Chapter 4

  "Dad, Mom, I'm going to school." Early in the morning, Cheng Zihan got up early and made breakfast, then put on his backpack and went out.

  Once out of the house door is Bei Jiang Dam, along the dam walk about half an hour or so to reach the school.

  Cheng Zihan's school is the only primary school in this area, Shu Tou Primary School. The school is located in Shu Tou Village, and many children from nearby villages come to study here. However, the school is not big, covering an area of about 1,000 square meters, with two floors, and each grade has only one class. There are fifty or sixty students crowded together in a classroom, making it very cramped.

  It's still early, and there aren't many people on the road. The weather at the end of March is still a bit cold, and the sky isn't fully bright at 6 o'clock yet. Walking on the road, you can feel the chill in the air. At this time, many people are still lying in bed, and only Cheng Zihan has gotten into the habit of going out so early to go back to school.

  In the quiet air, you can still hear the faint sound of insects chirping, and occasionally a gust of wind blows by, causing Cheng Zihan to tighten her clothes.

  There are no houses near the embankment, and both sides are bamboo forests. The wind blows through the bamboos, making a rustling sound, which also brings a few points of fear to people's hearts.

  After getting to know Qin Kexiu, Cheng Zihan became even more timid. Although she was afraid of ghosts before, she was a materialist and didn't believe that there were really ghosts in the world. However, after experiencing rebirth and the events with Qin Kexiu, she knew that this world really did have ghosts.

  At this time, the wind blowing on her body made her feel as if something was caressing her, and she felt a little scared.

  "Hey, Qin Kexiu, where did you go last night?" After making some psychological preparations for herself, Cheng Zihan's fear in her heart still didn't dissipate, so she started communicating with Qin Kexiu. At this time, there was someone, no, it should be a ghost accompanying her to chat, at least she wouldn't be so afraid.

  Moreover, Qin Kesu went out last night and didn't come back all night, I don't know if he went to do something bad. It's said that ghosts need to absorb people's vital energy, could he have gone to do something bad?

  Qin Ke Xu's face was innocent, but since Cheng Zi Han is now his breadwinner, he had no choice but to honestly explain: "I'll go take a look at the terrain and see what advantages this place has for development."

  Cheng Zihan was somewhat perplexed by the words. She had lived here for over 20 years, and due to the geographical location, plus the land being state-owned, it was indeed a bit of a problem to develop. Moreover, the transportation in this small village was not well-developed, and the resources that could be used were scarce. Cheng Zihan had always thought about developing from other aspects, and hadn't considered taking over this place.

  However, Qin Ke's words seemed to remind her of something. In the next eighteen years, this place developed rapidly and became a national high-tech development zone, gathering the most domestic factories and becoming the largest industrial park in the country. However, the land here was also severely damaged, the air quality worsened, and local residents suffered from long-term poisoning, with most returning to God's arms at around sixty years old.

  Now that Qin Ke has reminded him, Cheng Zihan also came to his senses. This place is not without development possibilities, but rather has a lot of room for development. If we can turn this place into an industrial zone before it's too late and put all the land in our pockets, then we'll make a fortune!

  There are 960,000 hectares of state-owned land here!

  However, now Cheng Zihan doesn't even have the initial funds in hand. In Cheng Zihan's memory, the land here will probably start to be rented out around ten years later, not sold. Thinking about these things now seems a bit early, let's get the first pot of gold first.

  Moreover, there is still a most important issue that has not been resolved. Cheng Zihang is now just an eight-year-old little girl. In the 80s, at this age, it was very difficult to do anything because no one would believe such a small child. Besides, she was underage and had no ID card, which made everything very troublesome. If you want to find an agent, you must find someone you trust, but Cheng Zihang still doesn't know who to look for, and is afraid that something will go wrong later on.

  "Qin Kexiu, what have you found? Tell me quickly!" Calming down the excitement in her heart, Cheng Zihan regained her composure and asked in a low voice.

  "For the time being, nothing has been found, but you need to get the usage rights of that land by the river first." Qin Kexiu knew that Cheng Zihuan currently had no money on him and his family's condition was not very good, so he could only retreat and seek a second-best option.

  "What about the land use rights of the riverbank?" Cheng Zihan was slightly stunned, and in his impression, that piece of riverbank land didn't have much use. All along, the village had been renting out the annual usage rights through bidding, and most lessees were using it to plant sweet potatoes, peanuts and other crops.

  "Alright, once I get it, I'll tell you what to do." Qin Kesou pretended to be mysterious, making Cheng Zihan feel a bit itchy and hastily agreed.

  However, getting the usage right of that piece of land by the river is a troublesome matter. Because every year around March and April, the village will collectively gather villagers to bid on it. Now that the days are calculated, it's almost time, but the land there has always been divided into separate bids, with one mu of land being farmed by several households together. Wanting to take it all down is a bit difficult.

  Cheng Zihan furrowed his brow and pondered, seriously thinking about this matter. Suddenly, a Jinbei van came swaying from behind, and the horn startled Cheng Zihan out of his thoughts.

  She hastily dodged and turned her head to take a look at the small van, but was stunned on the spot.