"Donation?"
"Oh, so they're asking us to donate money?"
No one expected that they would be asked to donate money, and for a moment they couldn't accept it.
Seeing the whispers among the crowd, Ran Jinnian spoke with passionate fervor: "Dear sisters-in-law, our soldiers are in their uniforms, doing their utmost to provide disaster relief on the front lines. As their families, we should unite as one and work together to achieve victory in this earthquake relief effort!"
"As a military family member, I cannot wear armor and charge into battle like them. I can only do my best to contribute my meager strength."
"Here, I am donating five yuan in the hope of helping the people in the disaster area overcome their difficulties and regain their confidence and hope."
Ran Jinnian took out five yuan and put it into an envelope in front of everyone: "I will donate this money to the military region so that it can purchase supplies and distribute them to the disaster area."
Zhou Hongying immediately stood up: "The people in the disaster area are suffering terribly right now. As our compatriots, we should do our part. I'll donate five yuan."
She took a cloth bag out of her pocket and counted out five yuan in front of everyone.
Ran Jinnian knew that Zhou Hongying was supporting her: "Thank you, Sister-in-law Zhou."
"This is what I did for the people in the disaster area," Zhou Hongying said, her head held high and chest out.
Ran Jinnian took out a notebook and pen and wrote down Zhou Hongying's name: "Zhou Hongying, donate five yuan."
Huang Pingping and Yao Yurong also took out money from their pockets: "I want to donate too."
Huang Pingping donated two yuan.
Yao Yurong donated three yuan.
Ran Jinnian wrote down her name again.
Someone spoke up again and again, and everyone got excited.
"I'll donate two yuan too."
"I'll donate two yuan."
"I'll donate three yuan."
Everyone took out their money.
"Everyone, don't rush. Come on, I'll collect the money. Jin Nian, you write your name down." Seeing the scene in chaos, Zhou Hongying had no choice but to step forward and direct the operation.
"Fang Zhaodi, two pieces."
"Li Yan, three pieces."
"Xu Meili, one piece."
As Zhou Hongying collected the money, she said, "Ran Jin reads and writes down the name."
soon.
Everyone present donated money.
"Sisters, please spread the word in the family compound. If anyone still wants to donate, please tell them to come find me before noon tomorrow. I will hand over the money and everyone's names to the military region this afternoon," Ran Jinnian said to everyone.
"good."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Soon, news of the donation from the family compound spread.
"Donation? What donation?"
"You all donated? How much did you donate?"
"I heard on the radio that the floods are particularly severe and many people have been displaced. I want to donate money. Where can I donate?"
Ran Jinnian had planned to rest for a while in the afternoon, but unexpectedly, many of her sisters-in-law came.
When Zhou Hongying saw that a lot of people had arrived, she quickly ran over to help.
Many of the women's names were unknown to them, so they simply gave their own names.
Ran Jinnian spent an hour writing the name.
"I never expected everyone to be so kind," Zhou Hongying said with deep emotion.
"Sister-in-law, let's tally up how much money we've collected."
Ran Jinnian looked at the several pages of names, still unaware of how much the donations amounted to.
"I have an abacus at home."
Zhou Hongying ran back to get the abacus.
Ran Jinnian looked at the abacus in front of her and said, "No need, I can do it in my head."
She hasn't used an abacus for many years.
She first calculated the number for one page, and then calculated the total number.
"There are a total of 307.52 points here." Ran Jin read it in her notebook: "Sister-in-law, let's each count them."
The envelopes were already overflowing; the money was all in a bag, a whole big bag full of cash.
"good."
The two sat and counted their money.
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