Although the village chief hadn't expected Liang Xunling to ask that question, he reacted quickly. He first took a sip of chicken soup, then pondered for a moment before speaking.
"It's alright, but..."
Upon hearing the village chief utter just two words, everyone's expressions immediately tensed up, fearing they might hear something bad from him.
Seeing the village chief's troubled silence, Liang Xunling suppressed her urge to hit him and said in a cold voice.
"What is it? Please speak freely, Director!"
Seeing the unpleasant expressions on the faces of the Li family members, the village chief felt a slight smirk, but he suppressed his laughter and turned his hesitation into sadness.
"It's because there's been too much rain in the mountains lately, and they haven't been able to take care of it properly, so it's become quite dilapidated. I even saw a big hole washed out of her mother's grave by the rain when I passed by a few days ago."
At this point, the village chief glanced at Ninth Master's reaction, and seeing that Ninth Master was deep in thought, he felt relieved and continued to speak.
"Fortunately, I discovered it in time, and I was able to rebury some soil on the grave."
Seeing Liang Xunling's gaze fixed on the blank space on the wall, seemingly lost in thought, the village chief and Dazhuzi exchanged a glance. After a dozen seconds of silence, Dazhuzi, amidst the village chief's winking and gesturing, slowly spoke.
"If only someone could regularly tidy up the graves in the village, this situation would never have happened."
The village chief quickly picked up where Dazhu left off, shaking his head and speaking with a helpless expression.
"Who can argue with that? But everyone in the village is busy tending to their own small plots of land, and most of the able-bodied men have gone out to work. Who has the time to regularly clean up that cemetery?"
Big Pillar nodded repeatedly, hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and slowly spoke.
“I’ll take out another month’s salary, more than three thousand yuan. Director, please don’t mind. Just give this money to the people who can help clean up the cemetery, as their salary.”
The village chief first looked at Da Zhuzi in surprise, and seeing that the other party didn't seem to be just talking, he quietly gave Da Zhuzi a thumbs up.
"I thank you on behalf of all the villagers, nephew. I will definitely tell all the villagers about your kindness at the next village meeting!"
Seeing that their mother hadn't reacted much to the village's misery, the two brothers, Li Muxing and Li Muchen, exchanged anxious glances. Li Muchen then reached out and nudged his brother's arm, signaling him to stand up and show some concern.
When Li Muxing had half-stood up, Liang Xunling seemed to just realize what was happening and spoke to the village chief.
What is the minimum wage here?
Upon hearing Liang Xunling finally mention the word "money," the village chief and Dazhuzi exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with satisfaction.
The village chief spoke without the slightest hesitation.
"The wages here are relatively low, the minimum wage is only a little over 1,600 yuan. Is that what you're asking about?"
Liang Xunling tapped a few times on her phone, then looked up at the village head who was standing and looking at her, and said in a sweet voice.
"Let's eat first, and we'll talk in detail after we finish eating!"
Seeing Liang Xunling say this, the village chief and Dazhuzi both nodded vigorously. Li Muxing wanted to remind Liang Xunling to donate more money, but unexpectedly Liang Xunling glanced at him.
"Eat quickly, and then you should all go to bed early!"
When the village chief heard Liang Xunling mention the child's sleeping situation, he immediately called his wife over.
"Go check if the children's sleeping area is ready. We'll take them there to sleep later!"
The village chief's wife looked at her husband with a questioning gaze. Seeing that her husband nodded silently, she turned and left with satisfaction.
After the village chief's wife left, it wasn't long before everyone had finished eating. After checking the resting place, the village chief's wife turned back to the entrance of the main room. Seeing that everyone had finished eating, she immediately came in and led a group of boys towards the east wing.
"Gentlemen, we don't have enough beds at home, so we could only use mattresses on the floor. Please don't mind!"
When the younger brothers saw that the entire floor of the room was covered with quilts, they immediately took off their shoes and quickly came to the quilts to play and frolic.
The eldest brother, Li Muxing, thanked the village chief's wife and waited for her to leave before closing the door and joining his brothers in their playful antics.
After the women who had helped carried the dishes and bowls from the main room down, Liang Xunling sat down on a chair, led by the village head.
"Here's what we'll do. I see the village lacks public facilities, and only part of the road has been paved. I'll contribute 500,000 yuan in my personal capacity first..."
Upon hearing the figure of 500,000, the village chief was filled with excitement. If he hadn't been mindful of Dazhu and Ninth Master beside him, he would have jumped up in excitement.
Five hundred thousand! He made the down payment for his son's house by simply going through the motions a few times. It's like a windfall!
Suppressing his excitement, the village chief stood up and bowed to Liang Xunling. Dazhu, standing beside him, also rose, intending to follow the village chief's example and express his gratitude to Liang Xunling, but before he could fully rise, he heard Liang Xunling speak.
“I will set up a fund with this 500,000 yuan, and I will inject no less than 500,000 yuan into this fund every year. At this stage, this money will be used to help the village install some public facilities such as streetlights and fitness equipment, and then we will find a construction team to pave all the roads in the village…”
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