Chapter 86 The Rich Village Chief
The child was pale and skinny, and because of his thinness, his head looked big. He was soon bewitched by the toffee on Lin Hanzhi's fingertips and told Lin Hanzhi everything he asked.
"The village chief's house is at the easternmost end of the village, opposite the pond with several fruit trees planted in front of the door. Their house is the most beautiful and can be recognized at a glance." His eyes, which looked terrifyingly big on his thin face, stared at Lin Hanzhi's fingertips.
"Thank you. Here's your reward." Lin Hanzhi said, placing the candy solemnly in his dirty palm.
"Remuneration?" the child asked. He looked about seven or eight years old, which was old enough to go to elementary school.
"It's wages."
"What's the wages?" he continued to ask.
"After your parents finish their work, they will get a sum of money. This is called wages." Mu Xingchen on the side interrupted.
“But my parents don’t work,” said the child.
Everyone was stunned, and the child had already run away with the candy.
"This village is not full of people like Juanjuan's father. There are also real lazy people." Fang Heng said that he used to be a volunteer teacher in the village and obviously has a better understanding of the countryside.
[The child is so skinny and still doesn't work, tsk]
[Some, I mean some people, really deserve to be poor]
[This village is so poor, but the village chief’s house is quite big…]
[We are used to it. Our village is like this too.]
Lin Hanzhi watched the child run away, then suddenly reached into his pocket and took out another piece of toffee. He held it out to Qi Gu with his palm facing up and asked with a smile, "Would you like some?"
Qi Gu felt that he was being treated like a child, but he also felt that this feeling... was not a bad one, so he took the candy, peeled off the sugar coating, and put it in his mouth.
The slightly astringent, sweet and silky complex taste spreads in the mouth.
Pubugesang felt a little greedy and subconsciously looked at Lin Hanzhi.
Lin Hanzhi: "How old are you and still eating candy?"
He muttered to himself, but still threw one to Phub Gesang and Miao Yue respectively.
After a pause, he threw another one to Mu Xingchen.
We still have to treat everyone equally.
Thinking of this, he leaned closer to Qi Gu and whispered, "I have another bag, I'll give it to you tonight."
Qi Gu:!
The happiness of having friends is simple and unpretentious!
Song An looked at the five guests he had recruited and who were stuffed in, and always felt that the atmosphere had become a little weird.
It's like the parents are taking the kids on a trip.
Moreover, the three children are closely related to each other in different ways, just like a reconstituted family.
[Hahahaha I heard it, Queen brother is biased! It went to the Pacific Ocean. The others got one each, but Gugu got a whole bag! 】
[It’s so funny, he’s already throwing himself at Qi Gu’s husband, so just let him be]
[I feel like Gugu is also treated differently. He just helped Queen grab noodles. No one else gets this kind of treatment.]
[Gugu might be afraid that Zhizhi won’t be able to grab the food and will go hungry]
[What a perfect love of feeding each other!] 】
[Although both babies seem to be stupid and dull about relationships, they are really good to each other]
[What a family feeling! Am I not watching a supernatural adventure variety show?! How did it jump to Where Are We Going, Dad?]
[Don’t worry, you’ll have fun tonight, hehe]
While they were joking, the group arrived at the pond at the east end of the village.
Along the way, I didn't meet anyone except the kid just now. It was clearly the time for people to have lunch after returning from the busy farming season.
In fact, when entering the village, most of the farmland on both sides of the road are abandoned and covered with weeds that have been scorched by the sun.
I only saw a villager and another person working in the fields.
Next to the pond is an exquisite two-story building, and the outside of the building is even covered with small white rectangular tiles. This kind of facade is already outdated outside, but it is the most beautiful one in Huaishui Village. Many children in the village are envious of it and often peek and touch it secretly.
The floor of the village chief's house is also paved with tiles, which is very cool and it is a pleasure to sleep on it in the summer.
But the adults were reluctant to let their children go to the village chief's house to play, and they would strictly stop the children from going every time.
The program crew simply filmed the comparison between the village chief's house and other houses, and then Mu Xingchen went forward and knocked on the door.
"Hello, is the head of Huaishui Village here?"
Soon, a thin but vigorous old man with a shrewd look in his eyes appeared behind the half-wood and half-glass door. He looked at the stranger in front of him warily: "Who are you?"
"Hello, we are from the Tangui Poverty Alleviation Foundation. We heard that the situation in our village is rather difficult, so we came here to see if we can provide any help." Mu Xingchen said.
"No, our village doesn't need those, get out of here as soon as possible!" The village chief had no intention of opening the door, and there was a look of disgust in his eyes as he looked at the outsider.
Mu Xingchen: "We are really here to help, please open the door and let's talk slowly!"
When the village chief saw this foundation rushing to give money, his eyes became more and more unfriendly. He felt that there was something fishy going on and said he would not bother with anything.
Fang Heng pushed Mu Xingchen aside: "Brother Xu, do you still remember me?"
The village chief stared at Fang Heng's face, which looked even older than his own, for a long time, as if he didn't dare to recognize him. After a long while, he trembled and said, "Are you Mr. Fang Heng?"
"It's me." Fang Heng said, "Let's go in and talk."
Fang Heng, the former volunteer teacher, still holds a great importance in the heart of Village Chief Xu. After hesitating for a while, he finally opened the door for the program team.
When Village Chief Xu was young, he followed his father, the village chief, to help with village affairs. When he grew up, he naturally gained the support of the villagers and became the new village chief.
He had not read much and only knew a few common words. He respected cultured people like Fang Heng.
Therefore, although he felt that the people who came in were all strange, he still boiled water to make tea for them, and took out fruit biscuits bought from the town for everyone to eat.
"Brother Xu, I came back this time just to donate money to the village and look for my son..." Fang Heng said.
"Your son?"
"Fang Yuanwang."
Village Chief Xu was stunned: "Fang Yuanwang is your son... Then how dare you come back to the village? Your wife and children are not here. Are you trying to take revenge on our village? Let's go, let's go. I don't need any help!"
"Please calm down, we really don't mean that!" Song An hurried forward to persuade them to stop fighting.
When there are a lot of people around and they start to make a lot of noise, the room becomes particularly noisy.
Not long after, a confused female voice came from upstairs: "Dad, what are you doing? I just coaxed Xiaobao to sleep."
The person coming down the stairs was a plump young woman, fashionably dressed, with gold and silver belts on her fingers and wrists. It was Qian Chunhua, the daughter-in-law of Village Chief Xu who was in confinement after giving birth.
The way she was dressed was not much different from the villagers in some wealthy places, and she looked particularly wealthy in this extremely poor village.
"It's okay, there's just a group of troublemakers here, I'll chase them all away now!" Village elder Xu was still strong and picked up the broom beside him and waved it vigorously, forcing everyone out of the hall.
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