Shen Qiqi's brows twisted into a knot. Mrs. Lu's sharp voice was like a poisonous needle, piercing her eardrum fiercely.
"You better be careful, this Shen Qiqi is going to drag our entire village into the ditch! She wants to change the village rules, and that means she wants to cut off our roots!" Old Mrs. Lu vividly described how Shen Qiqi was "scheming something bad", as if she were some unforgivable sinner.
The villagers began to whisper to each other again, and an uneasy atmosphere spread through the village like a plague.
Some people were originally tempted by Shen Qiqi's proposal, but now it was like being poured with a basin of cold water, and they completely gave up the idea.
When Shen Qiqi saw this scene, her heart felt heavy as if a huge rock was pressing on it.
But she did not back down. Instead, a spirit of not giving up surged in her heart.
"Hmph, old witch, don't think you can knock me down with just a few words! I, Shen Qiqi, am not a vegetarian!" She secretly swore in her heart that she must break this situation and let those ignorant people see what real progress is!
Her eyes were firm, like a burning flame, illuminating the surrounding haze.
Teacher Liu stood at the door of his house, pacing back and forth like an ant on a hot pan.
In his heart, he actually agreed with Shen Qiqi's idea and felt that the village rules did need to be reformed, but seeing the influence of Mrs. Lu in the village, he felt a little timid.
If you offend her, it will be difficult for you to survive in the village in the future.
He sighed, his heart full of contradictions and struggles.
Shen Qiqi saw Teacher Liu at a glance. She knew that Teacher Liu was a learned man and an upright person.
She walked quickly to Teacher Liu and said sincerely, "Teacher Liu, I know you are an understanding person, and you must have seen the current situation in the village. We can't go on like this, we must make changes!" Teacher Liu looked at Shen Qiqi's determined eyes and was deeply touched.
He opened his mouth, about to say something, but swallowed it back.
Seeing this, Shen Qiqi continued, "Teacher Liu, I know what you're worried about, but if you don't stand up, who will? Are we just going to watch the village continue to fall behind?"
Teacher Liu was silent for a moment, then raised his head, looked at Shen Qiqi, and said slowly: "Qiqi, you..."
"Teacher Liu, you... you're right!" Teacher Liu seemed to have made up his mind, his eyes gleaming with an unprecedented light. He slapped his thigh and said, "I can't be a coward anymore! This village rule must be changed!"
The corners of Shen Qiqi's mouth rose slightly, and she knew that this old man was an understanding person.
She immediately pulled Teacher Liu over, and the two of them went straight into the old ancestral hall in the village and began to study the reform plan.
Teacher Liu is indeed an intellectual. He can easily come up with various data and cases. He and Shen Qiqi hit it off immediately. It is simply a "match made in heaven"!
The two of them chatted back and forth, sparks of inspiration flew, and they were so excited that they almost blew off the roof beams.
Teacher Liu became more and more excited as he spoke. He felt as if every cell in his body had come alive, as if he had returned to his youthful days of high spirits.
Naturally, the movement here could not be hidden from the eyes of the villagers.
When they saw that Teacher Liu, who usually didn't care about worldly affairs, was actually "messing around" with Shen Qiqi, they couldn't help but become curious, and they all watched from a distance and whispered.
The atmosphere was just like a crowd of onlookers watching a show, with their necks stretched out and their eyes almost popping out.
At the same time, Lu Qing was not idle either.
He stayed by Shen Qiqi's side all the time, and the two of them went from house to house, patiently and meticulously explaining to the villagers the necessity of reform.
Lu Qing is usually serious, but when facing Shen Qiqi, he is always the embodiment of gentleness.
He always silently protected Shen Qiqi behind him, shielding her from the wind and rain, fearing that she would suffer any grievances.
Shen Qiqi looked at Lu Qing's broad back, her heart filled with a sense of security, and a warm current surged in her heart, as sweet as eating honey.
"Are you tired?" Shen Qiqi looked at the beads of sweat oozing from Lu Qing's forehead with concern.
"I'm not tired. For you, this is nothing." Lu Qing grinned, revealing his white teeth, his eyes full of pampering.
In the evening, the setting sun dyed the sky red. Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing walked side by side on the way home. The evening breeze blew gently, blowing away the fatigue of the day.
At this moment, Village Chief Sun walked out of the village committee. He looked at Shen Qiqi, then at Lu Qing, his brows furrowed, wanting to say something but stopping himself. In the end, he just sighed and said, "You...Alas!"
Village chief Sun was spinning like a top in the village committee, muttering to himself, "This...this...what should I do?" He rubbed his hands and scratched his head, his expression more changeable than the weather in June.
Seeing this, Shen Qiqi pushed the door open and walked in. "Village Chief Sun, are you performing a shaman dance? You're spinning so fast that my eyes are dizzy!"
Village Chief Sun was so frightened that he almost fell off his chair. "Oh, my little ancestor, why are you walking so silently? You scared me to death!"
Shen Qiqi didn't beat around the bush with him and went straight to the point: "Village Chief Sun, you've seen that the villagers' thinking has begun to change, and our reform plan has received support from many people. Don't hesitate any longer!"
Village Chief Sun wiped the sweat from his forehead, his face full of confusion: "Qiqi, it's not that I don't support you, you also know the influence of this old lady Lu in the village..."
Shen Qiqi interrupted him, "Old Madam Lu? Tsk! She's just an old stubborn woman! Why are you afraid of her? We are working for the benefit of the villagers. This is a just act. Why should we be afraid of monsters and demons?"
Village Chief Sun was shocked by Shen Qiqi's words. Looking at the confident girl in front of him, he felt an inexplicable courage in his heart.
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