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The He family chatted about the village, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

Now the family is not only in the village, but also a high-income group compared to the workers in the city.

Even if He Qiang did not keep the limestone business at home, everyone expressed their understanding of He Qiang's approach and expressed their support.

"Captain He, someone from the army is looking for you!"

Zhao Lianshun came over eagerly with a few soldiers in military uniforms.

He Qiang took a look and found that they looked very familiar.

Then he suddenly realized that the leader was a section chief under Chen Xuebing!

""Hello, Captain He, I wonder if you still remember me!"

The section chief in the lead greeted He Qiang with a smile.

He Qiang slapped his thigh, walked over and shook hands, saying,"Isn't this Section Chief Zhou? How could I not remember you? You are a capable general under my brother Chen!"

Section Chief Zhou smiled from ear to ear, and said modestly,"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it, it's all thanks to the leadership's cultivation! Captain He heard that you brought a lot of beef from the mountains today? I wonder if it is convenient for the troops to purchase some? We will follow the normal purchase price!"

The price of beef is more expensive than pork, but the purchase price is indeed much higher than that of pork.

The difference between the purchase price and the selling price of pork is nearly doubled, while the difference between the purchase price and the selling price of beef is less than 10%.

Although it is less than selling to the villagers, He Qiang is still very happy.

The troops came to help build the road, and he is the biggest beneficiary. What's wrong with selling some beef?

This is called the close relationship between the army and the people!

"No problem, we plan to keep a few dozen kilograms for ourselves, and you can buy the rest!"

He Qiang said cheerfully.

Section Chief Zhou also leaned close to He Qiang's ear and whispered,"Don't worry, Captain He, we won't let you suffer. I heard from the leader before that you plan to expand your house. I will arrange a few people to do the work, and you don't have to pay for it. We are the people's soldiers and we don't take a single needle or thread from the common people!"

He Qiang didn't feel much after hearing this. The point was that he didn't lack the wages.

So He Qiang thought about it and said,"What if other people in the village see it and want you to help repair the house, isn't that bad?"

Section Chief Zhou showed a meaningful smile, and then said,"If other villagers can sell a cow to our army, it's not that we can't help repair it!"

He Qiang nodded and said nothing more.

It's very good here.

Everyone will be convinced if you tell others about it.

People helped He Qiang to build the house because they bought He Qiang's cows at a low price as compensation.

The army doesn't owe other villagers anything!

Moreover, not only does the army not owe any debts, but even the purchase of melon stones nearby as paving materials was decided by the army. Although the bill was paid by the county, without the army making this decision, how could the villagers go to smash the bluestone for money every day?

As long as there is a reasonable excuse, even if there is a rogue, the other villagers who want to make money will have to shut him up.

"By the way, Captain He, are you ready for the building materials?"

Section Chief Zhou suddenly asked.

He Qiang scratched his head and said,"Originally, I was planning to continue to build adobe houses."

Section Chief Zhou was stunned, then asked,"Captain He, you are already in this condition. It is not in line with your status to expand the adobe house. You really don't plan to get some blue bricks? I have a channel, 2 cents a piece! Large quantities are preferred, it is definitely not expensive! The quality is also guaranteed."

Hmm!?

Blue bricks!?

This thing is really old-fashioned. Children in later generations only know about red brick houses, but in fact, the popular bricks in this era are blue bricks.

Because the firing conditions of blue bricks are simpler, and the raw materials are cheaper.

At the beginning, Wu Youhua also had the idea of a brick factory and wanted to set up a village-run collective enterprise.

But unfortunately, due to road conditions, the transportation cost of the fired bricks was not competitive at all.

Now that Section Chief Zhou mentioned this, He Qiang remembered

""Chief Zhou, if you really have blue bricks, I will definitely be willing to buy them. It would be great if you could build a brick house next to the remaining homestead of my house!"

He Qiang also became interested.

He Yongjun on the side heard this and leaned over to whisper,"Can we really get blue bricks!?"

Chief Zhou also knew that He Yongjun was He Qiang's father, so he was very respectful and answered politely,"I won't say much, but it will definitely be enough for Captain He to build a new home. If Comrade He also wants to buy some to renovate your old house, that's no problem."

He Yongjun smiled from ear to ear when he heard this.

Blue bricks are in short supply these days. To describe how popular they are, it's that you can't get them no matter what.

Because blue bricks are cheap and durable, they are very good no matter what you use them for at home, and they have a wide range of uses.

Now that he heard that there were blue bricks for sale, He Yongjun had a strong desire to consume for the first time.

"Blue bricks are good, and we should buy blue bricks to build houses."

If He Qiang spends money lavishly for enjoyment, He Yongjun is a hundred percent unwilling.

But if the family can build a brick house, He Yongjun agrees with both hands!

Houses and land are the lifeblood of farmers. He Yongjun is willing to renovate the old house into a brick house.

Not only is it face-saving, but it is also more durable than adobe houses. In time, it can be built into a two-story building, so that there is more space in the house!

Although the price is expensive, the family happens to have money now!

Even if he spends one or two thousand to buy bricks, He Yongjun doesn't feel bad.

After all, a house is a lifelong thing!

It will even be passed on to future generations.

It is definitely right to build a sturdy house.

"Dad, how about we build a new brick house on my homestead first, and then you and grandma can come to live in my house after it is built, and then renovate the old house into a brick house?"

He Qiang asked his old father. He Yongjun nodded with satisfaction.

The homestead that He Qiang approved at that time was a full 200 square meters, and the area was directly stretched to the maximum according to the policy line!

Of course, this is also related to the hilly area in the mountains. There is too much land that is inconvenient to divert water. The villagers do not reclaim it for agricultural use, and they really don’t care about the area when approving it for the homestead.

That’s why the old man of the He family can get such a large piece of homestead for his grandson.

At that time, it took only about 40 flat land to build the small house, and there was so much space left, which was more than enough to build a new brick house. At that time, no matter how the adobe house was modified, it could even be demolished and used as a vegetable garden!