Listening to the whispers around him, Old Liu was extremely angry.
He snorted coldly and shouted at Captain Lu: "Captain, as the leader of our village, you must be thinking about the village, right?
Wouldn't it be better for our children if we earn money outside?
Lu Zhiye is a big businessman, so he doesn't need a month's salary from me."
This completely took Lu Zhiye for granted. Da Niu's father stood up dissatisfiedly: "Your youngest son doesn't like to work either. You shouldn't have been allowed to go this time!"
"Dad, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business!"
Old Liu said viciously!
Captain Lu rolled his eyes, smiled slightly and said, "By the way, there is one more thing I didn't say just now.
When the time comes, Okawa will take you south by train, and you will have to pay for the train ticket yourself.
Now I will give you one last chance. If you are willing to go, please sign up again.
But let me be frank with you, if you go there and don't do your job well, people won't want you.
Your round-trip train ticket will cost you dozens of dollars.”
Captain Lu's words made many people back off.
The dark-faced man was worried: "What will it take for someone to accept it?"
The militia captain patted his chest and said, "He must be both capable and strong.
Most of the men in our village have never learned proper construction.
Although they also build houses in the countryside, I heard that they build high-rise buildings, and many of the materials must be different from ours.
You have to learn from the master for a while. If you fish for three days and rest for two days, no one will want you."
This statement attracted the approval of many people: “The captain is right, Captain Lu, I sign up.
I took my eldest son with me. You see, we are both very active in working in the fields.
It shouldn’t be returned!”
Captain Lu narrowed his eyes and said, "I can't guarantee you this.
There is only one thing: as long as you are down-to-earth and willing to work hard, you will succeed wherever you are. "
When they heard that they had to pay for their own train tickets, the number of people in the queue dropped by half in an instant.
Some people are trying to fish in troubled waters.
Now it's all gone to waste.
Old Liu stamped his feet in anger, then left with his son in a dusty state.
Some men jokingly asked, "Old Liu, why aren't you going?"
Old Liu spat at them and said, "Didn't you hear them say that you have to pay for your own travel expenses?
Don't be complacent too early. If you fail to learn and are rejected, you will cry.
The round trip, including food and accommodation, costs about 100 yuan. If two people from the family go, it will be more than 100 yuan.
If I add half the money, I can build two brick and tile houses......."
Old Liu's words made some people back off.
The dark-faced man looked at his son behind him and whispered, "Chunsheng, how about I go and explore the way first?
If the salary is high and you are interested in learning, I will let you go again?"
Chunsheng is eighteen or nineteen years old this year, which is the time for young people to achieve success. Hearing what his father said, he frowned in dissatisfaction and said, "Dad, if you can learn it, why can't I?
I dropped out of school at the age of 14 and followed you to work in the fields. I got a full centimeter at the age of 15.
Have I ever held you back? Don't worry, I will definitely study hard when I get there.
I am still thinking about working hard to earn money to marry Xiaofen!"
The dark-faced man had a bitter look on his face. I felt a headache when I heard him mention the girl.
There are six sisters in their family, and they only have one son!
I heard that the first few girls who got married received no dowry for a penny of the betrothal money.
The eldest daughter was the most miserable. She left with only the tattered quilt she had used since she was a child.
His youngest son is a reckless person, and this will be a bottomless pit in the future.
Why would their family be willing to marry someone like this?
But she couldn't resist her son's constant nagging.
The black-faced man thought about taking his son out, but he also had another idea.
Now the baby is full of vigor and energy. The more you try to stop him from getting married, the more stubborn he will be.
Instead of doing this, it is better to take them outside, let them see the outside world and make some money, then maybe they won’t be so worried.
The most important thing is that according to Xiaofen’s family’s character, they will arrange a marriage for Xiaofen within half a year.
By then, if his son makes a fuss again and is unwilling, there will be nothing we can do.
Seeing his son's determined look, the dark-faced man wiped the sweat off his face and concealed his smile.
This method of provoking is quite effective...
A slightly younger man hesitated again at the moment of signing.
He said in a muffled voice, "Captain, can I go home and discuss this further and give you an answer tomorrow morning?"
In the crowd, everyone's eyes fell on Captain Lu.
Seeing everyone's expectant expressions, Captain Lu closed the notebook in front of He Zhishu and said, "Okay, let's do this. I'll give everyone one night to practice.
Discuss this with the elders, wife, and children at home. After all, this is not a task that can be completed in a short period of time.
There is another point I want to make clear. Going out to earn money is fine, but for ordinary people like us, food is the most important thing, and the land cannot be left to waste.
I know some people want to make money and want to send five or six strong laborers out of the family, but you haven't thought about what will happen to the land if that happens. "
Secretary He also sighed and said, "Captain Lu is right. You should discuss this carefully today.
Let’s put it this way, for the first time out, each family should have no more than two able-bodied men.”
Captain Lu and Secretary He were both afraid that these people were acting on a whim, which would not only waste money but also make it difficult for Lu Zhiye.
As the villagers left, Captain Lu also held a meeting with several village cadres.
Captain Lu tapped his pipe on the corner of the table a few times and said in a low voice, "I estimate that when they go back to discuss this time, they will be short of half the people again."
He Zhishu nodded: "Indeed, when the news first came out, everyone got excited and many people signed up.
Once you calm down, it's not like that anymore.
Let’s wait and see tomorrow morning. Once these people are confirmed, let them sign a document and they cannot go back on their word.
Otherwise, Xiao Ye has done us such a big favor, we can't make it so difficult for him."
Everyone nodded in unison. Facts proved that these cadres were the ones who understood the villagers best.
That night, the lights in every household were on until midnight.
Some people quarreled over this issue, while others worked together, with men taking care of the public and women taking care of their own families.
In fact, the most common thing in the village is the elderly who take advantage of their age to get involved...
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