Chapter 154： Divide the pie

Chapter 154 Dividing the pie

The village chief glanced at Old Mrs. Li. They had spoken a few words before, and he felt confident, so he stepped forward to talk to Mr. Zhou.

“Don’t worry, Mr. Zhou, our village will definitely be able to get this money. Even if we are new here, we are not familiar with where to find good craftsmen and buy wood and stone. We hope that you can give us some advice.”

Mr. Zhou nodded, thought for a while and said, "I do not avoid relatives when promoting talents, but I have a good candidate, my brother-in-law. He is a scholar, but he has liked these chores since he was a child, and has been disciplined by his family. Unfortunately, he has not changed after repeated admonitions. . Now that he is getting older, the family has given up. He is out and about, has met many craftsmen, and is familiar with shopping. If you can trust him, I will let him come over tomorrow? "

“Okay, Mr. Zhou recommended it, of course we can rest assured.” The village chief agreed immediately, which made Mr. Zhou very happy.

His brother-in-law, there's nothing wrong with him, he's just too out of tune. He was sent to suffer hardship for a month, and maybe he can curb his weird temperament.

The matter was settled in this way. Mr. Zhou still had errands to do, so he went back to Xindu with Mr. Wen under the setting sun.

Everyone was preparing for dinner, but they were all thinking about where the 1,200 taels came from.

After dinner, the village chief, Uncle Zhao, Mrs. Li, their three sons, and Liu Biaotou gathered together and held a small meeting.

Jiayin is young, nestled in her grandma’s arms, obediently nibbling Spring Festival cakes, and secretly listening to the excitement.

This Spring Festival cake was bought by Mrs. Cui. It tastes a bit like the mung bean cake of later generations and has a very dry texture, which is suitable for her to nibble on little by little.

The village chief spoke first and asked Mrs. Li, "Sister, did you say earlier that Mr. Ye wanted to help the village?"

Old Mrs. Li nodded, thought for a while and said, "I was gossiping about building the valley, but the money was not enough, so Mr. Ye said he had money and wanted to lend it to our family a few hundred taels. But I didn't agree. Mr. Ye couldn't make money once he came here. It’s not easy. Fighting with barbarians every day is like risking your life. Secondly, we are a big piece of meat here, and I don’t know how many people will be jealous of us in the future.”

The old lady sighed and said, "I discussed with Mr. Ye that these few hundred taels will be considered as his investment in the village. If he makes money in the future, he will share the same money. This place will also be considered his property to scare outsiders."

The village chief knocked on the pipe pot and agreed very much, "Big sister, you are right. Mr. Ye has helped our village too much. It is not good for others to worry about it without getting anything in return."

Uncle Zhao lost a lot of weight because of his injury and lack of food and shelter, but he was in good spirits.

At this moment, he also said, "Yes, Mr. Ye was originally associated with your family. In fact, he only cares about your family, but he saved everyone's lives on the dock, sent food, and came to visit again. Let's keep it for nothing." It’s shameless to take someone else’s money.”

Mrs. Li was satisfied with what she heard and said, "Master Ye finally agreed with what I said and agreed to put our Broken Gold Beach in his name. Although I have already gone up to Heaven to hear it, if someone wants to plot against us, the Emperor will also I won’t treat those wealthy families seriously just because of our small village. However, Mr. Ye has military power and status, so no one dares to provoke him. "

“Young Master Ye is such a good person, so kind and kind, we can’t repay him enough.”

"Yes, everyone has seen it today. After the valley is built, it will be so beautiful. I'm afraid some people will be jealous of it. Mr. Ye is a military prince. If it is his property, no one will dare to take it. ”

Everyone was happy, having decided on the general direction, and discussed how to distribute the dividends.

Mrs. Li added, "Master Ye said that these two hills, valleys and riverbanks were allocated to our village by the imperial court. He only put in one name and invested some money, so he could not share the money with the people in the village. From now on. , He needs to use part of his share for the village.”

The village chief was anxious after hearing this, "Master Ye is so polite. Without his help, where would we be on the top of the mountain?"

"That is, if you ask me, it would be better to give Mr. Ye the same dividends."

Everyone was talking at a loss, and the discussion lasted for more than half an hour. When they finally got everyone together to talk, night had fallen.

There are bonfires in the valley, reflecting the hopeful faces of the villagers.

The village chief took a deep breath and said, "Don't worry, everyone, Mr. Ye will invest money with us to build the valley. Work will start as usual tomorrow!" "Really? Great, Mr. Ye really saved his life!"

“Young Master Ye is really a great benefactor to our village. I must thank Mr. Ye very much in the future!”

The mountains and rivers are doubtful, and there is another village in Liu Dahua.

The villagers cheered as if they had been lifted from **** to heaven.

The village chief waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said.

“Why did Young Master Ye help so much? It was because the second brother and his family helped him when he was in trouble. Now that Young Master Ye is willing to lend money, he is also repaying the second brother and his family. We are all taking advantage of him!”

He waved the pipe pot with his remaining arm, "As the old saying goes, brothers settle accounts. We pulled each other and escaped together to come here. We are like a family. No one wants to be ruined because of unfair distribution of money. So, now that the wild geese haven’t come back, we have to decide whether to steam or boil the meat.”

“The village chief is right, this is what it should be.”

“Yes, you can’t spoil your love because of money.”

The villagers spoke one after another, thinking about struggling for life in the mountains and forests, and the despair they felt at the dock. Everyone cherished the stability now and the good days that were just around the corner.

The village chief was very pleased to hear this, and then told the result of their discussion.

"This is what we discussed, everyone, listen. The capital of one thousand two hundred taels is used to build the valley and build houses for each family. So, if we divide it into one hundred shares, twelve taels per share, who can get it? Just buy as many shares as you want. I estimate that everyone can buy about twenty-five shares. Mr. Wen and Mrs. Cui will leave five shares for them. If they don’t want them, the rest will be given to the Li family. Even if it’s fifty shares, Mr. Ye will take care of it all.”

Seeing that everyone was a little confused, Li Laoer started to help explain, "To put it simply, how many shares you buy, you will share the amount of silver in the future. For example, if your family buys two shares, then the valley will earn a thousand taels of silver a month, and your family will Divided into twenty taels.”

“Oh, that’s it, then we understand. It’s like everyone gathering flour to bake a flatbread. Whoever contributes more dough will get a bigger portion of the flatbread.” A woman said loudly.

Everyone laughed and said, "Yes, yes, that's what it means."

“We would have understood if we had told you to divide the pie.”

The valley became a lot more lively because of a piece of big cake, which wiped away the solemnity just now.

The village chief couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this. He quickly waved his hand to stop everyone from joking, and then said: "Grandma Fu Niu has talked about this with Mr. Ye before. Mr. Ye said that our valley will carry his name in the future, and no one will dare to bully him. . He still takes the capital, but the mountains and valleys belong to our village. He is not willing to share the dividends and take advantage of the village. Therefore, according to the money invested, part of the dividends he gets will be given to us. After the elders discussed it, it was hard to let Mr. Ye down.

"So I decided to use this part of the dividend to build a yard for Mr. Ye. In the future, if there are more, we will build a school for the children to study. When we see the house, we can remember that Mr. Ye has treated us well. When the children grow up, they can also be like Mr. Ye. Same, protect our country!”

“Okay, what the village chief said is good!”

“Master Ye has treated us badly, and we cannot treat him badly.”

“Yes, if we build a yard, our village will also have Mr. Ye’s home.”

The villagers responded loudly and were grateful in their hearts.

The village chief waved his hands and said, "Everyone agrees. Remember what you said today. Don't wait until you get some money in the future and talk nonsense with sour mouths. This one gets too much, that one gets too little. Who dares to spoil the friendship? I will personally drag him back to the forest to feed the wolves!"

(End of this chapter)