owlsbooks 72. Chen Youcai's plan
72. Chen Youcai's plan
Coming home late, Chen Youcai went to bed late, and even got up half an hour late.
If it wasn't for the knocking on the courtyard door, he really wanted to sleep with his head covered until noon.
"Uncle Daqiang, come so early, is there anything urgent?"
Yawning all day long, he got up and went to open the door. The cool morning breeze made Chen Youcai's skin crawl all over.
He folded his arms, opened his sleepy eyes, and looked at Chen Daqiang outside the door with a red face, rather puzzled.
"You can still sleep, let me ask you, do you want someone to help you build an asphalt road for the village?"
Chen Daqiang stared at Chen Youcai, his voice was trembling.
"Ok?"
Chen Youcai was stunned, then scratched his forehead, and even woke up a little bit after dozing off.
"The horoscope hasn't been written yet... Hey, how do you know, Uncle Daqiang?"
"Everyone in the county has come down to notify, saying that Song Yiyi plans to donate an asphalt road to our Chenjia Village!"
Chen Daqiang laughed so hard that his mouth almost split to the ear, he grabbed Chen Youcai's shoulder.
"He also said that he would use your kid's name to build this road!"
"..."
Chen Youcai opened his eyes wide, and immediately became happy.
Facing Chen Daqiang's bright eyes, he felt a little embarrassed.
"Go, go, go in and talk to your dad!"
Hearing noises coming from the main room, maybe Chen Dazhuang got up too.
Chen Daqiang smiled brightly, and dragged Chen Youcai into the small courtyard.
"What, build a road? Chen Youcai asked someone to build an asphalt road for our village?"
In the main room, Chen Dazhuang was sitting in a wheelchair.
When Chen Daqiang finished talking to him excitedly, the latter was immediately stunned.
"I saved her a few times, and she said she would repay me."
"I was just joking, saying that we should build a road for our village, but I didn't expect people to take it seriously..."
Facing the eyes of the two, Chen Youcai had no choice but to bite the bullet and roughly explained the cause and effect.
Hearing this, Chen Dazhuang and Chen Daqiang were both taken aback.
"No, no, it's a good thing for you to save people, but what is it if you let them build roads?"
Chen Daqiang was silent for a while, shook his head, and said quite seriously: "I have also repaired roads before, so I probably know the price."
"Our village needs to be connected to the county road, at least seven or eight kilometers away. If we want to build an asphalt road, it will cost almost 200 million yuan!"
What, 200 million? !
Hearing this number, not only Chen Daqiang was taken aback, but Chen Youcai himself was also taken aback.
He thought that he would be able to get things done by spending hundreds of thousands of dollars... Right now he still has more than 26 in hand.
If the money is not enough, borrow some more from Song Yiyi and pay her back later.
But Chen Youcai never expected it.
The cost of the asphalt road is high, and it is simply impossible for him to pay for it on his own.
"..."
At this moment, Chen Youcai was also in trouble, he hesitated for a while, and still took out his phone.
"I'll call Song Yiyi to tell you that this road is still not repaired."
He said with a wry smile.
"How can we not fix it, what a great opportunity this is!"
Seeing that both father and son shook their heads, Chen Daqiang became impatient.
He hurriedly said: "I've inquired about it, Song Yiyi's family has a company, it seems to be called 'Nanling Pharmaceutical', they can afford the money!"
"No matter how rich they are, we can't threaten them with life-saving grace."
Chen Dazhuang still shook his head, and said in a deep voice, "Daqiang, I know that you, the village chief, sincerely want to do something good for the village."
"But it's not like that."
"Brother Dagui, let me tell you that you two are so inseparable!"
Chen Daqiang stomped his feet in anger, and said in a low voice, "Song Yiyi is the poverty alleviation cadre in our village, and Youcai saved her several times one after another."
"She wants to build a road for the village. First, she can repay her kindness, and second, it is her own achievement, which can be recorded in the file in the future."
"And this matter has been reported at all levels, and the county has issued a notice, asking our village to fully cooperate with other people's work."
"I'm here to tell you, not to discuss with you!"
Hearing this, Chen Dazhuang and Chen Youcai looked at each other in blank dismay, and reported everything they dared to do to the relevant department.
The opinions of their father and son are irrelevant at all now... Chen Dazhuang glared at Chen Youcai, who smiled sarcastically, feeling a little guilty.
"Well, I'm leaving first, and I have to go door-to-door to notify."
"When the engineering team comes, we can't sit still, we have to help others."
Chen Daqiang finished speaking quickly, and left excitedly, leaving the father and son in the main room staring wide-eyed.
"Why didn't you tell me about this first?"
Chen Dazhuang was a little angry, but after thinking about it, Chen Youcai was doing it for Chenjiacun.
With a complicated expression, he stared at Chen Youcai and asked in a low voice.
"I was just joking with Song Yiyi at the time, but who would have known that she would actually go to work..."
"I originally planned to pay for it myself and build roads for the village."
Chen Youcai smiled bitterly and said, "Dad, didn't I get a bonus of 25 yuan before? Many people know that our family is rich."
"A lot of people come to borrow money these days, right?"
"...Your uncle's family called me just the day before yesterday, saying that the family wanted to renovate and asked me to borrow [-]."
Chen Dazhuang's expression was relaxed, and he said in a low voice, "You want to use this money to build roads?"
"Yeah, I keep the money in my hand, maybe something will happen, so I might as well donate it to build roads."
Chen Youcai smiled and said, "Anyway, I do odd jobs in Zhangjia Town, and I can earn 300 yuan a night."
"There is also a part-time job in the hospital, and there are six hundred a month, plus the corn in the field, it is enough for us and my father to eat and drink."
He didn't actually finish his sentence.
If you really want to calculate it carefully, Chen Youcai still has a job as an honorary consultant at the Nanling Zoo, with a stable monthly income of 6000 yuan.
The bonus of 25 was made known to everyone, and it was like a hot potato in the hands.
Over time, it will inevitably attract the attention of people with ulterior motives.
The so-called wealth is not exposed, since it is exposed, it is natural to find a way to solve this hidden danger.
You know, Chen Youcai is busy all day long, either working part-time in the health center or doing odd jobs in Zhangjia Town.
Only the father who is paralyzed is left in the family, and Aunt Xu who can help is also a woman.
If something really happened to this, it would be worth the candle.
Of course, Chen Youcai also had some selfish intentions.
After all, the meritorious task of repairing the roads of Chenjia Village has been triggered, and it has been completed automatically for the first time.
Chen Youcai also doesn't know if the merit book will be turned upside down if the road is not repaired, and the merit points and good values will be taken back...
He also didn't want to cause trouble.
Road construction is also a great thing. It can benefit the neighbors and complete the mission of virtue. Why not do it?
"You earned this money, and I have no objection to how you want to use it."
Chen Dazhuang also laughed, and nodded in relief: "You are right, this windfall is too eye-catching."
"Donate it to build roads, and you can stop other people's mouths."
While the father and son were talking, the old man's phone in Chen Youcai's trouser pocket buzzed and vibrated.
He took it out and looked, and couldn't help being startled, the caller ID turned out to be "Song Yiyi"!