Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 416 Year-end Dividends
"Um, has Qiangzi arrived? Has Qiangzi arrived?"

"Here, he is here!"

Not long after, a shout suddenly came from the front of the crowd, and then the villagers who were greeting Li Guoqiang hurriedly responded loudly.

Then, the villagers reached out and pulled Li Guoqiang down from the sika cart, and then walked through the crowd until they reached the warehouse door.

At this time, several tables had been placed at the entrance of the warehouse, and brigade cadres such as Xu Yuliang and Sun Maocai were standing behind the tables.

As soon as Li Guoqiang squeezed out of the crowd, he saw piles of banknotes on the table, which looked spectacular.

At first glance, not to mention the villagers, even he couldn't help but be stunned.

Then, without waiting for him to come to his senses, he let Xu Yuliang pull him behind the table and stood in the middle.

Seeing this situation, he immediately waved his hand and showed humility.

After all, this dividend belongs to the team's work. As long as everyone knows that the money is earned with his help, it doesn't matter whether he shows up or not.

However, Xu Yuliang didn’t think so.

His position as team leader was not very stable to begin with due to his seniority and age, so he really needed to take this opportunity to get Li Guoqiang to support him and let the villagers know that he, as team leader, was no pushover.

Therefore, no matter how humble Li Guoqiang was, he still insisted that Li Guoqiang stand among the brigade cadres.

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang's mind turned and he quickly guessed Xu Yuliang's plan, and then he stood there.

Although he doesn't want to be in the limelight, Xu Yuliang is a member of the Xu family after all, and he will need Xu Yuliang's support and cooperation in many of his future work.

So, if you can help, you should help.

Xu Yuliang was slightly delighted to see that Li Guoqiang no longer refused, and then he quickly opened his mouth and shouted to everyone: "Everyone, be quiet for a moment and listen to me."

Hearing this, everyone shut their mouths and stared at the piles of banknotes in front of Xu Yuliang, for fear of angering Xu Yuliang and losing the right to share the money.

Seeing this, Xu Yuliang nodded with satisfaction, and then continued: "Everyone has seen that on this table is the money earned by our brigade bee farm and Sijiucheng Xiangmi Zhai this year that can be used for dividends. The total amount is 113,000 yuan.

First of all, we must thank Comrade Li Guoqiang for his selfless dedication and hard work in being able to earn so much money. It can be said that without him, there would be no such money, and we would not be able to live a good life so quickly.

In addition, I would also like to thank the previous team leader and all the team cadres present here. Without their strong support, our team's apiary and Xiangmi Zhai would not have been established so quickly.

Due to time constraints, I will not say much. As for the rules of dividend distribution, I believe everyone already knows them. So, those whose names I read out will come up to register and receive their money. "

After saying this, under the eager gazes of the villagers, he winked at the brigade accountant Xu Yu'an, then picked up a household registration book and read out the first name.

"Li Guoqiang!"

When they heard the name, they were stunned for a moment, then they quickly applauded.

Li Guoqiang was also somewhat surprised by this.

He didn't expect that Xu Yuliang would let him be the first to receive dividends in front of everyone.

This is undoubtedly to establish his status in the village, and at the same time it is also to give him honor in this way.

He reacted quickly, walked around the table, came to Xu Yu'an, and wrote his name on the dividend register.

As Li Guoqiang wrote his name, Xu Yu'an also sang loudly: "Li Guoqiang, there are one person in my family, and I have earned full work points. The total dividend is 378 yuan and 4 cents."

When they heard this number, the applause from the crowd instantly became louder.

Although they had already made their own estimates and asked the team leaders, they knew roughly how much money they could get.

But now, after hearing with their own ears the amount of dividends Li Guoqiang received, they couldn't help but feel excited.

This one costs almost 400 yuan. If there are seven or eight people, it will cost more than yuan!

You know, nowadays, buying a bicycle, including the exchange of coupons, costs at most about 300 yuan. With so much money, you can buy seven or eight bicycles in total.

Moreover, with this money, they can now do things that they would never have dared to think about before.

For example, building a few new houses, finding a good wife for your children, etc.

As for eating and drinking, they didn't think much about it. Even if they had extra money, they would not spend it on eating and drinking. Instead, they would deposit it in the bank and earn some interest.

While everyone was thinking about how to spend the money after getting it, Xu Yuliang kept calling out the names of the household owners.

When the villagers heard the name, their faces flushed, their bodies trembled slightly, and they walked forward as if they were drunk.

When they got the money from Xu Yuliang and returned to the crowd trembling, cheers broke out from the crowd.

You know, if we calculate based on a family with at least three people, that would be thousands of dollars!
If this had happened in previous years, it would have taken an unknown amount of time to save that much money.

And now, they just did nothing and waited for a year, and they can get so much money. It's like pie in the sky.

Among them, some people even doubted whether they were dreaming and had to pinch themselves to believe that all this was real.

Not long after, as the last educated youth received his dividend, the year-end dividend distribution meeting was concluded.

Brigade cadres such as Xu Yuliang and Sun Maocai did not say anything else and simply announced the adjournment of the meeting.

Because they know that the villagers who have already received the money want to take the money home the most, for fear that they will lose it by accident.

In addition, since today is New Year's Eve, any old debts that have not been repaid must be settled before the New Year's Eve dinner tonight, otherwise people will gossip about you.

In addition, many villagers had to go back to put their money away, and then come to the threshing ground to help prepare the banquet for Xu Yuchang, Sun Jinda and Ma Hongjun.

Just like that, after a short while, the crowd dispersed.

Li Guoqiang also took this opportunity to drive a sika deer cart to send Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen and others back home.

After returning home, he directly stuffed the dividends into Xu Yuping's hands. Xu Yuping's heart tightened slightly when she saw this, and just when she was about to refuse, she heard Luo Huijuan gently persuade her: "Sister Yuping, since Qiangzi gave you the money, you can just keep it with peace of mind!"

Hearing this, Xu Yuping hesitated for a while, but finally put the money away silently. At the same time, she was deeply moved by Li Guoqiang's care and Luo Huijuan's tolerance.

She knew that Li Guoqiang and Luo Huijuan gave her the money because they saw that her family was an orphan and a widow.

In this way, their family, including the dividends received by her, Qu Yinfeng and Xu Dani, would have about a thousand yuan, which was enough for them to use for self-defense.

As for Zhu Caiyan and Zhu Caixia, since they failed to join the production team and were not considered members of Jinshanbao, they did not receive a penny.

As for Shang Xiuzhen, Pan Qiaoyan and others, it goes without saying that they have already moved their household registration to the old city, so naturally they are not eligible for dividends.

However, they didn't care much about it. Not to mention that they had already received a salary of more than 300 yuan in Xiangmi Zhai, just the good life they lived with Li Guoqiang could not be bought with money.

What's more, although Li Guoqiang didn't tell them explicitly, through getting along with them for more than half a year, they also knew that money was not a big deal for Li Guoqiang.

And this is indeed the case. It is as if the more than 300 yuan given to Xu Yuping before, just went around in Li Guoqiang's hands, and he got a reward of nearly 4,000 yuan.

But he did not choose to take the money, but asked Jin Die to exchange it for gold coins of equal value.

Now, after accumulating for such a long time, the gold coins in his hands have reached more than ten kilograms.

If the situation continues like this, in a few years he will really own a mountain of gold.

However, just like what Shang Xiuzhen, Pan Qiaoyan and others thought of him, whether it was money or gold, it was just something that was readily available to him, so he didn't need to take it too seriously.

Soon, he put the matter behind him and took Zhu Caixia, Zhu Caiyan and others to deal with the fish on the sika deer cart.

Among them, a small half was allowed to stay at home, and the remaining large half was sent to the families of Xu Yuchang, Ma Hongjun and Sun Jinda respectively, as a token of appreciation to his subordinates.

At the same time, Qu Yinfeng, Xu Yuping and Zhu Caiyan also went over to help. Only Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen and others were left sitting on the kang at home, listening to the radio and eating snacks. How comfortable it was.

Soon, as time passed slowly, it was already past 12 noon without realizing it.

Since the wives of Xu Yuchang, Sun Jinda and Ma Hongjun were all from the old city and had no relatives here, the elders in the village suggested that their wives be arranged to live in the educated youth site.

Before the banquet started, Xu Yuchang and others, along with a matchmaker and other betrothal gifts, went to the educated youth site to pick up the person.

Although the ceremony is a bit simple, it is still a ceremony after all, so it won't make people laugh at it.

Originally, Li Guoqiang didn't want to join in the fun, but Xu Yuchang and others insisted on dragging him along, saying that he was the matchmaker for the three couples.

With no other choice, he could only go along to pick up the bride.

With his joining, things became smoother. Even if the families of Xu Yuchang, Ma Hongjun and Sun Jinda wanted to overshadow the other two families, they did not dare to show it in front of him.

Just as Xu Yuchang and others finished the ceremony and were taking their brides home, someone suddenly stopped Li Guoqiang.

"are you looking for me?"

Li Guoqiang looked at Xu Wanling, who had a pretty appearance and was much more mature than before, raised his eyebrows slightly, and then asked softly.

"Comrade Li Guoqiang, can you give me a chance to join Xiangmi Zhai?"

Xu Wanling looked at Li Guoqiang with mixed feelings, then pursed her lips and asked.

In fact, until now, whenever she thinks about the time when she first met Li Guoqiang, she still feels like she is in a dream.

At the beginning, in her eyes, Li Guoqiang was just a weak, incompetent and unconnected sickly person who might suddenly die one day.

Who would have thought that in just one year, Li Guoqiang had achieved achievements that others would have to look up to for the rest of their lives.

If she had known it would be like this, she would have done everything she could to maintain a good relationship with Li Guoqiang.

In this way, she wouldn't have to watch Shang Xiuzhen, Pan Qiaoyan and others living a good life that would make her envious and jealous.

Although nowadays, she can get dividends from the bee farm and Xiangmi Zhai by virtue of her Jinshanbao household registration, and can earn at least three or four hundred yuan a year, it is much better than the educated youth from other places.

However, this could not change her fate of having to work in the fields.

Looking at her increasingly rough skin and increasingly haggard face, she knew that she couldn't go on like this any longer and had to take the initiative.

Even if.
Even if it means sacrificing one's innocence like Shang Xiuzhen and others.

Just when she thought Li Guoqiang would give her a chance to devote herself, Li Guoqiang shook his head and said, "Sorry, Xiangmi Zhai doesn't need to recruit anyone for the time being."

"no!"

Xu Wanling was stunned when she heard this, and then she quickly asked, "Don't you have the final say over Xiangmi Zhai? As long as you can tell the team, no one will object!"

"No no no!"

When Li Guoqiang heard Xu Wanling say this, he frowned, then quickly waved his hand and said, "You may have misunderstood. This Xiangmi Zhai is the property of our brigade. It is a collective asset. It is not up to me alone to decide."

"Humph!"

Xu Wanling snorted coldly when she heard it, and then said with dissatisfaction: "Do you really think I am a three-year-old child who knows nothing? I can tell you the truth, in fact, I know everything.

If you can give me a chance to join Xiang Mi Zhai, then I can be like Shang Xiuzhen and the others and won’t let you suffer any loss.”

After saying that, she straightened her chest and a proud look appeared on her face.

Obviously, in her opinion, she was much prettier than Shang Xiuzhen and Pan Qiaoyan, and she had completely forgotten that things were different now.

If she had just come to Jinshanbao, she might have looked better than Shang Xiuzhen and Pan Qiaoyan, but now, she has been doing farm work in the fields for more than half a year, while Shang Xiuzhen and Pan Qiaoyan have become younger and more beautiful with the help of Li Guoqiang.

With this reduction and increase, the small gap has long disappeared, and it has even become the opposite, allowing Shang Xiuzhen, Pan Qiaoyan and others to be stepped on.

Perhaps, this is what they call fate!
(End of this chapter)