Era: Starting from cave dwellings in northern Shaanxi

Chapter 88 Paid five hundred yuan
  "Letting you contribute this time has actually made the entire Shuangshui Bay cheaper. Later I will find a way to supplement some work points for your family."

After sitting down again, the old party secretary looked at Sun Xiangyang and said.

The two hundred labor force in Shapingba is a huge support to Shuangshuiwan. Calculated based on one month of voluntary work, it is equivalent to one-tenth of Shuangshuiwan's annual labor load.

After all, the members of Shuangshuiwan cannot have [-] days off all year round, and they have to undertake part of the voluntary work in the club every year. On average, it is definitely more than enough.

The key is that the saved labor will not be wasted and can be used to do other things.

"Forget the work points, help me get some money from the account later. I'm going to go shopping in the county this time to buy some things. I'll treat this money as borrowing from the brigade. After two years, I'll have enough money. Pay it back again.”

Sun Xiangyang didn't pretend to be aloof and said no, but he just changed his approach.

Nowadays, we are still a collective, and some accounts cannot be settled clearly.

Even if everyone knew that Shapingba's support was due to Sun Xiangyang, even if he was directly given thousands of work points, Shuangshuiwan would still make a lot of money.

But things are not that simple.

It is also easy to cause a lot of unnecessary troubles.

It is precisely because of this that Sha Hongcheng did not directly propose how much money or compensation he would give Sun Xiangyang before.

That would not be for Sun Xiangyang's benefit, but would harm him.

On the other hand, the current form of voluntary work is the one that helps Sun Xiangyang the most.

Didn’t you see that the old branch secretary took the initiative to give him subsidies?
  But the problem is that Sun Xiangyang cannot ask for this subsidy because it looks too ugly.

So I proposed to borrow money from the brigade.

This money must have an IOU, that is to say, it must be repaid.

In this way, no one can find fault.

Because it is common for members to borrow money and grain from the brigade, as long as the work points are tallied at the end of each year and paid back when the accounts are settled.

The key is that Sun Xiangyang actually never thought about defaulting on the debt. It's not worth ruining his reputation for such a small amount of money.

Don't look at the fact that he can't even get ten yuan now, and he still has to go home and ask Zhang Guihua for it.

But two years later, let alone ten yuan, even hundreds or thousands would be nothing to Sun Xiangyang.

"Okay, how much do you want? Is five hundred enough?"

The old party secretary took action boldly.

Although he himself could not afford so much money, the brigade did have it in his account.

"enough."

Sun Xiangyang nodded.

With today's purchasing power, as long as you don't buy luxuries such as televisions, you won't be able to spend all your daily necessities.

Five hundred yuan can buy two to three thousand kilograms of flour and twenty thousand kilograms of cabbage. How to spend it?
  Later, the old party secretary accompanied Sun Xiangyang to the brigade office and paid [-] yuan from Sun Qingyu, all in the form of ten yuan, five yuan, two yuan, a thick stack.

After all, there are no one-hundred-yuan notes at this meeting. The largest denomination is ten yuan, which is also called the Great Unity.

After Sun Xiangyang left, the old branch secretary took out the IOU that Sun Xiangyang had just written, carefully looked at the handwriting on it, then filled the cigarette pot with shredded tobacco, first lit the IOU with a match, and then lit the cigarette pot with the IOU.

In just a few seconds, the IOU with five hundred yuan written on it turned into a pile of ashes, and at the same time, a burst of smoke came out of the old branch secretary's mouth.

"Don't mention it, it tastes terrible."

The old branch secretary shook his head.

Next to him, Accountant Sun, who locked the drawer, glanced at the ashes on the ground, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

A five-hundred-yuan IOU, isn’t it powerful?

"In the morning, a man named Sha from Shapingba came to ask Xiangyang to go out to find water. Do you know what he got?"

The old branch secretary then started to explain.

"what?"

Sun Qingyu was also at Xiaoxianjing before, so he naturally knew that Sha Hongcheng was coming.

Unexpectedly, the other party came to ask Sun Xiangyang to find water.

"Two hundred people, one month of voluntary work, how much is it worth in terms of work points?"

"For men only, it's [-] work points. If we calculate it as half for men and women, it's [-] work points."

Sun Qingyu settled the account easily.

"Yes, that's all. In order to ask Xiangyang for help, the man surnamed Sha sent [-] laborers, brought his own dry food, and helped us open up the Chagouzi land as voluntary workers. You said I would give it to Xiangyang. Is it too much to pay five hundred yuan?"

The old branch secretary said lightly.

"Not too much, it should be."

Sun Qingyu's face was also a little shocked, and then he thought of the well in Shuangshui Bay.

Although the two situations are different, there is no comparison.

But without Sun Xiangyang, how much would it cost to find someone to find water in Shuangshuiwan and build such a well?

Even compared to this well, the black land in Chagouzi is obviously more important.

But now, just because Sun Xiangyang belonged to Shuangshui Bay, they got it easily.

It was precisely because of this that he was so happy when the old party secretary asked him to pay Sun Xiangyang just now, without even asking the reason.

Later, when the old branch secretary burned the IOU, he did not stop him either.

Even so, he did not expect that Shapingba would pay such a high price.

"You think that's it? I won't tell you anything else. We can't make people feel cold just because Xiangyang is one of our own. We'll wait for others to eat their ginseng and white noodles later, and then you can add more.

It's his business to buy it himself, we can't treat it like this. "

The old branch secretary gave one final warning.

"Don't worry, I'll always remember it."

Sun Qingyu nodded, thinking about going home in the evening and giving some advice to his troubled son. He should not miss such a good opportunity to guard Sun Xiangyang.

If your son still doesn't listen, then see if his bones are stronger or the stick in your hand is stronger.

Sun Xiangyang returned home happily with [-] yuan in his pocket.

It is said that money makes a man bold, and this is absolutely true. With money in his hand, Sun Xiangyang felt that he was walking with obvious energy.

In the open space in front of the cave at home, Dudu and Sun Tiaotiao were exchanging toys in their hands. In the other hand, each held a piece of peach cake, with their little faces full of happiness.

This time Geng Guohai brought a lot of big and small bags. They were basically prepared for children. In addition to food, they also had things to play with.

Dudu wore a flower on his head and held a rattle in his hand. There was a winding iron frog at his feet, and Sun Diotiao held a match gun in his hand.

For both of them, they have never been so wealthy in their lives.

"father."

With sharp eyes, Dudu saw Sun Xiangyang coming back and ran over quickly, holding up the peach cake in his hand.

"Dad, you eat."

"Daddy doesn't want to eat. Is your mother at home?"

Sun Xiangyang shook his head.

"It's in the house."

Mentioning Chen Shuting, Dudu's little mouth tightened. It is estimated that this girl was scolded again before Sun Xiangyang came back. "Go and play."

After sending Dudu away, Sun Xiangyang came to the back room and saw Chen Shuting comparing herself to a piece of floral cotton cloth.

When she saw Sun Xiangyang coming back, she immediately stood up and pointed to some things placed on the kang.

In addition to the piece of floral cotton cloth in her hand, there were two bottles of canned meat, two bottles of canned fruit, two packages of loose red and white sugar, two packages of biscuits, and two packages of peach cakes, but one of the packages had already been opened.

If you add in the toys in the hands of Dudu and Sun Diotiao outside, there are quite a lot of them.

Nothing expensive, but practical.

This knock on the door was just right.

It can be seen that Geng Guohai is obviously careful.

"Master Geng of the well-drilling team gave it to me before. He said he was in love with Dudu, so just keep it."

Sun Xiangyang nodded.

"He gave Dudu so many gifts. Is there something he wants from you?"

Chen Shuting is not stupid. She just prepared so many gifts for Dudu for no reason, just because she liked her.

"Don't worry, just keep it. I can basically guess what his plans are. Don't worry about it. I'll give him the money later."

As Sun Xiangyang said that, he took out a large stack of money from his pocket, which shocked Chen Shuting.

"Where did you get so much money?"

Logically speaking, Chen Shuting is considered a person who has seen the world, so she would not be so surprised.

But can that home in the past be the same as it is now?
  "If it is paid from the brigade's account, it is considered a loan. It will be paid back in two years."

Sun Xiangyang didn't hide it. If he didn't explain such a big thing clearly, he would be beaten by a broomstick if Chen Shuting told Zhang Guihua later.

"Why did you borrow so much money? What do you want to buy?"

Chen Shuting asked puzzledly.

Now there is no shortage of anything at home, especially grain and eggs. There are still a few old hens scattered in the chicken coop that was just built outside.

Those were sent by everyone last time. During this period, only two were stewed, and there were five left. Zhang Guihua couldn't bear to part with them and planned to keep them for laying eggs.

"Well, I'm going to Shapingba tomorrow to help find water there. When it's over, I'm going to go to the county town. It's going to be winter soon. I'll buy a few meters of cloth and some cotton. Then everyone will have a cotton-padded jacket. Pants, and the rest to buy something else, do you want to go with me?"

Sun Xiangyang told him his plan.

"I'm not going. School starts tomorrow and I can't leave."

Chen Shuting shook her head.

"Then what do you want? I'll buy it for you. Don't be afraid of spending money. After two years, you will understand that five hundred yuan is really nothing. By then, households with ten thousand yuan will begin to appear, so don't worry. What's the pressure?

I even estimate that the old party secretary is not going to let me pay back this money, but we don't need to take advantage of it, we just need to wait for two years. "

Sun Xiangyang said confidently.

"Ten thousand yuan household?"

Chen Shuting's eyes widened and she was speechless.

It was hard for her to imagine what kind of family could save [-] yuan.

Not to mention rural areas, where you can’t see a few dollars all year round.

Even in the city, for those families where ordinary workers come from families, both couples are counted as regular workers, and their monthly salary plus one yuan is only seventy or eighty yuan. Without food or drink, it is only one thousand yuan a year.

If you want to save [-] yuan, you have to go without food or drink for ten years.

But the question is, who can live without food or drink without paying for it?
  "Yes, the world is developing very fast. The resumption of the college entrance examination is a signal. Even many production teams are secretly making money. We, Shuangshuiwan, have no other hope except farming."

Sun Xiangyang said with some emotion.

On Yu Lin's side, even though many people are now so poor that they can only eat soil, in a few years they will find that these soils may be called rare earths.

After contracts are allowed, mine bosses and coal bosses will drive Santana, hold a mobile phone, a black leather bag under their legs, and wear a Rolex, and begin to explain to outsiders what it means to be a rich man.

When that time comes, Sun Xiangyang won't mind using the Dragon-seeking Ruler to find a few mines for fun.

"Okay, I'll wait for you to become a householder worth [-] yuan."

Chen Shuting did not doubt Sun Xiangyang's ability, but she felt that this day might be far away.

ten years?

Or twenty years?
  However, the worries about Sun Xiangyang receiving money from the brigade gradually dissipated.

"You keep two hundred of these five hundred yuan in case you need it for an emergency someday, and I will spend the rest."

Sun Xiangyang counted out two hundred from the pile of money and handed it to Chen Shuting, and simply put the rest in his pocket.

Chen Shuting didn't say anything when she took the money. She just thought that she had to tell her mother-in-law at night, otherwise the secret would still be exposed when Sun Xiangyang bought the things in large and small packages.

Sure enough, when Zhang Guihua came back in the evening, she heard that Sun Xiangyang had debited [-] yuan from the brigade's account and planned to spend [-] yuan. She immediately looked around and wondered where the rolling pin for rolling noodles was.

In the end, it was Sun Xiangyang who persuaded Zhang Guihua to calm down.

Even so, Zhang Guihua took out another hundred yuan from Sun Xiangyang's hand and gave it to Chen Shuting, asking her to keep it well and not let Sun Xiangyang be used to spending too much.

That's five hundred yuan, even if you sell this home, it won't be enough.

People who have never experienced poverty may find it difficult to understand Zhang Guihua's thoughts.

Moreover, that is five hundred yuan from the countryside.

In terms of purchasing power, in future generations, it would be equivalent to a house in a small county town, which is definitely not an exaggeration.

This is equivalent to ordinary people in later generations. If their son borrows hundreds of thousands and asks to spend it, how many parents will agree?
  Zhang Guihua was able to leave two hundred yuan to Sun Xiangyang because he had grown up, was sensible, and had a good understanding of things. Otherwise, even two yuan would be too much.

If you don’t believe me, ask Sun Qingbo and Sun Jiangang if they can spare two yuan.

I guess it costs even [-] cents.

Although another hundred yuan was taken away from him, Sun Xiangyang didn't care much. As long as he didn't buy anything expensive, he couldn't spend two hundred yuan.

After dinner in the evening, Sun Xiangyang told Zhang Guihua directly that Shapingba was coming to support two hundred people to help reclaim the Chagouzi land.

Zhang Guihua was not only happy but also a little worried about this.

After all, my son will go to Shapingba tomorrow to help find water there.

If you find it, everyone will be happy, but what if you don't find it?

What will be the reaction from Shapingba?
  Even though Sha Hongcheng had repeatedly promised, she still told Sun Xiangyang to bring a few more people there. After all, he could rest assured that he had a few of her own people around him.

Having said that, Sun Xiangyang was really a little moved.

It wasn't that he was worried that something would go wrong with Sha Hongcheng and that the other party would harm him, but that he didn't even know which way the county door opened. He had to find someone to lead the way, and he had to have someone help him carry a bunch of things when he bought them.

So he planned to go to the third team tomorrow to ask who had been to the county before and was familiar with it.

As a result, early the next morning, before Sun Xiangyang could go to the third team, Sha Hongcheng led [-] people, pushing carts and carrying tools, and appeared on the ground of Shuangshuiwan.

This scene immediately stunned the Shuangshuiwan members who had just woken up.

What?

Want to fight?
  　Chapter 12, there is another chapter around [-] o’clock.

　　
  　
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