"Brick and tile houses?"
Inside the house, Ren Qiheng and his son paused their smoking, looking at each other at Qin Chuan's words.
Seeing their reaction, Qin Chuan seized the opportunity to butter them up further: "Yes! Brick and tile houses, big houses like city people live in!"
"I guarantee, if your family builds these brick and tile houses, you'll be the most dazzling ones in this area, even the village chief's new house won't compare to yours!"
"Then, your old Ren family will have so much face, you'll hear everyone's envy wherever you go, just like the village chief's family this time, enjoying all the villagers' admiration and blessings."
"Even Ren Tao will have great face with his wife's family, standing tall and earning the liking of his father-in-law and mother-in-law!"
"Dad, I think Qin Chuan's idea is great!"
Ren Tao was deeply moved, his breathing quickening.
Whether it was the villagers' blessings and envy, or the perception of him by his wife's relatives, all of this was very important.
If the new house could truly be as Qin Chuan described, these brick and tile houses were worth it!
Ren Qiheng also showed a flicker of interest, but still hesitated, "Is it expensive to build these brick and tile houses?"
As the one footing the bill, money was naturally his primary concern!
While brick and tile houses were good, if they were too expensive and beyond his means, he would have to regrettably give up.
Seeing there was hope, Qin Chuan immediately intensified his persuasion: "Uncle, let me ask you, how much does it cost to build two mud and stone houses in our village now?"
"I'm talking about everything included, labor, materials! Furniture is separate!"
Ren Qiheng pondered for a moment and held up two fingers: "Just for building the house, two mud and stone houses would cost about two thousand yuan!"
"Because in the countryside, we have plenty of stones, so many of them in the riverbeds and on the mountains, they don't cost anything!"
Qin Chuan inwardly exclaimed: "Holy crap, it's that cheap?"
In his future life, even in the countryside, building two single-story houses would cost thirty to forty thousand yuan, let alone in the city.
This didn't even include the cost of land, decoration, and other expenses.
This made Qin Chuan ponder, it seemed like there wasn't much profit in building houses in the countryside; decoration was more profitable.
Maybe he should just focus on his own decoration and furniture business and not bother with building houses, which was so troublesome.
No, he could also be an intermediary!
A flash of lightning struck Qin Chuan's mind. He didn't want to build houses himself, but he could find others to build them and earn the difference.
Isn't that how all businesses make money?
Or, if there were suitable construction teams, he could directly hire them to build houses for him.
This would directly save many steps and earn money much faster.
The low housing prices now were temporary. In about half a year, the country would introduce major reforms in the real estate sector, abolishing the welfare housing system, and housing prices would immediately skyrocket, increasing the profit from building houses.
Furthermore, by building good relationships with construction teams, as long as he obtained land or invested money in the future, he could still benefit from the real estate boom.
He had been too greedy before. No matter how capable a person was, their energy was limited. It was impossible to take on the entire real estate chain, including decoration, furniture, and building houses all at once.
With various thoughts flashing through his mind, Qin Chuan spoke: "Uncle, it's like this, I have a friend in the city who builds houses, specializing in these brick and tile houses, with concrete structures!"
"I'm going to the city later anyway, so I'll ask about the prices for you, and then you can decide."
"That would be great! I really appreciate it!"
Ren Qiheng was very happy to hear this suggestion.
"Qin Chuan, thank you!"
Ren Tao was also very grateful.
After the father and son left, Qin Chuan immediately started packing.
"Third brother, are you really going to the county town?"
Seeing Qin Chuan preparing to leave, Qin Gang and Qin Yang looked surprised. They had thought Qin Chuan was just talking earlier.
"Of course, it's a way to make money, you think I was joking?"
Qin Chuan changed his clothes in a few quick movements.
"We might not build houses, but others do. If it's suitable, we can be intermediaries, and it's not unreasonable to make a profit!"
"This is a win-win situation for everyone!"
"Maybe we can even hire a construction team, exclusively for building houses! We'll be the bosses! And make money while lying down!"
Qin Yang and Qin Gang were speechless. This younger brother of theirs was becoming more ambitious, even wanting to hire a construction team to work for him, making money while lying down.
They couldn't understand why their third brother's mind was so agile, always finding ways to make money from any situation.
Unlike them, who were all so rigid.
"Second brother, your mind is more agile than mine, go with third brother too!"
Qin Yang suddenly said to Qin Gang: "Learn from third brother's money-making strategies, our Qin family can't rely solely on third brother!"
Qin Yang was stunned, then quickly nodded: "Okay, I'll go to the city with third brother!"
Qin Chuan, who had already put on his clothes, couldn't help but curve his lips upwards when he saw this.
He was very happy to see this situation.
Because of his recent performance, even the usually steady and reliable eldest brother had started to think. He was even actively persuading the second brother, Qin Gang, to follow him and learn.
He believed that after he achieved something significant, the eldest brother, Qin Yang, would also be able to stand on his own.
A few minutes later, an old three-wheeled motorcycle, spewing black smoke, headed towards the county town...
Half an hour later, the brothers had once again set foot in the county town.
"Third brother, are we going to the county brick and tile factory to inquire about the price of building brick and tile houses?"
Qin Gang asked midway.
"No need to bother with that. We'll just ride the motorcycle around the county town and look for any construction sites where houses are being built!"
Qin Chuan said decisively. A county brick and tile factory was far less practical than a construction team.
As long as they were resourceful, they could quickly get all the information and also develop relationships for future long-term cooperation.
Thus, the brothers rode their old three-wheeled motorcycle, wandering along the various roads of the county town.
However, as time ticked by, Qin Chuan's brows furrowed tighter, a shadow of gloom on his face.
Because they had covered more than half of the county town, and they hadn't seen a single place where houses were being built. All they saw were dilapidated old houses on both sides of the road.
It was clear that in this era, few people were actively building new houses, partly due to lack of money, and partly because no one realized the importance of houses.
While Qin Chuan was in a bad mood, he also felt fortunate.
In his eyes, those dilapidated old houses were all colorful banknotes, and with proper operation, they would all be money!
"Third brother, look! There's a newly completed three-story building over there!"
Just as Qin Chuan's thoughts were drifting, Qin Gang's low exclamation reached his ears.
He quickly looked up and indeed saw, at the end of the road, a newly completed three-story building.
And people were pushing hand-pulled three-wheeled carts, cleaning up the trash inside.