Daqiu County is undergoing the renovation of the old city in a prosperous manner. Seven or eight construction sites at the north and south ends of the Hill Street are started at the same time, and half of the county town is shrouded in dust.
The ancestral home of Li Xuan's family was also targeted by developers. They took a fancy to the stream passing through the city and planned to demolish all the old houses here and transformed them into a high-end villa area.
It is said that this villa area also needs to go to Anzhou, Jinjiang, and even Pingzhou to attract wealthy customers to create a high-end livable ecological water system garden landscape villa area.
After hearing the plan, Li Xuan frowned and said, "That is to say, all the houses need to be demolished? Where are those locust trees?"
The staff said impatiently: "Of course it's cut it off, what are you doing?"
Li Xuan said: "Those are all big trees that have been around for hundreds of years and have a deep history..."
Before he could finish his words, the staff interrupted, "You are really interesting to speak. What's the use of history? Can it be eaten as food? Those trees are old when burned as firewood."
Li Xuan thought for a while and said, "Since that's the case, I don't agree to the demolition."
The staff was stunned: "What do you mean?"
"I don't think it's appropriate for you to cut down trees, so I won't sign it." Li Xuan said.
The staff laughed: "If you want to add money, just say it. Why do you have to make such excuses? Let me tell you the truth, 1,600 yuan is already a very reasonable price. Even if you make trouble, you can't add much. That's it, I'll go with you.
The manager will discuss it and add 20 yuan to you per square meter. This is the limit, it cannot be higher."
Li Xuan shook his head and said, "You don't understand what I mean. This is not a matter of money. I just want to keep the trees in the yard. If you can change the plan and save all the locust trees, I can sign at any time."
The staff looked at Li Xuan as if he was looking at a fool: "Are you kidding? Do you know how big the place those trees occupy? How can you build a villa if you keep them? I said, aren't you here to make trouble?"
Li Xuan said: "Can I give me a developer's phone number and I will talk to them directly?"
The staff glared and said, "Do you want to be a nail household? I advise you to think clearly. This is a key project in the county. The developer is a large company from Pingzhou. Our boss is not an ordinary person. If you don't have it today,
Sign up, you will bear the consequences.”
Li Xuan is soft but not hard. If he discusses everything carefully, he may not be able to give in.
The other party's attitude was stiff, and Li Xuan felt a little relaxed.
"I won't sign the words unless you change the plan." Li Xuan shook his head and turned around and left.
The sound of slapping the table came from behind, and Li Xuan didn't care.
The conversation collapsed, which did not affect Li Xuan's mood. He spent a whole day wandering around the county town and determined the location of each big locust tree.
The last stop is the Tree King.
It was already evening when Li Xuan arrived. The branches of the big locust tree were lush and covered the sky after it was unfolding. Even when the sun was at noon in summer, I still felt a cool feeling of being in late autumn when standing under the tree.
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The torso of the tree king is surrounded by railings, and a stone tablet stands in front of him, detailing its age and legend.
There are four huge incense burners around the Tree King, with lingering incense inside. There are many red cloth strips wrapped around the branches, which are all done by people who come to pray for blessings. It is said that doing so can bless the family's health.
"Save the children..." Li Xuan stood still, and a murmur came from his ears.
It is a signal sent by the Tree King.
Compared with it, those locust trees that have been around for hundreds of years are indeed children, and it may even be their children.
Li Xuan nodded and said lightly: "Okay."
Farewell to the King of Trees, Li Xuan was thinking about how to solve the problem of Huaishu, and Fang Ying called him and asked him to watch a movie.
"Don't you want to review?" Li Xuan asked strangely.
Fang Ying sneered: "That's an excuse to refuse someone else's invitation. Now I invite you to watch a movie. Will you come?"
"Okay." Li Xuan would certainly not refuse.
Just as Li Xuan and Fang Ying were eating popcorn in the cinema, a car drove outside the wall of his ancestral house in the night and stopped.
Two strong and blue-headed men got off the bus. As long as they were from Daqiu County, there was no one who didn't know them.
They are a famous pair of brothers in the underworld in Daqiu County, Lu Fanlong and Lu Fanhu, known as Long Brother Tiger Brothers.
The Lu brothers fought and killed on the streets as teenagers. In recent years, they have cultivated their character and changed their careers and started legitimate businesses, but everyone knows that those businesses are just covers. In fact, the two still control dozens of people who do evil.
The gangster.
The two of them are behind the Boyue Demolition Company.
"Brother, this is this family." Lu Fanhu lit a cigarette, took a sip, and then said.
Lu Fanlong said: "Hasn't this family been moving away for many years? Why don't you sign it? Do you think the money is too low?"
"I added 20 per square meter to him, but I still thought it was too little." Lu Fanhu spat, "If it were my previous temper, I would beat him up first to see if he signed it."
Lu Fanlong frowned: "How many times have I told you that we are doing serious business now, don't fight and kill at any time. The news has been relatively tight recently. We are fighting against organized crime and eliminating evil. Don't do anything randomly!"
Lu Fanhu said, "What should I do? Could it be that he will ask for a price all over the place? By the way, what is the reason why this kid doesn't sign?"
"What?"
"He said that if the developer can change the plan and do not cut off the locust trees in the yard, he will sign it, otherwise he will not sign it." Lu Fanhu said, "Do you think he has a trick in his mind?"
Lu Fanlong also shook his head. He has experienced many things in the past few years of demolition and has encountered all kinds of excuses. However, this is the first time he has encountered such a naive and clumsy excuse.
The developers from Pingzhou have all made the designs of well-known domestic designers. Can they modify them for a broken tree in your yard?
"He just wanted to ask for more money. But this opening cannot be opened... There are still dozens of companies that have not signed it. Once the opening is opened, we will not have any profit." Lu Fanlong thought for a while and said.
"What do you mean?"
"Didn't he use the tree as an excuse... find a few people and burn the tree while it's dark." Lu Fanlong said, "When the time comes, let's see if he has any excuses."
"Haha, I understand, I'll call now! Burn his tree first, and then burn the house if you are not honest!" Lu Fanhu patted his chest and said.
Soon, four gangsters carrying oil barrels came to Li Xuan's door in the dark. They knocked on the door without any movement. They felt that there was no one inside, so they climbed over the wall and crawled into the yard.
These guys are familiar with the bad things. They quickly touched the tree and opened the oil barrel to prepare for the operation.
At this moment, they suddenly felt a chill on the back of their necks, as if something was passing by.