Going back to the billionaire village in Nam Dinh to watch the castles grow close together, listen to the story of the son building a mansion for his parents

The “white pearl” of the castle village

Hai Minh commune in Hai Hau district, located more than 20km from Nam Dinh city (Nam Dinh province) has long been famous as a wooden handicraft village with many giants in the village.

The most prominent among them is Lan Khoa Khue castle of husband and wife Nguyen Van Khue (SN 1958) and Nguyen Thi Lan (SN 1961). Mr. Khue operates in the field of trading in minerals and ships.

The path leading to the “castle village”

Standing hundreds of meters away, you can see glittering castles

This castle is compared by some people as “white jade”, which is the white pearl of the commune. Outside the gate are two large lion statues, the fence is made of copper-plated aluminum alloy. According to the owner, the mansion was built for more than 9 years with a cost of more than 50 billion VND.

Famous for many years, this castle is no stranger to the people of Hai Minh commune in particular and the people of Nam Dinh in general. It is known that the total area of ​​this castle is 470m2 located on a land of 3,000m2.

Lan Khoa Khue Castle with a construction cost of nearly 50 billion VND

The decorative motifs, large or small, are meticulously elaborated by the owner to increase the appearance of the castle

The interior of Lan Khoa Khue castle

The castle is still open but when the door is called, no one inside comes out

The castle was built in the European style. Inside this castle, there are dining rooms with a capacity of about 60-70 people, an exhibition of antiquities, rooms for servants and the same way of life as in the palace of kings…

2 years to build a castle for my parents

Not far from Lan Khoa Khue castle is the castle of Mrs. Rung’s house. Sharing with us, Ms. Rung said, the house was built in 2019, more than 2 years to complete.

The house consists of 3 floors, 7 rooms. Since the beginning of construction, 20 workers have worked continuously for 2 years to finish this house.

The castle of Mrs. Rung’s family

Ms. Rung said, the house is a gift that the second son gave to her and her husband. However, she has not used it yet due to joint pain in her legs and cannot walk in a house that is too large.

Talking about her son, Ms. Rung could not help but be moved. “In the village, I worked as a woodworker, but I worked in the fields, my husband worked as a builder. The eldest son also followed his father’s profession, and the second son, after serving in the military, also went to the South to work as a construction worker.

At that time, because he did not have a wife, I often asked about his work and business, but he hid it from me,” said Ms. Rung.

20 workers worked continuously for 2 years to finish this house

The house has 7 rooms, including a karaoke room built separately for more than 1 month, the owner has to go to Hanoi to hire workers to work.

Mrs. Rung couldn’t help but be moved when she told about the house built by her second son

Ms. Rung continued: “In 2019, the second son returned to his hometown, slapped the pond and told him to catch fish. I also said that ‘there are no fish’ in the pond, but he still slapped. A week later, he brought the brothers and the machine back. level the ground and then down to the foundation.

My son hid, did not tell me his intention to build a house, when I asked, he said ‘I have discussed it with my father’ to surprise me. When my relatives asked me, I was still surprised because the house was so big. If I knew how to build such a big house, I would not have done it because I left a place to raise pigs and chickens. Fill the pond, I can’t find a place to feed it”.

Open the door of this castle and you can see other castles in the village

Ms. Rung confided, until now when the house has been completed, she still does not know the cost because her son still hides from his father and mother.

“After that, my son also shared, building a big house for his parents to live less hard, but I’m over 50 and I don’t need a big house. If I did, let me stay in the house below to move around. easy,” added Ms. Rung.

Ms. Rung also added that, after completing the house, her children made nearly a hundred trays of food, inviting all the people in the village to join in the fun.

Pictures of other billion-dollar castles in the “castle village”

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