Chapter 614 The Passerby in the Fusion of the Urban World 3
After settling in at home, Jiang Yue went out. On the way, she encountered some people who greeted her. Thanks to the enhanced soul power that Jiang Yue had brought, she was able to match the people in her memories with those she already knew. Of course, this only applied to people she already knew. They were quite happy to see that Jiang Yue still remembered them.
On the way, Jiang Yue glanced around and didn't see any boxes from the three major telecom operators. It seemed she would have to wait a while to get internet access. The village-to-village project was supposed to be more than just roads; it was supposed to provide full coverage of basic public services such as roads, electricity, water, radio and television, and the internet. Of course, Jiang Yue wasn't sure if there was a specific order to these services, as she hadn't looked into it before.
The village committee was quite dilapidated, consisting of only three rooms and a notice board. When Jiang Yue arrived, there were people there. She looked out from the doorway and saw a man on the phone talking about donations. He was probably calling people who had gone out to work, as raising money was no easy task.
After he hung up the phone, Jiang Yue knocked on the door. The man looked up and saw Jiang Yue, then hurriedly invited her in, poured her a cup of tea, and asked, "Are you Xiao Yue? You've grown up so much."
"Yes, yes, that's me. And you are?"
“I am Li Jingcheng. I had a serious illness when I was a child, and it was your grandma who cured me. I even took you out to play for a while when you were little.”
"Are you Brother Tiger?" Jiang Yue pondered for a moment and guessed.
"Yes, yes, I remember now?"
"You've changed so much! I remember when I was in college, you didn't look like this at all. You were quite handsome back then. Now you've gained weight and don't look like you used to. If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have recognized you on the street."
"Hehe, cough cough, I've gotten fat. I'll look better when I lose weight."
After chatting for a while, he added Jiang Yue on WeChat and pulled her into a WeChat group. The group was full of people from the village, so Jiang Yue was now part of an organized group. After finishing their casual conversation, Li Jingcheng remembered the important matter: "Xiao Yue, what did you want to see me about today? Just say it."
"I'm asking about the road repairs in the village, and also about the land next to my house. Do you know if it's for sale? I'm planning to rebuild my house, and if it is, I'll ask how much they want for it. Also, about the internet, can we get internet service to the village?"
"Well, there are quite a few issues, let's address them one by one. The house next door belongs to my fifth aunt. They went abroad with their children. If you want to buy it, I can make the decision. They entrusted me with the purchase. Just pay the market price. I've already handled all the paperwork for you, including the renovation permits."
"I don't know much about the internet. I found AAA Broadband installation through a WeChat group. He works at the town's business hall and is also from our village."
After finishing talking about the first two things, he wanted to light a cigarette, but when he saw Jiang Yue, he wanted to put it away. Jiang Yue waved her hand and said, "It's okay, go ahead and smoke. The meeting room where I used to work was always filled with smoke. I'm used to it."
"I want to take this opportunity to properly repair the village roads, ideally extending them to the doorstep of every household. Also, it gets very dark at night, so I'd like to install some streetlights to make travel easier."
"This is a good thing. The repaired roads in the village will make it easier for everyone to travel."
“Everyone knows it’s a good thing, but when it comes to contributing money, no one is willing to. It’s not that they’re unwilling, it’s just that our village is poor and there aren’t many people with money. I’ve been raising money for a month, and the road construction is about to start, but we’re still short of the budget by more than 70,000 yuan. That’s why I’m calling people who have gone out to work to see if any of them are doing well and could donate some.”
Afterwards, he told Jiang Yue about his idea for getting rich, complaining that no one in the village was willing to believe him and work with him. After listening to Li Jingcheng's words, Jiang Yue felt that his idea was very good and that it could indeed make money if it was done well. On the other hand, she felt that he was a bit naive, no wonder no one followed him.
Why did Jiang Yue say that? Because everyone is afraid of being poor. Li Jingcheng hasn't shown his abilities. What abilities? The ability to lead everyone to wealth. To be honest, people don't trust him. They don't believe he can make everyone rich.
You need to do something, at least let everyone make some money and share the benefits. Only then will people trust you and be willing to take risks with you. He just said that he would grow vegetables, fruits, tea, and raise livestock in the future. At least you need to do something first. Even if you don't make money, you should at least let people see the hope of making money. Otherwise, if you just say that you can make money, who will believe you? What if you lose money?
Without the corresponding capabilities, just talking about making money in a certain industry is empty talk and no one will believe you. It's just painting a pie in the sky, the kind of pie that doesn't look appetizing. If it were really profitable, even if there were no roads before, believe me, the villagers could carry everything out of the mountains by hand.
Afterwards, Jiang Yue shared her analysis with Li Jingcheng. After listening to Jiang Yue, he became completely dejected. It seems he suffered quite a blow; he's still too young.
He also mentioned asking everyone to contribute some money to achieve internet access for every household. Jiang Yue felt helpless listening to this. When she first arrived, she thought there was no money to repair the main road, but it turned out that the government was funding the main road project. As for the internet access for every household, it was still the same problem: none of the families were wealthy, and there was no urgent need for it.
To put it simply, it's just the distance from the door to the main road, a dozen or twenty meters. Everyone can manage with that; there's no need to waste money. If all else fails, you can go up the mountain and collect some stones to pave a small path. You can also raise money with the villagers who go out to work. It's only 2013, and everyone's wages are so low. Raising 70,000 yuan is no small amount. Wouldn't it be better to use that money to buy some clothes for the elderly and children?
"Have you thought about what to plant specifically? What kind of vegetables? And tea trees? Do you know how many ancient tea trees there are in the mountains, and what their ages are? What kind of livestock to raise? And most importantly, how to transfer the land? Right now, each household's land is scattered. How can we get people to rent their land to you?"
"Brother Xiaohu, your idea of leading everyone to a better life is good. If you think through the issues I've raised and can convince me, I'll invest some money in you."
"By the way, here's 70,000 yuan. Consider this my donation, so we don't need to ask others to raise the money. If you want to repair the road, then do it. It's a good thing. Consider it my way of giving back to the village. I troubled everyone a lot when I was a child."
On her way home, Jiang Yue slapped herself. Why was she saying so much to someone she wasn't even that familiar with, and even lecturing them? Actually, it was all the fault of the previous world. Because there was no concept of time in the ascension passage, Jiang Yue didn't dare to bring up Bai Ze to chat with her. Then, she had been alone for too long with no one to talk to, so she started talking out of revenge as soon as she arrived in the new world.
After thinking for a while, she gave Bai Ze an instruction: if this happens again, remember to remind her. She just doesn't know when the aftereffects will disappear. She should talk to Bai Ze more these next few days.
When I got home, I checked on the Golden Silkworm Gu. The little guy was sleeping on his back, but his aura was getting stronger and stronger. The Five Poison Gu used for protection were also staying in the small bowl. They instinctively felt that it was good for them and didn't want to come out.
Now that she's home, she can put the puppet away. She took out her phone, opened WeChat, and added AAA Broadband Installation. After exchanging a few pleasantries, she brought up the broadband installation. Jiang Yue had initially thought that there wasn't any in her village and she would have to wait, but he happened to be in the next village and said he could install it for her on his way there that afternoon.
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