Leisurely mountain village

“Listen to me, you really can’t handle drinking,” Uncle Er said to Dafa.

"You're talking nonsense. Listen to me, I won't brag about anything else, but when it comes to drinking, in Ye Family Village, I've never been afraid of anyone," Ye Dafa said.

Ye Huan watched the two drinking contest with a smile. He and his grandfather were also drinking, but his grandfather drank slowly. He was drinking beer and had already downed seven bottles before stopping. He couldn't seem to get drunk, which was actually quite unpleasant.

After Grandpa finished drinking, Ye Huan took his second uncle home, then went upstairs to shower and go to bed. Tonight, he would continue his spatial cultivation as usual, never missing a session whenever he had time. After seeing Grandpa's performance today, he felt even more confident.

He wants strength, he wants to become stronger.

Three days later, the renovation of Ye Huan's house was completed. The house was simply painted and the tiles were laid. Looking at the brand-new house, Ye Huan nodded. This is more like it.

Living in the countryside doesn't mean you have to live in a dilapidated place.

Today, the team went to Bai Jie's house site. The team leader had already shown the blueprints to Bai Jie and Ye Huan, and Ye Huan was quite satisfied. Construction started today, and they began digging the foundation.

After Bai Jie finished picking vegetables in the morning, Ye Huan's mother asked her to come over. Although she wouldn't be needed later, she still came over today to offer cigarettes and give the workers red envelopes.

Everything else was left to Ye Huan. In addition, the safe house on the mountaintop designed by Ye Huan had also started construction. When the house was being tiled, there were extra workers who came to do the work. It was a small bedroom with a bathroom, very simple.

The roof will be almost finished in three days. Today, the construction team boss delivered materials for Bai Jie's house and also brought over the steel bars, tempered glass windows, and skylight for Ye Huan's safe house. After installation, the only troublesome part is the roof that can open automatically. Ye Huan's design is that you can see the starry sky.

In addition, at the location he chose at the foot of the mountain, the pigsty, cattle pen, and chicken coop have already been built, all of them brick and stone structures. Ye Huan's uncle, Ye Dajun, who is the thirteenth in his family, and the sixteenth uncle who is in charge of the chickens and ducks, have also started working.

Neither of the two houses was far from here, so Ye Huan didn't intend for them to live on the mountain. He just made sure to close the doors to the pig and cattle pens and the chicken and duck coops every evening.

It's just simple work, 3500 a month. Expecting someone to sell it to you is unrealistic. Ye Huan isn't a capitalist, so there's no need for that. After selling these, he plans to give each of his two uncles a big red envelope as a bonus every quarter.

After talking to the boss, Bai Jie's house officially started construction, and Ye Huan was free. On her way back, she received a WeChat message from Ye Yingying.

“I showed the photo you gave me to a friend. Her family deals in jade and jewelry. She asked you, ‘Is this yours?’ She said she would buy it for 8000 million.”

"It's mine, and this price?" Ye Huan was a little shocked. He had thought this glass-type imperial green jade would be valuable, but he didn't expect it to be this valuable. 8000 million? What the hell does that mean? He's completely overwhelmed.

"Oh, my friend said that if you want to go through auction, you can definitely sell it for more money in the current market. But after deducting the handling fees, the extra profit will be limited. However, it will take at least three months. She said that if you want to go through auction, she can introduce you to the largest auction house in China." Ye Yingying thought that Ye Huan thought the price was too low.

"Oh, no need. I just didn't expect this broken stone to be so valuable," Ye Huan replied hastily.

"A broken rock?" Ye Yingying suspected that Ye Huan was showing off, but she had no proof.

"If you're willing to sell, she'll be in your county tomorrow morning. Do you have time to make the trip? We'll settle the payment immediately."

"Okay, nothing much to do tomorrow," Ye Huan replied.

“Okay, I’ll give her your WeChat ID. You can chat with her. Don’t worry, her jewelry store is a big company. If you’re still worried, you can ask her again before replying,” Ye Yingying said to him.

"Okay, thank you." Ye Huan nodded. The price was quite different from the information he had been looking up over the past few days; it was much worse than what he had found.

It's probably because there are too few high-grade jadeite materials now. So many rough stones are mined every year, but I've heard that glass-type jadeite is extremely rare, especially in the last two years. As a result, any piece of glass-type jadeite that appears is snapped up and its price is driven up dramatically.

Ye Huan's piece was completely outside the market, and it was Ye Yingying who helped inquire about it. Therefore, this young lady offered a very high price. Firstly, it was out of respect for Ye Yingying. She knew that her friend's jade was being undervalued and she certainly wouldn't be happy. Secondly, she knew that her friend wouldn't sit idly by like that; it would be a loss for her.

Secondly, the current price of jade can be roughly determined by asking a few large jewelry stores, so she doesn't need to create so many competitors for herself.

Secretly acquiring this fine material is the best strategy. Wouldn't it be better to amaze everyone when the finished product is unveiled?

Soon, Ye Huan saw a beautiful woman add him as a friend, with the username "Brilliant Starlight".

"Hello, are you Mr. Ye Huan?"

"It's me. Are you Miss Zhou?" Ye Huan replied.

"Yes, hello. I'll be waiting for you at the Maokong Coffee Shop next to the Construction Bank in Ping'an County at 10 a.m. tomorrow, is that alright?" This person seems to have already done all the preparatory work.

"Okay, see you tomorrow," Ye Huan agreed.

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Ye. Please also bring your ID card and bank card," Ms. Zhou said.

Ye Huan replied with an OK gesture, ending the chat.

When I got home, I told my grandfather about it. He nodded to show he understood and then said, "I think we need to pay taxes, right?"

"Of course, personal income tax is 20%, that's 1600 million." Ye Huan felt a pang of heartache just thinking about it. When did I ever have to pay so much tax? This amount of tax was something he never dared to dream of before.

"It's a windfall, nothing to regret," Grandpa said, taking it all in stride. "Give me 500 million when you get back."

Ye Huan nodded. He knew that this was something his grandfather would give to his aunt's family later. Although it wasn't much, it was a token of his grandfather's goodwill, and Ye Huan had no objections. His grandfather had already spoiled him enough.

"Also, don't tell your parents about this, I'm afraid they won't be able to handle it," Grandpa said.

"Uh. Okay." Ye Huan thought about it and agreed with his grandfather. He dared not give his parents several million; it was too much, and it would put too much burden on them.

Add to that the oddballs in his maternal grandmother's family, haha, so he thought his grandfather had figured it out, and secretly gave his grandfather a thumbs up, and his grandfather smiled slightly.

The fact that Ye Huan's family is selling vegetables for 30 yuan a pound hasn't spread yet. If his maternal grandparents find out, you can imagine how much trouble his mother will have. Ye Huan gets goosebumps just thinking about it. He doesn't know how his mother has managed all these years.