Secretary Ying raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Miaomiao with scrutiny, "Did you get the textbooks?"
"Secretary Ying, rest assured, this is a legitimate channel. This time, the paper mill that's partnering with our village's soap workshop is large and has a wide range of business, including printing. Many schools in the province use their factory to print their textbooks and materials."
"I was thinking about the children in the village, so I discussed with Director Wei whether we could exchange soap for them. Director Wei is a very enthusiastic and kind person. He knew the situation of the children in our village and immediately agreed."
Li Miaomiao only picked up what could be said, and did not mention the fact that Pei Guoan recruited people to obtain learning materials from several key schools in the provincial capital. It would be better to keep some benefits for herself.
Secretary Ying and County Magistrate Liang really had a new respect for Li Miaomiao. Comrade Li Miaomiao was very smart. They had never thought that it could be done this way. This did not violate the rules and really maximized the value of the paper mill to Fanglin Village.
"If that's the case, it would be a good thing for Fanglin Village to run its own school. We have no reason to object. It's also because the actual situation doesn't allow it, so for now we're only building a school in Zhaojia Village."
"I understand the leaders' difficulties, so I never bother them with problems I can solve myself. I also hope that having another school will allow more children in the surrounding area to go to school. After all, the school in Zhaojia Village may not be large, and a few places in a village cannot solve the problem of children's education."
When Li Miaomiao said this, she did not forget to criticize Zhaojia Village. It was really that Zhaojia Village did things unfairly. These things happened one after another. Did they think that the people in Fanglin Village were made of clay and were easy to bully?
Captain Zhao's face lit up when he heard this, but he couldn't refute it because they were the ones who did it first.
The main reason was that he was in front of his leader, and he didn't have the courage like Li Miaomiao.
Secretary Ying and County Magistrate Liang saw Li Miaomiao like this. This girl is not the type to suffer any loss. It is no wonder that she is angry about what Zhaojia Village did.
"Having one more school is a good thing, but it's up to the other villages to decide where their children go to school. We have no say in that."
"Of course, that's what we think too. Building a school in the village is mainly for the children of Fanglin Village. We must ensure that education does not lag behind. We won't refuse other villages if they want to join us, but we won't force them if they don't want to."
Secretary Ying and County Magistrate Liang were both busy people. Li Miaomiao told them what happened and then came out. Captain Zhao also followed Li Miaomiao.
In front of the leader, Captain Zhao couldn't turn his face away. As soon as he walked out of the county government gate, his face drooped, and he snorted coldly and walked towards the tractor of their village.
Li Miaomiao couldn't help but roll her eyes childishly at Captain Zhao's behavior.
Apart from anything else, with Zhaojia Village having such a team leader, there is probably no possibility of having friendly relations with their village in the future.
"Captain, why do you look like that? Have the county leaders changed their minds about building the school?"
"That's not the case. Building a school in our village was a decision made by the county leaders at a meeting. How could they change it so easily? But Fanglin Village is becoming more and more powerful. Are they trying to compete with us by building a school at this time?!"
"Fanglin Village is also building a school. What's going on? Will the leaders agree to this?"
"They built it themselves, without any county funding. Why would the leaders disagree? It would have been fine if they just built the school, but they actually accused me of something bad in front of Secretary Ying and County Magistrate Liang, causing me to be severely criticized by Secretary Ying and County Magistrate Liang."
"Captain, what should we do? We can't let the people from Fanglin Village steal all the limelight."
"I know this without you having to tell me. Originally, I was just thinking of building a school and using the few old, unused houses in the village as classrooms. But if we do, we really have to put on a show, or the people of Fanglin Village will be too proud. Since they're building new classrooms, let's build one too. Our village can afford it, and we can even make our own bricks and tiles."
Captain Zhao was criticized by Secretary Ying and County Magistrate Liang in front of Li Miaomiao. He had to get back at them this time no matter what, otherwise he would have no chance of saving his face.
"The captain is right. Everyone knows the foundation of our Zhaojia Village. Fanglin Village has been doing well for a few days, but they want to compete with us. They are dreaming."
"That's right. If Fanglin Village wants to act recklessly, we'll have to see if they have the wherewithal. I heard they're planning to expand the soap factory. They'll have plenty of time to beg us for help then. If Fanglin Village doesn't let me vent my anger, forget about buying a single brick or tile from our village!"
"Captain, you're smart. Let them get ahead of themselves! But when they asked us to order tiles yesterday, we agreed. The village is already preparing."
"What does it matter? When the time comes, we can just say that there are too many people ordering bricks and tiles and we can't supply them. Let them wait."
"That's a good idea. I'll go back and tell them to stop making tiles for Fanglin Village for the time being."
"No, let them continue to do it. There are few people making tiles now. We are still waiting to make a batch of tiles to add more income to the village." Captain Zhao narrowed his eyes and said with calculation on his face. Although their village seemed to be prosperous, bricks and tiles were not as good as other things. They could only be used to build houses. He valued this more than income, but he would definitely want it if he could get the people of Fanglin Village to pay him back.
"Since they came to us asking for these tiles, the conditions are different. They are living well in Fanglin Village, so since they remembered to ask for these tiles, I think they won't be too picky."
Li Miaomiao came out of the county government, went to the supply and marketing cooperative, bought some meat, then found an empty alley, filled two large bags of cotton with sacks, and then went to find Pei Guoan at the agreed place.
Pei Guoan came here with Luo Shaoze. Seeing so many things in Li Miaomiao's backpack and two large sacks at her feet, he glanced at Li Miaomiao with deep eyes, which made Li Miaomiao feel a little guilty.
When Li Miaomiao got in the car, before Pei Guoan asked, Luo Shaoze spoke first: "Sister-in-law, you went to the black market again, and you got quite a lot."
Li Miaomiao subconsciously glanced at Pei Guoan when he heard this. This guy had a sour face.
"I didn't go to the black market. I was lucky. I was just browsing around and happened to meet an old lady who asked me if I wanted cotton. I thought the weather was cooler now and her cotton looked good and the price was not expensive, so I bought the cotton from her."
Li Miaomiao gave an excuse she had thought of long ago and did not mention the black market. After all, these two knew everything about the black market, and she was afraid of being exposed.
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