Xue Hongfa took a sip of water and said: "Village Chief Lao Qi came over and talked to me for a while. He said that you are now successful and have made a lot of money. I hope you can help build roads in the village."

"Oh, road construction." Xue Chen nodded lightly.

"Yes, the road from our village to the town is too bad. It is inconvenient to pass. The town has been repairing it every year, but it is not getting better. So Village Chief Qi found our house." Xue Hongfa said.

The uncle snorted and said angrily: "Xiaochen, you don't need to pay attention to this matter. Why should you be asked to pay for road construction? Even if you make money, it is not brought by the strong wind."

Xue Chen didn't express anything, but looked at his father: "Dad, what do you think and how did you tell Village Chief Qi?"

Xue Hongfa breathed a sigh of relief and said: "I didn't promise Village Chief Qi, but this is what I think. If the village raises funds to build roads, our family can get more as a reward for the village. You should know,

Back then, your grandparents were immigrants and had no property at all when they settled in Liushu Village. The villagers helped build the house brick by brick, and the food they ate was given to each family in pots and bowls. That's how we came to be.

As a big family in the Xue family, we must know how to repay kindness."

The uncle and fourth uncle also had some emotion on their faces when they heard what Xue Hongfa said.

At this moment, a dark-faced old man in his fifties came to the door of the living room. He hesitated for a moment, then walked in with his hands behind his back. When he saw Xue Chen, he grinned, nodded and said: "Xiao Chen, come back.

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When Xue Chen saw the person coming, he stood up and said, "Village Chief Qi, you are here, please come in quickly."

Xu Deji gave up his chair and made room for the arriving village chief Qi.

After the village chief Qi Changhe sat down, he glanced at Xue Hongfa, frowning deeply, and sighed: "I heard what Hongfa said just now when I came in. The village hopes that Xiaochen can contribute to the road construction in the village.

We have the power, but it’s not because the people in the village have helped you, old Xue family, it’s just because the village really has nothing to do.”

"This road has delayed so many things. I drove to the town to sell eggs. When I got to the town, the eggs were all smashed. I drove to pick up vegetables. As long as they were not covered tightly, the cabbages turned into black vegetables. The town

Roads are built here every year, and the roads are built every year, and they are contracted to someone named Feng, but this is simply a trick to fool people and defraud money."

Qi Changhe's complaints are also the grievances of the villagers.

As for the person named Feng mentioned by the village chief, Xue Chen also roughly knew that this person was named Feng Xinliang. He was the nephew of Feng Gui, the secretary of Lixin Town. He had an engineering team, and with the help of his uncle who was the secretary, he could receive many orders.

Oil and water-intensive projects.

Xue Qi pouted and said angrily: "It's so irritating, can't anyone take care of it?"

Qi Changhe sighed again, pursed his lips, and said bitterly: "Who cares? How to care? In the past few years, the village has written many letters of report, but no one has ever asked. The town is unreliable, so we can only think for ourselves.

There is a way to build the road."

Xue Chen sat aside and listened to Qi Changhe's complaints. He could understand the pain. After all, he also grew up here and knew how much this road affected the village. As the saying goes, if you want to get rich, build the road first.

If the roads are not well repaired, it will be difficult for the village to become wealthy.

"Xiaochen, your Uncle Qi really had no choice, so he gave up his old face and came to the door." Qi Changhe's wrinkled face was filled with vicissitudes of life and helplessness.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the living room became heavy, and only sighs were heard.

Xue Chen asked calmly: "Uncle Qi, how much will it cost to build the road from the village to the town?"

"The village has already made calculations. As long as we save some money and build a single-lane cement road, about 300,000 yuan will be enough." Qi Changhe replied.

"Three hundred thousand..." Xue Chen thought for a while, "Well, I'll pay for the road construction."

Qi Changhe's lips trembled, his face turned red, and he asked again in disbelief: "Xiaochen, are you telling the truth?"

"Of course it's true." Xue Chen replied with a smile.

Xue Hongfa glanced at Xue Chen and said nothing, but it could be seen from the expression on his face that he hoped Xue Chen would do this.

"Now that it has been repaired, let's build a decent one. If it is a one-way street, it will be troublesome for cars to pass by. Why not build a two-lane road? Five hundred thousand should be enough." Xue Chen thought about it, and now that he has decided to spend this money

If you have money, then do it as well as possible.

Xue Chen was able to agree, and Qi Changhe had already burned incense and worshiped Buddha. Now when he heard that Xue Chen took the initiative to add 200,000 yuan to build a two-lane road, he was so excited that he was speechless, with tears in his eyes and murmuring lips.

, stood up and grabbed Xue Chen's hand tightly: "Xiao Chen, I want to thank you on behalf of the villagers, thank you."

Xue Chen looked at Qi Changhe and felt great admiration and respect for this conscientious old village chief.

As for his willingness to pay, as his father said, repaying the villagers for their help to the old Xue family was part of it, but not the whole story. Naturally, he also had his own considerations.

He was born and raised here, this is his root, his hometown, and he also has deep feelings for this place. He is very happy to see that he spent a sum of money that is not painful to him to solve major issues in the village.

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Furthermore, now that he has made money, his family has built such a fancy little villa. Even if the people in the village are simple and honest, they will inevitably be jealous and gossip behind their backs. But after building roads in the village, there will be more people in the village.

I just think of your goodness.

"Uncle Qi, I can give out the money, but the ugly thing is ahead. I don't want my money to fall into other people's pockets. I will put this money into the hands of people I trust. Everyone who builds roads in the village

All expenditures must be made clear. If there is a problem with money, then I will definitely not pay." Xue Chen said seriously.

Qi Changhe's chest clapped loudly, and he said excitedly: "Don't worry, Xiaochen, I guarantee you that every cent of your money will be used to repair the road. If something really goes wrong, you can just point your finger at me and scold me."

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"Uncle Qi is serious, I believe you." Xue Chen smiled.

Soon, the news that Xue Chen had paid to build roads in the village spread. This news was like a thunder in the dry land, making the whole village excited. Everyone was excited, beaming with joy, and running around telling each other that this was solved.

It is a big problem in the village and every household in the village benefits from it.

Just as Xue Chen thought, as soon as the news spread, the mentality of the originally jealous and jealous villagers changed. People in front and behind would only praise Xue Chen for not forgetting his roots and for being a good person.

The next morning, Xue Chen sat under the tree at the door to enjoy the cool air, enjoying the breeze and gnawing watermelon. He felt very happy. On the side, his mother was smiling and chatting with several women from the village.

When people play chess, they are in harmony.

Suddenly, a Nissan car drove into the village in a hurry. When it arrived at the door of Xue Chen's house, it squeaked on the brakes and kicked up a cloud of yellow dust.

The car window rolled down, and a man with a date-stone-like flat head poked out from the passenger seat and shouted: "Hi, let me ask you, how to get to Lao Xue's house?"

"Which old Xue family?" a woman asked back.

The man with the slender head rolled his eyes and said, "It's the old Xue family who wants to pay for road construction in your village."

Xue Chen had just finished chewing a piece of watermelon and raised his eyes. Before anyone could reply, the man with the slender head noticed the small villa built by Xue Chen's family and the black Mercedes-Benz parked in the yard: "Ha, what a coincidence, this house should be

That’s right, he looks really rich.”

Immediately, the man with a slender head opened the door and jumped out of the car. Also getting out was a young man in his thirties who was not tall but very strong.

The two of them were about to walk into the yard. Xue Chen threw away the watermelon rind, stretched out and asked, "Who are you two looking for?"

The man with the thin flat head looked at Xue Chen up and down, and raised his eyebrows: "You are the Xue who paid for the road construction... Where did Xue come from?"

At this time, some of the women chatting on the side seemed to recognize this thin and flat head, and pointed and said a few words to the people next to him with an unsightly expression.

"What's the matter?" Xue Chen glanced at this person.

The thin head looked at Xue Chen and frowned. He pointed at the stout young man beside him and said, "This is Clerk Ding from the town government. I am Feng Xinliang. I came to see you today to talk about road construction."

"Feng Xinliang?"

Xue Chen had only heard of this man's name, but had never seen him before. When he saw that the thin and flat head in front of him was Feng Xinliang, his eyes moved.

Feng Xinliang turned to the town government clerk beside him and said, "Brother Ding, please tell me."

Clerk Ding cleared his throat, coughed up thick phlegm and spit it on the ground, and said: "Here's the thing, the town heard that you want to build a road in Liushu Village. Naturally, the town strongly supports it, so they will send someone to come."

Supervise the project to ensure its smooth progress.”

Xue Chen sat on a chair, looking at the two people with indifferent eyes, without saying anything.

"In order to use the earmarked funds and repair the roads to meet various national standards, the town requires that the funds for road construction be deposited into an account dedicated to road repair funds." Clerk Ding raised his chin and preached according to the script.

Before Xue Chen could speak, a nagging woman on the side said angrily: "Why should I give you the money to build the road? You build the road every year, and look at what the road has become?"

Clerk Ding's face darkened, but Feng Xinliang turned around and cursed: "Get out of here, stop talking nonsense, believe it or not, I will ask the police station to arrest you and lock you up for a few days."

That woman was just an ordinary rural woman. She was naturally afraid of the police station. When she heard Feng Xinliang scolding her, she murmured and did not dare to speak.

And Feng Xinliang definitely does what he says. It has long been rumored in the town that Feng Xinliang and the chief of the town police station grew up wearing the same pair of pants.

At this time, Xue Chen said bluntly: "It's impossible."

The words are nice and earmarked. Even ordinary rural women can see that this is a money grab. Why can't he see it? Five hundred thousand has gone in, and I am thankful that I can use fifty thousand to build roads. (To be continued.)
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