Chapter 1815
All Things Have a Spirit
Wang An took the paper from Sun Dafu and became increasingly shocked as he read it.
The reason is simple: the people of Kaoshantun are just too enthusiastic about building plastic greenhouses, it's ridiculously so.
The cost of a greenhouse is around 1,000 yuan, but on this piece of paper, a large number of households contributed 500 yuan, accounting for at least a quarter of the total households.
In other words, more than 20 households in Kaoshantun each contributed 500 yuan.
In the 80s, 500 yuan might have been a portion of a city dweller's savings, but in these mountains, 500 yuan could be considered a family's entire fortune.
That's right, it's all the family's savings, without lying at all. In fact, for most families, their entire savings wouldn't even amount to 500 yuan.
As for the Wang family and the other households, apart from Wang An's family, each household contributed 1 yuan, and Shen Wei's family and Huang Bao's family also contributed 1 yuan each.
Families like Sun Dafu, Niu Yiqun, and Li Youcai, who were relatively wealthy, also received 1,000 yuan.
Aside from these large sums, the rest came in all amounts, ranging from a maximum of 300 yuan to a minimum of only 20 yuan.
What shocked and pleased Wang An the most was that all 93 households in Kaoshantun were included, meaning that all of them paid money and not a single household failed to contribute.
This is truly commendable.
Although everyone's purpose in investing money was to make money, Wang An was still very satisfied that everyone trusted Sun Dafu and Wang An, and was willing to take money out of their pockets to support the construction of greenhouses in the village.
After all, no matter what you do, you need to consider the "right time", the "right place", and the "right people". Let's not talk about the right time and the right place, because these are things that people cannot change. So the "right people" part is particularly important.
When he saw that the final total was a little over 35,000, Wang An raised an eyebrow and said with a smile:
“I was thinking that if everyone didn’t have the money, my family would contribute more. But when I looked at it, I realized that the people in our village really support your work, Grandpa Sun. This is 35,000 yuan! Wow, that’s quite a lot! Hehe, does that mean my family only needs to contribute another 10,000 yuan to finish this?”
It must be admitted that Sun Dafu was a much better village head than Niu Yiqun was. The reason is simple: Sun Dafu was a more upright person and genuinely sought development and a way out for the people of Kaoshan Village.
The people of Kaoshantun are not stupid, so they naturally trust him and are willing to spend money to build greenhouses.
Sun Dafu was very pleased with Wang An's compliment, laughed heartily, and said:
“Supporting me is only a small part. The main thing is that when I told everyone that you were in charge of the vegetable sales and that you also covered the money for the greenhouse construction, they were willing to pay.”
Wang An was taken aback upon hearing this, then chuckled and said self-deprecatingly:
"Really? I played a part in this? Aren't they afraid I'll screw them all over? My reputation in these surrounding villages isn't exactly stellar, hehehehe."
Wang An's reputation was once quite prominent, but it was all negative. Fortunately, Wang An didn't care and ignored it.
Now that Sun Dafu has said that, Wang An's reputation seems to have completely changed.
After Wang An finished speaking, Sun Dafu waved his hand and said:
“Xiao An, don’t underestimate yourself. Everyone has seen how well your family is doing. Really, if you hadn’t offered to help us find a market for our vegetables, the people in our village might not have been so willing to spend money, and they might not have been so motivated.”
It must be admitted that Wang An did play a part in this, after all, everyone had witnessed the rise of Wang An's family. Even Huang Zhong's family, who joined Wang An last, are now better off than most families in Kaoshantun. Now that Wang An has decided to help everyone, and with Sun Dafu, the village head, organizing and endorsing him, the people of Kaoshantun will naturally choose to believe him unconditionally.
Wang An nodded, feigning delight, and said:
"Alright, alright, if you put it that way, then I feel much better, hahaha."
After a pause, Wang An continued:
"So, we already have 35,000 yuan. If we add another 15,000 yuan, we'll make it 50,000 yuan. The money left over after building the greenhouse can be used to buy seeds, fertilizer, pesticides, tools, and so on. Oh, and we can't forget about personnel expenses; personnel expenses are the biggest expense."
After listening, Sun Dafu chuckled and said:
"It has to be you, Xiao An. You're so efficient and thoughtful. You even factored in the expenses. Hahaha, let's do it your way, Xiao An."
Having learned about the greenhouse construction and finalized all the funding issues, Wang An took out another cigarette and lit it for Sun Dafu before saying:
"Alright then, Grandpa Sun, I've been wandering around outside all day. You guys keep going, I'll head home now."
Sun Dafu immediately said:
"Go back quickly, go back quickly, we don't need you here."
After saying goodbye to Sun Dafu, Wang An didn't bother with the tree trunk at all, not even glancing at it, and drove straight home.
Wang An believed that under Sun Dafu's leadership and supervision, the tree trunks would definitely be usable and qualified, so he didn't need to worry about them at all.
As soon as Wang An got out of the car after driving into the yard, Happiness and Joy each rode a black bear towards him.
It has to be said that these two black bears have almost become Happiness and Joy's personal mounts.
This morning at breakfast, I overheard Liu Guilan and Mu Xueqing saying that during the month or so that Wang An went into the mountains, Xingfu and Kuaile would occasionally sneak out of the gate on their own two black bears when the adults weren't looking, and wander around the village.
Whenever this happens, two lynxes follow behind, as if afraid that their two little owners will be hurt.
To be honest, when Wang An heard Liu Guilan and Mu Xueqing tell these stories, it was like listening to a ghost story. He was genuinely shocked.
While it is said that all things have a spirit, and that animals that have lived with humans for a long time are more intelligent, it is truly incredible that two lynxes would know to actively protect their owner.
There was no way around it; although they had been raised like cats by Wang An's family since they were still breastfeeding, they were, after all, wild animals, purebred wild animals.
It's even more incredible that wild animals can behave this way.
"Daddy, hug me."
"Daddy, hug me."
Before the two black bears could even reach Wang An, Happiness and Joy shouted at him one after the other.
Wang An's heart melted when he saw his two little darlings. He quickly bent down, opened his arms, and scooped them up from the bear's back. (End of Chapter)