Chapter 480 Returning to hometown to donate money
The next day, after Chen Cui'e and Jiang Youtian recovered, they couldn't wait to go back to their hometown to meet their old neighbors, and Jiang Xinbai and the others went with them.
Sitting in the car, Chen Cui'e leaned against the window and looked at the surrounding scenery, and said with emotion: "Ah, this hometown has changed a lot. I remember that this road used to be a dirt road with potholes. It was even worse when it rained. There were puddles wherever you stepped."
"Yes, the road is now very straight. It must have cost a lot of money!" Jiang Youtian also sighed. If the country develops well, the rural areas will also benefit.
The car slowly drove into the village and stopped directly at the open space at the entrance of the village. As soon as Chen Cui'e got out of the car, several aunties who were chatting at the entrance of the village looked over.
"Hey, who is this? Do you know him?" the unfamiliar woman asked her companions in a low voice.
"I don't know. Maybe it's someone's relative?"
Chen Cui'e glanced at them, walked forward in surprise, reached out and patted the middle-aged woman in red, and said with a smile: "Dahong, where is your mother?"
The auntie called Dahong looked at Chen Cui'e in surprise and asked uncertainly: "Auntie, do you know my mother?"
"Oh, how come I don't know you, Dahong? Have you forgotten me? I am Aunt Cui'e who used to live in the middle of the village. You used to like to come to my house to play."
Jiang Dahong immediately remembered what Chen Cui'e said. She looked at Chen Cui'e in front of her with a look of surprise, "Aunt Cui'e, it's you. How come you haven't aged at all in all these years? You look the same as me."
"Hey, look at what you said, kid, why don't you look old? Your age is right here!"
Jiang Dahong glanced at the people behind Chen Cui'e and asked uncertainly, "Aunt, who are they?"
"Look, there haven't been that many changes. These are our three daughters, Xinhong, Xinlan, Xinbai, and their husbands. As for this old man, you don't know him yet. You have Uncle Tian."
When Jiang Dahong heard that it was Jiang Xinbai and the others, she quickly circled around them a few times and said with a smile, "Oh, it's true that the climate and soil in big cities make people better. I remember that Xinbai and I are the same age, right? Look at you guys, you look much younger than me."
Jiang Xinbai felt a little embarrassed by what he said, and quickly said, "Dahong, look at what you said, it's not that exaggerated."
Jiang Dahong smiled, and then she seemed to remember something, and whispered to Chen Cui'e: "Aunt Chen, you came back at the right time. Our village is preparing to revise the family tree. You can go to the village committee and put your information on it."
"Hey, our village is still compiling a family tree. Is it the Jiang family?"
"Of course not. Most of us have the surname Jiang, so it's natural that Xiu has the surname Jiang."
"Well, we have to go there." Chen Cui'e said excitedly.
When they arrived at the village committee, they happened to meet the village chief Jiang Yusheng. He squinted at them and asked in confusion, "Who are you?"
Chen Cui'e smiled, pointed at the village committee and said, "The house you rented is still my house."
As soon as these words came out, Jiang Yusheng immediately understood and greeted them with a smile, "Hey, it's Aunt Chen, right? Hey, please come in, why are you back? Hey, is there anything you need to do?"
Chen Cui'e shook her head. "Not really. I just wanted to come back to visit my relatives and friends while I can still move. I won't have the chance in the future."
"Aunt, you're back just in time. Our village is going to compile a family tree. I was just trying to find a phone number to call you!"
Chen Cui'e smiled and replied, "That's just a coincidence. I just heard Dahong talk about it at the entrance of the village. How is the family tree edited? Does it cost money?"
"Yes, that's right. One hundred per person. Auntie, how many people do you want to go with?"
Jiang Yusheng asked uncertainly. His sons and younger children must go, but it doesn't matter whether his married daughters go or not. After all, one hundred yuan per person is not a small amount.
Chen Cui'e counted on her fingers, "Let me see, Jiang Bao's family has ten people, Jiang Bao's family also has ten people, and Jiang Bao's family has eight people. By the way, can my daughter and son-in-law go?"
Jiang Yusheng thought about it and nodded, saying, "Aunt, it's up to you. You don't have to go."
Chen Cui'e glanced at her three daughters and said with a smile, "Why not? The eldest daughter Jiang Xinhong's family has fourteen people, the second daughter Jiang Xinlan's family has nine people, the youngest daughter Jiang Xinbai's family has eleven people, plus the two of us, that's sixty-four people, don't we have to pay six thousand four?"
Jiang Yusheng also calculated and said with a smile: "According to the number of people, it is this much money, but you have to write down the specific names and relationships clearly so that we can write them down. It will be bad if we write them wrong."
Chen Cui'e nodded and said with a smile: "Well, it's what I should do."
Jiang Yusheng glanced at Jiang Xinbai and the others, and then continued, "Aunt Chen and Uncle Tian, you see, our village is also going to build its own ancestral hall. Everyone is contributing their efforts and money. Do you want to contribute as well? This is the list we compiled in the past few days. You see, everyone is taking it very seriously!"
When Chen Cui'e heard about building an ancestral hall, she was even happier. She pulled the notebook over and read it carefully, then said with a smile: "Oh, there are so many rich people in our village. Who is this Jiang Hao? He donated 50,000 yuan at once. It's really generous!"
"Oh, you said he is a very capable young man. I heard that he opened a technology company in Hai City, specializing in computers. We don't understand his professional knowledge, but his grandfather heard that we were going to build an ancestral hall, so he asked him to send money back."
"Oh, the young people are really amazing. Why don't we donate some too?" Chen Cui'e asked her daughters and sons-in-law behind her.
Jiang Xinbai shook the phone in his hand and said with a smile: "I just asked my eldest brother and the others, they all said that building an ancestral hall is a big deal, and they will definitely donate. My eldest brother and second brother both said they would donate 10,000, and my third brother hasn't replied to me yet."
"Donate ten thousand? Do these two idiots have so much money that they have no place to spend it?" Chen Cui'e blurted out, and then she remembered that Jiang Yusheng was still there, and she touched her nose awkwardly.
Jiang Xinbai smiled and patted his mother's hand, saying, "Mom, we are all contributing to the village, it's okay. Oh, my third brother also replied to me, he donated 20,000, then Jinsheng and I will also donate 10,000."
Seeing this, Jiang Xinhong and Jiang Xinlan also said, "Then we will also be 10,000."
Jiang Yusheng's eyes almost narrowed when he heard this, "Hey, how much is this? 70,000, are you really going to donate 70,000? Are you kidding me?"
Jiang Xinbai smiled and replied, "How can that be possible? We'll send it to you after we get the cash back from the county, but we'll need a receipt."
After hearing what they said, Jiang Yusheng silently took out a card swipe machine from the cabinet and said with a smile, "We must keep up with the times. Look, I just bought a card swipe machine and used it a few times. It works pretty well. How about you try it?"
What could Jiang Xinbai and his companions do when they saw this? They just swiped their cards and received several receipts.
Jiang Yusheng looked at the bill that came out of the card machine and nodded with a smile, "Thank you so much. Don't worry, we have decided that after the ancestral hall is built, we will put a big stone at the entrance of the village. The money you donated will be recorded on it so that everyone can see it."
When Chen Cui'e heard this, she no longer cared about feeling distressed, and immediately said with a smile: "Hey, Yu Sheng, then you must write it clearly. Our family's salary is 70,000, don't make a mistake."
Jiang Yusheng nodded and said with a smile: "Auntie, it won't be wrong, don't worry."
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