When the village chief heard Tian Chengcheng's words, he was stunned.
"Fubao, you're going to pay for building the school. Do you have that much money?"
"I've already inquired about the money for building the school. Building a few houses would cost just over a thousand yuan for materials alone. Adding food and labor costs would make it a bit insufficient, but it would be enough just for food. So, for labor, I hope our villagers can work for free for the sake of the children in the future."
She can pay, and it's not the busy farming season yet, so the villagers can still help out.
The village chief hesitated.
There is still a month left before farming ends, and now is indeed the slack season, but he knows very well what kind of people those villagers are like.
It's not easy to get them to work for free.
He hesitated for a moment and said, "Fubao, I know you have good intentions, but asking those people to work for free may not be that easy. I'll think of a way."
“Grandpa Village Chief, I understand your concerns, but it’s okay, we can motivate them through welfare.
The school was funded and built by our village. It is the school for the entire village. As long as the families go to help, their children can study for free. If you don’t work, your children will have to pay a tuition fee of five yuan per semester, and the whole village will supervise it!
In addition, although we don’t receive wages, we do provide meals, and we are guaranteed to have a meat dish every day, so we are sure to eat our fill.”
Tuition fees are common in this era. Even people from other villages have to pay for attending publicly funded schools, so charging five yuan is normal.
However, the so-called tuition fee is just to stimulate those people.
The whole village will supervise it. If someone makes trouble and doesn't want to pay, they will have to ask the whole village for their consent.
Tian Chengcheng suddenly felt that she was quite sinister!
Hahaha!
Moreover, the biggest problem in the village now is the lack of food. The strong laborers in the families have no work to do every day, but they have to eat a lot. It is a big deal to let them come out to do something and solve the daily meal problem.
The village chief's eyes lit up. Of course this was feasible.
If meals are provided, even if the men don't want to work, they will be chased away by the women at home with rolling pins.
"Okay, then I'll discuss with the villagers and see how many people we can get to help."
"Grandpa Village Chief, this matter must be implemented as soon as possible. If construction is not started, it will affect the start of school in the fall."
Fortunately, there was little formaldehyde at that time, and the tables and chairs were all made of solid wood, so they were fine after being polished and not painted.
When the tables and chairs are ready, we will mobilize the children in the village to polish them with sandpaper, and we will also provide them with meals.
"Okay, I understand. I'll do it as soon as possible."
The village chief nodded, walked out of the office, looked at the sky outside, and the wrinkles on his face smoothed out.
The poor Wangshan Village is becoming more and more hopeful.
Good thing!
Just as Tian Chengcheng was about to leave, a tall figure came in. It was Li Qiuju.
Her face was full of smiles, and her facial features were almost squeezed together because of the exaggerated smile. When Tian Chengcheng saw her look, the corners of her mouth twitched.
A sentence popped up in my mind: If someone shows you kindness without any reason, he is either a traitor or a thief.
Sure enough, before she had time to dodge, Li Qiuju stopped her and spoke.
"Fubao, you are really becoming more and more successful. Before, our family had no food to eat, and I couldn't kick you out. Now I can earn money in the village, so food is no problem. Why don't you just come back home and live? I've reserved a place for you to live. In fact, when I kicked you out, I was reluctant to let you go."
Tian Chengcheng couldn't help but shudder after hearing Li Qiuju's "deeply affectionate" words.
Oh shit!
You can really say it!
When we kicked the child out, we did it without mercy.
Now that he sees that his child has become successful, he actually wants to take him back!
"Aunt, life is good now. My uncle and grandma treat me very well. I don't want to go back to live with you."
Tian Chengcheng refused directly.
However, Li Qiuju is not someone who will give up easily.
She was determined to get Tian Chengcheng back.
If I had known this child was so promising, I would never have kicked her out of the house.
During this period, she watched Fubao become richer and richer, and she had made countless plans in her mind.
The best way is to take Fubao back. As long as the child is at her home, all the money she earns will be hers.
"Fubao, I raised you with my whole life. How can a child bear grudges against his parents? I kicked you out to find a way out for you. No one wanted Zhuangzhuang and Xinxin. If anyone cared about me, I would have kicked them out too."
Tian Chengcheng thinks Li Qiuju is very funny.
How did you say it?
The word "shameless" is not enough to describe her.
"I don't hold a grudge because it's not worth it! And I don't want to go back to your house. Now my household registration is at my grandmother's house, and I have nothing to do with your family."
"It doesn't matter whether you have a household registration or not. We are a family anyway. Grandma is old after all, and your uncle is going to college. You are such a young child, you still need your parents to take care of you."
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, I have godparents."
Tian Chengcheng showed her small white teeth and said with a smile.
Calling blood-sucking care!
You can really say it!
The expression on Li Qiuju's face froze for a moment, as if she wanted to get angry, but when she thought of the purpose of coming here, she suppressed her anger and put a smile on her face again.
"Fubao, you are such a heartless child. When we were going through hard times, I raised you with all my heart. Now that you are doing well, you don't know how to be grateful to me, the person who raised you for eight years. At least you can give me some soup when you eat meat. Others can't say you are an ungrateful person."
Tian Chengcheng thought to herself, who said I was an ungrateful person?
There is probably no one else except you, Li Qiuju.
She smiled slightly and said, "It's okay. They say I'm an ungrateful person, but I won't give up a piece of meat. But if I give you a sip of soup, I will drink less. I want to save that sip for my uncle and grandma."
After hearing this, Tian Fuhua couldn't help laughing. He held Tian Chengcheng in his arms and rubbed her little face with his stubble, liking her very much.
"Fubao, you are so cute! You are almost making me laugh to death. Why don't you be my daughter? I will hold you high up every day! If anyone makes you unhappy, I will take you and beat her so hard that her parents won't recognize her."
Tian Chengcheng pushed his face away with force.
It’s too prickly!
Ugly rejection!
The two of them sang the same tune, and Li Qiuju looked very unhappy.
"You said you're not an ungrateful person, but look at you. I've raised you for so many years, and you don't even know how to be grateful?"
"Aunt San, please don't say those words. I remember how you treated me. If I didn't know how to be grateful, you wouldn't even have this job and would still be wandering the streets."
Although letting Li Qiuju do the work was also to control her, she couldn't know it.
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