Chapter 1398: Buying Land

Handing over the work of going out to sea to others, and only having to collect goods at home, made things much easier and gave him more time.

By the time he took another nap and woke up naturally, only the shift-working boat workers and the workers doing chores were left.

Ye Yaodong still remembered that two litters of puppies had been born in the morning, and they had actually been born together, which meant these two had been mated at the same time.

Ye Yaodong watched them, their eyes not even open yet, still drinking milk with their eyes closed.

A worker saw him looking at the dogs and came over. "Dong-ge, there are 13 of them. I'll grab one for you; it's tiny and warm in the palm of your hand."

"No need. Don't keep touching them right after they're born; if you touch them too much, they won't grow big."

After saying that, he went to wash up and eat, then carried his rice bowl to the construction site nearby to watch the workers build houses and chat for a few sentences.

He wouldn't keep watching here today; he had to go to the Chamber of Commerce to find a few people to go out to the fish market street and start his grand plan of buying houses and land.

The money on hand was increasing there. Besides depositing a portion in the bank, he had to spend some and put it to use.

It just so happened that Jin Laixi was also at the Chamber of Commerce and wasn't out, so he called him to go take a look, along with two or three idlers who had nothing to do and were sitting there chatting.

"Why buy a house? Who would be willing to sell?" Jin Laixi was a bit puzzled. "Why did you suddenly think of buying a house? Don't you have a large piece of land there, and you're already building houses on it?"

"Yeah, you have three mu of land, isn't that enough for you to build houses?"

"Who sells houses these days? They don't live in them, they rent them out, and they can easily earn a few hundred yuan a year. Who would sell? They're not stupid."

Ye Yaodong said while walking, "Just try our luck. There's always someone who leaves their hometown, or owes a pile of debt, or goes abroad, right? If they don't sell, it's fine. If we see land somewhere, we can buy land too."

He thought that was true; who sells houses these days?

No matter how poor they were, they would keep their houses in their hometowns. Moreover, with so many people from out of town pouring in now, just renting out houses was enough for them to make a fortune.

"Why do you still want to buy a house?" Jin Laixi asked again.

"Buy it and keep it for appreciation. Money in hand won't increase. Buy a house and rent it out, won't that be money making money?"

"But you have to have one to buy. Would they rent it out themselves and sell it to you, letting you earn?"

"So you have to rely on luck. If you can't buy a house, go buy land. Find the local neighborhood office. Buy unused land directly and build a house; it's easier to live in yourself."

"That won't do. If my wife finds out, she'll think I'm setting up another home here and taking a little wife."

"Isn't that the case? You haven't built a house, but you've pretty much set up a little home here."

"That's a different matter from buying a house and leaving it there."

"Makes sense. Then don't buy it; I'll buy it and rent it to you."

"Huh? That works!"

Ye Yaodong was speechless for a moment.

Buying a house for a lover to live in now, and the house is still yours—when it appreciates in a few years, you'll make a fortune, okay?

You've slept with the woman, and the house has appreciated!

They can't even calculate that!

Forget it, let him earn it!

He simply told them about the benefits of buying houses and land while walking.

He didn't dare to say too much or push too hard, but he would bet his life on buying houses and land.

It was truly a massive profit, only earning and never losing.

However, after a few of them went around the fish market street in the morning, they definitely returned empty-handed regarding houses; no one would sell.

When they asked, people thought they were crazy.

But there was a little bit of land at a distance, usually some self-reserved land where people grew vegetables, and some farmland, but no one would sell.

If such land were sold, it would only be asked among relatives and neighbors.

Ye Yaodong felt he had picked up a huge bargain with his house in Wenzhou.

This was an island, and it was already densely populated with little land. He estimated they would have to wait for the government to develop and demolish before they could buy a house.

There was no hope in the surrounding area, so he could only walk further. He saw quite a bit of wasteland in the suburbs, all land unsuitable for planting, piled full of garbage.

Seeing him running further and further, although they didn't want to follow, they had already come out, so they had to walk along.

But seeing him looking at the garbage dump with glowing eyes, everyone found it unbelievable.

"You aren't planning to buy this garbage dump, are you? It takes more than twenty minutes to walk to the street inside..."

"What's twenty-something minutes?"

There were so many outsiders now, and there was no place to live inside. Later, the center of gravity would have to move outward. Besides, there were villages nearby.

It takes twenty-something minutes to walk now, but once a road is built, it will be a 5-minute ride to the city on a bicycle!

In a few years, this will also be the city; there won't be any suburbs.

"You don't want to buy this, do you?"

Jin Laixi felt he was a bit obsessed. He had already bought three mu of land, and now he wanted to buy this garbage dump.

Ye Yaodong, however, was smiling.

"Yes, I'm buying this piece of land. Let's go, let's go, I'll treat you to a meal. President Jin, accompany me to the Land Bureau in the afternoon, okay? This shouldn't be managed by the village; I have to go to the Land Bureau to ask."

"Last time you bought a garbage dump, and this time you're buying a garbage pile..."

"Otherwise, there's no decent land. If we go further out, isn't it even more remote? The city is full of houses. Who among the locals would sell? Now everyone is building a shed and clearing out their own houses to rent them out to make money; there's almost no road left."

"Then you can't buy this. What's the use of buying this?"

"It's useful. Can the city hold so many people? The city is already overcrowded, and if it can't hold them, it has to expand outward, build houses, and house people."

"Really?"

"Look, does this island have different fish seasons all year round? There will be more and more foreign ships, and naturally, merchants will pour in. The city won't be able to hold so many people. Anyway, money in hand won't increase, so I might as well exchange it for land."

"That theory of yours about currency devaluation..."

"Land preserves value! Buy it and leave it there, and you earn money even if you do nothing!"

He was familiar with this place now and came here often, otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to buy land again.

Ye Yaodong said as he put his arm around their shoulders and continued walking toward the city. "Let's go, let's go, I'll treat you to a meal. Order whatever you want, drink whatever you want."

"Is buying houses and land really that good?" Jin Laixi was skeptical.

It was just that Ye Yaodong's current persona and the filter of his strength were too great. With so many boats and making money every day, he couldn't help but suspect that he could really make a fortune, and his heart was also a bit restless.

With a large sum of money, no one would be stupid enough to throw it around randomly.

"Let me ask you, if you buy that land and build a house to rent out, will anyone live there?"

"Will anyone live that far away?"

"Walking twenty-something minutes is called far? The city is already full, so they have to expand to the surrounding villages, otherwise where will they live? And a road will definitely be built in a few years. Isn't the country advocating 'if you want to get rich, build roads first'?"

"Looking at it this way, the garbage dump you bought by the sea was bought quite well, close to the urban area and near the sea."

"Of course, I found a treasure, you know?"

Ye Yaodong thought for a moment and added, "Let me analyze it for you. If you buy a piece of land now and build a house, can't you live a happy life with your old lover? Living comfortably and living a nourishing life."

Everyone nodded.

"When you don't want this lover anymore, you can change to another one without anyone pointing fingers. If you have a landlord, don't they see it in their eyes? If you change frequently, they'll talk about you changing women every day, and you'll be embarrassed."

"And if you have a house here, how many young girls who come here to work and make money would be willing to stick to you, not needing rent and being kept by a boss!"

"A house is the strength you put on the table; it's a symbol of your strength and can give female comrades a greater sense of security."

"Look, you can't even buy houses in the urban area here. Even if you pay a high price, people are reluctant to sell; they only want to rent them out to make money, and even the rent is rising month by month."

"Things are valuable because they are rare, so won't the houses here slowly rise in price?"

"And then in a few years, when the house price rises, won't you make a fortune? You've played with the woman, and the house has appreciated! It's a free ride!"

The three middle-aged bosses nodded repeatedly, exclaiming "Good guy."

"So you're this kind of person!"

"I thought you were quite serious a few days ago, and you kept pushing away when I invited you for a massage..."

"I was wondering why you bought a house here and a house there..."

"No..." Ye Yaodong was bewildered. "I'm analyzing it for you, not planning it like that. I didn't..."

"What you said makes a lot of sense. Anyway, you have to live there yourself. Buying one for yourself to live in is safer, and if you don't live there yourself, you can rent it out or sell it."

Jin Laixi also patted his shoulder. "I was just saying... although you built a house over there, you have too many workers, so you really need to buy another house to keep one, otherwise it's inconvenient to come and go. Those workers were brought from your hometown, so it's not good to pass it back."

"No, I'm not using it to keep a woman..."

"Alright, everyone knows."

"No, I didn't, I want to make money..."

"What you said also makes some sense. Let them ponder it later. Anyway, if you don't say it when you go back, how would your wife know you bought a house here?"

"Boss Ye really has foresight. Buying a piece of land and building a house really doesn't cost much, and it doesn't matter if the area is a bit small."

Ye Yaodong was surrounded by them, either patting his shoulder or looking at him with the eyes of someone in the same boat.

He felt he couldn't argue his case.

He was more wronged than Dou E.

He wanted to make money; who was like them, old perverts?

He was just considering it from their perspective, not that he thought so himself.

"I really didn't, I just want to make money..."

"Your idea is quite good. Anyway, outside, your wife doesn't know how much money you've earned. If you've earned money, you should enjoy it."

Ye Yaodong didn't want to argue anymore.

"Fine, fine, fine. Think whatever you want. Let's go, I'll treat you to a meal, and we'll go implement the land in the afternoon."

"Then we'll also buy a piece with a smaller area. It should cost two or three thousand to build a building. Let's look around the city later."

"I didn't look seriously at first, just wandered around with you. Now I feel that buying a piece of land and building a building to live in is not bad."

"Right, if you don't live there later, you can rent it out. You can earn a few hundred yuan a year. Calculating it this way, you'll break even in a few years."

Everyone wasn't convinced by his theory of currency devaluation, but agreed to build a house to keep a mistress, which could be a free ride and earn money and appreciate...

He was powerless to complain, so let it be.

Anyway, his biggest goal was to earn money to support his family, wishing his whole family a worry-free life in the second half of their lives, parents proud, children loving, and wife caring.

If it weren't for the fact that they had helped him quite a lot, and they had all helped share the goods, reducing his pressure, he wouldn't have wanted to say more.

After treating everyone to lunch, Ye Yaodong accompanied them to look around every corner of the city, looking for the neighborhood office.

They did find a few scattered pieces of wasteland where they could build houses, or garbage dumps, each with a few dozen square meters, enough to build a building.

These days, household garbage was dumped wherever there was empty land or water ditches, so you couldn't blame everyone for finding garbage dumps to buy land.

Now the policy was loose. Applying for residential land and paying a 500-yuan homestead fee was enough to build a house.

500 yuan wasn't a small amount for an average family, but it was nothing for the few of them.

After agreeing, they immediately went home to get the money, pressed their fingerprints on the application form that day, and got the approval slip, with incomparable efficiency.

Ye Yaodong also applied for the garbage dump in the suburbs at the Land Bureau, only saying he had to wait for approval, because the land area was relatively large. His piece of land was about 5 mu, enough to build a medium-sized shopping mall.

But it wasn't a big problem. He was confident it would be approved, because the treasury was short of money, and the government was also short of money. Otherwise, why would they offer high interest rates to let the masses deposit money in the bank?

And now the government's focus couldn't reach the suburbs; the urban area was enough to keep them busy.

By the time their focus shifted to the suburbs, it would probably be after 1990, or even after 1995.

Without a doubt, three days later, he received the government's approval slip and the Land Bureau's filing, spending a total of 50,000 yuan.

Compared to the 20,000 yuan he spent last year to buy the 3 mu of garbage dump wasteland by the sea, the land here had risen in price.

It was truly sitting on the ground and raising the price.

To others, it seemed very unworthy. Cleaning it up was strenuous, the area was large, and building it would cost a huge sum of money. Even if you could afford to buy it, you might not be able to afford to build it.

But to Ye Yaodong, it was another cabbage price. Everyone felt heartache, but he was secretly happy!

He definitely wouldn't build it in the next few years. Now the urban area hadn't expanded outward, so he would put it aside first. He also had three mu of land by the beach.

That was enough for him to toss and turn. This side could be put aside first, and he would talk about it in a few years. By then, he would plan what to do with this side and utilize it.

Anyway, he was staying here, and he had two places to go back and forth, so he was familiar with this place. It wouldn't be the case that the land wouldn't belong to him just because of an approval slip.

When filing, for the sake of safety, he brought 4 workers and also called Jin Laixi, and the other two bosses who bought land together, one Old Zhao and one Boss Li.

They looked even more heartbroken than him. When he signed and paid, they still told him to think about it again.

Ye Yaodong was afraid the government would go back on its word, so he signed quickly.

"Let's go, celebrate me taking down a piece of land. Treat everyone to good food and drink."

"Dong-ge, you're really awesome. You took down a large piece without a sound."

"Too amazing, I can brag when I go home at the end of the month!"

Jin Laixi said with heartache, "50,000 yuan, you just bought a piece of wasteland like this..."

Others also said one after another.

"Admire, truly admire. 50,000 yuan was spent just like that? You didn't even hesitate."

"This makes me truly admire your strength. That big bag of 50,000 yuan was exchanged for a piece of useless wasteland."

"Who said it's useless? It will be very useful later."

"I don't know what to say about you, only that you have money. I truly admire you. You're young and throwing thousands of gold, and you're full of confidence."

Jin Laixi truly admired him from the bottom of his heart this time. "You're ten years younger than me, but I don't have your courage. You deserve to earn money."

"Seeing you spend 50,000 yuan like this, I feel that the piece of land we bought is pediatric, haha."

"Indeed. Find someone to pick a day tomorrow and build it directly."

Ye Yaodong looked with a smile. "I spent a lot of money, 50,000 yuan was spent. Now I have to earn money again, and I have to count on the bosses to take care of me and order more goods."

"You spend 50,000 casually, where do you need us to take care of you? We should ask you to take care of us."

"That's not it. You are at the upper end of my food chain. I have to ask the bosses to take care of me and flatter you."

"Boss Ye..."

"Adong, the money is spent, I don't deserve to be called Boss Ye. Just call me Adong."

"Hahaha... you kid, you know how to pretend."

Ye Yaodong smiled and took out the cigarettes in his pocket, distributed them to them, and they talked and laughed, happily going to eat lunch.

Now they also deeply understood his strength. In the past, they had only heard Jin Laixi bragging there, but now they truly understood.

Naturally, after they went back, they bragged to the people around them again. Having a powerful friend was also worth bragging about and worth their pride.

Naturally, they all prioritized finding Ye Yaodong to buy goods.

Later, because of the peak season of hairtail, the daily catch was increasing. Anyone who needed hairtail would find him first, and the volume of Ye Yaodong's pre-orders was even larger.

A portion of the goods from these fishing boats was also digested in the Chamber of Commerce. There were many diverse people in the Chamber of Commerce, and everyone could provide business opportunities to each other through communication.

It was only noon, and the fishing boats were all outside. Only the few of them knew that Ye Yaodong had bought another piece of land.

The workers had already been excited, and they were quite calm when they returned, only exchanging intensely with the two who stayed behind.

And as soon as he returned home, he locked the door first, put the approval slip and the remittance slip together, and also a filing slip.

It looked quite worth being happy about; his assets had increased, and he didn't have that much money on hand, so it was safer.

But he felt a bit uneasy inside. A-Qing didn't know yet...

Cough...

Obviously, there was nothing to feel guilty about, but he still felt a bit guilty, as if he had acted first and reported later, and it was consecutive...

They had agreed not to act first and report later, and to discuss things...

But opportunities don't wait for people. Many things are done as soon as they are thought of. If you think of them but don't do them, they will wither later.

Most of the time, doing things requires doing them as soon as you think of them. What you want is to go all out.

If you think of them but don't do them, dragging them on will only make you more hesitant, and then you will miss the opportunity.

If you have to report and discuss everything before doing it, and then go do it after reporting, your spirit will be different.

Thinking this way, he didn't feel guilty anymore. At worst, he would call back tomorrow to report safety and mention it to her by the way.

He hadn't told her about the 200,000 deposit yet either. Telling her both things together would save her from being shocked one after another.

Ye Yaodong put away the important lists, locked them in the password box, and then counted the money he had left.

It was already the 10th today. Since they went out to sea on the 3rd, it had been 7 days. After spending 50,000 today, he still had more than 60,000 on hand.

After having more money, he really didn't feel that heartache when spending money...

When he took out 50,000 today, he even felt he had earned a lot, and he didn't feel any heartache at all!

Calculating again, the remaining 60,000-plus included his 20,000-plus, and he could still divide three or four tenths from one of the boats.

Calculating casually, there were still nearly 30,000 that were his!

Speaking of which, the bulk was his, so there was no need to feel that much heartache.

Anyway, spending it didn't mean it was gone; it was exchanged for savings, wealth management, and land, which was a world of difference compared to them spending money directly on their lovers.

That was called waste, not enjoyment!

Keeping the money and changing one every day is called enjoyment!

He happily put away the money, intending to take a nap. He had gotten up early today and called people to accompany him to file, so he was a bit sleepy after coming back from lunch.

After waking up from his nap, he went to the Chamber of Commerce to make a call.

Originally, Lin Xiuqing was quite happy to receive his call, but when she heard he had bought another piece of land and spent 50,000 yuan, she took a deep breath, and it was stuck there, almost unable to breathe out.

"50,000 yuan to buy 5 mu is very cost-effective..."

"In our city, 13 mu of land only cost 10,000 yuan..."

"That can't be compared. The market conditions in each place are different. The 3 mu of land last year also cost 20,000 yuan. 50,000 yuan for 5 mu this year is not expensive. Anyway, money in hand is just sitting there."

Lin Xiuqing took a deep breath. "Then what do you plan to do after buying it?"

"Put it aside first. I haven't thought about it yet. I just want to spend the money, otherwise, I'm not at ease keeping it by my side. I'm always worried about it being stolen. If I cry, I have nowhere to cry. With hundreds of people around, don't test human nature. I'd rather spend it and turn it into real estate."

"Aren't you afraid of wasting it and losing everything?"

"That won't happen. I estimate that I will definitely run back and forth later. As long as I'm here and watching it from time to time, it won't be the case that the land will be gone just because of an approval slip."

What he was afraid of was buying it and leaving it there without watching it. If it was left for a long time, if your land wasn't occupied, whose land would be occupied?

Their reasons were also very sufficient. If you don't build, the government naturally has the right to take the land back.

But if you are there, they definitely won't mess around. If they have any ideas, they will notify you in advance and discuss it.

"I'm coming back soon, and I can bring it back, and you're still buying land..."

Ye Yaodong gave her a long speech about the benefits of buying land, and also said that there were already huge deposits at home, and having too much money by his side was not a good thing, and everyone knew they had money.

Across the phone, Lin Xiuqing couldn't say anything. He always had his reasons, and he could find 100 reasons to convince people. ===== CHAPTER 1399 =====