Upon hearing Lu Qiubo’s lengthy statement, the tribal elder didn’t know what to say in return.
Levelling hearts... who was there to level hearts with him? Did he possess the substantial assets that Lin Caisang had? Did he have the support of Ya Molian behind him like Lin Caisang did? What was so difficult about it for Lin Caisang to give up some of her own stuff?
However, these words were something he couldn’t express as well. Else, not just Clan Chief Lin and the land officer, but even his fellow elders from the same clan, would tear him apart for this.
"Well, it was just a thought. It doesn’t necessarily have to become a reality," he added.
Lu Qiubo snorted lightly, refraining from commenting further.
She now clearly saw through the tribal elder, realizing that he falls in sync with Clan Chief Ya. Representative of those who, in the future, her Lin Family will absolutely refuse to engage with!
"Clan Chief Lin, Land Officer, what do you think about Sangsang providing every household with one Wen money daily, does that sound alright?" she asked Clan Chief Lin and Land Officer Uncle Jin.
The two exchanged glances, and eventually, simultaneously nodded in agreement.
"One Wen per day really is quite generous, but this is just everyone’s way of contributing. It can be negotiated. Clan Chief Lin, in your opinion, do you want to assign someone to handle this matter, or should Sangsang herself choose someone?"
Land Officer Uncle Jin asked Clan Chief Lin.
"Sangsang, what’s your perspective?"
Clan Chief Lin turned to Lin Caisang, soliciting her opinion.
"Why don’t I let Grandpa Clan Chief manage it for me. I remember that during the heavy rains this year, several houses in our village that needed serious repair collapsed significantly. Grandpa Clan Chief, could you collect this money for me and simultaneously find some people who could fix their houses using these funds?"
Lin Caisang suggested.
The households whose houses were in disrepair were mostly the elderly, who either had no descendants to look after them, or whose children had died of hunger due to the disaster. Their homes were always in a state of decay, making house collapses inevitable.
She had never really thought about the idea of selling water, but she didn’t want people to think that they could take her goods for granted. Naturally, it was necessary for her to charge.
However, what should she do with the money she collected? She didn’t want to keep it herself, so she decided to spend it right away.
"Also, our village school, I saw that a large part of the north wall has collapsed. The elderly teacher can’t fix it by himself, so I hope that Grandpa Clan Chief could also find some people to fix it. In fact, anywhere that needs repairing in our village should be fixed using these funds."
Clan Chief Lin responded repetitively.
Sangsang’s idea was indeed excellent, at least it would prevent people from gossiping about her for collecting this money in the future.
"Well... Old Mo, this task is left to you. Your accounting skills learned from the wineries should be put to use, ensuring that every transaction is properly recorded, you got it?"
"Rest assured Chief, I will definitely keep account of everything clearly." Lin Mo, the tribal elder, nodded, taking the responsibility upon himself.
The other tribal elder listened to their conversation, grinding his yellow teeth out of frustration. He had planned to take advantage of Lin Caisang’s decision to collect money and severely reprimand her. Unfortunately, though, before the money could even reach her hands, she had already decided where it would go.
What was critical was that this arrangement was one that everyone found acceptable!
Could it be that this Lin Caisang was truly some demon from somewhere? How could she come up with such tricky ideas one after another? It was simply infuriating to the core!