Chapter 243 Can't Afford to Marry a Wife "So that's how it is. Thank you so much, young man." Third Aunt said to Cheng Ming. "It's just a small matter." Cheng Ming said politely. This old woman looked much more normal than her husband, and she spoke very politely to Cheng Ming and Er Gouzi. Unlike her partner. Even though Cheng Ming helped him, he never spoke much to Cheng Ming and was very cold to him. At this moment he was also doing some handicraft on the other side of the living room. The old woman smiled sheepishly: "I'm sorry, Mr. Cheng, my husband has been like that for decades, he's a loner, don't blame him." Cheng Ming hurriedly said, "How could it be possible?" "By the way, you've helped a lot today. How about we have dinner here tonight?" said the old woman. Cheng Ming and Ergou looked at each other.
Ergou was quite smart and immediately saw the urgency in Cheng Ming's eyes. "Third aunt, there's no need to eat. Boss Cheng came to our Huangwu Village this time to look for some special wood." "Oh? If it's about the timber, then you should go find your uncle. Your uncle is the village chief and he is in charge of the collective mountain land of the village." Ergou laughed twice: "Boss Cheng is not looking for the pine trees or eucalyptus trees on the mountain." "Oh?" Third Auntie looked surprised. "I wonder what kind of wood you are looking for, young man?" "It's a kind of osmanthus wood that emits a unique fragrance. I can buy it at a high price." Cheng Ming said. After saying this, he glanced at the altar and altar in the middle of the living room intentionally or unintentionally. Compared with Ergou's home, there is an additional altar made of osmanthus wood at Ergou's third uncle's home. The old woman immediately understood what Cheng Ming meant and her face changed drastically. "You, you want our sacred tree?" Cheng Ming noticed that his third uncle, who was doing some wooden handicrafts on the other side, also stopped his work and glanced over here. The old woman saw Ergou, and it was obvious that Ergou also knew about this. Cheng Ming nodded: "Indeed, I am very interested in this kind of osmanthus wood. Let's see if I can buy some from the villagers." "No!" The old woman's voice suddenly increased several times. Her expression changed from being kind just now to being very sharp, even a little scary. "The sacred tree cannot be sold!" Cheng Ming was stunned and said, "Aunt, I know how precious the sacred tree is. The price is absolutely right. I am willing to give a price of 100,000 for a sacred table. For a large altar like the one in your home, I am willing to offer 200,000." A total of three hundred thousand! This is no small sum of money! In a small city like Lincheng, you can already buy half a house! And to be honest, no one is willing to spend money to buy this kind of wood, because at present only Cheng Ming knows its value! But faced with such a large sum of money.
The old woman refused without even thinking about it: "No, no! The sacred tree is the treasure of our Huangwu Village. It is related to the prosperity of future generations and the continuation of the race. How can we sell it easily? It's not a matter of money." Uncle San, who was standing by, seemed to be relieved after hearing what his wife said, and continued to do his carpentry work with his head down. Cheng Ming thought that the other party felt that the money was not enough. "Aunt, if you think the money is not enough, I can add more. How about 150,000 for the altar and 300,000 for the altar table?" If Cheng Ming wasn't afraid that the other party would know that he needed this kind of thing and ask for an exorbitant price, he would have no problem offering a direct offer of one million. But that’s not how you negotiate price, you have to take it slow. Yet the old woman remained firm. "Not selling, it's not about money!" This made Cheng Ming very embarrassed. Seeing this, Er Gouzi also came to help Cheng Ming. "Aunt, you are backward, aren't you? How can a mere table connect us to future generations? Look, Boss Cheng is willing to pay so much money. If you give all this money to Ah Cheng and his family, won't it also make life better for future generations?" "To put it another way, isn't this the prosperity of future generations?" Ergou's statement is indeed a bit far-fetched. His third aunt turned her head and looked at him: "Ergou, have you agreed to sell the sacred tree in your home to him?" "Ah, that's right." Er Gouzi admitted. "You are so unfilial! You are so short-sighted!" Neither Cheng Ming nor Ergouzi expected that his third aunt would react so strongly. When she found out that Ergouzi agreed to sell the sacred tree, she scolded Ergouzi. Cheng Ming wanted to say something else. But the old woman didn't give him another chance and drove the two of them directly to the door. The two sides started arguing loudly at his doorstep. Ergou said that his third aunt was out of date and feudal, while his third aunt said that he was unfilial and even sold the ancestral altar! While the two sides were arguing, the neighbors came out to watch the fun. When they heard the whole story from their third aunt, most of the neighbors actually supported them. They and their third aunt's family cursed Ergou. Only a few families looked hesitant, as if they wanted to support the sale, but because there were more people who did not support it, these families did not say anything and just watched from the sidelines. Although those people did not scold Cheng Ming. But the cold looks on their faces told Cheng Ming that they did not welcome him. The two had to return to Ergou's home temporarily. "No, I didn't expect that they would actually be unwilling to sell it!" "It's fine if they don't want to sell it, but they also told me not to sell it! Why?"
Ergou was angry. Cheng Ming was silent. He really had not expected this situation. The main thing was that he really didn't expect so many people didn't want such a large sum of money. He originally thought that with so much money, people would be willing to sell it. But the strong clan consciousness of the people in Lincheng still opened his eyes. "Boss Cheng, don't worry. What they say doesn't count. I can definitely sell you my share." Ergou said. He looked a little anxious. It seemed that he really wanted to make a fortune. "However, you said before that the altar at my third uncle's house would cost 150,000." Cheng Ming wanted to laugh. This Ergou is quite greedy for money, but this is also human nature. A little money means nothing to him. "Don't worry, we will talk to the villagers first, and then we will unify the pricing. There will definitely not be a situation where one family offers more and another offers less. All those who are willing to sell to me will offer the same price." Cheng Ming said. "That's good." Ergou was relieved, but then he thought of something else, "But what should we do? They don't want to!" Cheng Ming thought for a moment and said, "From the looks of the villagers, not all of them are unwilling. I think there are still a few families who seem to be interested, but they didn't dare to say it at the time." Ergou's eyes lit up. "It seems so! I've also seen that my sixth uncle, eighth uncle, and the brother next door, Dashi, all seem to have the same idea. These families are not doing so well in the village. Their sons are getting old and have no money to marry, so they are worried." "My neighbor Dashi was dating a girl from another province last year. He said she wanted 300,000 yuan as a dowry, but the talks fell through. I saw his father talking about this a few days ago, saying that he was useless and caused his son to not be able to find a wife." Cheng Ming nodded. It seemed that he had to talk to these families! (End of this chapter)