When Zhang Tiantian and Gu Ranran woke up, it was already ten o'clock in the morning. The first thing they saw was the notes left for them by Lu Jiang and Lu Hai.
"Breakfast is warming in the kitchen, so you don't have to come to work in the morning. We'll tell Uncle Li and we'll just drive."
"Tiantian, let's go have breakfast. I'm hungry."
"Ranran, you should get drunk less in the future. If you get drunk, you will have a headache when you wake up the next day."
"Okay then, we two have to supervise each other. Just a little tipsy is enough, but we can't get drunk."
Gu Ranran went to the kitchen and opened the lid of the pot first.
"Tiantian, come quickly. Lu Jiang and Lu Hai made us some lean meat porridge and buns. They look delicious. Come and help me with some. I can't carry it all by myself. I want to eat the buns in one hand and the lean meat porridge in the other."
Zhang Tiantian and Gu Ranran sat down to eat breakfast. Zhang Tiantian said as they ate, "Ranran, it was us two who talked about sponsoring the little girl's schooling yesterday. How about we start with our team?"
"Tiantian, school has already started for a month. Can the little girl still go to school?"
"Ranran, sure. There's a school in our brigade. There aren't many students, and most of them are boys. As long as you pay their tuition, they can go to school."
"Tiantian, these days it seems like girls have to work at home. Even if they pay their tuition, some families won't let them go to school and want them to stay at home and work."
"Ran Ran, the elementary school tuition is 4 yuan a year. How about we give 2 yuan for living expenses? And we're not giving it for free. This money must be spent on the little girl. Let's make a contract and have them sign it."
"Tiantian, this is great. We're a big team, so we'll go with your dad. We need to understand the general situation first so we can help more people."
"Ranran, sure. Let's just say we met a rich man while driving a truck and sponsored a little girl, and we'll go and ask for the spots."
"Tiantian, sure. We'll go back and do it tonight, and they can go to school after the autumn harvest."
"Ranran, let's write a contract first, and then we can just give it to them to sign."
"Tiantian, let's write together. It'll be quicker this way. We should finish about 30 copies. Let's write Party A first. What should I write as Party A's name?"
"Ran Ran, just write Mr. Zhang and Mr. Gu. We're going to start a company in the future. Party A, Mr. Zhang and Mr. Gu, are willing to sponsor girls who want to go to school but can't. But Party B must abide by the following terms, otherwise the sponsorship will be terminated.
First, only girls are funded, but the girls must want to go to school themselves, and their final grades must be passing each semester, otherwise the funding will be stopped.
Second, we will provide a 6 yuan annual grant, 2 yuan of which will be used for the girl's living expenses, with the grant disbursed every half semester. Please note: If you accept the grant but fail to send the girl to school or keep her from eating enough, we will take legal action. Anyone found guilty of misappropriating the girl's living expenses and tuition will be jailed.
Third, in addition to Mr. Zhang and Mr. Gu, the girl and her guardian must sign, as must the person doing the work. Staff must oversee and ensure the smooth progress of the work. If found, any staff member who falsified the funding quota will also face jail time.
Third, you must fill out a statement about the sponsored person’s arrival.
Fourth, the funding for girls’ schooling must be kept confidential and cannot be leaked, otherwise the funding will be stopped.
Sponsor's information: Name: Age: Home address: School age:
Sponsors: Mr. Zhang, Mr. Gu
Guardian's signature:
Signature of the sponsored person:
Staff Signature:
time:
Ranran, is this okay? Anyway, this contract only serves to constrain them. In this day and age, even if you say you want to call the police, you’re afraid of being wronged.”
"Tiantian, sure. Let's copy about 30 copies and put them in the space so we can take them out when we need them. But how are we going to tell Lu Hai and Lu Jiang about this?"
"Ran Ran, just say that Team Leader Wang apologized to us yesterday and today, and this sponsor saw it and took the initiative to find us. We are both very willing to do this."
"Tiantian, let's put it this way. The money we use to support the little girl's schooling is what we earn ourselves. We earn it by selling things on the black market."
"Ran Ran, sure. If we have the chance, we can go to the black market and sell things to make money. Now let's copy quickly. Once we're done, we can go cook and wait for Lu Jiang and Lu Hai."
Zhang Tiantian and Gu Ranran had just finished cooking when Lu Jiang and Lu Hai came back.
During the meal, Lu Jiang said, "Uncle Li said that you two can rest today and don't have to go to work. For a trip like this where you have to wait for raw materials to arrive, you won't be driving while fatigued. As long as the raw materials are delivered, someone can drive. But for a long trip, you two must go with you, and you have to take turns driving. You can't drive while fatigued."
"That's great. I don't have to go to work this afternoon. Brother Lu Jiang, Ranran and I want to go back to the village. Didn't Ranran and I give a small speech yesterday? A female boss just saw us and came to find us today. She said she wanted to sponsor the girls in our village to go to school and assigned this job to Ranran and me."
"How can we support girls in going to school?"
"Brother Lu Jiang, each girl will receive 6 yuan a year in funding: 4 yuan for tuition and 2 yuan for living expenses, paid every half semester. The female boss has already given us the contract and the money. I'll get them for you two to see now."
Zhang Tiantian went to the bedroom, took out 200 yuan and 30 contracts from the space, and then handed the contracts to Lu Hai and Lu Jiang to read.
"Tiantian, I think it's okay. In many families in the village, girls can't go to school. It seems that only your family and my family have all the girls go to school. Some families don't even let girls go to school."
"Ranran, sister-in-law. I think it's okay. The main thing is that the female boss gave you all the money. If you two want to do it, just do it. My brother and I support you."
"Ah Hai, Tiantian and I plan to do this tonight. We won't be back until tomorrow."
"Ranran, you and sister-in-law can take your time tomorrow. Our job tomorrow is also to pull raw materials, and we can't finish it today."
"Ah Hai, Tiantian and I will come back tomorrow afternoon. We will make dinner for you then."
"Okay, just take your time coming back. Driving isn't tiring. My brother and I aren't as tired as loading the raw materials."
After Lu Jiang and Lu Hai went to work, Zhang Tiantian and Gu Ranran also set off, planning to go to the black market first.
Zhang Tiantian and Gu Ranran came to the black market, dressed up, and carried 100 kilograms of apples in two baskets, while Gu Ranran carried 100 kilograms of wild boar meat in two baskets and went to sell them in the black market.
After selling the apples and wild boar meat, Zhang Tiantian and Gu Ranran went to the black market and bought 5 kilograms of White Rabbit candy, 5 kilograms of egg cake, 3 bottles of Moutai, 5 packs of Daqianmen, 5 bottles of canned food, a box of chocolate, and 5 kilograms of brown sugar.
After leaving the black market, Zhang Tiantian and Gu Ranran put the things they bought in the space, took out a bottle of Moutai, 2 packs of Daqianmen, 1 pound of egg cake, 1 pound of brown sugar, 2 pounds of wild boar meat, and 1 pound of apples, and returned to the village. These things were all for the team leader and Zhang's mother.
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