"Jiang Jinxiu, who has never worked or farmed, how could she know which is a fruit seedling and which is a weed?"
Isn't this ruining our land? Isn't this wasting our money?
The others nodded in agreement, especially the women who were close to Li Cuihua: "That's right, that's right. She's never farmed before, how would she know what we can and can't grow on our land?"
"Yeah, yeah, isn't this just a joke?"
The area below immediately erupted into chaos, with only a small number of people continuing to watch the village chief and his group.
The village chief, village party secretary, village director, and accountant all frowned upon seeing the noisy crowd.
"Quiet, everyone be quiet!" The village chief raised his hands, signaling everyone to be still.
"This matter was decided after unanimous discussion by the village committee. If you want to participate, you can participate; if you don't want to participate, you don't have to. We won't force you."
Participation is entirely voluntary, but there's one thing you need to listen to carefully.
Families that do not participate will only receive the portion of money allocated to the village committee and the average amount of land rent each year.
In addition to the money mentioned earlier, participating families will also receive a share of the money corresponding to their respective investment amounts. Anyone who wants to participate can do so, and you can decide how much to invest.
The eldest son, the second son, and the youngest uncle of the Gu family were the first to step forward.
They gave all the money to Accountant Li, who then registered it and they left.
They don't care whether other people participate or not; they're going to participate anyway.
Everyone stopped watching them leave.
Some people are dismissive, others say they're not stupid, and still others are itching to do something.
The village chief and the others stopped talking and quietly watched the villagers.
Some families gathered together to discuss the situation, while others simply sat on the ground to wait and watch the show.
Suddenly someone raised their hand and said, "Village chief, I don't have any money with me. Can I go back and get some before I come back?"
The village chief nodded with a smile, indicating that he could go back and get the money.
After receiving permission, the man immediately rushed home to get the money.
Shuanzi's father and Zhuzi's father, who had a good relationship with the Gu family, also went back to get the money.
Upon seeing this, Li Cuihua made a sarcastic remark: "Hehe, you guys have too much money, so go ahead and invest. Be careful you don't lose everything. Anyway, I get paid even if I don't invest any money. I'm not as stupid as you guys."
Her husband, Gu Daqiang, listened nearby and thought it made sense, so he didn't go back to get the money.
The village chief completely ignored what Li Cuihua said. When he saw the people going back to get their money, he shouted, "You can participate as much as you want, it doesn't have to be a hundred."
"Village chief, can I have twenty yuan?"
"Village chief, can I have ten yuan?"
The village chief chuckled and said, "Sure, sure, as much as you want. Do what you can afford."
As a result, more and more people left to go back and get their money.
Some people believed, some were gambling, some were wavering, and some were determined to be like Li Cuihua's family, unwilling to contribute a single penny.
The village chief and the village party secretary had seen everything that everyone was doing.
As more and more people left, they went back to collect their money.
Li Haiqiu nudged Li Cuihua, "Ahua, why don't we go back and get the money? Didn't the village chief say that any amount is fine? How about we put in one yuan?"
Li Cuihua glared at her sister-in-law and said, "A dollar isn't money. If you want to participate, you can talk to your own family. Don't drag me into it. Only a fool would participate."
Li Cuihua's voice wasn't quiet; some people who had gone to get the money heard her and glared at her fiercely.
Even the village chief heard it. He glared at Li Cuihua and shouted, "Li Cuihua, what are you saying?"
Li Cuihua realized she had said the wrong thing and hid behind her husband.
Seeing this, Gu Daqiang stepped aside and pushed her out.
Go apologize to the village chief yourself.
Li Cuihua felt embarrassed that Gu Daqiang didn't protect her.
He had no choice but to apologize to the village chief.
The village chief simply snorted and turned away, too lazy to pay her any more attention.
Does he not understand this woman's personality?
People who went back to collect their money gradually returned to line up with accountant Li Can to pay.
The village chief noticed that a third of the people remained unmoved.
Those who were on good terms with the Da Shan family participated to varying degrees.
"Everyone has thought this through. This is a one-time opportunity. Everyone participates as much as they want, and if you don't participate, you don't participate. You won't be able to participate again in the future."
As soon as the village chief finished speaking, two more people who were still wavering went home to get money.
In the end, most families in the village participated, with only a small number not participating.
The village chief and the others did not insist.
Finally, they selected people from among the participants to clear the land and remove weeds.
...
After Jiang Jinxiu woke up, she took the grapes to the yard.
Yang Dongmei shared the food with everyone. Recently, the first and second wives have helped them a lot. At least, they have less to worry about with the new house.
When Yang Dongmei saw so many grapes, and each one was so big, she tried some and found they were really sweet.
"Hey, where did these grapes come from? They're so sweet."
"Xi Chen picked them from the mountain this morning."
Yang Dongmei was overjoyed when she heard that Gu Xichen had picked them.
Her third child is really something.
He never returns empty-handed from a trip up the mountain.
"Mother, where is my second sister-in-law?"
"She's gone out. Did you want to see her about something?"
"Nothing much, just asking."
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