"I think... it's not bad either." Even Village Chief Huang couldn't resist the temptation.
Money is worthless; once you've spent it, you can always earn more.
For something as important as road construction, the sooner the better.
Even after trying to convince himself like this, the pain was so intense he could hardly breathe. Inside Village Chief Huang, a little voice inside him wept and bit his handkerchief.
Sigh, when it comes to money, reason and emotion always clash!
Jiang Nuan chuckled.
Sure enough, the "it smells so good" principle applies to many people.
“Then it’s settled,” Jiang Nuan clapped her hands. “Father, elder brother, I’m entrusting you with such a heavy responsibility.”
I'll just sit back and do nothing.
With his reputation mostly cleared, there's no reason for him to spend money to suffer for himself.
"Okay, teach us," Old Man Huang and his father said in unison.
Such a good thing, as long as I'm not dead, I must keep going even if I have to get up.
Not long after Jiang Nuan left, taking advantage of the little time left in the morning, the newly appointed clan chief Huang Shi immediately gathered the men of the village together.
"Clan leader," Huang Sheng said with a lewd smile, "is it time to divide the silver?"
Four mu of land would yield forty taels of silver, and each family could receive two taels, which was a huge sum of money.
"No, there are two pieces of news, one good and one bad." Huang Shi got straight to the point. "The bad news is that the men in the village are going to be busy repairing the official road."
Before anyone could object, he waved his hand and continued, "Don't speak yet, wait until I finish speaking before you speak."
"The good news is that a school is going to be built in the village. It will start after the main road is finished. That's why we need you all to go and build the main road."
Building schools is a great event that will benefit future generations, and upon hearing this, everyone was excited.
Although everyone was mentally prepared and thought the new clan leader wouldn't joke about this, they all felt that the matter would drag on for a while and wouldn't be resolved so quickly.
The reason is simple: money!
Ten or more taels of silver—no one would take that out so easily.
Even if I had them, I wouldn't be willing to part with them.
They are prepared for it to drag on for three, five, seven, or eight years, as long as they live to see it.
"Clan leader," Huang Sige, a seven-foot-tall burly man, was startled by these words like a frightened little wife, covering his mouth and asking in a low voice, "You're not joking?"
"You've prepared the silver so quickly?" Thinking of the Huang clan chief's matter, Huang Sheng's gaze towards Huang Shi immediately became more wary.
This whole thing seems like it was all planned out in advance. Could it be that Chief Huang was deliberately outmaneuvered by the second branch of the family...?
Huang Shi didn't notice Huang Sheng, who wasn't very noticeable, but smiled and assured him, "Don't worry, everyone. We never hesitate to do things like this, and we dare not. We'll go to town to order bricks and tiles today. If you're worried, you can come along, but there can't be too many people. We need to rush the construction of the official road. The sooner we finish the official road, the sooner we can start construction."
After finishing this long speech, Huang Shi cleared his throat before dropping a bombshell: "After we finish repairing the school, let's also repair the village roads."
When Huang Shi said this, he appeared calm and collected on the surface, but inside he was incredibly proud and felt extremely pleased.
As for the reason, he couldn't say.
Especially seeing the incredulous, flushed faces of the village men, this sense of mystery intensified.
If Jiang Nuan were here, she would definitely explain it as the sense of accomplishment of pretending to be an AC!
"Road construction," Huang Sige held his breath and remained motionless for a long time, afraid that all of this was an illusion. "Third Brother, are you serious?"
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