roccoschili Chapter 220: Make plans early
Chapter 220: Make plans early
Having experienced the fickleness of human nature during the famine, everyone in the village has a scale in their hearts.
In fact, Gu Mingyue’s thoughts are relatively out of place in this era that emphasizes dedication.
But who can blame her for always claiming to be doing good for everyone? Besides, she really did get benefits for the villagers.
It may be difficult to tell whether a person is good or evil, but even a fool can tell whether a life is good or bad.
Just like making tofu, whoever has this skill must keep it secret and leave it to future generations to make a living. However, Gu Mingyue was able to teach everyone without reservation, which moved the villagers.
In addition, the people's ideological level has improved a lot compared with the past, thanks to the development of literacy classes. You know, except for the three-year disaster period, the village literacy classes have always been going on.
At the beginning, Bai Feng came to teach, but later on she didn't have time. In order to mobilize everyone's enthusiasm, Gu Mingyue encouraged everyone to compete, and the person with the most votes would go on stage to teach.
From time to time, we would pull the children from each family out and ask them to explain in public what they have learned every day. This not only helps them review, but also helps them exercise their courage and eloquence.
In addition, it can fully arouse everyone's interest. This is mainly because they will worry about making mistakes when their own children go on stage, but they will be keen to watch the fun when other people's children go on stage.
Often, villagers can repeat a word five or six times. Even though they cannot remember it at first, they can recite it fluently by repeating it over and over again.
Read a book a hundred times and its meaning will become clear; listen to the words a thousand times and they will be memorized.
One thing we have to admit is that when you learn knowledge, even if it is just a few words or paragraphs, a qualitative change will occur from the inside out without you realizing it.
The appearance and demeanor of the villagers were very different from when Gu Mingyue first met them.
They may not be able to speak eloquently or explain much, but imperceptibly, they seem to shed their pedantic exterior and radiate advanced ideas.
This may be the reason why education must be carried out throughout the ages as time changes. Good culture can really make people feel like they are reborn.
Gujia Village has become a well-known advanced village, and everyone looks up to the villagers when they go out.
This year, everyone's work points finally broke through the ten-digit mark, and no one is living without food anymore.
There is no need to wait for the holidays, every family can wear new clothes and eat meat dumplings, and they will not be treated as poor relatives and refused to have any contact with them.
These little changes made the villagers very grateful to the village committee, especially Gu Mingyue. They never objected to any decision they made and absolutely supported it.
Because they are not stupid and can distinguish between sincerity and falsehood.
At this time, someone shouted loudly, "Secretary, don't worry, everyone should supervise each other. If anyone dares to betray the party, I, Gu Laoliu, will be the first one to not let him go."
The villagers echoed, "Yes, we will never let him go."
The village office has been completely renovated. The small mud house has been transformed into one with red bricks and green tiles, which looks quite impressive. They have also specially laid electric wires and built a high platform on the threshing ground. Occasionally, they will invite people to show movies here, and meetings are also held here to avoid shouting.
Gu Mingyue sat on the top and pressed her hand towards the people below. "Okay, you just need to know what's going on. If the crochet products go well this time, I believe everyone's pockets will be thicker when the bills are settled at the end of the year. By then, it will be possible for every family to have a bicycle. So, come on, comrades, a bright future is beckoning us."
No promise is as practical as actually getting it in your hands. No matter how much you talk, it is not as exciting as making money.
After arranging the affairs of the village, Gu Mingyue began to busy herself with her own affairs.
If I remember correctly, the payment of royalties stopped in 1966, and no one can guarantee whether there will be any changes in the future.
I remember that when the ten-year revolution was at its most intense, many writers who had received huge royalties were reported as capitalists and criticized. The results were tragic.
Don't underestimate this time. Many famous people can earn hundreds of thousands of dollars in royalties a year.
In an era when the average monthly salary was only 20 to 30 yuan, you can imagine how staggering this amount was.
Gu Mingyue didn't have that much, but over the years, she had saved up several thousand.
Not only that, the anti-fraud common sense was very popular after it was published. At the beginning, we signed a profit-sharing agreement, and now we will calculate the dividends according to the sales volume every month, which adds up to less than 10,000 yuan.
Becoming a ten thousand yuan household ahead of schedule, so happy!
This amount of money is enough for her for the next ten years.
Therefore, she plans to discuss with the publishing house and decides that starting from next month, there will be no need to remit money. Instead, she will use the money to establish the Moon Fund to support welfare homes run by kind-hearted people themselves.
Gu Mingyue had heard from Mr. Bai before that there was a man in the neighboring city who really took in those abandoned children out of his passion.
At first, there were only three children. Later, if a child was sick or a girl was disliked, they would be secretly placed at the door. Gradually, there were more and more children, and a private welfare home was established...
Nowadays, the inspection is not strict and you only need to register with the Public Security Bureau, but the lack of qualifications means limited funds.
She thought of donating to such an organization.
On the one hand, it is to show my appreciation, and on the other hand, it is to attract everyone's attention.
She had learned that some institutions that ostensibly appeared to be welfare organizations actually did illegal things in secret. In an era without surveillance, it was impossible to investigate. It would be better to draw on the power of the masses, which would not only help them but also allow for supervision together.
She could have donated privately, but she didn't want to do good deeds anonymously, so she announced it in the name of the newspaper.
In this era where honor is above all else, it can be considered as adding some glory to yourself. If someone uses the manuscript fee to cause trouble in the future, you can also blind everyone...
She admitted that this was a more realistic approach, but she didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Spending money out of her own pocket without expecting anything in return? Sorry, she didn't have that much awareness. Since she had already spent the money, it was fine even if it was just a small price to pay.
In addition, Gu Mingyue is going to wrap up Man Yue’s story this time.
It's not entirely because of the cancellation of the royalties, but mainly because I'm worried that the situation will become more tense and people will go crazy.
She had received a blessing from a high-ranking leader, which was equivalent to a golden ticket to immunity from death, provided that she behaved herself.
If the stories I write in the future are used by people with ulterior motives to find fault with them, or if they use the words in the stories to find fault with me, wouldn't that be asking for trouble?
No one dared to find fault with her for what happened in the past, but if she continued to write, during the ten years of revolution, if she made a mistake, even if it was just one wrong word, she might be reported. She didn't think that she was so popular that no one would be jealous of her.
Instead of being afraid of being caught off guard, it is better to stop losses in time and make plans early.
Sort out your thoughts, pick up your pen...
After a long journey, Man Yue finally reunited with her parents and brothers.
However, they were not in good condition at the moment. Although they survived by chance, her father was trying to bend his body in the water to protect his wife and children, which caused his head to hit the rocks, and he was sometimes normal and sometimes crazy.
My mother wasn't in good condition either. After getting ashore, she caught a bad cold, which led to pneumonia. She had no money for treatment, and she managed to get through it with difficulty, but her body was broken and she couldn't do any heavy work.
Someone bullied his younger brother, and the elder brother had his leg broken in order to protect the other person. The younger brother was skinny and had a haggard face at a young age...