Ma Dexiang, the new official, wasn't particularly enthusiastic. He told everyone to do their jobs and to contact the village committee if they needed help. He offered assistance whenever possible, but otherwise, you'd have to figure it out on your own. He prioritized a hands-off approach, but overall satisfaction remained high.
He even went to Lin Guoqing's house and asked if it was not urgent, could they wait and look for the homestead. After all, he had just taken office, and if he helped his brother-in-law find land, it would be easy for others to think wrongly.
But Lin Guoqing didn't worry, he would definitely keep this matter in mind, and when the storm had passed after a while, he would immediately put the matter on the agenda.
To put it bluntly, he's a coward. Wasn't it because of Li Xiuying's family's report that Lin Fuqiang stepped down? He can't guarantee that he hasn't offended anyone, or that he doesn't know whether his parents, wife, and daughter have offended anyone.
So he still thought about keeping a low profile as much as possible, and during the period just after taking office, he would cultivate relationships with everyone in the village, and then do things for his own family after they got along well.
Lin Guoqing is capable of doing anything. Originally, even if this matter was in Lin Fuqiang's hands, he did not expect it to be done immediately. It would take at least half a year to pick and choose and go through the procedures, so he said it in advance.
"Brother-in-law, just take your time. My family hasn't saved enough money to build a house yet. A few days ago, Chunhua and I were still calculating. Once we really start breaking ground, we'll need stones, wood, soil, labor, food, and everything else. At least 2,000 yuan for a house isn't enough."
Lin Guoqing touched his head and walked around in his living room. "So, we're not in a hurry. We still have to save some money. But you don't have to wait too long... My eldest daughter said she'll take the college entrance exam in two years and go to study outside. You have to let her live in our new house for a few days before going..."
Ma Dexiang was also amused. "How can it take that long? We have to do it for you around the Chinese New Year this year. After the spring plowing is finished next year, right? The land has been planted and the plum rain season is over. It will be just the right time to break ground."
"I thought so too. Thank you for your hard work."
"Hey! What you said, your family has not helped my family enough! If my children had not been asked by you and your wife to help raise ducks, how would they have money to go to school?" Ma Dexiang said this, feeling a little embarrassed.
"These kids have money now, and they've become more independent. Now they don't want to listen to their families... A few days ago, I told them that things have improved over the past few years, and I've been promoted, so I have the money to support their schooling. I told them that their tuition will be covered by their families. But they still didn't want to."
When Ma Dexiang talked about this, he was really a little worried.
He admitted that he and Lin Yulan were not very competent parents, but at that time they all earned work points. There were so many children in the family, but only a few people worked, so they were lucky enough to have enough to eat.
Plus, I was dreaming of having a son at that time, so I always wanted to save some money, although in the end I only saved up some scrap metal.
In the end, not only did they not have a son, but all the daughters turned away from them, especially his third daughter, Ni. She was the most popular among the sisters. As long as she gave an order, the other girls in the family would pack up and leave with her. He always felt that this child would ascend the throne and become queen in the next second.
He had also dragged Lin Yulan to reflect on this, but now the children were older, and even Jiuni would be going to elementary school after the summer, so everyone had their own ideas. Their reflections seemed useless and ridiculous.
The rest of the money probably couldn't be made up, so Ma Dexiang calculated the family's bills. Now, the little money left after eating and spending every year is not enough to support the education of five children...
Erni used to earn a salary at the factory, and although Sanni wouldn't let the old lady pay her salary, she still took the initiative to give half to the family, saying that she ate and drank at home, so she had to contribute a little. But now Erni is married, and the money is gone.
Ma Dexiang wondered if he should do some odd jobs to earn some money to pay for the children's tuition. He couldn't really let them work and go to school all the time, could he? Now that he had some money, he still wanted to save face.
As a result, Wu Ni disliked him.
"Forget it, Dad. You should just focus on farming and being the village party secretary. You might not earn as much as we earn from a few days of eggs if you go out and do odd jobs for a month. You won't earn any money, and no one will work the fields. You'll end up with nothing."
After several years of development, the farm has hundreds of chickens and ducks, and twenty or thirty geese. Chen Chunhua delivers thirty or forty kilograms of eggs to several fixed restaurants every day and earns forty yuan. After deducting the cost of feed and other expenses, the income for them is an average of 10 yuan a day.
You said you want to do odd jobs? My sisters can earn 300 yuan a month, which is several years of tuition. How much can you earn from odd jobs?
Ma Dexiang: ...
He felt that his life was quite frustrating. He had been a filial son to his parents all his life. As for his wife, she had given birth to so many children for him. Although he had no son, she had worked hard and made great contributions. He certainly couldn't yell at her.
When he goes out, he looks like the village party secretary, but he still has to behave himself. As a result, when he faces his own children, he is still despised by them and has no say.
Although he will never have grandchildren in this life, he seems to have been a grandson all his life.
Lin Guoqing told Shen Chunhua about this later, and she was so happy.
"Didn't he ask for it himself? There's a difference between filial piety and foolish filial piety. He's already in his forties. Can he still obey his parents forever? As for Eldest Sister, they are husband and wife, and husband and wife are equal. They just need to discuss things."
"And the villagers, if he doesn't do anything illegal, who would report him? It's obviously because he's too cowardly!"
"What he feels most sorry for are those nine children. What's the point of regretting it now? Wu Ni and the others have already begun to experience happiness after suffering so much, and he is only now thinking about making amends. If it were me, I would despise him too!"
Chen Chunhua knew how hard those children worked. Every day, they were at the farm earlier than she was, and by the time she returned home in the evening, they were still there. Wu Ni and Liu Ni attended junior high school in the village, and their daily commute took over an hour. Besides the farm work, they also had to do laundry on their way home.
God knows how many hours they sleep a day.
Chen Chunhua didn't know how they divided the money privately, but she knew that last year, she had given them about 2,500 yuan, which should have been enough to support five people through college. Ma Dexiang was still thinking about doing odd jobs for 10 or 20 yuan, but how could those girls even consider that?
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