Liu Laixi was extremely happy to see his parents return home. With the support of his mother's family, he became more confident. "Captain Xisong, you and my mother are cousins. Don't let Gu Wanwan go. If she doesn't compensate and apologize, you must impose sanctions on her and make all the villagers despise her..."
Zhao Guoming ignored them and said, "Oh, what a rare guest! What brings Captain Xisong here? Sorry, the cattle in your village are too valuable. We won't lend them to you. What if they get bumped into or hit? What will you do?"
Captain Xisong's expression froze. He wanted to take the opportunity to attack Zhao Guoming, but it turned out that Zhao Guoming didn't care about the cow at all?
"You borrowed from Xisong Village in previous years. Why don't you lend me money this year? Isn't the cow in Xiangyang Village sick? You are abusing the cow by relying on just that one cow to do the work, carry people, and work in the fields!"
Of course, borrowing cattle from Xisong Village is not free. Rental fees must be paid, which is considered a big income for Xisong Village.
"We won't borrow any more. We can save some money." Zhao Guoming knew that Sister Wan and Brother Chen had gone to the machinery factory. If nothing unexpected happened, Xiangyang Village would almost have a tractor. "Not only will we not borrow any more this year, we won't borrow any more in the future."
Captain Xisong did not expect Zhao Guoming to be so tough. "You should know that the excellent brigade will not be your Xiangyang Village's turn. The villagers don't care? The villagers..."
Looking around, I saw the gossiping old ladies who usually gathered under the tree to gossip were busy picking snails in the fields. Some of them were even fighters among the best. When did they turn into hardworking little bees?
Zhao Guoming explained to him, "Busy making money."
Captain Xisong exclaimed, "Speculation?!"
The villagers who were picking snails nearby spitted and said, "What kind of speculation is this? We earn money with our own hands and sell the goods to Gu Zhiqing, and get corresponding compensation. The money my whole family earned yesterday was almost as much as the workers."
"Gu Zhiqing from our village is a buyer and salesperson for the department store. He ignored Captain Ke when he came to arrest him."
"We in Xiangyang Village can buy defective cows without tickets, at 80 cents per meter. Do you have this benefit in your village? Who cares about your village's old, weak and sick cows that affect our work progress? Our cows have long been cured by Gu Zhiqing. It is obvious that someone maliciously poisoned them and cannot bear to see Xiangyang Village develop well."
“…”
Captain Xisong was very suspicious that he had come to the wrong place. Xiangyang Village was a poor village in the surrounding area, but the scene before them was one of prosperity. As they walked along, they saw that many villagers had changed into new clothes, and everyone's face was filled with excitement and satisfaction, as if something big and happy had happened.
Isn’t it a happy event?
A diligent person can earn five dollars a day.
Secretary Ding has been very worried recently. His "prestige" in the village is getting worse day by day. He is criticized by villagers every time he goes out. Seeing that Team Leader Xisong has come to the village to make trouble, he wants to take the opportunity to turn the tables. "Team Leader, Xisong Village is kind enough to lend us the cow. How can you turn us away? Sooner or later, the red worms, snails and mountain products in our village will be picked up. It is safer to plant them in the fields. Food is the foundation. How can you refuse to lend us the cow just because of Gu Zhiqing's small favor? You are..."
Before he could finish his words, he heard a series of tapping sounds.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Gu Wanwan and Fu Jingchen driving a tractor towards them.
"Isn't this a tractor? Am I seeing right?"
"Oh my god, Gu Zhiqing can actually drive a tractor, how amazing!"
"Captain, what's going on? Is this tractor from our village?"
“…”
Zhao Guoming raised his hand and said, "Everyone, be quiet. This is the tractor that Gu Zhiqing and his wife got. From now on, our Xiangyang Village can use tractors."
After receiving the team leader's affirmation, the villagers cheered collectively.
"How is it possible? How could she get it without a permit? Could she have stolen it?" Captain Xisong suddenly felt that he had made a big joke. Xiangyang Village already had a tractor, so they would never borrow a cow from Xisong Village.
In other words, Xisong Village did not take advantage of Qiao's ability, and even lost money on borrowing the cow. It also offended Xiangyang Village because of a few troublemakers. If it wants to borrow a tractor from Xiangyang Village one day, it will have to look at Zhao Guoming's face.
By the way, Xiangyang Village is under the management of the commune. Can we ask the commune to transfer the tractors to our own brigade?
"Everyone, applaud Gu Zhiqing and Captain Fu, and thank them for their contributions to Xiangyang Village." Zhao Guoming took the lead in applauding. He knew that the couple was very capable, but he didn't expect them to be so awesome that they could get two cars at once.
Secretary Ding's face suddenly fell and he clapped his hands numbly. Like Captain Xisong, he felt that the arrival of the tractor was strange.
No, he had to go to the commune to find out clearly, otherwise wouldn’t Gu Wanwan be so proud that she would die?
Gu Wanwan had been paying attention to their expressions and couldn't help but understand.
Want to use the commune to exert pressure?
Unfortunately, the wishful thinking went wrong.
These two tractors were not purchased in batches, nor were they borrowed from the machinery factory.
"Captain, our village's oxen are tired, so we'll use tractors in the future. Pick a few villagers and my partner will teach them how to drive."
"Don't worry, Sister Wan, leave it to me." Zhao Guoming touched the tractor excitedly and looked at Captain Xisong ostentatiously, "Oh, Captain Xisong hasn't left yet. Are you impressed by the tractors in my village? We have two tractors in our village. You can keep the cows in your village. I hope you can use the tractors as soon as possible."
Captain Xisong was so embarrassed that he glared at the Liu family with reproach. This time, Xisong Village suffered heavy losses.
Deng Xiuniu didn't care whether Brother Zhao could drive a tractor or not. She was living a fulfilling life by earning money anyway. But Sun Chunlian asked Brother Zhao to learn how to drive a tractor. Since it was no secret that relatives should not avoid suspicion, after work, she took her children to pick up mountain products, snails and crayfish.
Since almost the entire village was out in the field, the mother and her two children could not pick up any more goods than others, and even the mountain products on the outskirts of the mountain were snatched away by the villagers.
Sun Chunlian regretted dividing the family property again. After the division, she realized that food rations were limited and she had to budget carefully. Without the help of her parents-in-law, she could not eat meat every few days. The burden of life fell entirely on her and her husband. Now she could not hold on at the beginning, and she would have to be responsible for the children's schooling in the future.
She was the one who was asking for division of the family. How could she have the face to want to keep the family together? Her parents-in-law would definitely not agree, and her eldest sister-in-law would be even more sarcastic.
In fact, she had thought about learning from her mother-in-law and making clothes for Gu Wanwan. She asked her mother-in-law to help her, but was rejected. First, she left a bad impression on Gu Zhiqing, second, there was not much work at the moment, and third, her needlework skills needed to be improved.
Through the publicity and boasting of Xiangyang villagers, the whole commune knew that Xiangyang Village had two tractors.
Many captains of brigades came to watch, and they were extremely envious. Seeing Xiangyang Village's transformation from poverty to wealth, how could those villages that were once slightly higher than Xiangyang Village feel balanced?
"Sister Wan, something terrible has happened..."
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