The two chattered away, and before they knew it, they had arrived at the brigade leader's house.
The head of the village committee was sitting in a rocking chair, leisurely drinking tea in the courtyard with its bamboo fence.
Gu Sinian's call woke the captain from his dream, and Sun Youde immediately invited the two of them in to sit down.
"What rare guests! What brings you here? Shouldn't you be at home packing your bags at this hour?"
While sitting down, Sun Youde poured a cup of tea for each of them. Just as he was about to hand it to Su Ying, he suddenly remembered something.
"Pregnant women shouldn't drink tea, so I'll pour them a glass of plain water."
Su Ying interrupted, "No need for that. I'm not thirsty. I have important business to discuss with the captain today."
Sun Youde knew that the couple wouldn't come to the temple without a reason, so their visit the day before they left must have been urgent.
It's a pity that Su Zhiqing spent so much money building a new house, but he didn't move in today. Ji is going to go to Beijing with Gu Jiahui to report on his work.
This was the first time he had ever seen such a strange situation. He had only been in the countryside for a few months, and the only ordinary person he had ever met was the Gu family. He hadn't seen anyone else.
"Just tell us what you need today. We will help if we can. We, the villagers of Liushu Village, will never forget the contributions that Comrade Su, the educated youth, made to Liushu Village."
Su Ying had just started to dabble in Xi Lala's topic when, unexpectedly, the captain was so helpful, hitting the nail on the head right away.
Since the conversation had come to this point, Su Ying didn't need to beat around the bush. "Captain, we're leaving Willow Village tomorrow, but we still can't bear to leave behind every single tree and blade of grass here."
"The grafting technique is not mature yet, and I don't know what the success rate will be next year. I'm really worried, after all, I did all of this myself, and I don't want all my hard work to go to waste."
Sun Youde thought so too, but the woman wanted to go home with her husband to report on her work, and he didn't have the ability to stop her from leaving.
"But what went wrong with the grafting technique?"
Su Ying nodded. "This grafted material needs time to be verified. I hope that someone will continue to follow up on this matter after I go back."
Sun Youde sighed helplessly, "It's easy for you to say, but this grafting technique can't be mastered overnight; it requires continuous accumulation."
Su Ying smiled, "So we're here today to recommend a suitable person to the brigade leader to oversee the grafting techniques and development of Willow Tree Village."
"This person is very learned and knowledgeable, from astronomy to geography, he is practically omniscient."
Sun Youde's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly grabbed Su Ying's hand, asking, "There's such a person in Willow Tree Village? How come I didn't know?"
Su Ying coughed to cover her embarrassment, "If there were such a person in Willow Tree Village, would my husband and I even have a chance to get ahead?"
Sun Youde fell into deep thought. If it wasn't Liushu Village, then which village was so awesome that there was someone with a more active mind than Su Zhiqing?
There have been a few more people going to the countryside for reform recently, but I haven't seen this person that Su Zhiqing mentioned.
Who is it?
I haven't heard of any significant achievements or major changes in other villages recently.
After all, only Liushu Village has made such a splash, leaping out of poverty and moving towards prosperity.
The problem of bachelors that had been giving him a headache recently has also been solved. They have all gotten married, and there are no longer any lazy bachelors wandering around the village. They have also been assigned jobs. This is all thanks to Su Zhiqing.
Now she actually has a recommended candidate, and from another village at that. Someone who can earn Su Zhiqing's high regard must have something special about them.
In fact, Su Ying knew absolutely nothing about the university president, Bai Shouwang.
I only found out last night from a casual chat with Gu Sinian that the principal is a man of many talents and knowledge. Handing over a small village like Willow Tree Village to him is no big deal at all.
What problem could Principal Bai Shouwang not have thought of?
"It's the wisest choice to transfer people here now. If Phoenix Village discovers this treasure, they won't be willing to release them."
Sun Youde seemed to be deep in thought. The village chief of Phoenix Village was always going against him, even though the soil in Phoenix Village was more suitable for Chinese medicinal herbs.
I heard he decided to plant all fruit trees this year; isn't that blatant blatant competition for his livelihood?
They could have kept to themselves, but the old man just wouldn't have cooperated.
It's a bit difficult to transfer people from his village.
Su Ying was a smart woman. She considered the negotiation over and simply placed the list she had secretly written down on the table.
"The list is here for the captain; you can decide whether to make changes or not."
While Sun Youde was still deep in thought, Su Ying slowly got up, and Gu Sinian immediately came to help her.
Be careful.
"let's go."
Just like that, he left?
The brigade leader hasn't agreed to transfer his eldest sister's family of five to Liushu Village yet, how can he just leave like this?
Gu Sinian wanted to ask the captain's opinion, but Du Ying stopped him with her hand and mouthed that they should leave quickly. Gu Sinian then refrained from asking any further questions.
This is quite a distance from the Sun family's residence. Gu Sinian asked the question that had been bothering him, "Why are you so confused about continuing the conversation? The captain seems a bit tempted. We should press our advantage and take him down in one fell swoop."
Su Ying shook her head. "This is a negotiation, not a war. Your war tactics will be of no use here."
"It's best to stop the negotiations here. If we say any more, the captain will start to have doubts."
"What do you suspect?"
"They deliberately moved people to Liushu Village."
"But...but...the captain knows my older sister and brother-in-law."
Su Ying shrugged. "So what? I didn't mention your older sister and brother-in-law at all. I just recommended Bai Shouwang to him."
"The brigade leader will inquire about this matter. He will also inquire whether Bai Shouwang has the ability. Whether this person can dig up Willow Tree Village depends on the brigade leader's ability. Let's stop here. What's the use of saying more?"
"Have you forgotten the personal grudge between the brigade leader and the brigade leader of Phoenix Village? The two of them fight every time they meet. The Bai family will still need to make some efforts to come to Willow Tree Village. We can't do anything about the uncertainties that follow. It all depends on the Bai family's fate."
"But what about our big red brick house?"
"This can't be rushed. Our houses are still our houses. The brigade leader will consider the matter at his discretion. We can't do much about it, after all, we're far away in Beijing and can't do anything about it."
That makes sense. Gu Sinian is no fool. With just a little guidance from Su Ying, he understood everything.
Saying too much about some things would be too deliberate. The rest is up to the Bai family's fate; there's nothing they can do about it, since the capital is quite far from Willow Tree Village.
This distant water cannot quench their immediate thirst; they can only rely on themselves. They have done what they should do, and the rest is up to time.
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