Chapter 723: 715. Road Construction_1 Chapter 723: 715. Road Construction_1 “Road construction?!”
The entire family surrounded them in an instant!
“This time it has to be at least three meters wide, right?”
“Nonsense, it was three meters before; this time it must be four!”
Logically speaking, the village road shouldn’t be that narrow, but, mountain road construction… Anyway, this time, Secretary Xiaozu had some concrete data:
“Construction! This year, the municipality is heavily developing the countryside, and the roads in several nearby villages are being built! We are in the first batch, the main road will be asphalt, starting from the county road junction, all the way here, taking a shortcut in the middle, five kilometers, at least 4.5 meters wide!”
Five kilometers, 4.5 meters wide? Asphalt road?!!
“How can this seem a bit unreal…”
Seventh Uncle muttered.
“I also feel it’s a bit unreal…” Song Sancheng and Wu Lan were both a bit dazed.
You see, the old three-meter road, plus the shoulders and earth surface, was already pretty good for driving on. Their initial hope was just to even out the road so that big and small vehicles could pass steadily!
But now, an asphalt road–that’s both smooth and free from bumps, not to mention how much smoother it would be for big trucks entering and exiting!
Secretary Xiaozu was also overjoyed–how should I put it, even though she wasn’t the one in charge of the road construction, she was still going to benefit from it!
Plus, with people intentionally currying favor, she mentioned everything that should and shouldn’t be mentioned, and at this moment, she was particularly certain, “Don’t worry, this matter is already settled! Once the bidding is successful, the work team will start immediately!”
“By then, it will only take us an hour to get to the city center!”
“The road construction will cause a two-month delay, and during these two months, if you want to go to the city, you’ll have to either take a detour through another village, or take a speedboat from Jinhe River Bay to the suburban pier… If you have anything to arrange, you’d better plan ahead!”
Brother Xiaozhang, who had not yet finished packing, suddenly froze, “Then how will I… How will I come over in the future?”
Song Sancheng thought for a moment, “Today’s goods aren’t in a rush to be shipped; stay until seven o’clock tonight. The young man who works at our house should be back by then; he’s from Shangtang Village.”
“If you detour through Shangtang Village, you can reach Pine Village and then the town. It’ll take you an extra ten minutes or so compared to driving now, but their roads have also been upgraded with the village connectivity project, so they’re passable.”
Brother Xiaozhang thought about it, still bewildered, but in the end, he sat back down–there were still three Ai Tiao not yet packed.
Meanwhile, Song Tan hurriedly called Professor Song–two months of road construction, and by the time it was completely finished, the autumn planting season would be over. With the inconvenience of transportation, it was essential to give a heads-up.
The seeds and seedlings need to be sent over urgently. Professor Song promised, he’s been collecting seeds from all over the country.
Thus, even though the notice for road construction had not yet been issued, at this moment, the entire Lao Song family was busy, exhibiting a vigor quite different from before.
And it was not until then that Song Tan remembered something, “Right, this noon Wu Lei brought a friend over, and his friend brought two more people. They said they were from municipal procurement, asked about the conditions of our farming, any difficulties, and also mentioned road construction…”
Secretary Xiaozu instantly became wary, “Municipal procurement? Since when does municipal procurement have this kind of direct investigation procedure? That’s none of their business…”
Song Tan wasn’t very concerned, “Regardless of whether they were or not, it doesn’t matter. Besides, we didn’t talk much, just that my grandfather praised you a lot… You see, your role as a granddaughter must be worth it, right?”
“Of course!” thought Secretary Xiaozu, similarly relieved, “We’re all family, anyway. When you make those soybean pastes, do share some with me, okay?”
Do I even need to say it?
Song Tan helplessly, “Just name something in my house that hasn’t been shared with you.”
“There’s plenty!” Secretary Xiaozu said resentfully, “I’ve been running around in this hot weather, and although a few Ai Tiao have been packaged and sent out, I haven’t seen anything come my way.”
“You really aren’t picky at all… here you go, take these three!”
Secretary Xiaozu immediately accepted them with a grin, then turned his head to look around: “Where did you put the cleaver? I’ll cut them into small Ai Zhu pieces. It’ll be more convenient to carry.”
She could always scrounge around the village for herself; naturally, these were for the grandpas, to let them know: it wasn’t that she couldn’t get stuff, it was simply that there was nothing available here.
She was still not very adept with the cleaver, but she slowly managed to cut a whole big box full, little by little.
It just so happened that Brother Xiaozhang was there, so she only needed to divide it into several portions, and then she wouldn’t have to worry about the gifts for the distant grandpas.
It wasn’t until then that Qiaoqiao returned triumphant on his tricycle.
On the back seat of the tricycle, two bamboo baskets couldn’t contain so much mugwort, so in the end, it was piled high with a whole load.
When he finished unloading the mugwort, Zhang Yanping and Wu Lei had only just followed him back.
Upon entering the courtyard, he looked at Qiaoqiao with a sense of grievance:
“Qiaoqiao, I’m your cousin, blood-related!”
“Look at this!” he pointed at Wu Lei: “You two are also related by blood, cousins!”
“I know…” Qiaoqiao was confused: “I didn’t call you ‘little brother’, did I?”
Zhang Yanping grew frustrated:
“Then why couldn’t you have used that big space on the back of your tricycle? Piling the mugwort up, I could have lain on top, and you could have brought me back, no problem at all!”
“That won’t do.” Qiaoqiao shook his head:
“Brother Yanping, you smell from working so hard…”
Before he could finish, Zhang Yanping interrupted irritably: “So what if it’s a bit dirty? After washing the mugwort off, we can still use it to cover beans, it wouldn’t affect anything!”
Qiaoqiao paused and then spoke the blunt truth: “But you both stink so much, what if it ends up making Daduo smell too?”
Zhang Yanping was stunned for a moment before he realized, and at that moment, his sadness and anger were inexplicable:
“You’d rather use Daduo for hauling pig feed and covering dog food and flavoring beans than take me with you?!”
Qiaoqiao didn’t answer; instead, he looked all around, up at the sky, down at the ground, and finally whispered:
“But pig feed and dog food smells so good…”
Zhang Yanping: …I really screwed up!
Looking at Wu Lei, he angrily said: “Don’t you have anything to say?!”
Wu Lei looked up blankly, then with a determined expression, he said: “People say that if you’re unlucky in love, you’re lucky in business. After breaking up with Lili, I decided to throw myself into my career! Look, isn’t that successful? Today I even earned a commission… I have nothing to say, I’m content!”
After finishing, he looked at Song Tan with joy: “How much can I get?”
Song Tan revealed a warm smile: “Quite a lot. He bought five jin of tea, five jin of white fungus, fifty packets of marinade, fifty packets of herbal tea, also five grass mats, ten watermelons with forked ends, and he even bought two bottles of medicine from Doctor Guo…”
The more Wu Lei listened, the brighter his eyes gleamed–this, this, this, that’s got to be at least a hundred thousand!
If the commission was 5% or maybe 10%, then he…
“Commission is 1%, and you already took 500 in advance to pay off debts…”
Song Tan took out her phone to make a transaction: “There’s 500 left, I just transferred it to you. Brother Wu Lei, you should save up your money!”