While Li Xiuyuan was entertaining guests in the county town, things were also quite turbulent in Meilin Village. In the afternoon, Li Xiuyuan made a tough statement in Meilin Village, which caused a huge stir and made things move even faster within the village.
The demolition and land acquisition affected more than 100 households, which is a significant number. In addition, each household has some relatives and friends, making the situation even more chaotic.
However, amidst the chaos, there is order. Meilin Village is mainly composed of two major surnames plus other minor surnames. The minor surnames mainly follow the two major surnames and are affected by their actions.
Li Xiuyuan's suggestion to let them take the lead is very useful. If the two major surnames can take the lead, the villagers of other minor surnames will definitely follow suit. However, the problem is that the Tian and Zhou surnames have the largest number of people and are also involved in the most interests. They are also the least willing to compromise.
After Zhou Jianzhong returned home, people from the Zhou family involved in the demolition and land acquisition, as well as some respected or influential members of the Zhou family, all gathered at Zhou Jianzhong's house.
In fact, Zhou Jianzhong, as the deputy director of the village, was the most respected person among the Zhou clan villagers in Meilin Village. However, the other Zhou clan villagers were willing to support Zhou Jianzhong because he could bring them benefits. If Zhou Jianzhong could not bring them benefits, he would not have gained their support.
In fact, this principle applies to a family, a village, or even a larger county or country.
This means that Zhou Jianzhong can't always do things his own way. He has to respect everyone's ideas and fight for more benefits for everyone. Fortunately, he still has some influence in this matter.
“Listen to me, everyone. This afternoon, Deputy Mayor Li made it very clear that he wanted our village cadres to take the lead, followed by Party members, the elderly living alone, and those in extreme poverty. Anyone who was unwilling would be dismissed or punished. His attitude was very tough…” Zhou Jianzhong didn’t finish his sentence.
Someone below interrupted.
"Uncle Jianzhong, do you think Li Xiuyuan's word is law? I don't believe it. As long as we stick to our guns, what can Li Xiuyuan do?"
"Exactly! Can he just dismiss someone like that? Besides, does he get to decide the quotas for the 'Five Guarantees' and 'Extraordinary Impoverished' households? If he dares to mess around, we'll go to the county government and report him..."
"Li Xiuyuan is just a greenhorn, who does he think he is..."
"Shut up." Zhou Jianzhong frowned upon hearing this and reprimanded the speaker. This was getting more and more outrageous. The last person to speak was Zhou Shujun, a good-for-nothing from the Zhou family village, who idled away his days.
However, Zhou Shujun's family was involved in this demolition and land acquisition work. All that was left of Zhou Shujun's family was a dilapidated courtyard. In fact, he himself did not live in the house. Normally, given this opportunity for demolition, Zhou Shujun's family should have actively cooperated in exchanging that dilapidated courtyard for a new house by the river.
But he was thinking of taking advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune.
"Speak your mind and watch your mouth. No matter how young Li Xiuyuan is, he is still the deputy mayor," Zhou Jianzhong scolded. He looked down on people like Zhou Shujun. He wasn't afraid of being poor, but he despised good-for-nothings like Zhou Shujun who were poor because of laziness.
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