Ling Ran went to the city again and, through his connections, withdrew millions from the two passbooks. Cao Xiaosong's bank card was in Beijing, so he could only go to Beijing to withdraw the money.
When Village Chief Guan heard that he had to pay one-third first, he looked hesitant and asked, "Ling Ran, is there not enough money?"
Ling Ran knew what he was worried about. He was afraid that his side would drag their feet on paying back the debt. He took out a passbook and said, "Village Chief, I have money, but it's not stored here. I need to go to the capital to withdraw it. I'll sign the contract first, arrange things, and then go to the capital to withdraw the money immediately. Take a look at this passbook."
After saying that, he opened the passbook and handed it to the village chief. "I know you're worried. Think about my wife's character. Is she the kind of person who would deceive others into agreeing to pay a debt and then drag her feet and not pay it back?"
The village chief counted the seven zeros at the end, counted on his fingers, and smiled. "Now that you understand, you know my dilemma. These villagers won't give up until they see the cash!"
"How about this! Pay off the difficult ones first, and I'll give credit to the easy-going ones, okay?"
"Okay! This is the only way. How many days will you be in the capital?"
"After signing the contract, I'll ask someone else to do the work. I'll go to the capital right away, get the money, and come back. I'm worried about my wife!"
Almost everyone in town knew that Zhou Xiang was pregnant.
The village chief nodded, "Okay! I'll bring Guan Bo along to guarantee your services."
Liu Xuewen drafted the contract and printed more than 200 copies. Almost every household in the village owned that piece of land. The largest household had six or seven acres, and the smallest had two or three acres.
He and Zhou Yizhou carried a snakeskin bag of contracts and followed Ling Ran into the Guanjia Village Committee Office.
The villagers had all heard from the village chief that they didn't have enough money and had to buy on credit. At this time, the villagers were still hanging around not far from the office. When they saw Ling Ran entering the office with a big bag on his back, they all gathered around him again.
Ling Ran closed the office door, opened the window, and spoke to the villagers outside through the iron purlins, "I know you're worried. Don't you know my wife's character, not to mention me? The money is out of town, and it'll take a few days to get it back. And I need to get things done quickly, so I'll give you guys a few days' credit."
In this way, for those who agree to pay on credit, we will calculate it based on the bank deposit interest rate. The current interest rate is 1.98, and the daily interest on 10,000 yuan is 0.54 yuan. We will write the date on the IOU, and when I come to pay you back, I will calculate the interest based on the number of days and the amount of money.
Of course, I came to pay back the money. If you don’t come, I will assume that you have given up the money. I don’t care about the interest you want to delay. What I care about is my time. Time is money. You delay time to earn more interest, but I have to use my time to make money outside.
In addition, if you dare to change the date on the IOU without permission, then congratulations, your IOU is invalid. I will not recognize it and it is useless to sue me. Making changes without permission is considered perjury.
Let's be clear in advance. I do need to borrow money for a few days for some reason. I'll pay the interest, and you won't lose out, right?"
Someone asked, "Ling Ran, how long do you plan to owe us money on credit? You're tempting us with a few dollars of interest, but what if you keep defaulting? The one who owes money is the boss these days."
"If you can all sign the contract today, it will take about four or five days, definitely not more than a week.
You know, the interest on the amount I owe is over 500 yuan a day, so of course the sooner I pay you back, the better."
After several discussions, the villagers who were already worried still took the full amount. They felt at ease only when they got the real money!
Those who buy on credit sign a contract and receive an IOU.
After signing over two hundred contracts, it was already three in the afternoon. Ling Ran returned to Zhou's house, hurriedly ate something, and then drove to Beijing with Lu Jin. He had taken it upon himself to pay the interest, and he hadn't dared to tell his wife yet! The interest was around two to three thousand.
He just didn't want to argue endlessly with the villagers and tempt them with a little money.
The next day, Zhou Xiang learned from her godfather that Guan Bo came to tell Zhou Xiang specifically, asking her to take good care of Ling Ran and not take money seriously.
Zhou Xiang laughed. No wonder Ling Ran left in such a hurry! To save a day's interest and to avoid being scolded.
"Godfather, it's right to give the villagers interest. Those who got the money early will start to earn interest when they deposit it in the bank. The total interest is only two or three thousand yuan. Isn't it better to not let you get caught in the middle and make things difficult?"
Guan Bo really felt bad about the free interest. The land purchase price was high to begin with, so what was wrong with a few days of credit? A few more words could have saved him two or three thousand yuan.
"The words have been spoken, the IOU has been written, this is a done deal. I'm just asking you to talk to him. Don't use money to solve problems in the future. You're ruining a good relationship."
Zhou Xiang nodded. "Yes, I'll definitely tell him when he comes back. You and the village chief have already settled the matter, and he's just scratching an itch with six fingers. Isn't it a waste of your favor to add one more thing? Right?"
That's right! He and the village chief went door to door to do the work, and how much effort had gone into talking? In the end, that kid ruined everything, wasting all his and the village chief's kindness and enthusiasm.
Guan Bo felt relieved and went back to the street to help watch the stall. Zhou wanted him to stay for lunch, but he refused. Although the former mayor had retired, he still felt restrained when seeing people.
Liu Xuewen and Zhou Yizhou drove their car to the county and city to apply.
The enthusiasm between Shanshan and Yuanyuan subsided a little, and Zhou Weibin was able to participate in their games.
Zhou wanted to ask his father to cook for him, so Ling Ran called him four times a day: breakfast, lunch, dinner and before going to bed. He missed his wife, but every time he answered her for a few words, he would hang up the phone using the excuse of being hungry.
Who can stand a grown man acting like a spoiled brat?
After two days of leisurely life, on the morning of the 18th, my mother-in-law came to see Zhou Xiang and said, "Think about it."
"Hey, where's the North Building dining room!"
Zhou Xiang was sitting at the dining table gnawing on braised pig's trotters. Next to her were three children, who were also imitating her by gnawing on the pig's trotters with their hands. The only difference was that the pig's trotters in the three children's hands were cut, while Zhou Xiang had a whole pig's trotter in her hand.
Dong Yunrong was really happy to see her daughter-in-law's good appetite. A good appetite means good fetal development.
Zhou Xiang pointed to the bowl on the dining table, which contained two pig's trotters. "Mom, do you want some?"
Dong Yunrong shook her head. It was a pleasure to see her daughter-in-law eating happily, but she didn't have the appetite to gnaw on pig's trotters in such hot weather.
After sitting down across from Zhou Xiang, Dong Yunrong told her the purpose of her visit today. Her daughter-in-law had expressed concern for this person a few days ago. "Guo Xuehua was beaten by her husband and had her head broken and bleeding. She was sent to Doctor Cao for bandages."
"What's the reason?"
"It seems it was because of her eldest daughter. Her sister-in-law said she wanted to take her eldest daughter to the county town to work, but she disagreed and was beaten up by her husband."
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