Chapter 207 Return the favor
Tong Huaqiong smiled and said to He Chao and Boss Qian: "The village chief is right, you are too polite, take back the silver and the jade ring immediately."
It would be fine if He Chao gave him money.
Boss Qian’s jade ring is so cool.
Even if Liu Tielian wanted to take it, he wouldn't dare to!
The example of the former village chief Xu Yong is there for us to see.
If you want to give something to the village chief, you will have plenty of opportunities to become a fellow villager in the future.
Why at this moment?
Since Tong Huaqiong had spoken, He Chao and Boss Qian had no choice but to take the silver and jade ring back.
They looked at each other and thought that the villagers were so simple and honest!
Boss Qian said, "I will have someone deliver the money for the renovation of the ancestral hall in a couple of days. One more thing, when I came here, I met several old ladies and old men along the way. They are so old but still work hard to farm and chop wood. Starting from this month, I plan to provide some rice and flour to the elderly over 55 years old in the village every month. I hope the village chief can help me."
After hearing this, Liu Tielian was so happy that his teeth were visible.
This is a good thing!
After all, having a decent life in old age is everyone's wish.
If possible, as the village chief, he naturally hopes that the elderly in Qinghewan can be well taken care of in their old age, but where do the money and rice come from? Most of the time, he is constrained by the economy and has no choice.
Now that Boss Qian has arrived, he has provided convenience to the old man. If County Magistrate Liu knew about this, he would definitely give the credit to him.
He Chao said: "Count me in as well."
Boss Qian looked at Ma Chao and said, "Old He, you just arrived in Yanguan Town. I don't think you have much money, so don't get involved in this matter."
Ma Chao and Hong looked embarrassed.
Tong Huaqiong couldn't help but say to He Chao: "Boss Qian is rich and powerful, so let him come."
Then he said to Boss Qian: "Boss Qian, why don't you just give silver to everyone in our village one by one."
Tong Huaqiong had already planned to gain fame through charity after becoming a wealthy woman. The reason she hadn't done it yet was that she wasn't rich enough yet.
She had planned it beforehand: to open a nursing home to provide rice and noodles to the elderly, to open a private school in the village to educate the children, to grow cotton and raise pigs, and to provide employment for the young and middle-aged people in the village.
Boss Qian had just arrived and hadn't established a firm foothold in Qinghe Bay, but he had already started a wave of charity work and built up a good reputation, stealing her limelight.
Boss Qian did not realize the irony in Tong Huaqiong's words. He thought that Tong Huaqiong was reminding him to build good relationships with the villagers in this way.
He felt that Tong Huaqiong's reminder was right. Nothing could win people's hearts more easily than money. Boss Qian said to Tong Huaqiong with gratitude: "Manager Tong, you are right. I might as well give two taels of silver to every household in the village. Just consider it as a token of recognition."
Tong Huaqiong: “…”
He Chao: “…”
Liu Tiejian shook his head and said, "Boss Qian, don't do that. It will only whet everyone's appetite."
Boss Qian looked at Tong Huaqiong, who said unhappily, "You took it seriously when I was just joking with you. You are a money-spending boy."
Boss Qian didn't feel embarrassed after being scolded by Tong Huaqiong. Instead, he enjoyed it.
What does this mean? It means that what I did attracted the attention of Tong Huaqiong.
If Tong Huaqiong knew that he had such an idea, she would definitely kick him out.
After talking about He Chao and Boss Qian settling in Qinghe Bay, Liu Tielian remembered the main purpose of his visit to Tong Huaqiong's house, which was to communicate to Tong Huaqiong the final result of his invitation to help hire people.
It was basically not difficult for him to help Tong Huaqiong hire people. He went door to door and told everyone who Tong Huaqiong wanted to hire, and everyone agreed.
Didn't even ask about wages.
Everyone in the village knows that working for Tong Huaqiong's family pays well. Let's not talk about anything else, just the old man who feeds and watches the pigs makes a lot of money every day.
In addition, meals are provided. If you do not accept the free meals, you will be subsidized with rice and flour.
Who wouldn’t be moved?
Now only Tong Huaqiong chooses people, not them.
It is a blessing to be selected by Tong Huaqiong.
Isn't it just farm work? Working for yourself is the same as working for Tong Huaqiong. Working for Tong Huaqiong also earns money. This is much easier than burning charcoal in the mountains or carrying sandbags on the riverbank.
Liu Tiejian said to Tong Huaqiong: "When I told them about your hiring, everyone was very enthusiastic. I gave priority to the people you proposed, and I chose a few others who are absolutely honest and reliable. Tomorrow they can go to work on your 50 acres of land in Xishan."
In addition, Liu Tielian's other purpose was to discuss how to distribute sterilization and insecticides to the villagers.
He has not yet told the whole village that Tong Huaqiong is going to give the medicine to everyone in the village. He walked around the village and felt that he should not take the lead and that this matter should be announced by Tong Huaqiong.
"There is no time to lose. Once everyone comes back from the fields tonight, I will gather everyone together and let you, Dashu Niang, talk about the disinfectant and insecticide." Liu Tielian said.
"That's fine."
Tong Huaqiong agreed readily.
When Boss Qian learned from the village chief that Tong Huaqiong had prepared antibacterial and anti-insect pesticides, he couldn't help but smack his lips in amazement.
He didn't expect Tong Huaqiong to be so capable that he could open a shop and mix pesticides.
What a versatile person.
He Chao and Mrs. Hong felt that Tong Huaqiong's abilities were much more than that. She could even make medicine that could relieve Mrs. Hong's chronic illness, not to mention applying pesticides to crops, which would be a piece of cake for Tong Huaqiong.
He Chao and the Hong couple now have a blind confidence in their employer Tong Huaqiong.
He Chao wanted to persuade Tong Huaqiong that she could open a special shop to sell antibacterial and anti-insecticidal drugs as a business, and the money would come in like a lot.
But this matter depends on Tong Huaqiong's opinion.
He Chao naturally didn't know that Tong Huaqiong got this medicine by cheating.
Tong Huaqiong has a principle in doing business. She always feels that she cannot directly sell things in the space. She needs the things in the space to assist her life and business here. She is worried that if she directly sells the things in the space, the space will disappear immediately.
Her business would be ruined!
So I don't dare to take risks easily.
It’s better to work hard.
Everyone sat down and drank tea for a while, and then the village chief took He Chao and Boss Qian to see the wasteland where they were going to build the house.
Tong Huaqiong also went with them.
When the old man of the Gu family was alive, he planted a large tract of poplar trees behind the house in order to separate it from the wasteland. At this time, the poplar trees made rustling sounds in the autumn wind.
We walked through the poplar forest and arrived in a few steps.
This was the first time that Tong Huaqiong came to the wasteland behind the house since she was transformed into Tong Dajiao's body.
Villagers rarely come to this wasteland, which is covered with weeds and vines.
The most eye-catching thing is the crooked tree in the middle.
The hares and pheasants were startled by Tong Huaqiong's footsteps and fled in all directions.
Tong Huaqiong's eyes lit up.
Why haven’t I come to this wasteland before? These are all extremely delicious game.
"Grandma, I'm going home to get the rabbit trap." Maner who came along said excitedly.
"Okay, go ahead." Tong Huaqiong said.
Maner pulled Yaozu back home to get the clip.
There are traps for catching rabbits and pheasants at home.
In the past, Gu Dashu always hunted rabbits in the mountains, and no one had ever thought of hunting in the wasteland in the backyard.
Liu Tiejian said to He Chao and Boss Qian, "You can divide this wasteland into two parts. There will be enough space to build two yards."
Boss Qian smiled and nodded, then said to He Chao, "I'll find someone to design it later."
Tong Huaqiong thought for a moment and said to Boss Qian and He Chao: "The kid from our village chief's family knows how to build a house, so why not leave it to the village chief."
It is much better to entrust the construction of the house to the village chief's son Liu Tong than to pay the village chief the agency fee.
You know, the construction cost of building a house is a big expense.
What's more, there are corpses buried in this wasteland, and the wages will be doubled when cleaning it up.
He Chao and Boss Qian naturally understood what Tong Huaqiong meant, so they immediately handed the job of building the house to the village chief's son.
This is equivalent to repaying the village chief a favor.
Liu Tielian did not refuse and took it for his son.
He Chao and Boss Qian were in a good mood, and Boss Qian was about to send someone to his restaurant to order wine and food to invite the village chief to dinner at Tong Huaqiong's home.
Tong Huaqiong couldn't stop him and had to let him go.