"For those who grow nutritious vegetables, our village has set up a fertilizer store. The store is located at the old grain depot, on the first floor opposite Shitu. Villagers who grow nutritious vegetables can get a bag of fertilizer for free every month."
"Everyone please pay attention here."
The village chief brought a gong and struck it, "Gugu-gu--"
Those who were dozing off, distracted, or out of state in the audience were all awakened by the loud sound of the gong.
"What is the village chief doing? He's ringing the gong for no reason and it's so scary." Jiang Xingpeng was happily chatting with his girlfriend when he was startled by the sound of the gong and his phone fell to the ground, cracking the phone screen protector.
Sitting next to him was Jiang Jianmu, who was also one of the small group of villagers who had previously experimented with growing vegetables.
Seeing Jiang Xingpeng's casual attitude and disgusted expression, he frowned and said, "Xingpeng, where's your dad? Why did he ask you to come to the meeting?"
"My dad is building a chicken coop at home and doesn't have time to come over, so it's the same if I come." Jiang Xingpeng touched his phone with a distressed look on his face as he replied to his girlfriend's message.
Jiang Jianmu asked, "Do you know what the village chief said up there?"
Jiang Xingpeng looked confused. He came here just to make up the numbers, so how could he listen carefully?
Jiang Jianmu shook his head and said, "Go and call your dad to come to the meeting."
Jiang Xingpeng said without even looking up, "Uncle Jianmu, didn't I tell you that my dad is busy?"
Jiang Jianmu's mouth twitched, and he was speechless, "..."
On the stage, the village chief struck the gong again, "Gugu——"
After the gong stopped, he said, "Everyone, pay attention! What I'm about to say is very important! I'll emphasize it again! Villagers with household registration in this village can go to the fertilizer store to get a free supply of nutritious vegetable seeds. Each household can also get a free supply of fertilizer every month."
"Don't think that just because we have it in our village, we should sell it to others. There's only one free copy. If you lose your copy or sell it, you have to buy it yourself. There are also purchase limits, and don't think about buying it for others; it's not allowed."
"Think about it, if there are more vegetables, the price will drop, and we'll earn less money. Besides, seeds and fertilizers in our village are not cheap. Don't just try to make a little money selling them to others and do these things that are worthless..."
"I believe that with everyone's efforts, our Nanhe Village will definitely get better and better!"
As soon as the village chief finished speaking, people below applauded.
“Pah pah pah!”
"good!"
"Well said, village chief!"
After the meeting, villagers lined up at the fertilizer store to receive seeds and fertilizers.
Some villagers who received the items did not go back, but sat in the store and chatted.
Granny Hua said, "Our village has changed a lot recently, with roads and parks being built. I heard the road builder did it to repay the Xianzheng family for their kindness."
Granny Niu nodded and said, "That's right, I heard that too. Xianzheng and Caiyun are really good at raising their children. Take the house in front of the stone rabbit, for example. Although it's not yet finished, it's so large that it's obviously luxurious."
With such a promising grandchild, and thinking about what she has at home, Grandma Hua was extremely envious. "We are all envious. I heard that they are building a shopping mall. Do you think there will be customers if a shopping mall is built in the village?"
Granny Niu said, "Who knows? I think it's better to build the shopping mall in the city."
"Yeah."
The villagers took the seeds and fertilizers back home. Almost every household in the rural area has a yard, and those without a yard also have their own fields. They also tasted the nutritious and healthy vegetables today, and everyone started planting them immediately.
Jiang Xingpeng also took a bag of seeds and fertilizer back with him.
As soon as he stepped into the house, his father Jiang Chaomi asked, "Xingpeng, what did you say in the meeting today?"
Jiang Xingpeng's thoughts were briefly pulled away from his phone. He looked up and said, "Nothing."
Jiang Chaomi asked, "What are you carrying? Where did you buy it?"
Jiang Xingpeng said, "Oh, it was distributed by the village. It's nothing special, just some vegetable seeds."
"Vegetable seeds?" Jiang Chaomi was a little confused. He knew he had vegetable seeds at home, so why did the village suddenly give them out? He couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it. "Put your things down. By the way, have you discussed the meeting between our two families with Xiaomei?"
"We agreed to meet this weekend."
"OK."
Zhang Xiaomei is Jiang Xingpeng's girlfriend, and the two have reached the stage of discussing marriage.
The weekend is coming soon.
Grand Natural Hotel.
Zhang Xiaomei's family and Jiang Xingpeng's family sat face to face to discuss the marriage of the two.
The Zhang family includes Zhang Dacang, the father of Zhang, Wang Jie, Zhang Xiaomei, and Zhang Xiaomei's brother Zhang Guizhi. The Jiang family includes Jiang Xingpeng, Jiang Chaomi, the father of Jiang, and Hua Gumei, the mother of Jiang.
Jiang Chaomi and Hua Gumei have a son and a daughter. Their son Jiang Xingpeng and daughter Jiang Honglian are studying at school and did not participate in this bureau.
The Zhang family asked for a dowry of 200,000 yuan. Because the Jiang family had a new house in the small town, the Zhang family wanted Zhang Xiaomei's name on the house.
"My dear relatives, the betrothal gift is 200,000 yuan. How much dowry will you give to Xiaomei?" Because the custom in J City is generally 30,000 to 100,000 yuan, and the Zhang family asked for 200,000 yuan right away, Hua Gumei felt that the betrothal gift was a bit high.
Wang Jie smiled and said, "Some household appliances."
Hua Gumei also asked with a smile, "How much is that?"
Zhang Xiaomei's brother Zhang Guizhi muttered, "No matter how much money it is, it's a gift from my parents. Why ask?"
Hearing this, Hua Gumei's expression changed slightly, "Haha, even feelings have different levels of importance."
Wang Jie quickly tried to smooth things over with a smile, "Haha, kids don't understand. Our betrothal gift is a refrigerator, which is not light."
Hua Gumei continued: "Besides a refrigerator, what else?"
Wang Jie shook her head and said, "No more. Xingpeng's wedding room is also missing a refrigerator. The refrigerator I'm giving is just right."
The new house is currently unfinished, but it's not just missing a refrigerator. Hua Gumei continued, "We bought the house in the small town in full, and it hasn't been renovated yet. It's okay to add Xiaomei's name, but you'll have to pay for the renovation."
Wang Jie was extremely surprised. Her eyes widened as she asked, "What? You men should pay for the house, and you should pay for the renovations yourself. You want us women to do the renovations? We don't have that kind of thing in our village."
A hint of coldness flashed in Hua Gumei's eyes, "Haha, that name can't be added." Her family had a good plan, they wanted the house without any effort.
"That won't work. You have to add the name!" Wang Jie was very insistent on adding the name. If the name was added, her daughter could get half even if she got divorced in the future. It would be a big loss if she didn't add the name.
Hua Gumei sneered in her heart. She lowered her head and drank tea without saying a word.
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