Chapter 257 Digging a Hole

Su Nanzhi returned to Qinjia Village from school. Before she reached Qin Dacang's house, she heard a messy noise coming from his house.

"Comrade Bai, you must come to our village tomorrow to help us check on our tractors."

"Isn't your tractor still usable? Let's go to our village first."

"No, let's go to our village first."

…

The last time Bai Zhenfei and Zhu Changsheng were so popular was when they were in Lingshui Village.

However, the two of them have gone from being at a loss at the beginning to being able to handle it with ease.

"Uncle, please register first and we'll see what's arranged later."

"Brother, please tell me about the tractor breakdown in your village."

"We will definitely try our best."

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Most of the fellow villagers are reasonable, but there are also unreasonable people.

"I heard there's a woman here who can both repair and drive tractors. Why don't you ask her to come out and show us."

A middle-aged man with slanted eyes suddenly spoke, his tone full of frivolity.

"This is the first time I've heard of a woman driving a tractor. I don't know what she looks like? Hahahaha."

Su Nanzhi, who was standing outside the crowd, also heard the malice in the man's arms.

But she was very sure that she didn't know the man with slanted eyes, so was the malice in his words just because she was a woman?

Although "gender equality" is advocated now, the concept of favoring boys over girls is still deeply rooted. Many people feel that women are inferior. This situation is more serious in rural areas for various reasons.

But no matter what, we shouldn't come to other villages and cause trouble.

The next second, Qin Dacang's words instantly cleared up Su Nanzhi's doubts.

"Liu Laosan, you are from Dayang Village, how dare you come to our village?"

Someone with the surname Liu from Dayang Village? She happened to know a family with the surname Liu from Dayang Village.

That family must be having a hard time now.

The man with slanted eyes, Liu Laosan, looked shameless when he heard Qin Dacang's words.

"Qin Dacang, although my nephew Shengli didn't become your son-in-law, aren't you being too ruthless?"

"Besides, I'm here to see Comrade Bai and Comrade Zhu. Why are you reacting so strongly?"

"Are you the local tyrant of Qinjia Village? Are people from Dayang Village not allowed to come to your Qinjia Village?"

Qin Dacang didn't expect Liu Laosan to be so shameless. Faced with his ridiculous accusations, Qin Dacang didn't know how to respond for a moment.

He picked up a hoe and wanted to teach Liu Laosan a lesson, but as soon as he picked up the hoe, he was held down by a hand.

"Uncle Okura, there's no need."

Su Nanzhi snatched the hoe from Qin Dacang, looked at Qin Dacang with anger and said, "If you really run into him, this scoundrel will stay in your house."

Although Qin Dacang knew that what Su Nanzhi said was right, he was still so angry that his face turned ashen.

"Are you Su Nanzhi?" Liu Laosan quickly noticed the appearance of Su Nanzhi. He looked Su Nanzhi up and down, his eyes full of hatred and anger.

Liu Laosan is Liu Shengli's uncle. Although he looks old, he is actually only a few years older than Liu Shengli. He has had the best relationship with Liu Shengli since childhood. Even when Liu Shengli went to the mountains to gamble, it was he who took Liu Shengli with him.

Ever since Liu Shengli was arrested and sent down to the countryside, the Liu family has had a hard time.

A criminal appeared in the Liu family, and Liu Shengli's father could no longer work as the village chief. Without his brother who was the village chief, Liu Laosan was restricted in doing things in the village and was not as unscrupulous as before.

It was heard that a female comrade named Su from Qinjia Village was helping someone repair a tractor with several workers from the tractor factory.

Liu Laosan came to Qinjia Village as soon as possible, and behind him were some brothers who usually followed him to play with cats and dogs.

Seeing Su Nanzhi at this moment, these people all laughed in a filthy way.

"Hey, is this the woman named Su who screwed over Shengli?"

"This Su is quite good-looking."

"This thin-armed and thin-legged woman can drive and repair a tractor?"

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Along with these foul words and disdainful sounds, Su Nanzhi could clearly feel that the people around her were looking at her with scrutiny.

Su Nanzhi knew that the more she faced this kind of ruffian, the more she couldn't show any vulnerable side, especially in front of her potential customers.

After all, what customers want to see is the professional and capable image of the salesperson, not the crying and weak appearance.

"Are you from Dayang Village? What's your name?"

Su Nanzhi had a stern face and his eyes were like knives as he fell on the few people.

Under Su Nanzhi's gaze, the few people who were smiling happily just now had their smiles disappear and looked a little at a loss.

"The Quotations of Great Men says that we should treat women correctly, and you say that to me, a female comrade whom I just met today."

"I seriously suspect that your treatment of female comrades in Dayang Village is even worse. I will report this to the commune and the Revolutionary Committee."

When he heard about the commune and the revolutionary committee, Liu Laosan became a little uneasy.

"Comrade Su, my brothers are not good at talking, so don't bother with them."

As he said this, he kicked his brothers hard several times.

Su Nanzhi looked unmoved, but she knew in her heart that based on what these people had just said, even if they reported it to the commune and the Revolutionary Committee, at most she would just be criticized.

Liu Laosan cursed Su Nanzhi in his heart and kicked his brother a few times.

Qin Dacang looked at the few people grimacing in pain, fearing that they would stay in Qinjia Village as Su Nanzhi said, so he spoke up to stop them.

"Okay, Liu Laosan, if you have something to say, just say it. If you don't have anything to say, just leave our Qinjia Village as soon as possible."

Liu Laosan thought of the purpose of his visit, and a hint of hatred flashed in his eyes, but he smiled and said, "Didn't I hear that there is someone in Qinjia Village who can repair tractors, so I came to ask for help?"

"Qin Dacang, your village won't refuse just because of the festival with ours, right?"

Don't hit a smiling person. Although Qin Dacang didn't like Liu Laosan, he couldn't help but sigh when he heard that Liu Laosan came to Su Nanzhi to repair the tractor.

He knew how much trouble a tractor could save the village, and he knew even more clearly how frustrating it would be if a tractor broke down.

But even if he felt the same way, it still depended on Su Nanzhi.

Su Nanzhi looked at Liu Laosan with a smile on his face, and knew without thinking that he was digging a hole for himself.

Of course she could refuse Liu Laosan, but good words travel far and wide, and she had no doubt that as soon as she refused Liu Laosan, he would completely destroy the good reputation she, Zhu Changsheng, and Bai Zhenfei had worked hard to build today.

What's more, Liu Laosan escalated the matter to a matter between Dayang Village and Qinjia Village.

You have to know that even though public security is much better now than before the reform and opening up, villages sometimes engage in bloody fights over trivial matters such as releasing water from canals.

The corners of Su Nanzhi's lips curled up slightly, but there was frost in her eyes.

"Liu Laosan, under normal circumstances, I wouldn't even bother to glance at someone like you." She tapped the wrench lightly with her fingertips, and the sound of metal clashing was particularly crisp in the silent threshing ground. "But..."

"Since Dayang Village is a neighbor of Qinjia Village, I will go to your village tomorrow morning to repair the tractor."