Chapter 176: Ancestors Are Awesome

Chapter 176: Ancestors Are Awesome

Chapter 176: Ancestors Are Awesome

Jiang Ning didn’t know whether Guo Youping made a loss or not.

Anyway, he felt that he was at a loss. He still had a lot of money from selling grass last year that he had not recovered, almost ten million yuan. He had been collecting debts since the New Year. A while ago, the owner of a farm ran away and owed him more than one million yuan for grass.

I want to pull some cattle to pay off my debt.

result……

All the cattle were mortgaged to the bank.

The money was not much, but this incident served as a reminder to Jiang Ning.

It seems that more and more bosses have run away in the past two years.

Domestic bosses seem to be impatient and not as stubborn as foreigners. They will run away with the money when they encounter difficulties. There are so many outrageous operations that it is dizzying, just like the one this time, where they mortgaged everything that can be mortgaged.

He cashed out several million and ran away.

It is said that he ran away before the Spring Festival and was not discovered until some time ago.

After a careful check, the bank was dumbfounded.

They divorced three or four years ago and have no property under their name.

The cashed-out funds were also transferred to the ex-wife's name through various means.

The boss is also very stingy. He will take the money if you don't ask for your life.

Jiang Ning called a meeting; they couldn't wait any longer.

Especially the money for selling grass, if you don’t pay, the cows will be taken back.

While we were busy, several groups of visitors came.

Several brother counties came to visit in groups. Jiang Ning and Boss Lu came out to receive them. They watched two shows and one show at a time. After that, they visited the panel furniture factories and food processing factories that had been built or were under construction in the park.

Seeing the prosperous development of Baibei, which was once poor.

Several brother counties expressed envy.

As soon as I returned, I received investment invitations through various channels.

Jiang Ning declined all the offers. What's the point of investing?

I can’t say much about the investment environment in my hometown.

After Xianling Farm was built, some people were talking about the loss of state-owned assets. It was only after Boss Lu came that such voices were suppressed and the investment environment was vigorously optimized. Not to mention other places, he would not invest outside Bei'an anyway.

I really don't want to bury anyone anymore...

On March 15th, the county held a special meeting on poverty alleviation.

All enterprises, large and small, whether state-owned or private, were called to the meeting. Kong Fangfei attended the meeting on behalf of the farm. The meeting summarized last year's poverty alleviation work and rearranged the focus of this year's poverty alleviation work.

Those who have already escaped poverty do not need further support.

Those who have not yet escaped poverty must continue to be helped.

We must continue to help those who have fallen back into poverty or become poor due to various reasons.

Both the first and second teams received tasks, and each of them helped a poor village.

There are not many people in the rural area of ​​Bei'an, most of them have moved to the city.

Those who did not move to the city were either the elderly, the weak, the sick or those who were better developed.

Of course, those who are more developed do not need poverty alleviation. Those who need assistance are the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled.

Jiang Ning ignored the second game and asked Liang Guoping to handle it.

He personally asked about it and asked Kong Fangfei to go up and take a look.

Kong Fangfei came back after reading it and sighed, "There is no way to help. Although poverty is a social problem, it is sometimes closely related to individuals. The village is full of people in their 50s and 60s who don't want to move to the city. Even if we want to help them, we can't."

Jiang Ning asked: "How many people are there?"

Kong Fangfei said: "There are dozens of them. Most of them raise cattle and sheep, and not many of them farm."

Jiang Ning asked again: "Are all of them poor households?"

Kong Fangfei said, "Of course not. I think there are only two or three truly impoverished households. The rest either raise two or three hundred sheep or dozens of cows. I feel like they are richer than my family. Dozens of cows are worth hundreds of thousands. I think the county should redefine the standard for impoverished households. Compared to those people, I think my family is the impoverished household and needs to be helped out of poverty."

Jiang Ning said angrily: "Don't bullshit!"

Kong Fangfei said in injustice: "I'm serious, I'm not kidding, I don't have any balls!"

Jiang Ning's mouth twitched, he wanted to laugh but held it back, and asked, "Are there any employees from Houxia Village on the farm?"

Kong Fangfei said: "I'm not sure, I have to go ask."

Jiang Ning didn't wait for him to ask and called his uncle directly.

My uncle knows best what the situation of the people below is.

After asking, I found out there really was one, a lumberjack named Zhu Jiyuan.

He used to drive an excavator, but now he drives a logging machine on the farm.

Jiang Ning asked someone to come over and Chen Xuefeng made a phone call.

After waiting for a while, Zhu Jiyuan came.

He was in his early thirties, wearing work clothes, and was obviously at work!
He poked his head in the doorway and asked, "The boss called me?"

Jiang Ning waved: "Come on, come on, I have something to ask you."

Zhu Jiyuan walked in and asked, "What does the boss want to ask?"

Jiang Ning pointed to the sofa next to him and said, "Sit down, sit down and talk."

Zhu Jiyuan walked over and sat down, diagonally opposite Kong Fangfei.

Jiang Ning sat down and asked, "Are you from Houxia Village?"

Zhu Jiyuan nodded: "Yes."

Jiang Ning said, "It's like this. Houxia Village was designated as a poor village by the county, and the farm was asked to provide targeted assistance to help the villagers get out of poverty. You are from Houxia and you should be very familiar with the situation. Tell me about it."

Zhu Jiyuan said: "What are you helping? It's been so many years and it's still the same."

Jiang Ning was puzzled: "What do you mean? Tell me the details."

Zhu Jiyuan said: "Boss, poverty cannot be helped, and trains cannot be pushed. There is no way to make a living in the countryside. Those who are willing to endure hardships have already gone out to work. As long as they are willing to work hard, there is no place to eat. Those who still stay in the countryside are either too lazy to endure hardships, or they are farming on contracted land, or raising sheep and cattle. If they want to live a good life, they know how to endure hardships and work hard without help. It is useless to help those who don't want to endure hardships. It will only make those lazy people lazier."

Jiang Ning was surprised: "Could it be that all the people who stayed in the countryside are lazy people?"

Zhu Jiyuan said: "Of course not all of them, but now there are still many people in their 40s and 50s who stay in the countryside, in addition to some elderly people. Some are lazy, and some don't want to go to the city. Anyway, everyone has their own reasons."

Kong Fangfei asked: "How much real poverty is there in Houxia Village?"

Zhu Jiyuan said, "There are two or three families. They are either widowed elderly people or their sons are spendthrifts. I don't think the rest are really in difficulty. There are a few families whose sons are bachelors. They look very difficult, but they actually have quite a lot of savings. They have been raising sheep for so many years and haven't bought houses in the city, nor have they sent their students to school in the city. Rural consumption is not high, so even if they save 20,000 or 30,000 yuan a year, they have saved hundreds of thousands of yuan in more than ten years. It's just that these days, the crying baby gets the milk, and pretending to be poor has its advantages, so those people call everyone poor."

Jiang Ning nodded and asked about the situation.

The Jiang family is also farmers, but not hereditary farmers.

During the war, Jiang Ning's great-grandfather fled to Bei'an and settled down there, farming all his life. But Jiang Ning's grandfather stopped farming and worked in a unit for the rest of his life. He also arranged for his three daughters and two sons to work in the unit.

Dad Jiang is the youngest and had a bad luck as he didn’t keep up with the times.

He has reverted to being half a farmer, but his household registration is in the city and he has no land in the countryside.

Jiang Ning had never lived in the countryside, so his understanding of it was superficial. He heard a lot from his uncle, but he didn't know the real situation. After learning about it in detail, he realized how complicated the situation in the countryside was.

Poverty is just a phenomenon, not an internal cause.

There are many reasons for poverty, including macro-environmental factors.

There are also reasons of concepts and habits.

We can find ways to solve a bad environment, but concepts and habits are difficult to change.

Jiang Ning asked for a long time, and after thoroughly understanding the situation, he thought for a while and said, "It seems that there are many problems, but we have to do the work assigned by the county. How about this, I will go down and take a look tomorrow. You don't have to go to work tomorrow, and come with me."

Zhu Jiyuan agreed and was quite happy.

Of course it would be nice if you don't have to go to work and can just have fun with your boss.

Who doesn’t want to live a carefree life following the boss?

Yang Laohei has gone to America in a carefree manner.

The next day, Jiang Ning drove to the countryside.

Houxia Village is a village under Zhangqiao, more than 40 kilometers away from the county seat. There are five village groups under it. To be precise, the one assigned to the farm is Houxia Second Commune, a small village leaning against the mountain, with a dilapidated cement road and dozens of houses on both sides.

The gates are built in a relatively uniform style, and the doorposts are covered with tiles.

Uniform and neat, looks more beautiful.

But if you look closely, you will see that many of the walls are in ruins.

It's obviously due to years of disrepair.

Jiang Ning didn't drive a Mercedes-Benz, he drove a 570 today.

Kong Fangfei sat in the back.

Zhu Jiyuan was sitting in the passenger seat and introduced the houses to Jiang Ning: "The houses were all built more than ten years ago. At that time, they were developing new villages, so they were all demolished and rebuilt in a uniform manner. It's a pity that there is no one here. In fact, it was pretty good to be in the countryside at that time."

Jiang Ningjue's countryside is pretty good, but it's too poor...

First, I went to find the village commissioner and village cadres and had a chat with them.

Then I went to see an old lady, a lady in her seventies.

Both sons are in the city, and their conditions are said to be poor.

The old lady didn't want to go to the city and burden her son, so she stayed in the countryside and grew some vegetables. She didn't have much money, but the good thing was that it didn't cost much to stay in the countryside, as she grew her own food and vegetables.

My son gives me a few hundred yuan for daily necessities.

There is still a pension of more than 100 yuan, which is barely enough.

I went to the backyard and fed a pig.

There are more than a dozen apricot trees planted in the back garden, and they are about to bloom.

This situation made Jiang Ning a little confused. This was not a poverty alleviation issue. An old lady in her seventies probably wouldn't live for many years. What poverty alleviation was there? The problem that Te Miao was going to solve was not poverty, but the problem of elderly care in rural areas.

What a bullshit.

Jiang Ningjue's village commissioner and village cadres are out of their minds. The task assigned to him by the county is poverty alleviation, not solving the rural pension problem. That is not his responsibility. It seems that the village commissioner and village cadres have not figured out the definition of poverty alleviation.

I saw another lonely old man, a man in his sixties.

He has never married in his life and is still a bachelor, with five protections.

His back is so hunched that he can't even straighten up. He looks like an old man in his seventies or eighties.

He walked slowly, didn't farm, and relied entirely on government subsidies to survive.

It is said that one can receive more than 600 yuan per month. If one has no food, someone will deliver firewood, rice, oil and salt to one. If it is cold, someone will deliver coal to one. If one's clothes and quilts are dirty, people from the Civil Affairs Bureau will wash them for one. Jiang Ning's eyes almost popped out when he heard this.

Meow.

When did social welfare become so good?
Lying down is so comfortable, and someone will wash your clothes when they get dirty.

This is a shitty job!

The third house we went to was an elderly couple raising a bachelor son.

He was in his early forties, with his hairline already reaching the top of his head. He looked like an old man in his late sixties. His eyes showed an extreme lack of confidence. Jiang Ning knew without even asking why this man was still single. In fact, the most important reason why men cannot find a wife is not poverty.

Even if Jiang Ning is penniless, he is confident that he will not be single.

A man can be poor, but he cannot be without confidence. After talking to the man, I felt that he lived a humble life.

Jiang Ning asked him: "The county asked me to come here to help with poverty alleviation. How do you think I can help you?"

The man mustered up his courage and said, "Just give me some money."

Jiang Ning was speechless. He said, "There is an old saying that people in the underworld can help in times of emergency but not in poverty. Giving you money cannot solve practical problems. People still have to rely on themselves. If you are willing to work, you can come to my farm to work. It's 5,000 to 6,000 yuan a month, and your pension and social security are also paid. As long as you work hard, I can solve your pension and medical problems."

The man smiled humbly and said nothing.

Turned around and went out.

The village cadre smoked a cigarette and said, "Boss, you can see that this is how it is in the countryside. Let's be practical. Instead of assigning them jobs, you might as well just give them some money. This way you can save yourself the trouble and not have to worry about anything."

Jiang Ning nodded, agreeing with his suggestion.

What Zhu Jiyuan said makes sense. If anyone wants to live a good life, they will not stay in the countryside waiting for help from others, but will go out to work and make a living for themselves early. That is why rural poverty alleviation has become what it is today.

Just give some money.

Poverty alleviation work is much more complicated than imagined.

Jiang Ning could only follow the rules and learn from his predecessors.

Continue along the path that others have taken, pay some money and be done with it.

He had just finished the work here when Jiang's father called and asked him to go to his uncle's house.

When asked what happened, Dad Jiang wouldn't say.

Just let him go and you will know.

Jiang Ning had no choice but to go back to the community and visit his uncle's house.

There are a lot of cars on the road. Many people in Bei'an did not go out this year. There are too many projects in the second field. No one wants to go out if they can work at home. It is not like previous years when the roads were deserted after the Chinese New Year and there were few people.

With more people, all industries will naturally prosper.

Those who sell clothes, work in the catering and entertainment industries are all happy.

Jiang Ning thought about all these things, took out his cell phone and called Jiang Ze: "Is Brother Ze at home?"

Jiang Ze said: "At home."

Jiang Ning asked: "Why did my dad ask me to go to your house?"

"wait a moment."

Jiang Ze ran back to the bedroom and told him, "Some of our relatives are here. You will know when you come over."

"What the hell?"

Jiang Ning wondered: "Which relative is this? Is it from my second grandfather's side in Western Xinjiang?"

Jiang Ze said: "No, I came from Jicheng. It is said that it is our family land. My great grandfather came from there."

Jiang Ning: "..."

Suddenly a relative showed up and made him confused.

I don’t even know what to say.

When we arrived at the community, we went directly to Building No. 2.

I went up to the fourth floor, knocked on the door and went in, and saw Jiang Baba and his third brother sitting on the sofa with two people.

The two men looked to be around fifty years old and did not look like working people.

His brother and two cousins ​​also sat aside.

Jiang Ning looked around, but before he could say hello, the two people sitting on the sofa stood up at the same time, like students meeting their teacher. He was very puzzled and greeted them.

His uncle then introduced them to him: "These two are Jiang Quanjie and Jiang Quanxing from Jicheng."

"Hello!"

Jiang Ning greeted him again and shook his hand.

"Hello, little ancestor!"

He was confused by the two people's addresses. How could there be two grandsons so old?

Judging from his age, he might be older than his father.

The uncle explained to him: "Your great grandfather is the 56th generation of the Jicheng Jiang family, you are the 59th generation, Quanjie and Quanxing are the 60th generation. According to the generational hierarchy, you are all grandfathers, so it is correct to call him Little Ancestor."

Jiang Ning was so confused because his daughter was only two months old.

Does this make him a grandfather?

Two grandsons of this age.

It's really a bit awkward and I'm not used to it.

After exchanging polite words, he sat down again and his sister-in-law Sun Mei poured him a cup of tea.

Talk to the two of them.

Chatted for a few words.

The uncle then told him the purpose of their visit: "After Qingming Festival this year, our hometown in Jicheng will be compiling the family tree. Quanjie and Quanxing came here for this matter. They will also go to your third grandfather's house later."

Jiang Ning could only nod, not knowing what to say.

He has no clear concept of family tree or anything like that.

What else can I say?

I can only listen first.

After sitting for a while and chatting for a while.

I got up and went downstairs to my third uncle’s house.

Jiang Ba and his three brothers also went together, and Jiang Ning's four brothers went together.

He didn't let the two of them drive, but gave Jiang Wei's big Land Rover to him.

Dad Jiang didn't drive either, so the three older brothers and Jiang Hua squeezed into Jiang Ning's car.

My third uncle and aunt live in a bungalow and don’t live with their two sons.

The bungalow is in an alley with no place to park.

Parking becomes a hassle when there are too many cars.

We arrived at the bungalow area in the east of the city and parked the car at the entrance of the alley.

Everyone walked in. Jiang Youren and Jiang Youyi had received the notice early and came over to wait. Their two sons, Jiang Lei and Jiang Yong, also came. All the male members of the current generation of the Jiang family were present.

The bungalow is more spacious than the building. Everyone sits on sofas or benches.

The two visitors from Jicheng are too young. Jiang Ning is of grandfather generation, and Jiang's father's generation is of great-grandfather generation, not to mention the third grandfather and the third grandmother, who are of great-great-grandfather generation. The babies in the family are all elders.

The two of them didn't dare to take the upper seat, so the third grandfather and the third grandmother sat on the upper seat.

Others just sat wherever they wanted, there was no need to be particular.

Talking about searching for the family tree and continuing the genealogy.

Jiang Ning didn't understand any of this, so he could only listen.

But looking at the expressions of my third uncle and two cousins, they didn't seem surprised at all.

Jiang's three brothers were not surprised either, as they seemed to have known about this for a long time.

Even his brother and several cousins ​​seemed to know it.

He was the only one who looked confused and at a loss.

Jiang Quanjie invited my third grandfather to go to Jicheng to recognize his relatives and continue the family tree of their branch. My third grandfather seemed to want to go, but he seemed to have some concerns and did not agree on the spot. He then talked about the situation of the Jiang family in Jicheng.

It seems that this is not the first time that the two people have come to Bei'an.

My third grandfather and our parents knew some of the situations over there.

Jiang Ning listened for a long time before he realized that his great-grandfather was the youngest of that generation. This led to a situation where the generations in their branch were unusually long. The oldest person in the Jicheng Jiang family today was a long-lived old man from the 59th generation.

He is of the same generation as Jiang Ning.

The youngest is the 65th generation, a total of seven generations.

If we include this side, it would be the ninth generation.

Jiang Ning wanted to laugh, but it was obviously inappropriate to laugh in this situation.

I can only endure it.

After sitting for an hour, it was getting late.

The uncle told Jiang Ning: "Jiang Ning, arrange dinner and book a room at the hotel."

Jiang Ning nodded and called the hotel.

I ordered a table of food and asked about the suite.

If it’s not booked, leave it for two people.

Jiang Ning came out to make a phone call, and Jiang Wei followed him out. After the call, he asked Jiang Wei, "What's the situation? Did the great grandfather come from Jicheng? It seems that you all know, but I don't know."

Jiang Wei smacked his lips and said, "These two people came here three years ago, probably in the summer of the year you came back. I don't know the details. They talked to me, but I was busy at that time and didn't have the energy to ask more. I only know that they came here to look for their relatives. They said that my great grandfather couldn't survive the war and ran away from there. Jicheng was too poor. When we were young, there were people from there carrying poles and walking around the streets selling needles, thread and other small things. You should have an impression of it!"

Jiang Ning nodded, he did have an impression.

One shoulder pole, carrying two boxes.

The boxes are filled with various small gadgets, which are sold from door to door.

They said that place was too poor and there was no way to make a living by farming.

Had to go out and make a living.

Jiang Ning was a little amused when he thought about it: "Great grandfather is awesome, this generation is really great, it makes us grandfathers."

Jiang Wei was also happy: "It's pretty cool, but it's really awkward to be called "Little Ancestor" by two people in their 50s."

Jiang Ning asked, "Why haven't you heard us talk about this before?"

Jiang Wei said, "They only came once. They are so far away and we don't contact each other normally. Who would have mentioned this if it wasn't for them coming again this time? I would have forgotten about it. But then again, our family name has a long history and many great figures have come from our ancestors."

Jiang Ning didn't take it seriously: "What big shot? Could it be related to Jiang Ziya?"

Jiang Wei was in high spirits: "You are right, Jiang Ziya is our ancestor."

"What the hell are you talking about!"

Jiang Ning sneered: "Jiang Ziya is clearly a character in a mythological story, don't claim him as your ancestor."

Jiang Wei finally found an opportunity and decisively laughed at him: "You are an unlearned guy. If you don't study hard, you don't even know who your ancestors are. Although Investiture of the Gods is a mythological novel, the historical background in it is not fabricated. Many characters are historical celebrities. Jiang Ziya's real name is Jiang Shang. He assisted King Wu of Zhou in establishing the Zhou Dynasty. Our hometown is Jicheng. There is another ancestor you must have heard of. Jiang Wei, a famous general of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period, is our ancestor. Jiang Wei is the 51st generation grandson of Jiang Ziya, and we are the 59th generation grandson of Jiang Wei. You don't even recognize your ancestors. You really deserve to be thrown into the pig cage."

Jiang Ning was stunned: "Fuck, are you kidding?"

Jiang Wei was extremely proud: "Nonsense, can you recognize your ancestors randomly?"

Jiang Ning was deeply skeptical: "What the hell, there are so many people who claim to be their ancestors these days. Who doesn't want to flatter themselves?"

Jiang Wei chuckled and said, "Don't tell me that. Tell us instead."

Jiang Ning still didn't believe it: "Why didn't I know that our ancestors were so awesome?"

Jiang Wei was refreshed: "Don't you know now?"

Jiang Ning supported his waist and said, "I can't believe it. I think you must be talking nonsense."

(End of this chapter)