"Needless to say, he has been coveting this position for a long time."

"Yes! Although he doesn't hold any position in the factory, he has repeatedly inquired about the situation inside the factory."

"Yes! He asked me about it too. I didn't expect that was his purpose. How shameless."

As everyone was talking, he had a piece of clothing draped over his shoulders, his hands behind his back, and the two empty sleeves swayed back and forth as he walked.

He took a lazy stroll with a "Da Qianmen" brand cigarette in his mouth. Accompanied by his eldest son, he came to the pharmaceutical factory and gave the villagers a hypocritical smile.

"Fellow villagers, the factory manager has been arrested. This factory needs a director. Many villagers came to me this afternoon and nominated me for the position. As the village leader, I have a responsibility to manage this factory well... After all, the equipment here is very valuable. We can't let it rot here, right? These machines were bought with our hard-earned money. I didn't want to get involved, but I don't want to disappoint everyone."

The villagers were speechless after hearing what he said. They felt something was wrong, but they couldn't find what was wrong.

Just then, someone in the crowd suddenly spoke.

"Captain Shi, are you really taking over this factory?"

"Yes."

The villagers who supported Shi Huaishui as the factory director cheered and raised their hands in approval.

"The team leader has become the factory director. Do your previous promises still count?"

As early as two months ago, he secretly tried to win over those villagers who were jealous of the prosperous business of the pharmaceutical factory, and instigated them to cause trouble at the factory and even to the commune, but ultimately failed.

These noisy villagers, seeing that they had not achieved their goals, became resentful. Shi Huaishui took advantage of this and would let them work in the factory as long as the villagers supported him to be the factory director.

He looked at the villagers who supported him, patted his chest and said, "Of course it counts. I am able to sit in this position today because of you. I cannot be ungrateful."

"Can we go to work in the factory?"

"Yes, as long as you are willing to come to the factory."

"Do you want to take the test?"

"No need. Just like when we work in the fields, I pay you a day's wages for a day's work."

“That’s great…that’s great.”

After hearing what he said, some villagers began to get ready and looked eager to try.

"The team leader is still better. Unlike Captain Xiao, in addition to graduating from junior high school, he also has to pass a rigorous exam before he can enter the factory. The threshold is too high. Isn't it obvious that he is rejecting uneducated people like us?"

"Yes! If this had happened in the past, they would have been paraded through the streets and criticized as stinking old ninths."

"What's wrong with being educated? An educated person can get a machine to work. If you're uneducated, even if the machine is right in front of you, do you have the ability to start it?"

These words left those who were vying to work in the factory speechless.

Everyone turned their heads and looked at him, following the sound.

Standing in the crowd was a young man about twenty years old. He was wearing a pair of glasses and was well-mannered. His name was Cheng Gang. He had a righteous face and a slightly dark complexion. He had just graduated from high school and returned to the village.

At this time, someone shouted, "Old Chengjia boy, you have been educated for a few days and you have forgotten your roots. Don't forget that the food you eat is grown by us uneducated people."

Cheng Gang was not frightened by their words, but faced those who scolded him with a smile.

"I admit that I grew up eating the food you grew. If you were educated and used scientific farming methods, we wouldn't be facing the lean season where every household couldn't afford to eat."

"You, you kid..."

"Uncle, you should just do what you're supposed to do! Even if you get into the factory, you're only fit to do rough labor. It's not for an uneducated person like you to get the machines running. Don't think that just because you can carry a few buckets of manure, that's why you can get a job in the factory."

The uncle, who was speechless after being confronted, picked up the carrying pole beside him and was about to hit someone, but was stopped by everyone.

After listening to Cheng Gang's words, everyone felt that they made sense and began to doubt Shi Huaishui's ability.

"Captain, can you be the factory director if you don't understand the technology?"

"Do you know who this medicine is sold to?"

"This isn't farming, this is a factory."

"And the formula for the medicine, do you know? If something goes wrong, how do you solve it?"

Cheng Gang asked a series of questions, but he looked confused and didn't know how to answer.

At this time, Shi Huaishui swallowed his saliva and glared at Cheng Gang in front of him, wishing he could eat him up in one bite. But he still endured it, retracted his gaze, and looked at everyone with a kind expression.

"Don't worry, I'll go into the city and find experts to solve these problems."

"Where do you go to find an expert?"

“Tsk tsk…”

Shi Huaishui was speechless for a while.

"Do you have that ability? You don't know anything. Can you even understand the instructions on the medicine bottle? I estimate that you don't recognize more than half of the words. No one would believe what you say."

When Shi Huaishui was the factory director, the two groups of villagers were arguing fiercely.

At this time, Grandma Gong squeezed into the crowd and found the team leader.

"Captain, Doctor Wang and Captain Xiao have all been taken to the Public Security Bureau. I'm here to collect 500 yuan in compensation."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was in an uproar.

"Granny Gong, are you out of your mind?"

"Is there such a thing?"

"Captain, we've helped you, so why don't you give us money? It's still 500 yuan. We don't want more. Just give us 50 yuan!"

"I didn't make that promise. She made it up."

"I, I didn't. He told me in person that if I cooperated with him to complete this task, he would give me the money."

At this time, someone said: "Captain, you must treat everyone equally and not discriminate."

Captain Shi's face suddenly turned dark.

"Granny Gong, are you crazy? When did I ever tell you this? You poisoned your old man yourself. Someone, take this murderer to the police station."

Shi Bulian led a group of people and tied her up with ropes.

"I'm not crazy, it's you who doesn't keep your word. You are the one who doesn't keep your word. I'm not..."

At this time, someone said, "Captain, you are no longer the director of public security. You have no right to tie up the villagers."

"Why can't I? I'm the captain, so I have the authority."

"You have no right to tie her up. This is illegal." Cheng Gang pointed at Shi Bulian, his voice full of majesty and unquestionableness.

Shi Bulian waved the stick in his hand and said, "If you try to stop me again, I'll tie you up and take you to the police station."

"You don't have that right."

Shi Bulian raised the hemp rope in his hand and said, "Say it again..."

“You dare…”

At this moment, a car horn suddenly sounded at the entrance of the village. The sound was crisp and loud, as if announcing some important news.

The villagers all raised their heads and looked towards the village entrance with expectant expressions on their faces.