Chapter 45: Finding someone to support you
When Village Chief Wang saw Lu Xiang, he knew why she came.
Many people saw what happened yesterday when the Lu family sent someone to the hospital crying. They all cursed the Xue family for being good-for-nothings and for torturing someone to death!
The village chief couldn't bear it either. Lu Ping, the eldest daughter of the Lu family, was once famous for her ability. His wife even wanted to marry Lu Ping to her nephew from her mother's family. But before she could say anything, Mrs. Lu betrothed Lu Ping to someone else. After the marriage, she rarely returned to the village.
The Lu family are all honest people. When such a big thing happened, they didn’t know what to do.
But Village Chief Wang still had the tasks of the production team and it was impossible for him to focus on mediating conflicts in other families. Besides, Lu Ping's situation was more complicated. She got married and her household registration was moved away, so she was no longer considered a member of the village.
After all, having been the village chief for so many years, he has developed a mindset of preferring to mind his own business.
Seeing Lu Xiang coming over, Village Chief Wang raised his eyebrows.
When Lu Xiang was at her parents' house, she was very polite and didn't dare to look people in the eye. But now after getting married, she has had a big fight with the Lu family's old house, and she is very different from before.
Lu Xiang said, "Uncle Wang, this is some braised duck I made at home. Please try it and give me your feedback." After that, she opened the lunch box. The aroma immediately wafted out.
When Village Chief Wang saw what Lu Xiang said, he thought it was really nice and couldn't refuse: "Is this what you sell at your stall every day?" Before he even ate it, Village Chief Wang knew it was right. He thought it tasted right as soon as he smelled it.
Lu Xiang also brought some wine, which really hit his soft spot. Village Chief Wang doesn't like smoking, but he likes drinking. But even if he is the village chief, he can't drink every day.
Village Chief Wang poured out a small cup of wine at home, and he could savor it in one sip. He was almost staring at the wine. But Village Chief Wang had good composure. Although he felt like he was losing his temper, his face turned cold: "What are you doing? Take it back quickly."
Village Chief Wang wasn't stupid. Not to mention the cheap stuff, a bottle of wine cost over a dollar! And Lu Xiang bought good wine. It wasn't intoxicating, and he wouldn't even buy this kind of wine at the store.
Lu Xiang said, "No one in our family drinks this wine, so it would be a waste to leave it there. If Uncle Wang likes it, it's perfect."
Village Chief Wang's stomach was almost growling with greed. He asked, "What are you doing here this time?"
Lu Xiang never came to him without a reason. Village Chief Wang had guessed what it was, but he still wanted her to tell him in person.
Lu Xiang said, "My elder sister was nearly beaten to death by that beast." She pulled out two medical certificates from her pocket and said, "That beast Xue Shengli wanted to have an affair, and when my elder sister refused, he wanted to kill her to make room for another woman."
Lu Xiang said, "I'm confused. We live in a society ruled by law, so why is he acting like a village bully, beating people to death whenever he wants? It's even worse in their village. The whole village is protecting Xue Shengli. They think my eldest sister has no one to rely on, so they're not afraid even if something happens to her."
The village chief frowned tightly.
Lu Xiang continued, "We can't let people in our village be bullied like that. If word gets out, other villages will start targeting our people and bullying them. What will happen then?"
The village chief paused and said, "Xiaoxiang, I know how you feel. But fighting outside the village will result in punishment." And if there is a conflict between the two villages, it will be a big deal!
Lu Xiang said, "There's no need to fight. We just need to go out and support my sister. Let that Xue guy be a little wary. We have someone in the village."
What Lu Xiang said makes sense.
The village chief still had concerns. What she said was fine now, but once they left the village, things would be out of their control. He refused to take such a big risk just for some wine and some snacks.
Lu Xiang knew that small favors wouldn't move him. Then she pulled out her trump card and said, "Village Chief, I've heard there's a secret recipe for composting. Our village has limited arable land. As long as we take good care of the land and keep up the yield, we can still surpass other villages."
Their village chief just keeps an eye on the crops in the fields and is a typical pragmatist.
These days, villages are always competing with each other, and when they hear about advanced technology outside, he's just a small village chief, so he's not high enough to go abroad for training. So, he reads the newspaper every day, hoping to find some secret recipes.
When I suddenly heard Lu Xiang say this today, my eyes lit up: "Really?"
All of Lu Xiang's stories have been made public and can be easily found online. The idea of composting the soil and producing high-yield crops had already been developed in this era, but due to a lack of information, few people in the countryside knew about it.
The village chief asked, "How do we do this?"
Lu Xiang said, "I once read an old book, but it was later burned. When I have settled my family affairs, I will tell you about this!"
The village chief heard this and said, "You girl, you're even smarter than your parents." The little girl was still a person who wouldn't act until she saw the rabbit. "Forget it," she said, "I'll go find some people and go to Xuejia Village to talk to them."
Lu Xiang said, "Thank you, Uncle Wang."
The village chief said, "If you have nothing else to do, go back first. I'll let you know when I've made arrangements."
Although the village chief's official position is not high, he has experienced a lot of things. He is willing to take care of things, and he has more means than Lu Xiang and others.
Lu Xiang left with many thanks.
After the village chief and the others left, he broke off a duck neck with his bare hands and unscrewed the wine bottle. After taking a sip and eating the duck neck, the village chief muttered to himself: "No wonder they can set up a stall, it's really good."
There are only a few people in the village who have Lu Xiang's craftsmanship.
After Lu Xiang persuaded the village chief, she immediately went to her home to set up a stall. Originally, Lu Xiang had a goal of making money to feed her famine sufferer, but now that her elder sister was in trouble, making money became even more urgent.
The most important thing is to have money in hand.
The little niece sticks to her, so Lu Xiang takes her with her to the stall.
Lu Xiang's duck products are unique and have accumulated many repeat customers. Lu Xiang came a little late today. When she arrived, the old customers were waiting here. They complained: "Why are you so late? I thought you were not coming."
"How can that be? From now on, I will come here every day as long as it doesn't rain." Lu Xiang set up the stall quickly and then started selling.
With a regular customer, the goods sold quickly and were quickly closed. Lu Xiang stored the goods in the yard of a nearby supply and marketing cooperative. She said goodbye to Fu Qinhui and went to the hospital!
The hospital still smelled of pungent disinfectant.
Lu Xiang took her niece to the emergency room. Second sister Lu Yu said, "Eldest sister woke up once before, but fell asleep again a short while later."
Lu Xiang nodded and told her second sister to go back and rest. It looked like she hadn't slept all night either.
Second Sister Lu said, "Seeing my eldest sister like this, how can I sleep? I wish I could kill that bastard." She said this with a bit of sadness. "This matter can't be left like this."
The man surnamed Xue is too arrogant.
Lu Xiang said, "I was just about to tell you about this." Then she told him that the village chief had promised to support him.
Second Sister Lu looked at Lu Xiang with new eyes and said, "Although your second brother-in-law is disabled, he has more than 20 brothers and cousins in total. Let them go too."
Lu Xiang said, "Okay."
Second Sister Lu originally thought that her younger sister was raised to be timid and submissive by her biological mother, and she was afraid that she would suffer any bullying. Now that she sees that her younger sister can stand on her own, she feels relieved.
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