Go back to the past and be a schoolboy

Chapter 149
"Not all the money for disaster relief is paid by us, but the welfare only thinks of ourselves, which is a bit inappropriate."

After thinking about it carefully, Cheng Nuo was still ready to refuse. Firstly, he was just a coordinator. Most of the money came from people from all walks of life in Shanghai. It really didn't make sense to use everyone's money for his own benefit. Secondly, he was not prepared to have any relationship with these public officials. Excessive communication will provoke criticism behind your back.

Jiang Jiangzuo didn't think so, and continued to persuade: "Although we didn't pay the money, we prepared the whole process. Without us, the money would not be donated at all. Even if we could, the amount would not be so large. , you don’t have to worry about it.”

Cheng Nuo shook his head: "Even if it's a false job, what can we do with this, let's put aside the specific salary first, it's already a luxury to pay it on time. Besides, in the end, it did as we wished, and the profit was huge. What do colleagues from all walks of life in Shanghai think of us, can we still have the face to go back?"

After Jiang Jiangzuo hesitated for a moment, he still insisted: "But the problem is that our domestic society has been based on the official system from ancient times to the present. Don't say that the school built by Mr. Tao is the base area we will build later. public?"

Cheng Nuo thought about Jiang Jiangzuo's words carefully, and there was a lot of truth in it. It was just the primary school he said was run by Mr. Tao Xingzhi. If the principal had an official status, it would be much easier to convince the parents.Even if they encountered local gentry in the middle, if they were pressured by an official status, they would not dare to act rashly.

After all, in this day and age, the power of the local clans is still very stubborn. If they are determined to fight Cheng Nuo and the others, it will be difficult to solve it.

Moreover, according to what Mr. Tao Xingzhi meant, just building a school in the local area obviously cannot satisfy his appetite. That posture has the idea of ​​doing a big job in the countryside, and even wants to use the local area as a model for pilot projects in the future. Widespread promotion.

Cheng Nuo was silent for a while, and his attitude softened a bit: "As far as I know, the government does not necessarily reward certain official positions, but more often medals or commendations. People may not be willing to give us real benefits."

As Cheng Nuo said, in order to encourage local gentlemen to provide disaster relief, the Beiyang government issued the "Charity Relief Awards and Persuasion Regulations" to demonstrate the traditional virtues of being kind and charitable.Anyone who donates more than 1000 yuan in charitable relief will be commended by the President by the Ministry of the Interior.

Those with less than 1000 yuan will be rewarded according to five levels by the local administrators, and silver medals of different levels will be awarded.If the medal is not in your eyes, you can still choose a real job, but at this time, a certain registration fee will be charged. At this time, it basically has nothing to do with the amount of disaster relief.

Historically, when Yan Laoxi was in power, his father Yan Shutang, a gentry from Wutai County, donated 11 yuan to help local construction when a natural disaster occurred in Shanxi in order to make his son famous. The three counties of Dingxiang and Wutai are connected by road.

Considering that his son was already in power, the local government did not give him a real job, but instead gave him awards and medals. Anyway, it didn't cost a lot of money, so he was just flattering Yan Laoxi.

It's not that Jiang Jiangzuo hasn't thought about this issue, but because he came in a hurry, he didn't delve into it. Now that Cheng Nuo reminded him like this, he really felt a little tricky.

"Zhiyuan, you are right, but my opinion is that you should try as much as you can."

Cheng Nuo frowned, thought for a while and said, "It seems that Xiong Xiling's Disaster Relief Supervision Office is just a vain job, but it is actually at the same level as Cao Kun, a senior official in Zhili. If you really want to try sexual contact, you still have to give him enough respect. "

Jiang Jiangzuo's eyes lit up, and he said happily: "So, you agree with my proposal?"

Cheng Nuo shook his head and said seriously: "This is the fruit of the comrades' labor. I can't take all the credit for it. From now on, everyone will work together. So my opinion is to contact in the name of the Academy of Sciences to see what the specific effect is. , after all, in the future we still have to run a school, nominally subject to public control."

"In the name of the collective? That's fine. Right now you're already in the limelight, and being famous doesn't mean it's a good thing. I'll go back and make some preparations. Let's see when he's free. Let's visit him directly." Jiang Jiangzuo followed Continuing on with this line of thought, it is obvious that I already have a preliminary plan in mind.

Cheng Nuo smiled and was not in a hurry to reply. Although the idea was good, it was obviously another thing to actually get the things in his hands.

After sending Jiang Jiangzuo away, Cheng Nuo came to the porridge kitchen to inspect the disaster relief situation. Unexpectedly, he ran into Li Laosan's family here, wearing an apron in front of the stove, serving porridge to the victims in line.

Speaking of which, Cheng Nuo rushed back to Beijing this time, and basically didn't communicate with them much when he got home, so he called them to go to Tianjin for disaster relief. Now seeing the old man's busy appearance, he felt a little guilty.

"Lao Li, how is it? Today's porridge looks good."

"Hey, sir, when did you come here? Why didn't you wear anything on your face? Didn't you take your body seriously? My mother, take that, the one that Mr. Wu gave you, ouch, take it Put this down, I'll let you get a new one for Mr.

Seeing him coming, Li Laosan was overjoyed at first, and then saw that Cheng Nuo didn't follow the epidemic prevention rules, his face flushed with anxiety, and he couldn't speak clearly.

"It's a pity that you followed Mr. every day, even Mr. was busy, and you didn't remind him to wear something. What's the matter now." Taking out the mask from the box beside him, Li Laosan's wife Xiu Ni scolded him : "The package just opened, can I not know the old and new, the old one is on your face."

Listening to his wife's scolding, Li Laosan didn't rush back, and handed the mask to Cheng Nuo cheerfully: "Sir, you should wear it. Mr. Wu said that now is the period of high incidence of epidemics. Wearing a mask can prevent people from getting infected." Infected, specifically why Mr. Wu has said it many times, but unfortunately I have a poor memory and can't remember it all the time."

Speaking of which, the medical school led by Lien Teh Wu came to the disaster area and started contacting the local hospitals directly. Other places may not be able to control it temporarily, but everyone under the Academy of Sciences is required to wear masks to prevent post-disaster infection.

It was also because Cheng Nuo had just come out of school to work, and the masks at that time were relatively basic and thick, making it inconvenient to do physical work, so he simply removed them temporarily.It's just that I didn't expect that after work, when there are too many people, I don't know where it is.

Seeing Li Laosan bring him a new one, Cheng Nuo took it, but he was not in a hurry to put it on.

"Lao Li, bring me a new bowl. I think our polenta is quite delicious. I ate it here at noon today." Putting the mask in the crunchy nest, Cheng Nuo sat directly in the shed.

"Sir, this is not acceptable. We have our own work meals, so we don't need to eat this. Besides, after you came back from Shanghai, you have a surprisingly large appetite. You can't get enough after eating this. Let's listen to Lao Li's advice and let's eat other things." Let's do it." Li Laosan refused, and persuaded.

"I won't do physical work in the afternoon. It's okay to eat something thin. I just tried my sister-in-law's handicrafts. You don't need to persuade me any more. Serve it to me quickly. You see, there is a long queue in front of the pot. Take my It won't delay your work after finishing that share." Cheng Nuo simply took out a bowl by himself and handed it over with a smile.

Li Laosan saw that Cheng Nuo couldn't be persuaded, so he had no choice but to give up, sighed, and deliberately started to fish from the bottom of the pot, and handed over a thick bowl: "I know your temper, I will serve it for you if you don't have enough. "

Seeing this, Cheng Nuo had no choice but to take it, sat inside and began to eat.

Seeing this scene, the disaster victims who were queuing began to talk about it.

"We are all human beings. Why are we all porridge? It's too unfair to give that young man a thick bowl. They don't treat us as human beings!"

"They are all people? They are different from us. They are the big shopkeepers of this place. It is great to be able to eat and live with us. Besides, they eat a lot and do a lot of work. Last time they carried wooden piles, everyone else It was two people working together to make it work, and he solved it alone, and if you have this ability, you will have a hard time."

"Well said, it's not bad for us to be able to eat porridge. Look at the public porridge factory next door. If you want to drink porridge, you'd better plan to lose half of your teeth. The big shopkeeper can drink this porridge. Positively, this porridge can make people Don't worry, you are still making trouble here, you have to make trouble next door!"

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Inadvertently, these days, everyone basically knows Cheng Nuo as the "Great Shopkeeper", "Great Good Man", and "Great Mister", and they have different nicknames, but they all know that Cheng Nuo is from the bottom of their hearts. They are good.Now with his example, everyone is even more motivated.

As for some discordant sounds, this is inevitable, as the forest is big and there are all kinds of birds.

Temporarily handing over the work in hand to others, Li Laosan gave his wife Xiu Ni a wink, asked her to quietly bake a few corn cakes, and walked over with them.

"Sir, eat it while it's hot, it'll harden after a while, and it tastes 'spicy' to your throat."

This time, Cheng Nuo didn't refuse. He ate it with the pickles brought by Li Laosan from home, and asked as he ate, "How is it? During the time I went to Shanghai, did you continue to study and read with the gentlemen?" ah?"

Li Laosan suddenly became a little nervous: "Head... at the beginning, he knew characters quickly, but then he slowed down. Later, he was busy picking up the crops in the yard, so he didn't take care of his studies. Now there are only a few hundred words. Also ugly."

At this time, Xiu Ni came over, took two newly baked cakes, and teased in her mouth: "You don't call it ugly, it's a shrimp dancing, can it be written by a human, it's just a few small wooden sticks forcibly pieced together Together, it doesn't look like much effort."

Li Laosan was not to be outdone: "Who said that, although it is a bit ugly, it is definitely not a problem to recognize it. In our hometown village, it can be called Mr. Besides, I know a few words anyway. How about you?" Not necessarily as good as me.”

Xiu Ni was also not convinced: "I just want you to know the characters, but I don't want me to learn? To tell you the truth, I also learned from Ms. Wen for a while, and now I know no fewer characters than you. The saying that my husband often says is called What's the matter, women can stand up... can stand up..., what's the name of that sentence, sir?"

"Hey, women hold up half the sky." Cheng Nuo didn't want to get involved in the quarrel between husband and wife, so he added the second half of the sentence in a low voice.

"Mr. is right, women can hold up half the sky. If you don't believe me, let's go home and compare." With the "assist" of these words, Xiu Ni's momentum immediately raised, she put down the cake, turned her head and left.

From Cheng Nuo's point of view, Xiu Ni's sister-in-law is a hunchback. She has worked a lot outside the house, and her arms are full of strength. Usually young people can't get close at all. No wonder Li Laosan lacks confidence.

Seeing his father being deflated, the two children next to him, Goudaner and Nidaner, looked at each other, and they both covered their mouths and snickered.

Unexpectedly, he laughed too loudly, and when Li Laosan heard it, he rolled his eyes immediately: "What are you looking at, have you finished your homework, you know how to play every day, and you don't know how to help the family."

In front of outsiders, after all, I still have to give my father some face. The two children ran to his mother, Xiu Ni, to help out the porridge, but they couldn't stop smiling on their faces. This criticism obviously didn't take it to heart. .

Li Laosan was so angry that he gritted his teeth: "This family is really becoming more and more unbearable. When I go back this time, I will tell Mr. Guo that we can sleep together in the experimental field."

Cheng Nuo laughed and said, "I can't say anything about others. Are you willing to leave your little girl at home? They say that your daughter is a father's little padded jacket. When you feel distressed, you can't tolerate others."

Li Laosan was stunned, then grinned and said: "This is not good in my house, the padded jacket is leaking everywhere, it's better not to wear it."

Although he said so on his mouth, he couldn't stop laughing on his face, with folds layer after layer, obviously betraying his true thoughts.

"This cake is still burnt and delicious." Cheng Nuo shook his head, ate all the cake in one go, took a sip of porridge and said, "Speaking of which, besides giving porridge, we have other methods for disaster relief this time." How is the effect, I have been at school these days, and I didn't bother to watch it."

Back to business, Li Laosan made serious calculations: "We divide households into extremely poor and second poor according to the degree of disaster damage, and the population is also divided into large and small. According to different standards, we have different subsidies. Every household can get cash, that is, the livestock in some victims’ homes..."

"What happened to the animals? They were all slaughtered for their stomachs?" Cheng Nuo asked.

Li Laosan showed embarrassment: "That's not true, they sold their cattle and horses at a low price in order to find something to eat. There is no way to plant the land for spring plowing in the coming year, and they even sold a piece of land. Now they have nothing on them. So my old Li wants to fight for it and see if we can think of a way."

The more catastrophic the year, the more a small group of people will get rich.

In order to survive, not only the means of production were sold, but even the land was sold. Now these disaster victims are really destitute.

Faced with such a situation, Cheng Nuo was also in a difficult situation, and his personal strength could not turn the situation around.

He simply took this opportunity to make a decision: "Let's take two steps, buy some horses, cows and land at the market price, and next year we will plant the seeds we have chosen ourselves.

For the other part, we recruit some poor people and train them in factories. They will be our workers in the future.

It just so happens that you, Old Li, don’t want to be a teacher. After knowing so many characters, I will leave the basic literacy to you, but you must teach them well. I want sister-in-law Xiuni to take a good look. "

Hearing that Cheng Nuo made him a husband, Li Laosan hunched over, and was more apprehensive than pleasantly surprised. After all, he was a "sir". After living most of his life, he could have such a day.

But when he raised his wife in the second half of the sentence, Li Laosan immediately straightened his back.

"Don't steam the steamed buns to save your breath, sir, don't worry!"

(End of this chapter)