Chapter 498

Bring along the older brother, so he can also help with planning, and later we still need to find some workers; Sun Baocheng isn't a local, so he definitely won't be able to call any.

"Well, uncle, this is the place, it's quite a large area."

Ye Cheng pointed at the large expanse of ruins before him and said.

Sun Baocheng took a look and was instantly stunned; he had thought they were coming to build a house, but now being told it's such a large area, he felt a little panicked.

"Um, A Cheng, such a large area, do we have to demolish it and rebuild houses?"

Sun Ping'an walked over, took a look, then turned and said, "Dad, there are seven or eight rooms."

Ye Cheng shook his head: "No need to demolish; just reinforce those seven or eight rooms, and then I'll make some partitions inside for later use as dining private rooms."

"Then also help me build a separate kitchen, which should be large."

Ye Cheng stood in the middle and gestured a circle around, "This circle, we'll surround it entirely with walls."

"Then in front we'll set up a shade canopy, where guests can rest and also play cards underneath."

"As for the back, we'll also set up a chicken coop and a fish pond, raising some chickens and fish, etc.; if guests bring children, they'll also have a place to play."

After saying that, Ye Cheng specially took the two people outside, pointing at an empty plot and said,

"This plot needs to be leveled, to be used as a parking lot."

Sun Baocheng followed behind, listening to Ye Cheng talk about this and that, and he directly took out a small notebook and began recording.

What Ye Cheng described was roughly the form of a modern agritourism venue; although Sun Baocheng didn't fully understand, after all he'd done this kind of work for many years, so he still grasped the general idea.

In short: this is a big job.

Not to mention the interior decoration of those seven or eight rooms, just clearing weeds and leveling the ground outside are major projects; relying solely on the two of them definitely won't get it done.

Ye Guowei, following behind, finally finished listening, he interjected: "A Cheng, with this amount of work, even Uncle and the two of them can't finish it."

"Yeah, yeah." Sun Baocheng quickly agreed.

"Uncle, you and Ping'an Ge will be in charge of supervision, and I'll help you hire some workers."

"As for leveling the road surface, we'll bring in an excavator to do it; relying on manual labor, who knows how long that would take."

Hearing Ye Cheng say they'd hire more people, Sun Baocheng had no objection, only asking, "Then A Cheng, how long until completion?"

Ye Cheng thought for a moment; the free-range chickens from Xia Ling Village should be ready in about three months, and by then the agritourism facility should also be ready.

"Three months, is that enough time?" Ye Cheng held up three fingers.

Sun Baocheng frowned slightly; this timeline is a bit tight, he didn't dare to promise.

Seeing Sun Baocheng a bit worried, Ye Cheng quickly reassured him: "Uncle, it's fine; this timeline isn't that tight for me, if you really can't finish it, adding another month is no problem for me."

Sun Baocheng gritted his teeth: "A Cheng, as long as you provide enough workers, I'll give it my all and finish it in three months."

"Don't, you mustn't overexert yourself; if you overdo it, my sister-in-law will come after me for overexerting you; just work at a steady pace, don't rush."

This old man is genuinely solid, solid enough to startle Ye Cheng.

"A Cheng, A Cheng."

A woman's voice came from outside.

Ye Cheng walked out from behind the house and waved, "Aunt Zhang, over here."

Zhang Guafu walked over cautiously; seeing so many people, her expression froze and she immediately became reserved.

"Guowei is here too."

"Hmm, Aunt Zhang, let me introduce you: this is Yunxiang's uncle and cousin."

Zhang Guafu gave a slight smile, which counted as a greeting.

On this side, Ye Cheng pulled Zhang Guafu over, gestured around, and said, "I told you last time I wanted to set up an agritourism business; do you remember?"

"Huh?" Zhang Guafu stared for a moment; it seemed there was such a matter, but she hadn't taken it seriously.

"What, now it's starting."

"Don't uh, from now on this plot will be under your management; now I'm having my sister-in-law's uncle come over to help tidy up this place, then renovate it; you help recruit some workers in the village, don't be afraid to spend money, hurry up and get this place ready, got it?"

Zhang Guafu's head was still muddled; she looked at the surrounding land.

"Good grief, I thought we were just opening a restaurant."

"This restaurant is way too big."

Her expression flickered, her gaze toward Ye Cheng a bit guilty: "A Cheng, such a large plot, I can't manage it."

Ye Cheng pursed his lips, looking at Zhang Guafu and said, "Just seven or eight private rooms; you think we'll have hundreds of people? Seven or eight tables of food, later we just need to hire a few chefs."

"Seven or eight tables of food," saying that, Zhang Guafu felt much more accepting.

"Well Cheng, worst case we'll just find a few more hands in the village to help."

Seeing Zhang Guafu understand, Ye Cheng turned to Sun Baocheng and said, "Uncle, tomorrow I'll have Aunt Zhang recruit workers to help you get started."

"Well Cheng, we'll first plan today; tomorrow when the people come, there will be work to do." Sun Baocheng nodded in agreement.

"Big bro, can you help me find two excavators?" Ye Cheng then looked at Ye Guowei.

Ye Guowei nodded: "I used to have dock worker friends who operated excavators; I'll call him shortly."

Seeing that all matters were settled, Ye Cheng clapped his hands and shouted, "Then I'll trouble everyone."

After Ye Cheng finished speaking, everyone went their separate ways to get busy; he then went home and took 50,000 yuan for Zhang Guafu.

"Aunt, this is money for the workers' wages; you can hire people at 30 or 40 yuan per day, and if meals are provided, that's one meal a day for 10 yuan."

"That's not necessary; 20,000 yuan would be enough; if we cook our own meals, we could save quite a bit." Zhang Guafu said she wanted to return 30,000 yuan to Ye Cheng.

Ye Cheng pushed the money back: "Just keep it; we still need to buy some tools and such, which all cost money—have Li Quezi buy the tools, he knows where to go."

This also counts as indirectly looking after Li Quezi's business.

After Ye Cheng said all that, Zhang Guafu also accepted the money.

However she still had some worries: "A Cheng, what if the business loses money? I see you've invested quite a bit—buying materials, buying lumber, later still need renovation—it's all money."

"Damn, it's all money; if you don't move, it's fine, but once you get started, Ye Cheng discovers money just flows like water."

Now the savings are only 180,000; after giving 50,000 to Zhang Guafu, I still have 130,000.

I estimate that this time I have to invest all of it.

No, I need to hurry up and make money.

Also, this small lobster needs to be quickly liquidated and put into circulation; if I keep holding it, it'll be troublesome.

After a busy afternoon, he still couldn't easily rest; suddenly he remembered something, he called Duan Yong and gave some instructions, only then did he put his mind at ease.