latelenovela Chapter 917 Psychological Burden
Chapter 917 Psychological Burden
"Save?" the old farmer repeated. "You mean to make the peanuts in Jiazhuang grow the same as those in the surrounding villages? Then the harvest will be the same, no difference?"
Song Wen hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"Look, you yourself have doubts," the old farmer noticed Song Wen's reaction, "what does that mean?"
"What does it mean?" Wei Gang asked quickly.
"That means it's impossible!" The old farmer gave the answer. "If a child doesn't have a good foundation since childhood, how can you expect him to be able to go to college? It's already very good to be able to go to high school, and this is a result that can only be achieved after a lot of hard work."
"Then are those peanuts hopeless?" Song Wen was deeply disappointed, but he continued to ask without giving up.
"I just said it, but you probably didn't understand," the old farmer said in a different way. "If the people in Jiazhuang find ways to weed the peanut fields and apply fertilizers carefully, they can still save some of the harvest. Although the harvest won't be as good as the surrounding villages, it won't be too bad!"
Song Wen felt relieved when he heard this, "That's good!"
"My child, you are too early to be relieved!" The old farmer saw the look of relief on Song Wen's face, "Then can the people in Jiazhuang weed the peanut field immediately, or can they fertilize the peanut field regardless of the cost?"
Song Wen's heart sank again when he heard this, "Then neither of the two people in Jiazhuang can do it."
"That's it!" The old farmer spread his hands. "What's the old saying? Well, if you want a horse to run, you don't give it grass to eat. That's how it describes the people in Jiazhuang!"
Then the old farmer said indignantly, "When the harvest comes, see how the people in Jiazhuang cry!"
"Uncle, let me tell you, we also met the village chief of Jiazhuang today," Wei Gang was moved and asked the old farmer, "Why do I feel that he doesn't care about these peanuts at all? Why is he crying?"
The old farmer was stunned when he heard this, "I used people from our village to play their roles!"
"Uncle, you have a kind heart and foresight. You have foreseen what is about to happen," Song Wen felt that what the old farmer just said was very vivid. "When the time comes, we will see Jiazhuang crying and watching other villages buying peanuts."
"Hey, Song Wen, do you think that Village Chief Jia will not try every possible means to pressure those people from the capital to take their peanuts as well?" Wei Gang suddenly thought of this possibility and felt a pang in his heart.
"What you said is possible," Song Wen's mood was no longer good after hearing what Wei Gang said, "Based on the experience we learned today, I think this person will definitely do this!"
"You are talking about the village chief next door, right?" The old farmer heard who the two were talking about. "Given his temper, he will definitely do it. If he can't do it, he will drag his people to do it together until the visitors can't bear it anymore and agree to their request."
"Ah? Is he really such a scoundrel?" Wei Gang still felt that he had thought too badly of the man just now.
It turned out that he thought too well!
"Rogue, scoundrel, shameless," the old farmer said several words in a row, "this is how people from the surrounding villages describe Village Chief Jia!"
"Is he so unpopular?" Wei Gang asked the old farmer for confirmation.
"He only has the hearts of the villagers," the old farmer said honestly, "because he can shamelessly and unreasonably gain benefits for the village and is unwilling to suffer any loss."
"For example?" Wei Gang wanted the old farmer to give an example.
"The people who came from Beijing before not only came to invest in our peanuts, but more importantly, they came to sponsor children to go to school," the old farmer said, his eyes moistening. "Although they have a set of standards for checking whether they can sponsor children to go to school, our villages think there is no problem."
"After all, they are the ones who provide free funding, so it is natural for them to decide how to provide funding. Moreover, we all think that these resources should not be wasted."
"But Jiazhuang is different. They gang up on others and force them to sponsor all the children in their village to go to school," the old farmer said with a look of disgust. "They find all kinds of reasons and excuses for the children. No matter whether the children meet the standards or not, in a word, all the children in their village must go to school."
"And the leader was Village Chief Jia. After the people from Beijing left, Village Chief Jia still spoke shamelessly to the people in his village, saying that the people from Beijing came to sponsor them to perform a show to gain fame, and he had to help them perform the whole show. In other words, the people from Beijing had to thank him."
"It's even worse. Village Chief Jia even told people that it's only natural for people from Beijing to support them. Since they are rich, they should help the poor. And what the people from Beijing have done is not enough. How can they only support the children? Don't adults like them need support?"
After the old farmer finished speaking, he was furious. "Tell me, how can there be such a shameless person in the world? He even helped others and made a mistake!"
Song Wen and Wei Gang were also filled with indignation after hearing this.
This kind of person is a complete ungrateful person. The more help he gets, the more unsatisfied he becomes. His appetite will get bigger and bigger, and he will want even more.
"Uncle, I have a question now," Song Wen took out a cigarette box and distributed cigarettes to the old farmer, and lit a match for him. "You said that Jiazhuang sent all the children to school regardless of whether they were good or bad. Have you ever thought that some children who did not meet the subsidy criteria in the first place will still not meet the subsidy criteria after a period of time. Will they be disqualified from the subsidy?"
"Would people like them think of this?" The old farmer held the cigarette between his fingers and took a deep puff, alleviating some of the anger caused by Jiazhuang's bad behavior. "They can only think of ways to make trouble and force the people in the capital to agree to continue to support them even if they feel disgusted."
Song Wen and Wei Gang looked at each other, with light flashing in their eyes.
Are there any clues emerging?
Song Wen suppressed his excitement and said, "Uncle, do you know something?"
The old farmer then smoked one cigarette after another and fell silent.
Wei Gang was a little anxious and was about to urge the old farmer.
Song Wen stopped him with his eyes, signaling him to wait a moment and give the old farmer some time.
Finally, the old farmer spoke hesitantly, "I don't know if what I'm going to say next is true. If it's false, you can just treat it as a joke!"
Song Wen nodded immediately, signaling the old farmer not to be nervous. "Uncle, to be honest, this matter has nothing to do with us. I'm just curious and want to know something. It's just a topic of conversation after dinner. You don't have to take it as a big deal or even feel psychologically burdened. It's not worth it."