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The Wang Family Compound in the north of the city.

Zhang Tianhao followed behind Secretary Liu, looking at the compound that had long been bombed into ruins, and his lips twitched involuntarily.

He never expected it to turn out like this.

After seeing it, Zhang Tianhao shook his head, never expecting the Wang family compound to be so dilapidated.

The entire courtyard was about half an acre in size, and in front of it was a row of four houses. However, the entire house had collapsed, and wood and bricks were scattered everywhere, creating a mess.

Not only that, there were also two small houses on either side, but they were also destroyed by the earthquake, with only the walls showing and the rest completely gone.

Clearly, some of the bricks and even some of the wood here have been stolen.

The biggest problem was a huge crater in the middle of the yard, about six or seven meters in size and three or four meters deep, which was obviously caused by an aerial bomb.

Upon entering the courtyard, he saw a huge crater with two bomb impact points, leaving him completely stunned.

"What exactly happened to the Wang family? They were hit with two bombs. This is just too much!"

He went in and inspected a room while complaining.

He looked at the bombed-out house, and his lips twitched again.

"Not counting aerial bombs, there were also artillery shells!"

He felt numb all over, and his eyelids twitched violently before he let out a heavy sigh.

"The Wang family is really unlucky."

“Your Wang family was unlucky. In that battle, the entire county was almost completely destroyed, and many houses were rebuilt later.”

"So this is ah."

"By the way, is it necessary to repair this yard?"

"Repairing it will only cost a little money. The sooner we get the house repaired, the more place we'll have to live in. Otherwise, we can't keep staying at your place all the time."

"Okay, but how many rooms do you plan to build in this courtyard?"

"Four rooms, please. All the other rooms have been demolished. The four main rooms will be completely rebuilt, and the room on the left will also be repaired to prevent anyone from living there in the future!"

"That!"

"The main gate needs to be rebuilt, and the walls need to be repaired as well. What do you think?"

"can!"

"I estimate it'll cost a hundred dollars. Do you have the money?"

"Money, no problem!"

Hearing Zhang Tianhao say this, Secretary Liu was also taken aback, after all, he knew that Zhang Tianhao had no money on him, so where did the money come from?

He didn't ask any more questions, and even doubted whether Zhang Tianhao had actually lost his memory, but judging from his behavior, it seemed that he really had.

"Have you recovered?"

"What's recovered?"

"memory?"

"No, I get a splitting headache just thinking about it. I don't know why, it's fine when I don't think about it, but it hurts as soon as I do. I don't even know where this pain comes from!"

Zhang Tianhao also wore a wry smile, after all, things were far more troublesome than he had imagined.

"How about this, if anyone asks me where the money came from, I'll say I borrowed it from you, what do you think?"

Zhang Tianhao thought for a moment, then asked directly.

Now, even if he tries to explain where his money came from, he can't.

"Okay, but be careful."

"Do not worry!"

"By the way, Uncle Liu, could you help me find a group of people to come over? How many days should it take to finish this job?"

"Thirty people, they should be able to finish in a week." "Oh, I see!"

"Alright, let's find fifty people. They can finish in five days, right?"

He thought for a moment, then looked at Secretary Liu with a serious expression and asked carefully.

"Pretty much, after all, your house is only so big, whether there are thirty or fifty people, there's not much difference."

"Row!"

"Fifty people, right, and the materials, what do we do with them?"

"It's alright. The materials will cost about fifty silver dollars. The remaining fifty silver dollars can be considered as payment for labor!"

He thought about it for a moment, carefully calculated the accounts, and then spoke seriously.

"That!"

"However, Uncle Liu, I might need to trouble you for the next few days."

"No need for that trouble, you're my nephew!"

Secretary Liu smiled and then said to him, "Why don't you go around and say hello? After all, you're back, and the neighbors should get to know you."

"Row!"

Zhang Tianhao also understood that he could not possibly be Wang Xiaotian. It was very likely that some neighbors knew him from the past, and in the present and the past, first impressions were still quite important.

Next, Zhang Tianhao went to the street and bought some snacks and delivered them to his neighbors in the surrounding area, or rather, to all the neighbors on this street.

Although it wasn't a large group, we still got to know each other.

This one thing alone took him half a day of his morning.

He also memorized what these people looked like, thus getting to know the people in this area.

When he returned to his own yard again, he saw that the yard was bustling with activity, with many young and middle-aged people working there.

Some started leveling the ground, some started tidying up the bricks, and some even started cleaning up the garbage in their homes, with piles of garbage being continuously transported outside.

"Hello, Mr. Wang, I'm the person in charge here. You can call me Lao Zhao."

"Master Zhao, let's talk about the price, what do you think?"

"Here's the thing, Old Liu has already negotiated with us, it'll be one hundred silver dollars, what do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Master Zhao was taken aback, and immediately said somewhat embarrassedly, "This time it's one hundred silver dollars, and you'll give us five days to build the house and finish all the ground work. Do you have any other requests?"

"I don't have any requirements. I'll pay you half of the deposit first. As for the remaining bricks and such, if there are still two rooms left in the main house (four rooms in total) and on the left side, we can put them in a room to the right of the gatehouse. What do you think?"

"Row!"

"Oh, and also the roof beams. If you don't have enough bricks, go and buy them for me. If you don't have enough money, I'll hire more people. Also, add bricks to the floor. If you have any cement in the house, use it to level the floor."

"Okay, but cement is harder to get and will be more expensive, at least fifty more dollars. What do you think?"

“Okay, in the yard, we’ll pave a two-meter-wide cement floor in the middle, and under the eaves, and even inside the house, we’ll pave the whole thing with cement. We’ll also build a kitchen.”

"no problem!"

As Zhang Tianhao made various demands, Master Zhao's smile grew even wider, since this deal could earn him more money.

"According to your requirements, it may cost more, at least two hundred silver dollars!"

"can!"

Zhang Tianhao didn't care about the money; he had plenty of money, though.

As he spoke, he took out two silver dollars from his briefcase and placed them directly into Master Zhao's hands.

"Here's one hundred silver dollars. I'll pay the other half when I take possession of the house. What do you think?"

"it is good!"

The two then signed a provisional agreement. (End of Chapter)