Households relocated in the 1990s

Chapter 172: What to enjoy? How long to enjoy?

Just when An Songyu and the others were feeling bored and were preparing to secretly find a place to chat.

A villager from Jiangcun, who lived not far from their house, suddenly raised his voice and asked:
"Jianguo, I remember when you guys started your companies, it seems like they weren't much later than the village collective company!"

"The village collective's company is already making money."

"What about your company? You've made a lot of money, right?"

When the people nearby heard this, they immediately looked over.

Even those who were discussing the matter lively suddenly shut up.

This situation also affects other people around.

So within a very short period of time, the entire group of people near An Songyu and his group fell silent.

An Jianguo frowned slightly and looked at the reactions of the people around him.

He knew that today, no matter what the punishment was for the prodigal sons in the village.

However, the village committee repeatedly pulled their family out and set them up as positive examples for learning.

This made many people in the village feel uncomfortable.

After thinking about it, he did not answer the question directly, but asked in return:

"So how is your family doing now?"

"What do you mean, how is our family now? What else can it be? It's just like this!" The person who asked the question smiled self-deprecatingly.

Then, whether intentionally or unintentionally, the voice became louder:

"Didn't everyone just hear that there are two prodigal sons in my family? Not only him, but even us elders are being blamed for not raising our children and grandchildren well!"

"This guy really needs to be taught a lesson!" An Jianguo nodded in agreement with his words!
"If we don't teach well, it won't just be a problem for our children and grandchildren."

But what he said caused some public outrage.

Many villagers were dissatisfied with the village committee's punishment of the villagers.

But before the village committee punished everyone.

I have already discussed this with the elders of each family.

So even if everyone is unhappy, they can only curse in private under the pressure of their elders.

But now, An Jianguo eliminated everyone again in front of everyone.

Among all the people present, who doesn’t have a prodigal son in his family? How can anyone tolerate this?

However, before anyone in the crowd could react.

An Jianguo changed the subject again: "As for the matter of my company..."

Hearing what he said, several people in the crowd with gloomy faces who were about to stand up could not help but pause slightly.

Then there are people nearby who want to hear more about this, and they whisper advice and try to persuade people.

For a moment, the surroundings of An Songyu's family returned to their previous state.

"Strictly speaking, although it's called a company, in reality, it's more of a way to find something for my family and my brothers who have lost their livelihood."

An Jianguo said this with some emotion.

I couldn't help but recall their original ideas when they set up these companies as if by chance.

But some people in Jiangcun believed what he said, while others did not.

Some people listened thoughtfully.

Some people burst into laughter.

Some people even said directly: "Brother Jianguo, you are so polite!"

"During the demolition, your family of brothers had the most residential land in the village."

"Not to mention anything else, just the houses we will be allocated in the future will be among the best in our entire village."

"That's it, and you still have to worry about supporting your family?"

"With those houses alone, not only your generation, but even your sons and grandsons won't have to worry about providing for their families."

"So, what should we do?" An Jianguo asked, looking at the person who had just spoken.

He was actually one of the people punished by the village committee this time.

He is also a middle-aged man, and it is rare that he has not been implicated by his children and grandchildren.

One of the most unworthy people I have ever met.

However, he was not like those gamblers or those in gambling houses, who either lost everything or harmed others.

It’s just… after the demolition, I received a huge sum of money and wanted to enjoy life.

It’s just that his way of enjoying himself is not so proper.

The man was stared at like this by An Jianguo.

Not only did the man not flinch at all, but he said as a matter of course, "Of course I'm going to enjoy it!"

"Think about it, we've worked hard for most of our lives!"

"What did you enjoy?"

“When we were young, we worked so hard that we couldn’t even fill our stomachs.”

"Even though we can fill our stomachs later, we still have to build houses for the whole family, big and small, so we won't have a penny left in our pockets, right?"

"Not to mention that it's spent on myself."

"Grandpa has a good eye. He finally let us encounter the demolition. Why don't we enjoy it? What are we waiting for?"

As soon as he finished speaking, many people in Jiangcun started to make a fuss.

Even those who hadn't been paying attention to them stopped chatting and looked over.

An Jianguo couldn't deny the other party's logic.

He smiled and nodded, then asked:

"So what are you going to enjoy? And how long will it take?"

"What are you enjoying?" The man rolled his eyes around for a long time, but ultimately did not say what was in his heart.

After all, the people from the village committee have already left.

But the elders of each family are still here!
The troubles he had been going through in the past few months were not serious.

At most, I just participated in more gambling activities.

What you did was a little inappropriate.

But whether he was gambling or betting on horses, he always knew what he was doing.

There are winners and losers!

The village committee could only say that he brought about a bad atmosphere.

He was directly fined one quarter of the village’s collective income.

and penalties for delayed payment of second-quarter dividends.

Among the group of people who were punished, his punishment was naturally not the heaviest.

But it’s not the lightest.

Therefore, none of his current ways of enjoying himself can be openly brought up in front of everyone.

He's not stupid.

The village collective’s income comes from the village collective company established in the name of the entire village.

Only the villagers of Jiangcun can enjoy one share each!
Even according to the regulations, the income of villagers who are punished like them will not be directly deducted.

Instead, it will become the collective income of the village and be used for further investment and redistribution.

But that is also his own right.

How could he give up just for a little enjoyment?
An Jianguo looked at him for a long time without answering, and had no intention of urging him.

But he looked at the people in Jiangcun around him one by one, and then he sighed slightly and said:

“I don’t know what everyone thinks!”

"To be honest, even now, I'm still a little confused about what kind of life I'm going to live in the future."

"Just like he said just now, at our age, there are even peers and elders who are older than us."

“Who hasn’t gone through hard times?”

"Now that Jiangcun has been demolished and we've been compensated with houses and money, why can't we enjoy our lives?"

"But how are we supposed to enjoy it?"

"What to enjoy?"

"How long will you enjoy it?"