Reborn as Zhao Ruilong of Handong, I will defy fate.

Chapter 201 Getting Rich Quick by Helping People with Demolition? Yi Xuexi's Virtuous Wife!

Jinshan County, Lüzhou City.

A jeep drove off the highway and headed towards Panlong Town along the cement road.

The piercing tire noise and the bumpy ride jolted Yi Xuexi, who was half-lying down and sleeping in the passenger seat, awake.

"We've exited the highway, haven't we?"

Yi Xuexi sat up, rubbing his sleepy eyes.

Mao Ya, who was driving, glanced at her husband Yi Xuexi with some surprise.

"how do you know?"

Yi Xuexi chuckled softly.

"I do not know how?"

"Have you forgotten that this cement road was the one Li Dakang messed up back then?"

"After so many years of traffic, due to natural settlement and heavy vehicle traffic, potholes and cracks have appeared on the road surface. Driving on it is naturally not as comfortable as the asphalt road surface of the highway."

As they were talking, the jeep drove over a puddle.

Not only did water splash everywhere, but the car also began to shake violently.

Startled, Yi Xuexi instinctively reached out and gripped the handrail tightly.

"This road is so damn bumpy!"

"It's a road to prosperity, a main road, leading to several towns!"

Even if Jinshan County is poor and doesn't have the money for large-scale road renovations, it should at least repair some potholes and cracks!

Hearing her husband's grumbling, Mao Ya couldn't help but sigh.

"Jinshan County has a nice-sounding name, Jinshan."

"But looking at the entire county, there isn't a single mineral resource at all."

"Back when Li Dakang came to Jinshan County and formed a leadership team with you and Wang Dalu, he made great efforts to mobilize road construction, and our county's economy improved a little."

"Even so, most people only escape poverty and become wealthy by going out to work or doing small business. Farmers who rely solely on farming for a living have not become much richer."

Looking at the rural self-built houses scattered in the fields, which were obviously only built a few years ago.

Yi Xuexi sighed, "The problem is that Jinshan County doesn't have any decent industries. Relying solely on labor export and agricultural economy, how can it generate much tax revenue?"

"Fortunately, Secretary Gao Yuliang was considerate of the 1.2 million people in Jinshan County. With his strong advocacy, Jinshan County not only built a high-speed rail line, but also a high-speed rail station."

"Yes!"

Mao Ya said with great satisfaction, "With the high-speed rail, the transportation situation in our Jinshan County will be greatly improved, and we will be able to attract more investment."

"When more companies settle in Jinshan County in the future, and tax revenue increases, the county will definitely renovate this long-neglected cement road into an asphalt road!"

At this point, Maoya turned her head curiously and asked:

"Hey Lao Yi, will the State Council approve the construction of a high-speed railway in our Handong Province?"

"How could I not agree?"

Yi Xuexi said confidently:

"Our route design, construction plan, environmental assessment, and everything else meet the standards."

"Moreover, in order to shorten the construction period and speed up the progress, the land acquisition and demolition work was carried out ahead of schedule."

"Within the Luzhou Development Zone under my jurisdiction, the joint construction plan for Luzhou Airport and High-speed Railway Station has been reviewed and approved, and construction is about to begin."

"And don't you have several households in your village that are within the demolition area? All the work has been done, how could you possibly disagree with starting construction?"

Mao Ya nodded slightly.

"That's good. I was worried that we'd make such a big fuss, only to end up not building it at all."

Mao Ya only said half of what she meant.

What she was most worried about was that the high-speed rail project might suddenly be canceled or delayed.

Then it would be very difficult to get the money I lent to my third aunt back.

After all, my third aunt had already used the money to build additional houses, expand fish ponds, and plant tea trees...

In order to get more resettlement compensation, she even made her son and daughter-in-law get pregnant with a second child as soon as possible.

Just because they heard that it doesn't matter if the child isn't born yet, pregnant women are automatically counted as two placement slots.

As for why Auntie San dared to do this?

Of course, we should also give credit to Maoya.

My husband is an easy learner and has worked too hard for many years, which has led to an old habit.

That is, no matter where he works, he will hang up maps and be busy with work at home.

Luzhou City is building a high-speed railway, and the husband of the newly promoted Development Zone Secretary has an even heavier burden, requiring him to work overtime even more frequently.

He brought some blueprints home, and Mao Ya naturally saw them.

I know that the houses and farmland of several households in my hometown village are going to be demolished.

Mao Ya didn't think too much about it and told them in advance.

My family was poor when I was a child, and my third aunt took good care of me.

So Mao Ya also gave her third aunt some advice on how to get more demolition compensation and try to get rich quick through demolition.

As for the moves and techniques...

Mao Ya, of course, learned it from her husband, Yi Xuexi.

Luzhou is going to acquire land to build an airport, and my husband often deals with those who are being relocated.

In order to get more resettlement compensation, the residents have used every trick in the book.

After listening to her husband complain and nag at home so much, Mao Ya naturally learned to do the same.

only……

She is unaware that her "meticulous guidance" has not only increased the demolition budget but also made the demolition process more difficult.

Many people, hoping to get rich quick through demolition compensation, learn new skills and apply them immediately: they build houses where they can, and they increase compensation for crops where they can.

Some families, even those who couldn't afford to get married and have children, still gritted their teeth and went ahead with it.

Given such a high price and cost, why would they agree to the demolition if they couldn't make a quick buck?

Yi Xuexi, who was busy with work all day, was naturally unaware that his wife, Mao Ya, had done such a 'good deed'.

Right now, all he wants to do is hurry back to his wife's hometown, pay respects to his father-in-law on the first anniversary of his death, and then go back to work.

There are already rumors that Zhao Lichun, the Secretary of the State Council, has been frequently active in Beijing recently, and may very well prompt the State Council to formally approve the high-speed rail project.

drop drop~

At the intersection, a truck honked its horn and turned.

After the trucks left, Mao Ya carefully turned the steering wheel and turned onto the gravel road leading to the town.

Compared to the county roads with cement surfaces, the rural roads paved with gravel are even more potholed and uneven.

Driving on such a road is like having a strongman constantly shaking the jeep.

In addition, it had rained last night, so there were many puddles.

The jeep, which was driving through the puddles, soon got covered in mud from the churning mud.

The journey of just a few kilometers took nearly twenty minutes.

Maoya dared not drive on the road leading to the village any further.

The dirt road, which wasn't even a gravel road, turned into a complete muddy mess after being soaked by the rain.

The roads were muddy and difficult to navigate, but to make matters worse, the rural roads were also very narrow.

Mao Ya, who had moved to the passenger seat, gripped the armrest tightly.

Watching her husband carefully maneuver the jeep, her heart was in her throat.

She was afraid the car would skid and slide off the road into the adjacent farmland, or she was afraid it would get stuck in the mud and be unable to move.

Fortunately, my husband, who often drives to the countryside and is used to all kinds of bad roads, is easy to learn and has excellent driving skills.

Jeeps with high ground clearance and powerful engines also have excellent off-road capabilities.

After a difficult trek of more than ten minutes, we finally arrived safely at the gate of our own yard.

"Xiaoya is back!"

"Be careful when getting off the bus if you're worried about slippery roads!"

The elderly mother, leaning on her cane, shouted loudly with a smile.

Mao Ya got out of the car and stepped onto a clump of weeds by the roadside.

boom!

He slammed the car door shut.

The jeep was covered in mud, with most of its body covered in mud.

Below the car windows, it was mostly mud.

Looking back at the muddy road ahead, those winding ruts...

Suddenly, she felt a pang of resentment towards her husband.

Her husband, Yi Xuexi, used to be the secretary of Jinshan County, the top official in Jinshan County.

It's understandable that he didn't allocate funds to his hometown to pave village and township roads, as he did so to avoid gossip.

However, he was transferred to serve as the director of the Transportation Bureau of Luzhou City.

Improving the transportation in the entire city of Lü is his responsibility.

But the result?

He still hasn't taken care of his hometown, Jinshan County, where he once served as the top official.

Even a small amount of money could be allocated to pave this muddy road into a gravel road, so that we wouldn't be covered in dust on sunny days and have a cart full of mud on rainy days.

"Old Yi, take a good look back!"

"If you want to get rich, build roads first! If Jinshan County wants to get rid of poverty and become rich, we still need to continue to build roads."

"Otherwise, with this muddy road, whether it's repaired or not, there's not much difference, and it won't help the villagers get rich!"

Hearing his wife's complaint, Yi Xuexi, who was about to get something from the back seat door, quickly turned around and glanced back.

"It's alright, the province has already allocated special funds to implement the village-to-village road construction project."

"I estimate that within the next two years, the village roads here will be paved with cement, and the township roads will be widened and paved with asphalt."

After saying that, Yi Xuexi bent down and climbed into the car to take out all the things he had bought in the city.

There were paper money and paper clothes burned for the father-in-law, as well as nutritional supplements and commonly used medicines for the mother-in-law.

The mother-in-law was reluctant to leave her hometown, where she had lived most of her life.

So whenever they have the chance to come back, the couple brings some commonly used medicines with them.

"If the village road is paved with cement in the future, could you also widen it a bit so that two vehicles can pass each other?"

Mao Ya's question took Yi Xuexi by surprise.

"Isn't your demand a bit too high?"

"With the traffic volume on rural roads, is it really necessary to build two lanes? Don't you know that public funds are very limited?"

"Even if the road is repaired in the future and the villagers have the money to buy private cars, there will only be more cars during holidays and festivals throughout the year!"

Mao Ya glared and said, "If we don't widen it in advance, what will happen to traffic jams in the future?"

Carrying large and small bags, Yi Xuexi looked back at the winding, muddy road.

"Isn't that simple?"

"I've seen it all along the way."

“Some sections of the road still have the potential to be widened.”

"At that time, we can widen the road a little every so often and build a passing bay to make it easier for cars to pass each other, wouldn't that be great?"

Mao Ya's eyes lit up.

"That's a great idea! It solves the problem of multiple cars making it difficult to pass each other in the future, and it won't increase the budget much. Perfect, Lao Yi!"

Yi Xuexi said with a wry smile, "Stop praising me, okay? Hurry up and help me carry these things!"

"Oh oh oh, okay!"

Mao Ya quickly opened the back door and carried her things home.

At this moment, many elderly people from the village have gathered in the main room.

Everyone was preparing to offer sacrifices and burn the offerings.

Inside the kitchen, several women were busy preparing lunch.

According to custom, on the anniversary of the death of a person, relatives and friends will gather together to pay their respects and have lunch together.

Mao Ya brought back some braised dishes from the city and carried them into the kitchen to prepare them for plating.

The third aunt, who was chopping vegetables, quickly greeted him with a smile.

After exchanging pleasantries, the conversation naturally turned to the issue of demolition and relocation.

Especially after hearing that demolition work in many places has already been in full swing.

But Jinshan County has not yet made any moves.

This naturally made Auntie San and the others, who had invested a lot, somewhat anxious.

Of course, there are also people who are not within the demolition area, hoping for a miracle to happen and change or expand the scope of the demolition.

Mao Ya was naturally full of confidence and had a firm attitude towards this.

"Didn't I already tell you about the route and the scope of the land acquisition?"

"Don't worry if you're within the demolition area. It will definitely be demolished this year. Our Handong Province has put so much effort into raising funds to build the high-speed rail and develop the high-speed rail industry, how could we not do it?"

"As for those outside the scope, don't expect miracles to happen. The geological exploration along the route has long been completed, and the construction design plan has long been finalized. How could there be any changes?"

During our chat, my mother came to urge us on.

Soon.

The group packed their things and set off.

Most of the young people in the village have gone out to work.

Therefore, the physical labor was assigned to the young and energetic Yi Xuexi.

Make him carry a large basket on his back, along with offerings such as firecrackers, joss paper, incense, candles, and paper money.

Mao Ya helped her mother follow behind.

Then come many relatives and friends.

Arriving at the grave, we cleared away the weeds and placed offerings...

Amidst the hustle and bustle, Yi Xuexi, who was preparing to set off firecrackers, looked towards his aunt's house and its vicinity in the distance and couldn't help but frown.

The last time I came back, my aunt's house was a mud-brick house. How come it has now become a three-story building?

Moreover, the small pond in front of the house has now expanded rapidly, engulfing farmland and turning into a large fishpond.

Interestingly...

In many households in the village, the houses and fields have not changed much.

But including my third aunt's house, everything within the high-speed rail area has changed dramatically.

Either the houses were converted into apartment buildings, or paddy fields were turned into fish ponds and dry land into tea plantations...

These changes perfectly align with the route and area covered by the high-speed rail.

It was as if someone had specifically told them that this area of ​​the village was going to be acquired to build a high-speed railway.

Therefore, in other areas where land will not be expropriated, there will be no change whatsoever.

"Who is so bold?"

"Isn't this just a blatant attempt to get more compensation for the demolition and resettlement?"

Yi Xuexi was somewhat puzzled.

Looking at his wife Mao Ya, who was chatting and laughing with her third aunt and others.

Yi Xuexi had a bad feeling in his heart.

"Mao Ya, Mao Ya!"

"Come here for a moment, I have something to tell you."

After calling his wife over, Yi Xuexi pointed to his third aunt's building.

The building was clearly being rushed into repairs for demolition; the exterior walls hadn't even been painted, and windows weren't installed on the upper floors.

To save costs, a reinforced concrete structure was not used; it was hastily built using only red bricks and precast panels.

"You're the one who told the villagers about the land acquisition area for the high-speed rail project, aren't you?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

Unaware of the truth, Mao Ya asked back with a curious expression.

Seeing his wife like this, Yi Xuexi was immediately furious.

He glanced back at the crowd bustling around the grave.

Hands on hips, cold face, he hissed:

"Are you crazy? Do you even know what you've done?"

Mao Ya asked in astonishment, "What did I do? I just told them to prepare in advance so they could get more money when the demolition happens."

“It’s rare for the village to have construction projects, and it’s also rare for them to have a chance to make a fortune. If they don’t seize the opportunity, who knows when the next demolition will come!”

Yi Xuexi is really going crazy with anger.

"Wow, you really know how to think of everyone!"

"Have you considered that your help might cost you a lot more in demolition compensation?"

Mao Ya gave a cold smile.

"What's the big deal? This is a multi-billion dollar project, would they care about such a trivial matter?"

"Besides, even if we spend more on demolition compensation, it's not the people's money, nor the country's money, but the Yanhu High-speed Railway Company's money."

Yi Xuexi glared angrily.

"Don't you know that the Yanhu High-speed Railway Company was jointly established by the Railway Administration, Handong Province, Tianhai City, and several other companies, including Huilong Group?"

"Isn't that just right?"

Mao Ya laughed dismissively, "Everyone knows that Huilong Group has plenty of money. Wouldn't it be better to let them spend more on demolition compensation to benefit the people?"

"Besides, it's not just our village that's doing this. I've heard that the entire Jinshan County, and even many places that are about to be demolished, are trying to get more compensation. What are you afraid of?"

Yi Xuexi gave a bitter smile.

"Aren't you my capable wife? How could you not know what I'm afraid of?"

"I'm afraid if the source of the leak is you, I'll lose my job!"