She had also hurried over, worried the Branch Secretary might soon be heading to the Pond. "Uncle Branch Secretary, need a hand?"
The Branch Secretary was packing up some things. "Chu Zhiqing, why have you come over so early?"
Yunyi walked in with a smile. "Uncle Branch Secretary, there’s something I want to mention to you."
The Branch Secretary gestured for her to sit. "Go ahead."
After Yunyi sat down, she said, "The five hundred yuan in compensation from the Qiu siblings, I’d like to leave it to the village."
Upon hearing her words, the Branch Secretary exclaimed, "What? You want to give the money to the village?"
Yunyi nodded; she only wanted the money to punish the Qiu siblings. She wasn’t short of money and had no intention of keeping such funds for herself. "Yes, but I’d like the money to be used for the village’s primary school."
The Branch Secretary hadn’t expected Yunyi to do this. It would be a lie to say he wasn’t moved, especially since the primary school building was indeed very shabby. "Chu Zhiqing, I don’t even know what to say... sigh. On behalf of all the brigade members, I thank you."
Yunyi started to smile. "During my time in the village, everyone has taken good care of me. Being able to do something for the village is a small way for me to give back."
Besides, this money came from someone else, so I’m even happier to do this.
The Branch Secretary rubbed his hands together. "Now the village children won’t have to worry about the building leaking during summer rains or being drafty in winter winds. Chu Zhiqing, I am truly grateful to you."
Yunyi then thought of Xue Zhidong. "Uncle Branch Secretary, also, could fifty yuan from this amount be allocated for Xue Zhidong’s junior and senior high school tuition for four years?"
Hearing Yunyi’s words and thinking of the boy’s hardships, the Branch Secretary nodded. "Of course. With this money, that child won’t have to worry about dropping out anymore."
Work had already started there, and a crowd of adults and children had gathered to watch the excitement.

I’ll come over tonight to collect some pond silt for the Spatial Water. I’ll take it up the mountain to dry, then mix it with quicklime for disinfection and soil. After that, I can try planting some of those aquatic plants in the Spatial Water pond.
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