Chapter 943 Finalizing the Charter (7000 Words)

"Of course I'm excited about such an honorable mission."

Ye Yaodong can imagine it.

"Everyone who came here in the morning was guessing how much money you made. They said they sold a boat for more than ten thousand, and after deducting expenses and other expenses, they could earn eight or nine thousand. If they were lucky, they could earn ten thousand."

"You own three boats, and you have a share with your in-laws. You also sell sea urchins, and you may earn five or six times. Some people say more than that. They say that while you are not at home, your wife is also drying fish to make money. People say that you have been making money for two months. I made 70,000 to 80,000 yuan.”

"The more it spreads, the more exaggerated it becomes, and the more it gets spread, the more outrageous it becomes. It's all because they are so full that they have nothing to do."

Ye Yaodong had already expected it, "I just came back yesterday. Didn't today we all talk about how much money everyone made? Don't worry about it. When something new happens after a while, we will naturally talk about other things. "

He turned to look at Lin Xiuqing again, "Why didn't the old lady see it?"

"I went to Mazu Temple to fulfill my vows, but I haven't come back yet. Early in the morning, she prepared some vegetarian dishes and took Tianjin Yuanbao to burn incense. There were many people there, and it seemed that they were still chanting sutras there."

"Oh, then I'll go burn some incense later, and bring her back by the way, and then go to the shipyard. Dad, have you burnt some incense?"

"I've been there. We've been there early in the morning. Who can sleep like you until now?"

While talking, Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua also came over.

When I heard that he hadn't offered incense yet, I thought I'd wait at the door. It wouldn't take long to add incense anyway, so we could go together if we could.

Dongzi has many ships, and he seems to them to be experienced, seasoned, and eloquent. Only when he and Father Ye go with them can they feel at ease.

But when Ye Yaodong finished burning incense and came back with the old lady, he saw the village chief, Secretary Chen, and his mother sitting in the yard. As soon as he stepped through the door, he was confused.

He smiled and said, "What brought the two big guys here? I have to set off two firecrackers to welcome you."

"Don't be poor, we still want to talk to you about business." Secretary Chen stood up with a smile.

The village chief also stood up and said: "Your mother went to the village committee early in the morning and said that you want to spend some money to help children who cannot go to school. By the way, you can also set up a scholarship for the school to reward some hard-working children and sponsor them." Good reading.”

"Yes, you are discussing how to contact the school and how to arrange it. I don't understand this. You officials know more. You can just discuss it. You don't need to tell me."

"How can I not tell you this? You are the initiator, so I have to let you know." The village chief said disapprovingly.

"You have made a lot of money and want to do good things. It is a good thing to donate money to help children in need to study. The villagers near us have to thank you, and the children who have been helped will also have to thank you when they grow up. It is you who has some hidden dangers."

"Maybe this will bring some trouble to your family. It's too ostentatious, which may not be a good thing sometimes, even though it has a good reputation." Secretary Chen said sincerely.

"Then if I don't donate money, I will show off. Who among the dozen or so villages nearby doesn't know that I have built a big workshop and my dried fish business is doing very well. Some people have called me Xianyu Dong for a long time. And this time If I make a lot of money on a trip to Zhejiang Province, the whole village will know about it, and within a day or two people from all over the country will know about it."

"This is all on the surface. Even if I don't do anything, I still show off. I have already lost all the limelight. Everyone knows that I am rich. However, now that I am rich, I still care about the villagers. I still care about the villagers. Boy, that’s another story.”

"It seems that it is a good thing that I have made money. It can help the village. If the simple villagers know this, why don't they praise me and give me a thumbs up?"

"You are right to think so. It is a good thing to donate money to help students. We are just worried that if you do it in your own name, you will easily cause unnecessary trouble for yourself. By then, some people in other villages will grow old, sick and die, and they will not be able to eat. Please come to your door.”

"Don't help. People say you are hard-hearted. You are willing to help the children after earning so much money. Why don't you help other people in need? Help? Why do you feel so? You are not their parents, you are neither a relative nor a parent. Therefore."

“It’s already annoying enough for relatives to come to our home and cry about their poverty. But if strangers are added to the mix, how can we stand it?”

Mother Ye also said: "That's it. What the village chief and secretary said makes sense. Who can bear to deal with these people at home every day? Some people are just shameless. If we open this hole, the nearby villages will be in trouble. Everyone wants to come to our door. We don’t make money for outsiders to spend, so who doesn’t have to work hard to make money?”

Ye Yaodong had a headache. Didn't he just want to do something good? Do good deeds to accumulate merit, add merit to yourself, and be grateful for the opportunity to come back again, but it is so troublesome.

It's obviously a simple thing, but it makes me so timid.

It was just done in a nearby school, and it didn't cause much sensation.

"Then what should I do? Then don't donate."

"Hey, this can still be donated. This is a good thing." The village chief quickly stopped him from taking back his thoughts.

"I also heard about a girl in our village who didn't go to school this semester. I heard that her grades were pretty good. The teacher couldn't bear to part with the good girl, so she came to invite her to her home. My parents thought it was useless for girls to study. , stay at home and work for a few years before getting married, there is no need to study."

"If you get a scholarship, some older kids with good grades will have the opportunity to go back to school if they apply for the scholarship."

"What should we do?" Ye Yaodong looked directly at the village chief and secretary, wanting them to come up with a plan.

How could he, an uneducated fisherman, know this? Leave it to them.

The village chief said with a smile: "We need to discuss this with you. We discussed it early in the morning and thought you could donate the money to Mazu Temple as a repayment of your vow."

"Then we go to help the children go to school in the name of Mazu. This can save a lot of unnecessary trouble, and the villagers also know that you donated a lot of money to the Mazu temple and are the most loyal believers of Mazu. It is not in vain that you spend time on the merit monument. It’s engraved with number one.”

"But our Thean Hou Temple was just built this year, and there is no need for any repairs, so we just use this money to help students. This is friendly to you, our village, and those children."

Secretary Chen also added, "This way everyone will know that the money you donated is just in the name of Mazu Temple. Mazu will take care of everything. Yes, it is also beneficial to promote the Tianhou Temple in our village. It serves multiple purposes!"

Ye Yaodong gave a high-five and said, "Wonderful!"

He gave a thumbs up again, "Sure enough, ginger is still hotter, and you still have plans."

The old fried dough sticks are the old fried dough sticks.

By donating to the Mazu Temple, he can gain a wave of merit, and by helping those children in the name of Thean Hou Temple, he can passively gain a wave of reputation.

Anyway, everyone knows that it was a good thing he did, but this also prevents shameless strangers from coming to morally kidnap him. Shameless relatives of his own are inevitable anyway.

His purpose is also to do good deeds, accumulate virtue, and give back to the village. It doesn't matter whether he does it in his own name, it is better to do it in the name of Mazu.

It can also make the incense of Mazu Temple even more prosperous.

"So, you have no objection?" Secretary Chen said with a smile.

"No objections. If you have any opinions, this is a great idea. It honors Mazu and helps the children."

The village chief said: "Maybe if you take the lead in donating a sum to the Mazu Temple, other people who have made a lot of money may follow suit and donate a little money to show their kindness. It's already the second half of this year, so let's do this for now. .”

"Then we thought we could also set up a merit box at Mazu Temple, and use the money in the merit box to continue to help the children. When no one donates, we can continue to donate."

"If it's not enough, I'll ask those of you from rich families to donate a little, not too much. Each family can chip in a little so that this charity can be passed on."

"Anyway, those who will benefit are the children in our neighborhood, and the reputation of our Thean Hou Temple will continue to be passed down."

Ye Yaodong listened and nodded, "Okay, okay, this is okay. Village chief, you are so thoughtful and wise."

"Hahaha, aren't I afraid that my good intentions will lead to bad things? It is originally beneficial to our village, so I just want to reduce the negative impact of this matter and maximize the benefits. This is what everyone has discussed."

He agreed, "That's it. Anyway, you just need to come forward to help. I will directly donate 600 yuan to Thean Hou Temple to fulfill the wish, and then you will be responsible for communicating with the school about arranging scholarships."

"The bursary is not a lot of money. When the time comes, the Women's Federation will visit them, confirm the list, and ask Ah Qing to give the money."

"I won't use this small amount of money to speak openly. Anyway, I just need to help in the name of Mazu."

The village chief smiled happily and said, "Okay, since you have no problem, then let's do this. We will ask the two suona players to prepare later. You will see when we will go to Mazu Temple to donate money. When the donation is completed, we will put up incense sticks and let them play the suona. I'll take you home and be glorious."

"ah?"

Ye Yaodong was dumbfounded. He just donated 600 yuan and asked a trumpet player to take him home?

"No, no, no, this is unnecessary..."

"If you donate such a large amount of money to Thean Hou Temple, our village committee will definitely publicize it. If you want it, don't shirk it."

"No, no, no, I'll just donate it. If you want to publicize it, just do it. Don't let Suona come home with me. How embarrassing."

It’s not like he donated six million.

This is too exaggerated.

"You really don't need it? How about some ceremony?"

"No, no, no."

The village chief glanced at Secretary Chen, "Then don't force yourself?"

Secretary Chen also said, "If you don't want to, don't force it."

"Okay, then we will promote it independently."

Secretary Chen looked at Dongzi, "Then when will you go to Mazu Temple to donate?"

Ye Yaodong looked at his eldest and second brothers, "Are you in a hurry to go to the shipyard?"

"It's not that you're in a big hurry. If you're quick, we'll wait."

When the village chief and secretary came over, they knew that Dongzi wanted to donate money to the school to get some bursaries and scholarships.

They couldn't help but admire his big plan, but in their hearts they definitely didn't want to do it. The money they earned was not enough for them to spend, so how could they donate it to others.

However, they had no position to speak, so they remained silent throughout the process and listened to their own discussions.

"Are you brothers going to the shipyard now? Are you going to buy another boat? You already have so many boats, but you still want to buy a boat?" the village chief asked in surprise.

"Haha, isn't the boat my father drove for us quite old? Both of us plan to order two first. When we get the big boat in two years, we can rent it anyway and make money."

Ye Yaohua also echoed, "Yes, Dongzi always said that it is useless to keep money in your hands, you have to use it to make money. We brothers don't know how to make money, so we just thought that buying a boat would not go wrong."

"Yes, that's the truth. Money won't grow if you keep it. You have to use it to make money."

"It's okay to add a few more clubs, just think of it as saving money."

When the two brothers heard what the village chief said, they both laughed. Once bitten by a snake, they were afraid of well ropes for ten years. How could they dare to have sex now? It is better to learn from Dongzi and buy a boat.

"Adong plans to donate 600 yuan to Thean Hou Temple to fulfill his wish. Do you brothers want to donate some as well?" the village chief asked enthusiastically.

"Well……"

The two brothers looked at each other.

"In the end, we have to go back and discuss it, and we are planning to buy a boat. If we really donate money, we won't be able to donate much."

"It doesn't matter. It's not compulsory. Donating more or less is your intention. Donating even a dime is a merit."

The two nodded.

Seeing that the two of them were in trouble, Ye Yaodong quickly changed the subject, "It's better to choose a different day than to hit it. I came back yesterday and today is just the right time to fulfill my wish. I will donate it now. Ah Qing will go to the house and count six hundred yuan and give it to me."

"I've just come back from burning incense, so go over and pay your respects, donate some money, and you can take care of the rest. I won't care about it."

"Okay, okay, let's take care of the rest."

Lin Xiuqing took out a wad of money and thoughtfully wrapped it in a piece of red paper.

If you want to donate it to the Mazu Temple, you should first place it in front of the Mazu statue and worship it. It is better to wrap it in red paper.

Ye Yaodong took the money and went to Mazu Temple with the village chief and Secretary Chen, and his father and mother followed behind.

The two brothers had nothing to do anyway, so they went to take a look.

The donation was also very simple. He placed the money in front of the Mazu statue as an offering, and the temple attendant lit three more incense sticks and handed them to him.

Ye Yaodong whispered to Mazu about the donation, told Mazu how to deal with it, and then inserted the incense into the incense burner in front of him.

"Okay, I'm done. You can watch it yourself. After the offering is done, keep the money and discuss it with the school."

"Okay, then you go about your business and leave the rest to us."

What Ye Yaodong didn't expect was that he also went to the shipyard. When he came back in the afternoon, he realized that the radio in the village had been playing on a loop all day.

And I heard that in the afternoon, the village committee also brought a loudspeaker and asked people to ride bicycles and shout back and forth in the village.

This would embarrass him, but luckily he wasn't around.

However, during the whole day when he was not at home, quite a few people came to visit, all of them were relatives who could barely hold their own.

I borrowed money without asking. I just came to congratulate and say good things, or just stood for a while to chat and feel present.

Lin Xiuqing was very tired after a day of dealing with it. When he got home, he saw her scattering melon seed shells all over the yard.

“Eldest brother and second brother’s boat has been decided?”

"Well, it was agreed that the delivery would not be until the middle of next year at the earliest."

"Shall we deliver both ships together?"

"Yes, otherwise, if one ship is early and the other is late, they won't have to fight or fight? There are several teams in the factory, producing at the same time. If the problem is not big, they should be able to deliver at the same time. Even if it is a difference, it should be Not much different.”

"The main reason is that the demand is getting bigger year by year. Their factory is hiring more people every year, while other factories are laying off people. Their factory is quite popular." Ye Yaodong said as he pushed the bicycle into the house.

Lin Xiuqing followed closely behind him, "It's settled then. When the big ship arrives, we can rent it out."

"Um."

"Then will you go to the city tomorrow?"

"Well, I'll go to the market tomorrow, transport a batch of dried fish from home, and calculate the accounts for the past two months with my father. This should accumulate a lot of money."

"My dad sent a gift last month. This month's gift should be worth seven to eight thousand yuan. In the past two months, Boss Zhou has not asked for goods from the army. My dad said there are only a few here and there. A piece of one or two hundred pounds."

"That's fine. I sell for two or three hundred a day, and I make at least one-third of the net profit from selling it. When I get the money back tomorrow, how much money do we have?"

"good."

Ye Yaodong actually knew that before he left, his family still had nearly 20,000 yuan.

During that time, I paid the final payment for Uncle Pei's big boat, and paid the deposit for his eldest and second brother's big boat partnership. I also collected a few additional accounts to make up for some expenses.

I earned another 50,000 yuan in the past two months. My father-in-law received a month's payment, which is equivalent to almost covering the expenses of letting Ah Cai collect fresh fish in the past two months.

Last night, Lin Xiu settled all the money she had earned in the past two months. He almost knew the family's financial situation, so he didn't ask her to take out the money separately.

It won't be too late to wait until the payment for the goods from the city is collected tomorrow.

This year is indeed a good year and a prosperous year.

Ye Yaodong happily went to take a shower and wash his hair first. He had been out all day and was covered in dust. It would take several years before the road would be built.

The old lady was sitting in front of the stove watching the fire. When she saw the couple talking, she didn't come over. The unique aroma of rice was already coming out of the pot. After he finished taking a bath and took a rest, he would probably be able to eat right away.

He said he had come back to rest for a few days, but in fact he didn't take any rest either. Today he went to the shipyard, and tomorrow he was going to the city. The day after tomorrow he was thinking of sending his motorcycle to the province for repairs, and the day after tomorrow was the Mid-Autumn Festival.

You can't just be a cow and a horse, you have to take a break.

When Lin Xiu finished cleaning and entered the house, she remembered that she had forgotten to tell Ye Yaodong something.

"Ah Guang came to our house to look for you. When you weren't there, he asked me about my donation."

"Did you hear it through the speakers?"

"Yeah, I just told him about it, and he said that he would go back and ask his dad to see, and I guess he would also donate, right?"

"He has also earned a lot in the past two months. He earns more than a boat by himself. He should also consider adding some sesame oil money to Mazu Temple. The village committee is planning to set up a merit box. This batch of earnings Those who have money should be willing to donate more or less to Thean Hou Temple to fulfill their wishes."

"Yes, when I played the trumpet there in the afternoon, I also said that you were doing it to fulfill your wishes, add merit, and ask Mazu to bless you for a smoother year ahead."

"It's a good thing. If more people donate, there will be more funds. In the coming year, if we make more money and donate more money, and if we make less money and donate less money, there will be no pressure. Otherwise, there will be no such scholarships and bursaries year after year, which is not good."

"If there are more people donating, we don't have to pay for the scholarship ourselves. Once they pass the review, it will be given directly to the Mazu Temple."

"It's all fine, the scholarship won't cost much, and the tuition won't cost much."

Lin Xiuqing now has a large amount of money in her hands and doesn't care about the scholarship. She just wants to talk casually.

"It's already five o'clock. Why hasn't your son come back yet? He has to eat. Yangyang, too, hasn't seen anyone all afternoon. Where is he dead?"

"Does school usually finish at 3:30?"

"Yeah, I was just having fun along the way. I got home at 4:30 at most. I don't know if I was left behind by the teacher."

"Did they bring toys to school to play with and were reluctant to come back? Oh! Skates, did they bring skates to school?"

Lin Xiuqing was stunned for a moment, and then thought of the skates, "I went to look for them in the house. When I went out in the morning, I checked that they didn't bring them with me. They didn't even let them bring their toy cars. In the afternoon, I was busy with the door-to-door visits. The relatives I chat with don’t know when they will leave.”

As he spoke, he went into the house, wandered around and came out again.

"It's really gone. These two bastards took the skates to school secretly when I wasn't paying attention. I guess they haven't come back yet and are going to beat them up."

"I haven't seen Ah Hai and the others come back either. I'll ride my bike to the school to take a look."

These playful people probably brought their skates to school to show off and skated there by the way, so they haven't come back yet.

If they don't show off the new equipment they just got, and slide it on for a while, they won't be happy with it.

Just as he was going out on his bicycle, his second brother also came out on his bicycle.

"Cheng Hu didn't come back either?"

"No, I was planning to go to the school to have a look."

"Me too, let's go with that one."

Ye Yaopeng was also shouting at the door, asking them to bring the three members of his family back.

You don’t need all of them to send your children home.

However, other children were indeed playing and falling on their skates at school, but Ye Chenghe was left behind by the teacher. The teacher called his brother Ye Chenghai to go home and call his parents.

Ye Chenghai turned around and forgot about it, focusing on skating on his own.

When the two brothers first walked into the school, they saw a small flat open space above the playground. There were especially many children. All of them were carrying schoolbags and reluctant to go home. They gathered around to watch a group of his children skating.

"These little brats really secretly brought their skates to school to skate."

"Haha, I'll beat you if you take it home. I don't even know how to go home at this late hour."

The two pushed aside the crowd and shouted twice.

"Ye Chenghu!"

"Ye Chengjiang!"

"Bang bang bang..."

"Ouch..."

A few people wearing skates were walking slowly in the open space. When they heard a shout, they all fell down, and there was a large wailing sound.

Ye Yaodong walked over and kicked Ye Chenghu, "After school for so long, you don't even know to go back. If I hadn't come over, wouldn't you know to go back after dark?"

"Ah, what time is it? Hasn't the sun not set yet?"

"The sun goes down at 6 o'clock, will you come back at 6 o'clock too?"

"I'll change my shoes right away."

"Why is Yangyang here too?"

Ye Chengyang laughed and said nothing.

"He came to school with me in the afternoon."

"If you want to go to school so much, let's come together tomorrow."

"No, I'm still young. I just came here to skate with my brother."

At this time, Ye Yaohua also discovered that Ye Chenghe was missing, and he asked Ye Chenghai.

"Ouch, bad! He told me that the teacher asked me to go home and call my parents. Second uncle and third uncle, you go quickly."

"What's he doing, calling his parents?" Ye Yaodong asked curiously.

"I don't know. He was kept by the teacher every three days."

"Come on, take me to see it. You guys wait here."

"Second and third uncle, please hurry up, I forgot."

Ye Yaodong knocked him on the head, "Do you remember eating shit? Can you forget this? My brother doesn't even want to play with me."

"This is not the first time that he has been detained by the teacher, so I didn't take it to heart. I don't know what he did today. He even called his parents. Fortunately, third uncle, you are here."

Ye Chenghai trotted in front to lead the way, and Ye Yaodong and Ye Yaohua strode behind to keep up.

The school is not very big, just three rows of low buildings.

When Ye Chenghai led them to the classroom, the teacher was still correcting homework with his head down. There was a little girl standing next to him with red eyes, and Ye Chenghe was squatting in the corner in boredom.

Hearing the news of their arrival, Ye Chenghe stood up in excitement and said, "Second and third uncles, you are finally here."

Fortunately, it was not his parents who came.

The teacher also raised his head, "Are you Ye Chenghe's family?"

"Yes, teacher, what mistake did this child make?"

"He set a fever on the head of the female classmate at the desk. It was so mean and naughty..."

Ye Yaodong was dumbfounded when he heard this. He looked at the little girl standing next to the teacher. The back of the ponytail was already curled, and only the rubber band was missing, like a rabbit's short tail.

The collar on the back is also torn and burnt?

When Ye Yaohua heard this, he nodded repeatedly and began to apologize.

"You should also tell Ye Chenghe's parents when you go back and discipline their children properly. This is not the first time."

"Before, this child deliberately used matches to burn the hair on other little girls' arms, which made other female classmates cry. This time the fire started directly, and I was scared during class."

"Yes, yes, yes, if your child is not well-behaved, teacher, you can hit or scold him as you please. I will tell his parents when he gets home and discipline him well."

"It's so late today, so go back first. If you are too naughty and naughty, you will be expelled from the school."

"Hey, okay, we will discipline you well."

The brothers couldn't afford to apologize to the teacher again and again. After that, they asked Ye Chenghe to apologize to the little girl, and then took Ye Chenghe out.

Ye Yaodong put his hand on the shoulders of Ye Chenghe, who was drooping his head, "Good boy, are you really good at this? How can you bully female classmates at such a young age?"

He said frustratedly: "I didn't know that fire could catch fire. It never did before."

Ye Yaodong knocked him on the head and said, "Go back and wait for a beating. Your butt will be swollen."

Ye Chenghe was even more sad.

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