Zhang Cheng closed his eyes and hummed an off-key tune.

"I heard your voice, and it gave me a special feeling..."

Shi Yangyang listened, a smile curving her lips.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Cheng was awakened by a series of shouts.

"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang!"

Zhang Cheng opened his eyes and saw Zhou Yuanhang standing awkwardly in front of him. He was stunned for a moment, then stood up and took out a cigarette from his pocket: "Boss Zhou, what brings you here? The village's electricity hasn't been fully installed yet?"

"It's all done, all along! We're just waiting for the county's main line to be connected so we can have power." Zhou Yuanhang took the cigarette with both hands, his smile dripping with obsequiousness. "Mr. Zhang, I'm here today to ask you for a favor!"

Zhang Cheng frowned slightly, then relaxed: "Mr. Zhou, you're too kind. Just tell me what you need, and I'll definitely help if I can."

Zhou Yuanhang sold him a building at a low price, and he still remembers that favor.

"There's been a problem with the installation of the utility poles," Zhou Yuanhang said with a bitter face. "In Shanghu Village, there are eleven utility poles that need to be erected in the fields, but several households disagree."

"Isn't there a subsidy? You think it's not enough?"

Zhou Yuanhang coughed lightly: "They do think it's too little. But the price I offered is really not low. A utility pole doesn't take up much space, and they're asking for a thousand yuan a pole. It's not that I can't afford a thousand yuan. I'm just afraid that if I set this price, other companies will come and cause trouble."

He sighed, "Mr. Zhang, you know, there are at least two or three hundred utility poles along this route, and more than one hundred and twenty of them have to go through the fields."

"I see." Zhang Cheng thought for a moment. "I'm not very familiar with Shanghu Village. But we're all from the same village, so I can go and ask around for you later."

"Mr. Zhang, thank you so much!" Zhou Yuanhang thanked him repeatedly.

He had many things to do, so he took his leave in a hurry after the conversation.

Zhang Cheng figured he should ask Li Hongzhuang about this.

Li Hongzhuang's wife is from Shanghu Village, so he knows that area very well.

When they found Li Hongzhuang and explained the situation, Li Hongzhuang agreed without hesitation.

After exchanging a few words, the two decided to leave without further delay and head straight for Shanghu Village.

Upon arriving at the entrance of Shanghu Village, we saw several villagers with dark faces blocking the road, arguing loudly with two people who appeared to be from the power company. They were pushing and shoving each other, and it looked like they were about to come to blows.