Chapter Ninety-Seven: Gratitude and Retribution
Ma Yi led the distinguished guests into the door, and after the guests and hosts sat down, Zhang Jiayong got straight to the point, "Ma Yi, Lu Yun, I heard my brother say that you intend to open up a road for Pingshan Village, and you have the intention to let me undertake this project, so I came to discuss the cooperation between the two sides." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info" Ma Yi secretly praised the efficiency of the Zhang brothers in his heart, and immediately said: "Brother Yong, since Lao Zhang has told you our plan, I will no longer be verbose, for the construction of roads and projects, Lu Yun and I are both laymen, Brother Yong, you are an expert, we will all listen to you." ā
Zhang Jiayong was also impressed by Ma Yi's cheerfulness, perhaps this is the easiest cooperation negotiation since he was engaged in the construction engineering industry, and he set the intention of cooperation in a few words, he patted his chest and said: "Brother, our family does not say a word, since everyone has the intention of cooperation, we will settle this matter today, and then I will send someone to measure, engage in design, and strive to start construction as soon as possible." ā
Ma Yi was a little embarrassed at this time, "Brother Yong, I don't know if Lao Zhang has mentioned to you the question of funds......
Unexpectedly, Zhang Jiayong waved his hand to interrupt him, "Ma Yi, you are too worried, don't say that you have that relationship with my brother, in fact, even if we are strangers, there is no reason why we must pay for the project in full as soon as we start construction, and there are even many people who owe it for three years and five years!" So, don't let your temporary difficulties hold you back. Again, our family doesn't talk to each other, just start work. ā
"Yes, Ma Yi, my brother has a point, he has been doing this all year round and understands the Tao, so you can rest assured." Zhang Jiaxu interjected.
"Brother Yong~ Refreshing, I'm not hypocritical, the matter is settled!" Ma Yi finally made a decision, and the road construction plan of Pingshan Village was confirmed. The villagers who heard the news crowded the living room of Ma Yi's house, everyone was talking about this unprecedented event, the village elder took Lu Yun's hand, the corners of his eyes were wet with tears~, he choked up and said to her: "Girl, you are the benefactor of our Pingshan Village, our Pingshan Village people have been trapped in the mountains for generations, and they rely on their feet to get in and out, which is very inconvenient, so it is difficult for the young men to find a daughter-in-law!" You are a great event that is meritorious in the present and beneficial in the future, and you are benefiting the people of Pingshan Village! ā
Lu Yun was pushed to the altar again, she was very embarrassed in her heart, but there was no turning back when she opened the bow, so she could only brazenly take Ma Yi's honor.
"Village elder, don't say that, I build roads, not only for everyone, but also for my own convenience!"
As soon as Lu Yun's words came out, she suddenly realized that these words seemed to have a speech problem, but the words she said were like water spilled out, and she couldn't take them back, she had to pray in her heart that everyone didn't think in the direction of Qiyi, but unfortunately she was soon disappointed, and a fast-talking aunt immediately took over her words, "Yo, our Lu Yun hasn't passed the door yet, and he doesn't treat himself as an outsider, her aunt, what are you still procrastinating?" Hurry up and get them done! Also, when the time comes, don't slam the door, you have to put on a feast! As she spoke, she climbed on Ma Yi's mother's hand.
"Oh, the sixth family, you are a glutton! Don't worry about your share of food, our Lu Yun is willing to pay millions of dollars for road repair, and you can still miss your stuttering, right, Lu Yun. Another aunt not only immediately refuted, but also brought Lu Yun, although Lu Yun was born as a child of the rivers and lakes, but this kind of battle still made her cry out that she couldn't stand it, and immediately her face was red, and her face was ashamed, and she couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into.
Ma Yi's mother saw that Lu Yun was embarrassed, so she said to Aunt Kuaizui, "What are you doing? Don't make fun of children, okay? ā
Unexpectedly, it was okay that she didn't speak, but as soon as she opened her mouth, more people joined in the ridicule.
"Wow, look at the third aunt, Lu Yun hasn't passed the door yet, so she has protected ......"
"Of course, Lu Yun is a baby bump, of course she has to protect ......"
"Third aunt, then hurry up and let them get the certificate to do things, you can get things done early, and you can hug your grandson as soon as possible......"
"Lu Yun is so beautiful, the baby she gave birth to must be a handsome man and a beautiful woman......"
"It's a pity that Ma Yi looks a little skinny......"
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Ma Yi was innocently shot, the living room had been occupied by the aunts and aunts, and his conversation with the Zhang brothers was almost interrupted, and he helplessly spread his hands to them and apologized. The Zhang brothers didn't care, anyway, the things they should talk about had basically been negotiated, and it was actually quite interesting to take a look at this unique liveliness of the countryside. Lu Yun never thought that just because of her own words, she could attract such a topic, it was simply the legendary "butterfly effect", she had always been calm, she had a feeling that she couldn't resist, she was stunned on the side, dazed and at a loss.
It was still Ma Yi's mother who was caring, she saw Lu Yun's embarrassed appearance, and others were still making fun of her, so she decisively pulled Lu Yun up, pulled her out of the encirclement of aunts and aunts, and let her rest in her room.
Lu Yun left, and everyone lost the core of the joke, so they returned to the topic of road repair.
"Boss Zhang, how wide are you going to build the road? Laying cement? Someone asked Zhang Jiayong, and Zhang Jiayong replied: "This, you have to ask your boss Lu Yun, she is an investor, and she has the final say." ā
Everyone scratched their heads for a while, just joking and forgetting about this stubble, now Lu Yun is ashamed to run away, it's not good to chase after him!
So the person with the spirit turned to ask Ma Yi, "Ma Yi, what did your daughter-in-law say?" ā
"We have a lot of mountains and steep terrain here, so we can only build a one-way road, of course, it will definitely be paved with cement, if it is a dirt road, it is not convenient to travel in rainy days.
"In our place, there are fewer people and fewer cars, and there are enough one-way streets." The questioner said, and the others nodded their heads.
"Concrete road! We are directly from the age of mountain roads into the era of cement roads, which is simply directly from the primitive flood era into the modern civilized society! Someone sighed, Zhang Jiayong saw that the villagers were all uncontrollable and excited, and he was also deeply infected, he cleared his throat and said: "Fellow villagers, Lu Yun and his family are building roads for you, are you happy?" ā
"Of course I'm happy!" Everyone replied in unison.
"Good!" Zhang Jiayong applauded, and when his applause rang out, everyone was stunned, because everyone didn't know what medicine he sold in his gourd, after all, he was not from Pingshan Village, just a foreign boss engaged in engineering, and he applauded Mao? Zhang Jiayong ignored everyone's doubts, and continued: "Pingshan Village is located in the middle of the mountains, the difficulty of building the road can be imagined, this will be a huge project, requiring a lot of labor, and you, who are born and raised in Pingshan Village, are very familiar with the geographical environment here, so I plan to recruit a group of workers here from you, I don't know if you are willing?" Of course, you can rest assured that you will not be paid a penny! ā
Zhang Jiayong's words fell, the originally noisy living room suddenly fell silent, everyone looked at Zhang Jiayong, Zhang Jiayong didn't understand what they meant, seeing that they were still smiling just now, but now the smile suddenly disappeared, and looked at himself motionlessly, he couldn't help worrying about whether he had accidentally violated some of their taboos, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried.
In fact, his worries are not unreasonable, in the countryside, it is still a small isolated mountain village like Pingshan Village, because it is relatively small by the impact of modern civilization, and often retains some traditional customs that seem incredible to others, in case you accidentally break the taboo, you will often cause trouble, at the very least, you will be listed as persona non grata by them immediately, immediately, immediately.
Zhang Jiaxu was also confused for a while, he looked at Ma Yi, and then looked at the others.
"Boss Zhang, do you really need to hire people in the village?" The village elder was the first to break the silence.
Zhang Jiayong nodded cautiously, licked his lips inadvertently with the tip of his tongue, put his hands on the lacquer cover, and his fingers unconsciously knocked on the paint cover.
"We build roads for ourselves, and then you pay us?" The village elder asked again, this question is exactly what silenced everyone, because this is too unbelievable, according to them, since Pangu opened the world, there has been no such thing. Zhang Jiayong finally understood that he didn't make a taboo just now, but he was just scaring himself, because the meaning of the villagers was completely incompatible with what he was worried about, so he hurriedly said:
"Village elder, I can tell you responsibly that this is true. Of course, building roads is a very hard work, so I can only recruit strong laborers under the age of forty-five. ā
The village elder bowed his head and said with emotion: "There are good things every year, but only this year is more." One of the people present counted one, did they all hear Boss Zhang's words clearly? ā
"Hear me clearly!" Everyone answered in unison.
"Okay, if you meet the recruitment conditions, hurry up and sign up with Boss Zhang, you have to work hard, don't embarrass Pingshan Village, and fight for Ma Yi and Lu Yun!" The village elder solemnly confessed, and those who met the recruitment conditions applauded. Zhang Jiayong's face was also difficult to hide his excitement, today's trip to Pingshan Village, not only easily won a project, but also solved the problem of workers by the way. Of course, this is not the most important thing, the important thing is that his younger brother Zhang Jiaxu can once again get closer to Ma Yi through this cooperation. Zhang Jiayong is not a person in the officialdom, but he also understands a little bit of the way of being an official, as the old saying goes, there are people in the DPRK who are good officials!
Take the Li Feibai murder case as an example, if it weren't for Ma Yi, Zhang Jiaxu's suspension inspection would not be over until the Year of the Monkey and Ma Yue, and if it wasn't good, he might be forced to take off his clothes and get out! Because of Ma Yi's backing, his younger brother can be in danger, and he has heard some gossip, so his younger brother is likely to take another step forward.
Obviously, all of this is the love of Cheng Ma. He Zhang Jiayong is also a person who knows how to repay his kindness, so he doesn't plan to make money on this project in Pingshan Village, he must build this road beautifully, even if he loses a little to get in, he will not hesitate to do it.