At the beginning, his wife came to him, and he became rich by selling kidney treasures.

Ren Hao looked at the middle-aged man with a look of astonishment and couldn't help but feel a familiar feeling.

He seemed to have seen this middle-aged man's face before, but he couldn't remember where it was.

"Yes, it's exactly five thousand yuan, is that right?" Ren Hao asked.

The middle-aged man took a deep breath and almost bit his tongue. A smile suddenly appeared on his face: "Yes! Of course! But not today, can I do it within three days?"

"Okay!" Ren Hao nodded. There was no rush to lay the stone slabs anyway.

At this moment, the middle-aged man suddenly rubbed his hands and said, "But... you have to pay a deposit first..."

Ren Hao hesitated for a moment and nodded: "How much do you want to pay?"

The middle-aged man counted on his fingers and said, "One slate is thirty copper coins, so five thousand pieces is one hundred and ninety-three taels of silver. Let's round it up and give you a discount. Two hundred taels of silver, that's five thousand five hundred pieces. How about that?"

"Well..." Ren Hao frowned slightly. Five hundred yuan more was not a problem. The floor of his house was paved with stone slabs, and even the swimming pool could be paved with stone slabs, making it convenient for his family to take a bath in the summer.

However, Ren Hao felt a little painful about having to pay out two hundred taels at once.

This item alone has reduced his wealth by almost half.

"How much deposit should I give you?" Ren Hao asked.

"One hundred taels, we'll split it in half. I'll deliver the goods to you within three days." The middle-aged man said with a smile.

Ren Hao waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, let's take a look at the stone slab first."

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "The quality is definitely good, follow me!"

Then he led Ren Hao and Xu Hu out of the door and walked towards a thatched hut not far away. As he walked, he casually asked, "Where are you from, little brother? What's your name?"

"I'm from Caixu Village, my name is Ren Hao." Ren Hao said casually.

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "My name is Guo He. If you need more stone materials in the future, come to me. I will give you a discount next time."

"Okay, okay." Ren Hao smiled slightly, and at the same time he remembered Guo He's identity.

Judging from their appearance, Guo He and Guo Qian are very similar, and their names are also the same, so it is not difficult to see that Guo He must be Guo Qian's biological brother.

Ren Hao couldn't help but sigh, this Guo Qian really knows how to play, he lets his own brother control one of the few public money-making businesses in the county, he not only gets a share of the salary, but also gets a few more, this is a great way for him to play!

Soon, Guo He brought Ren Hao into the thatched hut.

There are many hewn stone slabs stacked here.

I walked up and touched it with my hand. The surface of the stone slab was relatively flat and the thickness was suitable.

After thinking about it, Ren Hao picked up a stone slab, felt the weight, then lifted it as high as possible and threw it outside.

boom!

The stone slab hit the ground with a dull sound.

Ren Hao went forward to check again and found that the stone slab was not broken, only some small gaps were knocked out on the surface.

"Brother Ren, this stone slab is nice, right?" Guo He said with a smile.

Ren Hao nodded: "Not bad."

"If there is no problem, let's go and sign a document?" Guo He was overjoyed.

"it is good!"

……

After leaving the quarry, Ren Hao paid a deposit of one hundred taels, and returned to Hu Sanyan's restaurant with Xu Hu, taking the signed documents.

It was already dark by this time.

After eating a little, they both went back to sleep.

The next morning, after Ren Hao got up, he and Xu Hu found a breakfast stall outside and each had a bowl of vegetarian noodles.

After dinner, Ren Hao simply took Xu Hu to start shopping in the county town.

Because it would take some time for the several blacksmith shops that we had agreed to meet yesterday to make the iron pipes, basically all in the afternoon, so Ren Hao had quite a bit of time.

First, I went to the rice shop to buy a lot of rice. As the number of people in my family increased, my appetite also gradually increased.

Especially since the two little girls, Su Ling'er and Qian'er, are in the growing stage, their appetites are even bigger than Su Wan'er's.

Ren Hao was also a young man, and he ate more food than the two little girls.

However, Su Wan'er and her mother didn't eat much.

I also bought some cloth and cotton wool.

The quilts at home had been used over and over again, and I didn’t know how many holes they had. Even the quilts that the two little girls Qian’er and Su Ling’er used were borrowed from Xu Hu’s house.

This time I bought some cloth and cotton to make a few new quilts.

The other thing is meat. The people in this world like to eat chicken the most. Ren Hao simply bought a few live chickens and some chicks. It would be a good idea to build a fence next to the yard and raise chickens.

After spending the entire morning strolling around the streets, the two grown men were left exhausted.

"Let's bring Su Wan'er along next time. Shopping is too tiring." Ren Hao lay in the room of the restaurant and fell asleep in a daze.

In the afternoon, Ren Hao and Xu Hu arrived at the farthest blacksmith shop.

Looking at the iron pipe made by the other party, Ren Hao couldn't help but smile bitterly.

This technique is too poor!

There were some gaps between the iron pipes that varied in thickness, and the iron pipes themselves were very thin. Ren Hao picked up a hammer and hit them, and the pipes immediately became dented.

"This is absolutely not possible!" Ren Hao put down the iron pipe with a dark face, threw down ten copper coins, and then turned and left.

When we arrived at the second shop, we found that the iron pipes made by this shop were not leaking, but they were not long enough. According to the craftsman, it was too difficult to connect the iron pipes and it would take a long time.

The second family was also shot dead by Ren Hao.

The third one...

The fourth one...

It was not until the fifth house that Ren Hao's eyes lit up. The iron pipe in front of him was more than five meters long and round all over. Although there were some flaws on the outside, the merits outweighed the flaws. The iron pipe was tightly fitted as a whole and looked as if it had been forged by machines in his previous life.

Ren Hao asked curiously. The young blacksmith scratched his head and said that he had bought some coal at a high price. The burning temperature was higher, making it easier to forge.

Ren Hao immediately understood.

The technological progress in forging steel has a lot to do with temperature. As long as the temperature is high enough, the iron can be melted into molten iron. If there is a suitable mold, it can be cast, saving a lot of forging time.

"Okay, it's your turn!" Ren Hao finally decided to build all the equipment needed for the boiler in this family.

He paid ten taels of silver in advance and asked the blacksmith to forge the equipment he needed within a month.

After a day, Ren Hao and Xu Hu returned to the restaurant to rest.

The next day, Ren Hao drove a donkey cart and came to the quarry with Xu Hu.

Seeing Ren Hao coming, Guo He's face was full of smiles. He took Ren Hao to the thatched hut, where 5,500 stone slabs were neatly stacked.

But how to transport it back became a problem.

At this time, Guo He said with a smile: "Brother Ren, do you want us to help you transport it back?"

"You still have this kind of service?" Ren Hao couldn't help but be stunned. Is this considered keeping up with the times?

Guo He said with a smile: "Of course, but the price is a bit high. If these 5,500 stone slabs are transported to your Caixu Village, it will cost at least... ten taels of silver!"

Ren Hao's face twitched. It was so damn dark!