It's worth noting that in previous years, the Drumming Festival, although involving tens of thousands of people from various branches of the Miao ethnic group, was always a collective effort to cover the expenses.
Each Miao family member contributes a small amount to the worship of their ancestor Chiyou, which at most amounts to around 100,000 yuan.
This year, Heiwu Village and Quedong Village have risen to prominence under the leadership of Mu Achen, and the Miao people of these two villages will naturally shine at the Drumming Festival.
I initially thought that the 600,000 yuan we discussed that afternoon might not be agreed to by Mu Achen, but unexpectedly...
Mu Achen was more ruthless and domineering than them; he was willing to take out 2.4 million on his own.
In this day and age, what does a drum festival with three million yuan in funding mean?
Although people couldn't imagine the shocking scene, they could imagine that this huge sum of money would probably shake the Miao people and other ethnic groups in Tianfeng County.
"Ah Chen, you can't possibly spend all that money. If you want to show your appreciation, just make it a little bit and don't waste it."
“No waste! This is the blessing of our ancestors, otherwise we wouldn’t have earned so much money, so let’s spend this three million as much as we can! Let’s give the other villages in Tianfeng County a real shock.”
"Achen---"
"No need to persuade us, just do it this way, make it as grand as possible! Also..."
Mu Achen glanced at the hundreds of people in his main room and said, "Originally, I planned to find Chief Tang and our Black Crow Chief after dinner, but now that everyone is here, I have something to announce to you all."
"What's up?"
"I, Mu Achen, have decided to ask for a flower ribbon at this year's Drumming Festival. If I meet a girl I like, I will spend twelve million to create a beautiful aerial and ground-to-ground spectacle for her."
Spending 12 million to create a beautiful aerial and ground view?
What kind of beautiful scenery is worth so much money?
Everyone looked astonished. Uncle Agan immediately said, "Achen, Guolin's accounts don't have that much money right now."
"Even if he had it, I wouldn't give it to him. Twelve million would be wasted. That brat really dares to squander it."
On this matter, the two chieftains of Quedong Village and Heiwu Village shared a surprisingly similar opinion.
But Mu Achen said with a smile, "Although there is my money in Guolin's accounts, I have already prepared the money to get a wife; I will definitely spend all twelve million. I want to make a big splash in Tianfeng County."
Upon hearing this, the clan patriarch's face turned ashen with anger, and Chief Tang glared fiercely at Mu Achen, cursing:
"You spendthrift! Do you even know how heavy twelve million is?"
Ah Chen shrugged. "Grandpa Tang, although I don't have much money, I told you that night in the orchard that money is just an external thing to me. I don't care about it. I only care about whether I can get the flower ribbon from the girl I like and get engaged to her."
"So, I'll be leaving for a few days tomorrow to prepare what needs to be prepared! I've taken care of everything regarding the orchard, so you don't need to worry! If anything changes along the way, I'll let you know."
"Ah Chen, you didn't drink today, did you? Twelve million! What exactly are you planning to do?" the clan elder asked earnestly.
Twelve million was something Ah Chen cared about, but he cared even more about the girl in his heart.
Besides, this is only a matter of a dozen or so silver dollars. He still has many silver dollars on him, not to mention that he has seventy or eighty million in his bank account.
So, faced with the shocked expressions of the clan elders and all the village chiefs, Achen said earnestly, "Clan elder, if I get the flower belt, the engagement will be a major event in my life. I want to leave her with a scene that we can remember."
"When I reach marriageable age, there are still a few years left. It will be the millennium. Maybe by then, I will be able to come up with a billion or two. It would be my blessing to spend a billion or two on her wedding."
"Because I will not be lonely for the rest of my life!"
"You little brat, what nonsense are you spouting? 'Living a lonely life'?" the clan elder scolded. Mu Achen then said, "Because I said it myself, if I can't marry her, I'd rather stay single for the rest of my life."
At this moment, everyone in the main room fell silent!
The clan elders remained silent, because they knew who the "she" Mu Achen was referring to was.
However, they only truly learned a little about Mu Achen's wealth tonight.
They also wanted to know how much money Ah Chen actually had. The Miao man who could come up with 12 million to beg for a flower belt was definitely not as simple as they saw him to be.
Soon after, everyone dispersed.
Mu Chen went upstairs, but didn't notice that Grandpa Tang had returned. He went straight to call Amo.
Upstairs, Ah Chen took Ah Rui's test paper, glanced at it, and then pulled out the answer key to compare it with his own, even using paper and pen to calculate his score.
Arui stood to the side, watching nervously.
Soon, the answer was found.
Aside from the parts that couldn't be graded, or the parts that Mu Chen didn't know how to correct, Arui's total score for Chinese, English, and Math was over 320 points, and that didn't even include the essay score.
In the other four subjects, except for the two humanities subjects which were in the sixties, I only scored in the thirties in chemistry and physics.
However, we can't blame Arui for this, since she has never been to school and subjects like physics and chemistry require experiments.
If you were studying humanities, with a total score of 750, Arui's score would be 520. Even if the essay only gets 30 points, it would still be 550.
This score is not low; it's not impossible for him to get into a top-tier university.
If Arui works harder, her chances of getting into a top university in China are very high.
“Brother, I…” Arui was afraid that her brother would be disappointed.
To everyone's surprise, Mu Achen said, "Keep the exam papers safe and put them with the other two sets. Tomorrow I'll take you to the provincial capital to find a graduate student from a university to give you an accurate score. Get up early; we need to leave before dawn!"
"Brother, the road through the county town is rough; your back—"
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