Chapter 388 You Are a Miser
After Zhou Yong watched Zhang Dalong leave, he fell into deep thought.
He turned and looked at Sun Qing with a questioning look in his eyes.
"What do you think about this?"
Sun Qing put down the pen in his hand, gently raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows, as if thinking about how to answer.
"As far as I know, many families are having conflicts over housing issues."
Sun Qing spoke slowly, a hint of heaviness in his voice.
When building new villages, many people only considered immediate needs, so some families of seven or eight people lived together in a crowded space.
However, as time goes by, the population continues to increase due to marriage and childbirth. Now some families with more than ten or twenty people can only live in three and a half rooms.
Not only is there a lack of privacy, but it also brings inconvenience to each other's lives.
Sun Qing paused, and then continued, "If everyone was poor, there might not be so many conflicts. But the problem is that now everyone has savings, and everyone wants to have their own living space. Over time, conflicts and contradictions are inevitable."
After listening to Sun Qing's words, Zhou Yong fell into deeper thought.
Gradually he realized that the housing problem is not just a simple living need, but also a complex issue involving interpersonal relationships, family conflicts and village stability.
This problem needs to be taken seriously and resolved, otherwise it will bring greater hidden dangers to the village.
Zhou Yong had some thoughts in mind, and Sun Qing said, "Let's not talk about other families first, let's talk about my family. My children are growing up, and I don't know how to solve the problem of housing when I get married in the future..."
At first, Sun Qing intended to buy a house, but Shao Wenjing refused to go ahead. Now that the child has grown up, the couple is worried about their child's future marriage.
After all, things are different now than before. Few brothers are willing to live together, but there is no house, so some things give Sun Qing a headache.
Zhou Yong frowned slightly: "Why didn't you tell me about these things before?"
Sun Qing smiled bitterly and said, "You're like a spinning top every day. How can I have the nerve to cause you any more trouble?"
Zhou Yong pursed his lips and said, "When they all come back, we will have a meeting to discuss the housing issue..."
Sun Qing was very happy when he heard this. Zhou Yong turned around and got busy with his work.
The village cadres came back one after another at 9:30. When Zhou Yong saw that everyone was there, he immediately convened a meeting.
Building houses privately will damage the overall environment of the village, so Zhou Yong proposed to build buildings in the village.
The reason why Zhou Yong made this suggestion is mainly because the land area for building the new village is limited. If we still build bungalows, we can only build seventy or eighty houses at most.
If we only build this number of houses, there will not be enough to distribute based on the current population.
Zhou Yong's proposal was recognized by everyone, but the high cost of building a building made whether the villagers would agree to it a topic of discussion.
Everyone argued about it but there was no conclusion. Some people thought that most villagers could accept it, while some villagers thought that the price was too much higher than that of a bungalow and the villagers would definitely not be willing to buy it.
Zhou Yong listened to the topic they were discussing. Sun Qing cleared his throat, drawing everyone's attention.
"How about this? We do a field survey and listen to the villagers' opinions. What do you think?"
There is no point in continuing to argue, it is better to solve the problem through action.
Zhou Yong thought Sun Qing’s proposal was good, and the others kept nodding.
After a while, people returned to their workstations in groups of two or three, sorting out their work notes.
Li Hongjun said: "Village head, our brigade's office is too crowded. Can you improve the working environment for everyone?"
It's fine for more than ten people to squeeze into one room to work, but the problem is that sometimes if they don't pay attention to what's in front of them when walking, it's easy for two people to bump into each other.
Zhou Yong smiled and said: "As long as there is money in the brigade account, these problems can be easily solved..."
When everyone heard this, they cheered.
After chatting for a while, it was time to get off work. In the afternoon, Zhou Yong and Sun Qing went to the water company.
Coming out of the water company, Sun Qing frowned: "Brother Zhou, the cost of opening the tap water is too high. It would be better to dig a few more wells!"
Zhou Yong glanced at Sun Qing and said, "After installing the tap water system, every household will have access to water. They no longer have to queue up to fetch water..."
Sun Qing pursed his lips and said: "It is convenient to use water, but the key is that the money is also spent."
Zhou Yong didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You are just a miser. You can only make money but not spend it."
Sun Qing sighed: "More than 40,000 yuan? I feel so sad just thinking about it."
Zhou Yong emphasized: "People should enjoy the beauty of life to the fullest. This is the original intention of working hard to make money. If you only know how to save money but not how to enjoy it, what is the meaning of making money?"
Sun Qing looked at him and said, "You are right, right?"
Zhou Yong smiled, and the two of them returned to the village while talking.
The next morning, Zhou Yong carefully reviewed the survey results and found that the ideal housing price in the minds of most villagers is less than 1,000 yuan. Of course, if the project dividends are large, most villagers said that they would be able to accept a higher housing price.
Zhou Yong raised his hand and pinched his brows: "It seems that the people in our village, even if they are rich, are all very rational..."
The villagers of Huaixi Village do not spend recklessly just because they are rich, because many of them have come from poor days and they all know the importance of saving some money.
Li Hongjun echoed: "Who doesn't have to save some money to survive? And during this visit, many people were talking about how if they made a lot of money from the project dividends this year, they would have to raise money for the brigade next year..."
Zhou Yong did not object to the villagers doing this. After all, no matter how much money the brigade made, he could not put it into his own pocket. So why not let the villagers become richer and richer?
Recently, Huaixi Village started digging sewer pipes, which took more than three months. By late October, every household in Huaixi Village had access to tap water.
With running water, Zhou Yong bought a washing machine for his home without hesitation, and this action quickly caused a sensation in the village.
Seeing this, Li Hongjun bought a washing machine without being outdone. His action seemed to become a catalyst for the villagers to buy washing machines.
Soon after, the entire Huaixi Village was caught up in a craze for buying washing machines.
Every household hopes to take advantage of the convenience brought by tap water to make their clothes cleaner and tidier.
This trend not only changed the villagers' lifestyle, but also became a microcosm of the development and progress of Huaixi Village.
Time has unknowingly entered December, all projects have been completed, and the final payment for the projects has been received one after another.
The villagers were all looking forward to it, wanting to know how much money they had earned from their investment.
Not to mention Li Caiyun and Zhang Guifang. The finance department was converting everyone's dividend money, while the mother and daughter were keeping an eye on Zhou Yong.
"I don't ask for a specific amount of money, but I think you should know how much you earn, right?"
Zhou Yong was very troubled. To be honest, he had never done the math on this matter.
After all, the project funds have not yet been received, so it would be useless even if Zhou Yong calculated it. He simply stopped thinking about it and focused his energy on other things.
Without waiting for Zhou Yong to answer Li Caiyun, Zhang Guifang said, "As long as your mom and dad can make 500 yuan from their investment, that's fine..."
Zhang Guifang is not greedy. She would be very satisfied if she invested 5,000 yuan and got a return of 500 yuan.
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