Chapter 1698: Prosperity 2
Wang Zhenguo, who was not far from seventy, and Lu Jiang’s father stood outside the crowd, looking spirited and rosy-cheeked.
These years, they hadn’t suffered hardships, their food and clothing were decent, making the two elderly stand straight, with keen senses. If not for their white hair and brows, they looked no different from ten years ago.
"Brick and tile houses are indeed better than mud houses. The single-story house looks more imposing, neat and square with edges and corners. My three sons are quite moved by it, wanting to build a few single-story houses themselves, or at least three brick and tile houses with east and west wing rooms. Grandchildren are already at the age for marriage; we can’t have the whole family cramped in those three low and narrow mud houses," Wang Zhenguo said.
His three sons had given him several grandchildren over the years, totaling over a dozen. The eldest had five children, the second six, and the third five.
Not to mention marrying off wives, if they didn’t renovate or expand, there wouldn’t even be room left to stand.
Lu Jiang’s father smiled and asked, "Do your sons plan to build by themselves or apply for a separate plot for the next generation to build on?"
Renovating doesn’t require paying for a plot, which can save a significant amount.
The land is collective, and even though Wang Zhenguo is still the brigade leader and highly respected, he can’t bend the rules.
Wang Zhenguo sighed, "With their faces to the dirt and backs to the sky, having so many kids, how much money can they save? They might want to build single-story houses, but in my opinion, renovating three brick and tile rooms and adding some mud wing rooms would be good enough, and materials won’t cost less than three hundred. But they suggest I apply for a plot for each family to build new houses, deferring land payments to year-end to be deducted from work points. By then, sons of marriageable age would live in the new houses to marry, and the older generation with younger kids would still stay in the old house."