Great changes in the countryside

Chapter 213
There have been some changes in the village.

Both the accountant and the cashier of the brigade were replaced, and the two replaced were both Miao Honggenzheng, a young man in his 30s.

The old Zhang in the county was still there, and when he heard that Chen Yang was back, he immediately went to the door.

Chen Yang warmly entertained them, and all the tea and tobacco were served.

"Old Zhang, what do you need from me?"

"I asked you knowingly. I want to ask you two things. The first thing is Tong Xiaofang who went out with you. When will he come back?"

Chen Yang shook his head and said, "I don't know."

"Stop coming, you two went out together, how could you not know."

"I really don't know." Chen Yang explained, "I went to Shanghai this time. And Tong Xiaofang and Chen Fuming, they went to ZJ City and SZ City. Really, Lao Zhang, how could I lie to you."

Lao Zhang asked, "When will he come back?"

"I don't know either. He is engaged in both wholesale and retail. Under normal circumstances, it takes about a month each time."

Old Zhang hummed.

Chen Yang looked at Lao Zhang, hesitant to speak.

"Xiao Chen, if you have anything to ask, just ask."

Chen Yang smiled, "I don't understand. There are at least [-] party members in the village, but why did you just like Tong Xiaofang?"

Lao Zhang said, "Standards, strict selection criteria. Tong Xiaofang is under 30 years old, which meets the criteria for rejuvenation. Tong Xiaofang graduated from junior high school. Among the party members in your village, his education level is the highest. And he is a demobilized soldier. , has received many awards in the army..."

Chen Yang nodded, "But reality is reality. There are two problems, Comrade Zhang, you can hardly solve them."

"Which two questions?"

"One is that Tong Xiaofang doesn't want to do it. He is a real person and knows that being a cadre will offend people. He doesn't want to offend people, so he doesn't want to be the village party secretary."

"What about the other question?"

"Another issue, we discussed on the road. He said that his family was very poor, and his financial pressure was great. He said that he must first get his family out of poverty and become rich, so that he can help others and be convincing."

Lao Zhang sighed, "Many people have this view, not only Tong Xiaofang. They say that poor people who become cadres will be looked down upon by people with good economic conditions."

"The economic base determines the superstructure."

Lao Zhang looked at me, Chen Yang, "You think so too?"

"Hehe, almost, almost."

Lao Zhang also laughed, "Is your heart still burning as a village cadre?"

Chen Yang shrugged his shoulders, "I originally set my heart on the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch."

"Haha...Xiao Chen, if you can mobilize Tong Xiaofang to come out of the mountain, I will support you in getting a job in the village committee."

Chen Yang laughed badly.

"Why, don't believe it?"

"That word is two mouthfuls, you can throw it away at any time, hehe..."

Lao Zhang said seriously, "Listen well, tell Tong Xiaofang that even if he continues to do his current business and is often away from home, I will support him as the secretary of the village branch."

"Old Zhang, are you kidding me?"

"Yes, please tell Comrade Tong Xiaofang."

Lao Zhang got up and left.

Chen Yang looked at Lao Zhang's back, and said to himself, "I'm keeping my eyes on Brother Xiaofang. He really has such a charm? Why didn't I feel it?"

Spring plowing production is coming soon.

When Chen Yang came back this time, he had to make proper arrangements for his family's four acres of paddy fields.

According to the regulations of the higher authorities, only rice can be grown in the contracted fields, and crops other than rice cannot be grown.

I am not at home, my second brother is running a soap processing factory, and my grandfather is too busy alone.

Just tell grandpa that he will stop going to the fields and concentrate on taking care of the dozen pigs in the backyard.

Chen Yang subcontracted four acres of paddy fields to his uncle Chen Dongnan at 25 yuan per mu, and he paid Chen Dongnan 100 yuan.

Chen Dongnan couldn't wish for it. With the addition of subcontracting fees and farming benefits, he can at least increase his income by more than 200 yuan a year.

Chen Yang also let go of his burden. For Chen Yang now, as a businessman, farming would be a waste of time.

The family is good, and the soap processing factory is going well. Chen Yang took the money and planned to go to Luqiao Street in advance.

Grandpa told Chen Yang that his good friend Ye Zhengfang had come to look for him, but he didn't say anything clearly.

The next day, Chen Yang rode his bicycle to Xiaye Village to find Ye Zhengfang.

When he arrived at Xiaye Village, he saw Ye Zhengfang's house before he saw Ye Zhengfang, and Chen Yang knew what was going on.

Three brand-new three-story buildings, reinforced concrete structure, very stylish houses.

This guy, his wife gave birth and the house was built, must be short of money.

Those who have not reached the age of marriage and have children out of wedlock are the targets of the family planning policy, and fines are inevitable.

As for these three modern houses, they cannot be built without 5000 yuan.

Ye Zhengfang's family property accumulated by fishing must have been emptied.

Sure enough, when they met, Ye Zhengfang kept complaining.

"Brother Yang, I'm miserable. I went to her grandma's house."

Chen Yang suppressed his laughter, "Damn you, the house is better built than mine, what a disaster. Ye Zi, I know your family background, don't cry poor in front of me."

"Really. Brother Yang, what I regret the most now is that I was entangled by women, and I will never be free again."

Chen Yang roared, "What's the matter, what's the matter? Don't cry poorly, just talk about it."

"My wife gave birth to a son for me, and now in front of me, in front of my parents, she pulled it up."

At the age of 21, he had a wife and a son. Chen Yang really didn't know whether such a life should be called happiness.

"Yezi, there's no way. Mothers are more expensive than their children. It's been like this since ancient times. I heard that the one-child policy is about to come down. In the future, only one or two children will be born. Your son is even more precious."

"Now I'm taking the child back to my mother's house. She put forward a bunch of conditions for me. If she doesn't meet her, she will, she won't come back."

"Oh, what are the conditions?"

"One watch, one car, two mobile phones, necklace, bracelet and earrings, 32 long legs, and a bride price of 1000 yuan."

Chen Yang said with a smile: "It's not very demanding. But, what does this meter mean one car and two machines? Didn't it used to be one meter, one car and one machine?"

Ye Zhengfang said with a wry smile: "That was in the past, but now it has improved. In addition to watches, bicycles and sewing machines, we also need to add a TV."

"It's an improvement, a huge improvement. Damn it, a nine-inch black and white TV set costs 500 yuan with a ticket."

Ye Zhengfang grimaced, "I've done the calculations. The sum of the sevens and eights will cost at least four thousand five thousand. If you add the money for the banquet, five thousand is probably not enough."

Quite right.

Watches, bicycles and sewing machines cost 500 yuan, and TV sets cost 500 yuan.

Necklace, bracelet, earrings, estimated to cost 1000 yuan.

32 long legs are a set of furniture, which is estimated to cost 500 yuan.

In addition to the bride price and the banquet, you really need to prepare 5000 yuan.

"Yezi, how much money do you have now?"

(End of this chapter)