Zhou Jianzhong nodded. One thousand yuan per person, two thousand yuan for two people. This amount of money is not too much. Before, he had thought about giving some compensation and tentatively suggested that each person receive a subsidy of five hundred yuan, but the two of them refused outright.
They said it wasn't about money at all, but about their affection for the students and their passion for education. As they said this, Zhou Jianzhong could still tell what they were really thinking. They could tell the difference between being full at one meal and being well-fed at another.
Moreover, the contract teachers who come here are paid 1,000 yuan a month, and that's what they're after. So when Zhou Jianzhong was negotiating, he didn't raise the price any further, because raising it any further would be pointless. If the amount was too high, the village couldn't afford it; if the amount was too low, there was no need to mention it.
Are there any others?
"What else? It's about this matter. I brought it up myself, and the two teachers are very understanding." Li Xiuyuan put down his work, looked at Zhou Jianzhong, and prepared to teach him how to do grassroots work.
Being a village cadre isn't easy. Back when everyone ate from the same pot, village cadres controlled all the means of production, wielded great authority, and kept their word. But after the implementation of the household contract responsibility system, things changed. Villagers no longer had the power to control the means of production; they farmed their own land and lived their own lives, so village cadres had much less power.
Now that agricultural tax has been abolished, village officials have a much harder time. If there are some businesses in the village, it's not so bad, but if the village doesn't have any businesses and relies solely on agriculture, then their power is really quite limited.
The competence of village officials is also declining. Those who are capable have gone out to work and are unwilling to stay in the village. If there are no special circumstances, things are fine and everything proceeds as usual.
When problems arise, especially those involving projects, the village cadres' lack of competence becomes apparent.
However, just as Li Xiuyuan was about to share some experience with Zhou Jianzhong, his phone rang. It was Zhang Yaozong calling to say that Qi Weihua had arrived.
Li Xiuyuan lost interest and waved his hand at Zhou Jianzhong, saying, "Go ahead and get busy."
After Zhou Jianzhong left, Li Xiuyuan answered the phone, as it was inconvenient to talk with Zhou Jianzhong present.
On the phone, Zhang Yaozong said that Qi Weihua had already arrived in Meilin Village. Li Xiuyuan was a little confused. Wasn't he supposed to come in the afternoon? Why did he arrive in the morning?
Zhang Yaozong couldn't explain it either, but Li Xiuyuan nodded to indicate that he understood.
After hanging up the phone, Li Xiuyuan didn't get up to see Qi Weihua immediately. Instead, he decided to wait. He knew as soon as Qi Weihua arrived in the village. What was this? It was as if he was monitoring Qi Weihua's every move.
If I wait a while and then go over there, it will show that I received the message. After all, I was in Meilin Village, but Qi Weihua, the head of the town's armed forces department, came. If I didn't receive any message, no one would believe me.
When I go there later, I won't be keeping an eye on the other party's whereabouts, but rather going to check on them when I know they've arrived, as a way of giving Qi Weihua face.
The difference between the two experiences is completely different.
A large part of the reason why Li Xiuyuan has been able to get to where he is today is that he pays attention to these details.
However, just after hanging up the phone, Li Xiuyuan's phone rang again. When Li Xiuyuan picked it up, he saw that it was Qi Weihua calling. Li Xiuyuan did not answer immediately, but instead took the time to think about the purpose of Qi Weihua's call. Should he say that he knew Qi Weihua was there, or pretend that he did not know?
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