Chapter 199: Establishing Authority
Lu Xiang's prestige in the village quickly rose.
The villagers couldn't find Lu Xiang, so they all went to praise the Fu family.
Mrs. Fu looked proud and said, "That's right. Lu Xiang is really smart. If someone else encountered this situation, they would be at a loss. How could they react as quickly as her?"
"It's true!" The villagers exclaimed in admiration.
Especially Dazhuang and Tieniu, they were completely convinced by Lu Xiang.
They talked about what happened in the city many times, and when they mentioned Lu Xiang, their faces were filled with unconcealed admiration.
Lu Xiang fed Xiao Xinian at noon, and the child fell asleep at home.
Lu Xiang couldn't sit still, so she asked Fu Qinhui to go over and look after the child while she went out for a walk.
Who knew that just as we turned to the fields, we would see villagers resting in the shade of trees. They didn't have the habit of taking a nap.
They were all talking in groups of three or four under the shade of the trees, and as soon as they saw Lu Xiang coming, they gathered around her.
We've been talking all day today, and the person involved has finally arrived.
"Hey, you were arguing with the city people at that time. Weren't you afraid?"
When Lu Xiang heard this, she said, "What's there to be afraid of? Aren't we all human?" The other party didn't have three heads and six arms.
Several aunts laughed and said, "That's true, but city people usually have their eyes on the sky!" They looked down on everyone.
People who come from the village don’t have good clothes to wear and eat poorly, so they can’t help but feel inferior when they go out.
Someone else said, "I heard from Tie Niu that someone wants to poach you. Is that true?" If you move to the city and transfer your household registration, you will become a city dweller in one step.
Just thinking about it makes my heart burn.
Household registration is very valuable these days. I heard that girls from other villages agreed to get married just for a household registration.
When the villagers first heard that Baijia Village was going to dig up Luxiang, they thought it was interesting.
Later, I gradually became numb. The county leaders also wanted to poach Lu Xiang, as well as various factories.
They are all good places. Even if you ask someone for help or spend money to find connections, you can't get there. But as soon as Lu Xiang goes there, someone wants her.
I had doubts in my mind before, but now I am completely convinced. Lu Xiang is indeed capable.
Xiao Cailian saw Lu Xiang being watched by everyone and smiled beside her.
When Aunt Lu saw Lu Xiang, she immediately lowered her head and walked away quickly. She had a grudge against Lu Xiang's parents, and because her own daughter was not doing well, people in the village always compared them with each other.
The eldest aunt wished that Lu Xiang would fall from grace, but unexpectedly, Lu Xiang's fortunes only improved. Every time this happened, she would go home in shame.
The others didn't notice Aunt Lu passing by, and kept talking to Lu Xiang: "What's the city like?"
Lu Xiang said, "That's it!" Perhaps she had seen more prosperous areas, so the cities of the 1980s were not too surprising.
Lu Xiang simply said, "Everyone can go if they have the chance in the future."
"Oh, we dare not do that. There is still so much work to do in the fields." The villagers quickly refused, but they still yearned for it. Many of them had never left the village in their entire lives.
They thought Lu Xiang was teasing them on purpose.
Lu Xiang said: "After the greenhouse vegetables here are ready, we can all go to the county town together." Anyway, they have a tractor in the village to transport the goods, so they still need someone.
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up and they all wanted to sign up. If they could go for a stroll around the city, they would have enough to brag about it for half a year when they came back.
Da Zhuang squeezed into the crowd from a distance, carrying a basket, and said to Lu Xiang, "Sister Lu Xiang, my mother picked some wild fruits for you to eat!"
Everyone recognizes this wild fruit, it is sweet and sour and delicious.
Lu Xiang was feeling a lack of taste in her mouth at the moment, so this was delivered at the perfect time: "Thank you."
Da Zhuang said, "If I don't understand something in the future, can I come and ask you?"
Lu Xiang nodded and said, "Of course, you're welcome anytime."
Da Zhuang was a little excited when he heard Lu Xiang's words. The villagers present were all secretly surprised.
They knew that Dazhuang was the successor to the village chief, and why he relied on Lu Xiang in everything, and they remembered the rumor that was ridiculed by everyone before.
It seems that the village chief originally wanted Lu Xiang to be the heir, but Lu Xiang was unwilling.
When those words came out, everyone was skeptical. Some people were reluctant to be officials, but now seeing Da Zhuang's behavior, they really thought it made sense.
If Lu Xiang wanted to be a village official, it would be hard for anyone else to get the job. Although Lu Xiang was young, she had done so much good for the village. She had fought for the pigpen.
The village can get a 30% share, which is a benefit whether it is sold for money or pork!
Then there's the vegetable greenhouse. They made money in the winter, and thought it would fizzle out in the summer, but a trip to the city revitalized the greenhouse. They're really good at it.
Everyone complimented Lu Xiang: "Oh, you really have everything now!" Fu Qinhui opened a factory outside, Lu Xiang had the final say in the village, and she also had such a lovely son.
It's really enviable.
Xiao Cailian said, "Yes, my little grandson is very obedient. I've raised so many sons and grandsons in my life, but none of them are as sensible as this little grandson of mine! He's just a little kid, but he seems to know everything!"
Xiao Xinian doesn’t cry on weekdays, but when she hums, her voice can melt people’s hearts.
The person next to him immediately said, "Of course not. Look whose child it is. Lu Xiang and Fu Qinhui are both very clever people, and the child is also sensible."
The aunt next to him said, "People like you should have more children!"
Xiao Cailian smiled and said, "One is enough. It would be tiring to have too many children!" She raised all these grandchildren, and raising children now is enough for her.
Take his eldest daughter-in-law for example. After taking care of the older child, she then took care of the younger one. Now the youngest child is just over a hundred days old and looks much more haggard.
But the person next to him insisted: "Don't you want to have another girl to make a complete family?" Only a son and a daughter can make it complete.
Xiao Cailian said, "I dare not count on it." According to the old people in the village, it is harder than climbing to the sky to have a girl than a boy in their family.
Lu Xiang, who was standing nearby, felt embarrassed when she heard this, and her ears turned red. The others continued to joke around for a while.
Seeing the captain told them to go to the fields to work, everyone carried their hoes and shovels and went down.
Xiao Cailian went back with Lu Xiang. She wanted to see her grandson, and now she missed Xiao Xinian so much that she felt uncomfortable even if she didn't see him for a day.
Lu Xiang whispered, "We're stewing some beef tendon today, and I'll bring you some!" She was away for the past few days, and it was thanks to her mother-in-law who took care of the children.
Xiao Xinian is still young, and it is not easy to take care of him. The little guy needs to drink milk several times in the middle of the night and can't sleep well at all.
Lu Xiang was reluctant to stew this bit of tendon before, so she took it out to thank Xiao Cailian.
There are quite a few people in the county who know how to eat it, and this tendon was obtained by chance, so you have to make a reservation early.
When Lu Xiang left home, she had already soaked the beef tendon in cooking wine. She planned to cook it over a wood-fired pot later; it would be delicious.
Xiao Cailian said, "We've been eating only good things these days. You can keep some of the delicious food for yourselves!" She had felt unhappy before because the fourth brother had divided the things away, but now it seemed like a good thing.
When they were all in the village, he could go there and hang out when he had nothing to do. Lu Xiang would always think of her when she had something delicious. But now that they were separated, he felt that Lu Xiang was good in every way.
Lu Xiang said, "I made it specially for you. I'm sure it will be delicious if you try it."
Xiao Cailian's face was full of kindness: "How could I not know your craftsmanship!"
Xiao Cailian is already craving for it even though she hasn’t had the chance to eat it yet.
She used to be a very careful person, but now she still buys meat every now and then. But they can't make it taste like Lu Xiang.
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