coobybook Chapter 1028 I'll put up 5
Chapter 1028 I'll put up 5
Seeing that everyone was silent, the village chief called out, "Well, since everyone is here today, let's talk about Uncle's house."
He paused for a moment and then said, "My uncle's apprentice came yesterday. Seeing that my uncle was all alone and had two unreliable sons who didn't care about him, the apprentice decided to take him away and take care of him in his old age. My uncle was extremely disappointed in his two sons, so he decided to sell this property."
After observing the villagers' reactions, he continued, "Uncle is a kind-hearted man. Knowing how hard it is for the children in our village to go to school in the township, he decided to donate the money from selling his house to the village. At the same time, his apprentice's sister and brother-in-law also decided to donate two thousand yuan to our village. Together with the money from selling the house, we will build a primary school for our village."
"Shouldn't we all give this kind of good deed a round of applause?"
Upon hearing this, the villagers immediately burst into applause, which lasted for a long time.
The village chief raised his hands out to the sides, then lowered them, and the applause gradually subsided. He then continued, "This house has three main rooms, and both the front and back yards are quite spacious, totaling over a hundred square meters. Whoever buys it can use it to build a house or grow vegetables; it's up to them. Now, let's have an auction, and the highest bidder wins!"
A villager with a large family and cramped living conditions immediately raised his hand and asked, "Village Chief, what's the bottom price?"
The village chief looked at Li Mo'er, and Li Mo'er said, "Ten yuan."
The villagers were in an uproar again, because the starting price was only ten yuan.
The villager who had just experienced housing shortages immediately raised his hand and said, "I'll contribute fifty."
An old lady next to her raised her hand and said, "I'll bet eighty!" Then someone else shouted, "I'll bet one hundred!"
And so it went. The price climbed steadily, from 120 to 140. Only when the price reached over 300 did fewer and fewer people raise their hands.
Then, the bidders started increasing the price by ten yuan at a time, eventually raising the price to four hundred and fifty yuan.
The villager whose family was large and whose house was too small shouted, "I'll contribute five hundred!"
The villagers fell silent instantly. This price was already quite high for buying a house in the countryside; many families didn't even have a few hundred yuan in their entire savings.
After waiting for a long time without any further bids, the village chief shouted, "Is there anyone else going to raise the price? If no one speaks up, I'm going to make the announcement!"
"Since no one else is bidding, I hereby announce that Uncle Zhang Huai-ren's house now belongs to Brother Wu Nianba. Brother Wu Nianba, bring the money to Uncle Huai-ren's place later to sign the house transfer agreement! Alright, everyone, you can all leave now!"
Since the ownership of the house had already been transferred to someone else, the other villagers had no choice but to slowly disperse.
Just then, two cars drove up from a distance, and the villagers all stopped and looked at them.
One quick-witted villager guessed, "Hey, do you think this car is here to see Uncle Huai Ren? It's been almost three months since his leg was broken. Are they here to take back his house?"
A person nearby said, "If it really is them, today is going to be quite a spectacle. We might not even be able to get the house back from Wu Nian!"
The man added, "That's not necessarily true. Wu Nian has six sons; maybe he can hold his own against these people. Besides, those three outsiders don't look like easy targets, and they're so rich. Nobody can say for sure what will happen!"
At this moment, two vans had already driven to the open space in front of Old Zhang's house. The doors opened, and fifteen or sixteen young men carrying wooden sticks and steel pipes got out. The leader was none other than Brother Mao.
Big Brother Mao glanced at the surrounding villagers, gave a cold smile, and looked at the group of people at the door. When he saw Li Mo'er, his eyes immediately flashed with lust.
He thought to himself, "Damn, this is absolutely a top-tier woman, countless times prettier than any of the celebrities on TV. Oh my, look at that pretty face, those breasts, those long legs! I could play with her for half a year. I absolutely have to take this woman back and taste her. If I had her on my back, I'd be in heaven! This trip was worth it. Even if I don't get any money, I'll still take her back!"
When he saw Old Zhang sitting on the chair by the door, he gave a cold smile and said, "Old man, I said three months ago that I would come to collect the money at this time, but your son has lost a lot of money with me again recently!"