Chapter 416 Didn’t You Say You Would Never Come to My House Again?
Next year, Huaixi Village will expand the brigade office area, solve the villagers' housing problem, do greening, open a beer factory, and set up a transportation fleet, etc...
After listening to Zhou Yong's work plan, Old Lu started to act like a rogue.
"Brother Zhou, how about this? You can lend me the money for the car purchase first, and as soon as the money arrives from the finance department, I will return the money to you immediately..."
Zhou Yong glanced at Lao Lu, and his eyes couldn't help but glance at Li Ming who was working nearby.
He had already promised Li Ming that he would set up a transportation fleet for him once the project funds came back.
Therefore, after receiving the project payment, Zhou Yong immediately booked ten large trucks, paid the deposit, and would pick up the trucks after the Chinese New Year.
This is not only Zhou Yong fulfilling his promise, but also a recognition of Li Ming's work.
In order to develop the vegetable greenhouse base, Li Ming went on a business trip for more than a month this summer, and the business more than doubled. If Zhou Yong speaks out of turn, it will affect Li Ming's subsequent work arrangements.
After weighing the pros and cons, Zhou Yong thought that he could not touch the money for the car purchase, but what about Old Lu?
Zhou Yong frowned slightly and couldn't help but look at Lao Lu again. He picked up the big teacup and drank a sip of water, thinking: What should I do?
If he does not lend the money to Lao Lu, it will inevitably affect their relationship. If he lends the money to Lao Lu, it will affect Zhou Yong's future work.
Just when Zhou Yong was in a dilemma, Sun Qing cleared his throat and gave him a suggestion: "Village chief, you can borrow money from the villagers."
this?
If the brigade needs money, just tell any villager and they will lend it the money. But if Village Chief Lu needs money and can't pay it back, doesn't the brigade have to clean up for him?
what to do?
While Zhou Yong was thinking about these things, Lao Lu said, "Borrowing money from villagers? Isn't that inappropriate?"
A township government couldn't even come up with 200,000 yuan. Asking Zhou Yong to borrow money already made Lao Lu feel very embarrassed. If he borrowed money from the villagers, how could he come to Huaixi Village in the future?
Sun Qing looked at Mayor Lu and said, "Although it is very embarrassing to ask villagers for money, it is better than hiding from debt collectors.
Besides, if Village Chief Lu feels bad about it, he can just pay some symbolic interest to the villagers.
If that doesn’t work, the township government can also go to the bank for a loan…”
The township government has a lot of assets and can definitely apply for a loan for emergency use, but time does not allow Old Lu to do so.
Sun Qing's words made Old Lu silent. The wealthy Li Hongjun said, "Village Chief Lu, I can get you 50,000 yuan. I don't need to pay interest, but I want to use this money for the brigade project after the New Year. Just don't delay my work, and you can use the money..."
Since Lao Lu feels embarrassed to ask the villagers to borrow money, what about the village cadres raising 200,000 yuan for him?
No, we don’t need 200,000 yuan. Just 150,000 yuan will be enough, because the Huaixi Village Brigade has 50,000 yuan in its account.
Without waiting for Old Lu to respond, Li Ming sighed, with a hint of helplessness in his tone: "Village Chief Lu, I can personally raise 30,000 for you..."
Mayor Lu started to pay for the car, which made him feel a little irritated and uneasy.
Although Zhou Yong has not yet agreed to the loan, he is full of worries.
Li Ming was afraid that Zhou Yong would eventually be persuaded by Village Chief Lu, so he lent the money for the car purchase to Old Lu as an emergency measure.
Once this happens, things may develop beyond his control.
It would be best if Lao Lu could pay back the money on time. If he can't, then the plan to set up the entire transport fleet may be ruined.
For Li Ming, this not only means that all his previous efforts will go to waste, but it is also likely to have an immeasurable impact on his reputation.
Therefore, although Li Ming was not willing to interfere too much in the matter, he decided to do his best to raise 30,000 yuan for Mayor Lu.
He hopes that in this way, he can not only solve the urgent problem of Mayor Lu, but also ensure that the plan to establish a transport fleet will not be affected.
After hearing what Li Ming and Li Hongjun said, Old Lu's face turned red.
Old Lu was very familiar with the situation of the Huaixi Village Brigade. He knew that he had given Zhou Yong a difficult task, otherwise the village cadres would not have extended a helping hand one by one.
Just when Old Lu was feeling extremely ashamed, Zhao Min coughed a few times, attracting everyone's attention to him.
"Village Chief Lu, I'll lend you another 30,000 yuan."
After Zhao Min finished speaking, although Sun Qing was somewhat reluctant, he still promised Lao Lu 30,000 yuan. His starting point was to ensure that the development of the village would not be delayed.
In the blink of an eye, 190,000 yuan was raised, and the remaining 10,000 yuan came from Zhou Yong's own pocket.
Old Lu looked at all of them. While he was impressed by the wealth of the villagers in Huaixi Village, he also felt that each of them was very righteous.
In fact, everyone was not being righteous towards Old Lu, they just didn't want to see Zhou Yong being caught in the middle and being embarrassed.
Now that the money issue was settled, Old Lu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
And he made a promise that it would not delay our financing next year.
Old Lu was in urgent need of money, so after the deal was settled, those who had agreed to lend him money got up and left one by one.
Seeing Zhou Yong coming back at around nine o'clock, Li Caiyun asked in confusion, "Is the team so idle today?"
Zhou Yong looked at his wife and told her about Old Lu.
After hearing this, Li Caiyun said nothing. She went into the house and took out the passbook from home.
"Don't you have enough cash at home for 10,000 yuan?"
It is true that Zhou Yong is the head of the family, but his family does not manage the money.
Li Caiyun looked at him and said, "There is only one thousand yuan in cash at home, and I saved the rest..."
Zhou Yong took the passbook and then went to the Hongqi Township Savings Bank.
When he came to withdraw the money, he met Li Ming, Li Hongjun and Zhao Min on the road.
The four of them smiled at each other when they met, with helplessness in their eyes.
The savings bank in Hongqi Township is more like one built for the villagers of Huaixi Village, because 80% of the savings bank's customers come from Huaixi Village.
Zhou Yong withdrew 10,000 yuan, Li Hongjun withdrew 20,000 yuan, and Li Ming and Zhao Min each withdrew only 10,000 yuan.
The four of them rode their bicycles back to the village, took the money from home, and then went to the brigade one by one.
The moment Lao Lu received the 200,000 yuan, he couldn't help but have tears in his eyes.
After seeing off Old Lu, Zhou Yong and his team returned to the office. When they entered the room, Li Ming sighed, "It's not easy for Village Chief Lu. For the sake of his job, he had to give up his dignity and beg for money from everywhere..."
Old Lu wanted to develop Hongqi Township, but the county finances were insufficient, so he could only use his connections to get things done one by one.
It can be said that Lao Lu is a good village head and an even better cadre. However, the country is not rich at present and is constantly carrying out various urban construction projects, so there is simply no money to invest in various towns and villages.
Li Ming's words were echoed by everyone. Zhou Yong sat down quietly, picked up the big teapot and drank some water.
It started snowing heavily around three o'clock in the afternoon. Zhou Yong had a headache, so he went home early.
Li Caiyun gave him two painkillers. Zhou Yong took them and went back to the bedroom to take a nap.
It was around six o'clock in the evening, when it was already dark, a stranger came to the Li family.
"Is Village Chief Zhou at home?"
Zhou Yong heard someone looking for him and walked out of the bedroom. He frowned slightly and looked at the other person: "Who are you?"
The other person raised his mouth corners and smiled: "I am Director Cheng's colleague. Director Cheng asked me to bring a message to Village Chief Zhou..."
After a while, Zhou Yong got into Cheng Zhigang's car. He was a little speechless: "Didn't you say you would never come to my house again?"
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