Extra 12: Jin Zhengtai and Gu Jingxiu
Daniu stood up and shouted, "What's your reason? You are just cruel. When Jinzi was a soldier in the army, Grandma Jin did everything by herself. During the busy farming season, everyone helped Mom. My uncle Jin's family never took care of her. When she was sick, it was the neighbors and village cadres who helped find a doctor. Now that she is gone, they still want to occupy Jinzi's yard. There is really no justice in the world."
The stepmother stood up, and said, "No matter what, we are the old lady's biological son and daughter-in-law. She is gone, and Jin Zhengtai hasn't come back for several years. He hasn't sent a single letter. Who knows whether she is dead or alive out there? It is only natural for us to build a house in this yard. We will not demolish this house."
"Yes, if the gold is not returned, the money will be taken away."
"Jinzi is so rich now, why bother with his brother? Why not just exchange the land with Lao Jin?"
Seeing the villagers whispering and the officials not knowing how to solve the family dispute, the old village chief pulled Jin Zhengtai aside and said, "Jin Zi, look, the leader is here, don't let everyone laugh at you. After all, he is your biological father. I think the condition he proposed yesterday is acceptable. Exchange it with his land."
"Uncle, I don't agree."
Jin Zhengtai was firm in his attitude, "If he can really build a house on that land, he would have given the money to build it. How can it be my turn?"
Old Jin was also explaining to Secretary Wang that he wanted to give the land to Jin Zhengtai, but he didn't want it and insisted on bullying them.
Gu Jingxiu watched as public opinion turned against his stepmother. Jin Zhengtai was usually eloquent, but at this moment, he was too heartbroken to utter a word.
Who can truly empathize with others without experiencing their suffering?
Everyone will just think that you are so heartless even though you are so rich, yet you still make things difficult for your own father and brother.
People are always used to sympathizing with and forgiving the weak.
If Jin Zhengtai returned with nothing today, perhaps they would all choose to stand on his side and ask Lao Jin to return the yard to him.
But he is the big boss, so, it seems, he should give in, be generous, and develop his style.
How can things be done this way?
Gu Jingxiu explained loudly to Secretary Wang,
"Secretary, it's like this. Jinzi didn't have any grudge against them. We didn't insist on them demolishing the house. We had discussed this before we came here. We planned to confiscate this old yard and the surrounding land and donate them to the village primary school.
He said that the primary school is cramped, there are many students, and there is not even a decent playground. In addition, we ordered a batch of sports equipment for students from the city before we came here. In the future, we also want to wait for the business to grow a little bit and contribute more to the construction of our hometown. This is Jin Zhengtai's contribution to give back to his fellow villagers and alma mater. Now the yard has been occupied, the playground cannot be expanded, and the sports equipment is probably useless. "
Gu Jingxiu said this and spread his hands regretfully.
It's worth it for her to spend some money to support Jin Zhengtai.
Among the villagers watching the excitement nearby, almost every family has children going to school in the village, or some have graduated from the village primary school themselves.
Everyone knows what the primary school environment is like.
If Jin Zhengtai can really make some contribution to the village primary school, then the whole village will be grateful to him.
The old village chief, in particular, always keeps in mind a saying: no matter how poor you are, you must not be poor in education.
He dreamed of improving the conditions of the village primary school so that the children could have a better learning environment.
I was instantly excited after hearing what Gu Jingxiu said.
He asked, “Jin Zi, are you serious?
Do you want to donate this land to the village primary school?"
Jin Zhengtai nodded, "That's right."
One villager said, "This is a great thing. Our village primary school is now crammed into a tiny space, and the children can't even get enough space to do radio gymnastics. It would be great if it could be expanded."
"Yes, Jinzi's wife said that they will donate sports equipment to the children. Jinzi is really a kind person. He has become rich, but he never forgets to contribute to his hometown."
“Didn’t Jinzi come here to look for someone?
Otherwise, let’s go and fight too.”
Everyone was talking at once, and the situation changed again.
When Secretary Wang heard that Jin Zhengtai was so aware, he was full of admiration for him.
To put it bluntly, donating to the school is also a way to help them solve problems as cadres.
Here, the villagers were in an uproar.
Everyone turned against the stepmother's family, and no one spoke for the stepmother's family anymore.
Counterattack...
They all started clamoring for them to demolish the houses quickly to make room for the village primary school.
"Old Jin, just tear it down. Look at the gold. One should remember the well-digger when drinking water. It is so spacious. For the sake of the children in our village, stop occupying other people's space."
"That's right. Look at Jin Zi. He is so kind and yet he has a conscience. He even thought about donating land and materials to the village primary school."
The villagers began to attack the old Jin couple and asked them to demolish their house.
It was no use for the stepmother to throw a tantrum now.
For the sake of the children, the villagers naturally stood on Jin Zhengtai's side.
Secretary Wang looked at the three brick houses and said, "I see these houses have just been built and no one has moved in yet. It would be a pity to demolish them."
Hearing this, the stepmother nodded hurriedly, "Of course, we haven't lived here for a day, and the doors and windows haven't been installed yet, how can we just tear it down like this?
Is this something a human would do?”
Secretary Wang chuckled, his eyes gleaming with wisdom. He and the old village chief walked towards the village primary school, looking at the two rows of old classrooms with white walls and red tiles, as well as the two dilapidated teacher dormitories, and thought, "These three rooms are built on the east side, just not in the middle of the playground, so the playground can be extended to the west.
I think these three brick houses can be used as offices for teachers. It is not very convenient for several teachers in the village primary school to squeeze into that small office. We cannot neglect education, and we cannot let down those who have worked in education all their lives. "
Secretary Wang didn't wait for anyone else to speak. He looked at Old Jin and his stepmother, whose faces were already as dark as the bottom of the pot, and made the decision directly, "How about this, let the village give you two the material fees for repairing these three houses. This land is not yours. If you take the material fees, this house will have nothing to do with you.
Since Jin Zhengtai intends to donate this piece of land to the primary school, these three rooms will belong to the village primary school in the future."
Listen to this way of handling it.
The stepmother lost her balance and almost fainted.
Lao Jin frowned, "How can that be possible?
How much effort did we put into building this house?
Just give us some material fee and we'll be done with it?
What about manpower? "
Now that the house has been handed over, the old Jin family thinks that it is better to ask for more money than to be demolished by Jin Zhengtai.
Someone in the village scoffed, "Why do you want labor fees? Every house in the village needs the help of the whole village to build it. Your house was built with the help of everyone. If you want labor, do you want to pay us money?
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The stepmother was choked and speechless.
The old village chief looked embarrassed. After hesitating for a while, he began weakly, "Secretary, this solution is possible, but the village has no... no money!"
The bricks, tiles and wood for this house cost about two thousand.
"I have a suggestion."
Jin Zhengtai's eyes moved slightly, and in front of the cadres, he said to everyone, "You may know how poor our village committee is better than me. My suggestion is that since Secretary Wang proposed this solution and we all agree, then everyone should contribute a little.
There should be about a hundred households in our village. Families with children, or families whose children will attend the village primary school in the future, each contributes 10 or 10 yuan to cover the cost of bricks, tiles and wood for their homes.
From now on, these three houses belong to the village primary school built with the money raised by the whole village. From now on, no one can find fault and take the houses back. "
After hearing what Jin Zhengtai said, Officer Zhang was the first to express his opinion, "This is a good idea."
Zhang, a cadre, did ideological work for the villagers. “Although we are not rich, we can still spare a few dollars a family. Education is a long-term plan. If we spend these few dozen dollars, the children and teachers will have a good learning and educational environment in the future, and their learning will definitely be improved.”
Gu Jingxiu pulled Jin Zhengtai aside and asked, "
The material cost is not much. As a big boss, is it appropriate for you to ask the villagers to raise funds?"
Jin Zhengtai explained with a smile, "You don't understand this. If I pay the money, once we leave, they will rely on the fact that they are my so-called family in the village and will definitely go to the school to make trouble and demand to take back the house.
But it’s different now that the villagers have raised the money. This is the common property of the whole village. If they dare to make trouble again, the whole village will tear them apart.”
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