Chapter 119 Let's Keep a Low Profile

When they got to the side, An Zhixia smiled and reported the specific number to the village chief.

The village chief silently read out the amount: 30,500 yuan plus 45,000 yuan for the watermelon, a total of 75,500 yuan. He had never seen so much money at once in his life.

For a moment, he didn't know whether he should take the passbook. "This, this much money is going to be distributed to the members?"

An Zhixia smiled and said, "Village Chief, we only have 500 mu of paddy fields to raise fish this year, and we have a bumper harvest. We have to continue raising fish next year, and we have to expand the scale. There are 2,000 mu of paddy fields in our village, and the money just to buy fish fry and loach fry is more than 40,000.

Moreover, our village can become prosperous earlier than other villages. We must seize this opportunity and move forward step by step.

The commune can build a primary school for the village for free, but the brick factory is so small, and the commune has 36 villages. Even if four villages build a primary school, there will be six primary schools. We don’t know when we can get the bricks. And it may not be built in our village.”

"What you mean is," the village chief was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and said, "We should advance the funds and buy bricks to build a primary school in our own village, and then distribute it to the members to make up for it when it's our turn?"

"Yes, we cannot neglect the education of our children. Even if things get chaotic outside, we must recognize that knowledge can change our destiny."

"Yes, as long as it concerns the future of children, all of us in the village can wholeheartedly support this decision," the village chief smiled and nodded repeatedly, took the passbook and said, "I will withdraw the money tomorrow, 30,500 is your proceeds, and the rest will be used to build the school."

As he was talking, he waved to Fang Yuan, and when the other person came up to him, he told him about his plan to build a school, "Yuanzi, you are knowledgeable, can you help us design the primary school first? I will go back and call a mobilization meeting for the whole village to listen to everyone's opinions. If there are no accidents, we will use 30,000 yuan to build a primary school, and we will build it if we want to!"

Fang Yuan responded without even looking at An Zhixia, and went back to his work.

The village chief carefully packed up the passbook, said goodbye to An Zhixia, and continued to devote himself to the brick-making cause with the others.

When it got dark, everyone dragged their tired bodies and walked home, talking and laughing.

The loudspeaker in Hetang Village immediately sounded, summoning everyone to the square in front of the village committee to discuss matters.

Everyone drank water, washed their faces, and gathered together curiously.

The village chief took a photo of his passbook and happily shared the amount with everyone.

The villagers were so excited that they were about to blow the sky apart. Even the people in the neighboring villages could vaguely hear the noise, and some curious people could not help but come over to investigate.

An Zhixia stood beside the village chief and put her hand to her lips, "Stop it, stop it, let's keep a low profile."

Everyone laughed, their hearts were beating so fast, and an old lady couldn't bear the surprise and fainted. After a panic, she was fine, but she was too surprised.

The village chief appreciated everyone's hard work and began to talk about where the money would go.

When I heard that they didn't make a single cent, I would be lying if I didn't feel disappointed. But think about it, we have to buy fish and loach fry in order to have a bigger harvest next year, but the children's studies cannot be delayed either.

A good school will definitely attract good teachers. Look at how successful Director Xiao An is. He transformed the poor and backward Wuqi Commune into what it is today with his own efforts. They didn't get any money this year, but each of them got 200 kilograms more grain than in previous years. (Grain is paid once a year)

Even if the appraiser has gained experience and overestimates the amount of rice in the rice fields for fish farming next year, the increased late rice income and the fish and loaches in the fields will still allow them to make much more profit than this year.

The great man also said that to get rich, education must be the first priority. They are the Hetang Village Brigade, which is at the forefront of the Wuqi Commune. They must have a broad vision. This money should be spent, and not only should it be spent, but it must be spent freely!

The words of the village chief and their discussions with each other made every villager in Hetang Village firm in their ideas, which was quite refreshing and generous.

An Zhixia couldn't help but give them a thumbs up, took the microphone and praised them sincerely: "Fellow villagers, your decision is correct. This is not what I said, but the future will give you a satisfactory answer. Children, your parents and grandparents didn't ask for money, but built a new school for you. You should study hard and make your hometown more prosperous and beautiful in the future!"

Everyone clapped their hands, and were so excited that they signed up to build a school for their kids.

Cui Tianhao, Qi Yunlan and Chen Sike, who were hiding among the crowd, gnashed their teeth in hatred. Why were they being scolded and beaten like rats crossing the street, while An Zhixia was able to thrive in the commune and was welcomed by so many people?

It obviously wasn’t like this at the beginning!

It's not that they didn't use some tricks during this period, but the village, the farm and the brick factory were all guarded 24 hours a day, leaving no chance for anyone to get close, let alone take action.

An Zhixia goes to and from get off work on time every day, and there are always people along the way.

Because there are many new projects in the commune, the militias in each village are very busy, patrolling everywhere, and once they find strangers or people wandering around, they will go forward to check. Therefore, they cannot get external assistance.

However, as time goes by, things change, and they don’t believe that the An family brothers and sisters can always be so successful!

The next day, the village chief took the An brothers and sisters, Fang Yuan, Nie Yichang and Hang Xianglei to the county town. Nowadays, all the money is bundled together, and it is too conspicuous to keep a few thousand yuan at home. They are not the elderly in the village, and they have to keep the money themselves and take out a little from time to time to feel at ease. So the village chief transferred the money to their passbooks, leaving money for buying fish fry and loach fry, and the rest into new passbooks, ready to be handed over to the brick factory to exchange for green bricks.

Looking at the 1,800 yuan in the passbook, Nie Yichang's eyes widened. When he took the money, he didn't think about making money. It was just a simple help between friends, and he was prepared to lose it. Unexpectedly, in a few months, 400 yuan turned into 1,800 yuan!

"Sister, there is such a good thing to call brother!"

An Zhixia sneered: "No, the villagers have their own money to buy fish fry and loach fry, and they don't care about your thousand yuan."

Hang Xianglei patted Nie Yichang on the shoulder and said, "There is indeed no chance, but we get regular wages from the brick factory every month, which is much better than asking for money from our families before. Maybe when you go home for the New Year this year, you can buy a bunch of food and toys for your nephews and nieces."

Nie Yichang thought about it and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, I am now a salaried person. Every penny is earned through hard work. I can stand up straight!"

This made An Zhixia feel uncomfortable to continue to stab them. It was rare for these playboys to work hard, and she couldn't dampen their enthusiasm.

(End of this chapter)