When we reached the fork in the road ahead, although the ox cart arrived first, the tractor was faster and arrived at almost the same time.
It was originally a country road, and the ox and the tractor could not run at the same time.
Zhang Degen originally wanted to give way. After all, their ox cart ran slowly, and it was not good to keep blocking the tractor in front. What's more, Zhao Hong had driven a tractor to transport tiles to Li Miaomiao's family before, and he had dealt with Zhao Hong and had a good impression of him.
This time, the person driving the tractor was not Zhao Hong, but a middle-aged man whom Zhang Degen did not recognize. Looking at Zhang Degen and his group sitting in the ox cart, he showed a bit of pride on his face.
"Is this the head of Fanglin Village? Could you please give us some way? Your ox cart is too slow. Our tractor is chugging along, but we can't stop. We can't go so slowly; it consumes too much fuel."
As he said this, the people in Zhaojia Village burst into laughter, and some looked down at their ox carts as if they had seen a joke.
Everyone felt uncomfortable with what they said. What was they showing off? It was just that the village had a tractor. Why were they showing off? Once Fanglin Village built the soap workshop, they would be able to buy a tractor as well.
"Don't go too far. We were the ones who walked in front first. Who told you not to hurry up? You chose to trail behind us. Who can you blame?"
The village chief had warned us about the soap workshop. Before it was completed, no news could be leaked. Even if it was when we went back to my parents' home, nothing could be revealed. Now, of course, we couldn't bring this up. We could only talk about the matter.
The person who spoke was Accountant Wu's son. He was already quite powerful in the village, so he was not willing to be humiliated like this.
"How can you talk like that? If your ox cart is faster, we won't say anything. But you can't let us follow you all the time, right? Do you have the nerve to do that?"
"Why are you embarrassed? Otherwise, just wait. Once you pass this section of the road, the road will be open. Then you can do whatever you want and no one will stop you."
Who is a person without temper? The people in Fanglin Village are all holding back their temper and are unwilling to give in, mainly because they are annoyed by the attitude of the people in Zhaojia Village.
What are you showing off for? Even if Zhaojia Village is wealthy, they shouldn't bully others like this. They can't even talk properly. They think it's natural for them to give in. What's their reason?!
"Hey, you people from Fanglin Village are quite arrogant. You shouldn't behave like this. Don't you think that one day you will come to our village to ask for help? We won't be happy to pay attention to you then."
"Who's begging whom? You guys in Zhaojia Village are just living a more affluent life. As for being so arrogant, no one cares about you!"
"Boy, we in Zhaojia Village are living a good life. Why don't you accept it? If you don't accept it, just buy a tractor for the village. Why are you hanging around here?"
Seeing that the people from the two villages were about to quarrel, although Zhang Degen was not very comfortable with the attitude of the people from Zhaojia Village, he felt that it was not a good time to make trouble. If the leaders heard it, they might think something different. It was really unnecessary.
"Okay, stop arguing!"
Zhang Degen shouted. After all, he was the village chief of Fanglin Village, so the people from Zhaojia Village stopped talking.
"We'll make way. You guys go ahead and don't waste time. But young man, be more polite in your words. Not everyone will give way to you when you're out. Our Fanglin Village and your Zhaojia Village are neighboring villages. We interact quite often, and many of us are even relatives. If the two villages start a fight today, what will happen to relatives and friends when they meet in the future?"
When Zhang Degen said this, the man who had been very arrogant when taking the tractor test had a look of shame on his face and clasped his fists towards Zhang Degen.
"I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention when I spoke."
Zhang Degen had no intention of arguing with anyone. He asked everyone to get off and pulled the ox cart back a little to make way.
After everyone in Zhaojia Village had left, everyone looked at Zhang Degen.
“Village chief, why should we give in to them? Look at how arrogant that kid is!”
"Alright, why fight over such a momentary grudge? Not all people in Zhaojia Village are like this. I'm going to the county town today on an important matter. If we start a commotion here, what will the leaders think? It will ruin our business. When our village becomes prosperous in the future, we can buy a tractor. It's better than anything else."
"What the village chief said makes sense. Let's not bother with the people from Zhaojia Village. Once the soap workshop is open, we'll see if they still show off in front of us. By then, we don't know who will be begging whom."
When Li Miaomiao heard this, she clearly felt a sense of vindictiveness.
"Ding, issuing a random task. Prevent the people of Fanglin Village and Zhaojia Village from becoming enemies, so that they can live in harmony and happiness in the future. Completing the task will reward you with 1,000 survival points."
Nowadays, the system is becoming more and more generous, and Li Miaomiao doesn’t really care about the 1,000 survival points. Considering that she is already level 4 now, she will soon be able to save up nearly 50,000 survival points.
However, this task is also very simple. With survival points delivered to your door, there is no reason not to accept them.
Thinking of this, Li Miaomiao, who didn't intend to meddle in other people's business, spoke up.
"What do you mean by 'who asks whom for help'? That's not right. People always help each other. Today you may need my help, but tomorrow I may need help from others. Don't say such angry words. Just like the village chief said, we are neighbors with Zhaojia Village. Who doesn't have relatives? There are also girls from our village who married into Zhaojia Village. Will we become enemies and stop interacting with each other in the future?"
After Li Miaomiao said this, everyone stopped talking and felt that it made sense.
Except for those who are busy with trouble, no one wants to make trouble and lose face, and everyone has relatives to deal with.
Zhang Degen nodded repeatedly as he listened: "Listen to what Guoan's wife said, it's really high level. People who have read books have a different realm."
Li Miaomiao's mouth twitched when she heard Zhang Degen's words of praise.
This doesn't seem to have much to do with whether she has studied or not. She just wanted to earn some survival points, but how come her realm has even improved? Tsk.
"Uncle Degen, don't praise me so much. If you praise me too much, I will be embarrassed." Li Miaomiao said half-jokingly
Everyone smiled a little upon hearing this, and they were no longer as angry as before.
"Everyone, don't be upset. Zhaojia Village is thriving right now, and it's inevitable that people will become a little arrogant. It's human nature. Ask yourself, if our village also prospers, will we also start fighting? If you think about it this way, you won't be so angry."
"That's true, but if our village becomes prosperous in the future, we can't do this. It will make people hate us."
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