Chapter 298 Borrowing Money
Even if something unpleasant happens as soon as you come back, it can't dampen your good mood!
As soon as the old lady entered the house, she went straight to the chicken and duck coop and grabbed one of each!
With a strong voice, he shouted at Gu Shu, "Today is a joyous day, don't think about unhappy things! Shu! Light the fire and boil the water! Make chicken and duck soup! Someone go to the field and get some radishes, we'll stew them with the duck later!"
Gu Yin went to the chicken coop and found that the old lady had bought a lot of chicks and ducklings again. She really couldn't stay idle. But it was a good thing that she wasn't raising pigs this year. Otherwise, with no one in the family around, the two old ladies would have to go to the back mountain to cut grass every day, which would be troublesome!
The old lady put the feed into the chicken coop and said with a smile, "This bunch, when you're on summer vacation, we'll raise one a day! I'll raise more after we've finished them!"
Everyone in the courtyard burst into laughter.
"Life is really getting better and better! I never dared to dream of eating a chicken or duck every day before!" The old man said with a smile as he sat in his recliner, smoking his pipe.
While chopping timber, Gu Qingming discussed, "After the wholesale market is taken over, Ah Xiang and I will have nothing to do. We can go to Beijing and slowly find land and buy a house, what do you think?"
Gu Qinglang thought it was feasible: "Sure, you can stay at the courtyard house you just bought later, and while you're at it, see if there's anything missing and add it. We won't have any housewarming parties or anything like that. Just bring a handful of soil from home. Once Ahua gets into university, we'll all move there, and Ale will go study there too!"
In any case, the whole family should be together.
They had originally thought the villagers would come over halfway through the meal, but after they finished eating and had digested their food, they knocked on the Gu family's door, led by Li Sen.
When those people came in, they were all much more reserved.
The old lady took two watermelons out of the house, cut them into slices, and placed them on the table in the yard.
"It's getting hot, have some watermelon to quench your thirst! Help yourself, don't be shy!"
Seeing that the others were too embarrassed to take it, Li Sen took the lead.
After eating half a watermelon, Li Sen took out a notebook and handed it to Gu Yin.
He originally intended to give it to the old man, but thinking about what happened during the day, he unconsciously gave it to Gu Yin instead.
"This is the list of people who signed up to borrow money from me. The reason for the loan, the family's annual income, the main breadwinner in the family, and the amount of the loan are all written down. Please take a look and see if you have any questions."
Gu Yin took it. Could she really say that this was someone from the village committee? The information about each person in this book was filled out exactly like a poverty application form—simple and clear!
Many of these were borrowed money for school and building houses, and some were borrowed for medical treatment. None of them were much, around four or five thousand.
But one person wants to borrow 15,000 yuan to buy a car.
"Li Meng, buying a car?" Gu Yin looked at Li Meng.
When Li Meng was called out, he scratched his head and stood up with a silly grin.
“Yes, yes, buy a car! Buy a minivan! I’m 25 years old now, I’ve never been outside, my family doesn’t own much land, and I don’t have any skills. But I’ve noticed that there aren’t many minibuses from our town to the county, and they’re crowded and the drivers are unfriendly. There are minivans that are available, but not many. So I want to borrow money to buy a car to transport people! This is a way to make a living!”
Gu Yin hadn't expected him to want to do this. At that time, there were very few private cars. When going to the county or city, most people took large buses or minibuses, which were very crowded and the service was really not good. Because there were few cars, there were many people waiting for the bus in the morning. Gu Yin often had to wait for half an hour or an hour for a bus to come. If Li Meng wanted to do this business, it would indeed be feasible.
She remembers that this business was still very popular until 2020.
Seeing that Gu Yin remained silent, Li Meng's mother stood up and said with a smile, "We'll mortgage our motorcycle and that tile-roofed house for two years, and the village committee will be our guarantor!"
Now it costs 3 yuan per person to go to the county and 5 yuan to go to the city. You can earn about 30 yuan per round trip. You can make at least four trips a day, so you can earn at least 3,000 yuan a month. This doesn't even include the fact that the fare will increase by half after 6 pm or on holidays.
Gu Yin knew about Li Meng's family. They had two boys, with Li Meng being the eldest. He had a younger brother in junior high school. However, it was impossible for them to come up with so much money to buy a car all at once. But his family members were very hardworking, and they could probably pay off the debt in less than a year.
Gu Yin looked at them: "You took the certification exam?"
Li Meng's mother smiled and nodded: "He passed the exam! He used to work as a driver for a contractor on a construction site!"
Gu Yin nodded and didn't say anything more, continuing to look at the documents.
"Li Xiangming, I remember you just got discharged from the army. What happened to your discharge pay?"
Li Xiangming stood up. Gu Yin looked over and saw that he had indeed served in the military, standing very straight and exuding righteousness.
"I served in the army for two years and received 3,000 yuan upon discharge. After returning, the relevant department gave me 4,000 yuan, plus the allowance I had saved, totaling about 9,000 yuan. However, my mother and father need to take medicine year-round, and this money is for their survival, so I can't touch it. Therefore, I want to borrow 5,000 yuan to buy fruit trees to plant on the back mountain. I don't have much, except for my strength. The village committee is also acting as guarantor for us. The only valuable thing in my house is the house itself. However, the fruit trees have a long ripening period, and I hope to repay this money in three years."
Gu Yin remembered his family. His father had been smoking for many years and seemed to have some lung problems, so he had to go for a check-up every month. His mother had hyperthyroidism and couldn't be overworked, so after he retired from the army, he couldn't go to work in another city. Otherwise, what would happen to his two elderly parents? He was an only child.
Gu Yin nodded.
Looking further down, there's nothing unusual. These days, aside from borrowing for tuition, people with normal values don't want to borrow money for no reason. Being in debt is really unpleasant.
Gu Yin handed the documents to the old man, then looked at everyone and said, "Alright, we'll take our time looking at these documents tonight. Come back tomorrow at noon."
Seeing her like this, everyone got up and walked out.
Once outside, Li Meng looked at Li Xiangming and asked, "Do you think we can borrow it? Is it really not okay to just call the two of us out alone?"
Li Xiangming didn't think so: "There shouldn't be a problem. We're just telling the truth anyway, so it'll be fine!"
Moreover, he felt that the people in the Gu family were all very loyal and righteous; otherwise, look at Li Xiaohua's family and then look at Li Li's family.
The others were also unsure, but since everyone's guarantors were from the village organization, they weren't too worried.
The next morning, Gu Yin contacted a classmate whose family owned a law firm, and asked her to help introduce someone to her.
After the lawyer arrived, everyone in the village came to the Gu family's house, some to borrow money, others to watch the spectacle.
Because of the lawyer's presence, those scoundrels dared not speak again.
"Let me make this clear first: the compensation for the demolition hasn't been received yet. The money we're giving you now is the hard-earned money of my family members, who leave home before dawn and return before dusk. I hope you won't let us down!"
"Don't worry, Ah Yin! We'll make sure this money is used effectively!"
Gu Yin nodded and told them to line up and register their change. The money was all that Gu Qinglang had withdrawn from the bank that morning.
It wasn't until after 2 a.m. that all the loans were processed.
After everyone left with smiles on their faces, Gu Yin saw that Gu Qinglang was talking to the lawyer, so she didn't go up to disturb him. It was up to the adults to entertain the guests.
Just as I was about to close the door, I saw a girl sneaking along the wall from a distance.
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