110,000 yuan here.

When Zhang Min was still counting the cost.

The car had already driven into Heqing Village, looking at the scattered and familiar houses, Zhang Min's thoughts also shifted back to reality.

After entering the village, I drove 2 kilometers inside.

The Audi car arrived not far from the bamboo canopy, and a beam of light shone through, and the eyes of everyone in the shed converged in this direction.

As the car drove past the bamboo canopy, there was a discussion in the room.

Of course, Zhang Min, who was sitting in the car, would certainly not know what they were talking about.

The car drove quickly and flashed by, behind the bamboo canopy.

After a while, the car came to a slow stop in front of a dilapidated mud house.

A few minutes later.

Zhang Min led Chen Bin into the door.

After Chen Bin parked the car, he followed Zhang Min's pace and walked inside.

At first, Chen Bin was a little skeptical, because the house was too dilapidated.

From the outside, the white paint on the walls has peeled off a little, the roof is covered with gray tiles inlaid with moss, and two symmetrical wooden windows are scattered on either side of the façade.

As you look at your footsteps, you will see a dim fluorescent lamp hanging in the center of the house, and an old table sits inside the light.

The bottom of the house is uneven black dirt, but there is not much dust, apparently it is often cleaned...

Zhang Bin has been following Mayor Chen Yun for some years, and has also been to many villages, like the current Zhang Min's house may have been relatively common in previous years, but now...... Seldom!

However, he didn't dare to underestimate Zhang Min, whether it was from Chen Yun's undisguised appreciation of Zhang Min when he discussed with his secretary in the car, or through his contact with Zhang Min during this period of time, he could feel his extraordinary.

He seems to know everything, he comes from a humble background but is not arrogant, he talks eloquently in front of Mayor Chen Yun, and talks and laughs in front of Secretary Cao Yang, which he can't do.

...

After entering the door, Zhang Min reached out and took a stool next to him and asked Chen Bin to sit down.

Just as he was about to turn around and pour tea, he saw that his mother Zou Lan had already walked out of the right side of the house with a cup of strong tea, and then handed the tea to Chen Bin and said with a grateful face.

"Come on, come on, master drink saliva, it's so late to trouble you to send Zhang Min back."

Chen Bin hurriedly stood up, took the tea handed over by Zhang Min's mother, and responded with a smile.

"Eldest sister, you don't have to be so polite, this is a trivial matter!"

After a while, Zhang Min's father, Zhang Houbo, also walked out, walked closer and looked Zhang Min up and down, and then asked with concern.

"Zhang Min, why did you come back so late, your mother is worried to death!"

Seeing that Zhang's father was a little angry, the mother hurriedly helped and said, "It's good that the people come back, it's good... Don't talk about him! ”

Zhang Min looked at his tired parents and felt guilty, but in order not to worry them, Zhang Min talked to Chen Bin before he arrived, and he helped to hide it.

After listening to this, Chen Bin agreed with understanding.

So Zhang Min didn't tell the truth.

"Dad, I just went to a classmate's birthday party, because I drank a little more, I fell asleep, and when I woke up, it was already night."

Zhang Min saw that his parents were still a little confused, so he looked at Chen Bin's seat, and then introduced.

"This is my classmate's father, and he kindly sent me back when he found out, right?"

Chen Bin saw Zhang Min's eyes turning his head, and naturally knew what he should say.

"Yes, yes, Zhang Min is my child's classmate, and today happens to be my child's birthday, so I invited some of my child's classmates to my house for dinner." Chen Bin echoed and said.

After listening to Chen Bin's words, the remaining doubts of Zhang Min's parents were also dissipated.

"Mom, what about Xiaoxi, why didn't you see her?" Zhang Min asked as he wanted to divert his gaze.

Mother Zou Lan pointed to a room behind her with her finger, and then said with a worried face.

"Xiaoxin, I have a little cold today, I took some medicine, and I have already slept!"

After Zhang Min heard the sound, he took the delicate doll gift box and walked to the room in the back room.

After gently opening the door, Zhang Min saw that his sister was sleeping on the big wooden bed, with a small pink quilt covering her body, and her slightly frowning eyebrows were rising and falling with her breathing. Her black hair is tied with two braids, which may be a little messy because of the cold, but she looks very cute overall.

Although the younger sister is about the same age as Chen Xin, she has a completely different personality, Chen Xin may show any grievances immediately, while the younger sister is more secretly bearing.

So I paced to the bedside and put the doll I bought at night in front of the bed, hoping to surprise my sister tomorrow.

Ten minutes later.

Chen Bin stayed at Zhang's house for a while, then got up and left.

After the family finished eating, Zhang Min told his family that there were some things he wanted to tell them.

Zhang Min's parents walked into his small room after seeing Zhang Min finish speaking, and the parents looked at each other, and then followed in.

"Dad, I have something I want to tell you!" Zhang Min turned his head to look at his parents who followed up and said.

Father Zhang was a little surprised, but he still replied.

"You say!"

"Minmin, you won't cause any trouble, will you!" Mother Zhang Lan saw Zhang Minshen's mysterious appearance, and said a little worriedly.

"Nope! How could I have done anything wrong! ”

Parents breathe a sigh of relief, it's good that they didn't commit anything, it's good!

Then he looked at Zhang Min with a confused face, waiting for his next step.

"Dad, I bought a lottery ticket and won 500,000!"

Zhang Min thought about it carefully and felt that he still didn't tell it all, hundreds of thousands of dollars were enough surprise for his parents, and too much would make them even more uneasy.

In fact, this is normal, for Zhang Min's family, the savings in the family do not exceed 20,000 yuan.

"500,000!"

After hearing this, the parents looked at Zhang Min with wide eyes at this moment.

Then, the mother reached out and touched Minmin's forehead.

Then he turned back to Zhang Houbo, who was also shocked, and said.

"I don't have a fever!"

Zhang Min looked embarrassed, but he also understood why his parents behaved like this, after all, the probability of winning the lottery was too low, and he won 500,000 all of a sudden.

Zhang Min walked to the side of the bed, opened the black bag that had just been placed on it, and took out the cash that had nearly 20,000 yuan.

"Zhang Min, where did you get so much money!" Mother said with a serious face!

"Oh, Mom, do you think I'm going to do bad things."

Zhang Min preached to his mother helplessly.

Mother Zou Lan looked at her son with a serious look, and she also felt that Zhang Min had a good character since he was a child, and he should not make mistakes.

So I glanced at Zhang's father, and when I saw him nodding, I was relieved.

After his parents calmed down, Zhang Min told his parents about his plan.

"Dad, I want to contract the fish pond in the village!"

"Fish Pond!" Father Zhang frowned and said.

Then he thought for a while and asked, "Why do you suddenly want to contract a fish pond?"

After thinking about it carefully, Zhang Min felt that it was better to explain it to his parents, so that he could also win their support.

So he said.

"Dad, do you remember the plate of willow prawns we ate at the fourth aunt's house last time!"

After a pause, he saw his parents looking confused, so he continued to explain.

"That Liulin shrimp is actually produced in a town next door to our Fangxin Town, because of the road construction, coupled with the special geographical environment of the local area, the lobster produced there is fragrant and beautiful, and now it is popular with restaurants in Xiujiang City."

Seeing that his parents nodded, Zhang Min continued with a smile.

"And our environment here is actually similar to Liulin Town, which is very suitable for aquatic aquaculture, and we have also built cement roads here, and when the fish are raised, they can be transported to Xiujiang City to sell..."

In fact, Zhang Min had a plan before this, and wanted to find an opportunity to discuss with his parents, and then go to contract the fish pond in the village.

In the evening, Zhang Min asked the manager Qian Ning at the Marriott Hotel how many catties of fish their hotel used every day.

So before this, Zhang Min had a plan, and he wanted to contract the fish pond in the village after the winning money arrived.

This is not what Zhang Min suddenly thought of on a whim, but Zhang Min's father had experience in fish farming before, but he did not contract the fish pond because of lack of funds.

And I remember that by this time next year, Li Yuan in the village would also contract this fish pond, and later he started with this, and finally became a man of the year in Heqing Village and even Fangxin Town

Later, at a banquet, Zhang Min happened to sit at the same table with Li Yuan and listened to him talk to the people next to him about the cost of contracting a fish pond.

He remembers that the rent per mu is 300 yuan, a total of 18 mu, and it is 16,200 yuan for 3 years.

The fish fry cost 30,000 yuan, and all kinds of fish feed, fat and other things must cost thousands of yuan, plus 40,000 yuan.

...

After listening to Zhang Min's explanation, Zhang Houbo looked excited.

He thought it was completely feasible, and although he went out to work early and late every day, he still didn't make much money, and he also knew some gossip from the villagers, and he had thought about raising fish before.

However, because he had no funds and already owed tens of thousands of yuan to others, he was embarrassed to borrow again.

Now that I have heard my son talk about it, there is money and sales, so what is there to worry about.

After talking for a while, Zhang Min saw that his parents were a little moved, and then moved on to the next topic.

"Mom, I want to send Xiaoxi to kindergarten." Zhang Min said to his mother who was standing next to him

"Is there a kindergarten in Heqing Village?" Mother Zou Lan asked suspiciously.

Zhang Min looked at his confused mother and explained.

"I want to send Xiaoxi to Huisi Kindergarten in Xiujiang City!"

"Wisdom Kindergarten." Mother Zou Lan obviously hadn't heard of this kindergarten, and repeated Zhang Min's words, and then glanced at Zhang's father.

Father Zhang saw his wife looking over, pondered for a while, and then remembered something.

"Huisi Kindergarten seems to be near the Xiujiang Sports Center."

Seeing that Zhang Min nodded, he continued to speak to his mother.

"Do you remember the last time I went to live with the fourth sister, I happened to talk about this kindergarten, and she didn't say that the best kindergarten in Xiujiang City was this "Huisi Kindergarten".

"Before, she had a classmate who worked in the government and wanted to send her 4-year-old daughter in, and after finding a relationship, she seemed to have sent more than 10,000 yuan, but she didn't go in..."

Zou Lan suddenly realized after hearing her husband's explanation, but then turned her head worriedly and asked, "Zhang Min, can Xiaoxi go in!"

"Mom, this matter is on me, if I am not sure, I will not mention this matter to you!" Zhang Min said confidently patting his chest.

When Zhang's father heard this, he was silent.

He knows what kind of school it is, although now he has some money because Zhang Min won the lottery, but...

Zhang's father wanted to say something, but he still wanted to say something.

Then Zhang Min gave up all his thoughts, and when his parents had any doubts, Zhang Min would explain them patiently and reasonably.

And Zhang's father and mother saw that Zhang Min was ready for everything, such as who would build the house, how much wages it would cost, and the purchase channels of some materials for reinforced concrete bricks and bricks had been contacted, so they put their minds at ease and listened to their son's suggestions.

This day is destined to be a sleepless night for the Zhang family.

After the conversation, Zhang Min, who had taken a shower and returned to his room, did not go to bed immediately, but sat in front of the old desk with scratches and mottled marks next to the wooden bed, and wrote in a black notebook under the dim light the time of some big events that he remembered and would happen in the future.

July 13 - BJ Shinao succeeded.

...

September 11 – The 9/11 terrorist attacks occur in the United States.

...

December 11 - China officially joined the World Trade Organization (WTO).

...

In order to avoid the loss of the book, his secret was discovered, Zhang Min used some secret words to express the incident.

2 a.m.

Zhang Min, who had finally finished writing some of the important events in his memory, stood up from the wooden chair, stretched, and then rubbed his somewhat sore neck with his hand.

Muttered quietly.

On September 11th, it was less than 3 months away!

He remembers that because of this incident, American investors sold off their stocks in large quantities, causing the market value of $1.4 trillion to evaporate out of thin air.

Although Zhang Min is also very sympathetic to the people killed in this incident, he also feels that this is an opportunity, even if he only earns one-ten-thousandth of it, it will be 140 million US dollars.

So be sure to accumulate a sum of money before this, and as much as possible.

...

Then Zhang Min calculated all his money!

Wait for two weeks to sell the five houses, there should be more than 10 million, and then find an opportunity to buy Dongfeng Motor stock, he remembered that July is the most powerful time, and it should be able to multiply several times by then.

...

Zhang Min thought about it, and it wasn't until he felt sleepy that he dragged his tired body towards the wooden bed, and after lying on the bed, he fell asleep after a while.