Chapter 321 See if I Beat You to Death
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter. Li Hongjun wiped his eyes and said, "We must pass on this fine tradition from generation to generation..."
In the past, when leaders came to Huaixi Village to inspect the work, the village cadres would think about how to curry favor with the leaders. They would empty their family pockets to treat the leaders to food and drinks, and would also bring some chickens, ducks, and geese home for the leaders to enjoy as a snack before they left.
Since the day Zhou Yong took office as the team leader of the production team, no leader who came to inspect the work in Huaixi Village could take advantage of this kind of thing.
Zhou Yong once said that instead of spending time currying favor with leaders and wasting money, it would be better to invest energy and money in construction and economic development.
The prosperity of Huaixi Village demonstrates his wise decision.
So now the village cadres of Huaixi Village don’t care about any leaders. The brigade has money, the villagers abide by the law, and it is difficult for the leaders to find fault with them.
To borrow Xu Jianmin's words, all the village cadres in Huaixi Village are obsessed with money.
Everyone chatted and laughed while Zhou Yong arranged the work one by one.
When it was time to get off work, everyone went to He Xiulan's house.
When they arrived, a sumptuous meal was neatly laid out on the table.
Zhang Wei and He Xiulan warmly invited everyone to take a seat.
Everyone enjoyed the meal very much and it ended at around eight o'clock.
He Xiulan and Zhang Wei came out to see everyone off. Zhou Yong wanted to go with Li Hongjun and the others, but Zhang Wei stopped him.
Seeing this, the others left first. Zhang Wei and He Xiu Lan expressed their gratitude to Zhou Yong.
He Xiulan was able to get promoted thanks to Zhou Yong's secret manipulation.
Zhou Yong burped and said with a smile, "Director He, please be gracious and show some mercy to Huaixi Village's family planning affairs in the future..."
He carried He Xiulan up just to get some peace and quiet.
This saves the people from the family planning office from causing trouble for him every now and then.
He Xiulan is a smart person and she knows what to do after taking office.
Zhou Yong went back. Zhang Wei lowered his voice and said, "On the surface, he is just the head of a village, but what he does is beyond the reach of you and me..."
He Xiulan agreed: "Yes, and he is a very low-key person, always considering the villagers. No wonder the villagers support him..."
The couple went back to the house while talking, cleaned up the dishes, and then they rested.
The next day, He Xiulan went to work at the Family Planning Office of Hongqi Township early, and Zhang Wei returned the tables, chairs and benches that he had borrowed from his neighbor's house yesterday.
He then packed up his household belongings and prepared to move to Hongqi Township.
Zhou Yong helped Zhang Wei load his belongings onto the carriage. He smiled and said, "You will have fewer opportunities to drink when you move to the countryside."
Zhang Wei handed the key to Zhou Yong: "Hongqi Township is not far from Huaixi Village, so I came here as soon as I said so."
Zhou Yong took the key and nodded. The two chatted for a few words and Zhang Wei drove away.
The next day, Chen Pingliang brought a few friends to Huaixi Village and happened to meet Yang Sen who was inspecting the work.
"Minister Chen?"
Chen Pingliang frowned slightly and pushed the frame of his glasses on his nose. He stared at Yang Sen for a moment, but couldn't remember who he was.
Yang Sen came forward with a fawning face and introduced himself, and only then did Chen Pingliang know who he was.
"Minister Chen, why are you here in Huaixi Village?"
Chen Pingliang glanced at Zhou Yong who was standing silently beside him and said, "I came to Huaixi Village to hunt."
When Yang Sen heard this, he stopped inspecting the work and said, "Minister Chen, I'll find someone to lead the way for you..."
Chen Pingliang smiled and said, "No need, I'm very familiar with Huaixi Village."
Yang Sen was embarrassed for a few seconds, then he said: "I have only heard that Huaixi Village is full of treasures, but I have never been there. If Minister Chen doesn't mind, I would like to go up the mountain with you to broaden my horizons..."
Chen Pingliang nodded: "Okay, but we have to stay in the mountains for a few days before going down..."
Yang Sen was full of conflicts. On the one hand, he longed to establish a closer relationship with Chen Pingliang. On the other hand, he was worried that he would abandon his work and go to the mountains to relax as he had just arrived, fearing that he would be accused of dereliction of duty.
Just as he was struggling with his dilemma, two jeeps stopped at the gate of Huaixi Village Brigade.
Zhou Yong thought to himself: What day is today? Why are there so many distinguished guests?
"Brother Zhou, you didn't expect me to come, did you?"
Wow, Guo Xiangqian came with his friends, and his purpose was the same as Chen Pingliang’s.
Yang Sen looked at Guo Xiangqian with shock in his eyes.
Zhou Yong walked forward with a smile, and Guo Xiangqian hugged him.
Yang Sen's eyes almost popped out. He wiped the sweat from his forehead. At this moment he realized how powerful Zhou Yong's network was.
Guo Xiangqian's father is the top leader of the provincial capital, and Guo Xiangqian is currently the top leader of the provincial capital's investment promotion office.
Both father and son are characters that frequently appear on television and in newspapers. Yang Sen never imagined that Zhou Yong actually knew the Guo family.
Yang Sen looked at Zhou Yong with a changed look. He had originally wanted to find something that Zhou Yong could use for his own benefit, but at this moment he didn't dare to have any small thoughts.
Obviously, Zhou Yong was not someone he could afford to offend. Not to mention Guo Xiangqian, even Chen Pingliang was not someone he could afford to offend.
At this moment, Yang Sen's intention of going up the mountain to hunt disappeared.
Is this kind of situation something that a mere village chief like him can get involved in?
So Yang Sen was very tactful and found an excuse to take his people back to Hongqi Township.
Zhou Yong looked at Yang Sen's hurriedly departing back, with a faint smile in his eyes.
After seeing Yang Sen off, Zhou Yong asked Li Hongjun to call a few good hunters to accompany Chen Pingliang, Guo Xiangqian and his party up the mountain.
They played in the mountains for three days and returned with a lot of rewards.
After bidding farewell to all the gods, Huaixi Village entered the autumn harvest stage.
After working hard for more than ten days and paying the public grain, every household enters the wintering stage.
“It’s really cold today.”
It was the beginning of winter on November 8, 1983, and the weather got colder day by day.
Li Hongjun entered the office, covered his ears and rubbed his hands, then sat down on the stool with a hissing laugh.
Zhou Yong glanced at him and asked, "Is it so cold outside?"
Li Hongjun nodded: "You will know if you try it out."
Zhou Yong is not a fool. Unless he is mentally ill, he would not go out to verify what Li Hongjun said.
"Please install the stove!"
Li Hongjun grinned: "Okay, I'll go to the warehouse and get the stove out now..."
Every year, the furnace is installed for heating at the end of November. Because this winter is much colder than in previous years, Zhou Yong had the furnace installed in mid-October.
Li Hongjun took the stove out of the warehouse, and everyone helped to install the stove.
Zhou Yong didn't wait for the stove in the office to be installed, he just went home leisurely.
There was no stove installed in his house, so Zhou Yong went home and installed it.
When the children come back from school, the house is warm and they are all smiling happily.
"Wash your hands and come to the table to eat."
"Dad, what's for dinner?"
"hot pot."
Zhou Kexin showed a look of surprise on her face. Zhou Kerou ran to the kitchen to check and confirmed that they were going to have hotpot. The children put down their schoolbags and went to wash their hands.
A large family sat together and enjoyed hot pot happily.
However, such a good atmosphere was ruined by Li Jingan's fart.
Zhou Kexin gritted her teeth and stared at the smiling Li Jingan with a cold look: "See if I can beat you to death."
She wanted to get up, but was stopped by Zhang Guifang.
Li Jingan said pitifully: "Big sister, I didn't hold my fart, do you think you should hit me?"
Li Caiyun held her forehead helplessly, and the brother and sister started quarreling. Zhou Yong ate his meal in silence, glancing at them from time to time.
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