Rebirth 80: Start by earning money to build a brick house

After the banquet started, Zhang Ziming took advantage of the relatively complete crowd today and announced three things:

The first thing is about earning work points for working. During this period, I have no time to work in the fields.

Zhang Zhonghe needs to coordinate, otherwise his family will have no work points at the end of the year, and they will get nothing.

You can't go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy food.

As for whether to pay someone to do the work for him or directly exchange the money for work points, it is up to Zhang Zhonghe to decide. Spend some money, Zhang Ziming doesn't care;

The second thing is that I will go on a long trip.

As for the reason, Zhang Ziming used writer exchange as an excuse.

In fact, the real purpose is to go to eastern Guangdong Province. The sapphires have to be sold. The 1000 yuan alone is not enough.

I plan to build four red brick houses. It will cost money to buy bricks, tiles, doors, windows and furniture.

Once the building is completed and we can live in it, Zhang Ziming plans to spend the 2000 yuan on buying bicycles and sewing machines.

The third thing is that I have to build a house after I come back from a long trip, and I need the help of the uncles and uncles sitting at the chief table to call out the strong laborers in the family to come over and help.

At this time, uncles and brothers in the clan helped each other to build houses in rural areas.

There is no salary required, but you have to take care of the food, and you have to go over and help when other people have trouble.

However, this time, Zhang Ziming planned to give money. When they heard that Zhang Ziming wanted to give money, everyone felt that it was unnecessary.

"Ziming, we all help each other. No matter how much money you give, just take care of the food." An uncle from the family who knew carpentry first said.

"Yes, Zi Ming, it depends on what you said, no need to pay, I will help when the time comes," an uncle and brother also said.

Zhang Ziming knew that everyone would react like this, but Zhang Ziming had his own plan:

"My uncles, uncles, and cousins, this is it. I want to build four brick houses as soon as possible..."

Let's help each other build houses for free.

But the number of people coming every day is not fixed.

There may be 10 people to help today, and there may be only 5 people to help the next day. The number of people coming every day is different, so the progress of the work cannot be guaranteed.

Zhang Ziming planned to complete the house with doors, windows and furniture within a month and a half, so he came up with the idea of ​​giving money.

In this case, the number of people coming every day can be guaranteed.

When everyone heard that Zhang Ziming was going to build four houses, and they were red brick houses, they were both envious and making calculations in their hearts.

What I envied was that Zhang Ziming had enough money to build a brick house. Although an adobe house was cheap, it was not as spacious and bright as a brick house.

What he was thinking about was that Zhang Ziming would build a house and he would have to help him, but he didn't know how much money Zhang Ziming said he could give. It should be cash anyway, and he felt itchy if he could get cash.

Although Min'an County at this time was also responding to the agricultural production responsibility system, the implementation was not very clear;

In the second half of 1980, two brigades were selected in the county to carry out the pilot project of "linking production to labor";

In early 1981, "household production quota" was first tried out;

In the second half of 1981, more and more brigades began to implement "big contract work".

By 1985, all rural areas in the county had completely implemented the "big contract". After the implementation of the "big contract", the grain output per mu increased in a very real linear way.

Zhang Yeping's father, Zhang Baolin, was also invited over for a drink. Although Zhang Baolin also had the surname Zhang, he was not from the same family as Zhang Ziming, including Zhang Xiaoyong's family.

In general, there are three branches of the Zhang family in Pingling Village. Zhang Ziming's family is considered to be the most prosperous; Zhang Xiaoyong's family is the second largest; and Zhang Yeping's family is the smallest.

Zhang Baolin came home burping from wine. When he saw his son, he would inevitably make comparisons:

"Look at you, you can't learn how to drive a tractor, and you're tired of going to the fields. How can I find you a wife like this?"

Zhang Baolin is a tractor driver in the brigade. He is considered a skilled and respectable figure in the countryside. At least he gets more work points every day than others.

This is also the reason why Zhang Ziming invited Zhang Baolin over for a drink. When building his own house, he might need a tractor to pull something.

When the time comes, just give the money to the brigade. How the brigade distributes it to Zhang Baolin is a matter for the brigade.

But build a good relationship with yourself first. If Zhang Baolin doesn’t drive the tractor seriously and makes excuses saying it’s broken and needs repair, then no one else will understand.

It is said that Zhang Yeping has such good conditions, but he does not cherish them.

If he followed his father and learned how to drive a tractor, he would at least be a role model among young people by riding on that Taishan-12-horsepower tractor.

Seeing that his son was silent, Zhang Baolin said again:

"Look at what you become every day. Look, Ziming is planning to build four big brick houses. There are four rooms." As he said this, he thought, it would be great if Ziming was his son.

These words shocked Zhang Yeping, who was silent and silent.

Four brick houses, alas, the more I think about myself, the less competitive I am, and the seeds of hatred in my heart are getting deeper and deeper.

On the other side of Zhang Ziming's house, where the meal had dispersed, his mother and aunt were still helping to clean up the leftovers from the dinner table.

In rural areas these days, no one has extra bowls, chopsticks, tables and benches at home.

There were three banquet tables, but the utensils on two tables were borrowed. After using them, they had to be washed and returned quickly.

At this time, Zhang Zhongren, Zhang Zhongyi, and Zhang Ziming were sitting in the room.

Zhang Ziming's plan to build four large brick houses greatly exceeded his family's expectations.

Zhang Zhongren took a puff of his pipe and said:

“Son, you said you want to build four large brick houses, have you calculated how much it will cost?

Ignore the labor needed to help, have you considered the cement, red bricks, red tiles, and lime powder that need to be purchased?

And how much wood should be used for door and window furniture? "

To be honest, Zhang Ziming didn't calculate it so carefully.

But I thought, it would be absolutely no problem to pay 2000 yuan and move in directly.

However, this is what I think. My father and second uncle don't know that I will have money in the next step.

They just think about what kind of house they can build with these 1000 yuan.

Zhang Ziming thought for a while and said:

"Dad, second uncle, don't think about the 1000 yuan in front of you. I still have money to pay."

As soon as he said this, Father Zhang and his second uncle immediately raised their big heads with their smoking pipes lowered, and the second uncle spoke:

"Ziming, do you still have novels?"

Second uncle Zhang Zhongyi was thinking:

Since Zhang Ziming can write the first novel, there will definitely be a second and third one...

Zhang Ziming smiled and said:

"Second Uncle, how can it be so easy to write a novel? If I write another one, I won't be a god.

I have other ways to make money. I am planning to go on a long trip in the next two days. I will bring money when I come back. Don’t ask me. I will just build my new house to the highest standards."

Since this is the case, there is nothing more to say. The three men are discussing the current plan.

After much calculation, Zhang Ziming first took out 900 yuan to buy bricks, tiles, cement, foundation bluestone, wood and other things.

It is difficult to buy from state-owned brick and tile factories in the county these days, and they need approval.

To build a house, Zhang Ziming had to go to a small brick kiln he owned in another commune to buy it, and he might even have to queue up;

As for the cement, I had to ask the brigade secretary Zhang Zhonghe to help me find a solution, so I had to prepare in advance so that I could start work directly when I came back from Eastern Guangdong Province.

In this way, at the end of the day, Zhang Ziming had 180 yuan left in his hand.

After thinking about it, I put another 10 yuan into the hands of my father and second uncle, as a token of my filial piety to them;

As for the third uncle and the third aunt, let’s talk about it after we meet each other. No matter what, they are all my third uncles.

However, Zhang Ziming plans to go to Dalinzhai Village tomorrow.

No matter what the first money you earn, you have to be filial to your father-in-law.

As for Lin Yuxin, I don’t know if she has heard the news that she has received the royalties.