ebookland Chapter 1026 Selling Houses to Build Schools
Chapter 1026 Selling Houses to Build Schools
Li Mo'er ignored the old women outside, picked up a bottle of Moutai, poured a glass for the village chief, and then poured another glass for Zhao Yunting.
Zhao Yunting raised his glass to the village chief and said, "Uncle Village Chief, let me toast you to thank you for taking care of Grandpa Zhang."
The village chief quickly picked up his wine glass, saying it was only right, and brought it to his lips, taking a small sip. The rich aroma of the wine instantly filled his mouth.
Old Zhang watched the two chatting and drinking, swallowing hard.
Li Mo'er could tell he was craving alcohol, so she said to him, "You can't drink alcohol now, but once you're better, you can have as much Moutai as you want."
The village chief's hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly. He thought to himself, "Good heavens, what kind of family is this? Moutai is plentiful. Well, judging from how they took out more than 20,000 yuan without batting an eye, they must be rich. Sigh, comparison is the thief of joy."
After they had been drinking for a while, Li Mo'er asked, "Uncle Village Chief, do you know if there's a school in our village?"
The village chief took another sip of his drink, shook his head, and said, "Sigh, the village is poor. There's no money to build a school, so the children have to set off before dawn and walk for more than an hour to get to school in the township. Summer is okay, but in winter, they don't even see the sun on their way to and from school."
Li Mo'er had just whispered a few words to Old Man Zhang and received his approval before she voiced her thoughts.
She said, "Uncle Village Chief, to be honest, I plan to take Grandpa Zhang away this time. My sister and I will take care of him in his old age, and I don't plan to come back here."
The village chief sighed after hearing this and took another sip of his drink. Li Mo'er continued, "Grandpa Zhang is leaving with me, but this house cannot be given to his two unfilial sons."
The village chief nodded in understanding. Li Mo'er then said, "Grandpa Zhang's idea is to sell this house and donate the money to the village to build a primary school. What do you think?"
The village chief's eyes lit up, and he said happily, "That's great! I must thank you on behalf of the village children for your kindness. From now on, the children won't have to get up early and go to school in the township."
Li Mo'er took out two stacks of cash from the pile and placed them in front of the village chief, saying, "These two thousand are a donation from the three of us to the village to build a brick and tile primary school for the children. The children will be able to go to school safely, and the school will be bright and spacious!"
The village chief was so happy that his forehead wrinkles appeared, and he kept thanking Li Mo'er.
The members of the "intelligence station" outside were overjoyed to hear that Li Mo'er and her group were going to donate a school to the village, especially since Old Zhang was going to sell his house and donate the money to build a school instead of giving it to his son. They were all secretly planning to spread the news the next morning—no, not tomorrow, they were going right now!
The older women exchanged glances. They all went in different directions. They wanted to maximize their role as "intelligence station" members and spread the news before the villagers went to sleep.
In a corner of the county town, Liu Zhihua knocked on the door of a small courtyard. The man who opened the door was in his thirties, with a scar on his face. He looked at Liu Zhihua with a gloomy expression and asked, "Who are you? What do you want?"
Liu Zhihua glanced into the courtyard and asked, "Is Brother Da Mao here? I have something to tell him."
The scarred man asked suspiciously, "How did you know Brother Mao would be here?"
Liu Zhihua said, "I once saw my brother-in-law playing cards here, so I guessed that Brother Da Mao was here."
The scarred man opened the door and said, "Come with me!" Liu Zhihua quickly followed.
There was a noisy commotion inside the room. Liu Zhihua vaguely heard something about placing bets and talking about things like "betting on Chang San" and "betting on Da Tian," which meant they were gambling.
Scarface led Liu Zhihua around the two noisy rooms and came to the door of a room at the back. He knocked on the door and said, "Brother Da Mao, a woman wants to see you."
A voice came from inside: "Let her in."
Scarface pushed open the door, raised his chin slightly, and said, "Come in." After saying that, Scarface pushed Liu Zhihua inside, then closed the door and went to the front yard.
When Liu Zhihua entered the room, she saw Brother Mao, who had gone to her father-in-law's house to collect a debt the last time, drinking tea.