freenovelworld Chapter 922 I Know What You Think
Chapter 922 I Know What You Think
"That's all I have to say today," Village Chief Jia originally intended to talk to the villagers about the peanut incident, but the villagers' reactions just now made him upset, "The village will bear the expenses for Shanzi and his family to go to the capital."
"But as you all know, the village committee doesn't have much money, so the cost will ultimately fall on you all."
"I've thought about it carefully. Now, as long as every family contributes a portion, it will be enough to support Shanzi and his team to go to the capital. Of course, you can rest assured. I know how much to contribute and I won't let you get hurt."
After hearing what the village chief said, everyone dared not say anything more and just nodded repeatedly.
I was afraid that if I said anything more, I would be targeted in the future.
From then on, I will have no chance to enjoy any benefits from the village.
Seeing that no one objected anymore, Village Chief Jia's anger subsided a lot, and he decided to lighten their burden. "I originally thought that we would cover all the expenses for Shanzi and his friends to and from the capital, but I thought that since we went to the capital to find a sponsor, he must be a wealthy man. Why should we pretend to be rich in front of such a person?"
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look forward to it. "Village Chief, if you have any good ideas, please feel free to tell us. We are listening!"
"We only give Shanzi and his friends the money to support their trip," said Village Chief Jia calmly. "As for the return trip expenses, we'll give them to the sponsors!"
"This is a great idea! This way we only need to take half the money!"
"Hahaha, we can get things done without spending so much money!"
"Why can't I think of this idea?"
"My mind was a mess just now, and I had no idea at all!"
"Nonsense! If you can come up with this idea, it means you are smart enough to be comparable to our village chief!"
"Don't be so delusional. Ten of our brains are not as good as the village chief's one!"
"Of course, he is the village chief!"
When everyone thought that they could get half the money, they were very happy and they kept praising him.
Village Chief Jia was praised like a flower.
Village chief Jia didn't show it on his face, but his heart felt as sweet as if he had drunk honey.
Naturally, his mind was focused on the villagers' praise, and he ignored the unusual expressions on Shanzi and others' faces.
Shanzi and others were cursing in their hearts.
I had originally planned to take this opportunity to make a small profit.
But I didn't expect Village Chief Jia to do this.
Now, not only will I not make any money, but I might even be stingy with the money I spent.
As expected, someone suggested to Village Chief Jia, "I have an idea. We should only pay Shanzi and his friends for their travel expenses. As for the rest, we don't have to pay."
Village Chief Jia looked at the villager who spoke up and asked, "What do you mean? If you don't pay, Shanzi and the others will have no food to eat?"
But he was somewhat moved.
"Village chief, think about it. If we give them money, feed them well, and make them feel energetic when they arrive, how can we convince the sponsors?" The villagers argued. "It would be better if they were starved and looked miserable. This way, no matter who sees them, they will think that Shanzi and his friends went through untold hardships to get to the capital."
After saying this, he glanced at Shanzi and the other two.
These three people had no idea what kind of luck they had that Village Chief Jia could support them to go to Beijing and go to school.
This is their own business, why should they, the villagers, pay for it?
So we must find ways to spend less.
Every bit you save is a bit you earn, and you can also save less money.
But you have to find a suitable reason for yourself.
After all, the peanuts will be ripe in a while, and by then Village Chief Jia will have to come forward to communicate with the investors to get their peanuts priced the same as Niuzhuang’s!
Therefore, they must not let Village Chief Jia catch them openly because they don’t want to cooperate.
Thinking of this, the villagers said, "By then, Shanzi and his friends will be in dire straits. Even if the sponsors are unwilling, won't they have to consider Shanzi and his friends' determination to go to school?"
When everyone heard this, they nodded and said, "That makes sense, that's right!"
Shanzi cried out inwardly, "Oh no!"
They had never traveled far, and had rarely even been to the county town.
I don’t know how much bigger the capital is than the county town. I will be unfamiliar with the place and have no idea where to grope in the dark. I’m not sure when I will be able to find a sponsor.
What will they do if they are not even given money for food?
"Uncle, the three of us have never been out of the house. If we can't find the sponsor for a while, we will have to starve forever," Shanzi looked directly at the village chief Jia who made the decision, with pleading eyes, "We are not afraid of starving, but we are afraid of fainting from hunger and not being able to find a sponsor."
Before Village Chief Jia could speak, the villagers started talking at once.
"Don't you have a mouth under your nostrils? Don't you know how to ask when you get to the capital?"
"That's right, you little brat just want to eat a hot meal, but you don't even think about how to make it. You don't even know how hard it is to make money!"
"You don't know if you've never been in charge of a household before, so don't be angry."
"I'm not angry about that. I'm angry that they don't know how to ask people. Is it that difficult to ask for food when you're really hungry?"
"Yes, yes, yes. If there are people in the capital who can sponsor children to go to school, it means that they are rich. As long as Shanzi and the others ask for food, it is estimated that they will eat better than what we eat at home."
"According to what you said, it seems that Shanzi and the others are going to Fuwo!"
"Isn't that certain?"
A gloom flashed across Shanzi's eyes.
They are still being made beggars!
Go beg for food!
The angry Shanzi and the other two looked directly at Village Chief Jia and cried out, "Uncle, we..."
"I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you are real men, how can you cry just like that?" Village Chief Jia agreed with what the villagers had just said. Seeing Shanzi and the others' behavior, he was very dissatisfied. "You have to understand us adults. Besides, they are right. When you arrive in the capital, it is better to be poor than to be rich!"
Shanzi was upset when he saw that he had caused the dissatisfaction of Village Chief Jia. "Uncle, we didn't mean that. We just read in a book that a poor family can be rich on the road, and we haven't seen much of the world, so we are panicking."
"That's right, uncle. We were just too panicked and didn't control our emotions. Please don't be angry." Seeing Shanzi admit his mistake first, Zhuzi and Zhuangzi hurriedly followed suit, saying that they were also wrong.
Seeing this, the dissatisfaction in the heart of Village Chief Jia dissipated a little. "It's good that you know you are wrong. We are all doing this for your own good. You have to be in a hurry, but don't blame us in your heart for this, thinking that we are deliberately blocking you and setting obstacles for you."
"We dare not!" Shanzi, Zhuzi and Zhuangzi shook their heads in denial in unison.
Village Chief Jia was satisfied, then he turned to look at the villagers, "I know what you are thinking."