37. Donate
Two days later!
Today is the day when Jia Dongxu was buried.
Li Changping didn't read a book. He didn't go on the first day because he wasn't familiar with it. In addition, the person had just died. Although there was a saying that he showed up uninvited for nothing, Li Changping still didn't want to go.
But today is indeed different. People are about to be buried. After all, they just got to know each other. Moreover, they live in the same courtyard, so why don’t they give them a ride? After all, this era pays attention to reputation. If you don’t go there on the first day, there will be something else.
It can be said, but if you don't show up later, it would be a bit unreasonable.
What's more, I still have to follow the gift today.
Since Yan Bugui didn't tell Li Changping about canceling the gift, it's obvious that the few people didn't discuss it, or there was something else.
Jia Dongxu's funeral was very simple. He was sent out of the courtyard at twelve o'clock on time and then sent to the cemetery.
There are no expressions on the faces of the people in the compound. People who have survived in this era have already seen too many lives and deaths, and they are very open to the dead.
After returning to the courtyard, the three uncles Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui organized the people in the courtyard to hold a general meeting.
This is also the first time Li Changping has participated in an all-staff meeting since he traveled through time.
As time passed by, more and more people gathered, and finally the middle courtyard was filled with people.
Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui were sitting behind a table with three teapots placed on it.
Liu Haizhong sat behind the table and knocked on the table with a teapot. It made a crisp sound, instantly diverting everyone's attention to the three uncles behind the table.
After Liu Haizhong saw everyone's gaze, he coughed twice and said, "This all-staff meeting is held today because of the Jia family.
Everyone just sent Jia Dongxu away. He was supposed to have a feast, but everyone knows about the Jia family's family situation.
According to the opinions of the Jia family, this banquet will not be held, but ours, this..."
Liu Haizhong had been thinking about this for a long time, but he was too embarrassed to say it out loud, so he simply said directly: "The rest of the matter will be reported by the first master."
After saying that, I sat down directly.
When Yi Zhonghai heard Liu Haizhong's words, a black line appeared on his forehead, and he cursed in his heart: "Mud can't hold up a wall."
I finished cursing in my heart, but I still had to say something, so I said, "The second uncle just said that although we won't hold the banquet, we don't have to pay the money."
Just as Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong both turned to look at Yi Zhonghai. Jia Zhang, who was sitting on a stool with his head lowered and silent, also suddenly raised his head with a fierce look in his eyes.
Looking at Yi Zhonghai.
Yi Zhonghai seemed not to see everyone's looks and continued: "Although we don't have to give money, our compound has always been the advanced courtyard, so this time we three uncles are here to make a donation to the Jia family.
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After all, the Jia family's Jia Dongxu is gone, and the Jia family's daughter-in-law Qin Huairu is pregnant again, so she cannot take over Jia Dongxu's work.
This donation is to enable the Jia family to survive.
After all, the past two years were so difficult and no one in our compound died of starvation. We can’t live in a situation where people are starving to death if things get better every day.
By then, our reputation as an advanced courtyard house will be completely gone, and it will be impossible to make selections in the future."
After Li Changping heard Yi Zhonghai's words, he almost wanted to applaud Yi Zhonghai.
This is an awe-inspiring statement, and it speaks directly to people's hearts. It has to be said that it is obviously not in vain that they have been able to firmly hold the master of this courtyard for so many years.
At first, Yi Zhonghai vetoed the payment of contributions, which eased the mood of everyone who thought they had to pay without eating. Then he proposed donations and teased everyone's emotions. Then he presented the facts and reasoned the Jia family.
The difficult situation was described as horrific, and in the end, the Jia family was linked to the interests of other families.
After all, in this era, there are rewards for advanced courtyard houses, and at the same time, the reputation is good.
After this combination of punches, if Li Changping hadn't read books and newspapers, and understood the whole story, and even traveled from later generations, he would have donated some money at will to save trouble.
But everything happens once and a hundred times.
After the first donation is successful, there will be a second and third time in the future.
This is not an alarmist statement by Li Changping, but something that has been verified in later generations.
The first charities were also doing practical things, but what happened later.
Just when Li Changping's thoughts were swirling, Yi Zhonghai said again: "In this way, the people in our courtyard will do what we can.
As the eldest son of our hospital and Dongxu’s master, although your eldest mother is in poor health and needs to take medicine, I will donate ten yuan!"
After Yi Zhonghai put ten dollars on the table, he looked at Liu Haizhong. Although he didn't say anything, Liu Haizhong seemed to be pointing at his head and saying, "Hurry up and take out the money."
Liu Haizhong took out five dollars from his pocket and put the five dollars on the table with a look of reluctance.
Originally, the three of them discussed it, Liu Haizhong said that he would pay the money, and then Yi Zhonghai said a few words, and it was over.
But Liu Haizhong temporarily backed down, and Yi Zhonghai decisively changed the three people's plan, from paying members' money to making a donation.
And he directly set the tone so high.
Ten yuan is not a big deal to Yi Zhonghai. After all, his monthly salary is more than 90 yuan, and there are only him and his aunt in their family. How much medicine can they take, not to mention the medical treatment of family members in the steel rolling mill?
Half price.
But bangs are different!
He is a seventh-level worker, and his salary is lower than that of Yi Zhonghai. In addition, he has a large family to support. Although five yuan is not much, it still hurts to pay for it like this!
But what's even more uncomfortable is that Yanbu is so expensive.
Yan Bugui is a primary school teacher, and his monthly salary is only 27.5 yuan. He has to support a family of six, and he has to make careful calculations about his daily meals. However, he suddenly asked for donations.
This is going to kill him!
Yan Bugui was originally sitting on the stool, but at this time he stood up, looked at Yi Zhonghai, and said, "What's going on with Lao Yi?"
"Lao Yan, I'll explain this to you later."
Yi Zhonghai didn’t mean to say more.
When Yan Bugui heard Yi Zhonghai's words, although he was a little reluctant, he still took out a dollar from his pocket, put it on the table, and then said: "Everyone knows about our family's situation, so I will donate one dollar.
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Chapter completed!