Chapter 495: Distributing Money
Early the next morning, Xiao Siqi woke up early, and he was not in the habit of staying in bed.
Su Ying also got up very early. She had to go to school, and the school was not on holiday yet.
At this time, Su Ying had taken the little guy out and washed his face before returning to the bedroom to feed him.
It was like this every morning. After Su Ying got up, she would make her son eat well before going to school.
Because she was afraid that her son would be hungry at home, Teacher Su, who used to not come back until school was over, now sneaks home whenever she has no classes.
"Zhang An, wake up. I'll give you my son. I have to go to class."
Su Ying waited until her son was full, then took Zhang An, who was still asleep. Get lucky.
"Okay, give me my son, you go."
On a cold winter morning, Zhang An didn't really want to get out of the warm bed.
So she took her son from Su Ying, opened the quilt and put little Siqi in.
“Come on, son, we won’t get up to play in such a cold weather. How about we sleep comfortably in bed.”
Zhang An held little Siqi in his arms. , the thin and warm silk was wrapped around the father and son, leaving only the little guy's little face outside.
Little Siqi woke up after sleeping all night, and was escorted back into the quilt by Zhang An. However, he did not make a fuss, but lay obediently next to his father, grinning.
Maybe the little guy likes Zhang An as his father. He smiles every time Zhang An is around.
I hope it will be the same when I grow up, and I won’t start howling after being beaten by Zhang An for being naughty.
"Since you laughed, I'll take it as your consent. Come, say goodbye to mom, and let's go back to sleep."
Zhang An grabbed his son's little hand and moved toward Su Ying waved a few times, and then Su Ying took off.
I slept until about eight o'clock, and my comfortable sleep was interrupted by Wang Fang.
"Xiao An, get up soon. It's almost nine o'clock. Come and have a meeting in the village. Your father is not at home today, so you have to go."
When Wang Fang saw that little Siqi was awake, she took the little guy away from Zhang An's arms, then took out a small blanket and wrapped him tightly.
"What was my dad doing when he wasn't at home?"
Zhang An rubbed his eyes, a little curious as to why his dad was gone. There was nothing going on at home.
"Your third grandpa's family is going to the street to sell their cattle today. Come and ask your dad to follow and help negotiate the price."
The third grandpa Wang Fang is talking about is not Zhang. Grandpa An's third brother is an elder of their family with the surname Zhang. Speaking of which, he and Mr. Zhang are not cousins in the fifth server, but they are just a little far apart.
Their family has two oxen, one big and one one. The old ox has been raised at home for two or three years. The calf is the calf born by the old cow in the middle of this year.
Animals are very effective helpers for farmers in rural areas. Most people will not sell their livestock unless they are in trouble or under special circumstances.
Especially today's cattle, whether cattle or buffalo, are not like the cattle that were raised by people in later generations and sent to slaughterhouses to be killed for meat.
The reason why their family wants to sell the old scalper is because some time ago, their cow went crazy for some reason, and Zhang An’s mistress went to feed them grain and grass in the cow pen. At that moment, he suddenly turned red and pried towards the old man.
Fortunately, the old man's hands and feet were still nimble, and he reacted in time and closed the door in one fell swoop, so that he was not pried open.
Although the horns of the scalper are relatively short, the animal is very powerful, and the old man is very old. If he is pried, he may not be able to survive this year.
In rural areas, everyone values their animals more important than themselves, whether they are cows, horses, or dogs at home. But that is only for docile animals.
Once there is an animal to defend the owner, it will never be left behind.
Because as long as it happens once, there will be countless times in the future.
In the village, many cows, horses or dogs were sold for this reason, especially dogs. Most people are reluctant to sell their dogs.
But if it bites one of my own family members, I won’t be able to save the dog’s life even if Mr. Wang comes that day.
Since their old scalper raised its horns against the old man that day, it was destined that they would not be able to tolerate it in their home.
So, it will definitely be sold. No, within a few days, it will be sold in the bull market as soon as there is a market.
And when buying it, if the person is buying it to kill the meat, the owner will not say much, but if it is someone who wants to buy it back and raise it, the owner will give a reminder.
Having said that, there will be fewer people coming to see the cattle, and it will not be easy to sell them at a high price.
But this is an unwritten rule in the local livestock market, and everyone is willing to abide by it.
After all, if you sell, you will sell. When you sell, you hide it from others. When you buy it, others will hide it from you.
When buying and selling livestock, there are more than just buyers, sellers and brokers.
Both the buyer and the seller will bring some relatives and friends.
Don't talk about selling a cow, why do you need so many people to do it? More people can be of great use.
On the one hand, it can help to check the quality of the livestock, and the rest is to negotiate the price.
Don’t forget that before negotiating the price, everyone was polite to each other, but when it came to negotiating the price, everyone was merciless in their cuts.
At this time, the advantage of having more people appears, especially those who are eloquent, who may be able to raise the price more.
As for Zhang An, his father, although he usually doesn’t talk much, but when it comes to bargaining like this, his mouth is like a machine gun, full of momentum, and he is completely different from usual. .
He is well-known in the village for this, so every time someone in the village buys or sells livestock, they will come and ask him to go with them.
"Mom, why don't you go today? The village called everyone here today to give everyone money."
Zhang An said to his mother with a smile, because Wang Fang's favorite thing is to collect money. things.
Although her family is no longer the same as before, Wang Fang has always liked collecting money because she feels that the feeling of collecting money can reassure her and give her peace of mind.
"Distribute money? It has just entered the twelfth lunar month, what kind of money should be distributed?"
Wang Fang looked confused. After all, she did not know the plans of Zhang Jianwen and others.
And in the past, when the village distributed money, it was usually after the middle of the twelfth lunar month, and they were used to it.
"It's advanced this year. Do you still remember why my uncle came to see me yesterday? He was to take them to the city to get money, so I must have called everyone to collect money today." It’s not whether Zhang Jianwen wants to pay it out now. After all, the money has been withdrawn. If he doesn’t pay it out, he will have to keep it at home.
But with such a large sum of money, no matter which one of the three of them is placed in the house, some people will not be able to sleep at night. If it is stolen, it will be troublesome. .
So Zhang An knew without thinking that he must distribute the money today and hand it over to everyone so that they can sleep at night with peace of mind.
When Wang Fang heard this, her eyes immediately brightened, but after a moment, she decided not to go.
“Forget it, I’ll take care of everything at home, you can go alone.”
Although it feels good to get money, Wang Fang wants to take care of her eldest grandson at home. .
If the weather hadn't been too cold, she might have taken her grandson to get it.
Seeing that his mother didn’t want to go, Zhang An could only get up quickly, wash up and rush to the village.
When he arrived at the door of the village committee, he found that there were not many people coming, just a few dozen people.
Zhang An looked at the time and saw that it was eight forty-five, and it would be nine o'clock in ten minutes.
Maybe it’s because the weather is cold, so everyone wants to stay warm at home.
It’s in the village anyway, and it only takes a few minutes to walk out.
"Zhang An, come here and I will give you a task."
At this time, Zhang Jianwen came out of the office. When he saw Zhang An coming, he called him over.
"What's wrong, uncle, what's your mission?"
Zhang An ran up to Zhang Jianwen, looking like a yamen servant in a yamen.
"This is for you. When everyone arrives, you can call the names one by one and call them up."
Zhang Jianwen gave Zhang An a list of all the people in the village. The list of household heads, and the details of how much money they will get this time.
Because there is a lot of money distributed to everyone this time, and there are so many people, so you need to count carefully when passing hands.
This time Zhang Jianwen plans to take action personally, together with Huang and Zhao. After all, if you confirm a few times, you will be less likely to make mistakes.
Soon, at about 8:50, everyone came together in a bustling manner, and there were still people talking and laughing on the way.
But no one was late or absent. At nine o'clock, everyone was already waiting in the dam.
Zhang Jianwen looked at everyone coming and started to say a few words in a routine manner. After all, you have to have a reason for asking everyone to come over for a meeting.
"Don't worry, everyone. I'm not here to do any work with you this time. The Chinese New Year will be here in a few days. If you are happy with it, I won't be happy with it, hehe."
The people below When Zhang Jianwen said this, the whole room burst into laughter.
Although the weather is really cold, if they can get paid like the people who built the river embankment last time, they would like to have work every day, preferably until a few days before the New Year.
“Our village has developed very well this year. This is the result of everyone’s joint efforts. Next year, we will all be the same, keep working hard.”
“Okay. , let’s not talk too much. I called you all here today just to give you money for what you care about most.”
Before Zhang Jianwen finished speaking, everyone immediately heard the word “pay”. They exclaimed. In fact, like Wang Fang, they all thought that the village would not distribute the money until some time in the future. They never thought that it would be today.
This is a great event for everyone in the village, so when he saw everyone discussing happily, he did not say anything and waited until everyone was happy to finish.
“Before I distribute the money, let me explain a few things to you first.”
“Because what I want to distribute to you this time is not just the revenue of the village as in previous years. The second time is the wages for building river embankments. Because the number of people going to each family is different, the money they get is also different. So I hope that when you get the money, you won’t think why their family has so much and our family has so much. Less, think more about how many people are gone from other people’s homes while work is going on, and how many people are gone from your own home.”
“The money to be distributed in the village this year is 1,300 per household. Five, it takes us a total of forty-three construction days to build the river embankment. Thirty-five days for major work and twenty-five days for small work. Although we have calculated it in advance, you can also calculate it yourself to see the correct number. Incorrect.”
As soon as Zhang Jianwen finished speaking, the scene that was very lively just now suddenly fell silent and became silent. Only the annoying sound of crows on the top of the old tree in the distance could be heard.
Because this money is really too much, so much that it is beyond everyone’s imagination. After all, everyone was already satisfied with a few hundred yuan in the past.
There are more than a thousand that can be given out in the village alone. Originally they thought that a few hundred yuan would be the best, but they did not expect that so many were given out.
And among everyone present, no matter who is building the river embankment, at least two people go to work.
After calculating this, even the family with the least amount of money in the village can get thousands of dollars this time. This is a huge sum of money for everyone who is still limited to a few hundred yuan.
Of course, except Zhang An’s family, because their family only went to Zhang An.
"Uncle Village Chief, how about we pay less? With so much money, we can just pay some for the New Year, and keep the rest first. After all, we have to build a small courtyard next year, so we won’t keep any money in the village. Money is definitely not enough."
After a while, someone in the crowd reacted and said.
During this period, people have been coming to the village to rent a small courtyard, so everyone knows that the village will build a small courtyard next year.
After he said it, other people also agreed very much, unlike before, wanting to put the money in their own pockets first.
After all, they have been able to get money from the village every year in the past few years, so in their eyes, the village is now like an old hen laying golden eggs. No matter what Zhang Jianwen says, they are very supportive.
So after getting so much money now, they became a little uneasy, fearing that after taking the money, it would be gone next year.
They all know very well in their hearts whether a meal is full or a meal is full.
Everyone hopes that Zhang Jianwen will pay less and keep the money until he can make money in the future.
“Hahaha, you don’t need to tell me this. We have already reserved enough money, so you can take it with confidence. Although God will not give you face this year, we will have a good year.”
Zhang Jianwen smiled and said to everyone.
In fact, they originally agreed to give everyone not only this little money, but at least twice as much. After all, the village made more money this year than last year.
But after the river embankment was repaired, they calculated the wages and found that everyone could get so much money.
So just half of the dividends that were originally going to be paid out will be paid out, and the remaining half will be reserved until next year to build a small courtyard. This way, there is no need to wait until the rent is collected later in the year before construction can start.
(End of this chapter)