When everyone heard him say such things, they all pursed their lips and fell silent.
No one knows that Ah Yuan was never cared about before; this biological father was no different from having no father at all.
Seeing that everyone had stopped talking, Lu Guoqing also shut his mouth in a huff, feeling extremely flustered. He didn't know what was going on, but the two of them had actually grown closer and closer and had even become godparents.
Did the person surnamed Gao discover something?
No, if something is really discovered, it won't be as simple as just recognizing godparents.
Is there really such a thing as blood ties?
"Dad, should we go over and say hello to my eldest brother's godfather?" Lu Xiaoqin asked from the side.
She felt that since her older brother had become her godfather, he was now considered a relative of their family, and she should go over and say a few words to him.
Lu Guoqing instinctively refused, "Go where? He doesn't respect me as his father at all. He didn't even inform me about such a big thing as becoming godparents. Humph, I think he's gotten too big for his britches and doesn't want to acknowledge me as his father anymore."
Lu Xiaoqin sighed inwardly. How could her father still not understand? Her older brother had long since grown up and wouldn't have told her anything before. Now, he certainly wouldn't.
"Father, if you're not going, I'll take my younger brother over to say hello."
Without waiting for Lu Guoqing's response, she grabbed Lu Xiaojun and ran over.
Lu Guoqing tried to stop them but didn't have time. He cursed his daughter and youngest son in his heart, but then he thought it was good to let the siblings go, so they could find out some information.
Lu Xiaoqin and Lu Xiaojun went over to call for someone. When Gao Weishan heard that they were Lu Yuan's younger brother and sister, he was about to take out his pocket to give Hongba some money.
Seeing that he wanted to give the two five-yuan notes, Lu Yuan quickly grabbed them, took out two five-mao notes, and stuffed them into the hands of the siblings.
"Even if you give them too much money, they won't stay. Just give them a token amount."
Gao Weishan's lips twitched. He felt that 50 cents was too little, but he didn't give any more. He had to listen to his godson.
Lu Xiaoqin and her brother Lu Xiaojun thanked them profusely. They didn't mind that 50 cents was too little. Lu Xiaojun even felt that 50 cents was a huge sum of money, which was almost the amount he could earn by chopping firewood for a month.
Lu Xiaoqin felt a little regretful. She wanted to say that she now controlled the finances herself. The money her mother had hidden in her younger brother's room was all hidden by her. No matter how much money she was given, she could keep it.
The siblings had just carefully hidden the money when the brigade leader started speaking through a megaphone, drawing everyone's attention.
"All members, I have gathered you all here today because I have some good news to tell you. Ah Yuan has come up with a feasible plan so that you can all live a better life in the future."
He then waved the project proposal in his hand.
“These few pages of the plan were written by him after countless sleepless nights. I have already shown them to the commune leaders, and they have approved them. However, the leaders also said that some of the difficulties need to be resolved by our brigade itself.”
"But don't panic. There are indeed difficulties. I came back and found A Yuan, and he also gave a solution. Now, let's give A Yuan a warm round of applause and invite him to come forward and tell us in detail what needs to be done and how to do it."
"Clap clap clap clap—"
Thunderous applause erupted as everyone clapped their hands vigorously and looked at him eagerly.
Lu Yuan: ......
One second I was still engrossed in the captain's boastful talk, and the next second I was asked to come forward and speak. There was no prior notice, so it was a bit of a surprise.
Fortunately, he wasn't stage-frightened.
"Go ahead, I'll help you with the car." Gao Weishan said with a look of relief.
Lu Xiaojun, who was standing nearby, quickly said, "Brother, let me help you with the car."
He had been waiting for half a day and had been wanting to touch the brand-new bicycle for a long time; now was the perfect opportunity.
Lu Yuan handed him the handlebars, and Lu Xiaojun took them with a delighted expression; it was the first time he had ever touched a bicycle.
He barely listened to anything the older man on stage said; he was focused on the car the whole time.
Lu Yuan knew that the most important thing when talking to the villagers about development was to paint a rosy picture, letting them know what benefits they could gain from doing this.
The world is bustling with people coming and going for profit. As long as people see the benefits, they will support you and obediently follow your instructions.
He repeated what he had told Lu Guoan before, and then emphasized the calculations for everyone. "One rabbit costs at least two or three yuan, ten rabbits would cost thirty, a hundred would cost two or three hundred, but what about a thousand or ten thousand?"
"I've done the math for everyone. In the first year, we'll keep the rabbits for breeding so they can multiply. In the second year, we can sell them for money. I'm not saying we can make a lot, but each of us can easily earn 30 or 40 yuan a year."
"This is only the second year. The third and fourth years... the more we go, the more we'll raise. When we have money, we'll start a pig farm and raise several hundred pigs every year. Each pig will be worth at least a hundred yuan. Just think how much that is with several hundred pigs. There are hundreds of households in our brigade. Each household can get a hundred yuan."
Hearing this, the crowd got excited. If they could get a hundred yuan a year, it wouldn't be a problem to have enough to eat, wear, and build a brick house.
"Ah Yuan, if you say we'll do it, we'll do it. Everyone will listen to you."
"Yes, tell us exactly what to do. From now on, if you tell me to go east, I will never go west; if you tell me to chase a dog, I will never chase a chicken."
The crowd echoed their sentiments, their expressions filled with excitement and hope for the future.
Lu Yuan felt it was time to give the main spot to the brigade leader. He said, "Let the brigade leader tell everyone how to do it. I'll be in charge of going up the mountain to catch rabbits these next two days. After you finish building the breeding farm, come to my house to pick out rabbits."
Lu Yuan led Gao Weishan away from the threshing ground ahead of time, and no one showed any dissatisfaction; they all warmly saw him off.
Lu Xiaojun watched his older brother ride away on his bicycle with great envy. However, he had just touched every part of his brother's bicycle, which made him very happy and satisfied.
At this moment, I never imagined that I would own a bicycle, or even more, in the future.
When Lu Yuan got home, he wanted to go up the mountain, not to catch rabbits, but to get Gao Weishan to teach him how to identify medicinal herbs.
"Godfather, I heard there are many medicinal herbs in the back mountains of our area. Can you take me to identify them? Later, I can lead the villagers to dig up herbs to earn some money for household expenses."
Gao Weishan chuckled and agreed, "I thought you wanted to go up the mountain to catch rabbits."
Lu Yuan: "The rabbit was caught long ago."
The two of them took the main road up the mountain, passing by the threshing ground, where everyone could see them.
Now everyone knew he had gone up the mountain to catch rabbits, and the others were as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood, clamoring to make adobe bricks and build the farm as soon as possible.
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