In 1992, a small village owner became the richest man in the village by owning a car.

Chapter 306 The road roller is in operation
Yu Dawei chatted with Huang Man for a while, then, not daring to delay his work too much, he glanced at the excavator and, feeling that there was no problem, drove away in his little red car.

Our destination was the village road construction project site.

When Yu Dawei arrived at the location, he discovered that everyone in the project team had left. His third uncle was not there, nor was his fourth bald man. Only Qi Daduzi was there, sitting at his desk with a furrowed brow, planning something with a pen.

He didn't even notice that Yu Dawei had come in.

"You guys have been pretty busy lately." Yu Dawei walked to the desk with a surprised look, grabbed a worn-out chair, sat down with his legs crossed in the opposite direction, and casually put his arms on the back of the chair.

"Dawei, you startled me." Qi Dadu raised his head and glanced to the left before continuing to work diligently. "How come you have time to come over? Didn't you hire several more people recently? Aren't you busy?"

"Busy, I'm busy setting up repair shops and dormitories for the factory, but we're short a few people who know how to build sheds." Yu Dawei chuckled at Qi Dadu, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Qi Dadu stopped writing and rolled his eyes at Yu Dawei: "You need to come to your third uncle for such a trivial matter? It's a good thing your third uncle came down to the village today, otherwise he would have given you a piece of his mind."

"How much money do you plan to invest in the dormitory and repair shop?" Qi Dadu asked again.

Yu Dawei quickly took out the sketches he had drawn earlier and placed them on the desk: "We plan to build the dorm rooms directly from rammed earth, it's cheaper. As for the repair rooms, we want to make them into two prefabricated houses, one big and one small."

“Then we’ll use corrugated steel. It’s relatively cheap right now, with the lowest price being thirty yuan per square meter for labor and materials. And that’s with your structure being six meters high.” Qi Dadu looked down at the sketch drawn by Yu Dawei.

The repair shop can't be raised too high or too low; Qi Dadu knew this.

"However, I suggest you wrap the bottom with brick and concrete to increase stability. Corrugated steel is cheap, but it's really not sturdy. We don't encounter typhoons here. If a level 8 or 9 typhoon hits like in the south, the corrugated steel house will be blown around by the wind, and the shed might even be blown away."

Qi Dadu chuckled mischievously as he said this: "We used to help a leader build a prefabricated steel house on a construction site. That guy was greedy and insisted on cutting corners to build a prefabricated steel house. One year, a strong wind blew the metal sheet on the roof off. Afterwards, he paid for it himself and asked us to rebuild it."

"Fortunately, the person involved is alright, otherwise he would have been dismissed." Qi Dadu looked at Yu Dawei, "So the price I mentioned is the standard retail price. If you want to cut corners and make it cheaper, that's not impossible, it's up to you."

“No need. Why save money by building a house on my own land? I’m not out of my mind.” Yu Dawei took out a box of Changbai Mountain cigarettes from his pocket and lit one for Qi Dadu. “Brother Qi, what do you think about this?”

“Corrugated steel is easy to install. It can be done with 10,000 yuan for labor and materials. I can even bring out the small tool shed next door for you. I’ll take care of this for you.” Qi Dadu, with a cigarette between his left and right hands, pointed to another dormitory sketch with his index finger. “This is even easier. Once it gets warmer, have your factory people bring some soil and dry grass, make a few molds, and make some adobe bricks. Then, hire some people from the village to help you build it.”

"I can easily cut out some beams and wood for you, it's no big deal. You'll only need to pay a small labor fee, less than two thousand yuan, and I'll make sure you get it right."

Upon hearing this, Yu Dawei felt much more at ease: "Alright, let's do as Brother Qi says. Please inform my third uncle that the money can be transferred directly to your side."

Qi Dadu gave Yu Dawei a meaningful look: "You little rascal, you've become addicted to being a hands-off boss. It's a good thing you ran into me. If Si Tuzi were here today, let's see if he would have agreed."

Upon hearing this, Yu Dawei understood perfectly what the other party meant. He immediately took out two packs of cigarettes from the plastic bag and handed them over: "Any more questions?"

"A problem? Whose problem? What problem! There's no problem at all!" Big-bellied Qi pretended to be confused and reached out, putting two packs of Zhonghua cigarettes into the table. "Not only is there no problem! You don't need to worry about the soil or anything else, your brother Qi will take care of everything for you."

Hmph! I knew you were like this, Lao Qi!

Seeing Qi's big belly and his eyes darting around, he seemed to want to say something.

Yu Dawei grinned and sneered, "Don't worry, I just came to ask you for help today, and you just agreed. As for cigarettes, Baldy definitely doesn't know anything about that."

"You understand me!" Qi Dadu said, his face full of emotion.

That piece of shit, that bastard, last time Yu Dawei gave him a few packs of cigarettes, he snatched them all when he got back, and even made up all sorts of excuses to complain to Third Brother, saying that the cigarettes should belong to Third Brother, and then, of all people, he took half of them.

This time, forget about it! I painstakingly tricked—no, I mean, used my wits to get this stuff from that brat—and now let's see which bastard dares to touch it.

"Alright, the sooner we start building the house, the better. Right now, there are six people crammed onto the kang (heated brick bed) in my little factory room. We're practically stacked on top of each other." Yu Dawei got up to head to the next place, back to his old village to find his wife.

"Don't worry about what I do. As long as the weather permits, I'll send someone to your place soon." Qi Dadudu saw Yu Dawei off at the door, and suddenly his eyes flickered. "By the way, your second uncle has acquired a piece of land in the oil city. Visit him more often when you have time. Sigh, acquiring that land has put a lot of pressure on him."

“Sure! I might be staying in the oil city for a while, so I’ll go take a look when I have the time.” Yu Dawei hadn’t witnessed the rise of a financial tycoon in his past life, but he was fortunate enough to do so in this life. He was determined to check out his second uncle’s first property!
After explaining the house-building arrangements, Yu Dawei drove straight to Laotun. He might not be able to come back for a while after tomorrow, so he needed to explain some recent trivial matters to his wife.

I also need to go to Uncle Si's house to ask about his mother's medical treatment on behalf of Lao Ji.

Old Ji's mother has been paralyzed for many years. She had been telling Yu Dawei that she wanted his fourth uncle to come to their village to see her, and that the consultation fee was not a problem.

Yu Dawei and Lao Ji shared a mutual respect for each other in terms of filial piety, and Yu Dawei immediately agreed, but hadn't fulfilled his promise until now. This time, when Yu Dawei returned to the village, he finally did what he had promised Lao Ji.

When they arrived at Fourth Uncle's house, neither the father nor his son were there. Fourth Aunt was turning over the soil in the yard. Turning over the soil in the spring would make it easier to plant vegetables and such later.

Yu Dawei chatted briefly with Fourth Sister, explaining Old Ji's mother's illness and the specific reasons for her paralysis.

Although Fourth Sister is usually strong-willed, she is softer-hearted than her father and son, and she can't stand seeing people showing their true feelings for someone else.

Knowing that Lao Ji was a very filial son, and that he had even worked three jobs when he was young to help his mother with her illness, Si Niang readily agreed. Even if her own wife didn't want to go, Si Niang would drag him there.

Hearing Si Niang's confident assurance, Yu Dawei felt relieved.

Before leaving, he gave Fourth Aunt fifty yuan as travel expenses for the two of them to go to the village. Fourth Aunt initially declined, but Yu Dawei knew that Fourth Uncle's treatment of patients was not easy, so he insisted on putting the money on the kang (a heated brick bed).

After finishing a series of trivial matters, I finally got home. When I arrived at the backyard, the old man was teaching the children to read in the inner room.

Yu Dawei doesn't know if it's just his imagination, but he always feels like there are a few more children going to school.

Han Jingfan quietly read the lesson plan that Principal Zhang had given her on the kang (a heated brick bed). Many teaching details and experiences were written on it, including ways to ask students questions and encouraging words.

Han Jingfan has been pondering this recently, and is watching it with great interest.

"You're back." It was probably only Yu Dawei's appearance that could pull her out of her mental world.

"You're back." Yu Dawei took Xiao Muyu from Er Yan's arms. The child had grown a bit more since they last met. "Tell Daddy, did you miss him?"

The little guy can't talk yet, he just stares at Yu Dawei with a blank look, then reaches out and touches Yu Dawei's big nose and giggles.

"Why did you suddenly come back?" Zhang Yunqin, the mother, put down her needlework, put on her shoes, and prepared to cook something delicious for her eldest son.

"I'm taking two newly hired workers to the oil city tomorrow, so I might be coming back less often these days." Although Yu Dawei was answering his mother, his eyes were fixed on his wife beside him.

"Don't overwork yourself." Han Jingfan could clearly sense that Yu Dawei was more tired than he had been a few days ago.

Of course, she had no idea that Yu Dawei had just experienced a near-death experience and was probably still lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) recovering if he hadn't taken antidiarrheal medicine.

"I'm fine. But I have some news to share with you." Yu Dawei then sat down next to Han Jingfan and told his wife about Mi Yao.

Han Jingfan was initially surprised to hear that Mi Yao had returned to work in town, but after hearing the cause and course of events, she immediately understood Mi Yao's choice.

She had even guessed that Mi Yao must have sold all the houses in the county. Sister Yao was different from her; she was a person who dared to love and hate, and was gentle on the outside but strong on the inside.

“If I have time, I’ll go to the town’s health center to see her.” Han Jingfan looked up at Yu Dawei beside her, wanting to ask for his opinion.

“Sure, she should have settled down in town. If you’re not worried about your son, you can even stay overnight with her.” Yu Dawei had no objection to this, and even hoped that his wife could keep in touch with Mi Yao.

That way, they can say some good things about Axe later.

To think that one day a good brother would become a bridge between them, one can only marvel at the wonder of fate.

I wonder if the axe did a good job today; I hope it doesn't cause any problems.

"There's something else. The factory is planning to build a repair shop and employee dormitories. With more and more people coming in, there will be a big problem with accommodation later on." Yu Dawei thought for a moment and then briefly mentioned the recent expenses.

When two people are together, they should be open and honest with each other. Otherwise, when the other person asks, it will only add to their resentment.

"Then you don't need me to help supervise the construction anymore?" Han Jingfan thought Yu Dawei needed her help, and waited for her lover's response with innocent eyes.

"No need, just do your job as a teacher. Whether Agui can get into junior high school depends entirely on you." Yu Dawei reached out and affectionately patted his wife's head. He was about to secretly hold her hand when he realized that a group of children around them were staring at them.

Yu Dawei was quite speechless. Are all children this curious?
(End of this chapter)