I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 85 "Since you want to, why not think about the good side?"

It is already mid-October and autumn has arrived in the south of the Yangtze River.

The city of Jinling represents half of the history of the Republic of China.

Today is Sunday and there is no class, so Fang Qingye drove to Wutong Avenue alone.

There are several Wutong Avenues in Huijing City. Fang Qingye walked along the section of Zhongshan East Road from Xinjiekou to Zhongshan Gate.

After parking the car in a nearby parking lot, Fang Qingyeshuang walked alone on the road with his hands in his pockets.

The branches and leaves of the plane trees on both sides of the street are no longer as dense, but the orange-yellow leaves make the entire road exude the profound temperament unique to the ancient city.

There are many buildings from the Republic of China period on both sides, including the former site of the Nanjing Branch of the Bank of Communications, the former site of the Central News Agency Building, and the former site of the Whampoa Alumni Association Inspiration Society.
Walking through these buildings, it feels like going back to the Republic of China era.

The former site of the Kuomintang Central Party History and Archives Exhibition Hall has now been renamed the Second Historical Archives of China. As I entered the antique archway gate, I heard the theme song "Dust Fate" from the TV series "August Osmanthus Fragrance"

The earthly relationship is like a dream, with ups and downs, always uneven

Until now, it's all gone to smoke

Love is gone, like the wind blowing under the sleeves

A faint fragrance
Floating in a deep old dream

It was sung by Taiwanese singer Roman Tam.

The song was full of vicissitudes, and it gave people the feeling of seeing flowers bloom and fall. Fang Qingye couldn't help but stop and listen for a while.

It is said that this is the exclusive BGM of the famous anti-Japanese general Sun Liren, but Fang Qingye really doesn't understand the relationship between the two.

But the song is really nice.

After walking around for most of the day, Fang Qingye felt a little tired, so he found a Starbucks nearby, ordered a cup of coffee and sat down to rest.

Check your phone by the way.

Hey. The usually quiet university classmates group is a bit lively today, with dozens of messages already.

Fang Qingye looked at it carefully for a while and found out that it was a message from Li Ye who was teaching in Abazhou.

"Help is needed. Classmates, please help."

Someone responded immediately.

"Whatever, just say it."

"The conditions at the school where I teach are so poor that the students don't even have any extracurricular books. I've decided to build a library and need to buy some books. Which classmate could help me out by going to the bookstore and buying some? I'll post the specific requirements in the group chat. I'd also like to help buy some CDs, mainly songs that children will like."

"I will transfer the required funds directly to you after I receive the books, or you can send me the budget for the purchase of books after you have made it, and I will transfer the funds first."

"Because there is no internet or mobile phone signal where I live, I am currently using the internet at the township government office, which is more than ten kilometers away from our school. Therefore, I guess the funds will not be available in time. I apologize for any help from my classmates."

Li Ye left several messages in the group. Fang Qingye was using QQ on his mobile phone, so his feature phone couldn't see the documents in the group space.

But what he found strange was that the group was very lively and many students were talking, but no one took on this job.

This made Fang Qingye a little strange. He saw that Liu Shuai also had a record of his speech in the group, so he chatted with Liu Shuai privately.

"Hey, I see so many classmates in the group, why didn't anyone take this job in the end?"

After a while, Liu Shuai sent a message.

"Didn't you see the shopping list Liu Ye made?"

"I'm out now and can't open the document on my phone."

"This guy made a long list, not just for children but also for adults. It includes things like pepper cultivation techniques, snow pear farm management, buckwheat tea family workshop processing, and so on. He also asked me to help buy some CDs. Everyone is busy at work, so who has the time to help with this?"

"It's not that difficult actually, right? For example, if you are in Shanghai, you can find a larger Xinhua Bookstore and basically get it done." Fang Qingye typed.

"It's not that difficult, but I've calculated that if I buy everything on his list, it'll probably cost over 40,000 yuan! I'll have to pay that out of pocket! We've all only been working for a short time, so how can we have that kind of savings? To be honest, I don't have any."

"Also, Li Ye said he would transfer the money, but he also said that where they live is very remote and there's no internet. Who knows when the money will be transferred?"

"Of course we're classmates, so I won't think anything bad about it." Liu Shuai added, and Fang Qingye understood what he meant.

Liu Shuai said it clearly without saying anything.

What if I buy all the books and other things and help mail them to them, but Li Ye refuses to pay me in the end?
Who can I talk to to reason with you? !

We are donating things to poor children in the mountains, and that is also showing our love, but what does it mean?

Fang Qingye was silent for a while and typed.

"Let me help you with this. I'm currently attending a training course for Dongfangxing in Huijing. It's nothing important, so I'll take the time to do this."

Liu Shuai typed it over quickly.

"Qingye, I'm not mistaken, you are a trustworthy person!"

Fang Qingye smiled and continued typing:
"That's it. Don't talk about this in the group. I'll contact Li Ye privately."

"OK, come to Shencheng when you have time."

"Ok."

Fang Qingye ended the chat with Liu Shuai, clicked on Li Ye’s avatar, and told him what he wanted to help with.

There was no response from the other party.

I guess he is not in the township government now and can’t access the Internet?
Fang Qingye thought about it, drank the last sip of coffee and left the coffee shop.

Fang Qingye guessed correctly. Li Ye and Zhang Dongwen had already left the township government and were heading up the mountain in a donkey cart.

It’s not that they don’t want to stay in the township government, but Uncle Mo, who drives the donkey cart, is in a hurry to go back.

Li Ye and his friends followed Uncle Mo in the morning and walked along the mountain road for nearly thirty miles to reach the town. The town is called Taoyuan Town. There is a large wild peach forest around it. The flowers are very beautiful in spring.

Taoyuan Town is the only town within a radius of thirty miles. It is also the seat of the township government, and seven stations and eight schools are located here.

Uncle Mo came to the town market with his own barley to sell, and they both hitchhiked. When the barley was sold out, Uncle Mo was in a hurry to return to the mountains, so they had to follow him or they would have to walk back on their own.

Now the sun has set and the mountains are very quiet, with only the chirping of birds coming from not far away.

"Hey, you see, our classmates usually chat very lively in the group, but when we need help at the critical moment, no one says a word in the end." Li Ye couldn't help but complain.

Zhang Dongwen sat on the other side of the donkey cart. She glanced at Li Ye and said, "Who told you to buy so much stuff? Forty thousand yuan! It's only been a year since I graduated. Who would come up with so much money all at once?!"

"I also said in the group that you don't have to pay in advance. Just send me the price list and I'll transfer the money." Li Ye retorted.

"We can only contact the outside world once every ten days or half a month. Are they waiting for your reply? Everyone is busy, so who has time to deal with you?!"

Hearing Zhang Dongwen's words, Li Ye's face looked a little depressed, he sighed deeply, and suddenly became happy again.

"There are 35 students in our class. I think someone will help!"

"You think beautiful!"

"Since you're thinking about it, why not think about the good things? For example: the conditions in the mountains are harsh, but the scenery is so beautiful. Look at how beautiful the sunset is!"

Li Ye looked at the sun on the western ridge and couldn't help singing.

Hey, my cousin

The gorgeous sun hangs in the blue sky during the day

Countless clouds are circling around:
The magnificent moon in the deep sky at night
I don't know that the stars are circling around me

Zhang Dongwen laughed when she heard this.

This is a local folk song they learned in the Greater AB State called "My Cousin"

This guy really knows how to find joy in adversity.

At this time, Fang Qingye had already driven back to the Marriott Hotel where he was staying.

(End of this chapter)