After finishing their business, the two continued upstream, chatting casually about village matters. Li Xiuyuan also inquired about his second uncle Zhou Yongxiang's affairs, asking how things were going.
"Thank you for your concern, Mayor Li. Everything has been taken care of. I also want to thank you for calling the school in the county; otherwise, it wouldn't have gone so smoothly," Zhou Jianzhong said gratefully.
Although Li Xiuyuan is young and his flattery skills are superb, he is also genuinely capable and not greedy, which is very rare. In comparison, what kind of person likes to flatter their superiors?
"That's good." Li Xiuyuan nodded, and the two then talked about the demolition of Meilin Village. As of May 1st, there were still 36 households left.
On the 22nd, there were still 47 households that had not signed. That is to say, in this week, another 11 households signed. The three demolition mobilization teams only completed 11 households in a week. If this progress can be maintained, then all contracts can be signed by the end of May.
But Li Xiuyuan knew that this was impossible. The demolition work would become increasingly difficult. Last week, they could complete eleven households, but this week they might only be able to complete single digits, and it would be even more difficult in the future.
Because the last ones left are the toughest to crack.
Li Xiuyuan and Zhou Jianzhong also had a brief chat about these tough nuts to crack. These holdout households mainly consisted of three groups of people.
A group of idle hooligans were looking for an opportunity to make a fortune. The leader of them was a small-time hoodlum named Tian Zhen, who was well-known in the town and had a big brother in the county. He was a famous figure and no one dared to mess with him.
Other idle loafers in the village also followed Tian Zhen all day long, including Zhou Shujun from the Zhou family.
Another group consisted of people with connections, possibly with advice from a powerful figure behind them, who wanted to seize the opportunity to make a fortune. The leader was a family named Wang Yongde in the village, who was said to be related to the mayor of a certain town.
The last group is the kind who are greedy for money but not for their lives. This group is the most troublesome in the village. They have done a lot of trouble and caused a ruckus in the village. They are the kind of people that no one in the village wants to mess with.
It's not that I'm afraid of them, but that I don't want to get involved with them.
After Zhou Jianzhong finished his introduction, Li Xiuyuan nodded and sighed: "What's left are the toughest nuts to crack, but we have to gnaw on them no matter how tough they are."
Zhou Jianzhong nodded, then looked at Li Xiuyuan with some concern and said, "Mayor Li, the other two groups are fine, but Tian Zhen's group is not to be trifled with. They are a gang, and I heard they have injured many people, bullied and monopolized the market, and are very bad."
Li Xiuyuan smiled upon hearing this. Of the three groups, he was least concerned about Tian Zhen's gang of hooligans.
Thugs and hooligans may seem intimidating to ordinary people, but in reality, they are nothing but chickens and dogs under the iron fist.
Especially these people, they all have problems, and they are the easiest to deal with.
The remaining two groups are the most difficult to deal with; we need to be extra careful, as they might cause trouble and problems.
However, Li Xiuyuan did not intend to explain to Zhou Jianzhong. He nodded in acknowledgment of Zhou Jianzhong's kindness and said with a smile, "Okay, thank you for your concern, Director Zhou. I will be careful."
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