Originally, Zhang Ran planned to go back that night, but the old lady repeatedly persuaded him to stay, so Zhang Ran could only stay for one day.
During dinner in the evening, the village chief walked in.
"Village Chief, haven't you eaten yet? Can we have some together?" the old lady said enthusiastically.
The village chief waved his hand and said: "You have eaten, you can eat."
When he almost finished eating, the village chief rubbed his hands and said, "Well, Dayong, let me tell you something."
The old man and the old lady seemed to have guessed the purpose of the village chief's visit. They opened their mouths to say something, but in the end they sighed.
He Yong said: "You say."
"It's like this. Over the years, we people haven't helped much, so I'm a little sorry." The village chief said this first.
He Yong said quickly: "You are slapping me in the face. I know it is not easy for everyone, so I would be very grateful if you can help my family."
When the village chief heard what he said, he seemed to be slightly relieved, but he still said embarrassedly: "What about that? Also, over the years, your dad has borrowed money from many people in the village. Are you looking at the money?"
When He Yong heard this, he subconsciously looked at his parents. When he saw his parents nodding, he immediately expressed his stance, "Village Chief, don't worry, this money will definitely not be missing for everyone, I can guarantee it."
He also knew that it must be difficult to bring up his daughter so well and raise her so well with the aging bodies of his parents over the years.
In fact, he had already been mentally prepared for borrowing money. When his parents visited him in prison, he had asked about it, but his parents never told him about these things.
"Dayong, it's not that I don't trust you. I also believe in your character. I'm not here to collect debts." The village chief hesitated when he spoke.
He Yong didn't urge him. The village chief opened his mouth and said, "Do you think this will work? I've already brought the IOU. You can write a new IOU."
As soon as these words came out, He Yong immediately understood what the village chief and everyone meant. Without any hesitation, he said directly: "Okay, I will write a new one now. This is what I should do."
The village chief was relieved when he saw He Yong's attitude. To be honest, he was actually a little embarrassed in his heart, but it was necessary.
You must know that although living standards have improved a lot now, no one's money comes from strong winds, especially in relatively remote rural areas like them. It can be said that every piece of money is brought with them. Blood and sweat.
In the past, He Yong was still in prison. They had no choice and were too embarrassed not to borrow money, so they had to pay an IOU to the person who borrowed it.
But now that He Yong has come out, the IOU issue needs to be resolved. In fact, to put it bluntly, everyone is afraid that He Yong will not admit his debt.
Although He Yong was said to be very righteous in the past, more than ten years have passed, and who knows if He Yong has changed.
The most important thing is that the old man and the old lady are relatively old. Even though they are fine now and have no illness or disaster, at this age, no one can tell.
To put it bluntly, even if they suddenly die tomorrow, no one will be surprised. This is the power of time.
In the past, everyone believed that debts would be wiped out when a person dies. Although it was also said that the father's debt would be repaid by the son, if He Yong refused to admit his debt, there was actually nothing we could do, so everyone was afraid.
This is the main reason why the village chief came this time. If they exchanged an IOU, they would feel much more at ease.
He Yong didn't feel any resentment at all about this, but he was very grateful.
Because this time it was obviously agreed upon by everyone. They didn't come all over in a swarm, let alone talk about it at noon when there were many people. Instead, they found a highly respected person and chose such a late time.
These are obviously taking care of his face, and the fact that everyone can borrow money has actually helped him a lot. He is not an unreasonable person.
He Qing actually knew some things about IOUs, but not much. Since she entered middle school, she spent very little time at home every year.
And even if she asked, her grandparents would not tell her these things. They always said they had enough money and asked her to buy more delicious food and more beautiful clothes.
Just when He Yong was about to write the IOU again, Zhang Ran suddenly spoke, "Dayong, call all the people who borrowed money over."
He Yong understood what Zhang Ran meant as soon as he heard this, and said quickly: "Brother Zhang, no need, really no need, I..."
The old man and the old lady also quickly said that there was no need for this.
Zhang Ran first comforted the old man and the old lady, then looked at He Yong and said: "Okay, don't be polite to me, do I still have this little money
It just so happens that you can feel more at ease now that the things at home have been resolved. You won't have to think about work all day long and worry about these little things at home. "
He Yong knew that Zhang Ran was comforting him. He wanted to say something, but Zhang Ran glared at him, and then he became speechless and couldn't speak.
Zhang Ran looked at the village chief and said, "Village Chief, if it's convenient, you can call everyone over. I'll pay back the money for He Yong today. If it's too late now, you can do it tomorrow."
When the village chief heard this, he quickly said: "There is time, there is time, but now everyone sleeps late."
This is money. Even if you fall asleep now, you will come over immediately. Who can still fall asleep
It didn't take long at all. Soon a group of people rushed over, with a look of surprise on everyone's face.
They originally thought that the money would have to wait for a few more years, maybe more than ten years, but they didn't expect to get it so soon.
"Boss Zhang is still very generous."
"What did I say before? Anyone who has the ability has the ability."
"Hey, hey, how much money do you think Boss Zhang has now? It should be quite a lot, otherwise how could he help Dayong advance the money so casually."
"I don't know, but it's none of our business."
"What do you think if I let my boy work with Boss Zhang? I feel that working with Boss Zhang will definitely be promising."
"Haha, forget it, Boss Zhang doesn't accept everyone."
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Zhang Ran was not surprised when he looked at the people in front of him. When borrowing money in rural areas, except for some big money, most of the money was not borrowed from one family.
Basically, each family borrows a little, which makes it easy to borrow, and the pressure on other families is not too great.
The largest amount among these people is only more than 10,000 yuan, and some are worth hundreds of yuan, but they are a bit old.
Zhang Ran looked at the year on the IOU and basically paid more as interest.
Of course Zhang Ran didn't carry so much money with him, but now that online transfers are so convenient, he doesn't need to carry money with him.
Everyone transfers money using their mobile phones, and the transfer speed is very fast. Regardless of the number of people, it only takes about half an hour for everyone to get their money.
Everyone looked at the extra money on their mobile phones, and everyone was happy.