Chapter 699 The Desperate Female Village Chief
ngyu asked, "How much would it cost to fix all these village roads?"
Jing Cuizhu sighed, "If we encounter land issues, we can have them swap land themselves to resolve that. For gravel, the villagers can also handle that by quarrying it themselves. Sand can be taken from the river by the villagers, but still, the cost for other materials is substantial.
For the last road that was constructed, I pinched every penny, but it still cost over eighty thousand. To fix the roads in the other villages, I’ve roughly estimated that it would not co under three or four hundred thousand."
ngyu knew it was more than ten miles from their village to Jiangzhou and then to Upper Yao, before reaching the market town. To construct a macadam road, she estimated that one hundred thousand would not suffice,
not to ntion, she had also included the road from Xiayao Village to Dashe Village for repairs. All in all, it amounted to at least sixteen or seventeen miles of road.
If they were to pay for the construction in full, the one hundred thousand she provided could not even cover half of it. However, with the initiative she took to mobilize the public to contribute labor, they managed to construct such a long road and still saved twenty thousand.
ngyu then asked, "Did the Bureau of Transportation give you any funding after the road was constructed?"
An expression of indignation suddenly crossed Jing Cuizhu’s face: "Those guys from the Bureau of Transportation, they had clearly promised that as long as I drank those three glasses, they would allocate fifty thousand to .
I went out to call my boyfriend to pick up, and then, risking liver damage, I drank those three large glasses. If it weren’t for my boyfriend coming to pick up that day and taking to the hospital, I’m afraid I wouldn’t even know what might have happened.
But the next day, he said that whatever was said at the dinner table doesn’t count! Hmph. I got drunk to the point of injury, and it all turned out to be for nothing!"
ngyu, looking at the female Vice Town Chief who disregarded her health for her job, felt a surge of respect rising in her heart. She truly is a desperate female village chief.
ngyu joked, "I don’t need you to drink any alcohol, just kowtow to a few tis. If I agree to fund your road construction, would you do it?"
Jing Cuizhu was overjoyed: "Really?" She was actually about to kneel down right then and there, her deanor showing that she truly intended to kowtow to ngyu.
ngyu quickly stopped her, "Vice Town Chief Jing, really now, I was joking with you."
But Jing Cuizhu was disappointed: "So you were just joking, sis. I thought you were serious."
ngyu laughed, "Would I be so foolish as to let a town chief kowtow to ?" She snorted and continued, "I knew it, you ca to because there’s no good news. I will give the money, no need for you to kowtow, alright?"
Jing Cuizhu refused to take the bla: "It seems to that you were the one who ca looking for today, right?"
ngyu was initially stunned, then she couldn’t help but laugh and cry: "Yes, I was the one who ca to your doorstep today to be conned by you."
Yet Jing Cuizhu shook her head: "Let’s forget about it, it’s reasonable to ask you for donations for the road in your own village, but to have you pay for the roads in other villages would be a bit too much. That’s too excessive."
ngyu said with amusent, "So you don’t want to repair them?"
Jing Cuizhu quickly shook her head: "How could that be possible? I’m in charge of transportation and city construction, I naturally hope that all the village roads in our township can be paved with asphalt. I’ve been so worried about the road construction that my hair has turned white. But now—"
Jing Cuizhu wiped away tears from her eyes: "I will imdiately call a eting with the leaders of those teams, whoever prepares the materials first, I will let their area start the road construction first. They will surely be in a hurry, competing to get the materials ready!"
ngyu was surprised, "Aren’t they afraid that after they get the materials ready, you won’t give them the money?"
Jing Cuizhu shook her head seriously: "They all trust !"
ngyu’s heart was touched once more.
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