Chapter 270 Shocked the Audience [6000 words]

The sixth day of the seventh lunar month, Sunday.

At ten o'clock in the morning, at the gate of the ancestral hall, the Naye Deng family was holding the first scholarship meeting of the clan.

At this time, the clan leader Deng Shirong was giving a speech on the stage: "Dear clan members, in this cool and refreshing autumn season, our Naye Deng Family Student Aid Conference is grandly held.

First of all, on behalf of our Deng clan, please allow me to extend my deepest blessings to the children of our clan who have received scholarships and grants this time! As the saying goes, if the youth are wise, the country will be wise, and if the youth are strong, the country will be strong. This also applies to our clan.

In order to encourage the children of our clan to study hard, at the beginning of this year, our Naye Deng family set up grants and scholarships.

This is something that will benefit the present and future generations. It not only helps poor students complete their studies and encourages them to work hard and make progress, but also promotes the good moral style of the Deng clan of selfless dedication and helping the weak and the needy.

A tree that can be embraced by two people must have its roots; the water of the Yangtze River must have its source.

As the head of the Naye Deng clan, I would like to bow deeply to the clan members who donated money, thank them for their generosity and selfless dedication, and thank them for lending a helping hand to outstanding students. They passed on their love to the students with their innocent hearts, and they taught by words and deeds with practical actions what it means to "give roses to others and leave fragrance on your hands".

This is the family sentiment of caring about relatives.

This is the spirit of selfless dedication.

This is the sincere original intention and mission inherited from our ancestors.

Here, I have something to say to our Deng family members: Children, only hard work can bring rewards, and the door to success is open to those who dare to fight and work hard. Maybe your family does not have a lot of wealth, but fate will not let down anyone who works hard. A drop of water becomes an ocean, and a little love becomes hope. You will create your own glory in the future. You are the hope and future of the Deng family! I hope you will inherit and carry forward the traditional virtues of the Deng family, start from every little bit, every word and every action, and strive to become a person with excellent character and learning and all-round development.

I hope you will learn to cherish, be grateful, and face difficulties and challenges with a positive attitude.

After learning something, I will give back to the society and my family to the greatest extent possible in the future.

Finally, I hope that our Naye Deng family can flourish, pass on the torch, and continue to create a glorious chapter! "

As soon as Deng Shirong finished speaking, the audience burst into thunderous applause and cheers.

"If the youth are wise, the clan will be wise; if the youth are strong, the clan will be strong. The clan leader said it very well!"

"With a clan leader like Jiugong leading us, our Naye Deng clan will surely become more and more prosperous."

"Children, you must study hard. We have suffered from not studying and have worked hard for most of our lives."

“…”

Deng Yunsong's results in the high school entrance examination this year were very outstanding. He could have been admitted to any high school, whether it was Yugao or any other technical secondary school, but he had already set his goal, which was Bobai High School. As one of the people who passed the high school entrance examination, he was also at the scholarship meeting at this time. When he heard his father speak at the meeting, his eyes were full of admiration.

Especially when I saw my father being admired by so many tribesmen, I felt an indescribable sense of pride in my heart.

After clan leader Deng Shirong finished his speech, Deng Shian, the brigade secretary and old clan leader, was also invited to the stage to say a few words.

Then, grants and scholarships are officially awarded.

There are 136 people in the family who ranked in the top ten of the class this year, including 22 people who ranked second or third, and 9 people who ranked first. According to the previously set aid standard, the first place will receive 10 yuan, which adds up to 90 yuan. The second and third place will receive 5 yuan, which adds up to 110 yuan.

Here, you need to spend 200 yuan.

Then the tuition and miscellaneous fees of 136 people were reimbursed, and the total expenditure here was 1,247 yuan.

All in all, the scholarship expenditure was 1,447 yuan.

Then there are the scholarships.

There were a total of 23 people in the family who were admitted to high school, and each received a prize of 50 yuan, which is 1,150 yuan in total.

There were four people who were admitted to technical secondary school, and each received a prize of 100 yuan, a total of 400 yuan.

There were two people who were admitted to junior college, and each received a prize of 150 yuan, which is 300 yuan in total.

One person was admitted to an ordinary university and received a prize of 200 yuan.

There is not a single one who is admitted to a key university or above.

The total expenditure for the scholarship is 2,050 yuan.

Including scholarships, the total expenditure was 3,497 yuan.

The total donations from the clan reached 7,632 yuan, and after deducting expenses, there was a surplus of 4,135 yuan.

After awarding prizes to all members of the clan who met the award criteria, all the clan members couldn't help but feel refreshed.

Because what was to be discussed next was the matter of raising funds to set up a passenger transport company, which was a major event that required every member of the tribe to sell everything they had to buy a stake, so naturally the tribesmen present took it very seriously.

Deng Shirong made a final summary. Seeing the changes in the tribesmen's expressions, he naturally knew what they were expecting, so he changed the subject and said, "Next, let's discuss the establishment of a passenger transport company in the tribe. After this period of discussion, I believe everyone is ready to invest.

Then, start signing up now!

Changjin, Changcai, and Changqian, the three of you are responsible for recording. "

"Okay, Jiugong!" Deng Changjin and the other two nodded in response.

Deng Changxiong, the richest man in Bangba, couldn't help but ask, "Head of the clan, how many shares do you plan to buy? Can you tell us?"

Upon hearing this, the others also looked at the clan leader with sharp eyes. Many of them had already discussed with their families how many shares they would like to invest in the passenger transport company, but some had not made a final decision yet and planned to adapt to circumstances.

Now, after hearing Deng Changxiong's question, they all wanted to know how many shares the clan leader who took the lead in establishing the passenger transport company would want to invest.

Deng Shirong understood the tribesmen's thoughts. He wanted to use his actions to strengthen the tribesmen's confidence in the passenger transport company, so he smiled and said without hiding anything: "Of course, this is not a secret. I plan to buy 360 shares."

As soon as these words came out, the scene exploded instantly!

This 1 share is 1,000 yuan, how much are 360 ​​shares?

Although many tribesmen were not well educated and could not calculate the number at once, they were still shocked. After all, they only planned to buy 1 or 2 shares, and those who wanted to buy 3 or even 4 shares had already done their best.

But these few shares are far less than the 360 ​​shares owned by the clan leader.

Those members of the clan who were good at math immediately figured out how much money the clan leader was going to invest, which was 360,000 yuan. After calculating this number, they were all stunned with astonishment.

Although it is already 1983, more than half of the richest people in each village are millionaires, and there are indeed many more rich people than two or three years ago.

However, even bosses of the level of the richest man in Jimaoling and the richest man in Bangba only have assets of twenty thousand or so and less than thirty thousand, not to mention others.

In comparison, the clan leader's move was truly too big.

"Oh my god, this is so scary. I always thought the clan leader was just the richest person in our Bangjie Brigade. Now it seems that even if we look at the entire Songshan Commune, I guess no one can compare with our clan leader in terms of financial resources, right?"

"I heard that the clan leader invested more than 300,000 yuan to open a restaurant in the county last year. Now the clan wants to set up a passenger transport company, and the clan leader has invested another 360,000 yuan. It's really terrible. Where did the clan leader get so much money?"

"I know about this. I heard that the clan leader borrowed 800,000 yuan from a credit union and used more than 300,000 yuan to open a restaurant in the county. He still has more than 400,000 yuan in hand!"

"No one can compare to the courage of the clan leader!"

"The clan leader is so optimistic about this passenger transport company. It seems that my previous thinking was too conservative. No matter what, I have to invest one more share in it."

“…”

Deng Changbao, Deng Changxiong, Deng Yunfa, Deng Changshou and other members of the clan who had relatively strong economic strength were deeply shocked when they heard the clan leader say that he would invest in 360 shares. They also quietly increased the number of shares they had originally decided on.

The head of the family dared to invest 360,000 yuan, so they only invested more than 10,000 or 20,000 yuan. What was there to hesitate about? Not only Deng Changbao and other bosses thought so, but other members of the family also had similar ideas. The head of the family had invested so much money, so why should they hesitate about just 3,000 or 2,000 yuan? They just had to invest it all in.

Therefore, under the stimulation of Deng Shirong, the clan members who had already set the standards for investment all raised the standards, leaving no room for themselves.

"Deng Changbao, 26 shares."

"Deng Changxiong, 24 shares."

"Deng Yungui, 18 shares."

"Deng Yunfa, 18 shares."

“…”

On the stage, Deng Changjin, Deng Changcai and Deng Changqian were responsible for recording. It took them about half an hour to finally record the amount of shares invested by all the clansmen.

Deng Shirong said, "Brothers and nephews, everyone's shareholding has been recorded. The funds must be in place within three days. Next, let's discuss who will be responsible for managing this passenger transport company."

Deng Changbao quickly responded, "Head of the clan, there's no need to discuss this. You will definitely be the one in charge of this!"

Deng Changxiong echoed, "Yes, clan leader, this passenger transport company was established by you, and it is most appropriate for you to be in charge of the management."

Deng Yungui also nodded and said, "Uncle Jiu, it is indeed most appropriate for you to be in charge of the management of this passenger transport company. If you need help, you can transfer people from the clan."

Other tribesmen also agreed.

Deng Shirong didn't want to be bound by this kind of thing. If he had such a strong ambition, how could he still stay in Naye Village? He would have gone to Shenzhen Special Economic Zone to show his talents two years ago. So he refused without hesitation: "I am only responsible for the general direction of this passenger transport company. The specific matters have to be left to other tribesmen!"

Deng Yungui and Uncle Jiu have been co-contracting the tile factory for nearly three years. He has a certain understanding of Uncle Jiu, who likes to be a hands-off boss. After hearing what he said, he realized that he thought managing the company was too troublesome, so he smiled and said, "This method is also possible. There are more than 3,000 people in our Deng family. It is not a problem to select a few capable clansmen to manage the company. Anyway, Uncle Jiu, you just need to explain to them how the company should develop after it is established."

The other tribesmen also thought it made sense. It was like if they wanted to go somewhere, the tribe leader just had to tell them how to get to the destination. There was no need to drive them there himself.

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Deng Shirong hummed and said, "While everyone is here, let's select the management personnel of the passenger transport company first!"

…

When the Deng family at Naye held a student aid meeting, Deng Yunheng brought a group of Peking University classmates to visit his alma mater, Naye Primary School.

Looking at the "bunker-like" school in front of him, Tang Mingjie asked in surprise: "Yunheng, is this where you went to elementary school?"

"To be precise, I attended elementary and junior high school here."

Deng Yunheng explained: "In 1968, under the slogan of 'You can go to junior high school without leaving the brigade, and you can go to high school without leaving the commune', the number of ordinary middle schools in our county increased sharply. Basically, every brigade had a junior high school. Our Bangjie Brigade was no exception. We also established Naye Junior High School here at Naye Primary School.

However, if we blindly run schools like this, how can we get so many capable teachers? Many junior high school teachers are forced to teach, and the teaching quality is inevitably seriously reduced. I can pass the exam here, which is very rare in our country. "

After all, Beijing is the capital of a country, and the education there is naturally not comparable to that of a remote mountainous area like Guangxi. Hearing Deng Yunheng say this, Tang Mingjie said with admiration: "Yunheng, you are really amazing. With such educational conditions, you can actually be admitted to Peking University. It's unbelievable. If it were me, I probably wouldn't even be able to get into the most ordinary university."

Chu Zhenyu also exclaimed: "Yes, the education conditions of my elementary school, junior high school and high school are much better than yours, Yunheng. If I had received such an education, I probably wouldn't even be able to get into an ordinary university."

Liu Xiaoman's eyes changed when she looked at Deng Yunheng. This fellow villager was even better than she had imagined. To be able to stand out under such educational conditions and be admitted to the best university in the country, such a person is truly a rare talent.

The other students also looked at Deng Yunheng with admiration.

There were also classmates among them who came from ordinary families, but the education they received was indeed much better than Deng Yunheng's.

The school in front of us doesn't even have a decent teaching building. Looking at this building, it should be a defensive bunker built during the Anti-Japanese War and then converted into a school. Such a school is not even qualified to be a primary school, let alone a junior high school.

It is really hard to imagine that, under such educational conditions, someone could be admitted to Peking University. It really proves the saying: gold will shine wherever it is placed.

Hearing the compliments from his classmates, Deng Yunheng smiled shyly and said, "In fact, I was able to be admitted to Peking University mainly because of my father's encouragement. At that time, our family's living conditions were not that good. My father told me directly that if I could be admitted to university, he would give me an extra 50 yuan per month for living expenses.

It was the 50 yuan that motivated me to study very hard, and my grades improved rapidly. Later, I saw hope, so I worked harder and finally got admitted to Peking University as I wished. "

Zheng Shifeng said in surprise, "So, you're spending money like water in school because your uncle fulfilled his promise and gave you 50 yuan a month for living expenses?"

Deng Yunheng chuckled and said, "Yes, although I have a subsidy from the school, my father still gives me an additional 50 yuan per month for living expenses."

Except for Tang Mingjie, the other students were all envious when they heard this. They didn't have to send the subsidies they received at school back home, which was already very good. How could their families give them living expenses? Of course, in this era, a subsidy of more than 20 yuan a month was enough as long as they didn't spend it lavishly.

After all, many people only get this amount of money after working for a month, and they have to support their families, while they only have to support themselves. The difficulty is completely different.

Tang Mingjie couldn't help but ask, "Yunheng, I see your family's living conditions are very good now, what does your father do?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the other students looked at Deng Yunheng curiously.

They had been visiting Deng Yunheng's home for some time. Every day Uncle Deng would prepare a large table of delicious dishes for them in different ways. There was never a shortage of chicken, duck, fish and meat, and sometimes a few seafood dishes. With this kind of eating style, it would cost a lot of money just to entertain these classmates.

Not only was there food to eat, the houses they lived in were the best in the village, the TV was the only one in the village, and they were even given an electric fan each. What surprised them the most were the bicycles, those brand new bicycles, which Uncle Deng probably bought just because they were visiting so that they could travel more conveniently.

In short, from various details of life, it can be seen that Deng Yunheng's family living conditions are really very good.

Even Tang Mingjie, who had the best family background among his classmates, did not dare to say that his family's financial resources were definitely better than Deng Yunheng's.

The most important thing is that they haven't seen Uncle Deng doing any work for such a long time, so they are really curious about what Uncle Deng does.

Deng Yunheng smiled and said, "My father used to be a vat maker. Three years ago, he partnered with someone to open a vat and tile factory. Business has been pretty good. In addition, we have an orchard at home. We can still make a lot of money from lychees and watermelons every year. In addition, my father invested in a restaurant in the county town. Now my eldest brother, his wife and my sister are managing it."

After hearing this, the students finally understood.

Wang Limei couldn't help but exclaimed: "Uncle Deng is really a capable man!"

Li Guiying nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, Uncle Deng is indeed a capable man. My parents are also farmers, but they only know how to farm. When I went back home for the Spring Festival, I encouraged them to go out and do some small business. Unfortunately, no matter what I said, they didn't dare to do it for fear of losing money.

If they had even one tenth of Uncle Deng's courage, our family wouldn't have had such a hard time."

Liu Xiaoman continued, "There aren't many people in the country who can do as well as Uncle Deng. Everyone has their own strengths. Sister Guiying, your parents may not be good at business. You can consider starting with what they are good at, just like the orchard that Uncle Deng's family has. It's quite profitable!"

Li Guiying hummed and said, "I was indeed inspired by this trip. When I return to school, I will write a letter to them and ask them to learn from Uncle Deng and start an orchard. Planting is something they are good at. It depends on whether they have the courage to do it."

As they were talking, they had already toured Naye Primary School.

It's just a simple row of buildings, nothing much to see.

On the way back, Deng Yunheng said, "Let's stay in the countryside for two more days. I'll take you to the county town for a few more days, and then it's almost time to go back to school."

The students naturally had no objection when they heard this. If it was before, they might not have been very interested in going to the county town, but when they knew that Uncle Deng opened a restaurant in the county town, they became quite interested and wanted to go and see what the restaurant opened by his uncle was like.

At the same time, I also wanted to meet Deng Yunheng's elder brother, sister-in-law and sister.

…

That night.

While his classmates were sitting under the wooden shed watching TV, Deng Yunheng was sitting at the door chatting with his father.

Deng Yunheng said, "Dad, I'm going to take my classmates to the county town to play for a few days the day after tomorrow. Then we can take a bus directly from the county town to school."

It just so happened that the longans were ripe now. In a couple of days, Deng Shirong would go to the two houses rented by Tan Lian to receive the longans from Baiping Farm. He nodded and said, "You classmates have already played everything there is to do in the countryside. It would be good to go to the county town to play for a few days. I will prepare a sumptuous meal tomorrow to say goodbye to you classmates."

Deng Yunheng said, "I'll talk to Xiaosong later to see if he wants to go to the county town in advance to get familiar with the school he's about to attend. If he wants to go in advance, we'll go together the day after tomorrow."

Deng Shirong said: "Okay, then you can ask him. Anyway, your eldest brother, sister-in-law and eldest sister are all here, so you don't have to worry about food and accommodation."

Deng Yunheng asked, "Dad, do you have anything else to say?"

Deng Shirong said, "I've already told you everything I need to say. You'll be a junior soon, and you don't have much time left to make friends. Those who can join the Student Union and the Youth League Committee are the elite among the elite. You should find a way to join them as soon as possible. On the one hand, you can hone your skills, and on the other hand, you can make more useful friends."

Deng Yunheng nodded and said, "I understand. This is not difficult to do."

Deng Shirong said, "I will give you a thousand yuan tomorrow. With more friends, your expenses will naturally increase. Your family is not short of money now. Every penny you spend now will have a huge return in the future. So don't save money at school. Spend what you need. If you don't have enough money, write to me and tell me. If you need it urgently, send a telegram. Do you understand?"

Deng Yunheng hummed and said, "Got it!"

Although five hundred yuan was enough, he did not refuse when his father gave him one thousand yuan.

My father has always attached great importance to his network of relationships at Peking University. He will be joining the Student Union or the Youth League Committee to gain experience, and there will definitely be more places where he will need to spend money. If he carries more money with him, he will naturally be more confident.

Besides, he also knew that his father was right. Their family is no longer the same as it was before and they are indeed no longer short of money.

Not to mention anything else, the Suifeng Restaurant in the county alone makes a profit of more than one thousand to nearly two thousand yuan a month. He spends a few hundred yuan a year at school, which is really nothing for their family.

(End of this chapter)