Chapter 218: Is it as easy as turning on electricity?
When Shao Hongmei and her colleagues found Zhou Yong, he was negotiating with the staff of the County Electric Power Bureau and the Hongqi Commune Power Supply Station about power supply.
"When will Captain Zhou be done with his work?"
Brother Shao Hongmei had been waiting for more than an hour, and Zhou Yong was still talking to the people from the Electricity Bureau.
Because they were waiting outside the office, they didn't know what Zhou Yong and his friends were talking about.
Shao Hongmei leaned over and looked into the office: "Brother, don't be anxious. Can't you see Zhou Yong is busy? He is talking about work. We just need to wait for a while..."
Zhou Yong is usually very busy, so it's great to be able to find him in the brigade. Shao Hongmei's elder brother and sister-in-law were not aware of this, but she was clear about it.
They waited for more than half an hour, and Zhou Yong prepared to take the staff of the Electricity Bureau and the Power Supply Station to the new rural area to measure the total number of meters of electrical wires required.
"Zhou Yong, I have something to talk to you about."
Zhou Yong greeted the staff members of the two units and asked Li Hongjun to go first with them, and he went towards Shao Hongmei.
"Sister-in-law, do you have something to ask me?"
As Zhou Yong said this, his eyes lightly swept across the reserved expressions of Shao Hongmei's brother and sister-in-law.
Shao Hongmei knew he was busy, so she chose to make it short.
Zhou Yong raised his wrist to check the time on his watch: "Sister-in-law, why are you looking for me for this matter? Although I have a good relationship with Sun Qing, you have to understand that as a friend, I can't interfere in other people's marriage affairs..."
Sun Qing told Zhou Yong that he wanted to divorce Shao Wenjing.
At that time, Zhou Yong also advised Sun Qing that due to their different values and Shao Wenjing's excessive behavior in recent years, their marriage could no longer be maintained.
After all, everyone has witnessed what Shao Wenjing has done over the years. He just wants to live a peaceful life and only wants to find a job.
The reason why Sun Qing opposed her coming out to work was that there was no one to take care of the child and Shao Wenjing was too selfish. Accountant Sun once said that if someone like her came out to work, she would not only fail to make friends with anyone, but would also offend her colleagues.
With Accountant Sun's words in mind, Sun Qing didn't dare to let Shao Wenjing go out to work. The couple had been arguing over these issues for years.
The Sun family had long been fed up with Shao Wenjing, and many people in the village said that she did not appreciate what she had.
Now, Shao Wenjing forced Sun Qing to choose to divorce. We can only say that no one else can be blamed for this.
Shao Hongmei sighed after hearing what Zhou Yong said: "I understand what you said, but they are divorced, what will Xiaojing do in the future..."
Besides, they have four children and the family hasn't broken up yet. If Shao Wenjing gets divorced, she will be criticized if she returns to her parents' home.
Zhou Yong glanced at Shao Wenjing's parents, then looked at Shao Hongmei.
"Sister-in-law, I really can't help you with this matter, please look for someone else!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Yong left. Shao Wenjing's parents panicked and asked Shao Hongmei what to do.
"What else can we do? Let's go home first and we'll think about it."
The children are about to finish school, and Shao Hongmei has to go home to cook.
Zhou Yong caught up with the people from the Electricity Bureau and the Power Supply Station, and they soon arrived at the new countryside.
After more than three hours of measurement, the total number of meters of wires was calculated.
The budget for electricity costs is 45,000 yuan, of which the electric poles will be provided by the Huaixi Village Brigade.
When Li Hongjun heard the budget, he opened his mouth in surprise and said dryly, "Why is there so much money?"
The comrades from the power supply station took over the call and said that electricity resources are tight nowadays, so the cost of electricity is relatively high. It is precisely because of this that, except for the communes and the county seat, no village in Qingmu County has electricity.
Li Hongjun said "oh" and looked at Zhou Yong who was silent.
The staff of the Electricity Bureau said: "Your village has paid the budget for electricity supply, so we can reserve the wires for you..."
After the deal was settled and the staff from the Electricity Bureau and the Power Supply Station left, Li Hongjun couldn't help but ask Zhou Yong: "How are we going to pay the budget?"
Zhou Yong was very worried about money. Privately, let alone 40,000 or 50,000 yuan, even 100,000 or 200,000 yuan was nothing to him.
He could pay for the brigade out of his own pocket, but the problem was how to get the money from secret to public?
Without a proper reason or excuse, he is likely to get himself into trouble.
Zhou Yong thought about these things. He glanced at Li Hongjun and said, "Can you think of a solution?"
Li Hongjun scratched his head, and the two of them walked back while talking.
When they entered the village, some villagers saw the two of them and came to greet them.
"Captain Zhou, is our village going to have electricity?"
Ever since the power supply review was passed, every household has been looking forward to having electricity as soon as possible.
Many families even secretly used their connections to ask for purchase tickets for televisions, just waiting for the electricity to be connected so that they could buy the televisions home as soon as possible.
Zhou Yong looked at the villagers' expectant eyes and smiled bitterly in his heart.
Li Hongjun took over the conversation: "Is it that easy to get electricity?"
"What's wrong? Are you having trouble?"
Li Hongjun sighed: "It costs 45,000 yuan to get electricity, and the brigade doesn't have that much money in its account..."
When the villagers heard this, they thought for a few seconds and said, "How about raising funds? Just like when we build a house..."
If every household contributes some money to get electricity, and the production team also contributes some money, the villagers think that this way, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?
Zhou Yong thought about this matter. When the new countryside was built, each household received 200 yuan, and then everyone was asked to pay for the electricity. If someone uses these two things to make a fuss in the future, the village cadres of Huaixi Village will be suspected of exploiting the villagers.
After all, it is not easy for anyone to save money, and the brigade cannot just put its hands into the villagers' pockets.
After chatting with the villagers for a while, Zhou Yong and Li Hongjun continued to head towards the brigade.
After entering the office, Zhou Yong and Li Hongjun stared at each other.
"If it doesn't work, just raise funds!"
Zhou Yong raised his eyebrows: "No."
The path of raising funds is absolutely not an option, otherwise it will bring irreparable consequences to Li Baotian.
Li Hongjun scratched his head: "What should we do?"
Zhou Yong frowned slightly. He had money, but the key was how to transfer the money to the brigade account.
His silence made Li Hongjun sigh again.
"Take your time to think about it. I'll go back to the Public Security Brigade to check."
Zhou Yong nodded, and Li Hongjun got up and left. He frowned and fell into thought.
Zhou Yong hadn't thought of a good solution until he got off work. After locking the office door, he and Li Baotian went to the grocery store.
There was no soy sauce at home, so Zhang Guifang asked Li Baotian to get a bottle of soy sauce after get off work.
After buying soy sauce, the father-in-law and son-in-law walked home leisurely. Li Baotian talked about who would serve as the director of the women's department.
Zhou Yong got a headache whenever this issue was mentioned. Last time, because of Shao Wenjing, the matter was shelved until now. But the Huaixi Village Brigade must eventually elect a women's director, otherwise he would not be able to explain to Xu Jianmin.
This is only possible because Xu Jianmin is the commune secretary. If it were someone else, how could they allow the Huaixi Village Brigade to keep delaying matters?
Zhou Yong paused: "Dad, do you have a suitable candidate?"
Li Baotian glared: "Where do I get any candidates?"
Zhou Yong looked forward and Zhou Ling's figure came into his sight.
"Dad, what do you think of Zhou Ling?"
Li Baotian looked at Zhou Ling who was walking towards them: "That's a girl!"
Zhou Yong looked at the emotional Li Baotian: "Dad, I know she is my sister. Do you think she can be qualified for the position of director of women's affairs?"
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