Chapter 413

The fellow villagers did what they said. Whose family didn't have a few broken fishing nets? Just take two, connect the head and tail, and open them up. No matter how wide the road is, they can block it for you, making it impossible for you to even drill through.

What's more, the fellow villagers were very active about this matter, and actually organized a shift, with old people taking turns watching there in the morning and noon.

Those people originally thought the villagers were just talking, and didn't follow at first. It wasn't until the afternoon when they wanted to go to the beach to watch the tide that they saw from afar that the road to the pier to get on the boat was blocked.

Then they went back to the educated youth spot and talked about it, and everyone walked to the pier together.

Such a large group of people had to pass through a village. Before they even reached the pier, the villagers had already told each other, running faster than them.

The farce that just ended in the morning started a confrontation at the pier again in the afternoon. The villagers wouldn't let them pass no matter what.

"Anyway, you all said it would be approved sooner or later, and asked us to wait patiently, so you can wait patiently too."

"Yes, we won't go to that sea area either. The things are all waiting for you to salvage at the bottom of the sea. You just wait patiently."

"Everyone wait together, otherwise we are worried that you will run away after salvaging."

"Look, the Mazu Temple next to it, the tiles are all over the ground, we are also anxious to repair it! Leaders, please understand!"

"You go back and help talk about it. It's not that we don't cooperate with the work, we have been very sincere in cooperating for so many days."

"Yes, you go back and make a phone call too, urge them, the village committee has a phone that can be used."

"Exactly, exactly..."

Those from the museum and the salvage team couldn't do anything about these villagers. Since they were locals, they couldn't go against the whole village, so they had to return to the village committee without success.

I don't know if the villagers' persistence worked, but the commendation and rewards that hadn't been approved were all sent to the village committee three days later, including Ye Yaodong's share.

It just so happened that there were still some waves at the beach these few days, and everyone didn't go to sea, just picked up small seafood on the beach, and helped watch the pier by the way.

After the village committee received the commendation and rewards, they asked someone to take a loudspeaker and ride a bicycle, riding back and forth on the few limited roads in the village, and also shouted twice.

In fact, there was no need to shout twice. Everyone knew after one shout, and everyone went to the village committee.

The village committee couldn't hold so many people, and the leaders had been waiting for the fellow villagers to come in the open space in front of the village committee early on.

This was the same as when the brigade distributed grain and fish in the past. The open space was full of villagers from the whole village, but in the past, it was the brigade leader who talked about some patriotic quotes, and now it was listening to the village head talk about a lot of official words.

"Fellow villagers, the leaders above also hope that our village will become more and more prosperous, and also hope that our fishermen can return safely and fully loaded. Therefore, for the bronze tripod donated in the name of Mazu Temple, the museum and the county have also given corresponding rewards to Mazu Temple."

"Ah? Did both sides give it?" This surprised the villagers. They thought the money approved from above was one sum, but they didn't expect it to be two sums.

"Yes, not only did the museum give rewards, but the county also has a share."

"That's good, that's good..."

"That's good, that's good..."

The fellow villagers were all happily whispering and discussing, not expecting them to be so generous.

But when they heard the amount of the reward, everyone was dumbfounded again.

"Ah? Only 500? Did you say it wrong?"

"I heard it was 500 too!"

"Damn it, I thought I was hard of hearing too."

"Damn it, only 500, not enough for us to build a house, are you playing with us?"

"Damn it, are you playing with us?"

Seeing that the villagers were exploding again, discussing angrily, the village cadres hurriedly spoke to appease them: "Fellow villagers, fellow villagers, listen to me finish, don't get excited yet, I haven't finished talking."

"You speak, you give us a reason, 500 yuan is not even enough for us to build a house in the countryside, are you dismissing beggars?"

"Exactly, exactly..."

The more they looked forward to it just now, the more angry they were now. The people from the museum couldn't help but take a few steps back, sweating on their foreheads, afraid of being torn apart directly.

"Listen to us finish first. This museum rewards 500 yuan. In other places, discovering cultural relics is at most rewarded with this much. They have their rules and regulations."

"But, considering that the name of our donation is in the name of Mazu Temple, this situation is relatively special. Therefore, the superiors also adopted our opinions, saying that they would unite with the county government, let the county government come forward to publish in the newspaper and promote it, so that people from all walks of life can actively donate money to our village to build Mazu Temple and do good deeds."

"And the county will also give a commendation reward of 300 yuan at the same time. At that time, there will also be a glorious banner hanging in our Mazu Temple."

The fellow villagers went from anger at the beginning, to confusion and bewilderment later, and now they started to be restless again.

"Is anyone donating now?"

"Is this useful? What does it have to do with outsiders that we are building a temple in our village? Can outsiders give money for us to build it?"

"Yes, it feels a bit unreliable. Why should they give money for our village to build a temple? It has nothing to do with them."

"Are those officials fooling us again?"

Seeing that everyone didn't trust them and was discussing there, the village cadres took the loudspeaker and shouted loudly: "Fellow villagers, don't worry that no one will donate. It's hard to say about other industries, but like us who run boats and work in the sea, we will definitely be willing to donate some money to build a temple to protect our safety. Not to mention other places, just say our surrounding area, and the town area, there are quite a few who go to sea."

"Then there are Mazu Temples in other places, people can worship there too, why donate money to us?"

"Yes, yes, exactly..."

"Good question, so when building the temple, we will also make some small Mazu statues to worship together. After the Mazu Temple is completed, those who have donated a certain amount can invite a small Mazu statue to be placed on the boat for worship, to ensure safety all the way."

Hearing this, the eyes of the middle-aged and elderly people in the village lit up.

If they could invite a small Mazu statue to sit on the boat to ensure safety, they would also be willing to donate more money.

I believe that as long as there are people running boats in the surrounding villages, they will also be very willing. The risks at sea are too high, and the mortality rate is too high.

The village committee gave everyone time to discuss, and after a while, they said: "This fundraising is initiated by the museum and the county government on our behalf. All the funds raised will be used to build the village's Mazu Temple, so fellow villagers don't have to worry about not having enough money to build the temple, and please fellow villagers cooperate with their work."

Several old people in the village discussed it and felt that this was feasible. Although the superiors didn't approve much money, their attitude was shown, and they were supportive.

The most critical thing is that they can help raise money, which is the most important thing.

"Then when can we raise money?"

"Wait until tomorrow's working day, we will go to the county newspaper to publish it. It just so happens that while the leaders are in our village, those who donate can also rest assured to donate."

"That's good, that's good..."

"That is to say, if we don't make a fuss, they won't approve it..."

"Yes, after making a fuss, they approved it immediately, and we can raise some money while people are here. Otherwise, if the leaders leave, outsiders running to our village might not believe us. What if they treat us as liars?"

"Exactly, then the leaders must stay in our village for a longer time. Wait until we raise the money, then you can leave!"

"Uh... hehe... everyone rest assured, we have official backing, you rest assured..."

Ye Yaodong stood in the corner with his friends, watching from beginning to end without expressing his opinion, just listening there. It's good to be able to solve this matter satisfactorily.

As for him, it can be considered a complete success. If the Mazu Temple is built, it can be considered that he has a share of the credit and a share of merit. At that time, worship more and burn incense to thank for the rebirth.

After watching the fun, he patted his partners on the shoulder, "Let's go, after watching the fun, we can go back to play cards. It just so happens that we are idle, and we have to go to sea tomorrow or the day after."

"Okay, win a few yuan from you to subsidize the living expenses of these days."

"Just don't lose your underpants."

"Hey... that's not right, Dongzi, didn't you also hand in a bronze ware?"

"Yes, yes, almost forgot, didn't you also hand in a bronze ware? Does that commendation reward also have your share? Why wasn't you mentioned at all?"

"Maybe they will give it after going back? There are so many people here, everyone is discussing the matter of building Mazu Temple, let's ask later." Ye Yaodong didn't care too much.

Donated a bronze tripod with inscriptions to Mazu Temple, and under the pressure of all the villagers, the museum was so stingy that it only rewarded 500 yuan? The county only rewarded 300 yuan?

Stingy, stingy. I guess if it weren't for his idea, they would have been beaten out if they only rewarded 500 yuan.

He only donated such a small wine cup, and didn't expect how much money they would give him. As for the seabed location he contributed, maybe they didn't count his credit. Perhaps they might only give him a banner or a certificate of honor?

Otherwise, take a few hot water bottles, washbasins, and enamel mugs to fool him?

Whatever, love how it goes. He doesn't care about those things. It's good to get a share of merit by accident.

If there is really his share, it will naturally be sent to his house later.

Everyone was discussing on the spot, but they turned around and left early, which was quite conspicuous.

Secretary Chen and the others were originally standing on the stone. As soon as he saw Ye Yaodong, he hurriedly called him to stop, "Adong, wait, there is still your reward that you haven't received? You take it back together, which saves me from running another trip later."

The noisy discussion of the crowd also paused instantly. Everyone then remembered that Ye Yaodong also handed in a small bronze wine cup, and that sea area was also discovered by him leading people there.

"Adong should also have a lot of rewards, right?"

"Yes, that tripod was originally salvaged by him, and that sea area was also discovered by him. The big tripod was rewarded with 800 yuan, he should also be rewarded a lot, right?"

"He is too honest, actually handing in even a small wine cup."

"Isn't it? If he didn't hand it in, people wouldn't know, and he could secretly sell it later."

"Too stupid..."

"Stupid what? Maybe the county gives more than selling junk."

"That's also true!"

"Looking at the attitude of those people, that bronze ware seems to be quite valuable. That day someone sold two bowls for 20 yuan to the junk collector, and didn't they get taken back later?"

"Look... look and you'll know..."