When he finally left, Village Chief Fu's eyes were still glued to the envelope. If it weren't for Boss Fu forcibly closing the wooden box and telling him to go home and sleep early, the old man might have stayed at home all night.
I could spend an entire night just looking at that piece of paper.
For Village Chief Fu, those few words were more precious than gold and silver.
The night passed like this. The next morning, when Ye Xiaocui and Boss Fu got up to work in the vegetable garden, they heard the neighbors gossiping about Fu Qiang stealing money and chickens and leaving.
Although Boss Fu and Ye Xiaocui were listening, they didn't say a word.
Boss Fu knew he had stolen the money, but he didn't know he had actually run away.
At this moment, a busybody spoke up: "Xiao Cui, your two families are ultimately one family, aren't you going to help Fu Lao Er?"
This morning I saw Fu Lao Er unloading goods at the dock, and oh my, he couldn't even straighten his back!
Ye Xiaocui was called out by name, and she straightened up and started cursing.
"What do you mean by family or family? Ever since I married into Fu Family Village, my family and Fu Lao Er have never been one family."
Sister Liao, if you really care, then why don't you just give some money to his family!
"Pah, where would I get the money! I don't have any money to give him."
"What? I thought you were a kind-hearted person because you were so distressed."
Ye Xiaocui was delighted. Who wouldn't be generous with other people's money?
However, after being rebuked by Ye Xiaocui, Sister Liao didn't say anything more.
She was just a little jealous because Ye Xiaocui's family was doing better now.
Fu Wan had just returned home after sending the children to school early in the morning and receiving a donation receipt from the principal when she was stopped by Old Village Chief Fu.
"Ah Wan, hurry up and come with me to the village committee, your uncle called."
Fu Wan was somewhat surprised. Ye Lin had just returned to Qingshan Village yesterday, so why was he calling today?
Given Ye Jianguo's frugality, he wouldn't spend money on phone calls unless it was something urgent.
Thinking of this, she hurriedly followed the village chief into the village committee and made a phone call to Qingshan Village.
The call was answered quickly.
"Hello, Uncle?"
Ye Jianguo, who was on the other end, recognized Fu Wan's voice and immediately responded.
"Oh, it's Wan! This is your uncle. I'm calling to say the new house is finished, and we're having a banquet the day after tomorrow. Remember to tell your parents to bring the kids over!"
Fu Wan could hear the joy in Ye Jianguo's voice, "Uncle, is Brother Lin's new house finished?"
This speed is much faster than ours.
Ye Jianguo said with a smile, "It'll be a simple brick house."
I was busy harvesting rice a while ago, but I happened to have some free time these past few days. Ah Lin went into the mountains, otherwise I would have had him personally go and invite you over.”
"Uncle, we have telephones now, why run away? Okay, I understand, I'll tell Mom and Dad later."
When Village Chief Fu saw that Fu Wan had hung up the phone, he also looked curious.
"What's wrong? Did your uncle's family build a new house too?"
Fu Wan nodded, "Yes, it's my brother Alin's. He built a single-story house with blue bricks."
"A bungalow is fine too. You kids are all good kids, earning money to build houses at such a young age."
Well done!
Fu Wan didn't say anything when she heard this. Ye Lin built a house with money he earned himself, and of course, some of it came from the family's division of property.
As for Ye Jianguo's claim that he would treat everyone, that's actually a local custom.
Whether it's a wedding or a housewarming party, the host must personally bring a piece of meat to the house to entertain guests.
It's just that Ye Jian's family lives far away in the mountains, and Ye Lin has also gone into the mountains. They are all family, so Ye Xiaocui and the others won't mind if they call to invite them to dinner.
As for the meat, he had already prepared to send some back to his sister's family.
"Ring ring ring ring..."
Just as Fu Wan was about to turn around and leave, the phone next to her rang again.
"Ah Wan, answer the phone quickly, is it your uncle again?"
As Village Chief Fu sat at the door reconciling accounts with the village accountant, he heard the phone ringing and called out to Fu Wan.
Fu Wan answered the phone and had barely said "hello" when a hearty laugh came from the other end.
"Hahaha, Comrade Xiao Fu, I thought your village chief would have to look for you. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that you're the one who answered the phone!"
Fu Wan recognized the voice and quickly greeted the person with a smile.
"Leader Zhao, it's been a long time. What brings you to call me today?"
Zhao Gang chuckled again, "I must have something good to discuss with you. I heard from Leader Sun that you received a piece of calligraphy from the leader. Congratulations! When will I get to see it too?"
"No problem, no problem. I'll send it over for you to see tomorrow."
"What are you talking about? Would I make you make a special trip?" Zhao Gang joked, then cleared his throat. "Getting back to the point, Comrade Xiao Fu, we're quite familiar with each other now, so I'll just say what's on my mind."
Upon hearing this, Fu Wan immediately perked up and listened intently to what Zhao Gang was saying through the microphone.
"I heard from your village chief that your family wants to contract out sea area for aquaculture?"
"Yes, that's the idea."
After pausing for two seconds, Zhao Gang continued, "Comrade Xiao Fu, tell me the truth, how confident are you in getting into this aquaculture business?"
Fu Wan chuckled, her tone serious, "Boss, I can't say how confident I am about this. But I can tell you that I will do my best to make this a success."
Longhai City has precedents in aquaculture, but the investment was too large and it didn't make much of a splash.
A few days ago, the city issued a notice to discuss the fishing ban period. How to protect fishermen's income has become a topic that the Fisheries Administration Bureau has been discussing in meetings.
As the person in charge of the fishery administration bureau, Zhao Gang naturally wanted to continue the aquaculture business.
But you need capital to start a farm!
So after hearing that Village Chief Fu had reported Fu Wan's wishes to his superiors, he couldn't help but call Fu Wan to confirm.
However, upon hearing Fu Wan's last words, Zhao Gang inexplicably gained a bit of confidence.
"Comrade Xiao Fu, this isn't the first time we've dealt with each other. Let me give you a sneak peek: if you want to get into aquaculture, we can allocate sea areas for you."
As for experts in aquaculture, we can introduce you to them, but you need to think carefully about the investment required.
This isn't something that can be fixed with just a few hundred dollars.
Fu Wan understood immediately; Zhao Gang was worried that her family's wealth wouldn't be enough to cover the losses.
"Don't worry, Leader Zhao, I know what I'm doing."
"Since I'm planning to get into aquaculture, I'm prepared to lose money. My goal is to wait until the aquaculture technology is mature enough so that everyone can enjoy a lot of farmed seafood."
"Then our seafood will be able to be sold all over the country!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Gang was also filled with excitement.
"In that case, I'll wait for your good news! I've approved the contract. Once the documents arrive in your village, you can come with the village chief to complete the formalities!"
Fu Wanxin readily agreed, "Okay, I'll definitely go then."
As he was saying this, Zhao Gang was about to hang up. But then he suddenly remembered something else.
"By the way, I heard you also own a fish cannery. Why don't you sell us a couple of bottles to try?"
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