Chapter 44: The Villagers' Assembly (II)
Originally, in Xu Haibao's plan, he planned to wait until after the Chinese New Year to propose the purchase of the ruins of the old village. But now some people doubted his intentions to help the village, so Xu Haibao duly offered to buy the abandoned homestead from the village committee.
Although Xu Haibao has long realized that the village is engaged in tourism development, there will definitely be people who will question it. But now that Zeng Quanxian is in front of so many villagers, he suspects that he will not stay in the village for long, so he needs to dispel the concerns of the villagers.
At this time, Xu Haibao proposed to buy the abandoned homestead of the village, and Xu Haibao had another intention. That is, to give the village a sum of money for basic maintenance. Let the village simply repair and sort out the surrounding truths.
Xu Mingcheng, who was sitting in front of the stage, listened to Xu Haibao's words, and said very sincerely: "Baowa, don't be like a person like a bolt. The kind of person he is, the more you pay attention to him, the more proud he becomes. This guy, just ignore him!"
As Xu Mingcheng said these words in public, Zeng Quanzhuan seemed to be very angry and said, "Village Chief, what's wrong with me?"
"Zeng Quanzhuo, no matter how long you dare to be verbose, believe it or not, this year's subsistence allowance has been cancelled for you? What kind of virtue do you have, who in the village doesn't know? Now Baowa wants to do something for the village, and you fanned the flames to tell the flames again, I really don't dare to cut you?"
Facing the threat of Xu Mingcheng who got up from his seat, someone else would definitely fight with Xu Mingcheng, but Zeng Quanquan sat down again with his head stuffed and didn't dare to say anything more. In this case, the villagers have long been surprised.
Xu Haibao, who just saw this situation, continued: "Uncle Cheng, I know that Uncle Bolt is joking. But I still wanted to do something for the village, so I proposed to buy the abandoned homestead in the old village.
I do this for my own reasons. As you all uncles and aunts know, I have returned home from the army. I must find something to do next year, and I can't just wander around the village every day, right?
The homestead in the old village is deserted there, so that tourists will feel uncomfortable when they see it. I bought the homestead with the intention of restoring it and using it as a visitor center for tourists in the future.
If you want to rebuild those old houses, you must spend a lot of money. So, next year I'm going to find some friends and ask them to borrow some money to do this business. If we can really get this done, it will be a good thing for the village after all.
On top of that, the village's pier has some mountain trails, so it's a good idea to find someone to fix them before you arrive. If I buy that homestead, the village will have a little money for infrastructure.
After buying that homestead, I believe that Uncle Bolt will not have to worry about me giving up halfway, right? At least I believe that there will be many tourists visiting the village in the future. In that case, I should be doing that business as well!"
"Baowa, you're not kidding?"
"Uncle Cheng, in front of so many uncles and aunts, how dare I make a joke of you? In fact, the last time I went back to the village, I planned to find something to do. If you work for someone these days, you might as well start your own business!
It just so happens that the city is now promoting island tourism, and I think the scenery around our village is also good. The most important thing is that when tourists come to our village, it is better to go there and see the blue sea.
Many tourists who come to the beach to play want to see a clean sea. Although we are a little further away, tourists who come to play here will definitely want to stay here for at least one night. That's why I feel like there's money to be made from traveling.
If there are more tourists coming to the village, some tourists will definitely want to stay and eat better. I bought the abandoned homestead with the intention of building a hostel and a small restaurant. It's far from the village, and the tourists make a little noise to the village. ”
Seeing that Xu Haibao proposed to buy the abandoned homestead, he still had his own considerations. As the village head, Xu Mingcheng thought for a while and said, "Baowa, if you really want to rebuild those old houses, you don't have to pay any money to the village.
If you really want to do something for the village, when the time comes to repair the house, find more people in the village to help and pay some wages. That old homestead, if you want to use it, the village can let you use it for free!"
"Uncle Cheng, thank you for your kindness. It's just this kind of thing, it's better to be one yard to one yard. If I do rebuild that old house next year, I will definitely ask the villagers to help. I'm sure I'll pay the wages I should give.
In fact, when I proposed to buy a homestead, I was also optimistic that the village would be prosperous in the future. If it is land that is bought without spending money, then someone will propose that it is the collective land of the village, but I am afraid that it will cause gossip again. ”
As Xu Haibao said, there are some things that don't try to save money, and if you do things according to the rules, no one can say anything. At least Xu Haibao believes that no one in the village will be willing to spend a lot of money like him to invest in the ruins.
After all, the matter of tourism has just been a bit eyebrow-raising, and no one dares to guarantee that there will be a lot of tourists on the island in the future. When there are really more tourists, others can't say anything even if they are red-eyed, and the homestead has been bought by Xu Haibao.
In the final analysis, Xu Haibao's decision now is somewhat of a gamble. The question is, who in the village now dares to gamble with so much money except him? If the bet is wrong, the money invested in it will really be wasted!
In front of all the villagers' representatives, Xu Haibao finally proposed to buy the ruined homestead that was completely useless in the eyes of the villagers at a price of 200,000 yuan. Some villagers admired this approach, and some villagers thought Xu Haibao was too stupid.
Perhaps Xu Haibao spent a lot of money to buy a homestead, which made many villagers more optimistic about the village for tourism. Eight places were quickly allocated. The surname Xu was divided into six households, the surname Du was assigned to three, and the surname Zeng was only one.
The family surnamed Zeng is not Zeng Quanzhuo's home, but Zeng Quanshuo's cousin's family. Compared with Zeng Quanshuo, who is lazy to eat, Zeng Quanshuo's cousin is still very popular in the village. Even if it's cousins, the relationship between the two families is not too good.
When the villagers' meeting ended, Xu Licheng said a little angrily: "Baowa, you kid is too impulsive." What do you do with the kind of person who cares about the bolt? He's just a thing that can't hold up the wall in the mud, and he doesn't know what to do, and he knows how to make a mess!"
Listening to Xu Licheng's words, Zeng Quanshui, who had not yet left, said a little cheaply: "Licheng, I didn't mess with you, did I? What does this matter to me? It's your nephew who has to spend money to buy it, and I can't see that your nephew is really a rich man!"
"Zeng Quanzhuo, who is the blind comparison of yin and yang just now. If you hadn't provoked trouble, would Baowa be like this? Have you forgotten that when your mother was sick a few years ago, who borrowed money to let your mother live in the hospital? And who found the doctor in the city for your mother?
My brother and my sister-in-law know that your family is poor, and we also think that we are all from the village, and we have never asked you to pay back the money, so what about you?
As Xu Licheng said these words a little bit like tearing his face, the people in the village looked at Zeng Quanzhuan with a little more contempt. Even if Zeng Quanzhuan was used to this kind of look, he still felt hot on his face.
On the contrary, Xu Haibao, who was standing aside, took the initiative to step forward and said: "Third uncle, forget it, they are all from the village, don't make the relationship so stiff." The matter of buying a homestead was something I had thought about a long time ago, and it is no wonder that Uncle Bolt is this matter.
It's just that as a junior and a villager in the village, I still want to say to Uncle Bolt that it's not a skill to play tricks with the people in the village. If you really have the ability, you should think more about honoring Grandpa Zeng and Granny Li.
They are all so old, and they have to worry about you as a son all day long, don't you know how to reflect on it? It's not that there are no families in the village who were poorer than you in the early years, but what are those families doing now?
Although my family has moved into the city, my family knows that our roots are in the village, not in the city. I also want to do something for the village, and if you are willing to work hard, I believe you will have a chance to make money and turn over a new leaf.
If you have the mind to get by every day, and you will have to talk more about it in the future. Today I treat you as an elder, so I respect you for you. But next time you dare to pick a thorn, don't blame me for not giving you face when I am a junior!"
Leaving such a sentence, Xu Haibao ignored Zeng Quanshuo, whose face was a little red. In Xu Haibao's view, Zeng Quanzhuan is the kind of person who is 'pitiful and hateful' in the legend. He has today, and it's all self-inflicted!
In order to avoid gossip from the villagers, Xu Haibao is willing to spend more money to earn back face. This kind of thing, when it comes to the first time, Xu Haibao will endure it. If there is a second time, Xu Haibao will naturally not give up.
After all, the surname Xu is also a big surname in the village, and the prestige of his father and third uncle in the village is not low. If Zeng Quanzhuo was really too much, perhaps Xu Haibao wouldn't mind calling on the villagers to drive them out of Fulin Island and leave them to fend for themselves.
At least Xu Haibao believes that the villagers also hate this 'rat' that ruined the village's reputation from time to time. I don't pay much attention to him now, it's more for the sake of Zeng Quan's parents.
Compared with Zeng Quanshui, who is a little muddy and can't support the wall, Zeng Quanshui's parents have a good reputation in the village. Sometimes, the villagers do not have the same knowledge as Zeng Quanzhuo, but also for the sake of his parents.
Otherwise, there would have been such a temperament, and there must have been many villagers who wanted to beat him up to relieve his anger. Therefore, Xu Haibao did not feel that there was anything wrong with Xu Haibao saying such a thing in the eyes of the villagers. On the contrary, the villagers felt that Xu Haibao did the right thing!