Chapter 120 Road Construction Conflicts...
"Okay! I'll wait for you at the clinic."
Chen Yin said seriously that she really felt that the clinic might need to further expand its staff.
Previously, there were not many people hospitalized and the shortage of staff was not obvious. However, as more and more patients came from other places, the number of hospitalized patients increased sharply, and there were suddenly not enough nurses.
Years ago, we were already discussing the matter of continuing to recruit staff.
"Yeah, yeah!" Wu Mingfeng nodded excitedly and began to imagine himself busy in the clinic.
Wu Qingluan beside him had an envious look in her eyes. She wished she could grow up soon so that she could study with her master every day.
After talking about Wu Mingfeng, Chen Yin and the two chatted about the cases encountered in the clinic.
On the one hand, it is to teach and guide Wu Qingluan, and on the other hand, it is to help Wu Mingfeng better understand the work content of the clinic.
Wu Mingfeng was admitted to a junior college, where she only had three years of study, and she had to go to a hospital for internship in the last year.
All in all, it was less than a year before she returned to work at Huimin Hall.
Wu Mingfeng also knew that her time was tight, so when she encountered something she didn't understand while listening, she actively asked questions.
The three of them were chatting happily when Wu Qiufeng and Wu Wenbo, who had just finished their work, happened to meet them at the gate of the courtyard.
Wu Qiufeng looked at his own disheveled appearance, then looked at his son who was clean and tidy. He snorted coldly, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, thinking: I still have to study.
Wu Wenbo looked at his father turning his head gracefully, scratched the back of his head in confusion, and followed him into the yard.
"Dad! Brother, you are finally back."
Seeing the two figures, Wu Mingfeng shouted excitedly. Smelling the aroma of beef ribs coming from the kitchen, her stomach rumbled with hunger. Now that the two were back, it was finally time to eat.
Wu Qiufeng knew what his daughter was thinking as soon as he saw her. He couldn't help but pretend to be angry and asked:
"It's only been a short wait, and you're already anxious! I've never seen you looking forward to your brother and me coming home before."
"How can they be the same?" Wu Mingfeng raised her chin proudly and said without hesitation, "My aunt and Yinyin brought back some delicious food today. If we were any later, our bones would have been crushed."
As she spoke, she pulled Chen Yin with one hand and Qing Luan with the other and walked towards the kitchen, leaving only the quickly disappearing figures of Wu Qiufeng and the others.
Wu Qiufeng smiled helplessly and shook his head, following the pace of the three people.
As soon as he approached the kitchen door, he smelled a strong spicy aroma mixed with the unique aroma of beef, and his mouth was watering.
I couldn't say the words stuck in my throat, so I could only express my love for lunch by the speed at which I ate.
The whole family was eating with their saliva and snot running, and the sound of hissing and laughing could be heard in the kitchen.
After lunch, Wu Qiufeng touched his obviously protruding belly, still feeling unsatisfied, and couldn't help licking his lips.
Taking advantage of this break, Chen Yin asked her uncle for more detailed information about the village's development of medicinal herb planting and processing.
Through Wu Qiufeng's description, we can understand that the village has decided to vigorously develop mugwort cultivation.
Because mugwort has a wider range of uses, a short planting cycle, and quick results, it can encourage growers to speed up planting and expand the planting range and varieties.
I have to say that the county’s planning is very clear and they have already thought out the next few steps.
But when Chen Yin thought about the scene she saw when she came back today, a hint of worry flashed through her mind.
"Uncle, I think the villagers don't seem very enthusiastic about planting. Are many families hesitant?"
As soon as she said that, An Hongying dissatisfiedly poured out everything that had just happened in the yard.
His words were harsh and his actions were agitated, and it was obvious that he was really very angry.
Wu Qiufeng and Wu Wenbo also felt uncomfortable after hearing this. It was true that they meant well, but they didn't owe the villagers anything.
Judging from the current situation, it is estimated that everyone's active efforts to build roads are just superficial, and we still don't know what they are thinking behind it.
"The village party secretary said the road was being built to facilitate travel with the town, and he also mentioned Secretary Fu's plan. Everyone was excited to hear they could make money. But hearing what your aunt said, I guess there's still some work to be done in the village. I'll ask the village party secretary later."
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When the village party secretary heard what happened in the Wu family's yard, he was even more furious.
There is clearly an opportunity to make money in front of everyone, but there are still people who judge others with a petty mind.
He had a stern face and waved his hand at Wu Qiufeng, "Don't worry about this. I'll talk to everyone about it later when we're repairing the road."
"Okay, I'll listen to you." The village party secretary has always been sensible, so Wu Qiufeng felt relieved.
After a while, the young men who were building the road gathered together again.
Everyone saw the village party secretary and Wu Qiufeng standing together and didn't notice anything unusual. This was because ever since the two of them started growing Chinese medicinal herbs together, the two families had been getting together more and more often.
But some people in the crowd had also heard about the farce that happened at the Wu family that morning, and their eyes moved back and forth between the parties involved, looking quite eager to watch the show.
Soon, the speculation of well-informed people was verified.
"Ahem!" The village party secretary cleared his throat, his eyes sharply scanning the Wu family members causing trouble. "Build the road! This is an instruction from the county. It's for the better development of our village."
"Didn't the government say it? If you want to get rich, you must build roads first! Even if we hadn't planted Chinese medicinal herbs, our village should have built roads to make it easier for us to go to the city for business and study. It's all for our own benefit."
"Don't you think so?"
Some people were confused at first, but the more they listened, the more puzzled they found it.
The road from their village to the town had been built a while ago. It was specially repaired this year, wasn't it just to facilitate the transportation of the medicinal herbs grown in the village? Why was it all for his own benefit now?
Some people wanted to refute, but when they met the serious look of the village party secretary, they quickly swallowed back the words in their throats.
"Yes," a sparse response sounded.
Now the village party secretary had nothing to understand. Many people still felt that they were working for others, and did not care at all about the fact that the county specially designated their village as a model village.
He immediately raised one hand, held it down with the other, and shouted, "Stop, stop, stop!"
"I think you think the road is built just for transporting medicinal herbs."
When these words were spoken, everyone murmured in confusion.
"Isn't it?"
"Isn't the purpose of this year's road construction to widen it and make it easier for cars to travel?"
"What else could it be for?"
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Hearing this, the village party secretary no longer concealed his true purpose and asked loudly:
"So many of you are not happy about the road construction, right? You also don't want to grow Chinese medicinal herbs at home."
Who would have thought that the last sentence would stir up a hornet's nest, and even the short-sighted Wu Jianxing couldn't help but loudly refute it.
"Whose family! Whose family? Village Party Secretary, our family wants to grow medicinal herbs, please don't leave us behind."
“We want to plant it at home too!”
"And our family."
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There was a constant stream of voices of active agreement, but the village party secretary still keenly noticed that there were people mixed in the crowd and said nothing, trying to get away with it. They happened to be the family members of the people who had caused trouble in the Wu family yard before.
"Wu Mazi, Wei Min, Xian Zhang... Don't you want to grow medicinal herbs? Don't you want to come and build the road?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's attention was instantly focused on the people mentioned by the village party secretary.
Feeling the teasing gazes coming from all directions, several people subconsciously lowered their heads to avoid them, not wanting to give a direct answer.
But it is not so easy to escape under the watchful eyes of the public.
Finally, Wu Mazi couldn't bear it any longer. He forced a flattering smile on his stiff face and said to the village party secretary:
"What are you talking about, Secretary? If we're not happy, why are we building the road?"
"Since your family wants to participate in planting, why are you causing trouble at Wu Gui's house? I've already sent Wenbo and Yushu to conduct planting classes in the village. If you want to learn the techniques, just go to the village committee directly. Why are you causing trouble at Wu Gui's house?"
"We don't have..."
Wu Mazi wanted to say something, but he was frightened by the oppressive look of the village party secretary and lost his voice. Like a duck whose foot was stepped on, he could only hold back his words.
"Many people saw it! You still want to quibble, and so do your families. What do you want to do?"
Wu Weimin couldn't stand being scolded any longer. He raised his head and replied:
"We just want to know whether Chinese herbal medicine can actually make money, and how much money can we make? If it's not as good as farming or working outside, why should we pull out the vegetables in the fields and replace them with things we are not familiar with?"
"I finally got what was in my heart out," the village party secretary finally let go of the anger that had been pent up in his chest.
He stared at Wu Weimin and the others with burning eyes, "Do you think so too?"
Several people turned their heads away, not daring to meet the village party secretary's eyes, but they did not speak, and their meaning was very clear.
When Wu Jianxing and others saw this scene, they felt for the first time that there were people in the village who were even more stupid and short-sighted than him, who couldn't even see that Chinese medicinal materials were a good thing.
Not to mention that both the village party secretary and Wu Qiufeng's families have decided to expand planting next year, even if the county government strongly supports it, doesn't this look like a business that doesn't make money?
The village party secretary noticed Wu Jianxing's eyes and didn't know whether to laugh or say something.
Now that things have come to this, he feels it is necessary to make things clear in advance.
"Now, I don't care what you guys think. Whether or not you plant medicinal herbs in the spring, the road must be repaired."
"Now I give you a choice. We will build a road together for the convenience of going to the city and studying in the village. No matter what else, but if you think the current road is good, you don't plan to grow medicinal herbs in the future, you feel that you are working hard for other families, and you don't want to build the road, you can leave now."
Before he finished speaking, an expression of excitement flashed across the faces of Wu Weimin and others.
Before they could be happy for a few seconds, the village party secretary uttered the warning again.
"But if you regret it later, you will have to use the road you thought was a waste of your time to build specifically for Chinese medicinal herbs to transport them. You families will have to pay the road construction fee to the rest of the village."
"We are all from the same village, so no one would say anything if we walked. But if you change your mind and want to grow medicinal herbs, and you want to use the vehicle to drive through the village for your own herbs, you will have to pay."
As soon as this arrangement was mentioned, it was immediately approved by others.
"That's right, if you think we're taking advantage of you now, then you can leave! But if you want to take advantage of us in the future, don't blame us for not agreeing."
"Village Party Secretary, your arrangement is great! Our family agrees."
When Wu Weimin and the others heard this, their expressions immediately changed.
They are hesitant now, but who can predict what will happen in the future? If they need to use a car to transport things, they will have to pay the village money. That would be pure loss!
Wu Mazi quickly retracted his steps and said with a smile:
"Secretary, even if our family doesn't grow medicinal herbs, we still have to participate in the road construction. It will make it easier to get to town in the future."
"It's the same in my family. We have children studying in the county, and we always feel that the roads in the village are difficult to travel on. It's time to repair them."
Wu Weimin didn't expect that these two people would betray their alliance so quickly. He was so angry that his face turned blue. When he met Wu Jianxing's playful eyes, he couldn't save face at all.
He exhaled sharply from his nose and turned to walk towards the village.
The village party secretary waited for a long time, and only four families left, which was less than he had expected.
With no one with ulterior motives around, the subsequent road construction went exceptionally smoothly.
When Chen Yin left the village, a quarter of the road had been built. Relying solely on the villagers' road construction model, the speed could be considered extremely fast.
On the way, she was talking to her mother in a relaxed and comfortable manner about the changes in the village, and had no idea that someone was waiting for her at the clinic.
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