Chapter Eleven: Big Nephew Qin Song

  Entering his own pre-arranged room, Qin Aimin first took a bath. The previous drink, combined with the excitement just now, made his body sticky.

  After finishing his bath, Qin Song had the wine and dishes sent by his subordinates already arranged.

  "Old pine, have you recently become rich?" While drinking wine, Qin Aimin also took a look at the big brother's large black box placed beside Qin Song. Although it can't be considered good-looking, in this era, not to mention in Shilin, this small county town, even in the provincial city, it is absolutely eye-catching, and it's hard not to notice.

  After hearing Qin Aimin's words, Qin Song felt a bit proud, "Where, it only earned around 1 million."

  At the mention of this, Qin Aimin was startled. In these times, any family that is a "wanyuanhu" (a household with over 10,000 yuan) will hang a small iron plaque on their door as a symbol of a wealthy family, representing that they have already entered a relatively comfortable society ahead of time. Having tens of millions in assets is absolutely considered to be among the ranks of the rich and famous.

  "Is it really that profitable?" Qin Aimin asked incredulously.

  For this nephew who is several years older than himself, Qin Aimin has always been worried. He is also very clear about what Qin Song is doing now. According to the dialect of Kaihe, what Qin Song does is called "kai cao zi", and what is called "kai cao zi" is actually usury. This title should have a history of several hundred years in Kaihe. After all, this profession should be considered one of the oldest professions next to casinos and brothels.

  However, at the same time, Qin Aimin also heard people say more than once that Qin Song would inevitably be shot, after all, usury is an industry without legal protection, so in some difficult-to-collect debts, the methods have always been a bit bloody. The Qin family has many relatives living in various counties and cities of Kaifeng, so some things will naturally spread to Qin Aimin's parents' ears, and finally, Qin Aimin can also hear some things from them.

  As for Qin Aimin, Qin Song didn't hide it either. After all, in this Chinese society, how many people can achieve the great righteousness of killing their relatives from ancient times to the present? It's probably a handful that can be counted on one hand, and naturally, there won't be Qin Aimin among them.

  "I've recently earned a fortune, all of it legitimate." With that, Qin Song drained his cup in one gulp, a self-satisfied look on his face.

  "Lately, business in the city has been booming and there are many ways to make money. I'm talking about legitimate business. Although my interest rates are a bit high, it's more convenient than banks. Many people borrow from me, and after a quick turnaround, they can earn quite a bit. I'm just making a small profit off of them."

  "Really?" Qin Aimin still couldn't believe it.

  "Of course, I wouldn't deceive you, would I?"

  Qin Song saw that Qin Ai Min still had some doubts, so he continued: "In a few days, I'll take you to see them. Yesterday, someone who opened a restaurant in the city came to me and asked to borrow 200,000 yuan, saying they wanted to buy a storefront with over 100 square meters of space from the Municipal Bureau of Commerce for 500,000 yuan. But there's someone outside willing to pay 1 million yuan for it, so as soon as he gets the storefront, he'll sell it again in a few days and make at least 200,000 to 300,000 yuan in profit. I'll just take a cut of a few thousand yuan."

  As for what Qin Song said, Qin Aimin was not surprised. He had heard of many cases where people bought things internally and then sold them to outsiders. But at this moment, he suddenly thought of his older brother and sister-in-law, as well as Yang Daqing's words earlier about letting him be in charge of the industrial affairs in the countryside. Come to think of it, what was lacking now, whether in Dashixiang or his brother and sister-in-law, wasn't it just funding?

  Thinking of this, Qin Aimin decided to bring Qin Song into Dashixiang. Although ten million is not a lot of money, it can be used to build something, at the very least a cement plant, which would definitely not be a problem with Dashixiang's rich limestone resources. According to current market conditions, it should be able to make a stable profit without losing money, and also bring Qin Song back on the right path. This would also get rid of a heart disease that had been plaguing the Qin family, old and young alike.

  "Old pine, have you ever thought of doing some legitimate business?"

  "What's a proper business?" Qin Song didn't object to doing business. As long as he could make money, it was fine whatever he did.

  "I'm planning to let my elder brother and sister-in-law open a lime factory in Dashitou Township, but the capital is a bit short, so I'll just have you contribute a share."

  "Is Dashiqi Village too far away? It takes two hours to get to Shilin County, and even if you take the expressway, it still takes more than three hours. Can this limestone factory make money?"

  For Dashishi Township, Qin Song was very familiar with it. Two years ago, during a severe crackdown, he had hidden in Dashishi Township for several months.

  "What's the big deal about the remote location, as long as we can reduce costs in other areas. Besides, after a few more months, I'll become the deputy head of Dashiqiao Township and I can help you guys get a better mountain."

  As soon as Qin Aimin is about to become the deputy head of the village, Qin Song can't help but feel happy for him. After all, the higher Qin Aimin's position, the more benefits it will bring to the Qin family.

  "It's true, no wonder Old Master always said you have the look of an official. Let's drink a toast to your early promotion to County Magistrate."

  The name Qin Aimin was given by Old Man Qin. According to Old Man Qin, the name Qin Aimin carries an official aura, so he chose the two characters "Aimin", otherwise ordinary people wouldn't dare say they love the people, at most they can only be like Qin Aimin's older brother, who only has a share of loving the country. However, Old Man Qin's fortune-telling skills are quite good, at least Qin Aimin did become an official.

  After finishing a cup, Qin Aimin continued to persuade Qin Song, "You have over a million now, and with the addition of my elder brother and sister-in-law's contribution, it should be enough to make up two million. This amount is just right for opening a large limestone factory and buying a big Liberation truck for transportation."

  As for Qin Aimin's words, Qin Song somewhat disagreed, "Eighth Uncle, I couldn't possibly throw all 1-2 million into Dashishi Township. At the very least, I have to keep 700,000-800,000 yuan, and at most invest 300,000 yuan in Dashishi Township."

  "Thirty thousand is not enough." Qin Aimin shook his head decisively. Looking at Qin Song's current nouveau riche image, who knows when his money will be squandered? The more he can dig out now, the more he'll save for him.

  "Your current business may be lucrative, but it's not a long-term plan. Everyone at home is worried about you. Why don't you take this opportunity to withdraw and do some legitimate business? Settle down properly and get married. You're already 32 years old."

  As for Qin Aimin's topic, Qin Song is obviously unwilling to continue. At the age of 32, he has not yet married, and in Qin Ai's eyes, it can be considered a great rebellion. Every elder who sees him will recite a few sentences to him, and after listening to them many times, he is also annoyed early.

  "Eight Uncle, if you need money, you can go find Third Uncle. He's currently the bank manager of the East City Branch of Heshi City Construction Bank. You should be able to borrow tens of millions from him without any issues."

  Qin Aimin's generation has a total of eight boys and seven girls. If not in their own home, according to the rules, they are called by their respective ages, of course, except for their own brothers.

  "When will Third Brother become the head of the clan?"

  "It was just three months ago that I went to get the money, he definitely wouldn't give it to me, but you would definitely have no problem, as long as Third Uncle thinks of a way, he can easily help you borrow over a million."

  The next morning, before Yang Daqing and others woke up, he settled the bill for Yang Daqing and others at the front desk, and then took the first bus back to Dashixiang. He didn't dare to miss the delivery of money in the afternoon, let alone this New Year's Eve on duty, slipping away for a night is okay, but if he's not there for half a day, it would be bad if people knew about it at this critical moment when he was about to become deputy township head.

  After getting off the car, Qin Aimin walked directly into the duty room by the floating bridge. Yesterday, when he left Dashitown, he arranged for Meng Youliang to be on duty for a night shift. For old and stubborn Meng Youliang, Qin Aimin was still very at ease with him being on duty, believing that as long as he was in charge, nothing should go wrong even if he wasn't there himself. Otherwise, with him being in the county and not having a pager like Qin Song's, if something happened, people would be hard to find.

  Watching Qin Ai rush in with a fiery passion, Meng Youliang, who was originally sitting by the stove and dozing off, immediately stood up.

  "Lao Meng, no need to be polite, sit down." As soon as Meng Youliang stood up, Qin Aimin, who was not used to Meng Youliang's so-called respect for leadership, hastily spoke up.

  Meng Youliang sat down after hearing Qin Aimin's words.

  While handing a cigarette to Meng Youliang, Qin Aimin asked, "Nothing happened last night, did it?"

  Meng Youliang took the cigarette and first helped Qin Aimin light it, then smiled and replied: "What's going to happen? When someone asks me, I just say you're not feeling well and went back to sleep."

  Qin Aimin nodded, to be honest, in the past six months, although Qin Aimin's position was not high, he had gained a bit of leadership momentum, and sometimes unconsciously revealed it, and he also enjoyed this feeling.

  "Lao Meng, tomorrow you organize people to dismantle the Jinshui Bridge. The county may send a working group in a few days, and we need to make preparations for the inspection."

  The news of the county work team had actually spread in Dashixiang a long time ago. It can be said that half a month ago, there were rumors that the county would send a work team to Dashixiang, but after more than half a month, this work team still hasn't shown up.

  Meng Youliang, also in his forties, immediately understood what Qin Aimin meant. "No need to wait till tomorrow, I'll find someone right away and have the Jinshui Bridge demolished tonight under the cover of darkness. This bridge is a disaster waiting to happen, in my opinion it should have been torn down half a month ago."

  Think about it, Qin Aimin also thinks that Meng Youliang is right, although according to the understanding of Shilin County in the past six months, even if the county clearly knows there is a problem, they will not ignore the emotions of the people of Dashitou Township. After all, under the circumstances where several months' wages could not be paid on time before the new year, Dashitou Township was able to think of ways to solve the problem and help the county with a big favor. Otherwise, the people of Dashitou Township would not have been able to get through the new year, and the leaders of the county would not have had a good new year either.

  "Alright, be careful when dismantling it, don't make any mistakes."

  Last time, the Moon Green Band people went to do fake, actually just smashed a piece of bluestone on the bridge pier, this made Jinshui Bridge look like a dangerous bridge, but after all, it was not done by professionals, this mark does not seem to be naturally formed, otherwise Yang Daqing would not have specifically ordered Qin Aimin to dismantle the bridge.

  "Don't worry, I know what to do. Later, I'll go to Zhulin Village and find a few reliable stonemasons, and I guarantee that there won't be any rumors afterwards."

  The Jinshui Bridge incident has been widely rumored outside, but only a few people in the township government really know the truth and dare to confirm it. The township government has also controlled the scope of informed personnel all along. Last time, when Month Longqing went to smash the bridge pier, it was also someone from the township government. Even if the higher-ups investigate this matter, I believe these people will not speak out of turn.

  For Meng Youliang's proposal, Qin Aimin was extremely supportive, nodding with a smile, "Old Meng, this matter is left to you, but there's no need to rush, you should first go back and catch up on some sleep."

  "It's okay, I slept for a few hours by this stove last night."

  At ten o'clock in the evening, the sound of huge stones falling into the water came from the direction of Jinshui Bridge from time to time. Qin Aimin and Luo Tianlin sat on either side of the stove in the duty room, each holding a cup of tea.

  Although the smell of the earthenware stove was a bit pungent, it was like heaven compared to the stormy weather outside.

  "Brother Luo, when do you think Secretary Yang will officially step down?"

  This man, once he had a goal in mind, would always be distracted by fanciful thoughts. Qin Aimin was no exception. Ever since his heartfelt conversation with Yang Daqing at the latter's home last year, the words "promotion" and "official position" had taken up permanent residence in Qin's heart, and his originally calm state of mind was gone for good. As soon as night fell and he was alone, Qin Aimin would involuntarily start fantasizing about the day he would become the village head.

  Luo Tianlin is a veteran, he naturally understands Qin Aimin's current feelings, five years ago when he learned that he was about to become the deputy director of the rural party and government office, it was almost the same.

  "Don't think too much, your heart has started to get a bit anxious lately."

  "Wait a minute," Luo Tianlin continued to answer Qin Aimin's question, "According to the rules of our Shilin, generally, when a township party secretary retires, they will be promoted half a level one year in advance before retiring. However, Secretary Yang reportedly did not agree, so it depends on whether there is someone qualified to take over the position of secretary. If that person has great ability, it's possible that Secretary Yang will step down several months before the election this year. But if they don't have the ability, then it's likely that they can only wait until next year when Secretary Yang reaches his term limit. However, in my opinion, it's very difficult to push out Old Yang, and at least County Mayor Yu definitely can't do it."

  As for Luo Tianlin's analysis, Qin Aimin was naturally very convinced, but thinking of the two conversations with Yang Daqing, his doubts grew more and more.

  There is no unprovoked hatred in this world, nor is there unprovoked love. Especially for someone like Yang Daqing, if he didn't have any ulterior motives, he wouldn't have gone to so much trouble for himself. Qin Aimin was very clear about this point, and it's precisely because of this that he really couldn't understand why Yang Daqing was treating him this way.

  "Brother Luo, if I become deputy township head this time, do you think I'll have a chance to move further up when Secretary Yang retires?"

  Qin Aimin thought for a moment and still asked out the deepest doubts in her heart over this period of time.

  As soon as he heard this, Luo Tianlin was taken aback at first, and then he seemed to have a sudden realization and asked Qin Aimin: "Did Secretary Yang say something to you?"

  Qin Aimin was shocked, he didn't expect Luo Tianlin to guess so accurately. But since the matter had been brought up, Qin Aimin no longer intended to continue hiding it. After all, at this time, he really needed someone's help and advice. In his opinion, becoming the village head from deputy village head in just one or a few years was somewhat impossible, which made him feel anxious recently.

  Nodded, "Secretary Yang has told me several times that he would help me take another step forward when he retires, but I always feel that it's impossible in such a short period of time."

  "Hold on, before Luo Tianlin could respond, Qin Aimin hastily continued: 'If that's not possible, then I'll just forget about becoming the village head and after becoming the deputy village head, I'll just focus on doing my job properly.'"

  In Qin Aimin's view, the relationship inside is really too big. If he doesn't think about further development in a short period of time, then he will help his elder brother and sister-in-law to set up the lime factory first, and focus on stabilizing the family planning work in the countryside.

  But if it's really possible, he would think of ways to go all out and make some achievements for himself before Yang Daqing retires, adding some weight to his own progress. After all, putting all the blame on others is not Qin Aimin's style, and one of the most important things he has been thinking about in the past six months is a cement plant that is very suitable for Dashigou Township.

  This way, although it will be a bit more radical, even he dares not guarantee that there will be no problems in the process, but as long as it is really done, plus the help of the village party committee secretary who is about to retire, a deputy head of the village, though dare not say with 100% assurance, yet with 70-80% assurance is absolutely possible.

  "Yesterday, Secretary Yang also told me that he plans to hand over the industrial sector of the town to me after I become the deputy township head."

  After listening to Qin Aimin's words, Luo Tianlin smiled and said, "If Secretary Yang is helping you arrange this, then it's possible. And in that case, you'll just miss this year's election. Having a deputy township head who has only been in office for over a year become the acting township head may be rare in Kaiping, but there are precedents."

  "Hold on, Luo Tianlin suddenly continued: 'Yang Secretary's only grandson, Xiao Yang, just got into college last year. It is said that Yang Secretary hopes he can enter the government department after graduation. If I'm not mistaken, Yang Secretary is preparing to give you a huge favor.'"

  Qin Aimin didn't quite understand.

  "You are the most promising one in our village now, if Secretary Yang can help you become the head of the village, when Little Yang graduates, not to mention where you will go in the future, even if you are just a village head, it will be helpful at that time. Secretary Yang has been rolling in the government for a lifetime, if he is confident, then follow his arrangement."